1.02.020 Schedule of penalty forfeitures.
(1) Civil infractions are classified for the purpose of determining forfeitures of noncontested cases into the following categories:
(a) Class 1 infractions;
(b) Class 2 infractions;
(c) Class 2.5 infractions;
(d) Class 3 infractions.
(2) An assessment of a forfeiture for a civil infraction shall be an assessment to pay an amount not exceeding the following, which sum includes costs, and filing fees:
(a) Three hundred and fifty dollars for a Class 1 infraction;
(b) Two hundred and fifty dollars for a Class 2 infraction;
(c) One hundred fifty dollars for a Class 2.5 infraction;
(d) One hundred dollars for a Class 3 infraction; provided, however, that said assessment of a forfeiture may be raised or lowered by any court of limited or general jurisdiction of this state upon showing of good cause.
(3) The City Council may from time to time upon the recommendation of the department head responsible for enforcing the appropriate provisions of the Pullman City Code and the concurrence of the city attorney in that recommendation, establish by resolution recommendations as to the amount of the assessment of a forfeiture by specifying the class of a civil infraction or the amount of the penalty for the violation of any section of the Pullman City Code. The City Council may concur with, modify, or reject the recommendation. Any and all recommendations established pursuant to this section shall be effective when and as adopted by the order of the Whitman County District Court; and, may be raised or lowered by any court of limited or general jurisdiction of this state upon a showing of good cause. (Ord. 12-13 §1, 2012; Ord. 90-9 §1, 1990; Ord. 90-2 §2, 1990; Ord. 85-30 §1, 1985; Ord. 82-6 §3, 1982).