[Amended 12-5-1996 by L.L. No. 2-1996]
Every person convicted of a traffic infraction for a violation of any provision of this chapter which is not a violation of any provision of the Vehicle and Traffic Law of the State of New York shall, for a first conviction thereof, be punished by a fine of not more than one hundred dollars ($100.) or by imprisonment for not more than fifteen (15) days, or by both such fine and imprisonment; for a second such conviction within eighteen (18) months thereafter, such person shall be punished by a fine of not more than two hundred dollars ($200.) or by imprisonment for not more than forty-five (45) days, or by both such fine and imprisonment; upon a third or subsequent conviction within eighteen (18) months after the first conviction, such person shall be punished by a fine of not more than three hundred dollars ($300.) or by imprisonment for not more than ninety (90) days, or by both such fine and imprisonment.