{"data":{"id":"us-ca/gov-36901","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"GOV § 36901","heading":"","body":"The city legislative body may impose fines, penalties, and forfeitures for violations of ordinances. It may fix the penalty by fine or imprisonment, or both. A fine shall not exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000). Imprisonment shall not exceed six months.","path":["Government Code - GOV","TITLE 4. GOVERNMENT OF CITIES [34000. - 45345.]","DIVISION 3. OFFICERS [36501. - 41805.]","PART 2. LEGISLATIVE BODY [36801. - 40592.]","CHAPTER 2. Ordinances [36900. - 36937.]","ARTICLE 1. General [36900. - 36904.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"e528660008fe2a280b5dd2a958abfcc71e5afd9bd02e93d584e13d85d77e8e22","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/gov-36900","next":"us-ca/gov-36903"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}