§ 2-39. Authority to prescribe penalties for violation of ordinances.  


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  • The board of commissioners of Cobb County is hereby authorized and empowered to adopt ordinances prescribing penalties and/or punishment for violation of any and all ordinances adopted by said board to carry out any of the provisions of the foregoing section 2-38 or the provisions of any other law, and to prescribe minimum and maximum penalties and/or punishment for violation of same so that such violation shall constitute a misdemeanor which, upon conviction, shall be punishable as for a misdemeanor, unless such ordinance shall provide for a lesser penalty.

    (1964 Ga. Laws (Ex. Sess.) (Act No. 22), page 2075, § 11B; 1969 Ga. Laws (Act No. 213), page 2486, § 1)

    Code reference— Penalty for ordinance violations, § 1-10.