(1) A person found to have committed a civil infraction under this code shall be assessed a monetary penalty. Unless otherwise specifically designated in this code by class, or by amount, the civil infraction shall constitute a class 1 civil infraction provided by RCW 7.80.120 for the maximum penalty and default amount in the sum of $250.00, not including statutory assessments. Except for such violations, which by state law provide for a greater maximum penalty, the maximum penalty and default amount, but not including statutory assessments, shall be:

(2) Whenever a monetary penalty is imposed by the Municipal Court it is immediately payable. If the person is unable to pay at the time, the court may grant an extension of the period in which the penalty may be paid. If the penalty is not paid on or before the time established for payment, the court may proceed to collect the penalty in the same manner as other civil judgments and may notify the City Attorney of the failure to pay.

(3) The court may also order a person found to have committed a civil infraction to make restitution.

(4) An order or judgment entered by the court after the receipt of a response which does not contest the determination, or after it has been established at a hearing that the civil infraction was committed, or after a hearing for the purpose of explaining mitigating circumstances constitutes a civil judgment, subject to execution and collection as provided by law.

(5) The court may waive, reduce, or suspend the monetary penalty prescribed for the civil infraction. If the court determines that a person has insufficient funds to pay the monetary penalty, the court may order performance of a number of hours of community service in lieu of a monetary penalty, at the rate of the then state minimum wage per hour. [Ord. 4070, 2012; Ord. 2743 § 2, 1989; Code 1970 § 1.02.080.]