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,~ Sf. -n, I(. L. · , I s Sec. 1.05. Penalty. (a) Ordinance violations. Any person violating any provision of the Legislative Code shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon cop.~tigrothereof may be punished by a fine not to exceed seven hundred dollars ($700",00)l8ny Imprisonment for a term not to exceed ninety (90) days, or both, regardl<!Ss of whether a lesser penalty is fLxed 01' provided for by a particular ordinance, including but not limited to reductions or stated maximums for early payment offmes. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any person violating a section of the Legislative Code which provides a penalty of a tine only shall be guilty of a petty misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof may be punished as provided by that section, but in no event to exceed two hundred dollars ($200.00). Nothing herein is intended to or shall have the effect of limiting the power of the judicim'y to establish and use recommended fine schedules for violations of provisions of the Legislative Code. (b) AIaximumjz'nes after August /, 2000. Notwithstanding subsection (a) above, on and after August I, 2000, the maximum allowable fine for a misdemeanor shall be one tllOus,md dollars ($1,000.00), and the maximum allowable tine for a petty misdemeanor shall be three hundred dollars ($300.00). (c) Ordinances identical to state law. Notwitllstanding any other provision of the Legislative Code to the contrary, the plmishment tor violation of lilY ordinance which is identical (except tor the punishment provided therein) to a Minnesota statutory provision, shall be as provided in the said Minnesota statutory provision. (Code 1956, !:i 500.05; C.F. No. OM73, S 1,7-5-00) Sec. 1.06. Liability for ordinance violations of another. (a) A person is criminally liable for a crime committed by another if he intentionally aids, advises, hires, counsels or conspires with or otherwise procures tl1e other to commit tl1e crime. (b) A person liable under paragraph (a) is ,11so liable tor any other crime committed in pursuance of the intended crime if reasonably foreseeable by him as a probabl~ consequence of committing or attempting to cOll'illlit the crime intended. (c) A person who intentionally aids, advises, hires, counsels or conspires with or otherwise procures lilother to commit a crime and thereafter ablildons his purpose lild makes a reasonable effort to prevent the commission of the crime prior to its commission is not liable if the crime is thereafter committed. (d) A person liable under this section may be charged with and convictedofthe crime although tl1e person who directly committed it has not been convicted or has been convicted of some other degree of the crime or of some otl1er crime based on the same act.