It shall be a civil infraction for any person to violate the provisions of this chapter. Any person who violates any provision of this chapter shall be assessed a penalty and default amount not to exceed two hundred fifty dollars, not including statutory assessments; provided, that the penalty and default amount for a second violation within any twelve-month period of time shall not exceed five hundred dollars. Any person who violates this chapter and has been found to have committed two prior violations of this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.