The following acts are criminal violations of this subtitle:the conduct of auction sales without first being appointed and licensed as provided in this subtitle; and the use of fraud, deceit, or flagrant misrepresentation in the conduct of auction sales. Upon conviction of the offenses in this section a person may be fined in an amount not exceeding $500 for the 1^st offense, and may be fined and imprisoned for a term not exceeding 3 months for any subsequent offense in the discretion of the Court. Any person convicted of an offense contained in this section shall, in addition to criminal penalties imposed, be liable to any party aggrieved as a result of such offense, in an amount double the amount unlawfully received, retained, or withheld in such criminal act. City Code, 1976/83, art. 2, §14 Ord. 77-494 Ord. 04-672