HomeMy WebLinkAbout05774ORDINANCE NO. 5774
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 1 OF TITLE XV OF
THE 1971 CODE OF ORDINANCES RELATING TO THE
CITY'S TRAFFIC CODE AND PROVIDING PENALTIES
AND ASSESSMENT OF A SURCHARGE FOR VIOLATION
THEREOF
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF PUEBLO, COLORADO, that:
(Brackets indicate material being deleted; underscoring
indicates new material being added.)
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Section
15 -1 -6 of
Chapter 1, Title
XV of the 1971 Code of
Ordinances, as
amended,
is hereby amended
to read as follows:
15 -1 -6:
PENALTIES
FOR VIOLATIONS OF
THIS CHAPTER
The following penalties shall apply to a violation
of any of the provisions of the Model Traffic Code herein
adopted and to the provisions of this Ordinance and Chapter
1, [Article] Title XV of the 1971 Code of Ordinances as
hereinafter amended by any other ordinance of the City of
Pueblo:
(a) It is unlawful for any person to violate
any of the provisions of the Model Traffic Code or
any of the provisions of this Ordinance or Chapter
1, Title XV of the 1971 Code of Ordinances as
amended.
(b) Every person convicted of a violation of
any of the provisions of the Model Traffic Code or
of this Ordinance or Chapter 1, Title XV of the
1971 Code of Ordinances, as amended, shall be
punished by a fine not exceeding three hundred
dollars ($300.00) or by imprisonment not exceeding
ninety (90) days, or both by such fine and imprison-
ment except as provided by (c) below.
(c) Every person found guilty of a violation of
any of the provisions of Article XVII of the
Model Traffic Code shall be punished by a
fine of not more than twenty -five dollars,
($25.00), or by removal and detention of the
license plate from such persons bicycle for
a period not to exceed ninety (90) days or by
impounding of such person's bicycle for a
period not to exceed ninety (90) days.
(d) The presiding municipal judge shall at least
annually review the schedule of designated
fines of the Traffic Violations Bureau
and adopt on or before the 15th day of January
of each year a schedule of designated fines for
the Municipal Court, provided that failure to
so annually adopt such a schedule of designated
fines shall not invalidate any such schedule
previously adopted.
(e) In addition to the pe provided herein
any person convicted of a municipal traffic
violation for which points may be assessed
by the Colorado Depart of Revenue,
other than a parking violation and violations
of the provisions of Article XVII of the
Model Traffic Code, shall be assessed a fee
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to be known as the school crossing guard
surcharge in the amount of four dollars ($4.00).
Th school crossing guard surcharge shall be
imposed at the time of conviction and may not be
suspended or waived by the Court. For purposes
of this sub - section, conviction shall include
all guilty pleas, findings of guilt and deferred
sentences entered on any traffic violation. The
school crossing guard surcharge shall be collected
by the Municipal Court and paid into the Citv's
eneral fund.
SECTION 2.
Chapter 1 of Title XV of the 1971 Code of Ordinances of the
City of Pueblo, as amended, is hereby amended by the addition of a
new section 15 -1 -13 thereto to read as follows:
15 -1 -13: School Crossing Guard Program
The Citv Manaqer shall annuallv recommend to
C ity Council, as part of the City budget process,
any fees that may be assessed under Section
15- 1 -6(e), and the appropriation of such
fees to fund any pedestrian safety program
for school crosswalk guards.
SECTION 3.
This Ordinance shall become effective 30 days after final
passage and approval.
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INTRODUCED September 28, 1992
Attest:
Ci y lerk
By: MICHAEL OCCHIATO _
Councilperson
APPROVED:
Pres'dent o the City Council
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