HomeMy WebLinkAbout05793ORDINANCE NO. 5793
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 6 OF TITLE I
OF THE 1971 CODE OF ORDINANCES RELATING TO
APPEARANCE BONDS IN MUNICIPAL COURT
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF PUEBLO, COLORADO, that:
(Brackets indicate material being deleted; underscoring indicates
new material being added.)
SECTION 1.
Section 1 -6 -8 of Chapter 6 of Title I of the 1971 Code of
Ordinances, as amended, is hereby amended to read as follows:
1 -6 -8: WITNESS APPEARANCE BOND; FORFEITURE
Whenever any complaint is filed in the Municipal Court
by a complainant not a police officer or an employee of the
City acting in his official capacity, such complainant shall
post a cash bond in [the amount of Five Dollars ($5.00)] such
amount as the Presiding Municipal Judge shall designate with
the Clerk of the Municipal Court at the time the complaint is
filed for the purpose of securing the appearance and testi-
mony of such complainant at the trial of said complaint.
Such bond shall be returned in full to the complainant by
whom it was posted after that complainant's testimony has
been heard at trial. In the event that the complainant shall
not appear at the trial or shall refuse to testify, such
appearance bond shall automatically be forfeited to the City.
The forfeiture of such bond shall not be construed to oust
the jurisdiction of the Municipal Court to punish for
contempt but shall be cumulative with all other powers and
remedies of the Court to compel attendance and testimony of
witnesses.
SECTION 2.
This Ordinance shall become effective 30 days after final
passage and approval.
INTRODUCED: March 22 , 1993
By JOHN CALIFANO
Councilperson
ATTEST:
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Ci y Clerk
APPROVED:
Pre Si nt of the City Council
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