HomeMy WebLinkAbout07968ORDINANCE NO. 7968
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 8 OF CHAPTER I
OF TITLE XV OF THE PUEBLO MUNICIPAL CODE
RELATING TO AMENDMENTS TO THE MODEL TRAFFIC
CODE AND CLARIFYING THAT SIGNATURE OF PEACE
OFFICER ISSUING SUMMONS AND COMPLAINT
INCLUDES SIGNATURE BY WAY OF PRINTED,
STAMPED OR TYPEWRITTEN LAST NAME AND BADGE
NUMBER OF PEACE OFFICER
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF PUEBLO, that: (brackets
indicate matter deleted, underscoring indicates matter added)
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Section 8 of Chapter I of Title XV of the Pueblo Municipal Code is hereby
amended by the addition of a new subsection (a)(18.1) to read as follows:
Sec. 15 -1 -8. Amendments and additions.
(a) The following parts, sections or subsections of Article I of said Model Traffic
Code are hereby repealed, added or amended to read as follows:
(18.1) 1707. Summons and complaint or penalty assessment notice for
traffic offenses - release - registration. (1) Whenever a person commits a
violation of this Code other than a violation for which a penalty assessment
notice may be issued in accordance with the provisions of section 1701
and C.M.C.R., and such person is not required by the provisions of section
1705 to be arrested and taken without unnecessary delay before a
municipal judge, the peace officer may issue and serve upon the defendant
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the defendant's driver's license, if any, a citation of the code alleged to
have been violated, a brief description of the offense, the date and
servea on the aetenaant: snau airect the aetenaant to appear in a specinea
court at a specified time and place; shall be signed by the peace officer,
either handwritten or by way of printed, stamped or typed last name and
badge number of the peace officer; and shall contain a place for the
soecinea in the summons portion or the summons
SECTION 2.
SECTION 2.
This Ordinance shall become effective upon final passage and approval.
INTRODUCED: January 26, 2009
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Randy Thurston
Councilperson
APPROVED 2L
+Uf PRESI@ENTuf City Council
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PASSED AND APPROVED: February 9, 2009
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Background Paper for Proposed
ORDINANCE
AGENDA ITEM # 26
DATE: January 26, 2009
DEPARTMENT: POLICE DEPARTMENT
CHIEF JAMES W. BILLINGS, JR.
TITLE
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 8 OF CHAPTER I OF TITLE XV OF THE
PUEBLO MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO AMENDMENTS TO THE MODEL
TRAFFIC CODE AND CLARIFYING THAT SIGNATURE OF PEACE OFFICER
ISSUING SUMMONS AND COMPLAINT INCLUDES SIGNATURE BY WAY OF
PRINTED, STAMPED OR TYPEWRITTEN LAST NAME AND BADGE NUMBER OF
PEACE OFFICER
ISSUE
Should the City Council pass and approve the proposed Ordinance?
RECOMMENDATION
The City Council should pass and approve the proposed Ordinance.
BACKGROUND
The proposed Ordinance clarifies that a summons and complaint for a traffic code
violation can be signed by a peace officer by way of printed, stamped or typed last
name and badge number of the peace officer. This is the preferred method of
signature for use with the City's Sun Gard OSSI record management system.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
None