HomeMy WebLinkAbout157 - 11/04/1986 - AMENDING CITY CODE RELATING TO THE GENERAL PENALTY PROVISION ORDINANCE NO. 157, 1986
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
AMENDING SECTION 1-23 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF
FORT COLLINS RELATING TO THE GENERAL PENALTY PROVISION
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS that Section
1-23 of the Code of the City of Fort Collins be repealed and reenacted as
follows:
§1-23. General penalty for violations.
A. Generally. Except as to traffic infractions described below,
any person who shall violate any provision of this Code, the
City Charter or any provision of any code or other regulation
adopted by reference by this Code, by doing any act prohibited
or declared to be unlawful thereby, or who shall engage in any
business, occupation or activity for which a license or permit
is required without having a valid license or permit therefor,
or who shall fail to do any act required by any such provision,
or who shall fail to do any act when such provision declares
such failure to be unlawful or to be an offense or misdemeanor,
shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be
punished by the penalty specifically provided for such
violation or, if none, then by a fine not exceeding three
hundred dollars ($300. ) or by imprisonment not exceeding ninety
(90) days, or by both such fine and imprisonment, in addition
to any costs which may be assessed; provided, however, that no
person under the age of eighteen (18) years as of the date of
the offense shall be subject to imprisonment except in the case
of failure to comply with a lawful order of the court,
including an order to pay a fine, and then only in the manner
provided in Section 13-10-113, C.R.S. and the Colorado
Children's Code. Each day upon which a violation continues
shall constitute a separate misdemeanor offense unless some
other specific time period is provided for any particular
offense.
B. Traffic violations. Any person who shall violate any provision
of Chapter 114 (Vehicles and Traffic) other than those
classified by the Motor Vehicle Division of the Colorado
Department or Revenue as six (6) point or greater offenses
shall be guilty of a traffic infraction and, upon conviction,
shall be punished by a fine not exceeding three hundred dollars
($300. ) . A violation of a provision classified by such
Division as a six (6) point or greater offense shall be
considered a misdemeanor, punishable as described in Section A,
above.
Introduced, considered favorably on first reading and ordered
published this 21st day of October, A.D. 1986, and to be presented for
i-Ina; passage on the 4th day of November, A.D. 1986.
Mayor
ATTEST:
City Clerk
Passed and adopted on final reading this 4th day of November, A.D.
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Mayor
ATTEST:
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City Clerk