HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrd.5312.07-20-2020 BILL NO. 20-102 ORDINANCE NO. 64' "
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 26 OF THE CODE
OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF CAPE GIRARDEAU,
MISSOURI, REGARDING SPEED LIMITS AND
PENALTIES
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CAPE
GIRARDEAU, MISSOURI, AS FOLLOWS :
ARTICLE 1 . Section 26-228 entitled, "Exceeding established
speed limits; prohibited", of Article V of Chapter 26 of the
City Code, reading as follows :
Sec. 26-228 . - Exceeding established speed limits;
prohibited.
(a) On those public streets, alleys or portions
thereof set forth in Schedule A, hereby adopted and
incorporated by reference, no person shall operate a
vehicle in excess of the speeds described and set
forth therein.
(b) The maximum penalty for a violation of the
provisions of this section is as follows :
(1) Two hundred twenty-five dollars ($225 . 00)
including court costs, for any speeding violation
which is over the posted speed limit by nineteen
(19) miles per hour or less;
(2) Five hundred dollars ($500 . 00) and/or
fifteen (15) days in jail, plus court costs, for
any speeding violation which is over the posted
speed limit by more than nineteen (19) miles per
hour;
(c) Notwithstanding any provisions of law to the
contrary, the municipal court may issue a warrant for
failure to appear for any charge for a violation of
this section.
411 her ebyrepealedin its , entirety and a new Section 26-228
entitled "Exceeding speed limits prohibited", is hereby enacted
in lieu thereof, in words and figures, to read as follows, to-
wit :
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Sec. 26-228 . - Exceeding speed limits prohibited.
(a) On those public streets, alleys or portions
thereof set forth in Schedule A, hereby adopted and
incorporated by reference, no person shall operate a
vehicle in excess of the speeds described and set
forth therein or as posted in a construction zone or
school zone.
(b) The maximum penalty for a violation of the
provisions of this section is as follows :
(1) Two hundred twenty-five dollars ($225 . 00)
including court costs, for any speeding violation
which is over the speed limit by nineteen (19)
miles per hour or less;
(2) Five hundred dollars ($500 . 00) and/or
fifteen (15) days in jail, plus court costs, for
a speeding violation occurring within a
construction zone or school zone or for any
speeding violation which is over the speed limit
by more than nineteen (19) miles per hour;
(c) Notwithstanding any provisions of law to the
contrary, the municipal court may issue a warrant for
failure to appear for any charge for a violation of
this section.
ARTICLE 2 . If any section, subsection, sentence, clause,
phrase or portion of this ordinance is for any reason held
invalid or unconstitutional by any court of competent
jurisdiction, such portion shall be deemed a separate, distinct
and independent provision and such holding shall not affect the
validity of the remaining portions hereof.
ARTICLE 3 . It is the intention of the governing body and
it is hereby ordained that the provisions of this ordinance
shall become and be made a part of the Code of Ordinances of the
City of Cape Girardeau, Missouri, and the sections of this Code
may be renumbered to accomplish such intention.
ARTICLE 4 . This ordinance shall be in full force and
effect ten days after its passage ad approval.
6PASSED AND APPROVED THIS DAY OF iAd 2020 .
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