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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 : 1 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 . 111 I ` 2 11‘ . , Bob Fo" , Mayor ATTEST: __--- ca ki ' "` •• 43 -,c.,,,,. ,...:....----;)/2//1. / ��`] ,. SII Bruce Tayc--_..... /77; _, Deputy City Clerk r''" ' � ti0'1 zw41 ItT_, 3