HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrd.1802.10-16-1995 . � , ,
BILL NO. 95-233 ORDINANCE NO. ���;�
AN ORDINANCE ENACTING A NEW SECTION 16-33 OF
THE CITY CODE RELATING TO MOTORCYCLE SAFETY
TRUST FUND
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CAPE GIRARDEAU,
MISSOURI, AS FOLLOWS:
ARTICLE 1. A new Section 16-33 of the Code of Ordinances of
the City of Cape Girardeau, Missouri, entitled "Additional Court
Costs -- Motorcycle Safety Trust Fund" is hereby enacted, in words
and figures, to read as follows, to-wit:
Sec. 16-33. Additional Court Costs -- Motorcycle
Safety Trust Fund.
(a) Any person who has been convicted of violating an
ordinance of this city as an operator of a
motorcycle or motortricycle shall be assessed
additional court costs of five dollars ($5. 00) .
Any motor vehicle operator who has been convicted
of violating an ordinance of this city where the
violation involves a motorcycle or motortricycle or
where the operator causes an accident involving a
motorcycle or motortricycle shall be assessed
additional court costs of five dollars ($5. 00) .
(b) Each court cost assessed under this section shall
be doubled if the operator at fault violated any
state law or local ordinance relating to the
consumption of alcohol.
(c) The court costs collected under this section by the
clerks of the courts shall be paid into the state
treasury to the credit of the motorcycle safety
trust fund created in this section.
(d) The court costs authorized in this section shall be
in addition to all other court costs authorized by
state statute or by the City Code of Cape
Girardeau, Missouri. These additional court costs
shall be assessed by the official of the municipal
court responsible for collecting court costs and
f ines.
(e) The provisions of this section shall terminate on
August 28, 1999.
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
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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 and approval.
PASSED AND APPROVED THIS � ' -l', DAY OF ����{�� '- /'�-'
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A. M. Spradling, II , Mayor
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ayle' L. Conrad
Deputy City Clerk