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<br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />ORDINANCE NO. 1318-B <br /> <br />AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING A SCHEDULE OF MINIMUM FINES FOR TRAFFIC <br />VIOLATIONS FOR THE CITY OF LA PORTE MUNICIPAL COURT: AUTHORIZING <br />THE PRINTING OF SUCH SCHEDULE OF MINIMUM FINES ON THE REVERSE OF <br />THE VIOLATOR'S COpy OF TRAFFIC CITATIONS: AND PROVIDING AN EFFEC- <br />TIVE DATE HEREOF. <br /> <br />BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE: <br /> <br />Section I. The City Council of the City of La Porte hereby <br /> <br />violations: <br /> <br />adopts the following schedule of bonds and minimum fines for traffic <br /> <br />aDD APPLICABLE STATE COURT TAX FOR EACH OFFENSE <br /> <br />DESTRUCTION OF CITY PROPERTY OR PRIVATE <br /> <br />PROPERTY. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 200.00 <br /> <br />DISORDERLY CONDUCT (ALL UNDER 42.01 CLASS C)..... 200.00 <br />POSSESS DRUG PARAPHERNALIA....................... 200.00 <br />FAIL TO OBEY POLICE OFFICER...................... 100.00 <br />FLEEING FROM A POLICE OFFICER.................... 200.00 <br />PUBLIC INTOXICATION/MINOR IN POSSESSION.......... 100.00 <br />SIMPLE ASSAULT/SIMPLE ASSAULT ON POLICE OFFICER.. 200.00 <br /> <br />THEFT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 200.00 <br /> <br />ALL VIOLATIONS CAUSING AN ACCIDENT (RAN RED LIGHT: <br /> <br />STOP SIGN, ETC.).... " . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . <br /> <br />ANIMAL AT LARGE (EXCLUDING LIVESTOCK)............ <br />CHANGING LANES - NOT IN SAFETY................... <br /> <br />CHILD SAFETY SEAT................................ <br /> <br />CHILD LEFT UNATTENDED IN VEHICLE................. <br />DEFECTIVE EQUIPMENT (BRAKES, LIGHTS, EXHAUST, <br /> <br />MUFFLER, ETC).................................. <br /> <br />55.00 <br />40.00 <br />30.00 <br />30.00 <br />65.00 <br /> <br />30.00 <br /> <br />DRIVING LEFT OF CENTER: WRONG SIDE OF ROADWAY: <br /> <br />WRONG WAY ON ONE-WAy........................... 35.00 <br /> <br />DRIVING WITHOUT LIGHTS........................... 35.00 <br /> <br />EXCESS lVE NOISE.................................. 25.00 <br /> <br />EXHIBITION OF ACCELERATION....................... 55.00 <br /> <br />EXPIRED MVI OR NO MVI............ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30.00 <br /> <br />FICTITIOUS MVI................................... 75.00 <br />EXPIRED LICENSE PLATES: IMPROPER PLATES (NO FRONT <br /> <br />OR REAR). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . <br /> <br />FICTITIOUS, WRONG, OR NOT LICENSE PLATES AT ALL.. <br />FAIL TO REPORT CHANGE OF ADDRESS ON DRIVER'S <br /> <br />LICENSE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . <br /> <br />FAIL TO FOLLOW TRUCK ROUTE....................... <br />FAIL TO CONTROL SPEED TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT....... <br />FAILURE TO DIM HEADLIGHTS........................ <br />FAILURE TO DRIVE IN A SINGLE LANE................ <br />FAILURE TO STOP AND GIVE INFORMATION............. <br />FAILURE TO STOP FOR PEDESTRIAN IN CROSSWALK...... <br />FAILURE TO USE SAFETY BELT....................... <br />FAILURE TO YIELD RIGHT-OF-WAY (GENERAL).......... <br />FAILURE TO YIELD RIGHT-OF-WAY TO EMERGENCY <br /> <br />VEH I CLE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . <br /> <br />FOLLOWING TOO CLOSELy............................ <br />ILLEGAL PASSING: TURNS: CUT CORNER............... <br />ILLEGAL PASSING OF SCHOOL BUS.................... <br />ILLEGAL PARKING IN HANDICAPPED ZONE.............. <br />ILLEGAL PARKING IN FIRE ZONE..................... <br />ILLEGAL PARKING (TRUCKS)......................... <br /> <br />40.00 <br />75.00 <br /> <br />30.00 <br />30.00 <br />55.00 <br />30.00 <br />40.00 <br />75.00 <br />30.00 <br />25.00 <br />55.00 <br /> <br />50.00 <br />40.00 <br />35.00 <br />55.00 <br />50.00 <br />40.00 <br />40.00 <br />