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• • ORDINANCE NO. ~~~ AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING A SCHEDULE OF MINIMUM FINES FOR TRAFFIC BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA PORTS: VIOLATIONS FOR THE CITY OF LA PORTS MUNICIPAL COURT; AUTHORIZING THE PRINTING OF SUCH SCHEDULE OF MINI;~sUM FINES ON THE REVERSE OF THE VIOLATOR'S COPY OF TRAFFIC CITATIONS; AND PROVIDING AN EFFEC- TIVE DATE HEREOF. Section 1. The City Council of the City of La Porte hereby adopts the following schedule of minimum fines for traffic viola- . tions: ADD $6.00 STATE COURT TAX FOR EACH OFFENSE DESTRUCTION OF CITY PROPERTY OR PRIVATE PROPERTY .......................................$200.00 DISORDERLY CONDUCT; DISTURBING THE PEACE; INDECENT EXPOSURE; MINOR IN POSSESSION OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE; PUBLIC INTOXICATION; SIi-SPLE ASSAULT; SHOPLIFTING .................... 75.00 ANIti1AL AT LARGE .................................. 20.00 CHANGING LANES - NOT IN SAFETY ................... 30.00 CONTEST OF SPEED (INCLUDING EXHIBITIOiJ OF ACCELERATION; AND RECKLESS DRIVING) 55.00 CUTTING FUNERAL PROCESSION ....................... 15.00 DEFECTIVE EQUIPMENT (BRAKES, LIGHTS, ETC.)....... 30.00 DEFECTIVE EXHAUST; NO MUFFLER; DEFECTIVE MUFFLER OR ILLEGAL MUFFLER ...:................. 30.00 DRIVING LEFT OF CENTER ........................... 20.00 DRIVING ON WRONG SIDE OF ROADWAY ................. 20.00 DRIVING WITHOUT LIGHTS ........................... 35.00 DRIVING WRONG WAY ON A ONE ti4AY OR F~RONG WAY ON ONE-WAY ..................................... 35.00' . EXCESSIVE NOISE .................................. EXPIRED MOTOR VEHICLE IiJSPECTION STICKER......... 20.00 25.00 FAILURE TO CHANGE ADDRESS ON DRIVER'S LICENSE.... 20.00 FAILURE TO FOLL0~4 TRUCK ROUTE .................... 35.00 FAILURE TO CONTROL SPEED TO AVOID ACCIDENT....... 55.00 FAILURE TO DIM LIGHTS ............................ 15.00 FAILURE TO DRIVE IN A SINGLE MARKED LANE......... 30.00 FAILURE TO RE~SAIN AT SCENE OF ACCIDENT AND GIVE INFORr1ATI0iJ ............................... 75.00 FAILURE TO STOP FOR PEDESTRIAN IN CROSStVALK...... 20.00 FAILURE TO YIELD RIGHT-OF-WAY SIGN ............... 20.00 FAILURE TO YIELD RIGHT-OF-WAY TO EP~IERGENCY VEHICLE ........................................ 35.00 FOLLO~~ING TOO CLOSE - ACCIDENT ................... 55.00 FOLLOWING TOO CLOSE - NON-ACCIDENT ............... 15.00 FOLLOWING TOO CLOSE - EMERGENCY VEHICLE.......... 35.00 ILLEGAL PASSING; ILLEGAL TURNS; (INCLUDING U-TURNS); CUTTING CORNER ....................... 35.00 ILLEGAL PASSIPJG OF SCHOOL BUS .................... 55.00 ILLEGAL PARKIiJG (EXCEPT FOR FIRE ZONE)........... 6.00 ILLEGAL PARKING IN FIRE ZONE ..................... 35.00 ILLEGAL PARKING OiJ ROADWAY ....................... 35.00 IMPROPER BACI<ING ................................. 15.00 IMPROPER REGISTRATION {EXCEPT FOR ILLEGAL REGISTRATION ................................... 20.00 • ~n/