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Home My WebLink AboutO-1985-1318-B . . ORDINANCE NO. 1318-B AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING A SCHEDULE OF MINIMUM FINES FOR TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS FOR THE CITY OF LA PORTE MUNICIPAL COURT: AUTHORIZING THE PRINTING OF SUCH SCHEDULE OF MINIMUM FINES ON THE REVERSE OF THE VIOLATOR'S COpy OF TRAFFIC CITATIONS: AND PROVIDING AN EFFEC- TIVE DATE HEREOF. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE: Section I. The City Council of the City of La Porte hereby violations: adopts the following schedule of bonds and minimum fines for traffic aDD APPLICABLE STATE COURT TAX FOR EACH OFFENSE DESTRUCTION OF CITY PROPERTY OR PRIVATE PROPERTY. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 200.00 DISORDERLY CONDUCT (ALL UNDER 42.01 CLASS C)..... 200.00 POSSESS DRUG PARAPHERNALIA....................... 200.00 FAIL TO OBEY POLICE OFFICER...................... 100.00 FLEEING FROM A POLICE OFFICER.................... 200.00 PUBLIC INTOXICATION/MINOR IN POSSESSION.......... 100.00 SIMPLE ASSAULT/SIMPLE ASSAULT ON POLICE OFFICER.. 200.00 THEFT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 200.00 ALL VIOLATIONS CAUSING AN ACCIDENT (RAN RED LIGHT: STOP SIGN, ETC.).... " . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ANIMAL AT LARGE (EXCLUDING LIVESTOCK)............ CHANGING LANES - NOT IN SAFETY................... CHILD SAFETY SEAT................................ CHILD LEFT UNATTENDED IN VEHICLE................. DEFECTIVE EQUIPMENT (BRAKES, LIGHTS, EXHAUST, MUFFLER, ETC).................................. 55.00 40.00 30.00 30.00 65.00 30.00 DRIVING LEFT OF CENTER: WRONG SIDE OF ROADWAY: WRONG WAY ON ONE-WAy........................... 35.00 DRIVING WITHOUT LIGHTS........................... 35.00 EXCESS lVE NOISE.................................. 25.00 EXHIBITION OF ACCELERATION....................... 55.00 EXPIRED MVI OR NO MVI............ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30.00 FICTITIOUS MVI................................... 75.00 EXPIRED LICENSE PLATES: IMPROPER PLATES (NO FRONT OR REAR). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FICTITIOUS, WRONG, OR NOT LICENSE PLATES AT ALL.. FAIL TO REPORT CHANGE OF ADDRESS ON DRIVER'S LICENSE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FAIL TO FOLLOW TRUCK ROUTE....................... FAIL TO CONTROL SPEED TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT....... FAILURE TO DIM HEADLIGHTS........................ FAILURE TO DRIVE IN A SINGLE LANE................ FAILURE TO STOP AND GIVE INFORMATION............. FAILURE TO STOP FOR PEDESTRIAN IN CROSSWALK...... FAILURE TO USE SAFETY BELT....................... FAILURE TO YIELD RIGHT-OF-WAY (GENERAL).......... FAILURE TO YIELD RIGHT-OF-WAY TO EMERGENCY VEH I CLE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FOLLOWING TOO CLOSELy............................ ILLEGAL PASSING: TURNS: CUT CORNER............... ILLEGAL PASSING OF SCHOOL BUS.................... ILLEGAL PARKING IN HANDICAPPED ZONE.............. ILLEGAL PARKING IN FIRE ZONE..................... ILLEGAL PARKING (TRUCKS)......................... 40.00 75.00 30.00 30.00 55.00 30.00 40.00 75.00 30.00 25.00 55.00 50.00 40.00 35.00 55.00 50.00 40.00 40.00 e . ORDINANCE NO. 1318-B, Page 2. ILLEGAL PARKING ON ROADWAy....................... IMPROPER BACKING...... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . LITTERING. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NO DRIVER'S LICENSE (INCLUDES EXPIRED D/L)....... NO LIABILITY INSURANCE........................... NO MOTORCYCLE HELMET: PASSENGER WITHOUT.......... NO MUD FLAPS..................................... OVERLOADED. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . OVERLENGTH~ OVERWIDTH: OVERHEIGHT................ PASSING ON RIGHT SHOULDER OF ROAD................ PERMI T LIVESTOCK TO ROAM......................... PERMIT UNLICENSED DRIVER TO OPERATE A MOTOR VEHICLE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . RACING (AKA CONTEST FOR SPEED)................... RESTRICTIONS ON DRIVER'S LICENSE................. RUNNING A RED LIGHT: STOP SIGN................... SPEEDING: NON SCHOOL ZONE FIRST TEN MILES OVER LEGAL SPEED LIMIT............................. SPEEDING: SCHOOL ZONE FIRST TEN MILES OVER LEGAL LIMIT (FINES INCREASE $4.00 PER MILE IN EXCESS OF FI RST TEN)................................. UNSAFE START FROM A PARKED POSITION.............. FAILURE TO APPEAR................................ WARRAN'T. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35.00 30.00 50.00 75.00 75.00 35.00 30.00 40.00 50.00 40.00 50.00 75.00 90.00 50.00 40.00 40.00 50.00 30.00 65.00 25.00 Section 2. The Clerk of the City of La Porte Municipal Court is hereby authorized to have said schedule of minimum fines for traffic violations printed on the reverse side of the violator's copy of traffic citations, and to furnish same to the City of La Porte Police Department for its use. Section 3. The Clerk of the City of La Porte Municipal Court is hereby authorized to accept, upon a plea of guilty or upon a plea of nolo contendere, the amount shown opposite each of the above described offenses, as a minimum fine therefor, without the necessity of the violator appearing in Court. Section 4. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed to the extent of conflict only. Section 5. This Ordinance shall be in effect from and after its passage and approval. e e ORDINANCE NO. 1318-B, Page 3 PASSED and APPROVED, this the 25th day of November, 1985. CITY OF LA PORTE BY){~~C~~~_ ATTEST: ~/~~ Cherie B~ack, City Secretary 6:;;xcJ APPROVED: Knox W. Askins, City Attorney