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ORDINANCE NO. '7' Cj.~'
AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING A SCHEDULE OF MINIMUM FINES FOR TRAFFIC
VIOLATIONS FOR THE CITY OF LA PORTE CORPORATION COURT; AUTHOR-
IZING THE PRINTING OF StiCH SCHEDULE OF MINIMUM FINES ON THE
REVERSE OF THE VIOLATOR'S COpy OF TRAFFIC CITATIONS; AND
PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE,
TEXAS, THAT:
Section 1. The City Commission of the City of La Porte
hereby adopts the followi~g schedule of minimum fines for traffic
violations:
Runni~g red l~ght
Stop S,ign
$ 15.00
15.00
Speeding, for first 10 m.p.h. over
legal speed limit (Fine increase 15.00
$2.00 per mile in excess of 10 m.p.h.
over the legal speed limit)
Contest of speed
25.00
25.00
No Driver's License
No vehicle license or ill~gal
license plates
25.00
15.00
Excessive Noise
Defective Equipment (brakes, l,ights,
etc. )
15.00
15.00
Ill~gal turns
Ill~gal passi~g School Bus
Fail to stop for pedestrian in
crosswalk
15.00,
15.00
25.00
15.00
25.00
Failure to yield r~ght-of-way
Drivi~g on wro~g side of roadway
Cutti~g funeral possession
Failure to yield right-of-way to
emergency vehicle
25.00
Runni~g over fire hose
Ill~gal passi~g
Ill~gal U-turn
No motor vehicle inspection sticker
15.00
15.00
10.00
10.00
Issuance :of Warrant after failure
to appear
Failure to appear
7.50
10.00
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Section, 2. The Clerk of the City of La Porte
Corporation 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
Corporation Court is hereby authorized to accept, upon a plea
offenses, as a minimum, fine therefor, without the necessity of
of, guilty, the amount shown opposite each of the above described
the violator appeari~g in Court.
Section 4. This Ordinance shall be in effect from
and after its pass~ge and approval.
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PASSED and APPROVED, this the / :::=- day of July, 1968.
Texas
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