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ORDINANCE NO. 928
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF
LA PORTE BY CREATING THE OFFENSE OF NEGLIGENT COLLISION;
DEFINING SAME; PROVIDING THAT PROOF OF NO INTENT SHALL NOT BE
REQUIRED; CONTAINING EXCEPTIONS; PROVIDING THAT ANY PERSON
VIOLATING THE TERMS OF THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BE DEEMED GUILTY
OF A MISDEMEANOR AND UPON CONVICTION SHALL BE FINED IN ANY
SUM NOT MORE THAN TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS ($200.00); AND PROVIDING
AN EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE:
Section 1. The Code of Ordinances of the City of La Porte
is hereby amended by adding thereto a Section 25-33, "Negligent
Collision," under Chapter 25, TRAFFIC, to read as follows,
to-wit:
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"Section 25-33. Negligent Collision.
II (a) If any driver or operator of a vehicle upon any
public street or upon any drive in any public park, within
the corporate limits of the city, shall with negligence, as
is defined in the Penal Code of this state in the title and
chapter on negligent homidide, collide with or cause damage
to any other vehicle of any kind whatsoever, or with any other
property at any place within the said corporate limits of the
city, he shall be deemed guilty of negligent collision.
II (b) Proof of no intent on the part of any operator of
any vehicle charged with an offense under this section to
collide with any other vehicle or with any other property
shall be no defense to any charge filed under the authority
of this section.
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II (c) Nothing contained in this section shall authorize
the prosecution of any person for the violation of the same
while such person is operating any Fire Department or Police
Department vehicle of the City in the performance of his duty,
provided, that it shall not be necessary in any complaint,
action or proceeding under this section to negative this
exception, but the same shall be proved by the defendant by
way of defense."
Section 2. Any person who shall violate any provision
of this ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and
upon conviction shall be punished by a fine not to exceed Two
Hundred Dollars ($200.00).
Section 3. This Ordinance shall be effective fourteen
(14) days after its passage and approval. The City Clerk
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shall give notice of the passage of this ordinance by causing
the caption hereof to be published in the official newspaper
in the City of La Porte at least twice within ten (10) days
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Ordinance No. 928 , Page 2.
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after the passage of this ordinance.
PASSED AND APPROVED, this the 3rd day of July ,
1972.
CITY OF LA PORTE
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- E. A. ':--o~s, Mayor
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