HomeMy WebLinkAboutO-1977-135 i ORDINANCE N0. 135
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF DANIA, FLORIDA,
RELATING TO THE ENFORCEMENT OF PARKING ORDI-
NANCES, MAKING IT A VIOLATION TO FAIL TO PAY
A CITATION ISSUED FOR THE VIOLATION OF A PARK-
ING ORDINANCE, PROVIDING A PROCEDURE FOR EN- ff{
FORCEMENT AND PROVIDING A PENALTY FOR A VIOLATION. f
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WHEREAS , the Municipal Courts of the State of Florida
will be abolished as of January 3, 1977; and
j WHEREAS , the County Court shall be the court having I
j jurisdiction over all violations of municipal ordinances after
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WHEREAS, the Chief Judge of the Seventeenth Judicial
Circuit has promulgated a Local Order that will govern the pro-
cedures followed for the handling of these violations, . including
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ev the violations of parking ordinances ;
NOW THEREFORE BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF
THE CITY OF DANIA, FLORIDA:
Section 1 . It shall be a separate violation to fail
1 to pay any citation issued for the viol
ation t 'a ion of an ordinance re-
lating to the parking of vehicles within the City.
Section 2 . Upon failure to pay the fine provided by
such citation, a follow-up notice shall be mailed to the violator
# informing the violator that the fine must be paid within the time
stated on the notice to avoid the filing of action in the County
Court .
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Section 3 . Upon continued failure of a violator to pay f
the citation after the time provided in the follow-up notice has "
expired, the City Prosecutor, or the State Attorney if there is
no City Prosecutor, may institute a prosecution in the County
Court for violation.
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Section 4. A violation shall be punishable by a fine
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not to exceed one hundred dollars ($100. 00) , or imprisonment for
a period not to exceed five (5) days , or by both such fine and im-
prisonment .
Section 5. That all ordinances or parts of ordinances
and all resolutions or parts of resolutions in conflict herewith
be and the same are hereby repealed to the extent of such conflict .
Section 6. That this ordinance shall be in force and
take effect immediately upon its passage and adoption.
PASSED and ADOPTED on First Reading on the 22 day of
____February_, 1977.
PASSED and ADOPTED on Second and Final Reading on the
7 day of March_ 1977.
Mayor-Commissioner
ATTEST:
City Clerk-Auditor
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