HomeMy WebLinkAbout1998-2351 - Ordinance - 10/08/1998 ORDINANCE NO. 2351
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 10, "TRAFFIC CODE", OF THE CODE
OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS, BY AMEND-
ING CERTAIN SECTIONS AS SET OUT BELOW; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY
CLAUSE; AND DECLARING A PENALTY.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLLEGE
STATION, TEXAS:
PART 1: That Chapter 10, "Traffic Code", of the Code of Ordinances of the City of
College Station, Texas, be amended as set out in Exhibit "A", attached
hereto and made a part of this ordinance for all purposes.
PART 2: That if any provisions of any section of this ordinance shall be held to be
void or unconstitutional, such holding shall in no way affect the validity of
the remaining provisions or sections of this ordinance, which shall remain in
full force and effect.
PART 3: That any person, firm, or corporation violating any of the provisions of this
chapter shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction
thereof shall be punishable by a fine of not less than One Dollar ($ 1.00)
nor more than Five Hundred Dollars ($ 500.00). Each day such violation
shall continue or be permitted to continue, shall be deemed a separate
offense. Said Ordinance, being a penal ordinance, becomes effective ten
(10) days after its publication in the newspaper, as provided by Section 35
of the Charter of the City of College Station.
PASSED, ADOPTED and APPROVED this 8th day of October, 1998.
ATTEST:
C-'ON~,rlE HOOKS~ City Secretary
APPROVED:
LYN~ MclL~Y, Mayor
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EXHIBIT "A"
That Chapter 10, Section 4, is hereby amended by adding paragraph "H" to read as
follows:
"H. PRESUMPTION OF REGISTERED OWNER'S LIABILITY
When any motor vehicle, trailer, boat, or similar obstruction is found
parked in violation of any city ordinance or regulation governing the
standing or parking of vehicles, proof that the vehicle, trailer, boat, or other
similar obstruction is registered in the name of a person shall be considered
prima facie evidence that such person was in control of the motor vehicle,
trailer, boat, or similar obstruction at the time of such parking. It shall thus
be presumed that the registered owner of the motor vehicle, trailer, boat, or
similar obstruction is the person who parked it at the time and place of the
offense charged."
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