HomeMy WebLinkAboutORDINANCES-2014-086-O-14Effective Date: July 26, 2014
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AN ORDINANCE
Amending City Code Subsection 10-9-10(E) to Increase Fines for Riding
Bicycles on Sidewalks in Certain Business Districts
NOW BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
EVANSTON, COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS:
SECTION 1: That Subsection 10-9-10(E) of the Evanston City Code of
2012, as amended, is hereby further amended to read as follows-
(E) For violation of subsection 10-9-4(C) of this chapter, in which the issuing officer
determines that a court appearance is not required, the fine is twenty-five dollars
($25.00), with an additional ten dollars ($10.00) if paid after the expiration of ten
(10) days from the day the ticket was issued. If the officer determines that a court
appearance is in order, e.g., because of the particular circumstances and/or
because of the offender's history or bicycle related violations, the minimum fine
shall be thirty five dollars ($35.00) and the maximum shall be five hundred dollars
• ($500.00).
SECTION 2: The findings and recitals contained herein are declared to
be prima facie evidence of the law of the City and shall be received in evidence as
provided by the Illinois Complied Statues and the courts of the State of Illinois.
SECTION 3: All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are
hereby repealed.
SECTION 4: This ordinance shall be in full force and effect -from and after
its passage, approval and publication in the manner provided by law.
SECTION 5: If any provision of this ordinance or application thereof to any
person or circumstance is ruled unconstitutional or otherwise invalid, such invalidity
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shall not affect other provisions or applications of this ordinance that can be given effect
without the invalid application or provision, and each invalid provision or invalid
application of this ordinance is severable.
Introduced: --VAM, p1�j 2014 Approved:
Adopted- --VA\ k 2014 - �,,� \Q 12014
E14eth B. Tisdahl, Mayor
At es Approved as to form:
Roney Fee, City Clerk W. Grant Farrar, Corporation Counsel
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