HomeMy WebLinkAboutORDINANCES-2008-092-O-08• Effective Date: August 28, 2008 7/31/2008
7/28/2008
7/18/2008
92-0-08
AN ORDINANCE
Amending Various Sections of Title 8, Chapter 16 of the
Evanston City Code Entitled "Marijuana"
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF EVANSTON, COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS:
SECTION 1: That Title 8, Chapter 16 of the Evanston City Code
of 1979, as amended, is hereby further amended to read as follows:
8-16-2: POSSESSION OF CANNABIS PROHIBITED:
• It shall be unlawful for any person to knowingly possess Cannabis within the
limits of the City.
8-16-3: PENALTIES OR DISPOSITION:
Any person who violates Section 8-16-2 by possessing ten (10) grams or less of
Cannabis shall be fined not less than fifty dollars ($50.00) nor more than five
hundred dollars ($500.00) for each violation.
SECTION 2: That all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict
herewith are hereby repealed.
SECTION 3: That if any provision of this Ordinance 92-0-08 or
application thereof to any person or circumstance is held unconstitutional or
otherwise invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications
of this Ordinance that can be given effect without the invalid application or
41 provision, and each invalid application of this Ordinance is severable.
SECTION 4: That this Ordinance 92-0-08 shall be in full force
and effect from and after its passage, approval, and publication in the manner
provided by law.
Introduced: ft"60-�.
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Adopted: 0 I t
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Attest:
Ro11r%y Gr ne, City Clerk
12008 Approved:
2008 2008
orraine H. Morton, Mayor
Approved as to form:
EIS B. Tober-Purze,' n erim
First Assistant Corporation Counsel
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