HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Maximum Statutory Penalty for Misdemeanors ORDINANCE NO. 3588
AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF THE CITY OF
AMES, IOWA, BY REPEALING SECTION 1.6 AS IT NOW EXISTS AND
ENACTING A NEW SECTION 1.6 FOR THE PURPOSE OF ALLOWING THE
MAXIMUM STATUTORY PENALTY WHEN CERTAIN VIOLATIONS ARE
CHARGED AS MISDEMEANORS; REPEALING ANY AND ALL
ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT TO THE
EXTENT OF SUCH CONFLICT; PROVIDING A PENALTY; AND
ESTABLISHING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
BE IT ENACTED,by the City Council for the City of Ames,Iowa,that:
Section One. The Municipal Code of the City of Ames, Iowa shall be and the same is hereby amended by
repealing Section 1.6 as it now exists and enacting a new Section 1.6 as follows:
"Sec. 1.6 MISDEMEANOR PENALTY.
Where it is provided in this Code that a violation is or can be charged as a misdemeanor,the
penalty shall be a fine not to exceed five hundred dollars,or imprisonment not to exceed thirty days."
Section Two. Violation of the provisions of this ordinance shall constitute a simple misdemeanor punishable
as set out by law.
Section Three. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed to the extent of
such conflict, if any.
Section Four. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage and publication as
required by law.
Passed this 26th day of September,2000.
Diane R.Voss,City Clerk Ted Tedesco,Mayor
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