HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Amending the Misdemeanor Penalty to Mirror Iowa Code Section 903.1 ORDINANCE NO. 4243
AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF THE CITY OF
AMES, IOWA, BY REPEALING CHAPTER 1, SECTION 1.6 AND
ENACTING A NEW CHAPTER 1, SECTION 1.6 THEREOF, FOR THE
PURPOSE OF AMENDING THE MISDEMEANOR PENALTY TO
MIRROR IOWA CODE SECTION 903.1; REPEALING ANY AND ALL
ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT TO THE
EXTENT OF SUCH CONFLICT; 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
enacting a new Section 1.6 as follows:
"CHAPTER 1,GENERAL PROVISIONS
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 six hundred twenty five dollars,and/or imprisonment not to exceed thirty days or as amended by the
State of Iowa under Chapter 903 of the Code of Iowa.
(Ord.No. 864,Sec. 9, 12-4-56;Ord.No. 3003,Sec. 1,2-23-88;Ord.No. 3551, 3-7-00, Ord.No. 3588, 9-26-00) [State
Law Ref. Iowa Code Sec. 364.3][State Law Ref. Iowa Code Sec. 903.1]."
Section Two. All ordinances,or parts of ordinances, in conflict herewith are hereby repealed to the extent
of such conflict, if any.
Section Three. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage and publication as
required by law.
Passed this 12`h day of January,2016.
Diane R. Voss, City Clerk Ann H.Campbell, Mayor