Page 1 ORDINANCE NO. 1674 ‘BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PRICHARD, ALABAMA, THAT ORDINANCES NO. 1537 and 489, AS AMENDED, ARE HEREBY AMENDED TO READ IN THEIR ENTIRETY, AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Violations of State Law Deemed Offenses Against the City. Any act or failure to act which is declared by State Law, now existing or hereafter enacted, to be a misdemeanor, violation, or offense not a felony under State law, shall also be a violation of this ordinance and an offense against the City of Prichard, Alabama, which shall subject the offender to prosecution in the Municipal Court of the City of Prichard, Alabama. Any person committing an offense so defined within the City limits or police jurisdiction shall, upon conviction, be punished by a fine and/or jail term not to exceed or be less than the fine and/or term of imprisonment designated for the State law violation, except for those certain traffic offenses the punishment for which is separately designated in Section 2 below. Section 2. Traffic Violations. It shall be unlawful and an offense against the City of Prichard, Alabama, for any person to commit -any of the following acts within the City limits or police jurisdiction, as follows: (a) OFFENSES FINES, 1. Blocking the Highway---------—3 33s $39.00 2. Driving on Wrong Side of Road---------------------— $39.00 3. Failure to Dim Lights------- renner nnn $24.00 4. Failure to Yield Right of Way---------------------- $24.00 5. Following Too Close------------------- enn n n= $24.00 6. Improper Lights---------- nnn nn $24.00 7. (Improper Mufflers----~---------- n-ne $24.00 8. Improper Brakes----------------~-------------------=- $24.00 Page 2 Page 2 9. To. il. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29.. 30. 31. 32. 33. 34. 35. 36. 37. 38. Improper PasSingr mm mn nn $24.00 Improper Signal ———mn ren nn ns nn $19.00 Improper TUrnm rnin nn er nn ee $24.00 Littering Highway-—---m emer nen nnn $24.00 No Helmet (Motorcycle Rider )-------- 9 tr r rrr rrr nnn nnn $19.00 Running Red Light—----- ener nr sen nnn nnn ene $24.00 Running Stop Sign—---ms errr rrr $24.00 Exceeding Speed Limit (Unaggravated) ----------------- n-ne nnn $34.00 Failure to Stop at Railroad Crossing------------9-----<9 5-0 - = $19.00 Overtime Parkingwrnn nnn rg es $ 5.00 Double Parkingr—- mens ere rrr nn nnn $16.00 Improper Parkingrm eset r rn rr rr nnn ren en $16.00 Parking in Restricted or Prohibited Zone---<------------- Hn n = $16.00 Parking in Bus Stop--=--s secs nnn oer sn sneer $16.00 Parking So As To Block Sidewalk------------n meen nnn nnn $10.00 Parking in Driveway (Pri'vate or Public)----------<-~---------- $16.00 Parking by Fire Plugre mmm nets nnn nn nnn $20.00 Parking in Loading Zoner— nmr ew rrr nnn rn nnn nnn nnn $10.00 Exceeding the Speed Limit in School Zoners—— nnn men nnn $41.00 Violation of a One-Way Street—---- nme ent rrr nnn nnn nnn $29.00 Failure to Heed Siren Signal -----—- wenn nnn nnn nnn nnn nnn $44.00 Disobeying Officer's Signal---—--we rm orm nn nnn $44.00 Proceeding through After Entering Turn Lanew----------Hn nnn $25.00 Operating Truck on Restricted Street——— mens c ron $25.00 Careless Drdvingre-rn rrr rr sn ns nn $39.00 Operating Motor Vehicle with Improper Tag---------—~--~----~-== DOCKET Reckless Dri vingrn— errr mn nn DOCKET No Drivers License ——— ne n nnn errr DOCKET Moving Oversized Load Without Police Escort----------——---~-=--DOCKET Exceeding Speed Limit (Aggravated ) -------- n-ne nn ‘-DOCKET Page 3 Page 3 (b) Any person who commits any of the offenses numbered One (1) through Thirty-three (33) hereinabove may plead guilty to such offense before ‘the Clerk of the Prichard Municipal Court and pay the fine hereinabove set opposite the particular offense committed, provided that such fine is paid within 10 days. In event that the fine is not timely paid, the case shail be placed on the docket and the person shall appear for trial before the Prichard Municipal Court on the appropriate date. (c) Any person who commits any of the offenses numbered Thirty-four (34) through Thirty-eight (38) hereinabove, and any person who commits any of the other offenses stated herinabove in such an aggravated manner that the arresting officer marks the ticket Docket, shall be placed on the docket and appear for .trial before the Prichard Municipal Court; and, upon conviction, shall be punished by fine of not more than $500.00 and may, in addition, be sentenced to jail for a period not to exceed six (6) months. Section 3. Driving Under the Influence. It shall be unlawful and an offense against the City of Prichard, Alabama, and this ordinance for any person to commit an act defined as Driving Under the Influence as defined by § 32-5A-191 of the Code of Alabama and shall, upon conviction, be punished as provided in such Section. Adopted this 6th day of October, 1987. ‘/ APPROVED: MAYOR JOHN H. SMITH ATTEST: Jat boo. ee EVA C. GREENE, City CLERK-TREASURER PLEASE PUBLISH PRESS: TUESDAY, OCT. 13th, 1987