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BY !\lrllKlUT'l
ro.JNCIL BILL NO. 37
IlfflUJUCID BY COOOCIL
MEMBER HIGDAY
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITI..E 1, OIAPTER 7, SECl'IOI 5 , TITLED "OXJRT COSTS,"
l'NGLE.WXD MUNICIPAL cmE, 1985.
WHERFJIS, the Colorado House of Representative Bill NO. 1007 was
e nacted into l aw arrending Section 13-10-113 ( 3) Colorado Revised Statutes,
a uthorhing the raising of mun icipal court costs to Fifteen Dollars
($1'>.00) for ~ t rial to the court and Forty-five Dollars ($45.00) for a
trial by jury; and
WHERFAS, the City Council of the City of Englewood, Colorado,
determines that it is advantageous and necessary for the Englewood
Munir::ipal Court to be able to increase the lllll\icipal court costs because
s uch ar.ti on is cons istent with the present nnres;
NOtl THEREroRE, BE IT ORDAINID BY Tl IE CIT'l COOOCIL OF 'l1IE CIT'l OF =• COIJJ!WJO, Tll/\T:
Sect ion l. Ti tie 1, Chapter 7, Section 5, SUbsection A, Englewood
Mun icipal Code, 1985, is hereby arrended to read as follows:
1-7-5: CD.Rl' CXJSTS:
ii. Court, Jury and Witness Costs. 'Ille Judge shall tax and collect
as costs in every case brought before him a fee of -ffole -d!IHant ~
FIFTF.EN llOLLARS ( $15. 00) , AND FOR !\ TRIAL TO A JURY 1'11E COO'.l'S SIW.L BE
FORTY-FIVE DOLLARS ($45.00). In addition thereto, each nemer of a jury
panel who shall attend the Municipal Court shall receive as oarpensation
therefor the sum of three dollars ($3.00), and each juror who shall attend
the Municipal Court shall be entitled to a juror's fee of six dollars
( $6. 00) per day or part of a day in which said juror shall be in
a ttrndance. Each witness called by the City, except officers or enployees
o f the City, shall he paid a witness fee of five dollars ($5.00) for each
day or part of a clay in which he shall be in attendance. such jury and
witness fees s hall be assessed as a part of the costs, and all such costs
shall be ass e ssed against the defendant in the event he shall be foond
guilty.
Introduced, read in full, and passed on first reading on the 20th of
July, 1987.
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Published a~ a Bill for M Ordinance on the 22n · day of July, 1987.
Read by title and passed on final reading on the 3rd day of August,
1987.
Published by title as ordinnnce No.31,
of August , 1987. -Series of 1987, on the 5th. day I
I ! ~«t42 /J,4b<.i--~yor /-ft,, ,;I,,-,.._
I, Patricia H. Crow, City Clerk of the City of Englewood, COlorado,
hereby certify that the foregoing is a true copy of the Ordinance passed on
final reading and published by title as ordinance No • .q,l_, Series of 1987.
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Patricia H. Crow
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