HomeMy WebLinkAbout1991 Ordinance No. 036ORD INANCE NO . ~
SERIES OF 199 1
BY .'\IJI'HORITI'
COU:JCIL BILL : 10 . 36
rnrRODUCED BY CXlv'NCIL
MD!BER BULlf.J:K
AN ORDINANCE HEP.EBY X•D:::OI:<G T:.TLE 1, CrlAPTER 7, SECJ"ION 2 , E:lGLE',,l;X>!)
MUNICIPAL CODE 1985 PER'fADIII'<'., TO JURISDICTI ON-PO·IER OF THE ENGI..El-Q'.lD
MUNICIP/IL COURT .
10 a
h"Hrnr.=>.S, recently Sect i on l ~-4-102 (1) and (5) Colorado Revised Statutes
were arrended to give judges of m.micipal courts of record au thority to issue
t €111?Clrary and P"..ITM."l-ant restraining or ders to prevent dcrrestic a!Ju se
regardless if such r e lief oould be obtained in a darestic relation action when
so authorized by t.'le municipal governing body ; and
NO~, THEREFORE , BE IT ORD!UNED BY Tr!E CIT\' CXXJNCIL OF 'IBE CIT\' OF ~.
COLC!l'\00, AS FOL!,O,S:
Section 1. TITLE 1, CHAM'ER 7, SEX:I'ICtl 2 IS HEREBY J\MENDID BY ADODC A ND/
SUBSB:'l'ICtl G, TO RFJ\D AS FClLUl'lS:
1-7-2: JURISDICTICN, PCMER.
G. 1. THE JUtCE OF T!IE ENGLEJ«XD MUNICIPAL CXXJRT r-P.Y, IN HIS/HER
DI9:RE:l'IC!I, ISSUE ~y AND PERMANENI' RE!n'RAINING CIUlERS TO
PREVmr DCMESTIC ABUSE itiE'n!ER CR NOi' SUCH RELIEF COOID BE CBTAINED
IN A ~IC RELATICtlS l\CTICtl FILID IN A DISTRICT CXXJRT.
2. ACTIC!I TO OBTAIN SOCK RELIEF IS INITIATID BY FILING A CCfl!PLAINT,
DULY VERIFIED, l\Lt.,Ex:;ING .00' THE DEFENDANr HAS CCMIIT!'ID l\CTS
CCtlSTI'JVI'ING DO!ESTIC ABUSE llG'JNST THE PIAfNTIFF OR A MINOR C11IID
OF EITHER OF THE PARTIES. UPCtl THE FILING CF SUCH CCfl!PLAirn' AFl'ER
HEARING THE tvIDENCE AND BEING rot.LY SATISFIED THEREIN THI\T
SUFFIC IENI' CAUSE EXISTS, THE M.JNIC !PAL CXXJRT JUDGE MAY I SSUE A
ID!PC!lARY RESTRAINING a:IDER TO PRI.VENr DCMESTIC ABUSE AND A CITATIC!I
DIRErl'FD ID THE DEFENtW.'T, Ol'lMA~,DING THE PERSC!I TO APPEAR BEFORE
THE COURT AT A SPEJ:IFIC TIME AND D.l\TE, ID SHO,; CAUSE, IF /JN'i, WHY
S.Z\ID ID!Patl\RY RESTRAINillG C!UlER S!iCXJI1l NOi' BE MADE PERMANENT.
3 . IF, AT THE HEARlNG HEID BY THE MUNICIPAL COURT JUDGE UPC!1 THE FILING
OF SUCH CO-!PLI\Th'T, THE DEFENDM'T IS PRESENT A."ID PI\RTICIPATES IN niE
HEARING, THE MUNICIPAL COURT JUDGE IF C7J'HERWISE SATISFIED PROPER
CAUSE I S SHCWN, MAY ISSUE A PERMANENT RESTRT\INING CRDER.
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Introduced , read in cull, and ,,~ssed on first reading c:n the 3rd day o f
June, 1991.
1-ublished as a Bi ll fo r a, ordinance on the 6th da y of June , 1991.
Read by t it'.e and passed o ~ final r eading en the 17th day o f June , 1991.
Published by title as ordinan•:e No. !b , Series .if 199 1, o n the 20th day
o f June, 1991.
At t e st :
rdw.ra did ~ Patricia H. Crow, City Clerk
I, Patricia H. Cra.1 , City Clerk of the City of Englewood, Colorado,
hereby certify the above is a tnie ca;,y of the Ordinance passed on final
reading 1111d p.iblished by t i tle as Ordinance No.~• Series of 1991.
~~w1;a...,_.,.,
Patrica H. Crow
DAT E
Ju ne J, 1991
INITIATED BY City Attorney
COUNCIL COMMUNICATION
AGENDA ITEM
11 d
SUBJECT Tit l e 1-7-2 -Autho1.·ity
o f t h e Mu n i cipal Court .
STAP'F SOURC~ Rick DeW i tt, Ci ty Attorney
ISSUE/ACTION PROPOSED
The Cl ty Attorney recommend• the adoption of SubSect!.on G, to Title 1-7 -2 E.M.c .
1985, The base ■ for thi ■ i ■ authority granted wi th Senate Bill 91-69. The ba ■ic
n eed for thi ■ legislation la that there has in the p as t been some question
concerning the legal authority of a municipal court judge to issue no c ont a ct
orders. No contact orders are essentially equitable relief which require ■ "equit y"
t.o act. Municipal court ■ generally do not have equity autho ri t y in the legal sense,
this 1 9 an authority that i ■ generally hel d by other courts such &9 district court ■
i n the state court ayatem. The Leg islature may grant the aut hority to muni c ipal
cou rt ■ and did 10 in Senate Bill 91-69. These order ■ woul d be used i n domestic
c aae s ,and would clarify the legal authority to impose temporary restraining orders .
PREVIOUS COUNCIL ACTION
None.
F"INANCIAL
There i s n o financiz.l impact expect ed aa a result of t h is particu lar leg i slation .
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