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Home My WebLink About2002 Ordinance No. 035• • • Cl,, 1:f t• /' 7 10 b iii BY AUTHORITY ORDINANCE NO~ SERIES OF 2002 COUNCIL BILL NO. Z3 INTRODUCED BY COUNCIL MEMBER ORAZULIS AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE 1, CHAPTER 4, SECTION 1, SUBSECTION B, OF THE ENGLEWOOD MUNICIPAL CODE 2000, PERTAINING TO GENERAL PENALTY -NO JAIL SENTENCE FOR JUVENILES. WHEREAS, the Englewood Municipal Court doe s not have the jurisdiction under the State Constitution and Statutes to imprison defendants under the age of 18 years who are co nvicted of violating the Englewood Municipal Code; and WHEREAS, the Englewood Municipal Court doe s not have jurisdiction to sentence juveniles to imprisonment for violations of other Municipal Code violations, it therefore, cannot imprison those same juveniles for violations assoc1 ated with the op e ration of a motor vehicle; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO, AS FOLLOWS: ~-The City Council of the City of Englewood, Colorado hereby amends Title 1, Chapter 4, Section 1, Subsection B, of the Englewood Municipal Code 2000, to read as follows: 1-4-1: General Penalty, A. Fine; lmpriso,iment: It shall be unlawful for any person to violate, disobey, omit, neglect, refuse or fail to comply with or resist the enforcement of any provision of this Code or any secondary code adopted herein. Except as otherwise specifically provided for in this Code, the violation of any provisions of this Code or of any secondary code adopted herein shall be punished by a fine not e xceeding five hundred dollars ($600.00) or imprisonment for a term not exceeding one hundred eighty (130) days or by both such fine and impriconment. The imposition of one penalty shall not excuse any violation nor permit it to continue. Unless otherwise indicated, a separate offense s hall be deemed committed upon each day or portion thereof during or on which any violation of any provision of this Code• or any secondary code adopted he rein occurs or continues. B. No Jail Serlteru:e For Juveniles: No jail sentence shall be imposed upon persons under the age of eighteen (18) years. 'l'l,;o reowie!ioft shall no! oppl) t:o peraone :ho are eon iete8: ofa riolati:on ariotftg out oft:he oi,eration ofa mot:or eki~e. Tfte term "eoa ;et:ton" as uoetl herein e! all l:f\elu8:e either the entr, ofa plea ofl'lolo certt:eneie1e or g'ltti:t:, kl the -iolation. 1"cn:, pre rieiene to tile cofttreP) eh:0:H net he e eeenMng , 1i.!-respect le the pereoft8 u:1uler the age of eighleen (18) le•••· . I. C. Tri<il By Jnry For J1we11iles: No child under the age of eightee n (18) years shall be enti tl ed to a trial hy jury for a vio lation of a Municipa l ordi nance for which imprisonme nt in jail ir:1 not a possib le pena lty; except that such a child i, entitled to a trial by jury for a ny offe nse whi ch wo uld be a Closs 1 misdemeanor und e r a State counterpart statute. D. Every person co nvicted of a vio lation of any provision stated or adopted which is de signated as a "t rnffic infract ion " and fo r whic h n pe nalty is paid or payable at the "Traffic Violations Burea u" s ha ll be punished by a penalty not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000 .00). There sha ll be no imprisonment for traffic infractio ns. ~-Safety C)auses The City Council hereby finds, determines, and declares that this Ordinance is promulgated unde r the ge neral police power of the City of Englewood, t hat it is prcmu.l.goted for the healt h, safety, and welfa re of the public, and that this Ordinance is necessary for the preservation of hea lth and safety and for the protection of public co nvenience and we lfare . The City Cou ncil furth er determines that the Ordin ance bears a rational relation to the proper legislative object sought to be obtained. ~-Seve rabilitv If any clause, se ntence , paragraph, or part of this Ordinance or the application thereof to any person or cu-c um stances shall for any ren i:i nn be adj udged by n co urt of co mpete nt jurisdiction invalid, s uch judgment shell not affect impair or invalidate the remaind e r of this Ordinance or its application to other perso ns , ,r circ um stances. ~ In co nsistent Ordinances All oth er 0l'd.inances or po rtio ns thereof in co nsiste nt or conllicting with this Ordinance or any portion hereof are hereby repeal ed to the extent of s uch inconsistency or conflict . .5.es:tianJi Effect of repea l or modification The repeal or modific atio n of any provision of the Code of the City of Englewood by this Ordinance s hall not release , exting\l.i sh, alter, modify , or change in whole or in port any penal ty, forfeiture, or liability, either civil or crimi nal , which shall have been incurred und e r such provi sion, a nd each previs ion s hall be treate d a nd held as s till remaining in fo rce fo r the purposes of sustaining any and all proper actions, suits, proceedings, and prosecut ions for the e nforcement of the penalty, forfeiture, or liability, as well as for the purpose of sustainin g any judgment, decree, or ord er which ca n or may be rend e red, entered, or made in s uch actions, s uits, proceedings, or prosecutions. ~ &nal.l,x. The Pe nalty Provi s ion of Section 1-4 -1 EMC s hall apply to each nnd every violation of thi s Ordinance. Introduced , read in full. a nd passed on fir st rea ding on the l at day of July, 2002. -2- • • • • Published as a Bill for an Ordinance on the 5th day of July, 2002 . Rea d by title and passed on final reading on the 15'' day of July, 2002 . ....- Published hy title as Ordinance N~ Series of 2002, on the 19th day of July, 2002 . ~ Loucrishia A. Ellis, City Clerk I, Loucriehia A. Ellis , City Clerk of the City of Englewood, Colorado, hereby certify that the above and foregoing is a true cop.,y -~the Ordinance seed on final reading and published hy title as Ordinance No~ Series 200 . ~h-4,Cio Lo•icrishia A. Ellis -3- • • COUNCIL COMMUNICATION Dat e Agenda Item Subject July 1, 2002 1 1 a ii Jai l Se ntences Fo r Juvenil es Initiated By I Staff Source City Attorn ey's Office Dani el Br otzm an , City Attorney COUNCIL GOAL AND PREVIOUS COUNCIL ACTION The goal is to amen d the cu rr en t Englewood M un ici pal Code 2000 to reflect co nsis tency with th e rest of the Englewood M un:c ipal Code 2000. RECOMMEl'lDED ACTION Staff re Lornm cn ds Coun ci l p,.ss th is O rd inance . BACKGROUND , ANALYSIS , AND ALTERNATIVES IDENTIFIED n 1995 the Engl ew0od City Co unci l amended th e Ge nera l Pena lty Sect ion of the M un ici pal Cod e by prohibit ing a j uvenile under the age of 18 yea rs fro m ha ving a j ury t•i al. The M unicipal Co urt does not have th e j urisdiction un de r th e State Co nsti tuti o n and Statutes to impriso n defenda nts unde r the age of 18 yea rs w ho are co nvic ted of violating th e Englewood />.lu nici pa l Code. At th e time o f the amendment, language wa s left in un de r Titl e 1, Chap ter 4, Sec tion 1 (B) of the En glewood M un icipal Co de 2000, th at all owed a juve nile defe ndan t to have a j ury tria l fo r convictio ns w hich would arise fro m th e opera tion of a motor VP.hide. Since ti F.nglewood Municipal Co urt does not have ju risdiction l o se ntence j uven il es to ir.,prisonment for v10,a ti ons of oth er M un ici pal Code violations, it th erefor e, can no t impriso n those same juve nil es for violations associa ted wi th th e o perati on of a mo to r veh ic le. There are no o th er al tern atives idemified. FINANCIAL IMPACT There is no financial impact to the City of Eng lewood. UST OF ATTACHME NTS Ordinance