HomeMy WebLinkAbout4748 ORDINANCE NO. 4748
AN ORDINANCE amending Ordinance No. 4652 and Chapter 1.12 of the
Bremerton Municipal Code by providing that violations of the Bremerton
Municipal Code not designated as either a crime or a civil infraction shall
constitute a criminal misdemeanor.
THE CITY OF BREMERTON DOES HEREBY ORDAIN:
SECTION 1. Amendment. Section 1 of Ordinance No. 4652, Bremerton Municipal Code
Section 1.12.010, is hereby amended to read as follows:
1.12.010 TYPES OF VIOLATIONS.
1. Every act, or failure to act, that is contrary to this Code shall be a Code violation.
Code violations shall be civil infractions or criminal misdemeanors and gross misdemeanors, as
established by the respective Code provisions. Any violation not otherwise designated shall
constitute a criminal misdemeanor. If a Code provision so provides, a violation may be cited as
either criminal or civil at the discretion of the enforcement officer.
2. Criminal violations shall be charged by the City Prosecutor and processed in the
Municipal Court pursuant to the Criminal Rules for Courts of Limited Jurisdiction (CrRLJ).
3. Civil violation cases shall be initiated either: (a) by a Notice of Infraction issued,
served, and filed by either the enforcement officer or the City Prosecutor or City Attorney, or (b)
by a Complaint filed by either the City Prosecutor or City Attorney. Civil violations shall be
processed in the Municipal Court pursuant to RCW Chapter 7.80, so far as it is not inconsistent
with this Chapter, and pursuant to the Infraction Rules for Courts of Limited Jurisdiction (IRLJ),
so far as they are not inconsistent with this Chapter and with RCW Chapter 7.80.
4. Each day a violation continues shall be a separate violation and may be cited,
complained of, or charged as such.
5. The Municipal Court shall have the authority to adopt such local rules it deems
necessary to process cases pursuant to this Chapter.
SECTION 2. Effective Date. This ordinance shall take effect ten (10) days from passage and
publication.
APPROVED by the City Council on the first reading this 27th day of December, 2000.
PASSED by the City Council of the City of Bremerton this 3rd day of January, 2001.
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Council President
APPROVED this '~?-- day of "~-~ ~,._) ~.~ ,2001.
Mayor
KATHLEEN McCLUSKEY, City C_Jerk
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No.111137
STATE OF WASHINGTON
COUNTY OF KITSAP
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ORDINANCE NO. 4748'
AN ORDINANCE amending Ordinance No. 4652 and Chapter 1.12 of the
Bremerton Municipal Code by providing that violations of the Bremerton
Municipal Code not designated as either a crime or a civil infraction
shall constitute a criminal misdemeanor.-
THE CITY OF BREMERTON DOES HEREBY ORDAIN:-
SECTION 1. Amendment. Section 1 of Ordinance No. 4652, Bremerton
Municipal Code Section 1.12.010, is hereby amended to read as
follows:-
1.12.010 TYPES OF VIOLATIONS.-
1. Every act, or failure to act, that is contrary to this Code shall
be a Code violation. Code violations shall be civil infractions or
criminal misdemeanors and gross misdemeanors, as established by the
respective Code provisions. Any violation not otherwise designated
shall constitute a criminal misdemeanor. If a Code provision so
provides, a violation may be cited as either criminal or civil at the
discretion of the enforcement officer.-
2. Criminal violations shall be charged by the City Prosecutor and
processed in the Municipal Court pursuant to the Criminal Rules for
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Courts of Limited Jurisdiction (CrRLJ).-
3. Civil violation cases shall be initiated either: (a) by a Notice of
Infraction issued, served, and filed by either the enforcement officer
or the City Prosecutor or City Attorney, or (b) by a Complaint filed
by either the City Prosecutor or City Attorney. Civil violations shall
be processed in the Municipal Court pursuant to RCW Chapter 7.80, so
far as it is not inconsistent with this Chapter, and pursuant to the
Infraction Rules for Courts of Limited Jurisdiction (IRLJ), so far as
they are not inconsistent with this Chapter and with RCW Chapter
7.80.-
4. Each day a violation continues shall be a separate violation and
may be cited, complained of, or charged as such.-
5. The Municipal Court shall have the authority to adopt such local
rules it deems necessary to process cases pursuant to this Chapter.-
SECTION 2. Effective Date. This ordinance shall take effect ten (10)
days from passage and publication.-
APPROVED by the City Council on the first reading this 27th day of
December, 2000.-
PASSED by the City Council of the City of Bremerton this 3rd day of
January, 2001.-
January 9, 2001--#111137-
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