HomeMy WebLinkAbout5182 ORDINANCE NO. 51 9 0 ,
AN ORDINANCE of the City Council of the City of
Bremerton, Washington, amending Section 10 04 034 of
the Bremerton Municipal Code entitled "Inattention to
Driving "
WHEREAS, the City Council desires to amend Section 10 04 034 of the
Bremerton Municipal to revise and update language relating to inattentive driving, NOW
THEREFORE,
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BREMERTON, WASHINGTON,
DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS
SECTION 1. Section 10 04 034 of the Bremerton Municipal Code entitled
"Inattention to Driving" is hereby amended to read as follows
10.04.034 INATTENTION TO DRIVING.
(a) it shall be tiflia?441 far- any per-son to operate a vehiele in an ifta4efitive fflafmer-
avoid endanger-ing " It is unlawful for any person to operate a
motor vehicle in an inattentive manner For the purposes of this section, "inattentive manner"
means the operation of a motor vehicle in such a manner which evidences a lack of the degree of
attentiveness required to safely operate the vehicle under the prevailiniz conditions of the
roadway, presence of other traffic, presence of pedestrians, presence of traffic control devices or
signage, presence of property, and/or weather conditions
(b) The offense of operating a vehicle in an inattentive manner shall be a lesser
offense than, but included in, the offense of operating a vehicle in a negligent manner under
RCW 46 61525, and any person charged pursuant to RCW 46 61 525 may be convicted of the
lesser offense of operating a vehicle in an inattentive manner
(c) Violation of *this - BMC 10 04 034 shall constitute a civil infraction subject
to a penalty of $124 00
SECTION 2. Severabdity If any one or more sections, subsections, or
sentences of this Ordinance are held to be unconstitutional or invalid, such decision shall not
affect the validity of the remaining portion of this Ordinance and the same shall remain in full
force and effect
SECTION 3. Effective Date This ordinance shall take effect and be in force ten
(10) days from and after its passage, approval and publication as provided by law
PASSED by the City Council the day of IAa I��/( , 2012
JIM McDONALD, Council President
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Approved this a� S� day of 9 2012
PATTY E ,Mayor
ATTEST APPROVED AS TO FORM
SHANNON CORIN, Interim City Clerk ROGER A L OVICH, City Attorney
PUBLISHED the o day of /W Q rCih� , 2012
EFFECTIVE the — day of r , 2012
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AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION
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STATE OF WASHINGTON
COUNTY OF KITSAP
1, Jessica Zuehl - Miller, being first duly sworn on oath, deposes and says That she is now, and at all times
embraced in the publication herem mentioned was the principal clerk of the printers and publishers of
KITSAP SUN, that said newspaper has been approved as a legal newspaper by order of the Superior Court
of the County of Kitsap, in which County it is published and is now and has been for more than six months
prior to the date of the publication hereinafter referred to, published in the English language continually as
a daily newspaper in Bremerton, Kitsap County, Washington, a weekly newspaper in Kitsap County,
Washington and is now and during all of said time, was printed in an office maintained in the aforesaid
place of publication of said newspaper, that the following is a true text of an advertisement as it was
published in regular issues (and not in supplement form) of said newspaper on the following date, to wit
And on March 26, 2012 such newspaper was regularly distributed to its subscribers during all of said
period The full amount of the fee charged for the foregoing publication is the sum of $5175 This amount
has been not paid in full
(Signature of Principal Clerk)
Subscribed and sworn to before me this day of April 6, 2012
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Notary Public in and for the State of Washington, Kitsap County CASSANDRA A CAPAS
Notary Public
State of Washington
p �My Commission Expires "
February 04, 2014
ORDINANCE NO 5182
AN ORDINANCE of the City Council of the City of Bremerton, Washington, amending Section 10 04 034
of the Bremerton Municipal Code entitled "Inattention to Driving " PASSED by the City Council on the
21 st day of March, 2012
The full text of this ordinance is available from the City Clerk's Office, 345 Sixth Street, Suite 600,
Bremerton, WA 98337
March 26, 2012 AD #20123374
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