HomeMy WebLinkAbout5286 ORDINANCE NO. 5286
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 Code entitled "Inattention to Driving" relating to the penalties for
violations; 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:
(a) 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 prevailing 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 46.61.525, 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 section shall constitute a civil infraction subject to �a-the penalty
. established in Municipal Court - Rate Table B as
set forth in Chapter 3.01 of the Bremerton Municinal Code.
SECTION 2. Effective Date o Section 1. The amendments to Section 10.04.034
of the Bremerton Municipal Code as set forth in Section 1 above shall be effective January 1,
2016.
SECTION 3. Severabilitv. 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 4. 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 `T�� day of `w���� , 2015
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GR WHEELER, Council President
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Inattention to Driving
Approved this�day of ��l���v�l� , 2015
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PATTY , ayor
ATTEST: APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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SHANNON CORIN, City Clerk RO ER A. LUBOVIC , t y
PUBLISHED the Q�� day of �`d✓e��� , 2015
EFFECTIVE the day of /1 dl/.e�,�j.�{i , 2015
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STATE OF WASHINGTON
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I, Teresa Hull, being first duly sworn on oath, deposes and says: "I'hat she is now, and at all times embraced in
the publication herein 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 publi-
cation 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
November 10, 2015
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$51.87. This amount has not been paid in full.
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(Signature of Principal Clerk)
Subscribed and sworn to before me this day of December 4, 2015.
NOTARY PUBLIC
STATE OF WASHfR�GTON
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ORDINANCE N0.5286
AN ORDINANCE of the
City Council of the City of
Bremerton, Washington,
amending Section 10.04.034
of the Bremerton Municipal
Code entitited "Inattention
to Driving:'
PASSED by the City Council
on the 4th day of November,
2015.
The full text of this ordinance
is available from the City
Clerk's Office, 345 Sixth
Street,Suite 600,Bremerton,
WA 98337.
NOV.10,2015
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