HomeMy WebLinkAbout3288ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE of the City Council of the
City of Kent, Washington, amending Section
9.36.020 of the Kent City Code relating to
the mandatory penalty for inattentive
driving.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENT, WASHINGTON DOES
HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Section 9.36.020 of the Kent City Code is
hereby amended to read as follows:
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Sec. 9.36.020. Inattentive driving.
A. It is unlawful for any person to operate a motor vehicle
in an inattentive manner over the highways of the city.
B. For the purpose of this section "inattentive'' means the
operation of a vehicle upon the public highways of the city in a
lax or slack manner.
C. The offense of operating a vehicle in an inattentive
manner shall be considered to be a lesser offense than, but:
included in the offense of operating a vehicle in a negligent
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D. Any person violating the provisions of this section is
guilty of a traffic infraction and the mandatory penalty will be
fer-ty seven sixty-six dollars ($44.GG66.00).
SECTION 2. Severability. If any section, sentence,
clause or phrase of this ordinance should be held to be invalid
or unconstitutional by a court of competent jurisdiction, such
invalidity or unconstitutionality shall not affect the validity
or constitutionality of any other section, sentence, clause or
phrase of this ordinance.
SECTION 3. Effective Date. This ordinance shall take
effect and be in force thirty (30) days from and after its
passage, approval and publication as provided by law.
ATTEST:
BRENDA JACO�ER, CITY CLERK
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APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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ROGER A. LUBOVICH, CITY ATTORNEY
PASSED day of
G 1996 .
APPROVED day of 1996.
1996.
PUBLISHED day of
I hereby certify that this is a true copy of Ordinance
No. 3 a $ passed by the City Council of the City of Kent,
Washington, and approved by the Mayor of the City of Kent as
hereon indicated.
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BRENDA JAC ER, CITY CLERK
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