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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1824ORDINANCE NO. I S AN ORDINANCE of the City of Kent, Wash- ington, adding a new Section to Ordinance 1565 and amending Section 16 thereof. THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENT, WASHINGTON, DO HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. There is hereby added to Ordinance 1565 a new Section which shall read as follows: "PERSONS UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF DRUGS. It is unlawful for any person who is an habitual user of or under the influence of any nar- cotic drug or who is under the influence of any other drug to a degree which renders him incapable of safely driving a vehicle to drive a vehicle within the City Limits. The fact that any person charged with a violation of this Section is or has been entitled to use such drug under the laws of the State shall not constitute a defense against any charge of violating this Section." Section 2. Section 16 of Ordinance 1565 which reads as follows: "PENALTY FOR VIOLATION. Any person convicted of a violation of any of the Sections of this Chapter shall, in addition to any other penalties as provided by State Law, be punished by a fine of not more than THREE HUNDRED (300) DOLLARS, or by imprisonment for not more than Ninety (90) days in jail, or by both such fine and imprison- ment." is hereby amended to read as follows: "PENALTY FOR VIOLATION. Any person convicted of a violation of any of the Sections of this Chapter shall, in addition to any other penalties as provided by State law, be punished by a fine of not more than FIVE HUNDRED (500) DOLLARS, or by imprisonment for not more than Six (6) months in jail, or by both such fine and im- prisonment." -1- Section 3. This Ordinance shall take effect and be in force five (5) days from and after its passage, approval and pub- lication as provided by law. I ABEL HOGAN, MAYOR (_:, ATTEST: MARIE JENSEN, t Clerk PPROVED AS TO FO . DONALD E. MIRK, City Attorney PASSED the day of April, 1973. APPROVED the 3 day of April, 1973. PUBLISHED the = day of April, 1973. I hereby certify that this is a true copy of Ordinance No. o, passed -by the City Council of the City of Kent, Washington, and approved by the Mayor of the City of Kent as here- on indicated. �--° (SEAL) MARIE JEN , CITY CLER -2-