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Item 12
Meeting Date 8/..//84
ITEM TITLE: Ordinance c2 ?77 Amending Chapter 1. 20 of the Chula Vista
Municipal Code relating to the amount of the fine for
infractions SECOND READING AND ADOPTION
SUBMITTED BY: City Attorney (4/5ths Vote: Yes No x )
The California State Legislature amended Government Code §36900
(Chapter 1092, Stats 1983) to provide for an increase in the
amount of the fine imposed for infractions.
RECOMMENDATION
Adopt the attached ordinance.
DISCUSSION
Chula Vista Municipal Code §1 .20.010 establishes the penalty for a
violation of the Code. The present penalty is $50 for the first
violation, $100 for the second violation, and $250 for each
subsequent violation. The proposed amendment to the Code will
increase these maximums to §100 for the first violation, $200 for
the second violation, and $500 for the third and each subsequent
violation. These amounts were increased by the adoption of
Chapter 1092, Statutes 1983. Accordingly, the City is now
authorized to increase the amount of the penalty.
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