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Every ordinance passed by the legislative body, except an emergency ordinance, shall take effect 30 days after its final passage unless the ordinance specifies a later date. An emergency measure necessary for the immediate preservation of peace, health or safety shall take effect upon its passage.
Statutory reference:
Related provisions, see 11 O.S. § 14-103
(A) Whenever any ordinance or part of an ordinance shall be repealed or modified by a subsequent ordinance, the ordinance or part of an ordinance thus repealed or modified shall continue in force until the due publication of the ordinance repealing or modifying it when publication is required to give effect thereto, unless otherwise expressly provided.
(B) No suit, proceedings, right, fine, forfeiture or penalty instituted, created, given, secured or accrued under any ordinance previous to its repeal shall in any way be affected, released or discharged, but may be prosecuted, enjoyed, and recovered as fully as if the ordinance had continued in force, unless it is otherwise expressly provided.
(C) When any ordinance repealing a former ordinance, clause or provision shall be itself repealed, the repeal shall not be construed to revive the former ordinance, clause or provision, unless it is expressly provided.
(A) If the legislative body shall desire to amend any existing chapter or section of this code, the chapter or section shall be specifically repealed and a new chapter or section, containing the desired amendment, substituted in its place.
(B) Ordinances and parts of ordinances of a permanent and general nature passed or adopted on and after the most recent ordinance included in this code of ordinances may be passed or adopted either in the form of amendments to this code of ordinances or without specific reference to the code, but in either case, all ordinances and parts of ordinances shall be deemed amendments to the code, and all of the substantive permanent and general parts of the ordinances and changes made thereby in the code shall be inserted and made in the code whenever authorized or directed by motion, resolution or ordinance of the Town Board of Trustees, as provided hereinafter.
(A) As histories for the code sections, the specific number and passage date of the original ordinance, any amending ordinances if any, are listed following the text of the code section. Example: (Ord. 10, passed 5-13-1960; Ord. 15, passed 1-1-1970; Ord. 20, passed 1-1-1980; Ord. 25, passed 1-1-1985)
(B) (1) If a statutory cite is included in the history, this indicates that the text of the section reads substantially the same as the statute. Example: (11 O.S. § 1-402) (Ord. 10, passed 1-17-1980; Ord. 20, passed 1-1-1985)
(2) If a statutory cite is set forth as a “statutory reference” following the text of the section, this indicates that the reader should refer to that statute for further information. Example:
This municipality shall make available to any person for inspection or copying all public records, unless otherwise exempted by state law.
Statutory reference:
Inspection of public records, see 51 O.S. §§ 24A.1 et seq.
It shall be deemed unlawful for any person to alter, change, replace or deface in any way any section or any page of this town code in such a manner that the meaning of any phrase or order may be changed or omitted. Said code, while in actual possession of officials and other interested persons, shall be and remain the property of the town and shall be returned to the office of the town’s Clerk-Treasurer when directed so to do by order of the town’s Board of Trustees.
(Prior Code, § 1-1-6)
(A) Except as otherwise provided by Oklahoma law, whenever in this Code, or in any ordinance of the Town, an act is prohibited or is declared to be unlawful, an act is declared to be an offense or a misdemeanor, or whenever in this Code or in any ordinance the doing of any act is required or the failure to do any act is declared to be unlawful, where no specific penalty is provided therefor, the violation shall be punishable as follows:
(1) Any violation of this Code or of any ordinance related to alcohol or drugs, upon conviction, shall be punished by a fine not exceeding eight hundred dollars ($800.00), plus court costs and fees;
(2) All other offenses, except traffic offenses related to speeding and parking, shall be punished by a fine not exceeding seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), plus court costs and fees;
(3) The maximum fine for traffic offenses related to speeding or parking shall not exceed two hundred dollars ($200.00), plus court costs and fees.
(B) Each day or portion of a day during which a violation of this Code or any ordinance shall continue shall constitute a separate offense.
(C) Any person who shall aid, abet, or assist in the violation of any provision of this Code or any other ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be punished as provided in this section.
(D) All fines and fees shall be recoverable by civil action by any court of competent jurisdiction in addition to any other method provided by law.
(Ord. 06102024-1, passed 6-20-2024)
Statutory reference:
Fines over $500 to be set by jury trial, see 11 O.S. § 27-119
Maximum fine levied, see 11 O.S. § 14-111