(A) Any person, firm or corporation who violates any provision of this code for which another penalty is not specifically provided shall, upon conviction, be subject to the following and § 10.99:
(1) A fine not exceeding $2,500 for the first violation; and
(2) A fine not exceeding $7,500 for the second and subsequent violation except for violation of an ordinance regulating traffic and parking.
(B) A separate violation shall be deemed committed upon each day during which a
violation occurs or continues.
(C) (1) Any person violating any of the traffic controls set out in § 70.04 shall be guilty of an offense and shall, upon a plea or finding of guilty, be fined in a sum as follows:
(a) For violation of offenses defined in § 70.04(A), Group 1: the sum of $10;
(b) For violation of offenses defined in § 70.04(B), Group 2: the sum of $25;
(c) For violation of offenses defined in § 70.04(C), Group 3: the sum of $15; and
(d) For violation of offenses defined in § 70.04(D), Group 4: the sum of $25.
(2) Any alleged violator may enter a voluntary plea of guilty by signing the reverse side of the ticket issued at the time of alleged violation and by the payment of the applicable fine at the office of the Clerk-Treasurer. Failure to acknowledge tickets issued at the time of an alleged violation will result in a citation being filed in the County Court or in any other court having traffic violation jurisdiction.
(Prior Code, § 8-8)
(E) (1) Violations of § 70.25 shall be punishable by a fine of $150 for each violation.
(2) Any operator or owner of a vehicle who is cited for a violation of § 70.25 more than one time in any calendar year may be subject to a fine of not more than $500 for each subsequent violation. Persons alleged to have violated § 70.25 more than one time in any year may be cited to the County Superior Court.
(2) Owners or operators of non-compliant golf carts or off-road vehicles that are operated on the streets, alleys, or other public places within the town are also subject to having said vehicles impounded. If impoundment occurs, the owner of the vehicle shall be liable for an impound fee of $50 and all towing and storage fees, in addition to any other fines or penalties of this and any other ordinance(s) violated. In order to retrieve the vehicle from impound, the owner must first pay all fines, fees and charges due. In the event that the vehicle is not retrieved within seven days, it will be subject to disposal by the town in the manner set forth under Indiana law for abandoned motor vehicles; and
(3) In the event that a golf cart or off-road vehicle is operated on the streets, alleys, or other public places within the town by someone without a valid driver's license and there is no one else present to lawfully operate the vehicle, or in the event such a vehicle is operated on a state highway other than to directly cross it, then it may be impounded immediately as provided above, together with all applicable fines and charges.
(G) See § 10.99 for specified, applicable fees.
(Ord. 1986-6, passed 4-4-1986; Ord. 2013-12, passed 1-14-2014; Ord. 2017-5, passed 6-15-2017; Ord. 2019-4, passed 7-9-2019; Ord. 2021-3, passed 5-11-2021)
Statutory reference:
Authority, see I.C. 36-1-3-8(a)(10)