(A) Schedule of fines. Except for violations listed in division (B) below, for all violations of the Code of Ordinances of the Town of Fortville, Indiana, payable through the Ordinance Violations Bureau, the following schedule of fines shall be imposed, which may only be paid by cash, cashier’s check or money order made payable to the Town of Fortville, 714 E. Broadway, Fortville, IN 46040, within 14 days of issuance of the notice of violation:
Violation | Fine |
(1) Miscellaneous Motor Vehicle | $50.00 $25.00 |
(i) 1 - 10 MPH over posted limit (ii) 11-20 MPH over posted limit (iii) 21 - 25 MPH over posted limit | $65.00 $75.00 $85.00 |
(3) Alarm System Violation (§ 97.99) (i) No permit (§ 97.99(A)) (ii) False alarm (§ 97.99(B)) | $200.00, unless permit obtained within 10 days of receiving notice of violation 5th false alarm/year - $75.00 6th false alarm/year - $150.00 7th and subsequent false alarm/year - $200.00 |
(4) Curfew Violations (§ 130.01) (i) First offense (ii) Second offense (iii) Third offense | $50.00 $100.00 $250.00 |
(5) All Other Violations (Except for Violations Listed in (B) (i) First offense (ii) Subsequent offenses | $25.00 $25.00 + $10.00 X # of prior offenses same ordinance |
(B) Violations excluded from schedule. Violations of the Code of Ordinances of the Town of Fortville, Indiana for the following specific ordinances are excluded from the Schedule of Fines in division (A) and shall be subject to the respective terms and provisions set forth under the Code of Ordinances of the Town of Fortville, Indiana for each including, but not limited to, the monetary and non-monetary penalties:
(1) | § 70.16 | Vehicle weight limits |
(2) | § 92.03 | Cutting weeds and rank vegetation |
(3) | § 92.27 | Unsightly premises |
(4) | § 93.02 | Licensing |
(5) | § 95.10 | Clearance of private trees over public right-of-way |
(6) | § 95.15 | Public nuisance of tree, shrub, or groundcover |
(7) | § 95.19 | Harming public trees |
(8) | § 95.20 | License of tree care firm on public trees |
(9) | § 150.02 | Unsafe buildings |
(C) Non-monetary penalties. In addition to the fines provided in division (A) above, the town may also enforce any non-monetary penalty and/or remedy provide in the ordinance for the violation including, but not limited to, towing.
(D) Conflicting penalties. Any provision contained in any prior ordinance that conflicts with the Schedule of Fines provided in division (A) above is hereby repealed.
(Ord. 2011-4A, passed 4-4-11; Am. Ord. 2011-5A, passed 5-16-11; Am. Ord. 2019-4A, passed 5-20-19)