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A. All ordinances passed subsequent to this Code which amend, repeal or in any way affect this Code may be numbered in accordance with the numbering system of this Code and printed for inclusion therein. When subsequent ordinances repeal any chapter, section or subsection or any portion thereof, the repealed portions may be excluded from this Code by omission from reprinted pages.
B. Amendments to any of the provisions of this Code may be made by amending the provisions by specific reference to the section of this Code in substantially the following language: "Be it ordained by the City Council of the City of Grove, Oklahoma, that Section of the code of ordinances of the City of Grove, Oklahoma, is hereby amended to read as follows:" (set out new provisions in full).
C. When the Council desires to enact an ordinance of a general and permanent nature on a subject not heretofore existing in the Code, which the City Council desires to incorporate into the Code, a section in substantially the following language may be made part of the ordinance:
Section Be it ordained by the City Council of the City of Grove, Oklahoma, that the provisions of this ordinance shall become and be made a part of the code of ordinances of the City of Grove, Oklahoma, and the sections of this ordinance may be re-numbered to accomplish this intention.
D. All sections, articles, chapters or provisions of this Code desired to be repealed may be specifically repealed by section or chapter number, as the case may be. (1983 Code)
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| 1 | 1. 11 OS § 14-103 et seq. |
It is unlawful for any person to change or amend by additions or deletions any part or portion of this Code, or to insert or delete pages or portions thereof, or to alter or tamper with this Code in any manner whatsoever which will cause the law of the City to be misrepresented thereby. Any person violating this section shall be punished as provided in section 1-108 of this chapter. (1983 Code)
A. Except as otherwise provided by State law, whenever in this Code or in any ordinance of the City an act is prohibited or is made or declared to be unlawful or an offense or a misdemeanor, or whenever in this Code or ordinances 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 of any provision of this Code or of any ordinance related to alcohol or drug related offenses, upon conviction, shall be punished by a fine, of not exceeding eight hundred dollars ($800.00), plus court costs and penalties, or by imprisonment for not more than sixty (60) days, or both such fine and imprisonment. For all other offenses, upon conviction, shall be punished by a fine, of not exceeding seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), plus court costs and penalties, or by imprisonment for not more than sixty (60) days, or both such fine and imprisonment. Each day or any portion of a day during which a violation of this Code or of any ordinance shall continue shall constitute a separate offense.
B. 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.
C. The amount of court costs to be charged to a defendant in the event of a bond forfeiture, guilty plea, or conviction, shall not exceed the sum of thirty dollars ($30.00) plus the fees and mileage of jurors and witnesses plus penalties as set forth in section 6-136 of this Code.
The maximum fine for traffic related offenses relating to speeding or parking shall not exceed two hundred dollars ($200.00) plus court costs and penalties.
The maximum fine for violation of any provisions of this Code or of any ordinance related to alcohol or drug related offenses shall not exceed eight hundred dollars ($800.00) plus cost and penalties.
The maximum fine for all other offenses shall not exceed seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00) plus court costs and penalties. (Ord. 742, 12-5-2017)
A. All fines are recoverable by civil action before any court of competent jurisdiction in addition to any other method provided by law.
B. A Municipal Court seeking to collect a debt, unpaid fines and cost or final judgment of at least fifty dollars ($50.00) from an individual who has filed a State Income Tax return may file a claim with the Oklahoma Tax Commission requesting that the amount owed to the Municipal Court be deducted from any State Income Tax refund due to that individual. The claim shall be filed electronically in a form prescribed by the Tax Commission and shall contain information necessary to identify the person owing the debt, including full name and social security number of the debtor. (Ord. 585, 11-3-2009)
All ordinances of the City now in effect within the City are hereby extended to all real property belonging to, or under the control of, the City outside the corporate limits of the City, and shall be in full effect therein, insofar as they are applicable. All ordinances of the City which shall go into effect in the future, shall also apply to, and be in full effect within the boundaries of all outlying real property, insofar as they may be applicable. Any words in any ordinance indicating that the effect of an ordinance provision is limited to the corporate limits of the City shall be deemed to mean and include also the outlying real property belonging to, or under the control of, the City, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. (Prior Code § 10-4)