(a) There is hereby incorporated by reference for the purposes of regulating public offenses within the corporate limits of the city that certain code known as the “Uniform Public Offense Code for Kansas Cities,” 37th edition published in 2021, prepared and published in book form by the League of Kansas Municipalities, Topeka, Kansas. One official copy of said Uniform Public Offense Code for Kansas Cities shall be marked or stamped “Official Copy as Adopted by Ord. 2083” and to which shall be attached a copy of this ordinance, and filed with the City Clerk to be open to inspection and available to the public at all reasonable hours. The Police Department, Municipal Judge and all administrative departments of the city charged with enforcement of this section shall be supplied, at the cost of the city, such number of official copies of such Uniform Public Offense Code for Kansas Cities similarly marked, and as may deemed expedient.
(b) The governing body recognizes, accepts, and approves the prosecutorial discretion to be exercised by the City Attorney in prosecuting certain offenses set forth in the Uniform Public Offense Code for Kansas Cities and not others.
(Ord. 2083, passed 8-12-2019)