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§ 10.13 ORDINANCES UNAFFECTED.
   All ordinances of a temporary or special nature and all other ordinances pertaining to subjects not embraced in this code shall remain in full force and effect unless herein repealed expressly or by necessary implication.
§ 10.14 ORDINANCES WHICH AMEND OR SUPPLEMENT CODE.
   (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body shall desire to amend any existing chapter or section of this code, the chapter or section shall be specifically repealed and a new chapter or section, containing the desired amendment, substituted in its place.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)   Any ordinance which is proposed to add to the existing code a new chapter or section shall indicate, with reference to the arrangement of this code, the proper number of the chapter or section. In addition to an indication thereof as may appear in the text of the proposed ordinance, a caption or title shall be shown in concise form above the ordinance.
§ 10.15 SECTION HISTORIES; STATUTORY REFERENCES.
   (A)   As histories for the code sections, the specific number and passage date of the original ordinance, and 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:
(I.C. 36-5-2-2)
      (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:
§ 39.01 PUBLIC RECORDS AVAILABLE.
   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 I.C. 5-14-3-1 et seq.
§ 10.16 PRESERVATION OF PENALTIES, OFFENSES, RIGHTS AND LIABILITIES.
   All offenses committed under laws in force prior to the effective date of this code shall be prosecuted and remain punishable as provided by those laws. This code does not affect any rights or liabilities accrued, penalties incurred or proceedings begun prior to the effective date of this code. The liabilities, proceedings and rights are continued; punishments, penalties or forfeitures shall be enforced and imposed as if this code had not been enacted. In particular, any agreement granting permission to utilize highway rights-of-way, contracts entered into or franchises granted, the acceptance, establishment or vacation of any highway, and the election of corporate officers shall remain valid in all respects, as if this code had not been enacted.
§ 10.99 GENERAL PENALTY.
   (A)   The power to prescribe a penalty of imprisonment for an ordinance violation is prohibited by I.C. 36-l-3-8(a)(9).
   (B)   Whenever in any ordinance of the county, any act which is prohibited or is made or declared to be unlawful, or whenever the doing of any act is required or the failure to do any act is declared to be unlawful, and where no specific penalty is provided, the violation of any such provision shall be punished by a fine not less than $100 nor more than $2,500 for the first violation of the ordinance. A separate offense shall be deemed committed for each day during which or on which a violation occurs or continues to occur. A second or subsequent violation of the ordinance shall be punished by a fine not less than $100 nor more than $7,500.
   (C)   The violation of an ordinance or regulation concerning air emissions established by an air permit program established under I.C. 13-17-12-6 shall be punished by a fine not less than $100 nor more than $10,000.
   (D)   The fines prescribed in division (B) of this section do not apply to violations of ordinances that regulate traffic or parking.
(BC Ord. 2019-0014, passed 8-5-2019)