Ord 1563 - AMENDING VARIOUS SECTIONS OF THE TOWN CODE TO CONVERT MISDEMEANORS TO INFRACTIONSORDINANCE NO. 1563
ORDINANCE AMENDING VARIOUS SECTIONS OF THE
TOWN CODE TO CONVERT MISDEMEANORS TO INFRACTIONS
The Town Council of Los Gatos hereby ORDAINS:
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Section 1 -7 of the Town Code is amended to .read as follows:
"Whenever in this Code, or in any other ordinance of the Town, or
in any rule, regulation or order issued or promulgated pursuant thereto,
any act is prohibited, or is made or declared to be unlawful, or an
offense, or 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 such provision shall constitute an in-
fraction, and the penalties therefor shall be those specified by Govern-
ment Code Section 36900(b). Where a violation is specifically declared
to be a misdemeanor, it shall be punished by a fine not exceeding five
hundred dollars, or the imprisonment.for a term not exceeding six months,
or by both such fine and imprisonment. Any violation, whether infraction
or misdemeanor, may also be redressed by civil action."
SECTION 2.
Section 4 -57(b) of the Town Code is amended to read as follows:
"(b) Any person who continues to conduct a bingo game after
notification of a surnnary suspension of a permit under the provisions
of subsection.(a) is guilty of an infraction."
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Section 8 -11 of the Town Code is amended to read as follows:
"Sec. 8 -11. Violations
It shall be unlawful and a misdemeanor for any person, during an
emergency, to:
"(a) Wilfully obstruct, or hinder or delay any member of the
emergency organization in the enforcement of any lawful rule or regula-
tion issued pursuant to this chapter, or in the performance of any duty
imposed upon him by virtue of this chapter.
(b) Do any act forbidden by any lawful rule or regulation issued
pursuant to this chapter.
(c) Wear, carry or display, without authority, any means of iden-
tification specified by the emergency agency of the state."
This ordinance takes effect 30 days after the date it is adopted. Within
15 days after this ordinance is adopted, the Town Clerk shall cause it to be
published once in a newspaper of general circulation published and circulated in
the Town.
The foregoing ordinance was duly introduced at a regular meeting of the
Town. Council of the Town of Los Gatos on January 3rd., 1983 _. , and adopted by
the following vote as an ordinance of the Town of Los Gatos at a regular meeting
of the Town Council on January 17th, 1983
AYES: COUNCIIMR4BERS Joanne Benjamin, Terrence J. Daily,
Thomas J. Ferrito, MarLyn_J. Rasmussen and May
Brent N. Ventura
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS None
ABSTAIN: COUNCIT 01 None
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS None
SIGNED:
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ayor of the Town. of Los Gatos
ATTEST:
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Deputy Clerk of thegdwn of Los Gatos
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