Baltimore City Council
File #: 05-0296    Version: 0 Name: Parking Fines - Penalties for Nonpayment
Type: Ordinance Status: Enacted
File created: 12/5/2005 In control: City Council
On agenda: Final action: 12/8/2006
Enactment #: 06-358
Title: Parking Fines - Penalties for Nonpayment FOR the purpose of setting a limit on the penalty imposed for nonpayment of a citation issued for certain parking, stopping, standing, and related offenses; and generally relating to fines, penalties, and procedures for certain offenses.
Sponsors: President Young, Nicholas C. D'Adamo, Kenneth Harris, Agnes Welch, Paula Johnson Branch, Belinda Conaway, Edward Reisinger, Stephanie Rawlings Blake
Indexes: Fines, Parking
Attachments: 1. 296-1st Reader.pdf, 2. 05-0296 - 3rd Reader.pdf
EXPLANATION: CAPITALS indicate matter added to existing law.
[Brackets] indicate matter deleted from existing law.

* WARNING: THIS IS AN UNOFFICIAL, INTRODUCTORY COPY OF THE BILL.
THE OFFICIAL COPY CONSIDERED BY THE CITY COUNCIL IS THE FIRST READER COPY.
INTRODUCTORY*

CITY OF BALTIMORE
COUNCIL BILL

Introduced by: Councilmember Young


A BILL ENTITLED

AN ORDINANCE concerning
Title
Parking Fines - Penalties for Nonpayment

FOR the purpose of setting a limit on the penalty imposed for nonpayment of a citation issued for certain parking, stopping, standing, and related offenses; and generally relating to fines, penalties, and procedures for certain offenses.
Body
BY repealing and reordaining, with amendments
Article 31 - Transit and Traffic
Section(s) 36-22
Baltimore City Code
(Edition 2000)

SECTION 1. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF BALTIMORE, That the Laws of Baltimore City read as follows:

Baltimore City Code

Article 31. Transit and Traffic

Subtitle 36. Parking, etc., Fines, Penalties, and Procedures

ยง 36-22. Imposition of penalties.

(a) Notice to offender.

If a person fails to pay the appropriate fine for a violation by the date specified in the citation and fails to file a notice of intention to stand trial for the offense, a formal notice of the violation shall be sent to the owner's last known address.

(b) Penalties if not paid.

(1) If, within 15 days from the date of the notice, the citation has not been satisfied, the person who received the citation is liable for a penalty EQUAL TO THE LESSER of:



(I) $16 for each month or part of a month the citation remains unsatisfied; AND

(II) 3 TIMES THE AMOUNT OF T...

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