821_00001ORDINANCE NO.821
AN ORDINANCE REPEALING AND/OR AMENDING EXISTING PENALTY
PROVISIONS OF THE MOSES LAKE CITY CODE AND ENACTING A NEW
GENERAL PENALTY PROVISION APPLICABLE TO THE ORDINANCES OF
THE CITY OF MOSES LAKE AND THE MOSES LAKE CITY CODE IN ITSENTIRETY,
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MOSES LAKE,WASHINGTON,DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
I Section 1 SPECIFIC REPEAL The following sections of the Moses Lake City Code areberebyspecificallyrepealedintheirentirety:1.36.56,2.1.08,3.2.76,3.3.44,3.8.48,3.12.16,3.16.56,3.18.20,3.24.360.30,3.29.24,3.30.12,3.38.08,4.2.16,4.4.12,4.6.48,4.10.44,4.12.08,5.2.72,5.4.56,5.6.12,5.8.08,5.10.40,5.12.20,6.2.24,6.4.56,6.8.08,6.10.28,6.18.48,6.20.56,6.28.40,6.30.56,6.32.104,7.52.04,9.2.32,and 9.6.32.
Section 2 AMENDMENTS The following sections of the Moses Lake City Code are herebyamended:
A.Section 1.7.36 -by deleting "punished by imprisonment in the city jail not toexceedthirtydays,or by a fine in any sum not to exceed three hundred dollars
or both"and inserting "guilty of a misdemeanor"in its stead.
B.Section 1.7.40 -by deleting "punished by a fine of not less than one dollar normorethantwenty-five dollars,or by imprisonment in the city jail not to exceedthirtydays"and inserting "guilty of a misdemeanor"in its stead,
C.Section 3.10.32 -by deleting the phrase "fined in the som of not to exceed $300.00orshallbeimprisonedintheCityJailfornottoexceed90days,or by both suchfineandimprisonment"and inserting "guilty of a misdemeanor"in its stead.
D.Section 3.14.28 -by deleting "andshall be fined in any sum not more than fivehundreddollars,or imprisoned in the county jail for a term not exceeding ninetyidays,or both".
E.Section 3.15.244 -by deleting ",and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in anamountnotexceedingthreehundreddollarsorbeimprisonedfornotmorethanninetydaysorbothsuchfineandimprisonment".
F.Section 3.20.44 -by deleting "subject to a fine in any sum not to exceed threehundreddollars,"and inserting "guilty of a misdemeanor"in its stead.Further,by deleting "forfeit and pay a penalty of one hundred dollars"and inserting "beguiltyofamisdemeanor".
G.Section 3.32.28 -by deleting ",punishable by a fine of not more than five hundreddollarsorbyimprisonmentfornotmorethanninetydays,or both such fine andimprisonment".
H.Section 6.6.28 -by deleting ",upon conviction thereof,punished by a fine of nottoexceed$300.00 or by imprisonment in the City or County Jail for a period nottoexceed90daysorbybothsuchfineandimprisonment"and inserting "guiltyofamisdemeanor"in its stead.
I.Section 6.12.44 -by deleting ",and upon conviction thereof,shall be punishedbyafineinanysumnottoexceedthreehundreddollars,or by imprisonment inthecityjailforatermnottoexceedninetydays,or by both fine and imprisonment".
J.Section 6.14.56 -by deleting ",and upon conviction thereof shall be punished byIafineofnotmorethanthreehundreddollarsorimprisonmentnottoexceedninetydaysorbothsuchfineandimprisonment.Each day of violation shall be consideredaseperateoffense".
K.Section 6.34.84 -by deleting "and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by afineinanysumnottoexceedThreeHundredandno/100 ($300.00)Dollars or byimprisonmentintheCityJailforatermnotexceedingninety(90)days,or bybothsuchfineandimprisonment".
L.Section 7.24.48 -by deleting "and be subject to a fine of not more than three
hundred dollars or a jail sentence of not more than ninety days,or both such fine
and imprisonment".
M.Section 9.10.84 -by deleting ",upon conviction thereof,be subject to a fine of
not more than five hundred dollars or imprisonment not to exceed ninety days in
the city jail,or both"and inserting "he guilty of a misdemeanor"in its stead.
Section 3 GENERAL PENALTY Any person violating any of the provisions or failing to
comply with any of the mandatory requirements of any ordinance of the City of Moses
Lake is guilty of a misdemeanor.Except in cases where a different punishment is
prescribed by any ordinance of the City of Moses Lake,any person convicted of a
misdemeanor under the ordinances of Moses Lake shall be punished by a fine not to
exceed five hundred dollars or by imprisonment not to exceed ninety days,or by both
such fine and imprisonment.
Each such person is guilty of a separate offense for each and every day during any
portion of which any violation of any provision of the ordinances of Moses Lake is
committed,continued or permitted by any such person,and he is punishable accordingly.
Section 4 CUMULATIVE EFFECT The provision of this ordinance shall be cumulative
and shall not operate to repeal any ordinances other than those specifically repealed.
Section 5 SEVERABILITY The invalidity of any part of this ordinance shall not effect
the validity of any other part which can be given effect without such invalid part
or parts.
Section 6 EFFECTIVE DATE This ordinance shall take effect and be in force five
(5)days after its passage and publication as provided by law.
PASSED by the City Council of the City of Moses Lake,Washington,and APPROVED by
its Mayor this 19th day of April ,1977.
Mayor
ATTEST:
City Clerk
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City Attorney
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