St. Charles Parish - File #: 2011-0331

• File #: 2011-0331
• Version: 2
• Name: Amend Code - Chapter 14 Injuring, Destroying, Defacing Parish Property, Section 14-5 (b) to increase the maximum fine from $100.00 to $500.00
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Enacted
• File created: 10/3/2011
• In control: Parish Council
• Final action: 10/17/2011
• Enactment date: 10/17/2011
• Enactment #: 11-10-7
• Title: An ordinance to amend the Code of Ordinances, Chapter 14 Injuring, Destroying, Defacing Parish Property, Section 14-5 (b) to increase the maximum fine from $100.00 to $500.00.
• Sponsors: Dennis Nuss
• Indexes: Public Works (Dept. of)
• Code sections: Ch. 14. Sec. 14-5. - Injuring, destroying, defacing parish property
• Related files: 2011-0336

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
10/18/2011	2	Parish President	Approved by the Par. Pres.
10/17/2011	1	Parish Council	Amended	Pass
10/17/2011	2	Parish Council	Public Hearing Requirements Satisfied
10/17/2011	2	Parish Council	Approved as Amended	Pass
10/3/2011	1	Council Member(s)	Introduced
10/3/2011	1	Parish Council	Publish/Scheduled for Public Hearing

2011-0331

INTRODUCED BY:      DENNIS NUSS, COUNCILMAN, DISTRICT VII      

ORDINANCE NO.                    

Title

An ordinance to amend the Code of Ordinances, Chapter 14 Injuring, Destroying, Defacing Parish Property, Section 14-5 (b) to increase the maximum fine from $100.00 to $500.00.

Body

WHEREAS,      the current Code of Ordinances provides a penalty of $100.00 for any person injuring, destroying, or defacing parish property; and,

WHEREAS,      in an effort to curtail the increased number of incidents occurring in our Parish it is the desire of the Parish Council to increase said penalty to a maximum of $500.00.

THE ST. CHARLES PARISH COUNCIL HEREBY ORDAINS:

SECTION I.      That the Code of Ordinances, Chapter 14 Injuring, Destroying, Defacing Parish Property, Section 14-5 (b) is hereby amended to read as follows:

(b)      Any person violating the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and subject to a fine not to exceed five hundred dollars ($500.00) and/or imprisonment for a term not exceeding thirty (30) days or both.

Vote

The foregoing ordinance having been submitted to a vote, the vote thereon was as follows:

And the ordinance was declared adopted this             day of                      , 2011, to become effective five (5) days after publication in the Official Journal.

CHAIRMAN:                                     

SECRETARY:                                     

DLVD/PARISH PRESIDENT:                         

APPROVED:                       DISAPPROVED:             

PARISH PRESIDENT:                               

RETD/SECRETARY:                                

AT:                        RECD BY: