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COUNCIL BILL NO. 4812 ORDINANCE NO. 1812
ORDINANCE
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AN ORDINANCE INCREASING THE SURCHARGE IN MUNCIPAL COURT FROM THIRTY-
FIVE DOLLARS TO FORTY-FIVE DOLLARS.
WHEREAS,
WHEREAS
The surcharge assessed against defendants who either plead guilty or are found to be guilty
has been set at thirty-five dollars for a number of years, and
City council finds and determines that it is in the public interested to increase said surcharge
from thirty-five to forty-five dollars;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MANITOU
SPRINGS, COLORADO, THAT:
Section 1:
Section 1.32.120 of the Code of ordinances of the City of Manitou Springs is hereby amended
by the addition of this sentence which shall be placed between the third and final sentences of
the current text of said Section:
In all such cases except for parking ticket cases, the court shall also assess a surcharge in the
amount of forty-five dollars, and all such surcharges received shall be deposited into the Law
Enforcement Special Revenue Fund.
Section 2:
This Ordinance shall take effect five days after final approval and adoption on second reading.
Passed on First Reading and Ordered Published this 4th day of December, 2012.
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City Clerk
A Public Hearing on Ordinance No. 1812 will be held at the December 11, 2012, Special City Council
meeting. The Council Meeting will be held at 7:00 P.M. at City Hall, 606 Manitou Avenue, Manitou
Springs, Colorado.
Ordinance Published December 4, 2012
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