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CONSIDERATION OF ORDINANCE O-2021-25 UPON SECOND AND FINAL READING: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORMAN, OKLAHOMA, AMENDING SECTION 14-310 OF CHAPTER 14 ADDING AN ADMINISTRATIVE FINE FOR TRANSPORTING AN OPEN CONTAINER AND TRANSPORTING A FIREARM IMPROPERLY, ADDING ADMINISTRATIVE FINES FOR IMPROPER EQUIPMENT AND VEHICLE REGISTRATION VIOLATIONS CONSISTENT WITH CHAPTER 20, AND CLARIFYING WHEN ADMINISTRATIVE FINES ARE AVAILABLE FOR FIRST OFFENSES ONLY; SECTION 14-312 OF CHAPTER 14 TO CORRECT A TYPOGRAPHICAL ERROR; SECTION 14-503 OF CHAPTER 14 TO ELIMINATE A REFERENCE TO AN OBSOLETE SECTION OF THE CODE; SECTION 14-504 OF CHAPTER 14 TO CLARIFY THAT DEFERRED SENTENCING IS ALSO AVAILABLE UPON A PLEA OF NOLO CONTENDRE; SECTION 20-210 OF CHAPTER 20 CLARIFYING REFERENCES TO OTHER SECTIONS AND ADDING A PENALTY APPLICABLE TO VIOLATIONS OF SECTION 20-543, CARRYING OF SECURITY VERIFICATION FORM WHILE OPERATING VEHICLE; SECTION 20-526 OF CHAPTER 20 ELIMINATING VIOLATION FOR DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF AN INTOXICANT CONSISTENT WITH STATE LAW; SECTION 20-701 OF CHAPTER 20 MAKING AUTHORITY TO IMPOUND VEHICLES FOR EXPIRED LICENSE TAG CONSISTENT WITH STATE LAW; AND PROVIDING FOR THE SEVERABILITY THEREOF.
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BACKGROUND: These ordinance amendments are intended to be housekeeping amendments to the City of Norman's Code governing Municipal Court and traffic violations. These amendments, as discussed below, make provisions of Chapter 14 and Chapter 20 consistent, delete unnecessary provisions as needed, and close loopholes created by changes in state law. Each change is discussed in detail below.
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Sec. 14-310. - Penalties; administrative payment in lieu of Court appearance.
This section gives defendants who are charged with certain ordinance violations the option to make a payment to the Court Clerk in lieu of a formal court appearance in Municipal Court. The housekeeping changes made to this provision are intended to make 14-310 consistent...
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