2007-052-ORD-Amending Article II of Chapter 18 of the Paris Code of Ordinances

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the issuance of a Citation, a copy of which Citation shall be given to the person so charged at the time the Citation is issued. The original of the Citation shall be filed with the Clerk of the Municipal Court of the City of Paris, Texas, a copy of the Citation shall be given to the person charged with a violation of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Paris, Texas, and a copy shall be kept by the Code Inspector. The Citation shall specifically identify the date, time, place and specific section of the Code of Ordinances that has been violated. It shall include the name, address, telephone number and any other pertinent identifying information of the person so charged, the name of the Code Inspector, and the telephone number and address of the Municipal Court of the City of Paris, Texas. It shall also include the wording, "You are hereby notified to appear in the Municipal Court of the City of Paris, Texas at 2910 Clarksville Street on or before the expiration of ten (10) days of the date of this citation to answer a complaint for the offense of: which wording shall be in bold print and in a font larger than the rest of the wording that appears on the Citation. The Citation shall also include wording that a failure to appear after ten (10) days of the issuance of the Citation constitutes a separate offense." Section 3. That the Code of Ordinances of the City of Paris, Texas, be and the same is hereby, amended by adding a new Section 18-26 entitled Failure to Appear, to Article II, Chapter 18 to read as follows: "Sec. 18-26. Failure to Appear. "It shall be unlawful for a person to intentionally or knowingly fail to appear in the Municipal Court for the City of Paris, Texas, following the expiration of ten (10) days after the issuance of a Citation for violation of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Paris, Texas, which Citation has been issued by a Code Inspector of the City of Paris, Texas and a copy of which was given to that person. It is a defense to prosecution under this section that the person had a reasonable excuse, capable of being verified, for his failure to appear. A person commits a misdemeanor in violation of this section regardless of the disposition of the charge or charges made in the Citation. A person violating this section shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be fined in accordance with Section 1-6 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Paris, Texas." Section 4. That all provisions of the ordinances of the City of Paris, Texas in conflict with the provisions of this ordinance are hereby repealed, and all other provisions of the ordinances of the City of Paris not in conflict with the provisions of this ordinance shall remain in full force and effect. Section 5. That the repeal of any ordinance or part of ordinances affected by the enactment of this ordinance shall not be construed as abandoning any action now pending under or by virtue of such ordinance or as discontinuing, abating, modifying, or altering any penalty accruing or to accrue, or as affecting any rights of the municipality under any section or provisions of any ordinance at the time of passage of this ordinance. 2