96-052 ORD PROVIDING THAT CODE OF ORDINANCES BE AMENDED BY REVISING SECTION 18-22 OF SAID CODE
ORDINANCE NO. 96-052
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PARIS, PARIS, TEXAS, PROVIDING THAT
THE CODE OF ORDINANCES, CITY OF PARIS, BE AMENDED BY REVISING
SECTION 18-22 OF SAID CODE; PROVIDING FOR JURISDICTIONAL LIMITS OF
THE MUNICIPAL COURT THAT ARE IN ACCORDANCE WITH STATE LAW;
REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT
HEREWITH; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE OF OCTOBER 1, 1996.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS:
Section 1. That Section 18-22 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Paris, Paris,
Texas, be, and the same is hereby, amended so that such shall read as follows:
"Sec. 18-22. Jurisdictionallimits.
"(a) The municipal court has exclusive original jurisdiction within the city
limits in all criminal cases that:
"(1) arise under the ordinances of the City; and
"(2) are punishable by a fine not to exceed:
"(A) Two thousand dollars ($2,000.00) in all cases arising under
City ordinances that govern fire safety, zoning or public health and
sanitation, including dumping or refuse; or
"(B) Five hundred dollars ($500.00) in all other cases arising
under a City ordinance.
"(b) The municipal court has concurrent jurisdiction with the justice court of
the precincts in which the City is located in all criminal cases arising under state
law that:
"(1) arise within the city limits; and
"(2) are punishable by a fine only as defined in Subsection (c) hereof.
"(c) In this Section, an offense which is punishable by 'fine only' is defined as
an offense that is punishable by fine and such sanctions as authorized by statute
not consisting of confinement in jail or imprisonment that are rehabilitative or
remedial in nature.
"(d) The fact that a conviction in municipal court has as a consequence the
imposition of a penalty or sanction by an agency or entity other than the court,
such as a denial, suspension or revocation of a privilege, does not affect the
original jurisdiction of the municipal court.
"(e) The municipal court has jurisdiction in the forfeiture and final judgment
of all bail bonds and personal bonds taken in criminal cases of which the court
has jurisdiction. "
Section 2. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby
expressly repealed.
Section 3. This ordinance shall become effective on October 1, 1996.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 9th day of September, 1996.
Eric S. Clifford, Mayor
ATTEST:
Mattie Cunningham, City Clerk
APPROVED TO FORM:
. K. Haynes, City Attorney