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ORDINANCE NO. 1514
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF RENTON, WASHINGTON,
AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 1048, KNOWN AS THE TRAFFIC
CODE OF THE CITY OF RENTON RELATING TO DRIVING
WHILE UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF INTOXICANTS OR DRUGS,
PROVIDING PENALTIES THEREFOR, AND PROVIDING FOR
SUSPENSION AND/OR REVOCATION OF OPERATORtS LICENSE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF RENTON AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION I: Existing Section 45 of Chapter VII (Rules of the
Road), reading as follows:
"SECTION 45. DRIVING UNDER INFLUENCE OF INTOXICANTS OR DRUGS --
PENALTIES --REVOCATION OF LICENSE. It shall be unlawful for any
person to operate any vehicle upon the public highways of this
City while under the influence of or affected by the use of in-
toxicating liquor or of any narcotic drug. Upon the first conviction
for the violation of the provisions of this section the court shall
impose a fine of not less than fifty dollars ($50.00) or more than
three hundred dollars 0300.00) or not less than ten.(10) days or more
than ninety (90) days in jail, or both such fine and imprisonment,
and shall, in addition thereto, revoke the operatorrs license of such
person. Upon second or subsequent conviction for a violation of the
provisions of this section the court shall impose a fine of not
less than one hundred dollars ($100.00) or more than three hundred
($300.00) and not less than ninety (90) days in jail, or both such
fine and imprisonment, and shall, in addition thereto, revoke the
operatorrs license of such person."
BE AND THE SAME IS HER9BY AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS:
AMENDED SECTION 45: It is unlawful for any person who is under
the influence of or affected by the use of intoxicating liquor or of any
narcotic drug to drive or to be in actual physical control of any vehicle
upon the public streets or highways of this City.
Upon the first conviction for the violation of the provisions of
this section, the court shall impose a fine of not less than fifty
dollars ($50.00) or more than five hundred dollars ($500.00) and not
less than five (5) days or more than one year (1) in jail, and shall,
in addition thereto, suspend the operator's license of such person for
not less than thirty (30) days. Upon a second conviction for a violation
of the provisions of this section within a period of five (5) years,
the court shall impose a fine of not less than One hundred dollars
($100.00) or more than one thousand dollars ($1,000„00) and not less
than thirty (30) days or more than'bne (1) year in jail, and neither
the fine nor the jail sentence so imposed shall be suspended, and shall,
in addition thereto, suspend the operatorrs license of such person for
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not less than sixty (60) days after the termination of such jail
sentence. Upon any subsequent conviction for a violation of the
provisions of this section within the period of five (5) years, the
court shall impose a fine of not less than one hundred dollars (JI100.00)
or more than one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) and not less than
thirty (30) days or more than one (1) year in jail, and neither the
fine nor the jail sentence so imposed shall be suspended, and shall,
in addition thereto, revoke the operatorts license.
In any case provided for in this act where a driverts license
is to be revoked or suspended, such revocation or suspension shall be
stayed and shall not take effect until after the determination of any
appeal from the conviction which may lawfully be taken, but in case
such conviction is sustained on appeal, such revocation or suspension
shall take effect as of the date that the conviction becomes effective
for other purposes; it being the intent and purpose of this section
that licenses shall remain in full force and effect during the period
that any appeal is pending.
SECTION II: All ordinances and part's of ordinances in conflict
herewith be and the same are hereby repealed.
SE L"TI ON III:
Should any section, clause or provisions of this
ordinance be declared by the courts to be invalid, the same shall not
affect the validity of the ordinance as a whole or any part thereof,
other than the part so declared to be invalid.
SECTION IV: This ordinance shall be in full force and effect
from and after its passage, approval and legal publication.
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL this 7th day of June, 1955.
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APPROVED BY THE MAYOR this 7th day qf, June, 1955.
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Tara M, 5Jae 11an
sistant City Attorney
Date of publication: June 13, 1955
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oe R. Baxter,, Mayor