92 Repealing Section 10-150
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AMENDING TITLE X, CHAPTER 1, ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF MERIDIAN,BY
REPEALING SECTION 10-139 AND REPEALING SECTION 10-150 AS ENACTED BY
ORDINANCE NO. 91, RELATING TO RECKLESS AND NEGLIGENT DRIVING ANDRE-
ENACTING SECTION 10-139 DEFINING RECKLESS AND NIDLIGENT DRIVING AND
PRESCRIBING THE PENALTIES '1'HEREFOR. .
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND crry COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
MERIDIAN, ADA COUNTY, IDAHO:
Sect.ion 1. That. Section 10-139 of the Ordinanees of the Cit.y'
.r Meritian, anei SeatioR 10-150 as enuted by Ord.inance No. 91. or
the Ordinances or the City of Meridian, be and the same are hereby
repealed.
Section 2. That Title X, Chapter I' or the Ordinances of the
City .t Meriiian, be and the same is heriby aaended. by adding a new
88ct.1011 thereto t.o be designated Section 10-139 te react as follewe:
10-139. RECKLESS DRIVING.-- (a) Reckless driving.-- Any person
who drives any vehicle upon a public street carelesslyahel heed-
lessly, er without due caution and circumspection and ata epee.
er in a lILIUlner so as to endanger or be likely t.. endanger any per-
son or property, or whG passes when there is a line in his lane
indioating a sight distance restriction, shall be guilty of reckless
driving anei upon conviction shall be pwdsheci as provided in sub-
sectioa (b) of this section.
(b) Reokless driving-Penalt.y.-Every persOn convictell of
reckless driving un.er this section shall b. punished by imprison-
ment in. the municipal jail ror a peri.d of not. less than five clays
nor more than ninety" days or by a tine .of not less than $25.00 ner
more thu '300.00 or by beth such f1neand imprisonment, and. en a
seoon. or subsequent conviction shall be punished by imprisonment,
and proviuM further that the city magistrate shall suspenci the
lieense .f' &ny such person, thirty d.ays for the tirst conviction,
ninety days for the se.end conviction and one year for the thiri
conviction .f such .rfense.
(c) Negligent driTing--Penalty.--It shall be unlawful for any
person to operate a _tor vehicle in a negligent manner over an6\
along the public streets of' this city in excess of' the priaae facae
epee. or without ciue caution and circumspection or t. operate such
a vehicle in such a manner as t. en.anger or be likely t. endanger
any person or property. .
The .rfense of .perat~ a vehicle in a negligent manner shall
be consiaere_ te be a lesser offense than, but inclucied in, the
offense ef eperating a vehicle in a reckless JUmler, 8lld. any persoll
charge. wit.h operating a vehicle in a reckless manner may be con-
victe. of a lesser offense of operating a vehicle in a negligent
manner. A1:rt person violating the provisions of this seotio:m shall
be punishe. upon conviction in the same manner as is prov:i,ue.in
subseotioll (b) of this section, except that t.he suspension .this
_river's license shall be left. to the discret.ion of t.he judge.
Passe. by the Cit)" C.uncil &Dd. approve. by the Mayer of the
City .r Mari.ian, Ada CQunty, Iciaho, this 2Ot.h day of February,
. 1958.
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