2004-167RESOLUTION NO. 2004-167
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
ANAHEIM ADOPTING A SCHEDULE OF FINES AND
INTEREST CHARGES PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 1.20 OF TITLE
1 OF THE ANAHEIM MUNICIPAL CODE
WHEREAS, Chapter 1.20 of Title 1 of the Anaheim Municipal Code establishes an
administrative procedure for the issuance of civil citations and imposition of civil fines for certain
violations of the Anaheim Municipal Code as an alternative to the issuance of criminal complaints
and imposition of criminal fines through the judicial process; and
WHEREAS, Section 1.20.070 of Chapter 1.20 of Title 1 of the Anaheim Municipal
Code provides that the amount of the civil fines imposed pursuant to said Chapter 1.20 shall be in
accordance with a schedule of fines adopted by resolution of the City Council; and
WHEREAS, subsection .020 of said Section 1.20.070 provides that the schedule of
fines may also specify the amount of any interest and/or late payment penalty owed for any fine not
paid within thirty days following the due date thereof; and
WHEREAS, the City Council desires, by this resolution, to adopt and establish the
schedule of fines for citations issued pursuant to Chapter 1.20 of Title 1 of the Anaheim Municipal
Code and to adopt and specify the rate of interest which shall be imposed on any such civil fines not
paid within thirty days following the due date thereof.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of
Anaheim as follows:
1. The following schedule of civil fines is hereby adopted pursuant to the
provisions of Section 1.20.070 of Chapter 1.20 of Title 1 of the Anaheim Municipal Code (the
"Code"):
First offense
Second offense with twelve month period
Subsequent offenses with twelve month period
$100
$200
$500
2. Any civil fine, or portion thereof, imposed pursuant to said Chapter 1.20 and
in such amount as set forth in this resolution, which remains unpaid for more than thirty days
following the later of: (i) the due date as specified in subsection .030 of Section 1.20.070 of the
Code, or (ii) with regard to any civil fine the advance deposit of which has been waived pursuant
to Section 1.20.090 of the Code, the date of issuance of the administrative order as specified in
Section 1.20.110 of the Code, or (iii) with regard to any civil fine the advance deposit of which has
been waived pursuant to Section 1.20.090, the date of any final judicial decision as specified in
Section 1.20.120 of the Code, shall bear interest thereon at the rate of one and one-half percent
(11/2%) per month from such date until the date paid in full.
THE FOREGOING RESOLUTION is approved and adopted by the City Council of
the City of Anaheim this 27th day of July ,2004, by the following roll call
vote:
AYES: Council Members Chavez, Tait,
NOES: none
Hernandez, McCracken
ABSENT: Mayor Pringle
ABSTAIN: none
ATTEST:
~ITY CLEI~K 6F THE CITY OF ANAHEIM
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