§ 1-9. Fines in summary disposition of minor violations.
(1)
Authority. This Ordinance No. 1283, providing for the summary disposition of and fines for certain traffic offenses under state law and certain municipal ordinance violations within the City of Citronelle, is adopted pursuant to the provisions of Rule 20 of the Alabama Rules of Judicial Administration, as last amended effective November 26, 2012, and other applicable law.
(2)
Summary disposition of certain state traffic violations. The City of Citronelle hereby adopts the schedule of fines for state traffic offenses provided in Rule 20(A) of the Alabama Rules of Judicial Administration, as now existing or hereafter amended to be applied in the event a defendant elects to plead guilty before a magistrate to any one (1) of the traffic offenses listed below, in addition to costs of court established by law. The schedule of fines for state traffic offenses, as last amended effective November 26, 2012, is as follows:
32-5-65 Allowing child under the age of 16 to operate motor vehicle $50.00 32-5A-265 Bicycle - no lamps or reflector 20.00 32-5A-61 Blocking highway (intersection) 30.00 32-5-17 Casting a light from a public road (nuisance spotlighting) 100.00 32-5A-262 Clinging to vehicle 20.00 32-5A-57 Coasting 20.00 32-5A-59 Crossing a fire hose 50.00 32-5A-92 Disobeying traffic control devices on a controlled-access
highway20.00 32-1-7 Driving on beach or sand dunes 100.00 32-5A-80(a) Driving on wrong side of road 30.00 23-5-2(b) Driving through or around a barricade/fence/warning sign/detour sign 20.00 32-5A-174 Driving under the minimum speed 20.00 32-5A-52 Driving upon sidewalk 20.00 32-5A-53 Driving with vision obscured 20.00 32-5-16 Entering highway closed by state trooper 20.00 32-6-1;
32-6-18(a)Expired license; Driving without a license 20.00 32-6-65 Expired tag 20.00 32-5C-6 Failure to affix tinting-compliance label 20.00 32-5-242(c) Failure to dim headlights 10.00 32-5-221 Failure to display flare or warning devices 20.00 32-5A-213 Failure to exercise care 20.00 32-5A-58.2 Failure to move over or reduce speed when approaching enforcement or emergency vehicles 25.00 32-5-113(a) Failure to move to the right upon approach of emergency vehicle 50.00 32-5A-33 Failure to obey pedestrian-control signals 20.00 32-5A-31 Failure to obey the instructions of any official traffic-control device 20.00 32-5A-150 Failure to stop at railroad crossing 10.00 32-5A-153 Failure to stop when emerging from alley, driveway, or building 20.00 32-5-222 Failure to use child restraint 25.00 32-5B-4 Failure to wear safety belt 25.00 32-5A-82(2); 32-5A-112(c); 32-5A-110; 32-5A-116(a); 32-5A-211(a); 32-5A-58.1; 32-5A-114 Failure to yield right-of-way 20.00 32-5A-115 Failure to yield to emergency vehicle 50.00 32-5A-58 Following emergency vehicle 50.00 32-5A-89 Following too closely 20.00 32-5A-216 Hitchhiking 10.00 32-5A-80(b) Impeding the flow of traffic 20.00 32-5A-91 Improper access to controlled-access roadway 20.00 32-5-72; 32-5A-51 Improper backing 20.00 32-5-212 Improper brakes 20.00 32-5-213 Improper horn 20.00 32-5A-84; 32-5A-133 Improper lane change 20.00 32-5A-88 Improper lane usage 20.00 32-9-21(b) Improper length/width of a motor bus 100.00 32-5-240; 32-5-241; 32-5-242 Improper lights 20.00 32-5A-242 Improper motorcycle operation 20.00 32-5-216 Improper muffler 10.00 32-5-214 Improper or no rearview mirror 20.00 32-5A-86; 32-5A-82; 32-5A-83 Improper passing 20.00 32-5A-242(b) Improper passing on a motorcycle 20.00 32-5A-263 Improper riding of a bicycle on a roadway 20.00 32-5A-35 Improper signal 10.00 32-5A-137 Improper stopping or parking on or in highway (general) 30.00 32-5A-137 Improper stopping, standing, or parking in specified places 30.00 32-5A-136(a) Improper stopping, standing, or parking outside of business or residence 30.00 32-6-52 Improper tag 25.00 32-6-52 Improper tag classification 25.00 32-5-210 Improper tires 20.00 32-5A-130 Improper turn 20.00 32-5A-90 Improper use of clearly indicated divided highway 30.00 32-5C-2 Improper window tinting 20.00 32-5A-80(c) Improperly driving over the center line of a four-lane roadway 20.00 32-5A-54 Improperly opening and closing vehicle doors 20.00 32-7A-14; 32-7A-16 Insurance - allowing the operation of a vehicle without insurance 50.00 32-7A-16(4) Insurance - display of invalid insurance 50.00 32-7A-16(2) Insurance - failure or refusal to display 50.00 32-7A-16(3) Insurance - operating a vehicle the registration of which is suspended 50.00 32-7A-16(1) Insurance - operating a vehicle without insurance 50.00 32-5A-60 Littering highway 100.00 32-5A-131 Making a U-turn 20.00 32-5A-245(b) Motorcycle - no shoes 10.00 32-6-49.7 No CD license 100.00 32-5-220 No flag, flares, or other warning device 20.00 32-5A-245(a) No helmet (motorcycle rider) 10.00 32-12-22 No motorcycle endorsement 20.00 32-9-29 No permit (oversized width, height, length) 100.00 32-6-51 No plainly visible tag 50.00 32-5-211 No red or orange flag or red light or amber strobe 20.00 32-5-246 No reflect device on slow-moving vehicles 20.00 32-5-245 No reflectors on tractor 20.00 32-5A-53; 32-5-215 Obstructing driver's view 20.00 32-6-18(a) Operating a motor vehicle without a driver's license 25.00* 32-9-20 Overweight/overheight/overlength truck 100.00 32-5A-138 Parking more than 18 inches from curb 30.00 32-5A-222 Pedestrian entering or remaining on bridge or railroad crossing 20.00 32-5A-215 Pedestrian on highway 10.00 32-5A-219 Pedestrians not yielding to authorized emergency vehicles 10.00 32-9-31 Refusal to weigh 300.00 32-5A-55 Riding in house trailer 20.00 32-5A-32; 32-5A-34 Running red light 20.00 32-5A-112(b) Running stop sign 20.00 32-5-75 Shifting load 25.00 32-5A-133(c) Slowing or stopping without a proper signal 20.00 32-5A-171 Speeding:
Less than 25 MPH over posted speed limit
25 MPH or more over posted speed limit
20.00
40.0032-5A-176.1 Speeding in a construction zone:
Less than 25 MPH over posted speed limit
25 MPH or more over posted speed limit
40.00
80.0032-5A-170 Speed - exceeding reasonable and prudent 20.00 32-5-76 Spilling load 25.00 32-5A-137 Stopping on highway 30.00 32-6-155; 40-12-260 Switched personalized license plates 100.00 32-5A-350 Texting while driving 25.00 32-5-51 Towing or hauling a disabled vehicle 50.00 32-5A-50 Unattended motor vehicle 25.00 32-5-4 Unloading logs, lumber, etc., on or near highway 25.00 32-6-12(d) Violating driver's license restriction or endorsement 10.00* 32-9-29(b) Violating oversized-load permit 100.00 * This amount does not include the $50.00 penalty imposed pursuant to Code of Ala., 1975, §§ 32-6-18 and 32-6-19.
(3)
Summary disposition of certain municipal ordinance violations. The City of Citronelle hereby adopts a similar schedule of fines for certain first time minor ordinance violations within the City of Citronelle that are not included in the previous schedule of state traffic offenses in accordance with Rule 20(C) of the Alabama Rules of Judicial Administration, and subject to the limitations imposed in Rule 20(B) thereof to be applied in the event a defendant elects to plead guilty before a magistrate to any one (1) of the ordinance violations listed below, in addition to costs of court established by law, and subject to amendment by future ordinance of the City of Citronelle:
4-6 Animal Noise Nuisances 15.00 4-7 Unrestrained animals 15.00 5-128 Failure to Secure Land Disturbance Permit 100.00 6-11 Loitering - Pinecrest or Mt. Neb Cemeteries 100.00 9-6 Obstructing fire hydrants 100.00 9-7 False Fire Alarms 100.00 9-25 Violation of Regulations Regarding Sales of Fireworks 100.00 10-1 Unlawful Accumulation of Refuse 250.00 10-2 Littering 250.00 10-4 Uncovered vehicle 250.00 10-5(b)(1)—(5) Noise violation - Motor Vehicles 100.00 10-5(b)(6) Noise violation - Radios, Phonographs, Musical Instruments 100.00 10-5(b)(7) Noise violation - Birds or Animals 100.00 10-5(b)(8) Noise violation - Steam Whistle 100.00 10-5(b)(9) Noise violation - Mufflers 100.00 10-5(b)(10) Noise violation - Compressed Air 100.00 10-5(b)(11) Noise violation - Building Construction 100.00 10-5(b)(12) Noise violation - Excessive Noise on Street Adjacent to School or Church 100.00 10-5(b)(13) Noise violation - Excessive Noise on Sundays on Street Adjacent to church 100.00 10-5(b)(14) Noise violation - Loading or Unloading Vehicles 100.00 10-5(b)(15) Noise violation - Bells or Gongs 100.00 10-5(b)(l6) Noise violation - Drums, Loudspeakers, Etc. 100.00 10-5(b)(17) Noise violation - Loudspeakers, Amplifiers on Moving Vehicles 100.00 10-20 Property Maintenance Violations - Nuisances 500.00 10-53 Smoking Violations in Public Places 200.00 14-3 Parading Without a Permit 100.00 14-14 ATVs on Public Roads 100.00 14-16 Use of Engine Compression Release Brake on Public Roadways 100.00 14-17 Careless Driving 100.00 14-37 Criminal Trespass by Motor Vehicle 100.00 16-2(a) Use of Gateways to Enter or Leave Parks 100.00 16-2(b) Climbing or Walking on Walls of Parks 100.00 16-2(c) Animals in Parks 100.00 16-2(e) Sale of Merchandise in Parks 100.00 16-2(f) Use of Offensive Language in Parks 100.00 16-2(g) Fortune Telling in Parks 100.00 16-2(h) Gaming in Parks 100.00 16-2(j) Posting of Documents upon Structures in Parks 100.00 16-4 Glass Containers in Parks 100.00 16-5 Loitering in Parks 100.00 16-7 Operation of Vehicles in Parks 100.00 16-8 Speed Limit in Parks 100.00 16-9; 16-10(1)—(3) Illegal Fishing and Swimming at Municipal Lake 110.00 16-22 Violation of Rules of Golf Course Rules of Conduct 100.00 16-24 Driving Off Right-of-Way 100.00 16-25 Removing Range or Practice Balls from Municipal Golf Course 100.00 16-26 Swimming or Wading within Municipal Golf Course 100.00 16-26 Unlawful Swimming at Municipal Golf Course 100.00 19-11(a) Throwing Substances into Public Ways 100.00 19-14 Placing Obstructions on Plots Along Public Streets 100.00 19-15 Obstructing Street or Sidewalk 100.00 19-16 Obstructing Gutters or Ditches 100.00 19-17 Unlawful Fence 100.00 19-18 Unlawful Placement of Poles 100.00 20-3 Overtime Parking and Improper Parking 100.00 20-3 Parking in Front of Fire Plug 150.00 20-3 Parking in Prohibited Zone 150.00 20-8 Failure to Acquire Police Escort for Oversized Vehicle or Load 150.00 20-11 Unlawful Parking of Semitrailer Trucks 100.00 20-12 Blocking Loading or Unloading Zone 100.00 20-13 Failure to Prevent Load or Contents from Dropping or Leaking 100.00 20-14(b) Speeding on Bicycles on sidewalks - prudent speed 100.00 20-14(c) Riding Bicycle in Front of B-1 Local Shopping District 100.00 20-15 Unlawful Placing of Advertisement on Parked Vehicles 100.00 Amended Ordinance #1118 Pending Codification: Solid Waste Disposal Violation 50.00 (4)
Summary disposition of certain state nontraffic violations. The City of Citronelle hereby adopts the Alabama Supreme Court's extended schedule of fines provided in Appendix B of Rule 20 of the Alabama Rules of Judicial Administration as now existing or hereafter amended to be applied in the event a defendant elects to plead guilty before a Magistrate to any one (1) of the state rule or regulation violations set forth therein, as now existing or hereafter amended, in addition to costs of court established by law.
(Ord. No. 1087, §§ 1—3, 2-8-90; Ord. No. 1113, 3-11-93; Ord. No. 1115, 4-8-93; Ord. No. 1123, 7-28-94; Ord. No. 1128, §§ 1—7, 3-23-95; Ord. No. 1142, 3-26-98; Ord. No. 1144, 6-11-98; Ord. No. 1178, 2-12-04; Ord. No. 1239, 7-23-09; Ord. No. 1283, §§ 1—3, 8-8-13)