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ORDINANCE NO. 1645, SERIES 2013 AN ORDINANCE INCREASING THE MAXIMUM FINES FOR MUNICIPAL ORDINANCE VIOLATIONS AND AMENDING OTHER PROVISIONS OF THE LOUISVILLE MUNICIPAL CODE CONCERNING SEXUALLY ORIENTED BUSINESSES,ARSON, CONTEMPT,SPEEDING AND BICYCLE VIOLATIONS WHEREAS, the Colorado Legislature during the 2013 legislative session adopted House Bill 13-1060, which increases the maximum fine a municipal court may impose for violations of municipal ordinances from $1,000 to $2,650 to be adjusted annually for inflation; and WHEREAS, the City Council desires to amend the Louisville Municipal Code to increase maximum fines for violations of municipal ordinances; and WHEREAS, the City Council also desires to increase fines for violations of other specified ordinances, including for bicycle violations and contempt of court, to amend provisions of the Louisville Municipal Code concerning arson, and to amend the Model Traffic Code concerning speeding; and WHEREAS, the City Council further desires to change the hearing officer for revocations of sexually oriented business licenses from the City Clerk to the Municipal Judge; NOW,THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LOUISVILLE, COLORADO: Section 1. Subsection A of Section 1.28.010 of the Louisville Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows (words added are underlined; words deleted are str .): Sec. 1.28.010. General penalty. A. No person shall violate any of the provisions of the ordinances of the city. Except in cases where a different punishment is prescribed by any ordinance of the city, any person who violates any of the provisions of the ordinances of the city shall be punished by a fine of not more then—$4 000:90 than $2,650, as shall be adjusted for inflation on January 1, 2014 and on January 1 of each year thereafter, or by imprisonment not to exceed one year, or by both such fine and imprisonment. For purposes of this subsection A, "inflation" means the annual percentage change in the United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Consumer Price Index for Denver-Boulder, All Items, All Urban Consumers, or its successor index. Section 2. Section 5.18.290 of the Louisville Municipal Code is hereby amended to Ordinance No. 1645, Series 2013 Page 1 of 9