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Ordinance No. 25-42 amending Section 102 (Procedures) of Article 1 (Administration And Enforcement) and Section 101 (Authority To Impound Vehicles) and Section 102 (Illegal Parking) of Article 25 (Removal And Impoundment Of Vehicles) of Chapter 10 (Motor Vehicles And Traffic) of the Code of the City of Colorado Springs 2001, as amended, pertaining to authority to impound vehicles and illegal parking
Presenter:
Chief of Staff Jamie Fabos, City of Colorado Springs
Shantel Withrow, Division Chief of Prosecution, City Attorney's Office
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Summary:
The proposed ordinance would amend current City Code in order to update organization, clarify language, and add additional authority for CSPD officers to impound vehicles in certain circumstances. It would also clarify and make independent the subsequent ordinance which details types of illegal parking behavior, and gives authority for illegal parking citations. The ordinance changes also add the authority to cite vehicle owners into municipal court for parking a vehicle in the City that fails to display current valid license plates and registration tags
Background:
The Colorado Springs Police Department (CSPD) currently has authority in the City Code to cite vehicles that are parked illegally, as well as the authority to impound vehicles in certain circumstances. This authority is in two separate ordinance sections that are intertwined and reference each other. Currently, citations for illegal parking have to reference and cite to the impound authority section, meaning tickets must point to two separate ordinances. This interplay causes confusion and is difficult to manage in multiple technology systems used by City departments. The proposed changes will separate the two concepts of impoundment authority and illegal parking behavior to clarify the intent of the ordinances.
Additionally, CSPD has researched additional options to ensure violators are held accountable for failing to display current re...
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