HomeMy WebLinkAbout2568 Children Confined in CarsORDINAPCE NO. . .~? :~'i~ ?-~
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ASHLAND MUNICIPAL CODE WITH RESPECT TO AMC
10.88.050 WHICH PERTAINS TO CHILDREN CONFINED IN VEHICLES.
THE PEOPLE OF THE CITY OF ASHLAND ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1.
entirety as follows:
AMC 10.88.050 is hereby amended to read in its
10.88.050 Children Confined in Vehicles. (1) A person
having custody or control of a child under 10 years of age commits
an infraction if the person leaves the child unattended in any
vehicle where the circumstances indicate that the person knew or
should have known that there was a likelihood of danger to the
health or welfare of the child or others.
(2) It shall be lawful for a police officer finding a
child confined in violation of this section to enter the vehicle and
remove the child using such force as is reasonably necessary to
effect an entrance to the vehicle. The Judge in the trial of this
offense shall have discretion to order the Police Department to pay
for the damages to the vehicle if he or she believes that such
payment would be fair just and equitable.
The foregoing Ordinance was first read at a regular
meeting of the Common Council held on the ~'~t day of
-~}~ ~ ~_. , 1990, and passed to its second reading and duly
adopted on the _~ ~ day of ~/),,!~ ~ ~ , 1990.
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Dated this ~//~J~ day of /,~,md /~ 1990
ATTEST:
CITY RECORDER
APPROVED: