HomeMy WebLinkAbout2816 Amends 2.28.190ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND ASHLAND MUNICIPAL
CODE SECTION 2.28.190 TO CHANGE THE REFERENCE
FROM DISTRICT JUDGE TO CIRCUIT COURT JUDGE TO
REFLECT THE CONSOLIDATION OF THE STATE
CIRCUIT AND DISTRICT COURTS.
RECITAL: The 1995 Legislative Assembly enacted Oregon Laws 1995, Chapter 658 to
provide for the consolidation of the state circuit and district courts by abolishing the
district courts. The effective date of the court consolidation legislation was January 15,
1998.
THE PEOPLE OF THE CITY OF ASHLAND DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Ashland Municipal Code Section 2.28.190, Municipal Judge Jurisdiction
and Powers, is amended to read:
The Municipal Judge shall be the judicial officer for the City and shall have
jurisdiction over all violations of City ordinances, the City Charter, and
infractions, violations and misdemeanors described in the Oregon Revised
Statutes occurring within the City. The Municipal Judge, in exercising this
jurisdiction, shall have all the powers of a circuit court judge set forth in the
Oregon Revised Statutes.
The foregoing ordinance was first READ on the
duly PASSED and ADOPTED this ~ day of
Barbara Christensen, City Recorder
SIGNED and APPROVED this ~ day of
21st day of April
1998.
,1998.
,1998, and
Catherine M. Shaw, Mayor
Paul Nolte, City Attorney
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