Article 1. Standard Traffic Ordinance

14-101. Standard traffic ordinance incorporated.

There is hereby incorporated by reference for the purpose of regulating traffic within the corporate limits of the City of Potwin, Kansas, that certain standard traffic ordinance known as the “Standard Traffic Ordinance for Kansas Cities”, 44th Edition, prepared and published in book form by the League of Kansas Municipalities, save and except such articles, sections, parts or portions as are hereafter omitted, deleted, modified or changed, such incorporation being authorized by K.S.A. 12-3009 through 12-3012, inclusive, as amended and K.S.A. 12-3301 and 12-3302. At least one copy of said standard ordinance shall be marked or stamped “Official Copy as Incorporated by Ordinance 718”, with all sections or portions thereof intended to be omitted or changed clearly marked to show any such omission or change and to which shall be attached a copy of this article or said ordinance, filed with the City Clerk to be open to inspection and available to the public at all reasonable hours.

(Code 1990, Ord. 718)

14-102. Same; traffic infractions and traffic offenses.

(a) An ordinance traffic infraction is a violation of any section of this article that prescribes or requires the same behavior as that prescribed or required by a statutory provision that is classified as a traffic infraction in K.S.A. Supp. 8-2118.

(b) All traffic violations which are included within this article, and which are not ordinance traffic infractions as defined in subsection (a) of this section, shall be considered traffic offenses.

(Code 1990)

14-103. Penalty for scheduled fines.

The fine for violation of an ordinance traffic infraction or any other traffic offense for which a municipal judge establishes a fine in a fine schedule shall not be less than $25 nor more than $100. A person tried and convicted for violation for which a fine has been established in a schedule of fine shall pay a fine fixed by the court not to exceed $100.

(Ord. 594, Sec. 2; Code 1990)

14-104. Additional provisions.

Article VII, relating to speed regulations of the Standard Traffic Ordinance is hereby amended by adding Section 33(a)(5): 10 miles per hour on any street or highway designated as a school zone by resolution of the city council during hours which signs are posted designating the school zone.

(Ord. 594, Sec. 3; Code 1990)