HomeMy Public PortalAbout059-2007 - General Ordinance - Amends Section 70.03 of the City Code - accident report fees - To be stricken from the code ORDINANCE NO. 59-2007
A GENERAL ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 70.03
OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND CODE
WHEREAS, The City of Richmond has previously adopted an ordinance,now codified in Richmond City
Code 70.03,requiring the payment of a$3.00 fee for a copy of an accident report as provided
in former statute I.C.9-3-1-3;and
WHEREAS, The current statute for fees fixed by ordinance for accident reports,I.C.9-29-11-1(b)(3),was
amended to provide that city police departments may charge a fee in an amount not less than
five dollars($5)for each report;and
WHEREAS, The Richmond Police Department has experienced greater accident reporting requests and
there are complexities with the adoption of the National Incident Management System
(NIMS)as the standard for incident management;and
WHEREAS, The Richmond Police Department and the Wayne County Sheriff's Department wish to
charge the same fees for accident reports;and
WHEREAS, The proposed fee for accident reports furnished by the Richmond Police Department should
be eight dollars($8)per report;and
WHEREAS, The proposed increased rate for obtaining copies of police accident reports is consistent with
both state law and surrounding jurisdictions;and
WHEREAS, The fees collected for such reports are required to be deposited in the City's local
law enforcement continuing education fund established by I.C.5-2-8-2;and
WHEREAS, It is in the best interests of the City to make certain amendments to Section 70.03.
NOW, THEREFORE, be it ordained by the Common Council of the City of Richmond that
current Section 70.03 of the City Code be amended in its entirety as follows and the previous Section 70.03 is
hereby repealed:
70.03ACCIDENTREPORTACCOUNT
The Police Department shall collect a fee of$8 for each copy of an accident report as provided in I.C.
9-29-11-1. The fee collected shall be deposited in the local law enforcement continuing education fund
established by I.C.5-2-8-2.
This ordinance shall become effective September 1,2007.
Passed and adopted this 20th day of August ,2007,by the Common Council of the City of
Richmond,Indiana.
S/S DianaPappin ,President
(Diana Pappin)
ATTEST: S/S KarenChasteen ,City Clerk
(Karen Chasteen)
PRESENTED to the Mayor of the City of Richmond,Indiana,this 21st day of August ,2007,at 9:00 a.m.
S/S KarenChasteen ,City Clerk
(Karen Chasteen)
APPROVED by me,Sarah L.Hutton,Mayor of the City of Richmond,Indiana,this 21st day of August ,2007,
at 9:05 a.m.
S/S SarahL.Hutton ,Mayor
(Sarah L.Hutton)
ATTEST: S/S KarenChasteen ,City Clerk
(Karen Chasteen)