Ordinance 1356 - Amending Administrative Code - Appeal to District Ct from Muni CtORDINANCE NO. 1356
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AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 2,. ADMINISTRATION, SECTION 2-65,
KALISPELL CITY CODE, AND DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KALISPELL,
MONTANA, AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION I. That Chapter 2, Administration, § 2-65,
Kalispell City Code is hereby amended to read
as follows:
112-65. APPEAL TO DISTRICT COURT: Pursuant
to State law, an appeal to District
Court from a Municipal Court
judgment shall be permitted in the
following cases:
A. In civil causes, the amount in
controversy must exceed one thousand
dollars ($1,000.00);
B. In criminal causes, the amount in
controversy, fine or restitution
must exceed three hundred dollars
($300.00), except if the judgment
includes incarceration, no minimum
fine is required for an appeal; or
C. Upon petition of an aggrieved party,
the District court may, in the
interests of justice, accept appeal
jurisdiction notwithstanding the
amount in controversy."
SECTION II. That all parts and portions of Chapter 2,
Administration, Kalispell City Code, not
amended hereby remain unchanged.
SECTION III. That this Ordinance shall take effect thirty
(30) days from and after its passage and
adoption by the City Council.
PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL AND SIGNED BY THE MAYOR OF
THE CITY OF KALISPELL, THIS 10TH DAY OF JULY, 2000.
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Wm. E. Boharski
Mayor
ATTEST:
eresa White
City Clerk