Ordinance 952 - Redefines Reckless and Careless Drivingi06
ORDINANCE NO. 952
AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND SECTION 17-24, KALISPELL CITY CODE, TO
REDEFINE THE OFFENSES OF RECKLESS DRIVING AND CARELESS DRIVING
IN THE CITY, AND TO PROVIDE THE PENALTIES THEREFOR; TO PROVIDE
AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KALISPELL,
MONTANA, AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION I. Section 17-24, Kalispell City Code (Ordinance No.
559, Section 3), is hereby amended to read:
Section 17-24. Reckless and careless driving; penalty.
(1) Reckless driving.A person commits the offense of
reckless driving if he:
(a) operates any vehicle in the City in willful or
wanton disregard for the safety of persons or pro-
perty; or
(b) operates any vehicle in the City in willful or
wanton disregard for the safety of persons or pro-
perty while fleeing or attempting to flee from or
elude a peace officer who is lawfully in pursuit and
whose vehicle is at the time in compliance with the
requirements of Section 61-9-402, M.C.A.
(2) Careless driving. A person commits the offense of
careless driving if he wilfully, purposely or negligently:
(a) operates any vehicle on a street of the City in
other than a careful and prudent manner and so as to
unduly or unreasonably endanger the life, limb, pro-
perty or other rights of any person entitled to the 1
use of such street; or
(b) operates any vehicle on a street of the City
in violation of any traffic rule or ordinance of the
City as the same now is or may be hereafter provided,
but whose conduct or manner of driving shall not con-
stitute reckless driving or driving in a reckless
manner as defined in paragraph (1) of this Section.
(3) Penalty. Any person convicted of reckless or careless
driving may be punished as provided by Section 1-9, Kalis-
pell City Code.
SECTION II. Any provisions of the Kalispell City Code or Ordinances
of the City in conflict herewith are hereby repealed; all portions
of Ordinance No. 559 except Section 3 thereof and not affected
hereby shall remain in full force and effect.
SECTION III. This ordinance shall be in effect thirty (30)
days from and after its final passage and approval.
FINALLY PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KALISPELL, MON-
TANA, AND APPROVED BY THE MAYOR THIS 5TH DAY OF MAY ,
1980 .
Norma E. Happ, Mayor IV
ATTEST:
Marjori Giermann, City Clerk
I, Marjorie Giermanr), Qit Clerk of the ity of Kalispell, Montana, do certify that on the
?iday of , 19 U , I posted a copy of the foregoing ordinance in
my office and the s e is a true copy of the ordinance that re;na.ined posted til final
passage of the second reading by the City Council\ on the �_� day of ( , 19_.