[Adopted 9-18-2000 by Ord. No. 00-013]
A.
The City of Monroe adopts by reference the Michigan
Vehicle Code, 1949 P.A. 300, MCLA §§ 257.1 to 257.923,
including such amendments made thereto from time to time, excepting
those provisions of the Michigan Vehicle Code as may be specifically
amended or deleted in the Code of the City of Monroe.
B.
All sections of the Michigan Vehicle Code adopted
herein shall be identified and designated with the prefix "590," which
is the identification number (ORI) of the Monroe Police Department
in the Michigan State Police Law Enforcement Information Network (LEIN).
Example: Michigan Vehicle Code (Michigan Compiled Law) Section 257.625
prohibits operating while under the influence of intoxicating liquor.
As adopted herein, this offense would now be identified and cited
as 590.625; a violation of the Michigan Vehicle Code as adopted by
the City of Monroe.
[Amended 4-2-2012 by Ord. No. 12-002]
A.
The penalties provided by the Michigan Vehicle Code
are adopted by reference. The City of Monroe may not enforce any provision
of the Michigan Vehicle Code, as adopted herein by reference, for
which the maximum period of imprisonment is greater than 93 days;
provided, however, that a violation of MCLA § 257.625(1)
(c) may be enforced and is punishable by one or more of the following:
B.
The City of Monroe does not, by adoption of the Michigan Vehicle
Code by reference, incorporate any of the provisions of the Michigan
Vehicle Code calling for the disposition of criminal and civil fines
for the benefit of any other entity or agency and directs that any
and all fines and costs be collected and paid to the general fund
of the City of Monroe.
In the event of a conflict between any of the provisions of the Michigan Vehicle Code, as adopted herein by reference, and a provision of Chapter 199, Article I, of the Code of the City of Monroe, as said conflict is related to bicycles, the provision so contained in Chapter 199, Article I, shall control.
The City Clerk shall publish this article in
the manner required by law and shall, at the same time, publish a
supplementary notice setting forth the purpose of the Michigan Vehicle
Code and the fact that a complete copy of the Michigan Vehicle Code
is available at the office of the City Clerk for inspection by the
public during normal business hours.
A.
All proceedings pending and all rights and liabilities
existing, acquired or incurred under the Code of the City of Monroe,
or the Uniform Traffic Code, as adopted by the City of Monroe, at
the time this article takes effect are saved and may be consummated
according to the law in force when they are/were commenced.
