HomeMy WebLinkAbout1983-132NO P1 13a2,
AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO THE CONSUMPTION OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES
IN MOTOR VEHICLES, PROVIDING PENALTIES AND DECLARING AN
EFFECTIVE DATE
THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DENTON HEREBY ORDAINS
SECTION I
(a) It shall be unlawful for any person to knowingly and
intentionally transport, carry, possess, or have an open
container containing a usable quantity of an alcoholic beverage
(as defined in section 1 04 (1) V T C A Alcoholic Beverage
Code) in or upon or about any motor vehicle in or upon the
public highways, roads, streets, alleys or sidewaiks, within the
City, except when such alcoholic beverage is in the original
unopened container Provided however, that this Section shall
not apply to any alcoholic beverage that is locked in the trunk
of a motor vehicle or in some other areas of the vehicle not
normally occupied by the driver or passengers if the vehicle is
not equipped with a trunk, in such a manner as to be
inaccessible from the interior or to any person riding in such
vehicle
(b) If the actor knowingly and intentionally possesses or
has in his or her possession an open container made for the
purpose of containing an alcoholic beverage and labeled as
containing an alcoholic beverage, it shall be presumed that any
content herein is an alcoholic beverage
(c) An offense under this secton is a Class C misdemeanor
SECTION II
Any person violating any of the provisions of this ordinance
shall, upon conviction, be fined a sum not exceeding Two
Hundred Dollars ($200 00), and each day and every day that the
provisions of this ordinance are violated shall constitute a
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separate and distinct offense This penalty is in addition to
and cumulative of, any other remedies available at law and
equity
SECTION III_
That this ordinance shall become etfective fourteen (14)
days from the date of its passage, and the City Secretary is
hereby directed to cause the caption of this ordinance to be
published twice in the Denton Record -Chronicle, the official
newspaper of the City of Denton, Texas, within ten (10) days of
the date of its passage
SECTION IV
PASSED AND APPROVED this 15th day of November, 1983
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CHAgLOTTE-ALLEN, CITY SECRETARY
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APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM
C J TAYLOR, JR , CITY ATTORNEY
CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS
BY
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