HomeMy WebLinkAboutORDINANCE 07-21ORDINANCE NO.07-21
AN ORDINANCE CONFIRMING MUNICIPAL COURT AUTHORITY
FOR CONTEMPT OF COURT
WHEREAS,the Town Board of Trustees intends the Municipal Court to continue
to hold the powers of contempt as described in the Colorado Rules of Civil Procedure,
including all penalties and sanctions described therein.
NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF
THE TOWN OF ESTES PARK,COLORADO AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1:In this ordinance,ellipses indicate material not reproduced as the Board
intends to leave that material in effect as it now reads.Section 1.20.020 of the Estes Park
Municipal Code is amended by the addition of subsection (c),to read as follows:
1.20.020 -Fines and penalties.
(c)Nothing in this Code is intended to abrogate the general power of the
Municipal Court to punish for contempt of court.The Municipal Court shall have all
the powers provided under Rule 107 of the Colorado Rules of Civil Procedure,
including all penalties and sanctions provided therein.
Section 2:This Ordinance shall take effect and be enforced thirty (30)days after
its adoption and publication.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Board of Trustees of the Town of Estes Park,
Colorado this z6day of
_______________,
2021.
ATTEST:
TOWN OF ESTES PARK,COLORADO
By:
I hereby certify that the above Ordinance was introduced at a regular meeting of the
Board of Trustees on the Z5’day of _sj ,2021 and published in a
newspaper of general circulation in the Town of Esths Park,Colorado,on the 2 day
of
_________,
2021,all as required by the Statutes of the State of Colorado.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Town Attorney