HomeMy WebLinkAboutORDINANCE 02-26ORDINANCE NO. 02-26
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 1.20.020 OF THE ESTES PARK
MUNICIPAL CODE TO ENSURE TOWN PENALTIES CONFORM TO STATE LAW
WHEREAS, the Colorado Supreme Court held in In re People v. Camp, 2025 CO
64, that municipal penalties may not exceed state caps for corresponding state
offenses; and
WHEREAS, the Board of Trustees of the Town of Estes Park, Colorado has
determined that it is in the best interest of the Town to amend certain sections of the
Municipal Code of the Town of Estes Park, Colorado to ensure conformance with this
new case law.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF
THE TOWN OF ESTES PARK, COLORADO AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1: Ellipses in this ordinance indicate material not reproduced as the
Board intends to leave that material in effect as it now reads.
Section 2: Section 1.20.020 of the Estes Park Municipal Code is hereby
amended by adding underlined material, to read as follows:
1.20.020 - Fines and penalties.
(e) Notwithstanding the forecioinq, no fine or penalty under this code shall
exceed any apDlicable maximum sentencina cap under state law. Any such
exceeding fine or penalty which would otherwise be required under this code
shall be reduced accordingly to the highest lawful amount.
Section 3: 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 ^ day of January, 2026.
TOWN OF ESTES PARK, COLORADO
Mayor
ATTEST:
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Tja^n Clerk
I hereby certify that the above Ordinance was introduced at a regular meeting of the
Board of Trustees on the is-^ day of ^MUMB-L) , 2026 and published by title in a
newspaper of general circulation in the Town of Estefe Park, Colorado, on the _l^day
ofjft^ocrfz-u , 2026, all as required by the Statutes of the State of Colorado.
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TjB^n Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Town Attorney