Record No: CB 120423    Version: 1 Council Bill No: CB 120423
Type: Ordinance (Ord) Status: Passed
Current Controlling Legislative Body City Clerk
On agenda: 9/27/2022
Ordinance No: Ord 126681
Title: AN ORDINANCE relating to the City's traffic code; conforming the Seattle Municipal Code with changes in state law and making technical corrections; amending Sections 11.31.050, 11.31.120, 11.40.220, 11.40.240, 11.56.020, 11.56.320, 11.58.005, 11.58.272, and 11.58.435 of the Seattle Municipal Code; and adding a new Section 11.14.081 to the Seattle Municipal Code.
Sponsors: Lisa Herbold
Supporting documents: 1. Summary and Fiscal Note, 2. Signed Ordinance 126681, 3. Affidavit of Publication
CITY OF SEATTLE
ORDINANCE __________________
COUNCIL BILL __________________
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AN ORDINANCE relating to the City's traffic code; conforming the Seattle Municipal Code with changes in state law and making technical corrections; amending Sections 11.31.050, 11.31.120, 11.40.220, 11.40.240, 11.56.020, 11.56.320, 11.58.005, 11.58.272, and 11.58.435 of the Seattle Municipal Code; and adding a new Section 11.14.081 to the Seattle Municipal Code.
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BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF SEATTLE AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. A new Section 11.14.081 is added to the Seattle Municipal Code as follows:
11.14.081 Cannabis
"Cannabis," except as otherwise provided in Title 11, has the meaning provided in RCW 69.50.101.
Section 2. Section 11.31.050 of the Seattle Municipal Code, last amended by Ordinance 125944, is amended as follows:
11.31.050 Response to notice of traffic infraction-Contesting determination-Hearing-Failure to appear
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B. If the person determined to have committed the infraction does not contest the determination the person shall respond by completing the appropriate portion of the notice of infraction and submitting it, either by mail or in person, to the Seattle Municipal Court ((of Seattle)). A check or money order in the amount of the penalty prescribed for the infraction must be submitted with the response, unless the person selects the option attesting that the person does not have the current ability to pay the infraction in full. When a response ((which)) that does not contest the determination is received, an appropriate order shall be entered in the court's records, and a record of the response and order shall be furnished to the Department of Licensing in accordance with RCW 46.20.270.
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Section 3. Section 11.31.120 of the Seattle Municipal Code, last amended by Ordinance 126517, is amended as follows:
11.31.120 Monetary penalties
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1. A person found to have committed a traffic infraction shall be assessed ...

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