City of Albuquerque - File #: O-23-78

• File #: O-23-78
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Enacted
• File created: 3/20/2023
• In control: City Council
• Final action: 5/1/2023
• Enactment date: 5/25/2023
• Enactment #: O-2023-017
• Title: Amending Chapter 7, Article 15, Section 4, Enabling The City To Create Parking Offense For Vehicles With Multiple Automated Speed Enforcement Fines Concurrently In Default; Amending Chapter 8, Article 5, Section 1 Creating A City Code Petty Misdemeanor Offense For Parking A Vehicle On City Streets With Multiple Automated Speed Enforcement Fines Concurrently In Default, And Amending Chapter 8, Article 1, Section 3, Subsection 12 Enabling The City To Immobilize Vehicles After One Outstanding Parking Violation Issued Pursuant To ? 8-5-1-43 Repeated Nonpayment Of Automated Speed Enforcement System Fines (Bassan, Benton, and Pe?a, by request)
• Sponsors: Brook Bassan (By Request), Isaac Benton (By Request), Klarissa J. Peña (By Request)

Date	Action By	Action	Result
5/25/2023	City Clerk	Published
5/18/2023	Mayor	Signed by the Mayor
5/9/2023	City Council	Sent to Mayor for Signature
5/1/2023	City Council	Passed as Amended	Pass
5/1/2023	City Council	Amended	Pass
5/1/2023	City Council	Amended	Pass
4/17/2023	City Council	Accepted with a recommendation Do Pass, As Amended
4/10/2023	Finance & Government Operations Committee	Sent to Council with a recommendation of Do Pass, as Amended	Pass
4/10/2023	Finance & Government Operations Committee	Amended	Pass
4/10/2023	Finance & Government Operations Committee	Amended	Pass
4/10/2023	Finance & Government Operations Committee	Amended	Pass
3/20/2023	City Council	Introduced and Referred
3/20/2023	President	Referred

CITY of ALBUQUERQUE
TWENTY FIFTH COUNCIL


COUNCIL BILL NO. O-23-78 ENACTMENT NO. ________________________

SPONSORED BY: Brook Bassan, Isaac Benton, and Klarissa Pe?a by request


ORDINANCE
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Amending Chapter 7, Article 15, Section 4, Enabling The City To Create Parking Offense For Vehicles With Multiple Automated Speed Enforcement Fines Concurrently In Default; Amending Chapter 8, Article 5, Section 1 Creating A City Code Petty Misdemeanor Offense For Parking A Vehicle On City Streets With Multiple Automated Speed Enforcement Fines Concurrently In Default, And Amending Chapter 8, Article 1, Section 3, Subsection 12 Enabling The City To Immobilize Vehicles After One Outstanding Parking Violation Issued Pursuant To ? 8-5-1-43 Repeated Nonpayment Of Automated Speed Enforcement System Fines (Bassan, Benton, and Pe?a, by request)
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AMENDING CHAPTER 7, ARTICLE 15, SECTION 4, ENABLING THE CITY TO CREATE PARKING OFFENSE FOR VEHICLES WITH MULTIPLE ASE FINES CONCURRENTLY IN DEFAULT; AMENDING CHAPTER 8, ARTICLE 5, SECTION 1 CREATING A CITY CODE PETTY MISDEMEANOR OFFENSE FOR PARKING A VEHICLE ON CITY STREETS WITH MULTIPLE ASE FINES CONCURRENTLY IN DEFAULT; AND AMENDING CHAPTER 8, ARTICLE 1, SECTION 3, SUBSECTION 12 ENABLING THE CITY TO IMMOBILIZE VEHICLES AFTER ONE OUTSTANDING PARKING VIOLATION ISSUED PURSUANT TO ? 8-5-1-43 REPEATED NONPAYMENT OF AUTOMATED SPEED ENFORCEMENT SYSTEM FINES.
WHEREAS, traffic safety is an important piece of the City's overall effort to improve public safety, and Automated Speed Enforcement ("ASE") supports that effort; and
WHEREAS, although a majority of individuals who receive an ASE system fine notice pay their fines or complete community service pursuant to the ASE Ordinance, a small percentage receive two or more system fines and default upon those system fines; and
WHEREAS, the City seeks an additional enforcement mechanism to discourage scofflaws from chronic nonpayment of fines issued pursuan...