Ordinance 1747ORDINANCE NO. 1747
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF EDMONDS,
WASHINGTON, AMENDING CHAPTER 5.02 OF
THE EDMONDS CITY CODE, VIOLATIONS
BUREAU - BAIL REGULATIONS, BY SUBSTI-
TUTING THE MUNICIPAL COURT FOR REFER-
ENCES THEREIN TO THE DISTRICT JUSTICE
COURT.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EDMONDS, WASHINGTON,
DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The following sections of the Edmonds City Code are
hereby amended to read as follows by substituting Municipal Court to
references to the District Justice Court:
Section 5. 02. 020 Establishing Bail. The Municipal Court
shall designate the specified offenses under ordinances of this
City in respect to which payment of bail may be accepted by the
violations bureau in satisfaction thereof, and may specify by
suitable schedules the amount of such bails for first, second
and subsequent offenses, provided such bails are within the
limits declared by law or ordinance, and may further specify
what number of such offenses shall require appearance before
the court.
Section 5. 02. 080 References to "Court" and "Judge".
Wherever in this Chapter the term "court" or "district justice
court" or "police court" is used, the term shall be construed
to be the Municipal Court which has jurisdiction in the City of
Edmonds. Further, any reference to the terms "judge
"police judge" or "district justice judge" or "justice of the
peace", which may appear in any ordinance of the City of
Edmonds, or the Edmonds CityCbde (unless the reference is to
the Superior Court), shall hereafter be construed and refer to
the Municipal Court for the City of Edmonds having jurisdiction
in the City and to the judge (or judge pro tempore) of said
Municipal Court.
Section 2 Effective Date. This ordinance shall be in full force
and effect upon the effective date of the establishment of the Munici-
pal Court of the City of Edmonds by a separate ordinance.
APPROVED:
ATTEST: Mayor
City Clerk
Filed with the City Clerk: November 26, 1974
Passed by the City Council: December 17, 1974
Published: December 25, 1974