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�. ORDINANCE NO. , SECOND SERIES <br />AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 7 OF THE CITY CODE <br />RELATING TO ADMINISTRATIVE CITATIONS <br />FOR CERTAIN TRAFFIC OFFENSES <br />CITY OF PEQUOT LAKES <br />COUNTY OF CROW WING <br />STATE OF MINNESOTA <br />The City Council of the City of Pequot Lakes does ordain as follows: <br />Purpose and Intent. The purpose and intent of this ordinance amendment is to amend <br />Chapter 7 of the Pequot Lakes City Code to authorize Administrative Citations for <br />Certain Traffic Offenses Pursuant to Minn. Stat. § 169.999 within the City of Pequot <br />Lakes. <br />Amendment. Chapter 7, Article 1, Section 7 -1.1 and 7 -1.11 shall be added as follows: <br />CHAPTER 7 — GENERAL OFFENSES <br />ARTICLE 1. THE ENFORCEMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFENSES AND <br />ISSUANCE OF PENALTIES RELATED TO THESE OFFENSES <br />Section 7 -1.1. PURPOSE <br />Administrative offense procedures established pursuant to this Section are intended to <br />provide the public and the City of Pequot Lakes with an informal, cost effective, and <br />expeditious alternative to traditional criminal charges for violations of certain City Code <br />and Ordinance provisions. The procedures are intended to be voluntary on the part of <br />those who have been charged with administrative offenses. At any time prior to payment <br />of the administrative penalty as is provided for thereafter, the individual may withdraw <br />from participation in the procedures, in which event the City may bring criminal charges <br />in accordance with law, likewise, the City of Pequot Lakes in its discretion may choose <br />not to initiate an administrative offense and may bring criminal charges in the first <br />instance. In the event a parry participates in the administrative offense procedures but <br />does not pay the monetary penalty which may be imposed, the City of Pequot Lakes will <br />seek to collect the costs of the administrative offense procedures as part of a subsequent <br />criminal sentence in the event the party is charged and is adjudicated guilty of the <br />criminal violation ,Any "minor traffic offensersub�ect to Ah administrafiye fine set,forfh it <br />