CC RES 2017-026 RESOLUTION NO. 2017-26
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO
PALOS VERDES REVISING THE BAIL SCHEDULE FOR CERTAIN
OFFENSES.
WHEREAS, the City Council established and approved the Rancho Palos Verdes
General Municipal Bail Schedule in March 2010; and,
WHEREAS, the City Council adopted Ordinance No. 530, prohibiting overnight
camping in the Palos Verdes Nature Preserve and the "dumping" of animals on City
property, in 2012; and,
WHEREAS, in response to concerns raised by residents regarding taxicabs
operating with the City, the City Council adopted Ordinance No. 564 in 2015.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS
VERDES DOES HEREBY FIND, DETERMINE AND RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The City Council approves the revised Rancho Palos Verdes
General Municipal Bail Schedule attached hereto as Attachment "A". This Bail Schedule
sets forth the dollar amount of the fine to be paid by a person issued a citation or a notice
to appear for violating Chapters 10.04 and 12.16 of the Rancho Palos Verdes Municipal
Code.
Section 2. The General Bail Schedule includes separate columns which
indicate the bail amount for a first, a second and a third offense of the Rancho Palos
Verdes Municipal Code.
Section 3. The City Council hereby requests that the Judges of the Superior
Court for the Southwest Judicial District of the County of Los Angeles approve the
attached General Municipal Bail Schedule attached hereto and incorporated herein by
this reference.
Section 4 The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this resolution and
shall cause this resolution and her certification to be entered in the Book of Resolutions
of the Council of this City.
PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED this 16th day of May 2017.
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Attest:
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) ss
CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES )
I, Emily Colborn, City Clerk of the City of Rancho Palos Verdes, hereby certify that
the above Resolution No. 2017-26 was duly and regularly passed and adopted by the said
City Council at a regular meeting thereof held on Ma 16, 2017.
AIR
jAtyJerk
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RESOLUTION NO. 2017-26
ATTACHMENT "A"
CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES GENERAL BAIL SCHEDULE
REGARDING VIOLATIONS OF CHAPTER 12.16 OF THE RANCHO
PALOS VERDES MUNICIPAL CODE
The Rancho Palos Verdes Municipal Code Section 1.08 provides that any violation of the
Rancho Palos Verdes Municipal Code ("Code") may be prosecuted as a misdemeanor,
as an infraction or as a civil administrative action. Pursuant to California Government
Code Section 36900(b), every violation of the Code determined to be a misdemeanor is
punishable by a fine of not more than One Thousand ($1,000.00) Dollars, or by
imprisonment for a period of not more than six (6) months, or by both such fine and
imprisonment. Further, every violation of the Code determined to be an infraction is
punishable by: (1) a fine not exceeding One Hundred dollars ($100) for a first violation;
(2) a fine not exceeding Two Hundred dollars ($200) for a second violation of the same
Code provision within one year; (3) a fine not exceeding Five Hundred dollars ($500) for
each additional violation of the same Code provision within one year. The City officer who
issues the citation shall indicate the Code section or provision that was violated. For
repeated offenses of the same Code section or provision within one calendar year, the
officer will indicate the repeated offense by adding the number of repeated offenses in
parentheses after the Code Section number.
Note: Unless otherwise provided by City Council, bail for any violation of the Code for
which no provision is made in this schedule shall be in the amount of One Hundred
($100.00) Dollars for a first violation; Two Hundred ($200.00)for a second violation of the
same code provision within a twelve month period; and Five Hundred ($500.00) Dollars
for each additional violation of the same code provision within a twelve month period.
MISDEMEANORS
Code Section Description of Code Section Violations
12.16.045 Aircraft
12.16.070 Fires
INFRACTIONS
Code Description of Code Bail — Bail — Bail —
Section Section Violations First Second Third
Offense Offense Offense
10.04.100 Taxicabs $50.00 $100.00 $150.00
12.16.010 Protection of flora, fauna and $50.00 $100.00 $200.00
public buildings and
structures
12.16.020 Motorized vehicles $50.00 $100.00 $200.00
12.16.030 Hours of operation $50.00 $100.00 $200.00
12.16.040 Motorized or radio- $50.00 $100.00 $200.00
controlled models
12.16.050 Dogs and Pets $50.00 $100.00 $200.00
12.16.060 Littering $50.00 $100.00 $200.00
12.16.080 Use of city parks, nature $50.00 $100.00 $200.00
preserves and recreational
facilities
12.16.090 Closed areas $50.00 $100.00 $200.00
12.16.100 Nudity $50.00 $100.00 $200.00
12.16.110 Hunting prohibited $50.00 $100.00 $200.00
12.16.120 Skateboards, roller skates, $50.00 $100.00 $200.00
inline skates, scooters and
similar
wheeled devices prohibited
on
public property
12.16.130 Reckless use of trails within $100.00 $200.00 $500.00
the Palos Verdes nature
preserve
12.16.140 Overnight Camping $50.00 $100.00 $200.00
12.16.150 Abandonment of Animals $50.00 $100.00 $200.00
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Attachment A
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111 NORTH HILL STREET
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA 90012
CHAMBERS OF
DANIEL J. BUCKLEY
PRESIDING JUDGE
TELEPHONE
(213) 633-0400
November15,2017
EmilyColborn,CityClerk
CityofRanchoPalosVerdes
30940HawthorneBoulevard
RanchoPalosVerdes,CA90275
Re:RanchoPalosVerdesMunicipalBailSchedule
DearMs.Colborn:
ThisletteristoconfirmthatthechangessubmittedfortheRanchoPalosVerdes
approvedbytheLosAngelesSuperiorCourtExecutiveCommittee
MunicipalBailSchedulewere
onJuly11,2017.IknowyoureceivedanemailnotificationofthesamebyKarlaKerlin,theBail
CommitteeChaironJuly14,2017,butwantedtodocumenttheapprovalinaformalletter.You
areauthorizedtoimplementthosechangeseffectiveJuly11,2017.
Ifyouneedanyfurtherinformation,pleasedonothesitatetocontactKarlaKerlinat
(213)6287737,orkkerlin@lacourt.org.
Sincerely,
DANIELJ.BUCKLEY
PresidingJudge
DJB:rm
c:Hon.KarlaKerlin,Chair,BailCommittee,LosAngelesSuperiorCourt
AnnaAran,ResearchAttorney,LosAngelesSuperiorCourt
CynthiaWang,ResearchAttorney,LosAngelesSuperiorCourt
DarrellLeach,SecretarytoJudicialOfficers,LosAngelesSuperiorCourt