Explanation
BACKGROUND: This legislation will amend Chapters 2101, 2105, 2107, 2109, 2113, 2131, 2133, 2135, 2137, 2139, 2150, 2151, 2155, 2157, 2171, and 2173 of Title 21, and Chapters 2301, 2303 and 2307 of Title 23 of the Columbus City Codes, 1959 by enacting new Sections and new Chapter 2141 in order to harmonzie city traffic ordinances with changes made to Title 29 and Title 45 of the Ohio Revised Code as a result of the passage of Senate Bill 123 and House Bill 490 both of which go into effect January 1, 2004. In addition, this legislation constitutes a comprehensive overhaul of the Traffic Code, designed to address conflicts that exist between city ordinances and state law due to prior amendments of the Ohio Revised Code.
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To amend Chapters 2101, 2105, 2107, 2109, 2113, 2131, 2133, 2135, 2137, 2139, 2150, 2151, 2155, 2157, 2171, 2173, 2301, 2303, and 2307 of the Columbus City Codes, 1959, and to create new Chapter 2141 of the Columbus City Codes, 1959, to reflect recent changes to Title 29 and Title 45 of the Ohio Revised Code as a result of the passage of Senate Bill 123 and House Bill 490 by the Ohio Legislature as well as to address existing discrepancies between Title 21 of the Columbus City Codes, 1959, and Title 45 of the Ohio Revised Code.
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WHEREAS, the City of Columbus has the ability to enforce all local police, sanitary, and other similar regulations as are not in conflict with the general laws of the State of Ohio pursuant to Article XVIII, Section 3 of the Ohio Constitution, and
WHEREAS, the Ohio General Assembly has enacted Senate Bill 123 which consists of a comprehensive revision of state traffic laws that is scheduled to go into effect January 1, 2004; and
WHEREAS, the Ohio General Assembly has enacted House Bill 490, a law designed to overhaul misdemeanor sentencing, that is likewise scheduled to go into effect January 1, 2004; and
WHEREAS, the enactment of SB 123 and HB 490 has created disparity be...
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