19890627 1989-28ORDINANCE NO. 1989-28
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 13-1 OF THE CODE
OF THE CITY OF FAIRFAX, VIRGINIA
BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the City of Fairfax, Virginia,
upon review of the amendments made to Title 46.1 and Article 2 of Chapter 7
of Title 18.2 of the Code of Virginia during the 1989 session of the Virginia
General Assembly, that Section 13-1 of the Code of the City of Fairfax,
Virginia, be and the same is hereby amended to read as follows:
Sec. 13-1. Adoption of state law.
Pursuant to the authority of Section 46.1-188 of the Code of
Virginia, as amended, all of the provisions and requirements of the
laws of the state contained in Title 46.1 and Article 2 of Chapter 7
of Title 18.2 of the Code of Virginia, as in force and effect on July
1, 1989, except 46.1-18, and except those provisions and requirements
the violation of which constitutes a felony, are hereby adopted and
incorporated in this chapter by reference and made applicable within
the city as fully as though set forth at length herein. It shall be
unlawful for any person within the city to violate or fail, neglect or
refuse to comply with any of the incorporated provisions of Title 46.1
or of Article 2 of Chapter 7 of Title 18.2 of the Code of Virginia
which are adopted by this section; provided, that in no event shall the
penalty imposed for the violation of any provision or requirement
hereby adopted exceed the penalty imposed for the offense under Title
46.1 or under Article 2 of Chapter 7 of Title 18.2 of the Code of
Virginia.
This ordinance shall become effective at 12:01 a.m., July 1, 1989.
Introduced: June 13, 1989
Public Hearing' June 27, 1989
Adopted: June 27, 1989
June 29, 1989
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