19940510 1994-9ORDINANCE NO. 1994-9
AN ORDINANCE ENACTING A NEW SECTION 13-69.1, ARTICLE III,
CHAPTER 13 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF FAIRFAX, VIRGINIA,
RELATING TO THE ENFORCEMENT OF THE NORTHERN VIRGINIA
LOCAL MOTOR VEHICLE LICENSE COMPACT IN THE CITY OF FAIRFAX
BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the City of Fairfax,
Virginia, that a new Section 13-69.1, Article III, Chapter 13 of
the Code of the City of Fairfax, Virginia, is hereby enacted to
read in its entirety as follows:
Sec. 13-69.1.
Uniform Ordinance to Enforce the Northern Virginia
Local Motor Vehicle License Compact,
Pursuant to Virginia Code Section 46.2-752(K), as amended, and
the Northern Virginia Local Motor Vehicle License Compact
("Compact") entered into by the counties of Arlington and Fairfax
and the Cities of Fairfax and Falls Church ("Participating
Jurisdictions"):
(a)
Any owner or operator of a motor vehicle who is required
to display a local motor vehicle license for that vehicle
by any Participating Jurisdiction must display such
license at all times while such vehicle is operated or
parked in the city.
(1)
Any vehicle exempt in all of the Participating
Jurisdictions from imposition of the license tax or
fee under Virginia Code Section 46.2-755(A) is
exempt from this ordinance.
(b)
A violation of this ordinance shall constitute a Class
4 misdemeanor.
(1)
When the operator is the owner of the cited vehicle,
such violation shall be discharged by payment of the
requisite fine and presentation of satisfactory
evidence that the required license has been
obtained.
(2)
When the operator is not the owner of the cited
vehicle, the violation may be discharged by payment
of the requisite fine.
This ordinance shall become effective on July 1, 1994.
INTRODUCED:
PUBLIC HEARING:
ADOPTED:
April 26, 1994
May 10, 1994
May 10, 1994
ATTEST
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