HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinances - MC-85-326 - 03/18/1985 - Ch 13 Transportation or Possession of Alcoholic BeORDINANCE NO. MC-85-326
AN ORDINANCE
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
MCHENRY, MCHENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS, AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Section 13-502 of the City of McHenry
ordinance regulating traffic and motor vehicles be and the
same is hereby amended to read as follows:
Section 13-502 Transportation or Possession of
Alcoholic Liquor in a Motor Vehicle. ( a ) Except as
provi ed in paragraph (c), no driver may transport,
carry, possess or have any alcoholic liquor within the
passenger area of any motor vehicle upon a highway in
this City except in the original container and with
the seal unbroken.
(b) Except as provided in paragraph (c), no
passenger may carry, possess or have any alcoholic
liquor within any passenger area of any motor vehicle
upon a highway in this City except in the original
container and with the seal unbroken.
(c) This Section shall not apply to the
passengers on a chartered bus when it is being used
for purposes for which chartered buses are ordinarily
used or on a motor home or mini motor home as defined
in Section 1-145.01 of the Illinois Motor Vehicle
Code. However, the driver of any such vehicle is
prohibited from consuming or having any alcoholic
liquor in or about the driver's area. Any evidence of
alcoholic consumption by the driver shall be prima
facie evidence of such driver's failure to obey this
Section.
( d ) The exemption applicable to chartered buses
under paragraph (c) does not apply to any chartered
bus being used for school purposes.
SECTION 2. Any person, firm or corporation violating
any provision of this ordinance shall be fined not less
than Twenty Five Dollars ($25.00) nor more than Five
Hundred Dollars ($500.00) for each offense committed on
each day during, or on which, a violation occurs or
continues.
SECTION 3. All ordinances, or parts thereof, in
conflict with the terms and provisions hereof, be and the
same are hereby repealed to the extent of such conflict.
SECTION 4. This ordinance shall be published in
pamphlet form by and under the authority of the corporate
authorities of the City of McHenry, Illinois.
SECTION 5. This ordinance shall be in full force and
effect from and after its passage, approval and publication
in pamphlet form, as provided by law.
PASSED
this l8thday
of
March , 1985.
AYES:
Bolger, Busse,
Datz,
McClatchey, Nolan, Serritella, Smith, Snell
NAYS: None
ABSTAINED: None
ABSENT: None
NOT VOTING: None
APPROVED this 18th day of
ATTEST:
ITY CLERK
March , 1985.