Chapter 9.04 - GENERAL PROVISIONS

Sections:

9.04.010 - State statutes adopted by reference.#

A.

Title 76 of the Utah Code Annotated is adopted by reference as follows:

1.

Chapters 1 through 4 of Title 76 of the Utah Code Annotated, together with all future amendments and revisions, are adopted by reference in their entirety;

2.

Chapters 5 through 10 of Title 76 of the Utah Code Annotated, together with all future amendments and revisions, are adopted by reference to the extent that those chapters describe criminal violations which are classified therein as an infraction, a Class C misdemeanor, or a Class B misdemeanor.

B.

Chapters 37, 37a, 37b, 37c of Title 58 of the Utah Code Annotated, together with all future amendments and revisions, are adopted by reference to the extent that those chapters describe criminal violations which are classified as an infraction, a Class C misdemeanor, or a Class B misdemeanor.

C.

Chapter 12 of Title 32A of the Utah Code Annotated, together with all future amendments and revisions, is adopted by reference to the extent that the chapter describes criminal violations which are classified as an infraction, a Class C misdemeanor, or a Class B misdemeanor.

D.

Section 78-3a-19 of the Utah Code Annotated, pertaining to contributing to the delinquency of minors and defining and classifying offenses and providing a penalty therefor, together with all future amendments and revisions, is adopted by reference.

(Ord. 96-14 § 2—5)

9.04.020 - Failure to appear or comply.#

Any person who willfully fails to appear before a court or fails to satisfy court ordered punishment, including, but not limited to, fines, community service, or imprisonment, is deemed to be in contempt and guilty of a Class C misdemeanor regardless of the disposition of the charge upon which he was originally cited.

(Ord. 96-14 § 7)

9.04.030 - Victim impact fees.#

A.

In addition to any surcharge imposed by city ordinance or state law, a victim impact fee shall be paid on all criminal fines, penalties and forfeitures imposed by the city of South Salt Lake Justice Court for any offense described in subsection (B) of this section.

B.

A victim impact fee in an amount to be established in the consolidated fee schedule shall be imposed upon conviction of any crime against person or property as described under state law or municipal ordinance. Only one fee shall be assessed for multiple charges arising out of one single criminal episode.

C.

An impact fee shall not be assessed for conviction for traffic violations.

D.

The impact fee shall be assessed in addition to fines, other surcharges or imposition of court costs and no reduction may be made in the fine charged due to the imposition of the victim impact fee.

E.

The monies from the victim impact fees collected shall be used by the city to furnish a victim advocate program to victims of crime within the city's corporate limits.

(Ord. 2005-05)