Amending 14 Adding New Article 3 Prohibition of Open Alcoholic Beverage Containers

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Amendments to Substitute Bill 51-91 Amend Section 14-12 (c) to read as follows: "Motor vehicle" shall have the meaning set forth in Indiana Code Section9-1-1-2, except that "motor vehicle," as used in this Article, shall not include recreational vehicles, as defined in Indiana Code Section 9-1-1-1(t) and which is designed to transport more than ten {10) passengers including the operator, or any chartered passenger vehicle licensed to operate within the State of Indiana. Amend Section 14-14 by adding (a) to the beginning of the paragraph, and by adding new paragraph (b) which shall read as follows: Notwithstanding Section 14-12-(c) , the operator of a recreational vehicle or chartered passenger vehicle licensed to operate within the State of Indiana, who, while the motor vehicle is in operation, knowingly keeps or allows to be kept in an area of the recreational vehicle or chartered passenger vehicle that is accessible to the operator a container: . (1) that has been opened; (2) that has a broken seal; or (3) from which some of the contents have been removed; commits a violation of this Article constituting an ordinance violation. Amend Section 14-15 Citations to read as follows: An officer of the South Bend Police Department may issue a City Ordinance Violation Citation to a person who violates this Article. The first such citation issued to an individual shall impose a fifty dollar ($50.00) fine. Each subsequent citation issued to an individual shall impose a penalty not less than $100.00 and not more than $2,500.00.