Ordinance 1186ORDINANCE NO. 1186
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 37
OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI
BEACH, FLORIDA, 1950, BY ADDING A
NEW SECTION THERETO NUMBERED 37.138,
CO+ERRING JURISDICTION UPON THE
MUNICIPAL JUDGES TO HEAR, TRY AND
DETERMINE CAUSES AND PROCEEDINGS
AGAINST PERSONS UNDER THE AGE OF
SEVENTEEN (17) YEARS CHARGED WITH
VIOLATION OF THE TRAFFIC CODE OF
THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH,
FLORIDA:
SICTION 1: That Chapter 37 of the Code of the City
of Miam=i_ Beach, Florida, 1950, otherwise
known as The Traffic Code of the City of Miami Beach be
and the same is hereby amended by adding thereto a new
section numbered 37.138,reading as follows:
"SECTION 37.138:
(A) Any person under the age of seven-
teen (17) years charged with the
violation of any, provision of this Chapter shall
be tried by the Municipal Judge or Associate Muni-
cipal Judge.
(B) It shall be the duty of the Muni-
cipal Judges to assign all such
causes and proceedings to special sessions of the
Court for the hearing, trial and determination
thereof, and no cause or proceeding involving any
person of or over the age of seventeen (17) years
charged with the violation of any ordinance shall
be heard, tried or determined at such special
session, nor shall such special session be conduct-
ed in the presence of any person of or over the age
of seventeen (17) years awaiting hearing or trial.
(C) Any person under the age of seven-
teen (17) years who shall be adjudged
guilty of a violation of any provision of this Chapter
shall be subject to the penalties prescribed by Section
37.129 of this Chapter, provided, however, that such
person shall not be subject to detention or imprison-
ment except in accordance with the procedure and in
the manner hereinafter set forth.
(D) The Municipal Judges, in their dis-
cretion may, in addition to the im-
position of fines, suspend the driver's license of
such persons for such period of time and subject
to such conditions as the Judge shall determine;
and may likewise require attendance at any school
in Dade County, Florida conducted for the instruct-
ion of motor vehicle drivers; or may place such
persons on probation.
OFFICE OF CITY ATTORNEY - CITY HALL - MIAMI BEACH 39, FLORIDA
(E) In the event that the Judge shall,
in his discretion, determine that
any person adjudged guilty under the provisions
of this section should be subjected to detention
or imprisonment, the Judge shall forthwith enter
an order in said cause or proceeding transferring
the same to the Juvenile and Domestic Relations
Court in and for Dade County, Florida, reciting
the reason for such transfer and directing such
person to be delivered to the proper officials
thereof, together with the record of said cause
or proceeding, and thereafter said Juvenile and
Domestic Relations Court shall exercise juris-
diction over said cause and person."
SECTION 2:
All ordinances or parts of ordinances
in conflict herewith are hereby repealed.
SECTION 3: This ordinance shall go into effect imme-
diately upon its passage and posting as
required by law.
PASSED and ADOPTED this 2nd day of November_,
A.D. 1955•
Attest:
Cite Cler
lst reading -
October 19,
1955
2nd reading -
October 19,
1955
3rd reading
- November 2,
1955
POSTED
- November 2,
1955
OFFICE OF CITY ATTORNEY - CITY HALL - MIAMI BEACH 39, FLORIDA
STATE OF FLORIDA
COUNTY OF DADE:
I, R. WM. L. JOHNSON, City Clerk in and for the
City of Miami Beach, Florida, do hereby certify that Ordinance
No. 1186, entitled: "AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 37 OF THE
CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, 1950, BY ADDING A
NEW SECTION THERETO NUMBERED 37.138, CONFERRING JURISDICTION
UPON THE MUNICIPAL JUDGES TO HEAR, TRY AND DETERMINE CAUSES
AND PROCEEDINGS AGAINST PERSONS UNDER THE AGE OF SEVENTEEN
(17) YEARS CHARGED WITH VIOLATION OF THE TRAFFIC CODE OF THE
CITY OF MIAMI BEACHt't., having been passed and adopted by the
City Council of the City of Miami Beach, Florida, has been
posted by me in three conspicuous places in the City of
Miami Beach, one of which was at the door of the City Hall
in said City on the 2nd day of November, 1955, and that said
Ordinance remained posted for a period of at least thirty
days in accordance with the requirements of the City Charter
of the said City of Miami Beach.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF I have hereunto set my hand and
affixed the official seal of the City of Miami Beach, Florida,
on this the 7th day of December, A.D. 1955.
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