City commission amends ordinance, penalties

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December 14, 2022

SEE PENALTIES PAGE A4

By Lynn Adams Staff Writer

The Sallisaw City Commission approved on Monday an amendment to the Sallisaw Code of Ordinances updating monetary penalties.
A person convicted of a violation of Ordinance No. 2022-15 Section 1-8(c) shall be punished by a fine or deferral fee in lieu of a fine for:
• traffic-related offenses relating to speeding or parking not to exceed $200
• alcohol-related or drug-related offenses not to exceed $800
• offenses pertaining to the pretreatment of wastewater or regulating stormwater discharges shall be punished by a fine not exceeding $1,000
• all other offenses not to exceed $750

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