Chapter 10.25
COMPRESSION BRAKES
Sections:
10.25.010 Compression brakes prohibited.
10.25.020 Violation – Penalty.
10.25.010 Compression brakes prohibited.
(1) No person shall use motor vehicle brakes within the city limits of the city of Entiat which are in any way activated or operated by the compression of the engine of the motor vehicle or any unit or part thereof.
(2) It shall be an affirmative defense to prosecution under this chapter that said compression brakes were applied in an emergency and were necessary for the protection of persons and/or property.
(3) This section shall not apply to any member of the Chelan County fire department operating a Chelan County fire department vehicle. (Ord. 505 § 1, 1996)
10.25.020 Violation – Penalty.
Any person violating the provisions of this chapter shall have committed a traffic infraction and penalty shall be imposed based on the following penalty schedule:
(1) Every person who is convicted of a violation of this section shall be punished by a monetary penalty of $50.00.
(2) On a second conviction for a violation of this chapter within a five-year period, a person shall be punished by a monetary penalty of $100.00.
(3) On a third or subsequent conviction for a violation of this chapter within a five-year period, a person shall be punished by a monetary penalty of $250.00. (Ord. 506 § 1, 1996; Ord. 505 § 2, 1996)
10.25.030 Signage.
The public works department is authorized and directed to post appropriate signage consistent with the provisions of this chapter. “No Compression Brakes In City Limits” shall be the wording on the posted signs. A smaller sign with the wording “Maximum Penalty $250” shall be posted on the same pole below the larger sign. (Ord. 505 § 3, 1996)
10.25.040 City nonliability.
(1) It is expressly the purpose of this chapter to provide for and promote the health, safety and welfare of the general public, and not to create or otherwise establish or designate any particular class or group of persons who will or should be specially protected or benefited by the terms of this chapter.
(2) It is the specific intent of this chapter that no provision nor term used in this chapter is intended to impose any duty whatsoever upon the city or any of its officers or employees, for whom the implementation or enforcement of this chapter shall be discretionary and not mandatory.
(3) Nothing contained in this chapter is intended to be nor shall be construed to create or form the basis for any liability on the part of the city, or its officers, employees or agents, for any injury or damage resulting from the failure to comply with the provisions of this chapter, or by reason or consequence of any inspection, notice, order, certificate, permission or approval authorized or issued or done in connection with the implementation or enforcement of this chapter, or by reason of any action or inaction on the part of the city related in any manner to the enforcement of this chapter by its officers, employees or agents. (Ord. 505 § 4, 1996)