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ORDINANCE NO. 71-1-422
AN ORDINANCE REPEALING CHAPTER 6 "BONDSMEN" OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES
CITY OF PADUCAH, KENTUCKY
WHEREAS, the Kentucky General Assembly in 1970 adopted House Bill 29
which has been codified in Chapter 304 Sub -title 34 of the Kentucky
Revised Statutes to regulate the activities and licensing of bail
bondsmen throughout the commonwealth of Kentucky, and
WHEREAS, the Board of Commissioners of the City of Paducah has
determined that said regulations are an adequate safeguard for people
charged with crime in the City of Paducah that must employ the services
of a bail bondsman, provided said laws are properly enforced, and
WHEREAS, Chapter 6 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Paducah,
Kentucky, provided an attempt by the City of Paducah, Kentucky, to
regulate the activities of such bondsmen but would now require extensive
litigation to determine all areas in which the city ordinance was in
conflict with the state statute and not merely in addition to or not
inconsistent with said statute, and
WHEREAS, bail bondsmen will continue to be licensed by the City of
Paducah for purposes of engaging in business within the city pursuant to
Section 17-70 of the said Code of Ordinances, and
WHEREAS, Kentucky Revised Statutes 304 Sub -title 34 is now in full
force and effect,
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE
CITY OF PADUCAH, KENTUCKY:
SECTION 1. That Chapter 6 "Bondsmen" of the Code of Ordinances
City of Paducah, Kentucky, be, and the same is hereby, repealed in its
entirety, said Chapter 6 being codified from an ordinance adopted July 13,
1965.
SECTION 2. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect
from and after its adoption.
Mayor
Passed by the Board of Commissioners January 5, 1971
Recorded by Sarah Thurman, City Clerk, January 5, 1971.