Fiscal Note
There may be an increase in General Fund revenues of an estimated $112,500 to $150,000 annually derived from fines, assuming the issuance of 150 to 200 citations per year.
Title
Creating Section 24.05 of the Madison General Ordinances to prohibit battery and amending Sec. 1.08(3)(a) to establish a bail deposit for a violation thereof.
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DRAFTER'S ANALYSIS: This ordinance creates a violation of battery. The ordinance is similar to state statute and prohibits anyone from causing bodily harm to another and establishes bail deposits for this new ordinance.
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The Common Council of the City of Madison do hereby ordain as follows:
1. Section 24.05 entitled "Battery" of the Madison General Ordinances is created to read as follows:
"24.05 BATTERY.
(1) Definitions.
"Bodily harm" means physical pain or injury, or illness or any impairment of physical condition.
"With intent" means that the actor either has a purpose to do the thing or cause the result specified, or is aware that his or her conduct is practically certain to cause that result.
(2) It shall be unlawful to cause bodily harm to another by an act done with intent to cause bodily harm to that person or another without the consent of the person so harmed.
(3) Any person convicted of a violation of this section shall be subject to a penalty of not less than five hundred dollars ($500) nor more than two thousand dollars ($2000)."
2. Subdivision (a) of Subsection (3) entitled "Schedule of Deposits" of Section 1.08 entitled "Issuance of Citations for Violations of Certain Ordinances and Providing a Schedule of Cash Deposits" of the Madison General Ordinances is amended by creating therein the following:
"Offense Ord. No. / Adopted Statute No. Deposit
Battery. 24.05 $750, 1st
$1000, 2nd
$1500, 3rd & sub."
EDITOR'S NOTE: New bail deposits must be approved by the Municipal Judge prior to adoption. This deposit has been so approved.