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Council approves first reading of model traffic code changes to mirror state law on school buses and other updates
Summary
On a unanimous first reading vote, Lafayette City Council approved Ordinance No. 2, Series 2026 to adopt amendments to the model traffic code reflecting state law updates on passing school buses, dismissal authority for certain registration tickets, and local default-judgment rules with a shortened 35-day removal window.
The Lafayette City Council on Jan. 6 approved on first reading Ordinance No. 2, Series 2026, which updates the city’s adoption of the state model traffic code to incorporate recent statutory changes and to restore a local default-judgment provision.
Deputy City Attorney Erin Poe summarized three primary amendments: first, a change reflecting House Bill 25-1230…
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