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Chino council raises administrative fines for truck‑route violations amid resident safety concerns
Summary
The City Council voted 4–0 (mayor absent) to increase administrative fines for commercial vehicles traveling off designated truck routes and clarified that amounts are caps with officer discretion. Councilors and residents urged stronger enforcement, including license‑affecting citations and added traffic enforcement resources.
Chino’s City Council approved an amendment to the municipal fine schedule on Feb. 3 to raise administrative penalties for commercial vehicles found traveling off designated truck routes, citing repeat violations and residential safety concerns. The motion passed 4 yes, 1 absent.
City Attorney Fred Galente presented the change, which would raise the first‑offense administrative fine from $250 to $500 and the second offense from $500 to $750 while maintaining a $1,000 cap for third and successive violations within 12 months; staff clarified the resolution language to show those figures are maximums and that officers retain discretion to…
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