SUBJECT
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An Ordinance of the City of Laredo, Texas, amending Section 1 of Ordinance 2024-O-110 to authorize and penalize repeat U-Turn offenders, allow them to cross and charge the following: to increase the insufficient fund fee to $500.00 for the 1st U-Turn Offense plus the per axle toll fee, $1,000.00 for the 2nd U-Turn Offense plus the per axle toll fee and $2,000.00 for the 3rd U-Turn Offense plus the per axle crossing fee for southbound commercial vehicles that arrive at the toll booth with insufficient funds in the automatic vehicle identification (A.V.I.) account and if an A.V.I. account has more than three (3) insufficient fund U-turns, the account will be suspended and charged a re-activation fee of $200.00. The company must leave a credit card on file and schedule automatic replenishment of funds as further described in Exhibit "A" and hereby repealing all conflicting sections in all ordinances currently in effect.
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PREVIOUS COUNCIL ACTION
On June 1, 2026, City Council approved the public hearing and introductory ordinance amending Ordinance 2024-O-110 of the City of Laredo to authorize and to increase the insufficient fund fee to $500.00 for the 1st U-Turn Offense plus the per axle toll fee, $1,000.00 for the 2nd U-Turn Offense plus the per axle toll fee and $2,000.00 for the 3rd U-Turn Offense plus the per axle crossing fee for southbound commercial vehicles that arrive at the toll booth with insufficient funds in the automatic vehicle identification (A.V.I.) account and if an A.V.I. account has more than three (3) insufficient fund U-turns, the account will be suspended and charged a re-activation fee of $200.00. The company must leave a credit card on file and schedule automatic replenishment of funds as further described in Exhibit "A" and hereby repealing all conflicting sections in all ordinances currently in effect.
BACKGROUND
The need to increase the insufficient fund fee for southbound commercial vehicles utilizing the Automa...
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