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Enclosure #5 CITY OF MARTINSVILLE, VIRGINIA ORDINANCE NO. 2001-1 BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of Martinsville, Virginia, in regular session assembled on , that Chapter 12--Motor Vehicles and Traffic, Article Ill--Vehicle License, Sections 12-51, 12-53 and 12-55 of the Martinsville Code be, and it hereby is, amended, as follows: Section 12-51. Fee. The annual license fee for vehicles required to be licensed under this article shall be as follows: (1) Automobiles: Twenty dollars ($20.00). except that the cost of an automobile decal purchased after October 31 shall be ten dollars ($10.00). Section 12-53. Issuance of decal generally. Upon proper application, payment of the prescribed fee and compliance with other provisions of this article, a city license decal shall be issued for the motor vehicle liccnscd undcr this articlc for which said application was made. Section 12-55. Display of local license decals required; penalty. Pursuant to the provisions of Section 46.2-752K of the Code of Virginia (1950) and subject to the provisions of Section 46.2-755 of the Code of Virginia (1950), any resident of the Counties of Henry, Patrick, Franklin, or Pittsylvania or the Cities of Danville or Martinsville shall be required to display a valid local license decal issued by the county or city of his or her residence on any motor vehicle, trailer or semitrailer owned by such resident. Any person who operates a motor vehicle, trailer or semitrailer in this city on which such a valid local license decal is not displayed shall be guilty of a Class 4 misdemeanor. A violation of this section by the registered owner of any such vehicle may not be discharged by payment of a fine except upon presentation of satisfactory evidence that the required local license decal has been obtained. Attest: Johnathan B. Phillips, Clerk of Council Date Adopted Date Effective