2021ORDINANCE NO. 2021
AN ORDINANCE FOR THE ADOPTION OF THE NA7~IONAL
ELECTRICAL CODE, 2002 EDITION, PROVIDING PENALTIES
FOR VIOLATIONS OF SUCH REGULATION.
BE IT HEREBY ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
WEST MEMPHIS, ARKANSAS:
SECTION 1. There is hereby adopt by the City of West Memphis, Arkansas, pursuant
to Act No. 267 of the Acts of General Assembly of Arkansas, 1949, for the purpose of
establishing rules and regulations governing the use of electricity for light, heat, power, radio
signaling, and for other purposes, the National Electrical Code, 2002 Edition, of which not less
than three (3) copies shall be filed in the office of the Clerk of the City of West Memphis,
Arkansas, and same are hereby adopted and incorporated as fully as if set out at length herein
adopted and from the date on which this Ordinance shall take effect, the provision thereof shall be
controlling within the City Limits of the City of West Memphis, Arkansas.
SECTION 2. It shall be the duty of the Electrical Inspector to see that this Code is
enforced.
SECTION 3. Any person, firm or corporation who shall fail to comply with any of the
provisions of this Ordinance shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof, shall
be fined not more than five hundred dollars ($500.00) for any one (1) specified offense or
violation of this Ordinance, or double that sum for each repetition of such offense or violation. If
anything prohibited or rendered unlawful by this Ordinance is, in its nature, continuous in respect
to time, the fine or penalty for allowing the continuance thereof, in violation of this Ordinance,
shall not exceed two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00) for each day that it may be unlawfizlly
continued.
SECTION 4. Ordinances numbered 751, 807, 825, 1201, 1354, 1516, 1715, 1818, and
1888 of the City of West Memphis, Arkansas, and all other Ordinances or parts of Ordinances in
conflict herewith are hereby repealed.
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PASSED AND APPROVED this ~_day of ~ ~~t-~' , 2002
WILLIAM H. JOHN N, Mayor
ATTEST:
PHILLIP RA, City Clerk
SPONSORED BY:
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