HB 51 Summary

• Authorizes municipalities to enforce parking ordinances on public streets and roadways if adequate signage describing the parking regulation or restriction is posted at the location.

• Clarifies that municipal appointees serving in interim or hold-over capacity cannot serve longer than 180 days after their term expires or after appointment, with service limitation applying retroactively to appointees serving on the effective date.

• Prohibits municipal funds from being expended to compensate anyone serving beyond the 180-day period, and declares any actions or votes taken after this period invalid and without effect.

• Allows municipal judges to hold court outside municipality boundaries within a one-mile radius for any purpose, in addition to existing authority to hold court up to 60 miles away for preliminary and criminal matters.

• Takes effect July 1, 2017.