§ 11-14-108. Codification of municipal ordinances.

A.  The governing body of a municipality may, from time to time, authorize a codification of its ordinances.  Such a code may be kept up to date by use of a loose-leaf system and process of amendment.  In a code of municipal ordinances, the title, enacting clauses and emergency sections may be omitted and temporary and special ordinances and parts of ordinances may also be omitted. Permanent and general ordinances and parts of ordinances which are to be repealed by the code shall be omitted from the code.  The ordinances and parts of ordinances included in the code may be revised, rearranged, renumbered, and reorganized into some systematic arrangement.  The governing body may publish in connection with the code new matter, provisions of state law relating to the municipality, a history of the municipality, the history of the municipal government, the names of officials and other informational matter as the governing body may decide.  The book or pamphlet containing the code may also contain an index and forms and instructions as the governing body may decide.

B.  At least three copies of the code shall be kept in the office of the municipal clerk for public use, inspection and examination.  The municipal clerk shall keep copies of the code for distribution or sale at a reasonable price.

C.  Notice of the publication of the code shall be in the manner provided for publication by title of certain codes and ordinances in subsection A of Section 14-107 of this title.

Laws 1977, c. 256, § 14-108, eff. July 1, 1978.