Local government; codification of ordinances, affirmative defense.

Local government; codification of ordinances;affirmative defense. Provides that any person who is the subjectof an action brought by a locality for violation of an ordinancethat is not codified is entitled to assert as an affirmative defensethat the ordinance was not codified and therefore failed to provideadequate notice to the public of the contents of the ordinance. Thebill also allows localities to codify all ordinances in an onlineformat so as to be easily accessed by other governmental entitiesand the public.