[R.O. 1996 § 220.650; CC 1968 § 14-175; Ord. No. 1147 § 1, 4-12-1982; Ord. No. 4638 § 13, 12-19-2016]
A person commits the offense of littering
if they throw or place, deposit or cause to be thrown or placed or
deposited, any glass, glass bottles, wire, nails, tacks, hedge, cans,
garbage, trash, refuse, or rubbish of any kind, nature, or description
on the right-of-way of any public road or State highway or on or in
any of the waters in this City or on the banks of any stream, or on
any land or water owned, operated, or leased by this City, or any
Board, Department, Agency, or Commission thereof, or on any land or
water owned, operated, or leased by the State, any Board, Department,
Agency, or Commission thereof, or on any land or water owned, operated,
or leased by the Federal Government, or on any private real property
owned by another without the owner's consent.
[R.O. 1996 § 220.655; CC 1968 § 14-176; Ord. No. 1147 § 1, 4-12-1982]
A.
A person
commits the offense of abandoning a vehicle, vessel, or trailer if
they knowingly abandon any vehicle, vessel, or trailer on:
1.
The right-of-way of any public road or State highway;
2.
On or in any of the waters in this State;
3.
On the banks of any stream;
4.
On any land or water owned, operated or leased by the State, any
board, department, agency or commission thereof, or any political
subdivision thereof;
5.
On any land or water owned, operated or leased by the Federal Government;
or
6.
On any private real property owned by another without their consent.
B.
For
purposes of this Section, the last owner of record of a vehicle, vessel,
or trailer found abandoned and not shown to be transferred pursuant
to Sections 301.196 and 301.197, RSMo., shall be deemed prima facie
evidence of ownership of such vehicle, vessel, or trailer at the time
it was abandoned and the person who abandoned the vehicle, vessel,
or trailer or caused or procured its abandonment. The registered owner
of the abandoned vehicle, vessel, or trailer shall not be subject
to the penalties provided by this Section if the vehicle, vessel,
or trailer was in the care, custody, or control of another person
at the time of the violation. In such instance, the owner shall submit
such evidence in an affidavit permitted by the court setting forth
the name, address, and other pertinent information of the person who
leased, rented, or otherwise had care, custody, or control of the
vehicle, vessel, or trailer at the time of the alleged violation.
The affidavit submitted pursuant to this Subsection shall be admissible
in a court proceeding adjudicating the alleged violation and shall
raise a rebuttable presumption that the person identified in the affidavit
was in actual control of the vehicle, vessel, or trailer. In such
case, the court has the authority to terminate the prosecution of
the summons issued to the owner and issue a summons to the person
identified in the affidavit as the operator. If the vehicle, vessel,
or trailer is alleged to have been stolen, the owner of the vehicle,
vessel, or trailer shall submit proof that a police report was filed
in a timely manner indicating that the vehicle or vessel was stolen
at the time of the alleged violation.
C.
Any
person convicted pursuant to this Section shall be civilly liable
for all reasonable towing, storage, and administrative costs associated
with the abandonment of the vehicle, vessel, or trailer.
[R.O. 1996 § 220.660; CC 1968 § 14-177; Ord. No. 1147 § 1, 4-12-1982]
A.
A person commits the offense of abandonment
of an airtight ice box if they abandon, discard, or knowingly permit
to remain on premises under their control, in a place accessible to
children, any abandoned or discarded ice box, refrigerator, or other
airtight or semi-airtight container which has a capacity of one and
one-half (1 1/2) cubic feet or more and an opening of fifty (50)
square inches or more and which has a door or lid equipped with a
hinge, latch, or other fastening device capable of securing such door
or lid, without rendering such equipment harmless to human life by
removing such hinges, latches, or other hardware which may cause a
person to be confined therein.
[R.O. 1996 § 220.665; CC 1968 § 14-178; Ord. No. 1147 § 1, 4-12-1982]
A.
A person
commits the offense of impeding the use of streets, sidewalks, or
alleys if they shall interfere with, impede, or obstruct the free
use of any street, sidewalk, or alley by another by:
1.
Coasting, roller skating, ice skating,
or skate boarding on any street, sidewalk, or alley;
2.
Flying kites on any street, sidewalk,
or alley;
3.
Playing baseball, football, soccer,
or any other game or sport on any street, sidewalk, or alley;
4.
Sitting, standing, lying, or loitering
on any street, sidewalk, or alley; or
5.
Any other conduct which impedes or
obstructs the free use of any street, sidewalk, or alley by another;
or
6.
Conduct which causes others to obstruct streets, sidewalks,
or alleys.
[R.O. 1996 § 220.670; CC 1968 § 14-179; Ord. No. 1147 § 1, 4-12-1982]
A.
The practice of being in and upon posted
private residential property in the City of Blue Springs, Missouri,
by solicitors, peddlers, hawkers, itinerant merchants, and transient
vendors of merchandise, not having been requested or invited so to
do by the owner or owners, occupant or occupants of said private residences,
for the purpose of soliciting orders for the sale of goods, wares,
and merchandise, or for the purpose of disposing of or peddling or
hawking of the same, is hereby declared to be a nuisance, is declared
unlawful, and is hereby prohibited.
B.
The posting in a conspicuous place of notice
stating "No Soliciting," or similar language upon the premises of
a private residence, shall be prima facie evidence that the solicitors,
peddlers, hawkers, itinerant merchants, and transient vendors of merchandise
have not been requested or invited to be in and upon private residential
property.
C.
This Section shall not apply to the solicitation
of orders for sale of goods, wares, and merchandise for charitable
purposes.
D.
In the event that any phrase, clause, or
portion of this Section should be declared unconstitutional or invalid
for any reason, the remainder of the Section shall not be affected
thereby, but shall remain in full force and effect.
E.
Any person convicted of perpetuating a
nuisance, as described in this Section, shall be punished by a fine
of not less than twenty-five dollars ($25.00) nor more than one hundred
dollars ($100.00) or imprisoned for not less than thirty (30) days
nor more than sixty (60) days, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
[R.O. 1996 § 220.675; CC 1968 § 14-180; Ord. No. 1147 § 1, 4-12-1982]
It shall be unlawful for any person
to distribute or place, or cause to be distributed or placed, on any
street or sidewalk of the City any loose bills or circulars of an
advertising nature. It shall further be unlawful for any person to
distribute or place, or cause to be distributed or placed, on or in
any private property or in automobiles or other vehicles, any loose
bills or circulars of an advertising nature without having secured
the prior consent of the owner thereof.
[R.O. 1996 § 220.680; CC 1968 § 14-181; Ord. No. 1147 § 1, 4-12-1982]
A.
It shall be unlawful for any person to
post or cause to be posted any bill, or paint, write, or print, or
cause to be painted, written, or printed, any sign or device on any
sidewalk, street, bridge, viaduct, pole, tree, or on any wall, building,
or structure, or other property of another, unless in the case of
private property, the prior consent of the owner thereof has been
secured.
B.
For the purpose of this Section, the presence
of any bill, sign, device, painting, or printing in a location prohibited
by this Section which contains or includes the name of a business
or corporation or the name by which a business or corporation is doing
business, shall be prima facie evidence that both the business or
corporation and its manager(s), officer(s), and director(s) had knowledge
thereof and posted, painted, written, printed such bill, sign, device,
painting, or printing in such location or caused the same to be posted,
painted, written, printed in such location. Further for the purpose
of this Section, the presence of any bill, sign, device, painting,
or printing in a location prohibited by this Section which shall contain
or include the name of any person shall be prima facie evidence that
such person had knowledge thereof and had posted, painted, written,
printed such bill, sign, printing, or painting in such location or
caused the same to be posted, painted, written, printed in such location.
[R.O. 1996 § 220.685; CC 1968 § 14-183; Ord. No. 1147 § 1, 4-12-1982]
It shall be unlawful for any person
to climb upon, jump off, hold to or in any manner ride upon any locomotive,
engine or car within the corporate limits of said City; provided,
that this Section shall not apply to any employee of the railroad
company, nor to any passenger or to any person traveling by permission
or under the rules of the company operating such railroad.
[R.O. 1996 § 220.690; CC 1968 § 14-184; Ord. No. 1147 § 1, 4-12-1982]
Any person who appears to be incapacitated
or intoxicated may be taken by a Police Officer of the City, to the
person's residence, to any available treatment service, or to any
appropriate local facility, which may if necessary include the City
Jail. However, if any person is taken into custody, said period of
custody shall not exceed twelve (12) hours.
[R.O. 1996 § 220.695; CC 1968 § 14-185; Ord. No. 1147 § 1, 4-12-1982]
A.
It shall be unlawful for any person to
enter in or on any public building or public land or private building
or private land open to the public and interfere with or threaten
the health or safety of any occupant or occupants of that property,
or damage the property, or interfere with the normal use or function
of that property or any part thereof, or interfere with the closing
of said property and refuse to quit that property upon the request
of the person or persons lawfully in charge thereof.
[R.O. 1996 § 220.700; CC 1968 § 14-187; Ord. No. 1147 § 1, 4-12-1982]
It shall be unlawful for any person,
within the corporate limits of said City, upon any street, avenue,
alley or common thereof, or upon premises not their own to ride or
drive any horse, mule or other animal in a furious or unnecessary
manner or at such gait or speed as to endanger the lives, persons
or property of others.
[R.O. 1996 § 220.705; CC 1968 § 14-189; Ord. No. 1147 § 1, 4-12-1982; Ord.
No. 2558 § 1, 3-20-1995]
A.
It shall be unlawful for any person to
erect or maintain or for any property owner or occupant to allow to
be erected or maintained on any property within the City, except property
zoned for agricultural purposes (RE), a fence equipped with or having
barbed wire, spikes, or any similar device or any electrical charge
sufficient to cause an electric shock.
B.
It shall, however, not be unlawful, under
this Section to maintain a barbed wire fence so long as said barbed
wire is at least six (6) feet above the ground and at least one (1)
foot within the property line of the owner's or occupant's property
and so long as said property is located within an industrial or business
zoning classification.
C.
Every person who is convicted of violation
of this Section shall be punished by a fine of not exceeding five
hundred dollars ($500.00).
[R.O. 1996 § 220.710; CC 1968 § 14-190; Ord. No. 1147 § 1, 4-12-1982]
It shall be unlawful to operate motor scooters, motor bikes, motorcycles or any other self-propelled vehicle within any public park of the City or within or upon property owned by the City except upon regular driveways or parkways set aside for vehicular traffic or upon areas in such parks or public places designated specifically for motor scooters, motor bikes, motorcycles or self-propelled vehicle use. The provisions of this Section shall not be applicable to any properly designated emergency vehicle operated in response to any emergency or to City-owned vehicles or maintenance equipment operated by City employees pursuant to their employment duties. Violations of this Section shall be punished in accordance with Section 100.080 of this Code.
[R.O. 1996 § 220.715; CC 1968 § 14-192; Ord. No. 1516 § 1, 5-5-1986]
A.
All so-called "garage sales" or other sales
involving the offering for sale of multiple items of personal property
on property zoned and occupied as "residential" shall be subject to
the following rules and regulations:
1.
No person shall accept to take in
for sale any goods from any commercial business or enterprise on a
consignment basis.
2.
Not more than three (3) such sales
per year shall be held at the premises if occupied by the same family
or any member of such family.
3.
Any sale conducted pursuant to the
provisions hereof shall be confined to a period between sunup and
sundown of any day and shall not extend in excess of three (3) days.
C.
The provisions of this Section shall not
apply to or affect persons selling goods pursuant to an order of process
of a court of competent jurisdiction or persons acting in accordance
with their power and duties as public officials or in the capacity
of auctioneers at a public sale.
[R.O. 1996 § 220.720; CC 1968 § 18-2; Ord. No. 2187 § 1, 3-2-1992]
No person shall throw any waste, such as refuse, dirt, rags, papers, dead grass, grass clippings, dead limbs, leaves, brush, logs, weeds, foliage, shrub cuttings or clippings into the streets, alleys or ditches along the streets of the City. It shall also be unlawful to create a nuisance such as those set forth in Section 245.160(A)(11) of this Code.
[R.O. 1996 § 220.725; CC 1968 § 18-4]
It shall be unlawful for any minors
or other persons to skate upon skates or slide upon the sidewalks
of the City when the same are covered with snow, ice or sleet.
[R.O. 1996 § 220.730; CC 1968 § 18-5; Ord. No. 4559 § 1, 8-3-2015]
It shall be unlawful for any person
to throw, pass or catch any ball on or along any of the streets, sidewalks,
lanes or alleys of the City unless as a part of a special event authorized
by the City.
[R.O. 1996 § 220.735; CC 1968 § 18-6; Ord. No. 4559 § 1, 8-3-2015]
All persons are required to keep
the sidewalks adjacent to their residence lots or their places of
business free from ice or snow, and it shall be unlawful for any person
to fail or refuse to comply with the requirements of this Section,
when so notified by the Chief of Police or Director of Public Works.
[R.O. 1996 § 220.740; CC 1968 § 18-7]
All streets, sidewalks, crosswalks
and alleys in said City shall be kept clear of boxes, barrels, rubbish,
plows or other farm implements or other unnecessary obstructions,
and it shall be unlawful for any person to place any box, boxes, barrels,
rubbish, plows or other farm implement, or other obstructions in any
street or on any sidewalk, crosswalk or alley or to erect or maintain
any platform or other structure in any street or along any sidewalk
except such temporary obstructions as are necessary in erecting improvements
and in making repairs. Any person making such obstructions shall be
liable to the City for all costs and damages assessed against it on
account thereof.
[R.O. 1996 § 220.745; CC 1968 § 18-15]
A.
All persons doing business in the City
are required to keep the sidewalks in front of such places of business
clean, so far as practicable, from all dirt sweepings from the store
and ashes.
B.
All persons are prohibited from leaving
or placing the sweepings from stores or shops or ashes or other waste
in the gutters or in the streets of the City.
[R.O. 1996 § 220.750; Ord. No. 2571 §§ 1
— 3, 5-1-1995]
A.
It shall be unlawful for any person or
group to occupy a shelter or shelter house within a City Park in the
City of Blue Springs, Missouri, and fail to remove themselves when
requested to do so by a person or group of persons who have previously
reserved said shelter or shelter house and have in their possession
a reservation form for that date, which said reservation form shall
be shown to the person or a person in the group who is being requested
to remove themselves from the shelter or shelter house, or when requested
by a Police Officer of the City of Blue Springs, Missouri.
B.
The reservation form shall be a form designated
by the City of Blue Springs, Missouri, to provide evidence of the
reservation.
[R.O. 1996 § 220.755; Ord. No. 3128 § 1, 4-5-1999]
A.
Possession.
1.
Possession By Minors Prohibited.
It shall be unlawful for any person under the age of eighteen (18)
to possess a laser pointer except in the residence of that person.
All laser pointers in the possession of a minor are deemed contraband,
subject to seizure by any duly authorized Peace Officer with or without
process or warrant and shall be subject to forfeiture.
B.
Illumination Of Persons Prohibited. It
shall be unlawful for any person, other than a public safety officer
in the line of duty, to use a laser pointer in such a manner that
the laser beam illuminates on any other person tending to injure or
reasonably anger, alarm, arouse or cause resentment in that other
person.
C.
Illumination Of Vehicle Operators And/Or
Occupants Prohibited. It shall be unlawful for any person to use a
laser pointer in such a manner that the laser beam illuminates the
operator or occupant of a motor vehicle.
D.
Illumination Of Uniformed Officers Prohibited.
It shall be unlawful for any person to use a laser pointer in such
a manner that the laser beam illuminates a uniformed Police Officer,
uniformed security guard, uniformed school safety officer, uniformed
fire fighter, uniformed ambulance worker, uniformed public safety
officer, uniformed animal control officer, uniformed parking control
member, or any similarly employed non-uniformed officer when the individual
controlling the laser pointer knows or should know that the officer
is such an officer, or the marked service vehicle of any of the above
listed uniformed persons while said vehicle is occupied.
E.
For the purposes of this Section, a "laser
pointer" is any device which emits light amplified by the stimulated
emission of radiation that is visible to the human eye and designed
to be used as a pointer, sighting device or high-lighter to indicate,
mark, target or identify a specific item, position or place, including
but not limited to Class 2 lasers, Class 3a and 3b and Class 4 lasers.
For purposes of this Section, any laser used for medical, educational
or other legitimate commercial uses is not a "laser pointer."
[R.O. 1996 § 220.765; Ord. No. 3987 § 1, 9-6-2006]
A.
PRE-APPROVAL
PRE-PAY
Definitions. As used in this Section, the
following terms shall have the meanings given in this Subsection:
The business has issued an identification card to the purchaser
that verifies and records the purchaser's driver license information.
Payment in advance for any quantity of gasoline or diesel
fuel sold at any time by cash, credit card, debit card, check or any
other legal means.
B.
Payment Or Approval In Advance Required
For Gasoline And/Or Diesel Fuel Sold. Business establishments that
sell gasoline and/or diesel fuel, and their owners and employees,
shall require pre-payment or pre-approval of sales of fuel prior to
activation or authorization of any fuel dispensing unit or fuel pumping
device.
C.
Penalty. The violation of any such provision of this Section shall be punished by a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars ($500.00), or such imprisonment not exceeding ninety (90) days, or by both such fine and imprisonment. Conviction for failure or refusal to comply with this Section may be the basis for the non-renewal of a Chapter 605 business license pursuant to Section 605.210.
[R.O. 1996 § 220.770; Ord. No. 3962 § 1, 6-5-2006]
A.
For purposes of this Section, the term
"solicit" shall mean and include the act of standing on, in, in the
median of, or in the right-of-way of any City street, or entering
on the same, for the purpose of soliciting contributions or selling,
offering for sale or advertising any product, property or service
of any kind from persons in vehicles on behalf of any organization
or person.
B.
Permit Required.
1.
Application.
a.
Organizations or persons desiring
to solicit contributions, sell, collect money or items from persons
in vehicles on City streets by standing in, or beside, City streets
must apply for a permit at least eleven (11) days prior to the collection
event.
b.
The application shall be developed
by the Police Department, but shall include:
2.
Qualifications.
a.
The charitable organization for which
funds are being collected must provide services/benefits to local
individuals.
b.
The charitable organization receiving
a benefit from the collection must be qualified by the IRS under IRS
Code Section 501 c(3).
c.
The charitable organization must
provide proof of insurance in the amount of at least two hundred thousand
dollars ($200,000.00) for any liability arising out of the fund raising
activities and agree to indemnify the City for any damages the City
may suffer arising out of the fund raising activities.
d.
The insurance shall provide coverage
against claims against the applicant and claims against the City,
its elected and appointed officials and its employees.
C.
Conduct.
1.
It is unlawful to conduct collections
at intersections not controlled by four-way stop signs. For purposes
of this Section, signal lights are not considered stop signs.
2.
It is unlawful for an individual
who is less than eighteen (18) years of age to solicit as described
herein.
[Ord. No. 4998, 5-3-2021]
3.
It is unlawful for more than ten
(10) persons to solicit at one (1) intersection at one time.
4.
It is unlawful to solicit at an intersection
with Missouri 7, Adams Dairy Parkway, Woods Chapel Road or 40 Highway
or on a ramp to, or from, I-70.
5.
It is unlawful to solicit the occupant
of a vehicle, unless the vehicle has come to a complete stop.
6.
It is unlawful to solicit unless
the solicitor is wearing at all times a brightly colored safety vest,
which meets ANSI/ISEA 107-1999 standards to help insure solicitor
safety.
7.
It is unlawful to solicit except
during daylight hours between thirty (30) minutes after sunrise and
thirty (30) minutes before sunset.
D.
Penalties.
1.
It shall be unlawful for any person
or organization to solicit on any public street within the City without
first obtaining a valid permit.
2.
It shall be unlawful for any person or organization to solicit in a manner that fails to comply with any provision contained in Subsection (C).
3.
A violation of any provision of this
Section shall be punished by a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars
($500.00), or such imprisonment not exceeding ninety (90) days, or
by both such fine and imprisonment. Each day there is any violation
of this Section shall constitute a separate offense.
E.
Exceptions. The foregoing notwithstanding,
this Section shall not apply to any situation where the City has,
through the use of barricades or other traffic control measures, taken
affirmative action or actions to control traffic flow to protect individuals
in an area.
[R.O. 1996 § 220.775; Ord. No. 4199 § 1, 10-6-2008]
A.
COURSE OF CONDUCT
CREDIBLE THREAT
HARASS
As used in this Section, the following
terms shall mean:
Two (2) or more acts that serve no legitimate purpose, including,
but not limited to, acts in which the stalker directly, indirectly,
or through a third party follows, monitors, observes, surveils, threatens,
or communicates to a person by any action, method, or device.
[Ord. No. 4638 § 14, 12-19-2016; Ord.
No. 5101, 4-4-2022]
A threat made with the intent to cause the person who is
the target of a threat to reasonably fear for their safety. The threat
must be against the life of, or a threat to cause physical injury
to, a person and may include a threat communicated to the targeted
person in writing, including electronic communications, by telephone
or by posting of a site or message that is accessible via computer.
To engage in a course of conduct directed at a specific person
that serves no legitimate purpose, that would cause a reasonable person
to suffer substantial emotional distress, and actually causes substantial
emotional distress to that person.
B.
Any person who purposely and repeatedly
harasses or follows with the intent of harassing another person commits
the offense of stalking. The offense of stalking shall be punishable
by a fine not to exceed five hundred dollars ($500.00) or a period
of imprisonment not to exceed six (6) months, or both.
[Ord. No. 4574 § 5, 10-5-2015[1]]
[1]
Editor's Note: Ord. No. 4574 § 5
also repealed Subsection (C), which immediately followed this Subsection,
and redesignated former Subsection (D) as Subsection (C).
C.
Any Law Enforcement Officer may arrest,
without a warrant, any person they have probable cause to believe
has violated provisions of this Section.
[R.O. 1996 § 220.780; Ord. No. 4200 § 1, 10-6-2008]
A.
It shall be unlawful for any person to
violate the terms or conditions of an order of protection, a full
order of protection or an ex parte order of protection entered by
a court of the State of Missouri pursuant to Sections 455.010 through
and including 455.085, RSMo., or a similar order issued by any other
State, tribe, territory or possession of the United States, the Commonwealth
of Puerto Rico or the District of Columbia (hereinafter referred to
collectively as an order of protection).
B.
A certified copy of any order of protection
shall be prima facie evidence of the existence and validity of the
order of protection. An ex parte order of protection must show that
the order had been served prior to the violation. Full orders of protection
do not need to be served, and therefore evidence of service is not
required.
C.
Refusal of the person for whose benefit
the order of protection was issued to sign a complaint or to testify
shall not be a defense to a violation of an order of protection.
[R.O. 1996 § 220.785; Ord. No. 4432 § 1, 5-6-2013]
A.
As used in this Section, the term "aerial
luminaire" shall mean and refer to an airborne paper lantern containing
a small candle or other device for fuel that heats air from inside
the lantern causing the lantern to rise into the air and remain airborne
until the candle or other heat source is not sufficient to cause it
to remain airborne at which point it descends until it comes to rest
in a tree, in vegetation, or on the ground or it comes in contact
with other objects which stop its descent. Other common names for
an aerial luminaire are, Chinese sky lantern, Hawaii sky lantern,
sky lantern, Kongming lantern, flying lanterns, floating lanterns,
sky candles, or wish candles, to name a few. They are also described
as a miniature, unmanned air balloon that relies on an open flame
as a heat source to heat the air inside the lantern with the intention
of causing it to lift into the atmosphere and are typically made of
rice paper or flame-resistant paper with a flammable fuel cell or
candle in the opening to heat the inside air.
B.
It shall be unlawful to sell at retail
or otherwise barter, exchange, offer for sale, distribute, give away,
possess, ignite, discharge, light, fly, release into the atmosphere,
otherwise use or bring into the City aerial luminaires, commonly known
as "Chinese sky lantern," "Hawaii sky lantern," "sky lantern," "Kongming
lantern," "flying lanterns," "floating lanterns," "sky candles" or
"wish candles."
C.
The violation of any provision of this
Section shall be punished by a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars
($500.00), or by imprisonment not exceeding ninety (90) days, or by
both fine and imprisonment.
[R.O. 1996 § 220.790; Ord. No. 4493 § 1, 6-16-2014]
A.
A person
commits the offense of invasion of privacy if they knowingly:
1.
Photograph, film, videotape, produce, or otherwise create an image
of another person, without the person's consent, while the person
is in a state of full or partial nudity and is in a place where one
would have a reasonable expectation of privacy; or
2.
Photograph, film, videotape, produce, or otherwise create an image
of another person under or through the clothing worn by that other
person for the purpose of viewing the body of or the undergarments
worn by that other person without that person's consent.
B.
Invasion
of privacy is an ordinance violation.
[1]
Note: Under certain circumstances, this offense can be a felony
under state law.
[R.O. 1996 § 220.800; Ord. No. 4598 § 1, 5-16-2016]
A.
A person commits the offense of trespass
of a school bus if theye: (1) knowingly and unlawfully enter upon
any part of, or (2) unlawfully operate any school bus, or (3) remain
on any part of or within a school bus after being told or asked to
leave by the school bus driver or other person employed or acting
as an agent of the company or school operating or using the school
bus.
B.
As used in this Section, a "school bus"
shall mean any motor vehicle which is owned or operated under contract
with a public or private school while being used to transport students
to and from school or to transport to or from any place for educational
purposes.
C.
As used in this Section, the terms "unlawfully
enters" and "unlawfully operates" refer to any entry or operation
of a school bus which is not:
[R.O. 1996 § 220.810; Ord. No. 4599 § 1, 5-16-2016]
A.
It shall be unlawful for any person to
misuse the 911 emergency telephone service.
B.
EMERGENCY
MISUSE OF THE EMERGENCY TELEPHONE SYSTEM
REPEATEDLY
As used in this Section, the following
terms shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this Subsection,
except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:
Any incident involving danger to life or property that calls
for an emergency response dispatch of police, fire, EMS or other public
safety organization.
Any act which improperly uses the emergency telephone service,
including but not limited to:
Contacting the emergency telephone service three (3) or more
times within a thirty-day period.
