A. 
A person commits the offense of property damage if:
1. 
He/she knowingly damages property of another; or
2. 
He/she damages property for the purpose of defrauding an insurer.
B. 
Property damage is a misdemeanor.
[CC 1983 §19-84]
It shall be unlawful for any person to fail, neglect or refuse to return any book when and as may be required by and under the rules therefor prescribed by the Library Board, or to fail, neglect or refuse to promptly comply with and conform to reasonable rules and regulations prescribed by the Library Board from time to time for the use, government and regulation of the library and reading room, not inconsistent with this Chapter.
[CC 1983 §19-85]
It shall be unlawful for any person to fill or otherwise obstruct the free passage of water through any sewer, gutter, trench or channel dug or made or used for the purpose of carrying off water or draining any street, or other place within this City.
[CC 1983 §19-86; Ord. No. 905 §1, 10-7-2002]
A. 
Definitions. As used in this Section the following words shall have the meanings set forth herein:
APPROPRIATE
To take, obtain, use, transfer, conceal or retain possession of.
COERCION
A threat, however communicated:
1. 
To commit any crime; or
2. 
To inflict physical injury in the future on the person threatened or another; or
3. 
To accuse any person of any crime; or
4. 
To expose any person to hatred, contempt or ridicule; or
5. 
To harm the credit or business repute of any person; or
6. 
To take or withhold action as a public servant or to cause a public servant to take or withhold action; or
7. 
To inflict any other harm which would not benefit the actor.
DECEIT
Purposely making a representation which is false and which the actor does not believe to be true and upon which the victim relies as to a matter of fact, law, value, intention or other state of mind. The term "deceit" does not, however, include falsity as to matter having no pecuniary significance or puffing by statements unlikely to deceive ordinary persons in the group addressed. Deception as to the actor's intention to perform a promise shall not be inferred from the fact alone that he did not subsequently perform the promise.
DEPRIVE
Means:
1. 
To withhold property from the owner permanently; or
2. 
To restore property only upon payment of reward or other compensation; or
3. 
To use or dispose of property in a manner that makes recovery of the property unlikely.
OF ANOTHER
Property or services is that "of another" if any natural person, corporation, partnership, association, governmental subdivision or instrumentality, other than the actor, has a possessory or propriety interest therein, except that property shall not be deemed property of another who has only a security interest therein, even if legal title is in the creditor pursuant to a conditional sales contract or other security arrangement.
PROPERTY
Anything of value, whether real or personal, tangible or intangible, in possession or in action.
RECEIVING
Acquiring possession, control or title of property.
SERVICES
Includes transportation, telephone, electricity, gas, water or other public service, accommodation in hotels, restaurants or elsewhere, admission to exhibitions and use of vehicles.
B. 
A person commits the offense of stealing if he or she appropriates property or services of another with the purpose to deprive him or her thereof, either without his or her consent or by means of deceit or coercion.
C. 
A person who appropriates lost property shall not be deemed to have stolen that property within the meaning of this Section unless such property is found under circumstances which gave the finder knowledge of or means of inquiry as to the true owner. The defendant shall have the burden of injecting the issue of lost property.
D. 
A person commits the offense of receiving stolen property if for the purpose of depriving the owner of a lawful interest therein he receives, retains or disposes of property of another knowing that it has been stolen or believing that it has been stolen. Evidence of the following is admissible in any prosecution under this Section to prove the requisite knowledge or belief of the alleged receiver:
1. 
That he was found in possession or control of other property stolen on separate occasions from two (2) or more persons;
2. 
That he received other stolen property in another transaction within the year preceding the transaction charged;
3. 
That he acquired the stolen property for a consideration which he knew was far below its reasonable value.
E. 
Penalty. Each offense committed under this Section shall be punishable as provided in Section 100.120 of the Code of Ordinances.
A. 
A person commits the offense of trespass in the first degree if he/she knowingly enters unlawfully or knowingly remains unlawfully in a building or inhabitable structure or upon real property.
B. 
A person does not commit the offense of trespass in the first degree by entering or remaining upon real property unless the real property is fenced or otherwise enclosed in a manner designed to exclude intruders or as to which notice against trespass is given by:
1. 
Actual communication to the actor; or
2. 
Posting in a manner reasonably likely to come to the attention of intruders.
C. 
Trespass in the first degree is a misdemeanor.
A. 
A person commits the offense of trespass in the second degree if he/she enters unlawfully upon real property of another. This is an offense of absolute liability.
B. 
Trespass in the second degree is an infraction.
[CC 1983 §19-90]
It shall be unlawful for any person to take from or deposit on any street, alley, thoroughfare, sidewalk or other public place of this City, or on any property now owned or controlled by him/her, without having lawful authority to do so, any turf, loam, gravel, rock or other material.
[Code 1961 §51.18; CC 1983 §19-91]
No person shall post or place any advertisements, handbills or notices of any character upon any fence, wall, bridge, house, building, shade tree, telephone, telegraph or electric light pole without lawful authority to do so.
[Ord. No. 738 §1, 11-2-1992]
A. 
Any person who writes, sprays, scratches or otherwise affixes graffiti upon any property, public or private, in which another has an interest and without the consent of such other person shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine not to exceed five hundred dollars ($500.00), or by imprisonment for not more than ninety (90) days, or by both such fine and imprisonment. In addition to such penalty the court may order the defendant to perform the necessary labor to clean up, repair, or replace the property damaged by that person, or to pay any costs incurred by the owner related to the cleanup, repair or replacement of property damaged by that person.
B. 
It shall be the duty of the owner and/or occupant of a building, residence or any other structure or property that has been defaced by graffiti to clean up or otherwise cover such graffiti, however, no person shall clean up or otherwise cover such graffiti without first notifying the Police Department and allowing the police an opportunity to photograph such graffiti. If, after the police have photographed the graffiti, the owner or occupant of the building, residence or structure or property that has been defaced by graffiti fails to clean up or otherwise cover such graffiti, the Code Enforcement Officer shall give notice to such owner or occupant, which notice shall:
1. 
Be in writing;
2. 
Be addressed to and served upon the owner and/or occupant of the premises; and
3. 
Inform the owner and/or occupant of the premises that such person has twenty-four (24) hours from receipt of such notice to remove or otherwise cover the graffiti or to contact the Caruthersville Police Department and give the City of Caruthersville permission to remove or otherwise cover the graffiti and if the City of Caruthersville removes or otherwise covers the graffiti, the property owner shall be billed for the reasonable cost of same, said bill being a lien against his/her real estate and assessed as a part of their real property taxes for the year in which said expense occurred.
Notice shall be deemed properly served upon such owner and/or occupant if a copy thereof is served upon such person personally or if a copy thereof is sent by certified mail to such owner or occupant's last known address, or if the notice cannot be conveniently served by the aforesaid methods, service of the notice is to be made upon such person or persons by at least one (1) publication in a newspaper of general circulation published in the City of Caruthersville, such publication to contain the conditions and reasons of notice.
Any person who fails to comply with any of the terms and conditions set forth in the notice after service of such notice upon them shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine not to exceed five hundred dollars ($500.00).
C. 
In addition to all Law Enforcement Officers, the following personnel employed by the City of Caruthersville shall have the power to enforce the provisions of this Section:
1. 
All employees under the supervision of any Department Head;
2. 
All Health Officers that are authorized representatives of the Pemiscot County Health Department.
D. 
For the purpose of this Section, "graffiti" shall be defined as any form of unauthorized painting, writing, or inscription regardless of the content or nature of the material used in the commission of the act.