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2024-06-20
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Chapter 17 Offenses, Miscellaneous
Volume I
The Charter
Ch CHA
Charter
Municipal Code
Ch 1
General Provisions
Ch 2
Administration
Ch 3
Alcoholic Beverages
Ch 3 1/2
(Reserved)
Ch 4
Animals and Fowl
Ch 4 1/2
Bicycles
Ch 5
Building, Construction and Housing
Ch 6
Business Redevelopment
Ch 6 1/2
(Reserved)
Ch 7
Elections
Ch 7 1/2
Emergency Management
Ch 8
Fire Prevention and Protection; Ambulance Fees
Ch 9
(Reserved)
Ch 10
Garbage and Trash
Ch 11
(Reserved)
Ch 12
Human Relations
Ch 12 1/2
(Reserved)
Ch 13
Licenses and Business Regulations
Ch 14
Motor Vehicles and Traffic
Ch 15
Municipal Court
Ch 16
Nuisances
Ch 17
Offenses, Miscellaneous
Ch 17 Art I
General Provisions
§ 17-1
Definitions.
§ 17-2
Attempt.
§ 17-3
Conspiracy.
§ 17-4
through § 17-11. (Reserved)
Ch 17 Art II
Offenses Against the Person
§ 17-12
Assault.
§ 17-13
Domestic assault.
§ 17-14
(Reserved)
§ 17-15
Harassment.
§ 17-16
Stalking, definitions.
§ 17-17
Kidnapping.
§ 17-18
Endangering welfare of child.
§ 17-19
Leaving child unattended in motor vehicle.
§ 17-20
Hate crimes.
§ 17-21
through § 17-29. (Reserved)
Ch 17 Art III
Offenses Concerning Administration of Justice
§ 17-30
Concealing an offense.
§ 17-31
Hindering prosecution.
§ 17-32
Refusal to identify as witness.
§ 17-33
Disturbing judicial proceeding.
§ 17-34
Tampering with witness or victim.
§ 17-35
Tampering with physical evidence.
§ 17-36
Improper communication.
§ 17-37
False impersonation.
§ 17-38
False reports.
§ 17-39
Resisting or interfering with arrest, detention or stop.
§ 17-40
Escape or attempted escape from custody.
§ 17-41
Interference with legal process.
§ 17-42
Tampering with police dog.
§ 17-43
through § 17-51. (Reserved)
Ch 17 Art IV
Offenses Concerning Public Safety
§ 17-52
Abandonment of airtight or semi-airtight containers.
§ 17-53
Littering.
§ 17-54
Littering via carcasses.
§ 17-55
Tampering with water supply.
§ 17-56
through § 17-65. (Reserved)
Ch 17 Art V
Offenses Concerning Public Peace
§ 17-66
Definitions.
§ 17-67
Peace disturbance.
§ 17-68
Private peace disturbance.
§ 17-69
Disturbing noises prohibited.
§ 17-70
Conduct constituting disturbing noises.
§ 17-71
Unlawful assembly.
§ 17-72
Rioting.
§ 17-73
Refusal to disperse.
§ 17-74
Obstructing public places.
§ 17-75
Disrupting house of worship.
§ 17-76
Unlawful funeral protests prohibited, definitions.
§ 17-77
Garage, estate, moving and yard sales.
§ 17-78
Business hours for service stations and garages in residentially zoned districts.
§ 17-79
Misuse of 9-1-1 emergency telephone service.
§ 17-80
Sale and use of certain fireworks prohibited.
§ 17-81
Obedience to Police Officers and Fire Department Officials.
§ 17-82
Standing in streets, roadways, highways, and certain medians prohibited.
Ch 17 Art VI
Offenses Concerning Weapons and Firearms
§ 17-83
Definitions.
§ 17-84
Weapons, carrying concealed and other unlawful use.
§ 17-85
Possession, manufacture, transport, repair, sale of certain weapons.
§ 17-86
Defacing firearm.
§ 17-87
Purchase in another state by Missouri residents.
§ 17-88
Purchase in Missouri by nonresident.
§ 17-89
Unlawful transfer of weapons.
§ 17-90
Carrying concealed firearms prohibited; violations and penalties.
§ 17-91
Open display of firearm.
§ 17-92
Discharging air gun.
§ 17-93
Turkey shoots and other charitable events.
§ 17-94
through § 17-101. (Reserved)
Ch 17 Art VII
Offenses Concerning Property
§ 17-102
Definitions.
§ 17-103
Tampering.
§ 17-104
Property damage.
§ 17-105
Claim of right.
§ 17-106
Trespass in first degree.
§ 17-107
Trespass in second degree.
§ 17-108
Trespass of school bus.
§ 17-109
Reckless burning or exploding.
§ 17-110
Negligent burning or exploding.
§ 17-111
Stealing.
§ 17-112
Theft of motor fuel.
§ 17-113
Damaging City property.
§ 17-114
Damaging, destroying, or unlawfully withholding library property.
§ 17-115
City recycling depository usage.
§ 17-116
Financial exploitation of elderly person or person with disability.
§ 17-117
Fraudulent use of credit or debit device.
§ 17-118
Deceptive business practice.
§ 17-119
Alteration or removal of item numbers with intent to deprive lawful owner.
§ 17-120
Stealing leased or rented personal property; enforcement procedure; penalty; venue.
§ 17-121
Passing bad checks.
§ 17-122
Shoplifting; detention of suspect by merchant; liability presumption.
§ 17-123
Copper wire or cable, catalytic converters, collectors and dealers to keep register, information required; penalty; exempt transactions.
§ 17-124
Metal beer keg, prohibition on purchase or possession by scrap metal dealer; violations and penalties.
§ 17-125
Metal belonging to various entities; scrap yard not to purchase; violations and penalties.
§ 17-126
Scrap metal dealers; payments in excess of $500 to be made by check; exceptions.
§ 17-127
Prohibited uses of licenses.
§ 17-128
through § 17-134. (Reserved)
Ch 17 Art VIII
Offenses Concerning Prostitution
§ 17-135
Definitions.
§ 17-136
Prostitution.
§ 17-137
Patronizing prostitution.
§ 17-138
(Reserved)
§ 17-139
Prostitution houses deemed public nuisances.
§ 17-140
through § 17-149. (Reserved)
Ch 17 Art IX
Sexual Offenses
§ 17-150
Definitions.
§ 17-151
Sexual misconduct.
§ 17-152
Sexual abuse.
§ 17-153
Certain offenders not to physically be present or loiter within 500 feet of child-care facility; violations and penalties.
§ 17-154
Certain offenders not to be present within 500 feet of school property, exception; permission required for parents or guardians who are offenders.
§ 17-155
Halloween, restrictions on conduct; violations.
§ 17-156
Urinating in public.
§ 17-157
through § 17-166. (Reserved)
Ch 17 Art X
Offenses Concerning Pornography
§ 17-167
Definitions.
§ 17-168
Promoting pornography for minors or obscenity.
§ 17-169
Furnishing pornographic materials to minors.
§ 17-170
through § 17-179. (Reserved)
Ch 17 Art XI
Offenses Concerning Drugs
§ 17-180
Possession of marijuana or synthetic cannabinoid.
§ 17-181
Possession of controlled substance.
§ 17-182
Limitations on retail sale of methamphetamine precursor drugs.
§ 17-183
Unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia.
§ 17-184
Inhalation or inducing others to inhale solvent fumes to cause certain reactions prohibited; exceptions.
§ 17-185
Inducing, or possession with intent to induce, symptoms by use of solvents and other substances prohibited.
§ 17-186
Possession or purchase of solvents to aid others in violations; violations of §§ 17-184 to 17-185; penalty.
§ 17-187
Unlawful distribution.
§ 17-188
Marijuana prohibited for persons under 21 years of age.
§ 17-189
Unlawful marijuana cultivation.
§ 17-190
No controlled substances or drug paraphernalia on school grounds.
§ 17-191
Restrictions on marijuana in vehicles.
§ 17-192
Prohibition on marijuana consumption in public.
§ 17-193
Sale of marijuana, marijuana-infused products, marijuana accessories.
§ 17-194
Penalties for marijuana violations.
§ 17-195
through § 17-196. (Reserved)
Ch 17 Art XII
Offenses Concerning Minors
§ 17-197
Definitions.
§ 17-198
Curfew for persons under 17.
§ 17-199
Parental responsibility.
§ 17-200
through § 17-209. (Reserved)
Ch 17 Art XIII
Offenses Concerning Tobacco, Alternative Nicotine Products or Vapor Products
§ 17-210
Definitions.
§ 17-210.5
No tobacco sales to minors; alternative nicotine products, vapor products and nicotine liquid containers, sale to minors prohibited.
§ 17-211
Unlawful to sell or distribute tobacco products, alternative nicotine products or vapor products to minors; vending machine requirements.
§ 17-212
Minors prohibited from purchase or possession of tobacco products, alternative nicotine products or vapor products; misrepresentation of age.
§ 17-213
Retail sales tax license required for sale of tobacco products, alternative nicotine products or vapor products.
§ 17-214
Required sign stating violation of state law to sell tobacco products, alternative nicotine products or vapor products to minors under age 18; display of sign required.
§ 17-215
Restrictions on sales of individual packs of cigarettes.
§ 17-216
Proof of age required, when defense to action for violation is reasonable reliance on proof; liability.
§ 17-217
through § 17-230. (Reserved)
Ch 17 Art XIV
Railroads
§ 17-231
Operating regulations.
§ 17-232
Trespass on railroad cars.
§ 17-233
Protection of crossings.
§ 17-234
through § 17-240. (Reserved)
Ch 17 Art XV
Water Control and Land Disturbance Control
§ 17-241
Watercourses.
§ 17-242
Water control.
§ 17-243
Land disturbance.
§ 17-244
Stop-work order authorized.
§ 17-245
Right of entry.
§ 17-246
Violations and penalties.
§ 17-247
through § 17-250. (Reserved)
Ch 17 Art XVI
Clean Air Act; Smoking Prohibited
§ 17-251
Purpose.
§ 17-252
Definitions.
§ 17-253
Prohibition of smoking in all enclosed places of employment and all enclosed public places.
§ 17-254
Responsibilities of proprietors, owners and managers.
§ 17-255
Where smoking is not regulated.
§ 17-256
Violations and penalties.
§ 17-257
Other applicable laws.
§ 17-258
Construction; severability.
§ 17-259
Enforcement.
Ch 18
Parks and Recreation
Volume II
Ch 18 1/2
(Reserved)
Ch 19
Police
Ch 20
Streets and Sidewalks
Ch 21
(Reserved)
Ch 22
(Reserved)
Ch 23
Utilities
Ch 24
Tree Code
Ch 25
Zoning And Subdivision Code
Appendix
Apx A
(Reserved)
Apx B
(Reserved)
Apx C
(Reserved)
Apx D
Industrial Development Authority
Apx E
Personnel Rules and Regulations
Apx F
Pensions and Retirement
Disposition List
Ch DL
Disposition List
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Chapter 17
Offenses, Miscellaneous
Cross References:
General penalty, §
1-8
; alcoholic beverages, Ch.
3
; animals and fowl, Ch.
4
; littering, §
10-71
et seq.; motor vehicles and traffic, Ch.
14
; nuisances, Ch.
16
.
Article I
General Provisions
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§ 17-1
Definitions.
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§ 17-2
Attempt.
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§ 17-3
Conspiracy.
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§ 17-4
through § 17-11. (Reserved)
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Article II
Offenses Against the Person
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§ 17-12
Assault.
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§ 17-13
Domestic assault.
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§ 17-14
(Reserved)
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§ 17-15
Harassment.
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§ 17-16
Stalking, definitions.
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§ 17-17
Kidnapping.
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§ 17-18
Endangering welfare of child.
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§ 17-19
Leaving child unattended in motor vehicle.
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§ 17-20
Hate crimes.
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§ 17-21
through § 17-29. (Reserved)
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Article III
Offenses Concerning Administration of Justice
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§ 17-30
Concealing an offense.
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§ 17-31
Hindering prosecution.
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§ 17-32
Refusal to identify as witness.
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§ 17-33
Disturbing judicial proceeding.
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§ 17-34
Tampering with witness or victim.
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§ 17-35
Tampering with physical evidence.
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§ 17-36
Improper communication.
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§ 17-37
False impersonation.
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§ 17-38
False reports.
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§ 17-39
Resisting or interfering with arrest, detention or stop.
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§ 17-40
Escape or attempted escape from custody.
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§ 17-41
Interference with legal process.
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§ 17-42
Tampering with police dog.
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§ 17-43
through § 17-51. (Reserved)
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Article IV
Offenses Concerning Public Safety
chevron_right
§ 17-52
Abandonment of airtight or semi-airtight containers.
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§ 17-53
Littering.
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§ 17-54
Littering via carcasses.
chevron_right
§ 17-55
Tampering with water supply.
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§ 17-56
through § 17-65. (Reserved)
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Article V
Offenses Concerning Public Peace
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§ 17-66
Definitions.
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§ 17-67
Peace disturbance.
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§ 17-68
Private peace disturbance.
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§ 17-69
Disturbing noises prohibited.
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§ 17-70
Conduct constituting disturbing noises.
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§ 17-71
Unlawful assembly.
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§ 17-72
Rioting.
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§ 17-73
Refusal to disperse.
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§ 17-74
Obstructing public places.
chevron_right
§ 17-75
Disrupting house of worship.
chevron_right
§ 17-76
Unlawful funeral protests prohibited, definitions.
chevron_right
§ 17-77
Garage, estate, moving and yard sales.
chevron_right
§ 17-78
Business hours for service stations and garages in residentially zoned districts.
chevron_right
§ 17-79
Misuse of 9-1-1 emergency telephone service.
chevron_right
§ 17-80
Sale and use of certain fireworks prohibited.
chevron_right
§ 17-81
Obedience to Police Officers and Fire Department Officials.
chevron_right
§ 17-82
Standing in streets, roadways, highways, and certain medians prohibited.
chevron_right
Article VI
Offenses Concerning Weapons and Firearms
chevron_right
§ 17-83
Definitions.
chevron_right
§ 17-84
Weapons, carrying concealed and other unlawful use.
chevron_right
§ 17-85
Possession, manufacture, transport, repair, sale of certain weapons.
chevron_right
§ 17-86
Defacing firearm.
chevron_right
§ 17-87
Purchase in another state by Missouri residents.
chevron_right
§ 17-88
Purchase in Missouri by nonresident.
chevron_right
§ 17-89
Unlawful transfer of weapons.
chevron_right
§ 17-90
Carrying concealed firearms prohibited; violations and penalties.
chevron_right
§ 17-91
Open display of firearm.
chevron_right
§ 17-92
Discharging air gun.
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§ 17-93
Turkey shoots and other charitable events.
chevron_right
§ 17-94
through § 17-101. (Reserved)
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Article VII
Offenses Concerning Property
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§ 17-102
Definitions.
chevron_right
§ 17-103
Tampering.
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§ 17-104
Property damage.
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§ 17-105
Claim of right.
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§ 17-106
Trespass in first degree.
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§ 17-107
Trespass in second degree.
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§ 17-108
Trespass of school bus.
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§ 17-109
Reckless burning or exploding.
chevron_right
§ 17-110
Negligent burning or exploding.
chevron_right
§ 17-111
Stealing.
chevron_right
§ 17-112
Theft of motor fuel.
chevron_right
§ 17-113
Damaging City property.
chevron_right
§ 17-114
Damaging, destroying, or unlawfully withholding library property.
chevron_right
§ 17-115
City recycling depository usage.
chevron_right
§ 17-116
Financial exploitation of elderly person or person with disability.
chevron_right
§ 17-117
Fraudulent use of credit or debit device.
chevron_right
§ 17-118
Deceptive business practice.
chevron_right
§ 17-119
Alteration or removal of item numbers with intent to deprive lawful owner.
chevron_right
§ 17-120
Stealing leased or rented personal property; enforcement procedure; penalty; venue.
chevron_right
§ 17-121
Passing bad checks.
chevron_right
§ 17-122
Shoplifting; detention of suspect by merchant; liability presumption.
chevron_right
§ 17-123
Copper wire or cable, catalytic converters, collectors and dealers to keep register, information required; penalty; exempt transactions.
chevron_right
§ 17-124
Metal beer keg, prohibition on purchase or possession by scrap metal dealer; violations and penalties.
chevron_right
§ 17-125
Metal belonging to various entities; scrap yard not to purchase; violations and penalties.
chevron_right
§ 17-126
Scrap metal dealers; payments in excess of $500 to be made by check; exceptions.
chevron_right
§ 17-127
Prohibited uses of licenses.
chevron_right
§ 17-128
through § 17-134. (Reserved)
chevron_right
Article VIII
Offenses Concerning Prostitution
chevron_right
§ 17-135
Definitions.
chevron_right
§ 17-136
Prostitution.
chevron_right
§ 17-137
Patronizing prostitution.
chevron_right
§ 17-138
(Reserved)
chevron_right
§ 17-139
Prostitution houses deemed public nuisances.
chevron_right
§ 17-140
through § 17-149. (Reserved)
chevron_right
Article IX
Sexual Offenses
chevron_right
§ 17-150
Definitions.
chevron_right
§ 17-151
Sexual misconduct.
chevron_right
§ 17-152
Sexual abuse.
chevron_right
§ 17-153
Certain offenders not to physically be present or loiter within 500 feet of child-care facility; violations and penalties.
chevron_right
§ 17-154
Certain offenders not to be present within 500 feet of school property, exception; permission required for parents or guardians who are offenders.
chevron_right
§ 17-155
Halloween, restrictions on conduct; violations.
chevron_right
§ 17-156
Urinating in public.
chevron_right
§ 17-157
through § 17-166. (Reserved)
chevron_right
Article X
Offenses Concerning Pornography
chevron_right
§ 17-167
Definitions.
chevron_right
§ 17-168
Promoting pornography for minors or obscenity.
chevron_right
§ 17-169
Furnishing pornographic materials to minors.
chevron_right
§ 17-170
through § 17-179. (Reserved)
chevron_right
Article XI
Offenses Concerning Drugs
chevron_right
§ 17-180
Possession of marijuana or synthetic cannabinoid.
chevron_right
§ 17-181
Possession of controlled substance.
chevron_right
§ 17-182
Limitations on retail sale of methamphetamine precursor drugs.
chevron_right
§ 17-183
Unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia.
chevron_right
§ 17-184
Inhalation or inducing others to inhale solvent fumes to cause certain reactions prohibited; exceptions.
chevron_right
§ 17-185
Inducing, or possession with intent to induce, symptoms by use of solvents and other substances prohibited.
chevron_right
§ 17-186
Possession or purchase of solvents to aid others in violations; violations of §§ 17-184 to 17-185; penalty.
chevron_right
§ 17-187
Unlawful distribution.
chevron_right
§ 17-188
Marijuana prohibited for persons under 21 years of age.
chevron_right
§ 17-189
Unlawful marijuana cultivation.
chevron_right
§ 17-190
No controlled substances or drug paraphernalia on school grounds.
chevron_right
§ 17-191
Restrictions on marijuana in vehicles.
chevron_right
§ 17-192
Prohibition on marijuana consumption in public.
chevron_right
§ 17-193
Sale of marijuana, marijuana-infused products, marijuana accessories.
chevron_right
§ 17-194
Penalties for marijuana violations.
chevron_right
§ 17-195
through § 17-196. (Reserved)
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Article XII
Offenses Concerning Minors
chevron_right
§ 17-197
Definitions.
chevron_right
§ 17-198
Curfew for persons under 17.
chevron_right
§ 17-199
Parental responsibility.
chevron_right
§ 17-200
through § 17-209. (Reserved)
chevron_right
Article XIII
Offenses Concerning Tobacco, Alternative Nicotine Products or Vapor Products
chevron_right
§ 17-210
Definitions.
chevron_right
§ 17-210.5
No tobacco sales to minors; alternative nicotine products, vapor products and nicotine liquid containers, sale to minors prohibited.
chevron_right
§ 17-211
Unlawful to sell or distribute tobacco products, alternative nicotine products or vapor products to minors; vending machine requirements.
chevron_right
§ 17-212
Minors prohibited from purchase or possession of tobacco products, alternative nicotine products or vapor products; misrepresentation of age.
chevron_right
§ 17-213
Retail sales tax license required for sale of tobacco products, alternative nicotine products or vapor products.
chevron_right
§ 17-214
Required sign stating violation of state law to sell tobacco products, alternative nicotine products or vapor products to minors under age 18; display of sign required.
chevron_right
§ 17-215
Restrictions on sales of individual packs of cigarettes.
chevron_right
§ 17-216
Proof of age required, when defense to action for violation is reasonable reliance on proof; liability.
chevron_right
§ 17-217
through § 17-230. (Reserved)
chevron_right
Article XIV
Railroads
chevron_right
§ 17-231
Operating regulations.
chevron_right
§ 17-232
Trespass on railroad cars.
chevron_right
§ 17-233
Protection of crossings.
chevron_right
§ 17-234
through § 17-240. (Reserved)
chevron_right
Article XV
Water Control and Land Disturbance Control
chevron_right
§ 17-241
Watercourses.
chevron_right
§ 17-242
Water control.
chevron_right
§ 17-243
Land disturbance.
chevron_right
§ 17-244
Stop-work order authorized.
chevron_right
§ 17-245
Right of entry.
chevron_right
§ 17-246
Violations and penalties.
chevron_right
§ 17-247
through § 17-250. (Reserved)
chevron_right
Article XVI
Clean Air Act; Smoking Prohibited
chevron_right
§ 17-251
Purpose.
chevron_right
§ 17-252
Definitions.
chevron_right
§ 17-253
Prohibition of smoking in all enclosed places of employment and all enclosed public places.
chevron_right
§ 17-254
Responsibilities of proprietors, owners and managers.
chevron_right
§ 17-255
Where smoking is not regulated.
chevron_right
§ 17-256
Violations and penalties.
chevron_right
§ 17-257
Other applicable laws.
chevron_right
§ 17-258
Construction; severability.
chevron_right
§ 17-259
Enforcement.
chevron_right