City of Northampton, MA
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2024-02-27
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Code of Ordinances
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Part II: General Legislation
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Chapter 241 Peace and Good Order
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Article II Entering Property to Commit Certain Acts
- The Charter and Related Acts
- Ch C Charter
- Administrative Code
- Ch A Administrative Code
- Code of Ordinances
- Part I: Administrative Legislation
- Ch 1 General Provisions
- Ch 5 Administration of Government
- Ch 9 Charter Review Committee
- Ch 16 Departmental Revolving Funds
- Ch 22 Community Preservation Committee
- Ch 28 (Reserved)
- Ch 33 (Reserved)
- Ch 37 (Reserved)
- Ch 40 Enforcement
- Ch 44 (Reserved)
- Ch 48 (Reserved)
- Ch 55 (Reserved)
- Ch 70 (Reserved)
- Ch 73 (Reserved)
- Ch 76 (Reserved)
- Ch 82 (Reserved)
- Ch 89 (Reserved)
- Ch 93 (Reserved)
- Ch 105 (Reserved)
- Part II: General Legislation
- Ch 111 Agriculture
- Ch 116 Alarms
- Ch 120 Alcoholic Beverages
- Ch 124 Amusements
- Ch 128 Animals and Fowl
- Ch 145 Building Regulations
- Ch 149 Buildings, Numbering of
- Ch 151 Campaign Finance
- Ch 152 Cannabis
- Ch 153 Cemetery Trust Funds
- Ch 156 Central Business and West Street Architecture
- Ch 161 Demolition
- Ch 168 Earth Removal
- Ch 174 (Reserved)
- Ch 183 Fire Prevention
- Ch 187 Fireworks
- Ch 195 Historic Districts
- Ch 202 Junk and Secondhand Goods Dealers and Collectors
- Ch 208 Licenses and Permits
- Ch 229 Parades and Processions
- Ch 233 Parks and Recreation
- Ch 237 Pawnbrokers
- Ch 241 Peace and Good Order
- Ch 241 Art II Entering Property to Commit Certain Acts
- § 241-5 Malicious acts; peeping into windows.
- § 241-6 Graffiti.
- § 241-7 Violations and penalties.
- Ch 245 Peddling and Soliciting
- Ch 256 Sewer Assessments, Billing and General Regulations
- Ch 260 (Reserved)
- Ch 264 Signs
- Ch 272 Solid Waste
- Ch 278 Storm Drains
- Ch 280 Stormwater and Flood Control Utility
- Ch 281 Stormwater Management
- Ch 285 Streets, Sidewalks, and Public Property
- Ch 290 Surveillance Systems
- Ch 303 Temporary Events
- Ch 310 Vehicle Charging Stations
- Ch 312 Vehicles and Traffic
- Ch 316 Vehicles for Hire
- Ch 325 Water
- Ch 329 Waterways
- Ch 337 Wetlands Protection
- Ch 350 Zoning
- Ch TZA Table of Zoning Amendments
- Appendix
- Ch A355 Special Acts
- Ch A360 General and Special Laws
- Derivation Table
- Ch DT Derivation Table
- Disposition List
- Ch DL Disposition List
[Adopted 11-18-1993 (Ch. 14, § 14-15, of the
1977 Code)]
No person shall enter upon the premises of another
for the purpose of committing any wanton or malicious act, nor for
the purpose of, nor with the intention of, invading the privacy of
another by peeping into the windows of a house or spying on any person
residing therein. Nothing contained in this section shall be construed
to abridge nor in any way limit the right of a police officer to enter
upon private property nor to perform any act necessary in the performance
of his/her official duties.
No person shall enter upon the premises of another
for the purpose of intentionally injuring, marring, destroying, defacing,
or placing graffiti upon any property, structure, or building thereon.
Violations of this article shall be punished by a fine of $100 for the first offense and $300 for the second and all subsequent offenses. Violations may also be processed under the noncriminal violation procedure established by Chapter 40 of the Code of Ordinances.
