As used in this Article, the following terms mean:
ENTER UNLAWFULLY or REMAIN UNLAWFULLY
A person enters or remains in or upon premises when he or
she is not licensed or privileged to do so. A person who, regardless
of his or her purpose, enters or remains in or upon premises which
are at the time open to the public does so with license and privilege
unless he or she defies a lawful order not to enter or remain, personally
communicated to him or her by the owner of such premises or by other
authorized person. A license or privilege to enter or remain in a
building which is only partly open to the public is not a license
or privilege to enter or remain in that part of the building which
is not open to the public.
TO TAMPER
To interfere with something improperly, to meddle with it,
displace it, make unwarranted alterations in its existing condition,
or to deprive, temporarily, the owner or possessor of that thing.
UTILITY
An enterprise which provides gas, electric, steam, water,
sewage disposal, or communication, video, internet, or voice over
internet protocol services, and any common carrier. It may be either
publicly or privately owned or operated.
[Ord. No. 1678, 2-21-2023]
A. A
person commits the offense of vehicle prowling if he or she:
1. Tests or pulls any doors, handles, latches, hatches, or trunks, or
any combination or combinations thereof, of successive vehicles not
owned or leased by them, without each owner's or lessee's permission,
for any illegitimate or unlawful purpose and which would lead a reasonable
person to believe said conduct was in furtherance of a crime; or
2. Opens or attempts to open any doors, handles, latches, hatches, or
trunks, or any combination or combinations thereof, of successive
vehicles not owned or leased by them, without each owner's or lessee's
permission, for any illegitimate or unlawful purpose and which would
lead a reasonable person to believe said conduct was in furtherance
of a crime; or
3. Enters in or upon the vehicle of another, without the permission
of the owner or lessee thereof, for any illegitimate or unlawful purpose.
For purposes of this Section, "successive" shall mean more than
one (1) vehicle within any one (1) hour period; "enter" shall mean
being physically present in or accessing a vehicle; and "vehicle"
shall mean any aircraft, motor vehicle, off-road vehicle, trailer,
or vessel, and any combination or combinations thereof.
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B. This
Section shall not apply to any Law Enforcement Officer, public safety
officer, or other public employee who performs the acts described
herein while in the performance of official duties.
A person commits the offense of reckless burning or exploding
if he/she recklessly starts a fire or causes an explosion and thereby
damages or destroys the property of another.
It shall be unlawful for any person to destroy, tear up or otherwise
injure 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, or to fill up or otherwise obstruct the free
passage of water through any such sewer, gutter, trench or channel.