[Ord. 928, 4/23/2003, § 1]
1. Offense Defined. A person commits a summary offense if, with intent
to cause public inconvenience, annoyance or alarm, or recklessly creating
a risk thereof, he or she:
A. Engages in fighting or threatening, or in violent or tumultuous behavior.
B. Makes unreasonable noise.
C. Uses obscene language, or makes an obscene gesture.
D. Creates a hazardous or physically offensive condition by any act
which serves no legitimate purpose of the actor.
2. Definition. As used in this section the word "public" means affecting
or likely to affect persons in a place to which the public or a substantial
group has access; among the places included are highways, transport
facilities, schools, prisons, apartment houses, places of business
or amusement, any neighborhood, or any premises which are open to
the public.
[Ord. 928, 4/23/2003, § 1]
A person commits a summary offense where three or more persons
are participating in a course of disorderly conduct which causes or
may reasonably be expected to cause substantial harm or serious inconvenience,
annoyance or alarm, and a peace officer or other public servant engaged
in executing or enforcing the law orders the participants and others
in the immediate vicinity to disperse, and the person fails to do
so.
[Ord. 928, 4/23/2003, § 1]
A person commits a summary offense if he or she appears in any
public place manifestly under the influence of alcohol or a controlled
substance, as defined in the Controlled Substance, Drug, Device and
Cosmetic Act, 35 P.S. § 780-101 et seq., except those taken
pursuant to the lawful order of a practitioner, as defined in the
Controlled Substance, Drug, Device and Cosmetic Act, to the degree
that he or she may endanger himself or herself or other persons or
property, or annoy persons in his or her vicinity.
[Ord. 928, 4/23/2003, § 1; as amended by Ord. 976,
1/16/2008]
1. Offense Defined. A person commits a summary offense if he or she,
being less than 21 years of age, attempts to purchase, purchases,
consumes, possesses or knowingly and intentionally transports any
liquor or malt or brewed beverages. For the purposes of this section,
it shall not be a defense that the liquor or malt or brewed beverage
was consumed in a jurisdiction other than the Borough.
2. Malt or brewed beverages shall mean any beer, lager beer, ale, porter
or similar fermented malt beverage containing 0.50% or more of alcohol
by volume, by whatever name such beverage may be called.
3. The magisterial district judge shall order the operating privilege
of the person suspended. A copy of the order shall be transmitted
to the Department of Transportation.
4. Notification. The police shall notify the parents or guardian of the minor charged with suspected violation of Subsection
1.
[Ord. 928, 4/23/2003, § 1]
1. Offense Defined. A person commits a summary offense if he or she,
being under 21 years of age, possesses an identification card falsely
identifying that person by name, age, date of birth or photograph
as being 21 years of age or older or obtains or attempts to obtain
liquor or malt or brewed beverages by using the identification card
of another or by using an identification card that has not been lawfully
issued to or in the name of that person who possesses the card.
2. Notification. The police shall notify the parents or guardian of the minor charged with suspected violation of Subsection
1.
[Ord. 928, 4/23/2003, § 1]
1. Offense Defined. A person commits a summary offense if he or she,
being under the age of 21 years, knowingly and falsely represents
himself or herself to be 21 years of age or older to any licensed
dealer, distributor or other person, for the purpose of procuring
or having furnished to him or her, any liquor or malt or brewed beverages.
2. Notification. The police shall notify the parents or guardian of the minor charged with suspected violation of Subsection
1.
[Ord. 928, 4/23/2003, § 1]
1. A person commits a summary offense when, with intent to harass, annoy
or alarm another, the person:
A. Strikes, shoves, kicks or otherwise subjects the other person to
physical contact, or attempts or threatens to do the same.
B. Follows the other person in or about a public place or places.
C. Engages in a course of conduct or repeatedly commits acts which serve
no legitimate purpose.
[Added by Ord. 1045, 4/16/2014]
1. The carrying of a lighted cigarette, cigar, pipe, or other lighted
smoking device on or within the limits of Borough-owned property is
hereby declared to be unlawful, and Borough police officers shall
have the power to remove any individual from Borough-owned property
for a violation of this section.
2. Definition. As used in this section, the term "Borough-owned property"
means any building, structure, or real property, enclosed or outside,
owned by the Borough of Forest Hills, including, without limitation,
the Municipal Building, the community pool, Borough parking lots,
the Forest Hills Senior Center, and the Forest Hills Westinghouse
Lodge.
[Ord. 928, 4/23/2003, § 1; as amended by Ord. 976,
1/16/2008]
1. Any person, firm or corporation who violates a provision of this Part, or who fails to comply therewith, or with any of the requirements thereof, shall be, upon conviction thereof, sentenced to pay a fine of not less than $100 nor more than $1,000 for each violation, plus court costs and costs of prosecution incurred by the Borough, and in default of payment of said fine and costs, to imprisonment to the extent permitted by law for the punishment of summary offenses. Procedures for collection of fines and penalties for default of payment shall be in accordance with this Chapter
1 of this Code.
2. A separate offense shall arise for each day or portion thereof in
which a violation is found to exist or for each section of this Part
found to have been violated. All fines and penalties for the violation
of this Part shall be paid to the Borough Treasurer.
3. The Borough may also commence appropriate actions in equity or other
to prevent, restrain, correct, enjoin, or abate violations of this
Part.