A.
A person
commits the offense of tampering if he:
1.
Tampers with property of another for the purpose of causing substantial
inconvenience to that person or to another;
2.
Unlawfully rides in or upon another's automobile, airplane, motorcycle,
motorboat or other motor-propelled vehicle;
3.
Tampers or makes connection with property of a utility; or
4.
Tampers with, or causes to be tampered with, any meter or other property
of an electric, gas, steam or water utility, the effect of which tampering
is either:
B.
In any prosecution under Subparagraph (4) of Subsection (A), proof that a meter or any other property of a utility has been tampered with, and the person or persons accused received the use or direct benefit of the electric, gas, steam or water service, with one (1) or more of the effects described in Subparagraph (4) of Subsection (A), shall be sufficient to support an inference which the trial court may submit to the trier of fact, from which the trier of fact may conclude that there has been a violation of such subdivision by the person or persons who use or receive the direct benefit of the electric, gas, steam or water service.
[1]
Note—Under certain circumstances this offense can be
a felony under state law.
[Ord. No. 4940-23, 1-18-2023]
A.
No
person shall test or pull any doors of successive vehicles, or open
or attempt to open the trunk of successive vehicles, that the person
does not own or lease, without each owner’s or lessee’s
permission, and which serves no legitimate or lawful purpose and would
lead a reasonable person to believe said conduct was in furtherance
of a crime. For purposes of this Section, “successive”
shall mean more than one (1) vehicle.
B.
No
person shall enter a vehicle that person does not own or lease without
the owner’s or lessee’s permission for any illegitimate
or unlawful purpose. For purposes of this Section, “enter”
shall mean being physically present in or accessing a vehicle in a
way that would lead a reasonable person to believe said conduct was
in furtherance of a crime.
C.
This
Section shall not apply to any Law Enforcement Officer, public safety
officers, or other public employee who performs the acts described
herein while in the performance of official duties.
D.
Violations.
Any responsible person may be charged with an offense under this Section
and upon conviction shall be punished by fine or imprisonment.
[Ord. No. 4523-16 §1, 12-21-2016]
A.
ACCESS (RELATIVE TO COMPUTERS)
COMPUTER
COMPUTER EQUIPMENT
COMPUTER HARDWARE
COMPUTER NETWORK
COMPUTER PROGRAM
COMPUTER SOFTWARE
COMPUTER SYSTEM
COMPUTER-RELATED DOCUMENTATION
DAMAGE
DATA
SERVICES
Definitions. For purposes of this Section, the following
terms shall mean:
To instruct, communicate with, store data in, retrieve or
extract data from, or otherwise make any use of any resources of,
a computer, computer system, or computer network.
The box that houses the central processing unit (cpu), along
with any internal storage devices, such as internal hard drives, and
internal communication devices, such as internal modems capable of
sending or receiving electronic mail or fax cards, along with any
other hardware stored or housed internally. Thus, computer refers
to hardware, software and data contained in the main unit. Printers,
external modems attached by cable to the main unit, monitors, and
other external attachments will be referred to collectively as peripherals
and discussed individually when appropriate. When the computer and
all peripherals are referred to as a package, the term "computer system"
is used. Information refers to all the information on a computer system
including both software applications and data.
Computers, terminals, data storage devices, and all other
computer hardware associated with a computer system or network.
All equipment which can collect, analyze, create, display,
convert, store, conceal or transmit electronic, magnetic, optical
or similar computer impulses or data. Hardware includes, but is not
limited to, any data processing devices, such as central processing
units, memory typewriters and self-contained laptop or notebook computers;
internal and peripheral storage devices, transistor-like binary devices
and other memory storage devices, such as floppy disks, removable
disks, compact disks, digital video disks, magnetic tape, hard drive,
optical disks and digital memory; local area networks, such as two
(2) or more computers connected together to a central computer server
via cable or modem; peripheral input or output devices, such as keyboards,
printers, scanners, plotters, video display monitors and optical readers;
and related communication devices, such as modems, cables and connections,
recording equipment, RAM or ROM units, acoustic couplers, automatic
dialers, speed dialers, programmable telephone dialing or signaling
devices and electronic tone-generating devices; as well as any devices,
mechanisms or parts that can be used to restrict access to computer
hardware, such as physical keys and locks.
Two (2) or more interconnected computers or computer systems.
A set of instructions, statements, or related data that directs
or is intended to direct a computer to perform certain functions.
Digital information which can be interpreted by a computer
and any of its related components to direct the way they work. Software
is stored in electronic, magnetic, optical or other digital form.
The term commonly includes programs to run operating systems and applications,
such as word processing, graphic, or spreadsheet programs, utilities,
compilers, interpreters and communications programs.
A set of related, connected or unconnected, computer equipment,
data, or software.
Written, recorded, printed or electronically stored material
which explains or illustrates how to configure or use computer hardware,
software or other related items.
When used in relation to a computer system or network, means
any alteration, deletion, or destruction of any part of the computer
system or network.
A representation of information, facts, knowledge, concepts,
or instructions prepared in a formalized or other manner and intended
for use in a computer or computer network. Data may be in any form
including, but not limited to, printouts, microfiche, magnetic storage
media, punched cards and as may be stored in the memory of a computer.
When used in relation to a computer system or network, means
use of a computer, computer system, or computer network and includes,
but is not limited to, computer time, data processing, and storage
or retrieval functions.
B.
Tampering With Computer Data. A person commits the
offense of tampering with computer data if he or she knowingly and
without authorization or without reasonable grounds to believe that
he or she has such authorization:
1.
Modifies or destroys data or programs residing or existing internal
to a computer, computer system, or computer network; or
2.
Modifies or destroys data or programs or supporting documentation
residing or existing external to a computer, computer system, or computer
network; or
3.
Discloses or takes data, programs or supporting documentation,
residing or existing internal or external to a computer, computer
system, or computer network; or
4.
Discloses or takes a password, identifying code, personal identification
number, or other confidential information about a computer system
or network that is intended to or does control access to the computer
system or network; or
5.
Accesses a computer, a computer system, or a computer network,
and intentionally examines information about another person; or
6.
Receives, retains, uses, or discloses any data he or she knows
or believes was obtained in violation of this Section.
C.
Tampering With Computer Equipment. A person commits
the offense of tampering with computer equipment if he or she knowingly
and without authorization or without reasonable grounds to believe
that he or she has such authorization:
D.
Tampering With Computer Users. A person commits
the offense of tampering with computer users if he or she knowingly
and with authorization or without reasonable grounds to believe that
he or she has such authorization:
[Ord. No. 4523-16 §1, 12-21-2016]
A.
A person
does not commit an offense by damaging, tampering with, operating,
riding in or upon, or making connection with property of another if
he does so under a claim of right and has reasonable grounds to believe
he has such a right.
B.
The
defendant shall have the burden of injecting the issue of claim of
right.
[CC 1997 §22.15; Ord. No. 1079-74, 9-4-1974; Ord. No.
1312-79, 1-3-1979; Ord. No. 3478-03 §1, 10-15-2003; Ord. No. 4523-16 §1, 12-21-2016]
A.
ENTER LAWFULLY OR REMAIN UNLAWFULLY
INHABITABLE STRUCTURE
1.
2.
3.
OF ANOTHER
As used in this Section, the following terms mean:
A person "enters unlawfully or remains unlawfully" 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 an 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.
Includes a ship, trailer, sleeping car, airplane or other
vehicle or structure:
Where any person lives or carries on business or other calling;
or
Where people assemble for purposes of business, government,
education, religion, entertainment or public transportation; or
Which is used for overnight accommodation of persons. Any such
vehicle or structure is "inhabitable" regardless of whether a person
is actually present.
Property is that "of another" if any natural person, corporation,
partnership, association, governmental subdivision or instrumentality,
other than the actor, has a possessory or proprietary interest therein.
If a building or structure is divided into separately occupied units,
any unit not occupied by the actor is an "inhabitable structure of
another."
B.
A person commits the offense of trespass if he or she enters unlawfully
or knowingly remains unlawfully in a building or inhabitable structure
or upon real property. In addition, a person commits the offense of
trespass if he or she climbs or skateboards upon a City structure
that has been posted with notice prohibiting such activity.
C.
A person commits the offense of trespass of a school bus if he or
she knowingly and unlawfully enters any part of or unlawfully operates
any school bus. For the purposes of this Subsection, the terms "unlawfully
enters" and "unlawfully operates" refer to any entry or operation
of a school bus which is not:
[Ord. No. 4523-16 §1, 12-21-2016]
A person commits the offense of reckless burning or exploding
if he or she recklessly starts a fire or causes an explosion and thereby
damages or destroys the property of another.
[Ord. No. 4523-16 §1, 12-21-2016]
A.
A person commits the offense of negligent burning or exploding if
he or she with criminal negligence causes damage to property, woodlands,
or grasslands of another by: (1) starting a fire or causing an explosion;
or (2) allowing a fire burning on lands in his or her possession or
control onto the property of another.
B.
"Criminal negligence" shall mean the failure to be aware of a substantial
and unjustifiable risk that circumstances exist or a result will follow,
and such failure constitutes a gross deviation from the standard of
care which a reasonable person would exercise in the situation.
[Ord. No. 4523-16 §1, 12-21-2016]
A.
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.
B.
However, a person shall not be deemed to have stolen video service
if the video company provides unsolicited services or fails to change
or disconnect service within ten (10) days after receiving written
notice to do so by its customer. Additionally, a person does not commit
an offense under this Section if, at the time of the appropriation,
he or she: (1) acted in the honest belief that he or she had the right
to do so; or (2) acted in the honest belief that the owner, if present,
would have consented to the appropriation.
[1]
Note—Under certain circumstances this offense can be
a felony under state law.
[Ord. No. 3584-04 §1, 10-20-2004; Ord. No. 4523-16 §1, 12-21-2016]
A person commits the offense of identity theft if he or she
knowingly and with the intent to deceive or defraud obtains, possesses,
transfers, uses, or attempts to obtain, transfer, or use, one (1)
or more means of identification, not lawfully issued for his or her
use.
[Ord. No. 3584-04 §1, 10-20-2004]
A.
A person
commits the offense of trafficking in stolen identities when such
person manufactures, sells, transfers, purchases or possesses with
intent to sell or transfer means of identification or identifying
information for the purpose of committing identity theft.
B.
Unauthorized
possession of means of identification of five (5) or more separate
persons shall be evidence that the identities are possessed with intent
to manufacture, sell or transfer means of identification or identifying
information for the purpose of committing identity theft. In determining
possession of five (5) or more identification documents of the same
person or possession of identifying information of five (5) or more
separate persons for the purposes of evidence pursuant to this Subsection,
the following do not apply:
C.
Any
person convicted of committing an offense established by this Section
shall be subject to a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000.00),
by imprisonment not to exceed ninety (90) days, or both.
D.
This
Section shall not apply to the following activities:
1.
A person obtains the identity of another person to misrepresent his
or her age for the sole purpose of obtaining alcoholic beverages,
tobacco, going to a gaming establishment or another privilege denied
to minors;
2.
A person obtains means of identification or information in the course
of a bona fide consumer or commercial transaction;
3.
A person exercises, in good faith, a security interest or right of
offset by a creditor or financial institution;
4.
A person complies, in good faith, with any warrant, court order,
levy, garnishment, attachment or other judicial or administrative
order, decree or directive, when any party is required to do so.
A.
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.
B.
Evidence
of the following is admissible in any criminal prosecution under this
Section to prove the requisite knowledge or belief of the alleged
receiver that:
1.
He was found in possession or control of other property stolen on
separate occasions from two (2) or more persons;
2.
He received other stolen property in another transaction within the
year preceding the transaction charged; or
3.
He acquired the stolen property for a consideration which he knew
was far below its reasonable value.
[1]
Note—Under certain circumstances this offense can be
a felony under state law.
[Ord. No. 4523-16 §1, 12-21-2016]
A.
A person commits the offense of fraudulent use of a credit device
if he or she uses a credit device for the purpose of obtaining services
or property, knowing that:
1.
The device is stolen, fictitious or forged;
2.
The device has been revoked or canceled;
3.
For any other reason his or her use of the device is unauthorized;
or
4.
Uses a credit device or debit device for the purpose of paying
property taxes and knowingly cancels such charges or payment without
just cause. It shall be prima facie evidence of a violation of this
Subsection if a person cancels such charges or payment after obtaining
a property tax receipt to obtain license tags from the Missouri Department
of Revenue.
[1]
Note—Under certain circumstances this offense can be
a felony under state law.
[Ord. No. 4523-16 §1, 12-21-2016]
A person commits the offense of fraudulently stopping payment
of an instrument if her or she, with the purpose to defraud, stops
payment on a check, draft, or debit device used in payment for the
receipt of goods or services. It shall be prima facie evidence of
a violation of this Section if a person stops payment on a check,
draft or debit device and fails to make good the check, draft or debit
device transaction, or fails to return or make and comply with reasonable
arrangements to return the property for which the check, draft or
debit device was used in the same or substantially the same condition
as when received within ten (10) days after notice in writing from
the payee that the check, draft or debit device has not been paid
because of a stop payment order by the issuer to the drawee. "Notice
in writing" under this Section means notice deposited as certified
or registered mail in the United States Mail and addressed to the
issuer as it appears on the dishonored check, draft or debit device
transaction or to his or her last known address, containing a statement
that failure to make good the check, draft or debit device transaction
within ten (10) days of receipt of the notice may subject the issuer
to prosecution hereunder.
[Ord. No. 4523-16 §1, 12-21-2016]
A person commits the offense of fraudulent procurement of a
credit or debit device if he or she: (1) knowingly makes or causes
to be made, directly or indirectly, a false statement regarding another
person for the purpose of procuring the issuance of a credit or debit
device, or (2) knowingly obtains a means of identification of another
person without the authorization of that person and uses that means
of identification to obtain, or attempt to obtain, credit, goods or
services in the name of the other person without the consent of that
person.
[Ord. No. 4523-16 §1, 12-21-2016]
A.
A person commits the offense of deceptive business practice if in
the course of engaging in a business, occupation or profession, he
or she recklessly:
1.
Uses or possesses for use a false weight or measure, or any
other device for falsely determining or recording any quality or quantity;
2.
Sells, offers or exposes for sale, or delivers less than the
represented quantity of any commodity or service;
3.
Takes or attempts to take more than the represented quantity
of any commodity or service when as a buyer he or she furnishes the
weight or measure;
4.
Sells, offers or exposes for sale adulterated or mislabeled
commodities;
5.
Makes a false or misleading written statement for the purpose
of obtaining property or credit;
6.
Promotes the sale of property or services by false or misleading
statement in any advertisement; or
7.
Advertises in any manner the sale of property or services with
the purpose not to sell such property or service: at the price which
he or she offered them, in a quantity sufficient to meet the reasonably
expected public demand unless the quantity is specifically stated
in the advertisement, or at all.
A.
A person
commits the offense of alteration or removal of item numbers if he,
with the purpose of depriving the owner of a lawful interest therein:
1.
Destroys, removes, covers, conceals, alters, defaces, or causes to
be destroyed, removed, covered, concealed, altered, or defaced, the
manufacturer's original serial number or other distinguishing owner-applied
number or mark, on any item which bears a serial number attached by
the manufacturer or distinguishing number or mark applied by the owner
of the item, for any reason whatsoever;
2.
Sells, offers for sale, pawns or uses as security for a loan, any
item on which the manufacturer's original serial number or other distinguishing
owner-applied number or mark has been destroyed, removed, covered,
concealed, altered, or defaced; or
3.
Buys, receives as security for a loan or in pawn, or in any manner
receives or has in his possession any item on which the manufacturer's
original serial number or other distinguishing owner-applied number
or mark has been destroyed, removed, covered, concealed, altered,
or defaced.
[1]
Note—Under certain circumstances this offense can be
a felony under state law.
A.
A person
commits the offense of failing to return leased or rented property
if, with the intent to deprive the owner thereof, he purposefully
fails to return leased or rented personal property to the place and
within the time specified in an agreement in writing providing for
the leasing or renting of such personal property. In addition, any
person who has leased or rented personal property of another who conceals
the property from the owner, or who otherwise sells, pawns, loans,
abandons or gives away the leased or rented property is guilty of
the offense of failing to return leased or rented property. The provisions
of this Section shall apply to all forms of leasing and rental agreements,
including, but not limited to, contracts which provide the consumer
options to buy the leased or rented personal property, lease-purchase
agreements and rent-to-own contracts. For the purpose of determining
if a violation of this Section has occurred, leasing contracts which
provide options to buy the merchandise are owned by the owner of the
property until such time as the owner endorses the sale and transfer
of ownership of the leased property to the lessee.
B.
It
shall be prima facie evidence of the offense of failing to return
leased or rented property when a person who has leased or rented personal
property of another willfully fails to return or make arrangements
acceptable with the lessor to return the personal property to its
owner at the owner's place of business within ten (10) days after
proper notice following the expiration of the lease or rental agreement,
except that if the motor vehicle has not been returned within seventy-two
(72) hours after the expiration of the lease or rental agreement,
such failure to return the motor vehicle shall be prima facie evidence
of the intent of the offense of failing to return leased or rented
property. Where the leased or rented property is a motor vehicle,
if the motor vehicle has not been returned within seventy-two (72)
hours after the expiration of the lease or rental agreement, the lessor
may notify the local law enforcement agency of the failure of the
lessee to return such motor vehicle, and the local law enforcement
agency shall cause such motor vehicle to be put into any appropriate
State and local computer system listing stolen motor vehicles. Any
Law Enforcement Officer which stops such a motor vehicle may seize
the motor vehicle and notify the lessor that he may recover such motor
vehicle after it is photographed and its vehicle identification number
is recorded for evidentiary purposes. Where the leased or rented property
is not a motor vehicle, if such property has not been returned within
the ten (10) day period prescribed in this Subsection, the owner of
the property shall report the failure to return the property to the
local law enforcement agency, and such law enforcement agency may
within five (5) days notify the person who leased or rented the property
that such person is in violation of this Section, and that failure
to immediately return the property may subject such person to arrest
for the violation.
C.
This
Section shall not apply if such personal property is a vehicle and
such return is made more difficult or expensive by a defect in such
vehicle which renders such vehicle inoperable, if the lessee shall
notify the lessor of the location of such vehicle and such defect
before the expiration of the lease or rental agreement, or within
ten (10) days after proper notice.
D.
Proper
notice by the lessor shall consist of a written demand addressed and
mailed by certified or registered mail to the lessee at the address
given at the time of making the lease or rental agreement. The notice
shall contain a statement that the failure to return the property
may subject the lessee to criminal prosecution.
E.
Any person who has leased or rented personal property of another who destroys such property so as to avoid returning it to the owner shall be guilty of property damage pursuant to Section 215.170 in addition to being in violation of this Section.
F.
Venue
shall lie in the County where the personal property was originally
rented or leased.
[1]
Note—Under certain circumstances this offense can be
a felony under state law.
A.
A person
commits the offense of passing a bad check when:
1.
With purpose to defraud, he makes, issues or passes a check or other
similar sight order for the payment of money, knowing that it will
not be paid by the drawee; or
2.
He makes, issues, or passes a check or other similar sight order
for the payment of money, knowing that there are insufficient funds
in his account and fails to pay the check or sight order within ten
(10) days after receiving actual notice in writing that it has not
been paid because of insufficient funds or credit with the drawee.
B.
As used in Subparagraph (2) of Subsection (A) of this Section, "actual notice in writing" means notice of the non-payment
which is actually received by the defendant. Such notice may include
the service of summons or warrant upon the defendant for the initiation
of the prosecution of the check or checks which are the subject matter
of the prosecution if the summons or warrant contains information
of the ten (10) day period during which the instrument may be paid
and that payment of the instrument within such ten (10) day period
will result in dismissal of the charges. The requirement of notice
shall also be satisfied for written communications which are tendered
to the defendant and which the defendant refuses to accept.
C.
The
face amounts of any bad checks passed pursuant to one (1) course of
conduct within any ten (10) day period may be aggregated in determining
the grade of the offense.
[1]
Note—Under certain circumstances this offense can be
a felony under state law.
A.
MERCANTILE ESTABLISHMENT
MERCHANDISE
MERCHANT
WRONGFUL TAKING
Definitions. As used in this Section, the following definitions
shall apply:
Any mercantile place of business in, at or from which goods,
wares and merchandise are sold, offered for sale or delivered from
and sold at retail or wholesale.
All goods, wares and merchandise offered for sale or displayed
by a merchant.
Any corporation, partnership, association or person who is
engaged in the business of selling goods, wares and merchandise in
a mercantile establishment.
Includes stealing of merchandise or money and any other wrongful
appropriation of merchandise or money.
B.
No
person shall wrongfully take or shoplift the property, money or merchandise
of another either without his consent or by means of deceit.
C.
Any
merchant, his agent or employee, who has reasonable grounds or probable
cause to believe that a person has committed or is committing a wrongful
taking of merchandise or money from a mercantile establishment, may
detain such person in a reasonable manner and for a reasonable length
of time for the purpose of investigating whether there has been a
wrongful taking of such merchandise or money. Any such reasonable
detention shall not constitute an unlawful arrest or detention, nor
shall it render the merchant, his agent or employee, criminally or
civilly liable to the person so detained.
D.
Any person willfully concealing unpurchased merchandise of any mercantile establishment, either on the premises or outside the premises of such establishment, shall be presumed to have so concealed such merchandise with the intention of committing a wrongful taking of such merchandise within the meaning of Subsection (A), and the finding of such unpurchased merchandise concealed upon the person or among the belongings of such person shall be evidence of reasonable grounds and probable cause for the detention in a reasonable manner and for a reasonable length of time, of such person by a merchant, his agent or employee, in order that recovery of such merchandise may be effected, and any such reasonable detention shall not be deemed to be unlawful, nor render such merchant, his agent or employee criminally or civilly liable.
E.
Any
merchant, his agent or employee, who has reasonable grounds or probable
cause to believe that a person has committed a wrongful taking of
property, as defined in this Section, and who has detained such person
and investigated such wrongful taking, may contact law enforcement
officers and instigate criminal proceedings against such person. Any
such contact of law enforcement authorities or instigation of a judicial
proceeding shall not constitute malicious prosecution, nor shall it
render the merchant, his agent or employee criminally or civilly liable
to the person so detained or against whom proceedings are instigated.
[Ord. No. 4008-08 §1, 10-1-2008]
It shall be unlawful to possess any theft detection shielding
device, theft detection device remover or other tool, instrument,
article, box or bag adapted, modified, constructed or designed for
committing or facilitating offenses involving theft or shoplifting,
with the intent to use such item in committing a theft, stealing or
shoplifting, or with knowledge that some person has the intent to
use the same in committing a theft, stealing or shoplifting.
[CC 1997 §22.25; Ord. No. 871, 10-20-1971]
A.
It
is unlawful at any time to create, permit or cause, or permit to be
created or caused, any loud music, noise or other sounds, or to accelerate
rapidly the motor of any vehicle, or cause the backfiring of the motor
of any vehicle, or to honk a horn, or spin rapidly the wheels of a
vehicle, or to emit loud exhaust noises from a vehicle, in, upon or
around any premises used or occupied by drive-in restaurants or other
public and business establishments of the City.
B.
It
shall be unlawful at any time to loiter, idle, wander, stroll, or
to obstruct or block vehicular or pedestrian traffic on or around
parking areas, driving areas or premises used or occupied by drive-in
restaurants or other public and business establishments in the City.
C.
DRIVE-IN RESTAURANT
PUBLIC AND BUSINESS ESTABLISHMENTS
For
the purpose of this Section, the words "drive-in restaurant" and "public and business establishments" are defined
as follows:
A place of business wherein beverages, foods or refreshments
are served to patrons for consumption on the premises at tables or
stands in open or unenclosed areas, or in any vehicle stopped, standing
or parked in or upon the premises of said drive-in restaurant.
Any church, restaurant, tavern, lunch-room, shopping center,
service station, street, alley parking area, or grounds immediately
adjacent to said drive-in restaurant or public and business establishment
or public right-of-way.
[Ord. No. 4523-16 §1, 12-21-2016]
A.
No person shall knowingly present for sale any stolen ferrous or
non-ferrous metal, including, but not limited to, copper property
or HVAC components.
B.
No person shall mutilate, deface or otherwise damage any personal
or real property owned by another person for the purpose of obtaining
ferrous or non-ferrous metals, without written permission from the
owner.