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City of Albany, NY
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2024-05-06
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The Code
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Part II: General Legislation
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Chapter 255 Peace and Good Order
The Charter
Ch C
Charter
The Code
Part I: Administrative Legislation
Ch 1
General Provisions
Ch 5
Ambulance Services
Ch 8
Police Information Reward Program
Ch 11
Appearance Tickets
Ch 15
Arms and Seal of City
Ch 18
Bonds of City Officials; Facsimile Signature and Seal; Notes
Ch 20
(Reserved)
Ch 24
Claims Against City
Ch 30
Courts and Legal Procedures
Ch 34
Meetings
Ch 35
Appointees to Public Bodies; Removal From Office
Ch 36
Automated External Defibrillators in Municipal Buildings
Ch 38
Defense and Indemnification of Employees
Ch 42
Departments and Commissions
Ch 48
Equal Opportunity Protections
Ch 54
Financial Disclosure
Ch 57
Fiscal Year and Annual Estimate
Ch 62
Labor
Ch 68
Merit Award Board
Ch 74
Printing; Publication; Publicity
Ch 75
Policy Documents Repository
Ch 82
Real Property Within City
Ch 90
Traffic Violations Bureau
Ch 98
Youth Bureau
Ch 99
Website Financial Data
Part II: General Legislation
Ch 105
Alcoholic Beverages
Ch 111
Amusements
Ch 115
Animals
Ch 121
Auctions and Auctioneers
Ch 127
Bingo
Ch 133
Building Construction
Ch 133A
Building Construction and Housing: Special Provisions
Ch 135
Buildings, Numbering of
Ch 137
Bulletin Boards
Ch 141
Businesses
Ch 142
Business Improvement Districts
Ch 147
Collateral Loan Brokers
Ch 151
Commercial Standards
Ch 152
Conversion Therapy
Ch 153
Community Choice Aggregation
Ch 161
Economic Development Zone
Ch 167
Elections
Ch 171
Electricity
Ch 175
Elevators
Ch 181
Environmental Quality Review
Ch 183
Equity Agenda
Ch 187
Fair Housing
Ch 188
Fair Hotel Consumer Practices
Ch 193
Firearms and Ammunition
Ch 197
Fire Prevention
Ch 203
Freshwater Wetlands
Ch 211
Grading and Mining
Ch 217
Handbills
Ch 223
Health
Ch 231
Housing
Ch 239
Junk Dealers and Scrap Metal Processing
Ch 245
Licenses
Ch 246
Newsracks
Ch 247
Parking Violations Amnesty Program - 2015
Ch 251
Parks and Recreation
Ch 255
Peace and Good Order
Ch 255 Art I
Loitering; Disturbances; Defacing Property
§ 255-1
Legislative intent.
§ 255-2
Loitering.
§ 255-3
Enforcement guidelines.
§ 255-4
Penalties for offenses.
§ 255-5
Severability.
§ 255-6
(Reserved)
§ 255-7
(Reserved)
Ch 255 Art II
Skateboards
§ 255-8
Skateboard defined.
§ 255-9
Regulation.
§ 255-10
(Reserved)
§ 255-11
Penalties for offenses.
Ch 255 Art III
Registration and Identification of Parolees
§ 255-12
Purpose.
§ 255-13
Identification and registration with Chief of Police.
§ 255-14
Communication with state and federal government.
§ 255-15
Youthful offenders.
§ 255-16
Penalties for offenses.
Ch 255 Art IV
Obscene Material
§ 255-17
Prohibition.
§ 255-18
Presumption.
§ 255-19
Duty of chief executive officer of City.
§ 255-20
Trial.
§ 255-21
Injunctions.
§ 255-22
Immunity from damages.
§ 255-23
Knowledge of contents.
Ch 255 Art V
Unnecessary and Unusual Noises
§ 255-24
General restrictions.
§ 255-25
Public places.
§ 255-26
Schools, hospitals, courts and places of worship.
§ 255-27
Siren, whistles and gongs.
§ 255-28
Harboring of dogs.
§ 255-29
Sound-producing devices.
§ 255-30
Signaling devices.
§ 255-31
Streets or public places.
§ 255-32
Building operations.
§ 255-33
Severability.
§ 255-34
Enforcement.
§ 255-35
Penalties for offenses.
Ch 255 Art VI
Graffiti
§ 255-36
Findings; purpose and intent.
§ 255-37
Definitions.
§ 255-38
Restrictions.
§ 255-38.1
Property owners' responsibilities.
§ 255-38.2
Distribution of information.
§ 255-39
Penalties for offenses.
§ 255-40
Severability.
Ch 255 Art VII
Public Urination
§ 255-41
Public urination or defecation; penalties for offenses.
§ 255-42
When effective.
Ch 255 Art VIII
Public Nuisance Abatement
§ 255-43
Findings and intent.
§ 255-44
Definitions.
§ 255-45
Remedies to abate public nuisances.
§ 255-46
Service of notice.
§ 255-47
Lack of knowledge no defense.
§ 255-48
Issuance of order.
§ 255-49
Enforcement of order.
§ 255-50
Judgement and action by Corporation Counsel.
§ 255-51
Closing not possession.
§ 255-52
Disobedience of order.
§ 255-53
Promulgation of rules and regulations.
§ 255-54
Administrative liability.
§ 255-55
Construction.
§ 255-56
Severability.
Ch 255 Art IX
Prohibition Against Certain Forms of Aggressive Solicitation
§ 255-57
Findings and intent.
§ 255-58
Definitions.
§ 255-59
Prohibited acts.
§ 255-60
Exemptions.
§ 255-61
Penalties for offenses.
§ 255-62
Severability.
Ch 255 Art X
Shopping Carts
§ 255-63
Findings; legislative intent.
§ 255-64
Removal and abandonment of shopping carts.
§ 255-65
Responsibilities of shopping cart owners within City.
§ 255-66
Penalties for offenses.
Ch 255 Art XI
Harassment of a Code Enforcement Officer, DGS Worker, Public Service Officer, or Traffic Safety Aide
§ 255-67
Definitions.
§ 255-68
Harassment of a code enforcement officer, public service officer, or traffic safety aide.
Ch 258
Penalties
Ch 259
Pesticides
Ch 261
Plumbing
Ch 267
Pollution
Ch 270
Public Pay Telephones
Ch 272
Public Transportation
Ch 293
Secondhand Dealers
Ch 299
Sewers
Ch 303
Sidewalk and Outdoor Cafes
Ch 307
(Reserved)
Ch 309
Special Events
Ch 313
Solid Waste
Ch 319
Store Sales
Ch 323
Streets and Sidewalks
Ch 329
Tattoo Parlors
Ch 333
Taxation
Ch 341
Transient Retail Businesses
Ch 345
Trees and Vegetation
Ch 353
Vehicles for Hire
Ch 357
Vehicles, Off-Road
Ch 359
Vehicles and Traffic
Ch 363
Vendors
Ch 371
Water and Waterways
Ch 373
Youth Protection Against Tobacco Promotion
Ch 375
Unified Sustainable Development
Appendix
Ch A377
Certain Territory Located in Town of Colonie
Ch A381
Certain Territory Located in Town of Bethlehem
Disposition List
Ch DL
Disposition List
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Chapter 255
Peace and Good Order
[HISTORY: Adopted by the Common Council of the City of Albany 7-18-1983 by L.L. No. 2-1983 as Ch. XVI of the 1983 Code. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Animals — See Ch.
115
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Handbills — See Ch.
217
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Vendors — See Ch.
363
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Article I
Loitering; Disturbances; Defacing Property
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§ 255-1
Legislative intent.
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§ 255-2
Loitering.
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§ 255-3
Enforcement guidelines.
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§ 255-4
Penalties for offenses.
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§ 255-5
Severability.
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§ 255-6
(Reserved)
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§ 255-7
(Reserved)
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Article II
Skateboards
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§ 255-8
Skateboard defined.
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§ 255-9
Regulation.
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§ 255-10
(Reserved)
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§ 255-11
Penalties for offenses.
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Article III
Registration and Identification of Parolees
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§ 255-12
Purpose.
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§ 255-13
Identification and registration with Chief of Police.
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§ 255-14
Communication with state and federal government.
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§ 255-15
Youthful offenders.
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§ 255-16
Penalties for offenses.
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Article IV
Obscene Material
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§ 255-17
Prohibition.
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§ 255-18
Presumption.
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§ 255-19
Duty of chief executive officer of City.
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§ 255-20
Trial.
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§ 255-21
Injunctions.
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§ 255-22
Immunity from damages.
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§ 255-23
Knowledge of contents.
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Article V
Unnecessary and Unusual Noises
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§ 255-24
General restrictions.
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§ 255-25
Public places.
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§ 255-26
Schools, hospitals, courts and places of worship.
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§ 255-27
Siren, whistles and gongs.
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§ 255-28
Harboring of dogs.
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§ 255-29
Sound-producing devices.
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§ 255-30
Signaling devices.
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§ 255-31
Streets or public places.
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§ 255-32
Building operations.
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§ 255-33
Severability.
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§ 255-34
Enforcement.
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§ 255-35
Penalties for offenses.
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Article VI
Graffiti
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§ 255-36
Findings; purpose and intent.
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§ 255-37
Definitions.
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§ 255-38
Restrictions.
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§ 255-38.1
Property owners' responsibilities.
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§ 255-38.2
Distribution of information.
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§ 255-39
Penalties for offenses.
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§ 255-40
Severability.
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Article VII
Public Urination
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§ 255-41
Public urination or defecation; penalties for offenses.
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§ 255-42
When effective.
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Article VIII
Public Nuisance Abatement
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§ 255-43
Findings and intent.
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§ 255-44
Definitions.
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§ 255-45
Remedies to abate public nuisances.
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§ 255-46
Service of notice.
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§ 255-47
Lack of knowledge no defense.
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§ 255-48
Issuance of order.
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§ 255-49
Enforcement of order.
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§ 255-50
Judgement and action by Corporation Counsel.
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§ 255-51
Closing not possession.
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§ 255-52
Disobedience of order.
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§ 255-53
Promulgation of rules and regulations.
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§ 255-54
Administrative liability.
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§ 255-55
Construction.
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§ 255-56
Severability.
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Article IX
Prohibition Against Certain Forms of Aggressive Solicitation
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§ 255-57
Findings and intent.
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§ 255-58
Definitions.
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§ 255-59
Prohibited acts.
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§ 255-60
Exemptions.
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§ 255-61
Penalties for offenses.
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§ 255-62
Severability.
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Article X
Shopping Carts
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§ 255-63
Findings; legislative intent.
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§ 255-64
Removal and abandonment of shopping carts.
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§ 255-65
Responsibilities of shopping cart owners within City.
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§ 255-66
Penalties for offenses.
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Article XI
Harassment of a Code Enforcement Officer, DGS Worker, Public Service Officer, or Traffic Safety Aide
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§ 255-67
Definitions.
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§ 255-68
Harassment of a code enforcement officer, public service officer, or traffic safety aide.
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