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INTRODUCTORY*
CITY OF BALTIMORE
COUNCIL BILL
Introduced by: Councilmember Kraft
A BILL ENTITLED
AN ORDINANCE concerning
Title
Vandalism - Street Lights and Other Utility Structures
FOR the purpose of increasing the penalties for damaging or injuring street lighting or other public utility structures; correcting, clarifying, and conforming related language; and generally relating to vandalism of street lighting and other public utility structures, their equipment, parts, and appurtenances.
Body
BY repealing and reordaining, with amendments
Article 19 - Police Ordinances
Section(s) 57-3
Baltimore City Code
(Edition 2000)
SECTION 1. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF BALTIMORE, That the Laws of Baltimore City read as follows:
Baltimore City Code
Article 19. Police Ordinances
Subtitle 57. Vandalism
§ 573. Utility structures, etc.
(A) PROHIBITED CONDUCT.
[If any] NO person [shall] MAY wilfully break, defile, remove, deface, [or] carry away, OR OTHERWISE DAMAGE OR INJURE any street lighting or other public utility structure, OR ANY equipment, [or any] part, or appurtenance [thereof, installed at any place in the City, or otherwise damage or injure the same,] OF A PUBLIC UTILITY STRUCTURE.
(B) LIABILITY.
[every] ANY person [so offending, aiding, or assisting in such offense, shall be subject to a penalty not exceeding $50 and shall also be] WHO VIOLATES THIS SECTION IS, IN ADDITION TO ANY OTHER APPLICABLE PENALTY, liable to the City or other owner of [such] THE structure, equipment, etc., for the [cost and] expense of repairing, cleaning, and restoring [the same] IT.
(C) PENALTIES.
(1) ANY PERSON WHO VIOLATES THIS SECTION IS GUILTY OF A MISDEMEANOR AND, ON CONVICTION, IS SUBJECT TO A FINE OF NOT MORE THAN $1,000 OR TO IMPRISONMENT FOR NOT MORE THAN 12 MONTHS OR TO BOTH FINE AND IMPRISONMENT FOR EACH OFFENSE.
(2) EACH STRUCTURE DAMAGED OR INJURED UNDER THIS SECTION IS A SEPARATE OFFENSE.
SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED, That the catchlines contained in this Ordinance are not law and may not be considered to have been enacted as a part of this or any prior Ordinance.
SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED, That this Ordinance takes effect on the 30th day after the date it is enacted.
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