Baltimore City Council
File #: 08-0248    Version: 0 Name: Sporting Events - Offenses Involving
Type: Ordinance Status: Enacted
File created: 12/4/2008 In control: City Council
On agenda: Final action: 3/20/2009
Enactment #: 09-145
Title: Sporting Events - Offenses Involving FOR the purpose of modifying the penalties for certain offenses involving sporting events; and correcting, clarifying, and conforming related language.
Sponsors: James B. Kraft, President Young, Nicholas C. D'Adamo, Sharon Green Middleton, William H. Cole, IV, Robert Curran
Indexes: Events, Offenses, Sporting
Attachments: 1. 08-0248 - 1st Reader.pdf, 2. Finance - 08-0248.pdf, 3. Law - 08-0248.pdf, 4. Police - 08-0248.pdf, 5. 08-0248 - 3rd Reader.pdf
EXPLANATION: CAPITALS indicate matter added to existing law.
[Brackets] indicate matter deleted from existing law.

* WARNING: THIS IS AN UNOFFICIAL, INTRODUCTORY COPY OF THE BILL.
THE OFFICIAL COPY CONSIDERED BY THE CITY COUNCIL IS THE FIRST READER COPY.
INTRODUCTORY*

CITY OF BALTIMORE
COUNCIL BILL

Introduced by: Councilmember Kraft

A BILL ENTITLED

AN ORDINANCE concerning
Title
Sporting Events - Offenses Involving

FOR the purpose of modifying the penalties for certain offenses involving sporting events; and correcting, clarifying, and conforming related language.
Body
BY repealing and reordaining, with amendments
Article 19 - Police Ordinances
Section(s) 48-1 through 48-4
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 48. Sporting Events

§ 481. Throwing missiles.

(a) “Missile” defined.

[As used in] IN this section, [the word] “missile” means any object [or thing] capable of being thrown or used as a projectile, but does not include empty paper wrappers.

(b) Exclusions.

This section [shall] DOES not apply to a member of a team or AN official participating as a principal in a sporting event while engaged in the course of conduct required by [such] THAT sporting event.


(c) Prohibited conduct.

It [shall be] IS unlawful for any person [or persons] to toss, throw, fling, or project, or to cause the tossing, throwing, flinging, or projecting of any missile:

(1) [upon] ON or in the direction of any member of a team or official participating ...

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