City of Baltimore - File #: 08-0257

• File #: 08-0257
• Version: 0
• Name: Vandalism - Street Lights and Other Utility Structures
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Enacted
• File created: 12/4/2008
• In control: City Council
• Final action: 3/20/2009
• Enactment #: 09-152
• 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.
• Sponsors: James B. Kraft, William H. Cole, IV, Bill Henry, Nicholas C. D'Adamo, President Young, Robert Curran, Sharon Green Middleton, Belinda Conaway, Helen L. Holton, Mary Pat Clarke
• Indexes: Lights, Street Lamps, Utility, Vandalism

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
3/20/2009	0	Mayor	Signed by Mayor
3/16/2009	0	City Council	Approved and Sent to the Mayor
3/2/2009	0	Judiciary and Legislative Investigations	Recommended Favorably
3/2/2009	0	City Council	Advanced to 3rd Rdr., Adopted Comm. Report
2/9/2009	0	Judiciary and Legislative Investigations	Scheduled for a Public Hearing
12/8/2008	0	The City Council	Referred for a Report
12/8/2008	0	The City Council	Referred for a Report
12/8/2008	0	The City Council	Referred for a Report
12/4/2008	0	City Council	Introduced
12/4/2008	0	City Council	Assigned

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
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...