City of Baltimore - File #: 05-0051

• File #: 05-0051
• Version: 0
• Name: Illegal Signs - Penalties - Private Enforcement
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Enacted
• File created: 2/28/2005
• In control: City Council
• Final action: 6/2/2006
• Enactment #: 06-232
• Title: Illegal Signs - Penalties - Private Enforcement FOR the purpose of increasing the civil penalties for illegally posting certain signs or other objects; authorizing individuals to summarily remove certain illegally posted signs or other objects; providing for the payment to certain associations, under certain circumstances, of a percentage of the fines collected in connection with certain illegally posted signs or other objects; and generally relating to the enforcement of the laws prohibiting the placement of objects on or affecting public property or on property owned or controlled by a public utility.
• Sponsors: Mary Pat Clarke, Robert Curran, James B. Kraft, President Young, Helen L. Holton, Kenneth Harris, Edward Reisinger, Agnes Welch, Stephanie Rawlings Blake, President Dixon, Nicholas C. D'Adamo
• Indexes: Enforcement, Illegal, Judiciary and Legislative Investigations Committee, Penalties, Signs

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
6/2/2006	0	Mayor	Signed by Mayor
5/1/2006	0	City Council	Approved and Sent to the Mayor
4/24/2006	0	City Council	Advanced to 3rd Rdr., Adopted Comm. Report
4/13/2006	0	Judiciary and Legislative Investigations	Recommended Favorably
5/2/2005	0	Judiciary and Legislative Investigations	Scheduled for a Public Hearing
3/3/2005	0	The City Council	Referred for a Report
3/3/2005	0	The City Council	Referred for a Report
3/3/2005	0	The City Council	Referred for a Report
3/3/2005	0	The City Council	Referred for a Report
3/3/2005	0	The City Council	Referred for a Report
3/3/2005	0	The City Council	Referred for a Report
3/3/2005	0	The City Council	Referred for a Report
2/28/2005	0	City Council	Introduced
2/28/2005	0	The 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 Clarke


A BILL ENTITLED

AN ORDINANCE concerning
Title
Illegal Signs - Penalties - Private Enforcement

FOR the purpose of increasing the civil penalties for illegally posting certain signs or other objects; authorizing individuals to summarily remove certain illegally posted signs or other objects; providing for the payment to certain associations, under certain circumstances, of a percentage of the fines collected in connection with certain illegally posted signs or other objects; and generally relating to the enforcement of the laws prohibiting the placement of objects on or affecting public property or on property owned or controlled by a public utility.
Body
BY repealing and reordaining, with amendments
Article 1 - Mayor, City Council, and Municipal Agencies
Section(s) 40-14(e)(3)(§ 45-2) and 41-14(2)(§ 45-2)
Baltimore City Code
(Edition 2000)

BY repealing and reordaining, without amendments
Article 19 - Police Ordinances
Section(s) 45-1, 45-2, 45-5, and 45-7
Baltimore City Code
(Edition 2000)

BY repealing and reordaining, with amendments
Article 19 - Police Ordinances
Section(s) 45-3, 45-4
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:

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