Baltimore City Council
File #: 07-0642    Version: 0 Name: Environmental Citations - Electronic Signatures
Type: Ordinance Status: Enacted
File created: 4/16/2007 In control: City Council
On agenda: Final action: 5/1/2007
Enactment #: 07-425
Title: Environmental Citations - Electronic Signatures FOR the purpose of authorizing the use of single documents and of electronic signatures for the issuance and verification of environmental citations; and providing for a special effective date.
Sponsors: City Council President (Administration)
Indexes: Citations, Electronic Signatures, Environmental Citations
Attachments: 1. 07-0642 - 1st Reader.pdf, 2. 07-0642 - 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: The Council President
At the request of: The Administration (Department of Housing and Community Development)

A BILL ENTITLED

AN ORDINANCE concerning
Title
Environmental Citations - Electronic Signatures

FOR the purpose of authorizing the use of single documents and of electronic signatures for the issuance and verification of environmental citations; and providing for a special effective date.
Body
BY adding
Article 1 - Mayor, City Council, and Municipal Agencies
Section(s) 40-7(e) and (f)
Baltimore City Code
(Edition 2000)

BY relettering
Article 1 - Mayor, City Council, and Municipal Agencies
Section(s) 40-7(e)
to be
Section(s) 40-7(g)
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 1. Mayor, City Council, and Municipal Agencies

Subtitle 40. Environmental Control Board


ยง 40-7. Environmental Citations.

(E) SINGLE DOCUMENT PERMISSIBLE.

A SINGLE DOCUMENT MAY BE USED TO ISSUE TWO OR MORE SEPARATELY NUMBERED CITATIONS.

(F) ELECTRONIC SIGNATURE.

AN ELECTRONIC SIGNATURE MAY BE USED TO EXECUTE A CITATION AND TO SERVE AS AN AFFIRMATION, UNDER PENALTIES OF PERJURY, THAT THE FACTS STATED IN THE CITATION ARE TRUE.

(G) [(e)] Record of citation to be kept.

The original or a copy of the citation must be filed and retained in the records of the Board.

SECTION 2. AN...

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