HomeMy WebLinkAbout05763ORDINANCE NO. 5763
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 1 OF TITLE XI OF
THE 1971 CODE OF ORDINANCES RELATING TO MUNI-
CIPAL OFFENSES AGAINST PROPERTY, AND PROVIDING
PENALTIES FOR THE VIOLATION THEREOF
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF PUEBLO, COLORADO, that:
(Brackets indicate material being deleted; underscoring indicates
new material being added.)
SECTTnm 1.
Section 11 -1 -401 of Chapter 1 of Title XI of the 1971 Code of
Ordinances of the City of Pueblo, as amended, is hereby amended to
read as follows:
11 -1 -401 Theft From a Merchant
(1) It shall be unlawful for any person to obtain or
exercise control over any meals, goods, services or accommo-
dations having a value of less than [three] four hundred
dollars which are the property of another exposed or avail-
able for sale or available to rent or for hire, with the
intent to convert the same to his own use without payment of
the purchase price or rent therefor.
(2) Theft from a merchant is a Class 1 municipal offense.
SECTTON 2.
Section 11 -1 -402 of Chapter 1 of Title XI of the 1971 Code of
Ordinances of the City of Pueblo, as amended, is hereby amended to
read as follows:
11 -1 -402 Destruction of ProDert
(1) It shall be unlawful for any person to knowingly
damage, deface, destroy or injure the personal property of
one or more other persons in the course of a single episode
where the aggregate damage to the real or personal property
is less than [three] four hundred dollars.
(2) Destruction of property is a Class 1 municipal
offense.
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Section 11 -1 -403 of Chapter 1 of Title XI of the 1971 Code of
Ordinances of the City of Pueblo, as amended, is hereby amended to
read as follows:
11 -1 -403 Destruction of City Property
(1) It shall be unlawful for any person to knowingly
damage, deface, destroy or injure the real or personal
property of the City of Pueblo in the course of a single
episode where the aggregate damage to the real or personal
property is less than [three] four hundred dollars.
(2) Destruction of City property is a Class 1 municipal
offense.
SECTION 4.
Section 11 -1 -407 of Chapter 1 of Title XI of the 1971 Code of
Ordinances of the City of Pueblo, as amended, is hereby amended to
read as follows:
11 -1 -407 Theft
It shall be unlawful and a Class 2 municipal offense for
any person to knowingly obtain or exercise control over
anything of value of another without authorization and with
the intent to permanently deprive the other person of the use
or benefit of the thing of value; provided, however, that
this section shall have no application:
(a) where the thing of value has a value of [$300] four
hundred dollars or more or is intangible personal
property, or
(b) where the other person (victim) is sixty years of
age or older and the offense is committed in such
person's presence, or
(c) where the other person (victim) is disabled because
of the loss of or permanent loss of use of a hand
or foot or because of blindness or the permanent
impairment of vision in both eyes to such a degree
as to constitute virtual blindness and the offense
is committed in such person's presence, or
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(d) where the thing of value is a motor vehicle part
removed from a motor vehicle during the theft.
SECTION 5.
Any person found guilty of violating any provision of this
Ordinance declared to be an offense shall be punished as provided
in Section 11 -1 -103 of Title XI of the 1971 Code of Ordinances of
the City of Pueblo, as amended.
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This Ordinance shall become effective thirty days after final
passage and approval.
INTRODUCED: July 13 , 1992
By JOHN CALIFANO
Councilperson
ATTEST: APPROVED:
CfO Clerk Pres dent of the City Council
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