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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. CP.rTTr1N - A- 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 -2- (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. gP.C'TTnm f;- 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 TF 48.30 -3-