Title 27 -Penal Code
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Title 27 -Penal Code
Title 27 - Penal Code Ch. 1, Pg. 1 Supp.20 (7/1/09) TITLE 27 PENAL CODE CHAPTER 1. CHAPTER 2. CHAPTER 3. CHAPTER 4. CHAPTER 5. CHAPTER 5-A. CHAPTER 6. CHAPTER 7. CHAPTER 8. CHAPTER 9. CHAPTER 10. CHAPTER 11. CHAPTER 12. CHAPTER 13. CHAPTER 14. CHAPTER 15. CHAPTER 16. CHAPTER 17. CHAPTER 18. CHAPTER 19. CHAPTER 20. CHAPTER 21. CHAPTER 22. CHAPTER 23. CHAPTER 24. CHAPTER 25. CHAPTER 26. CHAPTER 27. CHAPTER 28. WORDS AND PHRASES GENERAL PROVISIONS OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC JUSTICE OFFENSES AGAINST THE PERSON OUTRAGING PUBLIC DECENCY ADULT MOTION PICTURE ARCADES PROSTITUTION PUBLIC INTOXICATION - PENALTY GAMBLING INTOXICATING LIQUORS REPEALED (Ord. No. 17650) RAILROADS STREETS AND SIDEWALKS DISTRIBUTION OF HANDBILLS AND CIRCULARS DISTURBING THE PEACE WEAPONS HOTELS, MOTELS AND ROOMING HOUSES PICKETING PUBLIC PROPERTY FALSE PRETENSES AND FRAUDS LARCENY PRIVATE PROPERTY PUBLIC PROTECTIONS RESTRICTED USE OF WATER IN TIMES OF SHORTAGES CORPORATE DEFENDANTS DANGEROUS SUBSTANCES FALSE ALARMS PRECIOUS METAL AND GEM DEALERS CURFEW HOURS FOR JUVENILES CHAPTER 1 WORDS AND PHRASES Section 100. Penal Code. Section 101. Terms to Have Meanings Specified Unless Different Meaning Appears. Section 102. General Words and Phrases Defined. Section 103. Gender. Title 27 - Penal Code 01.1, Pg.2 Supp. 20 (7/1/09) Section 104. Person as Designating Party Whose Property May Be Subject of Offense. Section lOS. Present and Future Tense; Singular and Plural References. Section 106. Writing Includes Printing. SECTION 100. PENAL CODE This title may be cited as the "Penal Code of the City of Tulsa, Oklahoma." SECTION 101. TERMS TO HAVE MEANINGS SPECIFIED UNLESS DIFFERENT MEANING APPEARS The terms defined in this code shall, for the purposes of this code, have the meanings respectively ascribed to them except when a different sense plainly appears. Terms which are not defined in this code shall have their ordinarily accepted meanings or such as the context may imply. SECTION 102. GENERAL WORDS AND PHRASES DEFINED A. Knowingly. The term "knowingly," when employed, imports only a knowledge that the facts exist which bring the act or omission within the provisions of this code; it does not require any knowledge of the tmlawfulness of such act or omission. B. Negligence. The terms "neglect," "negligence," and "negligently," when employed, import a want of such attention to the nature or probable consequences of the act or omission as a prudent man ordinarily bestows in acting in his own concerns. C. Offense. The doing of any of the acts or things which are prohibited by any provisions of this code or the failure or refusal to do any act which is' commanded to be done as more fully specified and set forth in this code is hereby declared to be an offense against the good order, public peace, morals, public justice, health and safety of the City of Tulsa, Oklahoma. Every act which is declared to be unlawful is also hereby declared to be an offense. D. Peace Officer. The term "peace officer" signifies any sheriff, health officer, constable, policeman or fire marshal or any other officers whose duty it is to enforce and preserve the public peace, safety and welfare. E. Person. The word "person" signifies every natural person, firm, partnership, association or corporation. F. Personal Property. The term "personal property" includes every description of money, goods, chattels, effects, evidences of right in action and written Title 27 - Penal Code Ch. 1, Pg. 3 Oil /1997) instruments by which any pecuniary obligation, right or title to personal property is created or acknowledged, transferred, increased, defeated, discharged or diminished. G. Property. The term "property" includes both real and personal property. H. Real Property. The term "real property" includes every estate, interest and right in lands, tenements and hereditaments. I. Signature. The term "signature" includes any name, mark or sign, written with the intent to authenticate any instrument or writing. J. Willfully. The term "willfully" when applied to the intent with which an act is done or omitted, implies simply a purpose or willingness to commit the act or the omission referred to. SECTION 103. GENDER Words used in the masculine gender comprehend as well as the feminine gender and neuter. SECTION 104. PERSON AS DESIGNATING PARTY WHOSE PROPERTY MAY BE SUBJECT OF OFFENSE Where the term "person" is used in this code to designate the party whose property may be the subject of any offense, it includes this City, the state of Oklahoma or any other state, government or country which may lawfully own any property within the City of Tulsa and all public and private corporations or joint associations, as well as individuals. SECTION 105. PRESENT AND FUTURE TENSE; SINGULAR AND PLURAL REFERENCES Words used in the present tense include the future; the singular number includes the plural, and the plural includes the singular when used in this code. SECTION 106. WRITING INCLUDES PRINTING The term "writing" includes printing. Title 27 - Penal Code Ch. 2, Pg. 1 (1/1/1997) CHAPTER 2 GENERAL PROVISIONS Section 200. Section 201. Section 202. Section 203. Section 204. Section 205. SECTION 200. General Penalty. Fines Though Not Prescribed. Persons Liable to Punishment. Aiding and Abetting. Conspiracy. Limitations of Actions. GENERAL PENALTY The intent of this section is to provide a punishment for the commission of any offense as herein defined.· Each and every person who shall commit an offense, as defined in this code shall, upon each and every conviction thereof, be punished by a fine of not more than FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($500.00), excluding costs, and imprisonment in the City Jail for a period of not more than ninety (90) days. The provisions of this section shall not apply where a different penalty is prescribed fully and adequately. Ord. No. 15821 SECTION 201. FINES THOUGH NOT PRESCRIBED Upon a conviction for any offense punishable by imprisonment in the City Jail, in relation to which no fine is herein prescribed, the Judge of the Municipal Court may impose a fine on the offender not exceeding FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($500.00), excluding costs, in addition to the imprisonment prescribed. Ord. No. 15821 SECTION 202. PERSONS LIABLE TO PUNISHMENT - A. All persons who commit, in whole or in part, any violation of this code or aid or abet in the commission of any violation of the same are liable to punishment under this code, except those persons belonging to any of the following classes, to-wit: 1. Children under the age of seven (7) years; 2. Children over the age of seven (7) years but under the age of fourteen (14) years, in the absence of proof that at the time of committing the act of neglect charged against them, they knew of its wrongfulness; 3. Idiots; Title 27 - Penal Code Ch. 2, Pg. 2 (1/1/1997) 4. Lunatics, insane persons and all persons of unsound mind, including persons temporarily or partially deprived of reason, under proof at the time of committing the act charged against them, they were incapable of knowing its wrongfulness; 5. Persons who commit an offense under ignorance or mistake of fact, which disproves any criminal intent; however, ignorance of the Revised Ordinances of the City of Tulsa shall not excuse any person from punishment for his violation; 6. Persons who commit the act charged without being conscious thereof; and 7. Persons who commit an offense while under involuntary subjection to the power of superiors. No act committed by any person while in a state of voluntary intoxication, either from liquors or drugs, shall be deemed less of an offense by reason of his being in such condition. B. SECTION 203. AIDING AND ABETTING All persons who shall give aid, comfort or refuge to any person in the commission of an offense, whether they directly commit the same or not and whether present or not, shall be guilty of an offense. SECTION 204. CONSPIRACY Any two (2) or more persons assembled or who shall assemble with the intent to mutually agree to do any unlawful act with force or violence and shall make any movement therefor against the property of the City of Tulsa or the person or property of another person shall be guilty of an offense. SECTION 205. LIMITATIONS OF ACTIONS Amended and recodified as Title 33, Chapter 1, Section 107, TRO by Ordinance No. 17471. Title 27 - Penal Code Ch. 3, Pg. 1 Supp. 6 (1/1/00) CHAPTER 3 OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC JUSTICE Section 300. Section 301. Section 302. Section 303. Section 304. Section 305. Section 306. Section 307. Section 308. Section 309. Section 310. SECTION 300. Resisting Officers. Impersonating Officers. Failure to Assist Officers. Abusing Police Dogs or Police Mounts. Contempt - Direct and Indirect. Setting Prisoners Free. Escapes. Conveying Instrument for Escape. Communicating with Prisoners. Penalty. False Statements to the City Council RESISTING OFFICERS It shall be unlawful and an offense for any person to willfully obstruct, resist, oppose, delay or interfere with any peace officer, member of the Police Department of the City ofTulsa, any special police officer of the City of Tulsa, any person called to the assistance of any member of the Police Department, or other person having such police powers, while in the discharge or attempted discharge of any duty of their respective offices, by means including but not limited to the following: A. Physically, by act or omission; B. Refusing to stop at the command of an officer attempting to effect an arrest of the person commanded to stop; C. Vocalizing or otherwise making loud noise, which repeatedly delays an officer in the performance of any official duty, after first being warned that continuing the conduct constitutes an offense under the substance of this section; D. Communicating or causing to be communicated any false or intentionally misleading statement or information, regardless of form, to an officer investigating any offense or attempting service of a warrant or other process; E. Providing false or intentionally misleading information identifying oneself after being arrested, while a warrant for one's arrest is outstanding, or while wanted and subject to arrest on probable cause for the commission of any offense; F. Refusing or failing to provide a current, full, true, and correct name, date of birth and residence address for the issuance of a citation or after being arrested; Ch.3,Pg.2 Title 27 - Penal Code Supp. 6 (1/1/00) G. Words or conduct which create a clear and present danger of unlawful physical harm to any person or which tends to incite an immediate breach of the peace. It shall constitute an affirmative defense to a violation of this section if the conduct of the defendant constituted solely protected speech, including criticism, dissent or protests directed at an officer or any manifestation of government. Ord. No. 19605 SECTION 301. IMPERSONATING OFFICERS A. Impersonating Officers. It shall be an offense for any person to impersonate or falsely represent himself to be a peace officer of the City of Tulsa or to exercise or attempt to exercise any of the duties, functions or powers of a peace officer without being duly and legally authorized. B. Unauthorized Wearing of Insignia Prohibited. No person other than a duly authorized enforcement officer shall wear the official badge, insignia or uniform of the Tulsa Police Department or shall bear firearms or assume the authority of a duly authorized enforcement officer. C. Wearing of Similar Uniform or Insignia Prohibited. No person shall impersonate an officer of the Tulsa Police Department by wearing an insignia, badge or uniform which is likely to be confused with the official uniform of the Tulsa Police Department. D. Penalty. Every person convicted of violation of any of the provisions of this section shall be guilty of an offense and upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by imprisonment in the City Jail for a period of not more than thirty (30) days and/ or by a fine of not more than ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($100.00), excluding costs. Ord. No. 7188 SECTION 302. FAILURE TO ASSIST OFFICERS It shall be an offense for any person to refuse or neglect to assist any peace officer in making an arrest, when so requested by such officer, to help preserve the peace or prevent the escape of a person charged with an offense. SECTION 303. ABUSING POLICE DOGS OR POLICE MOUNTS A. It shall be an offense for any person to willfully or maliciously torture, torment, beat, kick, strike, mutilate, injure, disable, harass, tantalize or kill any dog used by the Police Department in the performance of any of the functions or duties of the Department or of any officer or member thereof. Title 27 - Penal Code Ch. 3, Pg. 3 Supp. 6 (1/1/00) B. "Police mount" is defined as a horse used by the Police Department in the performance of any of the duties or functions of the Department or of any officer or member thereof. It shall be an offense for any person to willfully or maliciously, kill, torture, torment, beat, kick, strike, mutilate, injure, disable, harass, release a secured mount, take control or ride a police mount used by the Police Department in the performance of any of the duties or functions of the Department or of any officer or member thereof. Any person who shall commit a violation of any of the provisions of this C. section shall be guilty of an offense and upon conviction thereof be punished by a fine or not more than FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($500.00), excluding costs, and/or by imprisonment in the City/County Jail for ninety (90) days. Ord. No. 16808 SECTION 304. CONTEMPT - DIRECT AND INDIRECT A. Contempt of Court shall be divided into direct and indirect contempt. 1. Direct contempt shall consist of: a. Disorderly or insolent behavior committed during the session of the Court and in its immediate view and presence; b. The unlawful and willful refusal of any person to be sworn as a witness; c. or The refusal of any person to answer any legal or proper question; d. Any breach of the peace, noise or disturbance so near to the Court as to interrupt its proceedings. 2. Indirect contempt of Court shall consist of: a. Willful disobedience of any process or order lawfully issued or made by. Court; or b. Resistance willfully offered by any person to the execution of a lawful order or process of a Court. In all cases of indirect contempt, the party charged with contempt shall be notified in writing of the accusation and shall have a reasonable time for defense. The party so charged, upon demand, shall have a trial by jury. Ch. 3, Pg. 4 Title 27 - Penal Code Supp. 6 (1/1/00) B. Every person convicted of violating this section shall be punished by a fine of not more than FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($500.00), excluding costs, fees and assessments or by imprisonment in the City Jail for a period of not more than six (6) months, or by both such fine and imprisonment. Ord. Nos. 15821, 19605 SECTION 305. SETTING PRISONERS FREE It shall be an offense for any person by the use of force, fraud, deception or diversion to set or attempt to set at liberty any prisoner or prisoners while in the lawful custody of police or court authorities. SECTION 306. ESCAPES It shall be an offense for any person lawfully confined in any capacity whatsoever by the Tulsa Police Department or in custody of a court official by the direction of a Judge of the Municipal Court to escape or attempt to escape such custody. SECTION 307. CONVEYING INSTRUMENT FOR ESCAPE It shall be an offense for any person to conveyor attempt to convey to any other person in custody of the Tulsa Police Department or in custody of a court official by the direction of a judge of the Municipal Court any instrument or anything suitable or useful to facilitate the escape of such confined person, whether such escape be effected or not. SECTION 308. COMMUNICATING WITH PRISONERS It shall be an offense for any person to communicate with or to visit any person confined in the City Jail or to attempt to communicate with or to visit such person without the permission of the Chief of Police, City Jailer or Municipal Judge. SECTION 309. PENALTY Unless otherwise provided for in this chapter, every person convicted of violating any provision of this chapter, excluding Sections 300 and 302, shall be punished by a fine of not more than FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($500.00), excluding costs, fees and assessments or imprisonment in the City Jail for a period of not more than ninety (90) days, or by both such fine and imprisonment. Any person found guilty of violating Sections 300 and 302 shall be punished by a fine of not more than TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS, ($200.00), excluding costs, fees and assessments. Ord. Nos. 15821, 19605 Ch. 3, Pg. 5 SECTION 310. Title 27 - Penal Code Supp. 18 (7/1/08) FALSE STATEMENTS TO THE CITY COUNCIL It shall be an offense for any person, in any manner to knowingly and willfully falsify, conceal or cover-up by any trick, scheme or device a material fact, make any false, fictitious or fraudulent statement or representation, or make or use any false writing or document knowing the same to contain any false, fictitious or fraudulent statement or entry to the City Council during a Council meeting or Committee meeting. Any person violating the provisions of this section shall be guilty of an offense and.upon conviction shall be punished by a fine of not more than ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($100.00), excluding costs and assessments, or by imprisonment in the City Jail for a period of not more than ten (10) days or by both such fine and imprisonment. Ord. !Vas. 18761,21746 Title 27 - Penal Code Ch. 4, Pg. 1 Supp. 10 (1/1/02) CHAPTER 4 OFFENSES AGAINST THE PERSON Section 400. Assault Defined. Section 401. Battery Defined. Section 402. Assault, Assault and Battery, and Domestic Assault and Battery--Punishment. Section 403. Use of Force when Lawful. Section 404. Aggravated Assault and Battery Defined--Penalty. Section 405. Assault and Battery upon Police or other Law Officer-Penalty. Section 406. Aiding, Abetting or Harboring a Runaway Child. Section 407. Assault and Battery Upon City of Tulsa Employee--Penalty. Section 408. Assault with Bodily Waste, Fluids or Excretions--Penalty. SECTION 400. ASSAULT DEFINED An assault is any willful and unlawful attempt or offer, with force or violence, to do a corporeal hurt to another person. SECTION 401. BATTERY DEFINED A battery is any willful and unlawful use of force or violence upon the person of another. SECTION 402. ASSAULT, ASSAULT AND BATTERY, AND DOMESTIC ASSAULT AND BATTERY--PUNISHMENT Any person who shall commit an assault shall be guilty of an offense and A. upon conviction shall be punished by imprisonment in the City Jail for a period not exceeding thirty (30) days or by a fine of not more than FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($500.00), excluding costs, fees and assessments, or by both such fine and imprisonment. B. Any person who shall commit an assault and battery shall be guilty of an offense and upon conviction shall be punished by imprisonment in the City Jail for a period not exceeding ninety (90) days or by a fine of not more than ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS ($1,000.00), excluding costs, fees and assessments, or by both such fine and imprisonment. C. Any person who shall commit an assault and battery against a current or former spouse, a present spouse of a former spouse, parents, a foster parent, a child, a person otherwise related by blood or marriage, a person with whom the defendant is in a dating relationship as defined by Section 60.1 of Title 22 of the Oklahoma Statutes, an Title 27 - Penal Code Ch.4,Pg.2 Supp. 10 (1/1/02) individual with whom the defendant has had a child, or a person who formerly lived in the same household as the defendant shall be guilty of domestic abuse and upon conviction shall be punished by imprisonment in the City Jail for a period not exceeding six (6) months or by a fine of not more than ONE THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS ($1,200.00), excluding costs, fees and assessments, or by both such fine and imprisonment. Ord. Nos. 18064, 19128, 19605, 20184 SECTION 403. USE OF FORCE WHEN LAWFUL To use or attempt to offer to use force or violence upon or toward the person of another is lawful in the following cases: A. When necessarily committed by a public officer in the performance of any legal duty or by any other person assisting him or acting by his direction; When necessarily committed by any person in arresting one who has committed any felony or in delivering him to a public officer competent to receive him in custody; B. C. When committed either by the party about to be injured or by any other person in his aid or defense, in preventing or attempting to prevent an offense against his person or any trespass or other unlawful interference with real or personal property in his lawful possession, provided the force or violence used is not more than sufficient to prevent such offense; D. When committed by a parent or the authorized agent of any parent or by any guardian, master, or teacher in the exercise of lawful authority to restrain or correct his child, ward, apprentice, or scholar, provided restraint or correction has been rendered necessary by the misconduct of such child, ward, apprentice, or scholar or by his refusal to obey the lawful command of such parent, authorized agent, guardian, master, or teacher and the force <?r violence is reasonable in manner and moderate in degree; E. When committed by any person in preventing an idiot, lunatic, insane person or other person of unsound mind, including persons temporarily or partially deprived of reason, from committing an act dangerous to himself or to another or enforcing such restraint as is necessary for the protection of the person or for his restoration to health, during such period only as shall be necessary to obtain legal authority for the restraint or custody of the person. Ch. 4, Pg. 3 SECTION 404. Title 27 - Penal Code Supp. 2 (1/1/98) AGGRAVATED ASSAULT AND BATTERY DEFINED-PENALTY A. An assault and battery becomes aggravated when committed under any of the following circumstances: 1. When great bodily inJury is inflicted upon the person assaulted and battered; or 2. When committed by a person of robust health or strength upon one who is aged, decrepit, or incapacitated. B. Any person who shall commit an aggravated assault and battery shall be guilty of an offense and upon conviction shall be punished by imprisonment in the City Jail for a period not exceeding six (6) months or by a fine not exceeding FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($500.00), excluding costs, fees and assessments, or both such fine and imprisonment. Ord. Nos. 15821, 19128 SECTION 405. ASSAULT AND BATTERY UPON POLICE OR OTHER LAW OFFICER--PENALTY Every person who, without justifiable or excusable cause, knowingly commits an assault, battery or assault and battery upon the person of a police officer or other officer of the law while in the performance of his duties as a police officer, shall be guilty of an offense and upon conviction shall be punished by imprisonment in the City Jail for a period not exceeding six (6) months or by a fine of not more than FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($500.00), excluding costs, fees and assessments, or by both such fine and imprisonment. Ord. Nos. 15821, 19128 SECTION 406. AIDING, ABETTING, OR HARBORING A RUNAWAY CHILD A. The term "runaway child" as used in this section shall mean any child less than the age of eighteen (18) years who has left the custody of his parents or legal guardian without permission to do so and who has been reported to the Police Department or other authority as a runaway child. B. Every person who shall knowingly and willfully aid, abet or harbor a runaway child shall be guilty of an offense and upon conviction shall be punished by a fine of not more than FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($500.00), excluding costs, fees and assessments or by imprisonment in the City Jail for a period of not more than ninety (90) days, or by both such fine and imprisonment. Ord. Nos. 15821, 19128 Ch.4, Pg. 4 SECTION 407. Title 27 - Penal Code Supp. 2 (1/1 /9H) ASSAULT AND BATTERY UPON CITY OF TULSA EMPLOYEE--PENALTY Every person who commits any assault, battery or assault and battery upon the person of an employee of the City of Tulsa while in the performance of his duties as an employee enforcing the ordinances of the City of Tulsa, shall be guilty of an offense and upon conviction shall be punished by imprisonment in the City Jail for a period not exceeding six (6) months or by a fine of not more than FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($500.00), excluding costs, fees and assessments, or by both such fine and imprisonment. Ord. Nos. 16209, 19128 SECTION 408. ASSAULT WITH BODILY EXCRETIONS--PENALTY WASTE, FLUIDS OR Every person who willfully and knowingly throws, transfers or in any manner places feces, urine, semen, saliva or blood upon the person of another, without the person's consent, whether expressed or implied, shall be guilty of an offense and upon conviction shall be punished by imprisonment in the City Jail for a period not exceeding ninety (90) days or by a fine of not more than FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($500.00), excluding costs, fees and assessments, or by both such fine and imprisonment. Ord. No. 19128 Title 27 - Penal Code Ch. 5, Pg. 1 Supp. 6 (1/1/00) CHAPTER 5 OUTRAGING PUBLIC DECENCY Section 500. Section 501. Section 502. Section 503. Section 504. Section 505. SECTION 500. Outraging Public Decency. Definition of Nude Breast. Exposure of Nude Breasts. Assistance in Exposure of Nude Breasts. Penalty. Open Urination or Defecation-Penalty. OUTRAGING PUBLIC DECENCY Every person who willfully and wrongfully commits any act which grossly injures the person or property of another or which grossly disturbs the public peace or health or which openly outrages public decency and is injurious to public morals is guilty of an offense. Any person violating the provisions of this section shall be guilty of an offense and upon conviction shall be punished by imprisonment in the City Jail for a period not exceeding six (6) months or by a fine of not more than FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($500.00), excluding costs, fees and assessments, or by both such fine and imprisonment. Ord. No. 19605 SECTION 501. DEFINITION OF NUDE BREAST The term "nude breast" is hereby defined for the purposes of this chapter as the nipple, including the pigmented areola portion adjacent thereto of the human body, as viewed by any other person. Ord. No. 14002 SECTION 502. EXPOSURE OF NUDE BREAST It is unlawful and an offense for any person to willfully expose, exhibit, display or reveal his or her nude breast, either unadorned or through transparent material, while serving food or beverage at any public place or in any establishment licensed pursuant to the provisions of the Oklahoma Alcoholic Beverage Control Act. Ord. No. 16354 SECTION 503. ASSISTANCE IN EXPOSURE OF NUDE BREAST It is unlawful and an offense for any person to willfully aid, assist or procure any person in violating Section 502 herein. Ch.5, Pg. 2 SECTION 504. Title 27 - Penal Code Supp. 6 (1/1/00) PENALTY Any person convicted of a violation of this chapter shall be punished by a fine of not more than FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($500.00), excluding costs, and/or imprisonment in the City Jail for a period of not more than ninety (90) days. The violation of each provision and each separate violation thereof shall be deemed a separate offense and shall be punished accordingly. Ord. No. 15821 SECTION 505. OPEN URINATION OR DEFECATION--PENALTY A. Any person who shall willfully urinate or defecate in or upon any roadway, street, highway, turnpike, parking lot, park or other place accessible to the public, or open to being viewed by others, shall be guilty of an offense and upon conviction shall be punished by a fine not exceeding TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS ($200.00), excluding costs, fees and assessments. B. It shall not be a violation of this section for any person to urinate or defecate within an enclosed toilet, restroom or urinal facility designed for that purpose and not generally open to public view by members of the opposite gender, whether such facility is accessible to the public or not. C. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit the filing of a charge pursuant to Section 500 of this chapter, when the facts warrant. Ord. No. 19128 Title 27 - Penal Code Ch. 5-A, Pg. 1 0/1/1997) CHAPTER 5-A ADULT MOTION PICTURE ARCADES - MANNER OF OPERATION Section 550. Section 551. Section 552. Section 553. SECTION 550. Purpose. Definitions. Adult Motion Picture Arcade - Manner of Operation. Violations and Penalty. PURPOSE It has been established that the operation of an Adult Motion Picture Arcade can result in unlawful public sexual conduct, unsanitary conditions in and around the premises and the transmission of sexually-related diseases such as Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS), syphilis and other similar ailments unless the manner of such operation is properly regulated. The purpose of this chapter is to regulate the manner of operation of Adult Motion Picture Arcades in order to deter such hazards to the public health, safety and welfare and to facilitate their detection and prevention. Ord. No. 17089 SECTION 551. DEFINITIONS For the purposes of this chapter, the following terms or phrases shall have the meanings given herein. A. Adult Motion Picture Arcade or Arcade shall mean any commercial establishment which meets the following criteria: The establishment contains one or more electrically or mechanicallyoperated machines, projectors, records or other image-producing devices of any kind which are used to exhibit still pictures, motion pictures, video pictures or other images distinguished or characterized by an emphasis on depicting "Sexual Conduct" or "Specified Anatomical Areas"; and 1. 2. The establishment contains one or more viewing areas of one hundred fifty (150) square feet or less per image-producing device. B. Sexual Conduct shall include the following: 1. The fondling or other touching of human genitals, pubic region, buttocks or female breasts; 2. Ultimate sex acts, normal or perverted, actual or simulated, including intercourse, oral copulation, or sodomy; Title 27 - Penal Code Ch. 5-A, Pg. 2 3. (1/1/1997) Masturbation; and 4. Excretory function as part of or in connection with any of the activities set forth in paragraphs one (1) through three (3) above. C. Specified Anatomical Areas shall include the following: 1. Human genitals, pubic region, buttocks and female breasts below a point immediately above the top of the areola; 2. Human male genitals in a discernible turgid state, even if completely and opaquely covered. Viewing Areas shall mean any area where a patron or customer of an D. "Adult Motion Picture Arcade" would ordinarily be positioned while watching an imageproducing device. Ord. No. 17089 SECTION 552. ADULT MOTION PICTURE ARCADE - MANNER OF OPERATION An "Adult Motion Picture Arcade" shall be operated in compliance with the following regulations. A. The Arcade shall have a manager's station on the premises. B. The Arcade shall have at least one employee situated in the manager's station at all times when any patron or customer is present on the premises. - C. The interior of the Arcade shall be designed in such a manner that all portions of all viewing areas are visible from the manager's station. D. The view from the manager's station into the viewing areas shall at all times be unobscured by any curtain, door, wall, merchandise, display, rack or any other materials of any kind. E. No viewing area may be occupied by more than one patron or customer at any time. F. The Arcade shall be equipped with overhead lighting fixtures of sufficient intensity to illuminate all portions of all viewing areas at not less than one (1) footcandle as measured at floor level. Title 27 - Penal Code Ch. 5-A, Pg. 3 G. (1/1/1997) No viewing area shall have any hole or opening into an adjacent viewing area. SECTION 553. VIOLATIONS AND PENALTY A. Violations. It shall be unlawful for any person to operate or cause to be operated any "Adult Motion Picture Arcade" in violation of any of the regulations set forth herein. Every day that a violation exists shall constitute a separate offense subject to the full penalty set forth herein. B. Penalty. Any person violating any of the provisions of this chapter shall be guilty of an offense and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine of not more than FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($500.00), excluding costs, and/or by imprisonment in the City Jail for a period of not more than ninety (90) days. Ord. No. 17089 Title 27 - Penal Code Ch. 6, Pg. 1 Supp. 2 (1/1/98) CHAPTER 6 PROSTITUTION Section Section Section Section Section Section 600. 601. 602. 603. 604. 605. Prostitution and Lewdness Defined. Place of Prostitution. Receiving or Transporting for Purpose of Prostitution. Procuring and Soliciting. Engaging in Prostitution or Lewdness. Aiding, Abetting or Participating in Prostitution, Lewdness, or Other Prohibited Acts. Section 606. Penalty. SECTION 600. Prostitution. A. construed to include: PROSTITUTION AND LEWDNESS DEFINED The term "prostitution" as used in this code shall be 1. The giving or receIvmg of the body for sexual intercourse, fellatio, cunnilingus, masturbation, anal intercourse or lewdness with any person not his or her spouse, in exchange for money or any other thing of value; or 2. The making of any appointment or engagement for sexual intercourse, fellatio, cunnilingus, masturbation, anal intercourse or lewdness with any person not his or her spouse, in exchange for money or any other thing of value. B. include: 1. Lewdness. The term "lewdness" as used in this code shall be construed to Any lascivious, lustful or licentious conduct; or 2. The giving or receiving of the body for indiscriminate sexual intercourse, fellatio, cunnilingus, masturbation, anal intercourse, or lascivious, lustful or licentious conduct with any person not his or her spouse; or 3. Any act in furtherance of such conduct or any appointment or engagement for prostitution. Ord. No. 18065 SECTION 601. PLACE OF PROSTITUTION It shall be an offense for any person to: Ch. 6, Pg. 2 Title 27 - Penal Code Supp. 2 (1/1/98) A. Keep, set up, maintain, or operate any house, place, building, other structure, or part thereof, vehicle, trailer, or other conveyance with the intent of committing an act of prostitution, or lewdness; or Knowingly own any house, place, building, other structure or part thereof, or vehicle, trailer or other conveyance used with the intent of committing an act of lewdness or prostitution; or to let, lease or rent or contract to let, lease or rent any such place, premises or conveyance, or part thereof, to another with knowledge or reasonable cause to believe that the intention of the lessee or renter is to use such place, premises or conveyance for prostitution, or lewdness. B. Ord. Nos. 18065, 19128 SECTION 602. RECEIVING OR TRANSPORTING FOR PURPOSE OF PROSTITUTION It shall be an offense for any person to: A. Receive, or to offer or agree to receive, any person into any house, place, building, other structure, vehicle, trailer or other conveyance, with the intent of committing an act of prostitution, or lewdness, or to permit any person to remain there with such intent; B. Direct, take or transport, or offer to or agree to take or transport, or aid or assist in transporting, any person to any house, place, building, other structure, vehicle, trailer or other conveyance, or to any other person with knowledge or having reasonable cause to believe that the intent of such directing, taking or transporting is prostitution, or lewdness. . Ord. No. 19128 SECTION 603. PROCURING AND SOLICITING It shall be an offense for any person to: A. Offer or to offer to secure another with the intent of having such person commit an act of prostitution or with the intent of having such person commit any other lewd or indecent act; or B. Solicit, induce, entice or procure another to commit an act of lewdness, or prostitution with himself or herself; or C. Reside in, enter or remain in any house, place, building or other structure, or to enter or remain in any vehicle, trailer or other conveyance with the intent of committing an act of prostitution, or lewdness; or Ch. 6, Pg. 3 Title 27 - Penal Code Supp. 2 (1/1/98) D. Knowingly accept, receive, levy or appropriate any money or other thing of value without consideration from a prostitute or from the proceeds of any woman or man engaged in prostitution. Ord. No. 18065, 19128 SECTION 604. ENGAGING IN PROSTITUTION OR LEWDNESS It shall be an offense for any person to engage in prostitution or lewdness. Ord. No. 19128 SECTION 605. AIDING, ABETTING OR PARTICIPATING IN PROSTITUTION, LEWDNESS OR OTHER PROHIBITED ACTS It shall be an offense for any person to aid, abet or participate in the doing of any of the acts herein prohibited. SECTION 606. PENALTY Every person violating any of the provisions of this chapter shall be guilty of an offense and upon conviction shall be punished by imprisonment in the City Jail for a period of not less than thirty (30) days nor more than six (6) months, excluding costs, fees and assessments. Ord. Nos. 15451, 19128 Title 27 - Penal Code Ch. 7, Pg. 1 Supp. 6 (1/1/00) CHAPTER 7 PUBLIC INTOXICATION Section 700. Illegal Intoxication--Penalty. SECTION 700. ILLEGAL INTOXICATION--PENALTY A. Any person who shall, in any public place or in any vehicle, drink or otherwise consume any intoxicating liquor containing more than three and two-tenths percent (3.2%) alcohol measured by weight, except as authorized by the Oklahoma Beverage Control Act, or any other intoxicating substance, or intoxicating compound of any kind or inhale glue, paint or other intoxicating substance, shall be guilty of an offense. B. Any person who shall be drunk or intoxicated in or upon any public or private road, in any vehicle, any public place or building, at any public gathering, place accessible to the public, or open to being viewed by others, from drinking or consuming such intoxicating liquor, intoxicating substance, or intoxicating compound or from the inhalation of glue, paint or other intoxicating substances, shall be guilty of an offense. C. Any person who shall be drunk or intoxicated from any cause and who disturbs the peace of any person, shall be guilty of an offense. D. It shall not be a violation of Subsection B of this section for any person to be intoxicated on the premises of a private residence with the prior express consent of the owner or any bona fide resident. E. Any person found guilty of violating any offense included in this section shall be punished by a fine of not more than TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS ($200.00), excluding costs, fees and assessments. Ord. ~os. 16354, 19128, 19605 Title 27 - Penal Code Ch. 8, Pg. 1 Supp. 20 (7/1/09) CHAPTER 8 GAMBLING AND BOOKMAKING Section Section Section Section 800. 801. 802. 803. SECTION 800. Betting On or Playing Prohibited Game. Permitting Gambling Game. Betting on Races. Paraphernalia - Procedure Upon Confiscation. BETTING ON OR PLAYING PROHIBITED GAME Except as provided in the Oklahoma Charity Games Act (Title 3A, 0.5.2001, §§ 401, et seq.), as amended, it shall be an offense for any person to bet or play at any game whatsoever for money, property, checks, credits or other representatives of value with cards, dice or any other device which may be adapted to or used in playing any game of chance or in which chance is a material element. Any person convicted of a violation of this section shall be punished by a fine of not less than TWENTY-FIVE DOLLARS ($25.00) nor more than ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($100.00), excluding costs, fees, and assessments, and/or by imprisonment in the City Jail for a period of not less than one (1) day nor more than thirty (30) days. Ord No. 21975 SECTION 801. PERMITTING GAMBLING GAME It shall be an offense for any person to permit any gaming table, bank or gaming device to be installed or used for the purpose of gambling in any house, building, shed, shelter, booth, lot or other premises to him belonging or by him occupied or which he has possession of or control at the time. Any person convicted of a violation of this section shall be punished by a fine of not less than ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($100.00) nor more than TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS ($200.00), excluding costs, fees, and assessments, and/or by imprisonment in the City Jail for a period of not less than thirty (30) days nor more than six (6) months. Ord No. 21975 SECTION 802. BETTING ON RACES Except as provided for in the Oklahoma Horse Racing Act (Title 3A, 0.S.2001, §§ 200, et seq.), as amended, it shall be a misdemeanor offense for any person to bet or wager upon the result of any trial of speed or power of endurance of animals or beasts. Any person convicted of a violation of this section shall be punished by a fine of not less than TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS ($200.00) nor more than FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($500.00), excluding costs, fees and assessments, and by imprisonment in the City Jail for a period not more than ninety (90) days. Ord No. 21975 . Ch. 8, Pg. 2 SECTION 803. Title 27 - Penal Code PARAPHERNALIA CONFISCATION Supp. 20 (7/1/09) PROCEDURE UPON A. Each and every table, cloth, box, gaming, gambling, betting or wagering device, apparatus, equipment, furniture or money which is used, kept or intended to be used for the purpose of gaming, gambling, betting or wagering in violation of this chapter shall be and they are hereby declared to be contraband, subject to seizure and confiscation. B. The Chief of Police or any officer of the Police Department shall be and they are hereby authorized and directed to summarily abate by seizure and destruction any of· the contraband described herein which is found upon the premises where any such violation is being or has been committed or which is found in the possession or under the control of any person who is violating any ordinance of the City of Tulsa on gaming, gambling, betting or wagering; provided, however, when any furniture, equipment or apparatus, the nature of which would permit its use for purposes other than gambling or bookmaking be seized by such officers, it shall not be destroyed but shall be stored by the officers and a full descriptive list of same shall be filed in the Municipal Court of the City of Tulsa, together with a sworn statement of the officer as to the facts surrounding its seizure and storage. It shall thereupon be the duty of the Municipal Court to cause notice to be given to the person from whom the contraband was seized or to the person who possesses such premises whereon the contraband was seized. If the names of any such persons be unknown to the Court, notice shall be given by posting notice upon the outer door of the premises. In all cases, such notice shall be directed to the person or persons named therein or to any person claiming an interest in the property or money, shall contain a descriptive list of all contraband seized and shall notify the person to appear at a hearing on a certain date, not less than three (3) days from the date of such notice, and to show cause, if any, why the contraband should not be sold at public auction or, in the case of moneys, paid into the General Fund of the City of Tulsa. C. At such hearing, the Court shall determine if the furniture, fixtures, equipment and money sought to be classified as contraband is in fact contraband as defined herein. If classified as contraband, the Court shall order the furniture, fixtures and equipment sold by the Police Department of the City of Tulsa at a public auction to the highest bidder for cash and the proceeds therefrom paid into the General Fund of the City of Tulsa. If determined by the Court that any of the money seized was at the time of the seizure being kept, used or intended to be used by the persons named in the notice or by any other person in violation of this chapter, the Court shall order it confiscated as contraband and forfeited to the General Fund of the City of Tulsa. D. The confiscations and forfeitures as provided by this section shall be in addition to any and all fines and/or other penalties or sentences imposed upon the owners of the confiscated contraband. Ord No. 21975 Title 27 - Penal Code Ch.9, Pg. 1 (Supp.18 7/1/08) CHAPTER 9 INTOXICATING LIQUORS Section 900. Definitions. Section 901. Permitting Intoxicated Persons to Remain in Cafe, Restaurant or Place of Recreation. Section 902. Possession of Alcoholic Beverage by a Minor. Section 903. Misrepresentation of Age. Section 904. Consumption. or Possession of Nonintoxicating Alcoholic Beverage In a Public Place bya Person Under Twenty-one Years of Age. Section 905. Social Host for Persons Under Twenty-one Years of Age. SECTION 900. DEFINITIONS When used in this chapter, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings given herein. A. Alcohol. The term "alcohol" shall mean and include hydrated oxide of ethyl, ethyl alcohol, ethanol or spirits of wine from whatever source or by whatever process produced. It does not include wood alcohol or alcohol which has been denatured Or produced as denawred in accordance with acts of Congress and regulations promulgated thereunder. B. . Alcoholic Beverage. The term "alcoholic beverage" shall mean andinc1ude alcohol, spirits, beer and Wine as those terms are defined herein and also includes every liquid or solid, patented or not, containing alcohol, spirits, wine or beer and capable of being consumed asa beverage by human. beings, whichcontain.smore than three and two-tenths percent (3.2%) alcohol measur~d by weight. C. Beer. The term "beer" shall mean and include any malt, hops Or gra~ fermented beverage containing three and two-tenths percent (3.2%) or less but more than one-hundredth percent (.01%) of alcohol by weight. Beer in excess of three and twotenths percent (3.2%) shall be considered an alcoholic beverage. D. Licensee. The term "licensee" shall mean and include any person holding a Ih::~se as r~quired by the Oklahoma Alcoholic Beverage Control Act, and any agent, servant or employee of such licel1see while in the p~rformance of any act or duty in connection with the licensed business or on the licensed premises. E. Original Package. The term "original package" shall mean and include any container of alcoholic beverage filled and stamped or sealed by the manufactUrer. Ch.9,Pg.2 Title 27 - Penal Code (Supp. 187/1/08) Premises. The term "premises" shall mean and include the building, room and equipment under the control of the licensee and used in connection with or in the furtherance of the business covered by the license. F. G. Sale. The term "sale" shall mean and include any transfer, exchange or barter in any manner or by any means whatsoever and includes and means all sales made. by any person, whether as principal, proprietor, agent, servant or employee. H. Spirits. The term "spirits" shall mean and include any beverage other than wine or beer which contains more than three and two-tenths percent (3.2%) alcohol measured by weight and obtained by distillation, whether or not mixed with other substances and solutions. The term "spirits" includes those products known as whiskey, brandy, rum, gin, vodka, liqueurs, cordials, fortified wine and similar compounds but shall not include any alcoholic liquid completely denatured in accordance with acts of Congress and regulations pursuant thereto. SECTION 901. PERMITTING INTOXICATED PERSONS TO REMAIN IN CAFE, RESTAURANT OR PLACE OF RECREATION It shall be an offense for any person operating a cafe or restaurant or any place of recreation to permit any person to be drunk or intoxicated in such place of business. Any person convicted ofa violation of this section shall be punished by a fine of not more than ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($100;00), exc1udingcosts, and/or by imprisonmentin the City Jail for a period of not more than thirty (30) days. SECTION 902. POSSESSION OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE BY A MINOR It shall be an offense fOJ: any person Under the age of twenty-one (21) years to be in possession of any intoxicating alcoholic beverage in any public place. Any person convicted of a violation of this section shall be punished by a fine oinot more than ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($100.00), excluding costs, and/or by imprisonment in the City Jail for a period of not more than thirty (30) days. SECTION 903. MISREPRESENTATION OF AGE Any person under twenty-one (21) years who shall misrepresent his age in writing or by presenting false documentation of age for the purpose of inducing any person to sell or serve him alcoholic beverage shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine of· not less than TWO HUNDRED FIFTY DOLLARS ($250.00) nor more than FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($500.00), excluding costs. Ch. 9,Pg. 3 SECTION 904. Title 27 - Penal Code (Supp. 1,8 7/1/08) CONSUMPTION OR POSSESSION OF NONINTOXICATING ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE IN A PUBLIC PLACE BY A PERSON UNDER TWENTY-ONE YEARS OF AGE It shall be an offense for any person under twenty-one (21) years of age to consum.e or possess with the intention to consume non-intoxicating alcoholic beverage or beer containing more than one-half of one percent (1/2 of 1%) of alcohol measured by volume and not more than three and two-tenths percent (3.2%) of alcohol measured by weight. Any person convicted of a violation of this section shall be punished by a fine of not more than ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($100.00), excluding costs, or by appropriate community service not to exceed twenty (20) hours. Provided, the provisions of this section shall not apply when such person is under the direct supervision of his parent or guardian, but in no instance shall this exception be interpreted to allow such person to consume such beverage in anyplace licensed to dispense non-intoxicating alcoholic beverage as provided in 37 0.5. § 163.11. Ord. Nos. 16462,20184 SECTION 905. SOCIAL HOST FOR PERSONS UNDER TWENTY-ONE YEARS OF AGE A. No person shall knowingly and willfully permit any individual under twenty-one (21) years of age who is an invitee to the person's residence, any building, structure, or room owned, occupied, leased. or otherwise procured by the person or on any land owned, occupied, leased or otherwise procured by the person, to possess or consume any alcoholic beverage as defined by Section 506 of Title 37 of the Oklahoma Statutes, any Low-Point Beer as that term is defined in Section 163.2 of Title 37 of the Oklahoma Statutes, any controlled dangerous substance .as defined in.. the Uniform Controlled Dangerous Substances Act, or any combination thereof, in such place. B. It shall be a defense to this section if the individual under twenty-one (21) years of age is within three (3) degrees of affinity or consanguinity of the person, or the person is the legal guardian of the individual under twenty-one (21) years of age. e. Any person violating any of the provisions of this section shall be. guilty of an offense and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by imprisonment in the City Jail for a period not exceeding six (6) months or by a fine of not less than TWO HUNDRED FIFTY DOLLARS ($250.00) nor more than ONE THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS ($1,200.00), excluding costs, fees, and assessments, or both such fine and imprisonment. Ord. No. 21686 Ch. 10, Pg. 1 Title 27 - Penal Code CHAPTER 10 JUNK DEALERS REPEALED - Ord. No. 17650 (1/1/1997) Title 27 - Penal Code Ch. 11, Pg. 1 Supp. 6 (1/1/00) CHAPTER 11 RAILROADS Section Section Section Section Section 1100. 1101. 1102. 1103. 1104. SECTION 1100. Trains Blocking Streets. Climbing on Train in Motion. Trespassing. Loitering. Penalty. TRAINS BLOCKING STREETS It shall be an offense for any person to obstruct any portion of a street by stopping or standing any cars or train of cars of any kind or any locomotive engine so as to prevent the free passage of pedestrians or vehicles of any kind for more than five (5) minutes at any time. It shall be an offense for any person to obstruct any freeway, primary arterial or secondary arterial street as designated on the Tulsa City-County Major Street and Highway Plan between the hours of 7:00 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. or 4:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., except on Saturdays, Sundays or holidays observed by the City of Tulsa, by stopping, standing, marshaling or switching any cars or train of cars of any kind or any locomotive engine so as to prevent the free passage of pedestrians or vehicles of any kind. Any conductor, engineer, fireman or other person who shall operate or assist to operate any cars or engine which shall so obstruct any of such streets or who shall make a flying switch shall be guilty of an offense and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine of not more than ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($100.00), including costs. Ord. No. 16127 SECTION 1101. CLIMBING ON TRAIN IN MOTION It shall be an offense for any person, other than a railroad employee, to climb upon, hold onto or in any manner attach himself to any locomotive engine or car upon a railroad track while such locomotive engine or car is in motion. SECTION 1102. TRESPASSING It shall be an offense for any person, other than a railroad employee, to stand, walk, sit, run or recline upon a railroad track or right-of-way. SECTION 1103. LOITERING It shall be an offense for any person, without right, to loiter or remain within a railroad station building, upon a railroad station platform or upon a railroad right-ofway after being requested to leave the railroad station, building, railroad platform, Ch. 11, Pg. 2 Title 27 - Penal Code Supp. 6 (1/1/00) railroad ground or railroad right-of-way by an employee of the person operating such railroad. SECTION 1104. PENALTY Unless otherwise provided for in this chapter, every person violating any of the provisions of this chapter shall be guilty of an offense and, upon conviction, shall be punished by a fine of not more than TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS ($200.00), excluding costs, fees and assessments. Ord. !Vos. 15523, 19605 Title 27 - Penal Code Ch. 12, Pg. 1 (1/1/1997) CHAPTER 12 STREETS AND SIDEWALKS Section Section Section Section Section Section Section Section Section Section Section Section Section Section Section 1200. 1201. 1202. 1203. 1204. 1205. 1206. 1207. 1208. 1209. 1210. 1211. 1212. 1213. 1214. SECTION 1200. Games on Streets. Skates; Toy Vehicles. Children on Street. Peddling. Sidewalk Photographers. Shows or Exhibitions. Obstructing Free Passage. Cleaning Streets. Trash. Excavations. Hazardous Opening. Drainage. Snow on Walks. Spitting. Penalty. GAMES ON STREETS It shall be an offense for any person to engage in any game, sport, amusement or exercise in the street which is likely to impede the passage of vehicles in the streets or to injure passersby. SECTION 1201. SKATES; TOY VEHICLES It shall be an offense for any person to travel or skate upon any sidewalk by means of any rollers skates; or travel or coast upon any sidewalk by means of any toy wagon, coaster, tricycle, velocipede or other toy vehicle when the same may endanger the life of any pedestrian or become an inconvenience to his free use of the sidewalk. SECTION 1202. CHILDREN ON STREET It shall be an offense for any parent or guardian of a child under the age of twelve (12) years to permit such child to play, run or loiter on the public streets. SECTION 1203. PEDDLING It shall be an offense for any person to display, sell or offer for sale any goods, wares or merchandise of any description from any stand, parked vehicle or other stationery position upon any street or alley. Ch. 12, Pg. 2 SECTION 1204. Title 27 - Penal Code (1/1/1997) SIDEWALK PHOTOGRAPHERS It shall be an offense for any person to take pictures of persons upon the streets or sidewalks and offer for sale or peddle the picture to the person whose picture is taken; or to hand to the person a token, paper or other object to be exchanged at another place for the picture. SECTION 1205. SHOWS OR EXHIBITIONS It shall be an offense for any person to use or cause to be used any portion of any sidewalk, street or alley for the maintaining or holding of any exhibition, entertainment, musical or dancing show for any purpose whatsoever. SECTION 1206. OBSTRUCTING FREE PASSAGE It shall be an offense for any person to obstruct or block any street, alley, crosswalk, sidewalk or other public grounds with any kind of vehicle, box, lumber, merchandise, machinery or any other kind of material of equipment, or to suspend any obstructions, signs or awnings on or across any sidewalk, street or alley so as to interfere with the free passage over the same, except in the following cases: A. When merchants and tradesmen use the sidewalks in front of their places of business for the purpose of receiving, opening or shipping goods and merchandise and free passage and use of such sidewalks is not unreasonably obstructed; B. When merchants and tradesmen use the sidewalks in front of their places of business for the purpose of exhibiting goods and merchandise and such obstruction does not extend more than two (2) feet; and C. Upon receipt of a permit from the Building Inspector and meeting the conditions as may be prescribed by him, a person may deposit material in the street adjacent to a building when he is engaged in erecting or repairing such building. SECTION 1207. CLEANING STREETS It shall be an offense for any person to fail, refuse or neglect to clean off the sidewalk and gutter in front of the premises of such person or the alley in the rear of such premises when notified to do so by a peace officer of the City of Tulsa. SECTION 1208. TRASH It shall be an offense for any person to deposit, throw, scatter or place or cause to be deposited, thrown, scattered or placed on any street, alley, sidewalk, gutter or other public place any filth, refuse, garbage, ashes, rubbish, grass, weeds, paper or any Ch. 12, Pg. 3 Title 27 - Penal Code Supp. 6 (1/1/00) animal or vegetable matter, or permit an animal to defecate on such places, without immediately removing such. SECTION 1209. EXCAVATIONS It shall be an offense for any person to make any excavation or cutting in any street, sidewalk, alley or public grounds or to remove any earth or construction material therefrom, except when authorized to do so by the City of Tulsa. SECTION 1210. HAZARDOUS OPENING It shall be an offense for any person to permit to be open or leave open any cellar door, manhole or grating of any kind in or upon any street, sidewalk or alley. SECTION 1211. DRAINAGE It shall be an offense for any person to permit any liquids, other than water, to drain into any street, alley or onto any sidewalk. SECTION 1212. SNOW ON WALKS It shall be an offense for any property owner or person in possession of any real property to fail to clear or have cleared within twenty-four (24) hours after any snowfall, sleet or ice storm, the public sidewalks on the property. Snow, sleet or other elements of nature shall be cleared from the sidewalks and piled along the outer edge of the walks adjacent thereto or removed entirely; but in no event shall such pilings exceed two (2) feet in height. SECTION 1213. SPITTING It shall be an offense for any person to spit upon sidewalks, crosswalks or other public places. SECTION 1214. PENALTY Unless otherwise provided for in this chapter, any person violating any of the provisions of this chapter shall be guilty of an offense and, upon conviction, shall be punished by a fine of not more than ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($100.00), excluding costs, fees and assessments. Each day such violation is committed or permitted to continue shall constitute a separate offense. Ord. Nos. 15523,19605 Title 27 - Penal Code Ch. 13, Pg. 1 Supp. 18 (7/1/08) CHAPTER 13 DISTRIBUTION OF HANDBILLS AND CIRCULARS Section 1300. Section 1301. Section 1302. Section 1303. Section 1304. Section 1305. Section 1306. Section 1307. Section 1308. Section 1309. Section 1310. Intent and Purposes. Definitions. Prohibited Postings. Throwing Material in Public Places. Placing Material in or Upon Vehicles. Distribution of Material on Uninhabited or Vacant Premises. Distribution of Material Where Posted. Distribution of Material at Private Premises~Exemption. Material Depicting Certain SUbject Matter Prohibited. Public Utility and Government Postings Exempted. Penalty. SECTION 1300. INTENT AND PURPOSES The City of Tulsa is committed to protecting the public from the nuisance of the promiscuous distribution of handbills and circulars, with the resulting detriment and danger to public health, safety, and welfare. Public interest, convenience, and necessity require the regulation of the distribution of handbills and circulars, and to this end the purposes of this chapter are declared as follows: A. To protect local residents against trespassing by solicitors, canvassers, or handbill distributors upon the private property of such residents if they have given reasonable notice that they do not wish to be solicited by such persons or do not desire to receive handbills or advertising material; B. To protect the people against the health and safety menace and expense incident to the littering of the streets and public places by the promiscuous and uncontrolled distribution of advertising material and commercial and noncommercial handbills; and C. To preserve the people's constitutional right to receive and disseminate information. SECTION 1301. DEFINITIONS The following words, terms, and phrases when used in this chapter shall have the meanings ascribed in this section, except where their context dearly indicates a different meaning: Ch.13, Pg. 2 Title 27- Penal Code Supp. 18 (7/1/08) Commercial handbill shall mean any printed or written material, any sample or device, circular, leaflet, pamphlet, paper, booklet, or any other printed or otherwise reproduced original or copy of any material or literature which: 1. Advertises for sale any merchandise, product, commodity, thing, or service; 2. Directs attention to any business, mercantile, or commercial establishment, or other activity for thepllrpose of directly or indirectly promoting an interest in sales; 3. Directs attention to or advertises any meeting, theatrical performance, exhibition, or event of any kind for which admission is charged, with the purpose of private gain or profit. This definition shall not apply where an admission fee is charged or a collection is taken up for the purpose of defraying the expenses incident to such meeting, theatrical performance, exhibition, or event when it is held, given, or takes place in connection with the dissemination of information which is not restricted under laws governing obscene material, or for the preservation of public peace, health, safety, and welfare. Nothing contained in this definition shall authorize the holding of any meeting, theatrical performance, exhibition, or event of any kind without a license, where such license is required by any law of the United States, this state, or any ordinance of this City; or 4. While containing reading material other than advertising material, is predominantly and essentially an advertisement, and is distributed or circulated for advertising purposes, or for the private benefit and gain of any person engaged as advertiser or distributor. Newspaper shall mean any newspaper of general circulation as defined by the laws of Oklahoma, any newspaper duly entered with the United States Postal Service in accordance with federal statute or regulation, and any periodical or current magazine regularly published with not less than four (4) issues per year and sold to the public. Noncommercial handbill shall mean any printed or written material, any sample or device, circular, leaflet, pamphlet, newspaper, magazine, paper booklet, or any other printed or otherwise reproduced original or copy of any material or literature not included in the definitions of a commercial handbill or newspaper. Obscene shallm.ean and include any material which depicts or describes sexual conduct that is objectionable or offensive to accepted standards of decency which the average person applying contemporary community standards would find, taken asa whole, appeals to prurient interests, or material Which depicts or describes in a patently offensive way sexual conduct specifically defined by applicable state law, and which, taken as a whole, lacks serious literary, artistic, political, or scientific value. Title 27 - Penal Code Ch. 13, Pg. 3 Supp. 18 (7/1/08) Person shall mean any natural person, firmJ partnership association, corporation, company, or organization of any kind. J Private premises shall mean any dwelling, house, buildingJ or other structure designed or used either wholly or in part for private residential purposes, whether inhabitedJ uninhabited, or vacantJ and shall include any yard, groundsJ walk drivewaYJ porchJ steps, vestibuleJ or mailbox belonging or appurtenant to such dwellingJ houseJ building, or other structure. J Public place shall mean any and all streetsJ boulevards, avenuesJ lanesJ alleys, or other public ways, and any and all public parks, squares, spaces, plazas, grounds, and buildings. SECTION 1302. PROHIBITED POSTINGS It shall be unlawful and.an offense for any person to post, stick, stamp, paint, or otherwise affix or cause the same to be done by any person, any notice, placard, bill, card, posterJ advertisement, or other paper or device calculated to attract the attention of the public, to, upon, over, or across any sidewalk, crosswalkJ curb or curbstone, flagstone, or any other portion or part of any public way or public place; or upon any lamppostJ electric lightJ telegraph or telephone pole, or railway structure, hydrant, shade tree or tree-box; or upon the piers, columns, trusses, girders, railings, gates, or other parts of any public bridge or viaduct, or other public structure or building; or upon any pole, box, or fixture of any fire alarm, except as such may be authorized or required by the laws of the United States, the state of Oklahoma, or ordinances of the City. J SECTION 1303. THROWING MATERIAL IN PUBLIC PLACES It shall be unlawful and an offense for any person to deposit, place, throw, scatterJ or cast any·commercial or nonconunercial handbill in Or upon any public place within the City. ProvidedJ that it shall not be unlawful or an offense for any person to hand out or distribute without charge to the receiver any commercial or noncommercial handbill in any pUblic place to any person Willing to accept such handbill. SECTION 1304. PLACING MATERIAL IN OR UPON VEHICLES It shall be unlawful and an offense for any person to distributeJ deposit, place, throwJ scatter, or cast any conunercial or noncommercial handbill in or upon any vehicle within a parking area which is posted ina conspicuous position near each entrance with a sign bearing the words: "No Trespassing," "No Peddlers or AgentsJ" "No Solicitors," "No AdvertisementsJ" "No Handbills," or any similar notice, indicating in any manner that the owner, lessorJ renter J or other responsible occupant of the premises does not desire to have vehicles present molested or disturbed J or to have any such commercial or noncommercial handbills left upon such premises. The provisions of this section shall Ch. 13~ Pg. 4 Title 27 - Penal Code Supp. 18 (7/1/08) not be deemed to prohibit the handing, transmitting, or distributing of any commercial or noncommercial handbill to the owner, operator, or other occupant of any vehicle who is willing to accept the same. SECTION 1305. DISTRIBUTION OF MATERIAL ON UNINHABITED OR VACANT PREMISES It shall be unlawful and an offense for any person to distribute, deposit,place, throw, scatter, or cast any commercial or noncommercial handbill in or upon any private premises which are uninhabited or vacant. SECTION 1306. DISTRIBUTION OF MATERIAL WHERE PROHIBITION IS POSTED It shall be unlawful and an offense for any person to distribute, deposit, place, throw, scatter, or cast any commercial or noncommercial handbill upon any premises if requested by any owner, lessor, renter, or other responsible occupant not to do so, or if there is placed on the premises in a conspicuous position near the entrance a sign. bearing the words: "No Trespassing,'· "No Peddlers or Agents/'''No Solicitors,'" "No Advertisements," "No Handbills," or any similar notice indicating in any manner that the occupants of the premises do not desire to be molested or to have their right of privacy disturbed, or to have any such commercial or noncommercial handbills left upon such premises. SECTION 1307. DISTRIBUTING MATERIAL AT PRIVATE PREMISES-EXCEPTIONS It shall be unlawful and an offense for any person to throw, deposit, or A. distribute any commercial or noncommercial handbill in or upon private premises, except by handing or transmitting any such handbill directly to the owner, occupant, or other person present. Provided that, except where prohibited by Sections 1304, 1305, and 1306 of this chapter, a person may place or deposit a commercial or noncommerciaJ handbill in or upon such private premises if it is contained in a plastic bag ventilated with airholes throughout the surface of the bag, or in an unventilatedplastk bag no greater than six inches (6") in width, or if such handbill is so placed or deposited as to secure or prevent such handbill from being blOwn or drifted about such premises or sidewalks, streets, or other public places. B. The provisions of this section shall not apply to the distribution of mail by the United States or to newspapers; proVided that newspapers shall be placed on private property in such a manner as to prevent their being carried, scattered, or deposited by the elements upon any street, sidewalk, or other public place or upon private property. Title 27 - Penal Code Ch. 13, Pg. 5 SECTION 1308. Supp. 18 (7/1/08) MATERIAL DEPICTING CERTAIN SUBJECT MATTER PROHIBITED It shall be unlawful and an offense for any person to post, hand out, distribute, or transmit any sign or handbill which is: A. Reasonably likely to create a clear and present danger of unlawful physical harm to any person or which tends to incite an immediate breach of the peace; or B. Obscene or otherwise unlawfuL SECTION 1309. PUBLIC UTILITY AND GOVERNMENT POSTINGS EXEMPTED It shall not bean offense or violation of any provision of this chapter if the printed or written material, sample or device, notice, circular, leaflet, pamphlet, paper, booklet, or any other printed or reproduced material or literature is posted, stamped, painted, or otherwise affixed on. any property by an officer, employee, or agent of any pu.blicutility, the City of Tulsa, the United States Government, the state of Oklahoma or any of their political subdivisions, or as otherwise authorized by law or the order of a court with lawful jurisdiction. SECTION 1310. PENALTY Unless otherwise provided for in this chapter, any person violating any of the provisions of this chapter shall be guilty of an offense and upon conviction shall be punisnedby a fine of not more than TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS ($200.00), excluding costs, fees, and assessments. Each day such violation is committed or permitted to continue shall constitute a separate offense. Ord. Nos. 15523,19605,21318 Title 27 - Penal Code Ch. 14, Pg. 1 Supp. 15 (7/01/04) CHAPTER 14 DISTURBING THE PEACE Section 1400. Section 1401. Section 1402. Section 1403. Section 1404. Section 1405. Section 1406. Section 1407. Section 1408. SECTION 1400. Noises. Discharging Firearms. Disorderly Conduct. Assembling Unlawfully. Obscene, Threatening, or Harassing Telephone Calls. Abusive and Violent Language. Intimidating or Combative Conduct. Aggressive Begging Prohibited. Penalty. NOISES It shall be an offense for any person to willfully or maliciously disturb the public peace or quietude or the life, health, or safety of any individual in any manner, by creating any noise of such character or duration so as to be unreasonably loud or disturbing, including but not limited to the following: A. The sounding of a hom or signal device on any vehicle, except as a danger signal; The playing of any radio, phonograph, or any musical instrument in any manner or in such volume, particularly during the hours between 11:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m., so as to unreasonably disturb the quiet, comfort, or repose of any person in any dwelling, hotel, or other type of residence; B. C. Singing, chanting, whistling, shouting, yelling, use of bullhorns, auto horns, sound amplification equipment, or other sound equipment at a volume .that can be heard inside any building or structure located on property occupied by· a school, church, hospital, or medical clinic during the regular business hours of such school, church, hospital, or medical clinic, provided that such school, church, hospital, or medical clinic posts a "Quiet Zone" sign on any public right-of-way or similar public access area in front of or adjacent to any such building or structure, and posts the hours of operation near a public entrance of any such building or structure. This prohibition does not apply to activities conducted by any such school, church, hospital, or medical clinic. Hospitals and medical clinics which operate on a twenty-four (24) hour basis are not required to post regular business hours. D. The allowing of habitual howling, yelping, or barking of any dog or animal by its owner, keeper or possessor; Ch.14, Pg. 2 Title 27 - Penal Code Supp. 15 (7/01/04) E. The discharge of the exhaust of any internal combustion or motor vehicle, except through a muffler or other device which will effectively prevent unreasonably loud or explosive noises therefrom; F. The use of any mechanical device operated by compressed air, unless same is effectively muffled and reduced; and G. The playing of musical instruments upon any street or public place without a written permit from the Mayor or his designee. Ord. Nos. 20494, 20520, 20825 SECTION 1401. DISCHARGING FIREARMS It shall be an offense for any person at any time to willfully or maliciously disturb the public peace or quietude or the life, health, or safety of any individual in any manner by discharging any firearm of any description except while acting in the defense of any person or any property; while acting as a peace officer or authorized watchman; or upon special authorization of the Chief of Police. SECTION 1402. DISORDERLY CONDUCT A. It shall be an offense for any person at any time to willfully or maliciously disturb the public peace or quietude or the life, health, or safety of any individual in any manner by making unnecessary or inappropriate noise; by any disorderly conduct thereby interrupting, disquieting, or disrupting any lawful congregation or assembly of . people; by keeping, maintaining, or operating any place of public resort wherein loud or disturbing noises are made by drunken, disorderly, or noisy persons congregating therein; or by failing to expel or restrain such persons when they are so acting. B. Any person who is convicted of violating the provisions of this section shall be punished by a fine of not more than ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($100.00), excluding costs, and/or imprisonment in the City Jail for a period of not more than thirty (30) days. Ord. No. 17559 SECTION 1403. ASSEMBLING UNLAWFULLY It shall be an offense for any person at any time to willfully or maliciously disturb the public peace or quietude or the life, health, or safety of any individual in any manner by the assembling or the acting in concert of two (2) or more people to do any unlawful act with force or violence against public or private property or the person of another or against the peace or to the terror of others. Each such person who shall make any movement or preparation therefor shall severally be guilty of an offense. The intent Ch. 14, Pg. 3 Title 27 - Penal Code supp. 13 (7/01/03) of this provision is to include each and every person present at such meeting or assembly who shall remain present after being lawfully warned to leave. SECTION 1404. OBSCENE, THREATENING, TELEPHONE CALLS OR HARASSING A. It shall be unlawful and an offense for any person, by means of a telephone, to willfully: 1. Make any comment, request, suggestion, or proposal which is obscene, lewd, lascivious, filthy, or indecent; 2. Make a telephone call, whether or not conversation ensues, with intent to annoy, abuse, threaten, or harass any person at the called number; 3. Knowingly permit any telephone under his control to be used for any purpose prohibited by this subsection; or 4. In conspiracy or concerted action with another person or persons, make repeated calls or simultaneous calls solely to harass any person at the called number. Use of a telephone facility under this section shall include all use made of such facility between the points of origin and reception. Any offense under this section is a continuing offense and shall be deemed to have been committed at either the place of origin or the place of reception. B. C. Any person who is convicted of violating the provisions of subsection A of this section shall be punished by a fine of not more than FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($500.00), excluding costs, and/or by imprisonment in the City Jail for a period of not more than ninety (90) days. Each day such violation is committed or permitted to continue shall constitute a separate offense. Ord. No. 18066 SECTION 1405. ABUSIVE AND VIOLENT LANGUAGE It shall be an offense for any person at any time to willfully or maliciously disturb the public peace or quietude or the life, health, or safety of any individual in any manner by abusive or violent language, whether addressed to the party so disturbed or to some other person or persons. SECTION 1406. INTIMIDATING OR COMBATIVE CONDUCT It shall be an offense for any person at any time to willfully or maliciously disturb the public peace or quietude or the life, health, or safety of any individual, whether Title 27 - Penal Code Ch. 14, Pg. 4 Supp. 13 (7/01/03) addressed to the individual disturbed or some other person, by threatening to kill, fight, do bodily harm or injury, destroy property, challenging to fight or fighting. Ord. IVas. 19128, 19605 SECTION 1407. AGGRESSIVE BEGGING PROHIBITED A. For the purpose of this section the following words and phrases shall have the meanings given herein. 1. Beg means to stop or accost another or direct persons or animals to stop or accost another or direct persons or animals to stop or accost another, and to ask for money or other thing of value, either by words, bodily gestures, signs or other devices. 2. Public place is an area open to the general public, including but not limited to streets, sidewalks, bridges, alleys, plazas, parks, driveways, parking lots, and buildings open to the general public, and the doorways and entrances to buildings or dwellings and the grounds enclosing them. 3. Hinder or obstruct means to walk, stand, sit, or lie in such a manner as to block or attempt to block or restrict passage by another or to a require person approaching to take evasive action to avoid physical contact. 4. Repeatedly means two or more times within a period of one (1) hour. B. It shall be unlawful and an offense for any person to aggressively beg as defined by this section. A person is guilty of aggressive begging if he or she: 1. Repeatedly begs in a manner that hinders or obstructs the free passage of any person in a public place; or 2. By physical action while in the act of begging, intentionally causes or attempts to cause another person to reasonably fear imminent force or violence upon his person or upon property in his immediate possession, or commission of any criminal act upon his person or upon property in his immediate possession. Ord. IVa. 17023 SECTION 1408. PENALTY Unless otherwise provided for in this chapter, any person convicted of violating any of the provisions of this chapter shall be punished by a fine of not more than TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS ($200.00), excluding costs, fees and assessments. Each day such violation is committed or permitted to continue shall constitute a separate offense. Ord. No. 19605 Title 27 - Penal Code Ch. 15, Pg. 1 Supp. 13 (7/1/03) CHAPTER 15 WEAPONS Section 1500. Section 1501. Section 1502. Section 1503. Section 1504. Section 1505. Section 1506. Section 1507. Section 1508. Section 1509. Section 1510. Section 1511. Section 1512. Section 1513. Section 1514. Section 1515. Section 1516. Section 1517. Section 1518. Section 1519. Section 1520. SECTION 1500. Pistol Defined. Rifle Defined. Shotgun Defined. Air Rifle Defined. Firearm Defined. Shooting Range Defined. Regulation of Shooting Ranges. Discharging Firearms Prohibited. Discharging a Firearm Within One Thousand Feet of a School, Church, or Other Facilities Discharging a Firearm Under the Influence of Alcohol or Drugs. Recklessly Discharging a Firearm. Negligently Discharging a Firearm. Maliciously Discharging a Firearm with Intent to Intimidate or Harass Certain Discharges of Firearms, Air Rifles, or Slingshots Lawful. Weapons--Carrying--Exceptions. Weapons--Selling to Minors. Penalty. Air Rifles and Slingshots--Discharging ProhibitedTransportation. Each Discharge a Separate Offense. Weapons Confiscation. Slingshot Defined. PISTOL DEFINED The term "pistol" as used in this chapter shall mean and include any firearm with a barrel or barrels less than sixteen (16) inches in length and using either gunpowder, gas, or any means of rocket propulsion, capable of discharging a projectile composed of any material which may reasonably be expected to cause lethal injury, but shall not include flare guns or blank pistols. Ord. No. 19156 SECTION 1501. RIFLE DEFINED The term "rifle" as used in this chapter shall mean and include any firearm with a barrel or barrels more than sixteen (16) inches in length and using either gunpowder, Ch. 15, Pg. 2 Title 27 - Penal Code Supp. 13 (7/1/03) gas, or any means of rocket propulsion, capable of discharging a projectile composed of any material which may reasonably be expected to cause lethal injury, but shall not include archery equipment, flare guns, or underwater fishing guns. In addition, any rifle capable of firing shot but primarily designed to fire single projectiles will be regarded as a rifle. Ord. No. 19156 SECTION 1502. SHOTGUN DEFINED The term "shotgun" as used in this chapter shall mean and include any firearm with a barrel or barrels more than eighteen (18) inches in length and using either gunpowder, gas, or any means of rocket propulsion, capable of discharging a series of projectiles of any material which may reasonably be expected to cause lethal injury. Any shotgun capable of firing single projectiles but primarily designed to fire multiple projectiles such as shot will be regarded as a shotgun. Ord. No. 19156 SECTION 1503. AIR RIFLE DEFINED The term "air rifle" as used in this chapter shall mean and include any instrument in which the propelling force is a spring or air. Ord. No. 19156 SECTION 1504. FIREARM DEFINED The term "firearm" as used in this chapter shall mean and include any pistol, rifle, shotgun, or other instrument using either gunpowder, gas, or any means of rocket propulsion, capable of discharging a projectile composed of any material which may reasonably be expected to cause lethal injury, but shall not include archery equipment, underwater fishing guns, air rifles, flare guns, or blank pistols. Ord. Nos. 18067, 19156 SECTION 1505. SHOOTING RANGE DEFINED The term "shooting range" as used in this chapter shall mean and include any place specifically designed or subsequently modified for providing a location for the discharge of firearms for purposes of test firing firearms, teaching, practicing, or competition in marksmanship. Ord. No. 19156 SECTION 1506. REGULATION OF SHOOTING RANGES A. Shooting ranges shall have walls, ceilings, and floors that are impenetrable to the bullets of the firearms being used within it, or have internal baffling built so that the bullets cannot hit the walls or ceiling. Doors and windows which are in front of the Ch. 15, Pg. 3 Title 27 - Penal Code Supp. 13 (7/1/03) firing points must be bolted from the inside and must comply with this subsection as a part of the building walls at all times the facility is in use. Gas projectiles and incendiary devices shall not be used in such facilities. Protective stalls shall be built between each firing point used for the discharge of a pistol. B. Shooting ranges shall be so constructed and insulated from noise that the discharge of firearms within the facility shall not disturb the peace of other persons. Hearing protectors which fully cover the shooter's ears shall be provided by the shooting range and made available for all shooters or other persons in the firing area. No gas or incendiary projectiles shall be allowed. C. Nothing in this section shall be construed to exempt any shooting range, its construction, remodeling, or operation from any applicable City, state, or federal law, ru1e, or regu1ation. D. All instructors at any shooting range shall be certified by the National Rifle Association or by the state of Oklahoma. E. It shall be unlawful and an offense for any owner, manager, operator, or employee of a shooting range to permit any person or persons to bring any intoxicating liquor, intoxicating substance, or intoxicating compound on the premises of any shooting range; to permit the consumption of same on the premises; or to permit them to be left at any place on the premises. It shall be unlawful and an offense for any person operating a range to permit any intoxicated person to be or remain on the premises. F. It shall be unlawfu1 and an offense for any person to discharge any firearm within a shooting range in a manner that violates any provision of this chapter or so that the shot, projectile, bullet, or fragments will avoid the backstop and other safety precautions and escape the confines of any shooting range, or cause bodily injury to a person on the premises. An owner, manager, operator, employee, or agent of a shooting range shall supervise the users of the facility and shall remove and bar from the premises any person who refuses to comply with generally accepted safety practices, with the provisions of this chapter, or with the rules and regulations concerning safety imposed by the operator. G. It shall be unlawfu1 and an offense for any person to manage or operate any shooting range in any manner which violates the requirements of this section. H. Every person violating this section shall be guilty of an offense and upon conviction shall be punished by imprisonment in the City Jail for a period not exceeding ninety (90) days or by a fine of not more than FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($500.00), excluding costs, fees and assessments, or by both such fine and imprisonment. Ord. No. 19156 Title 27 - Penal Code Ch. 15, Pg. 4 SECTION 1507. Supp. 13 (7/1/03) DISCHARGING FIREARMS PROHIBITED A. Any person who shall willfully discharge any firearm within the corporate limits of the City shall be guilty of an offense and upon conviction shall be punished by imprisonment in the City Jail for a period not exceeding six (6) months or by a fine of not more than ONE THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS ($1,200.00), excluding costs, fees and assessments, or by both such fine and imprisonment. B. It shall not be a violation of this section if a firearm is discharged within a shooting range operated consistent with Section 1506 of this chapter and all other ordinances, rules and regulations of the City. Ord. No. 19156 SECTION 1508. DISCHARGING A FIREARM WITHIN ONE THOUSAND FEET OF A SCHOOL, CHURCH, OR OTHER SIMILAR FACILITIES A. It shall be unlawful and an offense for any person to willfully discharge any firearm at any location in the direct line of sight or within one thousand (1,000) feet of the following: 1. Any child care, preschool, kindergarten, elementary, secondary, or vocation-technical school property; 2. Any church, synagogue, temple, or similar religious establishment; 3. Any public park, playground, or recreational area designated as such by the City, any county, the state, or any public trust; 4. Any outdoor sports, concert, amusement, or other entertainment stadium, arena, complex, auditorium, amphitheater, or other similar facility; 5. Any prison, jail, detention facility, or any facility used to process, hold, or house arrested persons, prisoners, or persons alleged delinquent or adjudicated delinquent. B. It shall not be a violation of this section if a firearm is discharged within a shooting range continuously operated consistent with Section 1506 of this chapter and all other ordinances, rules, and regulations of the City prior to the establishment of any facility identified in Subsection A of this section. C. Every person violating this section shall be guilty of an offense and upon conviction shall be punished by imprisonment in the City Jail for a period of not less than thirty (30) days nor more than six (6) months and by a fine of not less than THREE Ch.15, Pg. 5 Title 27 - Penal Code Supp. 13 (7/1/03) HUNDRED DOLLARS ($300.00) nor more than ONE THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS ($1,200.00), excluding costs, fees, and assessments. Ord. No. 19156 SECTION 1509. DISCHARGING A FIREARM UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF ALCOHOL OR DRUGS Any person who shall discharge any firearm in any circumstance while intoxicated, under the influence of or impaired to any discemable degree by the consumption of any intoxicating liquor, intoxicating substance, intoxicating compound, hallucinogenic, or from the inhalation of glue, paint, or other intoxicating substances shall be guilty of an offense and upon conviction shall be punished by imprisonment in the City Jail for a period of not less than ten (10) days nor more than six (6) months and by a fine of not less than FIFTY DOLLARS ($50.00) nor more than FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($500.00), excluding costs, fees, and assessments. Ord. No. 19156 SECTION 1510. RECKLESSLY DISCHARGING A FIREARM Any person who shall discharge any firearm in any circumstance creating a situation of unreasonable risk and probability of death or great bodily harm to any person and demonstrating a conscious disregard for the safety of others shall be guilty of an offense and upon conviction shall be punished by imprisonment in the City Jail for a period of not less than ten (10) days nor more than six (6) months and by a fine of not less than FIFTY DOLLARS ($50.00) nor more than FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($500.00), excluding costs, fees, and assessments. Ord. No; 19156 SECTION 1511. NEGLIGENTLY DISCHARGING A FIREARM Any person who shall discharge any firearm while failing to exercise the care which a reasonable and prudent person would use under the same or similar circumstances to avoid injury to any person or property shall be guilty of an offense and upon conviction shall be punished by imprisonment in the City Jail for a period not exceeding thirty (30) days or by a fine of not more than FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($500.00), excluding costs, fees, and assessments, or by both such fine, and imprisonment. Ord. No. 19156 SECTION 1512. MALICIOUSLY DISCHARGING A FIREARM WITH INTENT TO INTIMIDATE OR HARASS Any person who shall maliciously discharge any firearm with the specific intent to intimidate or harass another person shall be guilty of an offense and upon conviction shall be punished by imprisonment in the City Jail for a period of not less than thirty Ch. 15, Pg. 6 Title 27 - Penal Code Supp. 13 (7/1/03) (30) days nor more than six (6) months and by a fine of not less than THREE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($300.00) nor more than ONE THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS ($1,200.00), excluding costs, fees, and assessments. Ord. No. 19156 SECTION 1513. CERTAIN DISCHARGES OF FIREARMS, AIR RIFLES, OR SLINGSHOTS LAWFUL It shall not be a violation of any provision of this chapter to discharge a firearm, air rifle, or slingshot: A. When done by any peace officer in the performance of any legal duty or by any person assisting such officer or acting at such officer's direction; B. When resisting any attempt to murder or to commit any felony upon any person or upon any dwelling occupied by any person; C. When discharged in the lawful defense of any person when there is reasonable grounds to apprehend a design to commit a felony or to do some great personal injury and there is imminent danger of such design or injury being accomplished; D. When necessarily discharged in an attempt, by lawful means, to arrest any person for any felony committed, in the suppression of any riot, or lawfully keeping or preserving the peace; E. When discharged by an unforeseeable accident or misfortune, while doing any lawful act, by lawful meanS, using ordinary care, without unlawful intent. F. When done by military personnel in the performance of any lawful duty at a military function of federal or state armed forces, including but not limited to the Oklahoma Army or Air National Guard, Federal Military Reserve, or other active military forces; and G. When discharged in the lawful defense of any person or property and there is reasonable grounds to apprehend a great injury from the presence of a vicious, dangerous, or deadly animal. Ord. Nos. 15821, 19156, 20524 SECTION 1514. WEAPONS--CARRYING--EXCEPTIONS It shall be unlawful and an offense for any person to carry upon or about his or her person, or in a purse or other container, any dagger, bowie knife, dirk knife, switchblade knife, spring-type knife, sword cane, knife having a blade which opens Title 27 - Penal Code Ch. 15, Pg. 7 supp. 13 (7/1/03) automatically by hand pressure applied to a button, spring, or other device in the handle of the knife, blackjack, loaded cane, billy, hand chain, metal knuckles, or any other offensive weapon, whether such weapon is concealed or unconcealed; except this section shall not prohibit: 1. Regulate or touch in any way pistols, rifles, or other firearms, their components, ammunition, or supplies, in deference to state preemption of this subject matter, pursuant to the Oklahoma Self-Defense Act, 21 O.S.Supp.1996, § 1289.24; 2. purposes; The proper use of knives for hunting, fishing, educational, or recreational 3. The carrying or any use of any weapons in a manner otherwise permitted by statute or authorized by the Oklahoma Self-Defense Act, 21 O.S.Supp.1996, §§ 1290.1, et seq.; or 4. The carrying, possession, or use of any weapon by a peace officer in the performance of official duties and in compliance with the rules of the employing agency. Ord. Nos. 18067, 19128 SECTION 1515. WEAPONS-SELLING TO MINORS It shall be unlawful and an offense for any person within the City to sell or give to any minor any of the weapons designated in Section 1514 of this chapter; provided this section shall not in any manner regulate or pertain to pistols, rifles, or other firearms, their components, ammunition and supplies, in deference to state preemption of this subject matter, pursuant to the Oklahoma Self-Defense Act, 21 O.S.Supp.1996, § 1289.24. Ord. Nos. 18067, 19128 SECTION 1516. PENALTY Any person violating the provisions of Sections 1514 or 1515 shall be guilty of an offense and upon the first conviction shall be punished by a fine of not less than ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($100.00) nor more than TWO HUNDRED FIFTY DOLLARS ($250.00), excluding costs, fees and assessments or imprisonment in the City Jail not exceeding thirty (30) days, or both such fine and imprisonment. On the second and every subsequent conviction, the party offending shall be fined not less than TWO HUNDRED FIFTY DOLLARS ($250.00) nor more than FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($500.00), excluding costs, fees and assessments or by imprisonment in the City Jail not less than thirty (30) days nor more than ninety (90) days, or both such fine and imprisonment. Ord. No. 19128 Ch. 15, Pg. 8 SECTION 1517. Title 27 - Penal Code Supp. 13 (7/1/03) AIR RIFLES AND SLINGSHOTS--DISCHARGING PROHIBITED--TRANSPORTATION A. Discharging Air Rifles and Slingshots. It shall be unlawful for any person to fire 'or discharge any loaded air rifle or slingshot within the corporate limits of the City. Every person violating this section shall be guilty of an offense and upon conviction shall be punished by a fine of not more than TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS ($200.00), excluding costs, fees and assessments. The Chief of Police or any officer under the Chief's command is authorized to seize and confiscate any air rifle or slingshot used in violation of this section. It shall not be a violation of this section if an air rifle or slingshot is discharged within a shooting range operated consistent with Section 1506 of this chapter and all other ordinances, rules, and regulations of the City. Transporting Air Rifles and Slingshots. Except as otherwise provided by the provisions of the Oklahoma Self-Defense Act, 21 0.5.2001, §§ 1290.1, et seq., or another provision of state statute, it shall be unlawful to transport a loaded air rifle or slingshot in a landbome motor vehicle over a public highway or roadway. However, an air rifle may be transported when a clip or magazine is loaded and not chamber loaded when transported in an exterior locked compartment of the vehicle or trunk of the vehicle. B. Ord. Nos. 19156, 20524 SECTION 1518. EACH DISCHARGE A SEPARATE OFFENSE Each separate discharge of a firearm or air rifle made unlawful under any provision of this chapter shall constitute and be punishable as a separate offense under the provisions of this chapter. Ord. Nos. 16482, 19156 SECTION 1519. WEAPONS CONFISCATION A. In addition to the penalty provided in this chapter, the Judge of the Municipal Court may order and adjudge any weapon, air rifle, or firearm to be an instrument used in violation of the Revised Ordinances of the City of Tulsa and may order the same to be destroyed by the Chief of Police if such article has no value for a lawful purpose; but if it has any value for a lawful purpose, it may be ordered by the Judge to be held pending a hearing on a date set by the Judge to determine whether such weapon, air rifle, or firearm shall be confiscated. Any person known to the Chief of Police to be claiming an interest in such weapon, air rifle, or firearm shall be notified in writing of the hearing at least five (5) days prior thereto; provided, that notice given in open court to the person in whose possession the weapon, air rifle, or firearm is found shall be sufficient as to him. Upon such hearing, the Court may order such weapon, air Ch.15, Pg. 9 Title 27 - Penal Code Supp. 13 (7/1/03) rifle, or firearm sold unless it appears to the Court that the owner thereof did not participate in or have knowledge of such violation or of the intended use of such weapon, air rifle, or firearm. The weapon, air rifle, or firearm, if ordered sold, shall be sold at public auction by the Chief of Police upon the posting of a notice at the police station<three (3) days prior thereto, and the proceeds shall be paid into the General Fund of the City of Tulsa. B. Whenever a person under eighteen (18) years of age is detained or arrested by a law enforcement officer and is carrying any weapon, air rifle, or firearm prohibited by Section 1514 of this chapter, every prohibited weapon, air rifle, and firearm may be confiscated and forfeited to the confiscating authority. Such confiscation and forfeiture shall not require that criminal charges be filed against the minor. However, when a weapon, air rifle, or firearm, confiscated pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, has been taken by a minor without the permission of the owner, the weapon, air rifle, or firearm shall be returned to the owner, provided the possession of such weapon, air rifle, or firearm by an adult is not otherwise prohibited by law. Ord. Nos. 18067, 19156, 20524 SECTION 1520. SLINGSHOT DEFINED The term "slingshot" as used in this chapter shall mean and include any instrument which propels an object through the air by means of an elastic band of material. A slingshot shall be also defined as a "weapon" as that term is used in this chapter. A slungshot shall not be considered a slingshot for the purposes of this chapter. Ord. No. 20524 Title 27 - Penal Code Ch. 16, Pg. 1 supp. 6 (1/1/00) CHAPTER 16 HOTELS, MOTELS AND ROOMING HOUSES Section Section Section Section Section Section Section Section Section 1600. 1601. 1602. 1603. 1604. 1605. 1606. 1607. 1608. SECTION 1600. Numbering of Rooms. Persons Refused. Registration of Guests. False Registration. Registration Records Preserved. Minor Guests - Reports. Resistance to Police. Inspection of Records. Penalty. NUMBERING OF ROOMS Any person engaged in the operation of any hotel, motel or rooming house shall cause each and every room and apartment or suite which is rented or let in such building to be numbered in a plain and conspicuous manner by some approved system of numbering, in such a manner that no two rooms shall have the same number and so that the numbers shall increase or decrease, uniformly from one room to the succeeding room or rooms and from one floor to the succeeding floor or floors. SECTION 1601. PERSONS REFUSED It shall be an offense for any operator, owner, manager or employee of any hotel, motel, or rooming house to knowingly receive any person as a guest or to permit any person to remain as a guest or employee who comes within any of the following classifications. A. A prostitute; or B. Any person who solicits or arranges for immoral, illicit or licentious acts. SECTION 1602. REGISTRATION OF GUESTS Each and every person owning, conducting or operating a hotel, motel or rooming house is hereby required to keep a book or file in which the name, post office address, date of arrival and registration and date of departure shall be entered in the handwriting of the guest; provided, that the room assignment shall be added by the proprietor of the establishment. No person shall be received as a guest of any hotel, motel or rooming house who shall refuse to register as required by this chapter. Ch. 16, Pg. 2 SECTION 1603. Title 27 - Penal Code Supp. 6 (1/1/00) FALSE REGISTRATION It shall be an offense for any person to falsely register or write or cause to be written in any hotel, motel or rooming house record or file any other than his true and full name by which he is known to the public. SECTION 1604. REGISTRATION RECORDS PRESERVED Each and every person owning or operating any hotel, motel or rooming house shall faithfully keep and preserve all such registers and file records for each and every person entering the hotel, motel or rooming house as a guest for a period of not less than three (3) years from the date of the last registration made therein. It is the intent of this section that the register or file shall show at any time upon inspection a complete and full list of all registrations made within the last three (3) years with their respective dates. SECTION 1605. MINOR GUESTS - REPORTS Every person owning, conducting or operating a hotel, motel or rooming house is hereby required to report immediately the registration of any minor, under the age of eighteen (18) years, unaccompanied by his or her parent or guardian, to the Chief of Police. The report shall contain the name, age and place of residence of the minor. SECTION 1606. RESISTANCE TO POLICE It shall be an offense for any person to refuse or obstruct admittance or offer resistance to any member of the Tulsa Police Department into the hallways, lobby, office, toilets, cooking apartments or any other apartment of any hotel, motel or rooming house, except such room or apartment as may be actually occupied by a person as a private room, which such peace officer would otherwise have a right to enter under the law or the Revised Ordinances of the City of Tulsa. SECTION 1607. INSPECTION OF RECORDS Records of guests which are required by this chapter to be kept by proprietors of hotels, motels and rooming houses shall at all times be subject to the inspection of any police officer. SECTION 1608. PENALTY Unless otherwise provided for in this chapter, any person violating any of the provisions of this chapter shall be guilty of an offense and, upon conviction, shall be punished by a fine of not more than TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS ($200.00), excluding Ch. 16, Pg. 3 Title 27 - Penal Code supp. 6 (1/1/00) costs, fees and assessments. Each day such violation is committed or permitted to continue shall constitute a separate offense. Ord. ~os. 15523, 19605 Title 27 - Penal Code Ch. 17, Pg. 1 (1/1 /1997) CHAPTER 17 . PICKETING Section Section Section Section Section Section 1700. 1701. 1702. 1703. 1704. 1705. SECTION 1700. Definitions. Picketing Unlawful Because of Manner in Which Conducted. Picketing Unlawful Because of Place at Which Conducted. Conspiring to Cause Unlawful Picketing. Picket Line an Offense Where Picketing UnlawfuL Penalty. DEFINITIONS As used in this chapter, the following terms shall be construed to include the meanings embraced in popular usage and also specifically the meanings given herein. A. Armed Picketing shall mean and include the carrying of any weapon or any instrument capable of being adapted for use as a weapon or means of intimidation by any person engaged or participating in picketing. B. Labor Dispute shall mean and include any and all disputes between an employer and his or its employees, and also all negotiations or efforts of trade unions and labor organizations of every kind to enter into or to continue any contract or contracts with an employer with reference to the terms or conditions of labor or the selection or recognition of a bargaining agent, regardless of whether there is any actual dispute between such employer and his or its then employees. C. Mass Picketing shall mean and include the congregation of persons engaged in picketing as herein defined in such numbers as to prevent or interfere with the free and unobstructed passage of traffic or pedestrians along any street, sidewalk, alley, railroad right-of-way or entrance into any place of business, factory or yard. D. Picketing shall mean and include any method or device used to publicize grievances; particularly the walking, standing or loitering of a person upon or along any sidewalk, street or alley while engaged in the act of displaying any signs, placards or banners or verbally dissuading or attempting to dissuade persons from patronizing or entering a place of business. E. Picket Line shall mean and include the act of picketing by one or more persons under such circumstances or with such banners, placards or other notices as, under then existing bylaws or obligations of any trade union or labor organization in the City of Tulsa, would expose any member of any of the organization to disciplinary action by such trade union or labor organization if such member should enter the place of business then being picketed. Title 27 - Penal Code Ch. 17, Pg. 2 SECTION 1701. (1/1/1997) PICKETING UNLAWFUL BECAUSE OF MANNER IN WHICH CONDUCTED It is an offense for any person to engage or participate in mass picketing, armed picketing or any picketing in which resort is had to violence, threats or acts of intimidation or physical coercion. SECTION 1702. PICKETING UNLAWFUL BECAUSE OF PLACE AT WHICH CONDUCTED _ It shall be an offense for any person in furtherance of or in connection with any labor dispute to engage in the act of picketing any of the following described places: A. Any building, property, yard or other place belonging to, used by or occupied by the City of Tulsa; B. Any public school; C. Any charitable hospital; D. Any private residence or domicile; E. Any property of the employer except that plant, office, yard or place of business concerning employment in which such labor dispute exists; or F. The property of any person other than the employer with whom such labor dispute exists. SECTION 1703. CONSPIRING TO CAUSE UNLAWFUL PICKETING It shall be an offense for any person or persons to combine, conspire to cause or procure to be done any picketing of any of the kinds declared herein to be an offense. SECTION 1704. PICKET LINE AN UNLAWFUL OFFENSE WHERE PICKETING It shall be an offense for any person to advise, counsel, be a part of or otherwise participate in any picket line at any place at which picketing is unlawful or at any time when picketing is being conducted in an unlawful manner. Ch. 17, Pg. 3 SECTION 1705. Title 27 - Penal Code Supp. 6 (Ill/DO) PENALTY Unless otherwise provided for in this chapter, any person violating any of the provisions of this chapter shall be guilty of an offense and upon conviction shall be punished by a fine of not more than TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS ($200.00), excluding costs, fees and assessments. Ord. Nos. 15523, 19605 Title 27 - Penal Code Ch. 18, Pg. 1 0/1/1997) CHAPTER 18 PUBLIC PROPERTY Section Section Section Section Section Section Section 1800. 1801. 1802. 1803. 1804. 1805. 1806. SECTION 1800. Public Property - Restrictions. Trees and Shrubs in Public Places. Birds and Animals - Protection. Public Grounds. Tulsa Convention Center Curfew. Fire Hydrants. Penalty. PUBLIC PROPERTY-RESTRICTIONS A. It shall be an offense for any person to do any of the following acts upon any public street, highway, alley, public place or upon or to any other property, real, personal or mixed, belonging to the City of Tulsa, regardless of the purpose for which such property was dedicated, acquired or purchased, without the consent of the Council of the City of Tulsa: 1. To take or attempt to take possession of any of the property in any manner; 2. To take up one's abode upon the property; 3. To build any structure of any kind upon any of the property; 4. To fence in or cultivate any of the property; 5. To dump boxes, trash, litter, paper, refuse matter, tin cans, garbage or other forms of solid waste on any of the property; or 6. To drive any vehicle of any kind, regardless of the means of powering the same, upon or across any of such property, except where the streets, highways, alleys or roadways have been properly laid out and open to the public. B. It shall be an offense for any person to do any of the following acts upon any public park, mall, civic center or other public property, including any and all realty and improvements thereon owned or leased by the City of Tulsa or wherein the City is the beneficiary of the use and benefit of the realty and improvements for the usc, benefit and enjoyment of its citizens: To be drunk or intoxicated' in or upon the property from drinking or consuming intoxicating liquor, intoxicating substance, or intoxicating compound or from the inhalation of glue, paint or other intoxicating substances; or 1. Ch. 18, Pg. 2 Title 27 - Penal Code (1/1 /1997) 2. To be drunk or intoxicated in or upon the property from any cause and to disturb the peace of any person. C. It shall be an offense for any person to maliciously or willfully deface, injure, destroy, besmear or bedaub any building, sidewalk, street, pavement, curbing, water or sewer line or other real or personal property of the City of Tulsa. D. It shall be an offense for any person to lodge in, on, or about any automobile, truck, trailer, camper, or similar vehicle in any public street, highway, alley, public park area, public way, public right of way, public parking lot or any other public property owned or leased by the City of Tulsa or wherein the City is the beneficiary of the use and benefit of the realty and improvement for the use, benefit and enjoyment of its citizens without the express permission of the governmental authority controlling the property. E. Any person violating any of the provisions of this section shall be guilty of an offense and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine of not more than ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($100.00), excluding costs, and/or by imprisonment in the City Jail for a period of not less than five (5) days nor more than thirty (30) days. Ord. Nos. 15107,17979 SECTION 1801. TREES AND SHRUBS IN PUBLIC PLACES It shall be an offense for any person to maliciously or willfully cut down or destroy or in any manner injure any tree, shrubbery or flower planted or growing in or on any street, park, alley or public grounds. SECTION 1802. BIRDS AND ANIMALS - PROTECTION It shall be an offense for any person to kill, wound, maim, injure or harm in any manner any bird or animal; or to throw, fire or shoot any gun, pistol or other deadly weapon or any stone, arrow or other missile at such bird or animal; or to break, tear down or destroy any bird's nest or the eggs or other contents of their nests. SECTION 1803. PUBLIC GROUNDS It shall be an offense for any person to maintain, erect or permit the erection of any building, hut, hotel, shanty, tent or other structure under his control upon any street, sidewalk, alley or other public grounds. SECTION 1804. TULSA CONVENTION CENTER CURFEW The curfew time for the Tulsa Convention Center is 2:00 a.m., and it shall be an offense for any person to enter upon or remain upon the premises in disregard of posted Ch. 18, Pg. 3 Title 27 - Penal Code Supp. 6 (1/1/00) curfew hours, between the hours of 2:00 a.m. and 5:00 a.m., provided that the provisions of this section shall not apply to employees of the Tulsa Convention Center, permittees of the Tulsa Convention Center, or other persons whose presence upon the premises is authorized by the Tulsa Convention Center Manager. For the purposes of this section, the term "Tulsa Convention Center" shall be that property owned by the City of Tulsa which is located within fifty (50) feet from the outside walls of the building, except for property dedicated as public street right-of-way. Ord. No. 15836 SECTION 1805. FIRE HYDRANTS It shall be an offense for any person to place or cause to be placed upon or about any fire hydrant any paint, rubbish, building material, fence or other obstruction of any character; to hitch or cause to be hitched to any fire hydrant any animal; to fasten on to any fire hydrant any guy rope or brace; or to place any vehicle against any hydrant. Any fence or obstruction now standing in violation of this section shall, within one (1) day after notice has been served by the Fire Department, be removed by the owner of the adjoining premises or the occupant of the premises to a distance which will provide clearance of the fire hydrant. Ord. No. 15836 SECTION 1806. PENALTY Unless otherwise provided for in this chapter, any person violating any of the provisions of this chapter shall be guilty of an offense and upon conviction shall be punished by a fine of not more than TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS ($200.00), excluding costs, fees and assessments. Each day such violation is committed or permitted to continue shall constitute a separate offense. Ord. Nos. 15836, 19605 Title 27 - Penal Code Ch. 19, Pg. 1 Supp. 10 (1/1/02) CHAPTER 19 FALSE PRETENSES AND FRAUDS Section 1900. Obtaining or Attempting to Obtain Property by Trick or Deception, False Statements or Pretenses, Confidence Game. Section 1901. Definitions. Section 1902. Prohibitions on Use of Credit Cards. Section 1903. False Weights. Section 1904. Fraudulent Impersonation. Section 1905. Falsely Obtaining Signature. Section 1906. Falsely Collecting for Charity. Section 1907. Slugs-Tokens. Section 1908. False Reporting of Crime or Police Misconduct. Section 1909. Intent to Defraud. Section 1910. Defrauding Restaurants, Hotels. Section 1911. Penalties. SECTION 1900. OBTAINING OR ATTEMPTING TO OBTAIN PROPERTY BY TRICK OR DECEPTION, FALSE STATEMENT OR PRETENSES, CONFIDENCE GAME It shall be an offense for any person with the intent to cheat or defraud to obtain or attempt to obtain from any person any money, property or valuable thing, of the value of less than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) by means or use of any trick or deception; false or fraudulent representation, statement or pretense; or by any other means, instrument or device, commonly called the "confidence game"; or by means or use of any false or bogus check; or by any other written, printed, or engraved instrument or spurious coin. Ord. No. 20184 SECTION 1901. DEFINITIONS A. Actual notice shall mean and include either notice given to the purchaser in person or in writing. Such actual notice in writing shall be presumed to have been given when deposited as registered or certified in the United States Mail and addressed to such person at his last known address. Credit shall mean and include an arrangement or understanding with a bank or depository for the payment of a check, draft, or order. B. C. Credit card shall mean and include an identification card or device issued to a person by a business organization which permits such person to purchase or obtain goods, property, or services on the credit of such organization. Ch.19, Pg. 2 Title 27 - Penal Code Supp. 10 (1/1/02) D. False or bogus check shall mean and include checks or orders tendered for money, property, or receipt of a benefit or thing of value, which such check or order tendered is not honored because no account exists or sufficient funds are not on deposit to the account of the maker to pay same; provided, however, that a check or order shall become false or bogus only if it has been presented for paYment within thirty (30) days after it is delivered and accepted and the amount due thereon plus protest fees shall not have been paid to the payee within five (5) days' notice of its insufficiency. SECTION 1902. PROHIBITIONS ON USE OF CREDIT CARDS It shall be an offense for any person to knowingly use or attempt to use for the purpose of obtaining credit; for the purchase of goods, property, or services; or for the purpose of obtaining cash advances in lieu of these items a credit card which has not been issued to such person and which is not used with the consent of the person to whom issued; a credit card which has been revoked or canceled by the issuer of such card and actual notice thereof has been given to such person; or a credit card which is false, counterfeit, or nonexistent. SECTION 1903. FALSE WEIGHTS It shall be an offense for any· person to sell any commodity or article of merchandise and, in the sale thereof, make or give a false or short weight or measure; or for any person having any scales or scale-yards used in weighing livestock, hay, grain or other article, to willfully report any false or untrue weight whereby another person shall be deceived, defrauded or damaged. SECTION 1904. FRAUDULENT IMPERSONATION It shall be an offense for any person to falsely impersonate another person and in such assumed character receive any money or property of the value of less than Fifty Dollars ($50.00), knowing it is intended to be delivered to the individual impersonated, with the intent to convert the same to his own use or to the use of another person who is not entitled to it. SECTION 1905. FALSELY OBTAINING SIGNATURE It shall be an offense for any person, with intent to cheat or defraud another by design, color, aid of any false token in writing or other false pretense, to obtain the signature of any person to any written instrument or obtain by such means from any person any money or property of the value of less than Fifty Dollars ($50.00). Title 27 - Penal Code Ch. 19, Pg. 3 SECTION 1906. Supp. 10 (1/1/02) FALSELY COLLECTING FOR CHARITY It shall be an offense for any person to collect or receive any money or property of the value of less than Fifty Dollars ($50.00), by falsely representing that the money or property is being collected for charitable or religious purposes. SECTION 1907. SLUGS--TOKENS It shall be an offense for any person to manufacture, sell or use any slugs, tokens or devices designed for or capable of being used in the operation of vending machines, telephone pay stations or any other instrument or device operated by the insertion of a coin or token without the consent of the owner of such instrument. SECTION 1908. FALSE REPORTING MISCONDUCT OF CRIME OR POLICE A. It shall be unlawful for any person to willfully, knowingly, and without probable cause make a false report to any person of any crime which report causes or encourages the exercise of police action by any law enforcement officer. B. It shall be unlawful for any person to willfully, knowingly, and without probable cause make a report to any municipal officer or employee alleging misconduct by any sworn police officer while in the performance of his or her official duties, if such report is made falsely and with either: 1. Actual malice toward the person who is the subject of the report; or 2. With reckless disregard for the truth of the incident contained in the report. Ord. Nos. 16336, 16636 SECTION 1909. INTENT TO DEFRAUD Whenever, by any of the provisions of this chapter, an intent to defraud is required in order to constitute any offense, it is sufficient if an intent appears to defraud any person. SECTION 1910. DEFRAUDING RESTAURANTS, HOTELS It shall be an offense for any person to obtain food, lodging, services or other accommodations at any restaurant, hotel, inn, boarding house, motel or auto camp with the intent to defraud the owner or keeper thereof if the value of such food, lodging, services or other accommodations be of the value of Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) or less. Ord. No. 20184 Ch. 19, Pg. 4 SECTION 1911. Title 27 - Penal Code Supp. 10 (1/1/02) PENALTIES Unless otherwise provided herein, every person violating a proVISIon of Section 1900 or Section 1908 shall be guilty of an offense and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine of not more than FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($500.00), excluding costs, and/or imprisonment in the City Jail for a period of not more than ninety (90) days. Every person violating any other section of this chapter shall be punished by a fine of not more than ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($100.00), excluding costs, and/or by imprisonment in the City Jail for a period of not more than thirty (30) days. Ord. No. 15821 Title 27 - Penal Code Ch. 20, Pg. 1 Supp. 11 (7/1/02) CHAPTER 20 LARCENY Section 2000. Section 2001. Section 2002. Section 2003. Section 2004. Section 2005. Petit Larceny. Larceny of Lost Property. Larceny of Electric Current, Gas, and Water. Larceny of Merchandise from Retailer or Wholesaler. Larceny of Cable Television Signals. Larceny of Merchandise from Retailer or Wholesaler-Punishment--Second Offense. Section 2006. Penalty. SECTION 2000. PETIT LARCENY Petit larceny is hereby declared to be an offense and shall be defined as the taking, by fraud or stealth, of personal property with the intent to deprive another thereof, when such property is of value not exceeding Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00). The definition of personal property shall have the meaning normally ascribed to it and shall include the instruments, items, or things described in this section. A. Written Instruments. When the personal property consists of any evidence of debt, its value shall be determined by: 1. The amount of money which is due thereon or secured to be paid thereby and remaining unsatisfied or which in any contingency might be collected thereon; 2. The value of the property, the title to which is shown thereby; or 3. The sum which might be recovered in the absence thereof. Passage Ticket. When the personal property consists of any ticket or other paper or writing entitling the holder or proprietor thereof to passage upon any railroad, vessel, or other public conveyance, the value of such ticket shall be the price at which tickets entitling a person to like passage are usually sold by the proprietor of such conveyance. B. C. Fixtures. Any fixtures or part of realty, the instant it is severed from the realty, shall be deemed personal property. D. Securities Not Issued. Instruments for the payment of money, evidence of debt, public security, or passage ticket, completed and ready to be issued or delivered, although the same have never been issued or delivered by the makers thereof to any person as a purchaser or owner, shall be deemed personal property. Ord. Nos. 17470,20184 Ch. 20, Pg. 2 SECTION 2001. Title 27 - Penal Code Supp. 11 (7/1/02) LARCENY OF LOST PROPERTY One who finds lost property of value not exceeding Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), under circumstances which gives the person knowledge or means of inquiry as to the true owner, and who appropriates such property to his own use or to the use of another person who is not entitled to it, without having first made such effort to find the owner and restore the property to him as the circumstances render reasonable and just, is guilty of petit larceny. Ord. Nos. 17470, 20184 SECTION 2002. LARCENY OF ELECTRIC CURRENT, GAS, AND WATER Any person who, with intent to defraud, connects or causes to be connected any pipe, wire, or other instrument or contrivance or who uses a connection with any pipe provided for the purpose of conducting water or gas or with any wire or other electrical conductor provided for the purpose of conducting electricity so as to conduct such gas, water, or electrical current to a point where the gas, water, or electrical current may be consumed without its passing through meters provided for registering the quantity consumed or in any manner so as to evade paYment therefor, whether the gas, water, or electrical current is furnished through a meter or not, shall be guilty of an offense. Every person who with like intent injures or alters any gas, electric, or water meter or obstructs its action is guilty of an offense. SECTION 2003. LARCENY OF MERCHANDISE FROM RETAILER OR WHOLESALER Any person convicted of larceny involving merchandise held for sale in a retail or wholesale establishment shall be punished by imprisonment in the City Jail for a period of not more than thirty (30) days and by a fine of not less than TEN DOLLARS ($10.00) nor more than FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($500.00), excluding costs, fees, and assessments; provided, however, that in the event more than one item of goods, edible meat, or other corporeal property has been taken, punishment shall be by imprisonment in the City Jail for a period of not more than thirty (30) days and by a fine of not less than FIFTY DOLLARS ($50.00), nor more than FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($500.00), excluding costs, fees, and assessments. Ord. Nos. 19605, 20328 SECTION 2004. LARCENY OF CABLE TELEVISION SIGNALS It shall be an offense for any person: A. To make or use any unauthorized connection, whether physically, electrically, acoustically, inductively, or otherwise, with any part of a cable television system for the purpose of enabling himself or others to receive any television signals, Ch. 20, Pg. 3 Title 27 - Penal Code Supp. 11 (7/1/02) radio signals, pictures, programs, sounds, or any other information or intelligence transmitted over a cable television system without payment for the same to the owner or operator of the cable television system; or B. With intent to defraud, to receive, intercept, view, or use television signals, radio signals, pictures, programs, sounds, or any other information or intelligence transmitted over a cable television system without payment for the same to the owner or operator of the cable television system. SECTION 2005. LARCENY OF MERCHANDISE FROM RETAILER OR WHOLESALER--PUNISHMENT--SECOND OFFENSE Larceny of merchandise held for sale in a retail or wholesale establishment shall be punishable as follows: If it be shown, in the trial of a case in which the value of the goods, edible meat, or other corporeal property is of value not exceeding Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), that the defendant has been once before convicted of the same offense, the defendant shall, on his second conviction, be punished by imprisonment in the City Jail for not less than thirty (30) days nor more than six (6) months, and by a fine not exceeding ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS ($1,000.00), excluding costs, fees, and assessments. Ord. Nos. 17470, 19605,20184 SECTION 2006. PENALTY Unless otherwise provided for herein, any person violating any of the provisions of this chapter shall be guilty of an offense and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine of not less than TEN DOLLARS ($10.00) nor more than FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($500.00), excluding costs, fees, and assessments, and/or by imprisonment in the City Jail for a period of not more than six (6) months. Ord. Nos. 15499, 20328 Title 27 - Penal Code Ch. 21, Pg. 1 Supp. 6 (1/1/00) CHAPTER 21 PRIVATE PROPERTY Section 2100. Section 2101. Section 2102. Section 2103. Section 2104. Section 2105. Section 2106. Section 2107. Section 2108. Section 2109. SECTION 2100. Entering Buildings or Structures with Certain Intent. Interference with Electrical Wires and Current. Malicious Mischief. Injury to Poles. Destruction of Trees and Vegetation. Tampering with Vehicles. Trespassing. Removal of Real Estate Signs. Tampering with Cable Television System. Penalty. ENTERING BUILDINGS CERTAIN INTENT OR STRUCTURES WITH A. It shall be an offense for any person under circumstances not amounting to any burglary, to enter any building or part of any building, booth, tent, warehouse, railroad car, vessel, or other structure or erection with intent to commit any felony, larceny, or malicious mischief. B. It shall be an offense for any person, without intention to commit any crime within, to willfully and intentionally break and enter into any building, trailer, vessel or other premises used as a dwelling, without the permission of the owner or occupant, except in the case and manner allowed by law. C. Any person convicted of violating this section shall be punished by a fine of not more than FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($500.00), excluding costs, fees and assessments, or by imprisonment in the City Jail for a period of not more than six (6) months, or by both such fine and imprisonment. Ord. Nos. 17160, 19605 SECTION 2101. INTERFERENCE CURRENT WITH ELECTRICAL WIRES AND It shall be an offense for any person to: A. Interfere with, change, modify, move or obstruct any electrical wiring being installed in or on any building, pole or fixture without lawful authority or the consent of the owner thereof; Ch.21 , Pg. 2 Title 27 - Penal Code Supp. 6 (1/1/00) B. In any manner prevent electrical current from passing through any meter or meters belonging to any person engaged in the manufacture or sale of electricity for light, power or other purposes without proper or lawful authority from such person; or C. In any manner divert any electrical current from any wiring belonging to any person engaged in the manufacture or sale of electricity for light, power or other purposes without the consent in writing of such person. SECTION 2102. MALICIOUS MISCHIEF It shall be an offense for any person to maliciously or willfully injure, deface or destroy any real or personal property not his own, the damage, defacement or destruction of which causes a loss which is valued at less than Two Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($2,500.00). Any person convicted of violating this section shall be punished by a fine of not more than FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($500.00), excluding costs, fees and assessments or by imprisonment in the City Jail for a period of not more than six (6) months, or by both such fine and imprisonment. Ord. lVos. 15821, 19605 SECTION 2103. INJURY TO POLES It shall be an offense for any person to throw any missile at any electrical light pole, telegraph pole, telephone pole or any pole used for the purpose of traffic control, either by casting such missile with the hand or by projecting such missile with any device, sling, pistol, air gun or other gun, or to throw or project such missile at any fixtures, lamps, attachments, wires, cables or braces used with such pole. SECTION 2104. DESTRUCTION OF TREES AND VEGETATION It shall be an offense for any person to willfully, maliciously or without lawful authority, cut down, root up, sever, injure or destroy any fruit tree, shade or ornamental tree, cultivated root or plant, grape or strawberry vine, shrub or bush whatsoever which is the property of another; or to pick, destroy or carry away therefrom or in any way interfere with any part of the fruit thereof; or to trespass upon the premises of another without lawful intent and authority. SECTION 2105. TAMPERING WITH VEHICLES It shall be an offense for any person to: A. With intent and without right, injure or tamper with any vehicle or in any manner damage any part or portion of a vehicle or any accessories, appurtenances or attachments thereto; or Ch. 21, Pg. 3 Title 27 - Penal Code Supp. 6 (1/1/00) B. With intent and without right, climb into or upon a vehicle, whether in motion or at rest; attempt to manipulate any of the levers, starting mechanism, brakes or other mechanism or device of a vehicle while the same is at rest and unattended; or set in motion any vehicle while the same is at rest and unattended. Any person convicted of a violation of any of the provisions of this section shall be punished by a fine of not more than ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($100.00), excluding costs, and/or by imprisonment in the City Jail for a period of not more than thirty (30) days. SECTION 2106. TRESPASSING Trespassing is hereby declared to be an offense and shall be defined as follows: A. Each and every actual entry upon the premises of another person's real property, public or private, without the owner's or occupant's consent thereof, whether expressed or implied; B. Each and every entry upon any public or private premises which is posted or where warning has been published to stay out of and off the premises; C. Each and every entry in or upon any public property, except at times and upon conditions when it is subject to public use; D. The use of any public building, except for the purpose of transacting business with a public corporation, unless the manner, purpose and extent of its use is first presented to and the consent given by the City of Tulsa; E. Remaining upon the premises of another, whether public or private, and refusing to leave the premises forthwith after demand by the owner or occupant; Remaining upon any property owned by or in the possession of the Tulsa Public School System or any parochial school in the City of Tulsa after such person has been requested to leave and vacate such school premises by any faculty member, principal, duly licensed security guard or police officer unless permission has been given by a faculty member, principal or designated school employee; F. G. Remaining on private property at any time other than during posted hours of business operation after having been directed to vacate such premises by a police officer; provided, however, that the provisions to this subsection shall not apply to persons, including employees, whose presence upon such premises is authorized by the owner or by a person in lawful possession of such premises; nor shall the provisions of this subsection apply unless hours of business operation are posted upon such premises; or Ch. 21, Pg. 4 Title 27 - Penal Code Supp. 6 (1/1/00) H. Returning to private property before the posted time of opening for business operation on the next business day after having been directed to vacate such premises under the terms of Subsection 2106.G. Ord. No. 15046 SECTION 2107. REMOVAL OF REAL ESTATE SIGNS It shall be an offense for any person to take, carry away or remove any sign posted on property, which sign is designed to be used by real estate brokers in and for the sale or rental of real property, without permission from the owner or the real estate broker whose name appears on the sign. SECTION 2108. TAMPERING WITH CABLE TELEVISION SYSTEM It shall be an offense for any person, without the consent of the owner or operator thereof, to willfully tamper with, remove or injure any cable, wires or other equipment used for the distribution of television signals, radio signals, pictures, programs, sounds, or any other information or intelligence transmitted over a cable television system. Ord. No. 13538 SECTION 2109. pENALTY Unless otherwise provided for in this chapter, any person violating any of the provisions of this chapter shall be guilty of an offense and upon conviction shall be punished by a fine of not more than TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS ($200.00), excluding costs, fees and assessments. Ord. Nos. 15523, 19605 Title 27 - Penal Code Ch. 22, Pg. 1 Supp. 19 (1/1/09) CHAPTER 22 PUBLIC PROTECTIONS Section 2200. Section 2201. Section 2202. Section 2203. Section 2204. Section 2205. Section 2206. Section 2207. Section 2208. Section 2209. SectIon 2210. Section 2211. Section 2212. Section 2213. Section 2214. Section 2215. Section 2216. Section 2217. Section 2218. Section 2219. SECTION 2200. Exposing Minors to Harmful Materials--Penalty. Drilling and Mining Prohibited. Public Nuisance. Penalty. Fire Escapes. Fortune Telling, Phrenology, Palmistry, and Faking. Abandotunent of Refrigerators and Iceboxes in Places Accessible to Children--Penalty. Penalty. Smoking in Certain Public Places Prohibited. Business Hours for Entertainment Clubs. Definitions. Furnishing or Sale of Tobacco Products to Minors. Receipt of Tobacco Products by Minors. Distribution of Tobacco Product Samples. Sale of Tobacco Products Except in Original Sealed Package. Signs in Retail Establishments Required. Notice to Retail Employees. Vending Machines Sales Restricted. Display or Sale of Tobacco Products. Restrictions on Manner of Enforcement. EXPOSING MINORS TO HARMFUL MATERIALS-PENALTY ("Anti-Display Ordinance") A. Definitions. 1. Minor means any unmarried person under the age of eighteen (18) years. 2. Harmful to Minors means that quality of any description, exhibition, presentation or representation in whatever form of nudity, sexual conduct, sexual excitement, or sado-masochist abuse when the material or performance, taken as a whole, has the following characteristics: a. The average adult person applying contemporary community standards would find that the material or performance has a predominant tendency to appeal to a prurient interest in sex to minors; b. The average adult person applying contemporary community . standards would find that the material or performance depicts or describes nudity, sexual conduct, sexual excitement or sado-masochistic abuse in a Ch. 22, Pg. 2 Title 27 - Penal Code Supp. 19 (1/1/09) manner that is patently offensive to prevailing standards in the adult community with respect to what is suitable for minors; and c. The material or performance lacks serious literary, scientific, artistic, or political value for minors. 3. Nudity means the showing of the human male or femal~ genitals, pubic area, or buttocks with less than full opaque covering; the showing of the female breast with less than a full opaque covering of any portion thereof below the top of the nipple; or the depiction of covered male genitals in a discernibly turgid state. 4. Sexual Conduct means acts of masturbation, homosexuality, sexual intercourse, or physical contact with a person's clothed or unclothed genitals, pubic area, buttocks, or if such person be a female, breast. 5. Sexual Excitement means the condition of human male or female genitals when in a state of sexual stimulation or arousal. 6. Sado-Masochistic Abuse means flagellation or torture by or upon a person clad in undergarments, a mask, or bizarre costume or the condition of being fettered, bound, or otherwise physically restrained on the part of one so clothed.. 7. Material means any book, magazine, newspaper, pamphlet, poster, print, picture, figure, image, description, motion picture film, record, recording tape, CD-ROM disk, Magnetic Disk Memory, Magnetic Tape Memory, video tape, computer software, or video game. 8. Performance means any motion picture, film, video tape, played record, phonograph or tape, preview, trailer, play, show, skit, dance, or other exhibition performed or presented to or before an audience of one or more with or without consideration. 9. Knowingly means having general knowledge of, or reason to know, or a belief of grounds for belief which warrants further inspection or inquiry of both: a. The character and content of any material or performance which is reasonably susceptible of examination by the defendant; and b. The age of the minor; however, an honest mistake shall constitute an excuse from liability hereunder if the defendant makes a reasonable, bona fide attempt to ascertain the true age of such minor. 10. Person means any individual, partnership, association, corporation, or other legal entity of any kind. Ch. 22,Pg. 3 Title 27 - Penal Code Supp. 19 (1/1/09) 11. A reasonable, bona fide aUempt means an attempt to ascertain the true age of the minor by requiring production of a driver's license, marriage license, birth certificate or other govemmental or educational identification card or .paper and not relying solely on the oral allegations or apparent age of the minor. R Offenses. No person haVing custody, control, or supervision of any commercial establishment shall knOWingly: Display material which is harmful to minors in such a way that minors as a part of the invited general public will be exposed to view such material; provided, however, that a person shall be deemed not to have "displayed" material harmful to minors if the material is kept behind devices commonly known as "blinder racks" so that the lower two-thirds of the material is not exposed to view; 1. 2. Sell, furnish, present, distribute, allow to view, or otherwise disseminate to a minor, with or without consideration, any material which is harmful to minors; or 3. Present to a minor or participate in the presenting to a minor, with or without consideration, any performance which is harmful to a minor. C. Defenses. It shall be an affirmative defense to any prosecution under this section that the material or performance involved was displayed, presented, or disseminated to a minor at a recognized and established school, church, museum, medical clinic, hospital, public library, governmental agency, or quasi-governmental agency; and persons acting in their capacity as employees or agents of such persons, organizations, or institutions present or disseminate such material or performance for a bona fide governmental, educational, or scientific purpose. D. Penalty. Any person violating any provisions of this section shall be guilty of an offense and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine of not more than FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($500.00) and/or by imprisonment in the City Jail for not more than ninety (90) days, excluding costs. Ord. Nos. 16635,20184 SECTION 2201. DRILLING AND MINING PROHIBITED It shall be an offense for any person or his agent, servant, or employee to hereafter drill, mine, or produce or cause to be drilled, mined, or produced any oil, gas, coal, or other mineral, or to perform any work or labor of any kind upon or in connection with the drilling, mining, or producing of oil, gas, coal, or other products; however, it shall not be an offense to do any of the above under the .following conditions: A. When the operation or maintenance of any oil, gas; or mining operation was being lawfully carried on before the effective date of this ordinance; or , Ch. 22, Pg. 4 Title 27 - Penal Code Supp. 19 (1/1/09) B. When the cleaning out or plugging of oil and gas wells has been determined necessary, by resolution or ordinance of the City of Tulsa, to be in the best interest of the public health, safety, and welfare. Ord. No. 128 SECTION 2202. PUBLIC NUISANCE It shall be an offense for any person to commit any public nuisance, the punishment for which is not otherwise prescribed, or willfully to omit to perform any legal duty relating to the removal of a public nuisance. SECTION 2203. PENALTY Any person convicted of a violation of Sections 2201 or 2202 hereof shall be punished by a fine of not more than FNE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($500.00), excluding costs. Each day such violation is committed or permitted to continue shall constitute a separate offense. Ord. No. 15821 SECTION 2204. FIRE ESCAPES It shall be an offense for any person, except the owner or occupant of the premises, a policeman or member of the Fire Department, to enter upon or stand upon any fire escape or use the same in any manner except for the purpose of escaping from fire. SECTION 2205. FORTUNE TELLING, PHRENOLOGY, PALMISTRY, AND FAKING It shall be an offense for any person to practice in fortune telling, phrenology, palmistry or reading or to be a fakir for a fee or valuable consideration of any kind. SECTION 2206. ABANDONMENT OF REFRIGERATORS AND ICEBOXES IN PLACES ACCESSIBLE TO CHILDREN--PENALTY Any person, firm, or corporation who abandons or discards in any place accessible to children any refrigerator, icebox, or ice chest of a capacity of one and one-half (1-1/2) cubic feet or more and which has an attached lid or door which may be opened or fastened shut by means of an attached latch or magnetic seal or who, being the owner, lessee, or manager of such place, knowingly permits such abandoned or discarded refrigerator, icebox, or ice chest to remain in such condition shall be guilty of an offense and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine of not more than FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($500.00), excluding costs, and/or by imprisonment in the City Jail for not more than ninety (90) days. Ord. No. 15821 Title 27 - Penal Code Ch. 22,Pg. 5 SECTION 2207. Supp. 14 (1/1/04) PENALTY Any person convicted of violating Section 2204 or Section 2205 of this chapter shall be punished by a fine of not more than TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS ($200.00), excluding costs, fees and assessments. Each day such violation is committed or permitted to continue shall constitute a separate offense. Ord. Nos. 15523, 19605 SECTION 2208. SMOKING IN CERTAIN PUBLIC PLACES PROHIBITED A. The possession of lighted tobacco in any form is a public nuisance and dangerous to public health and is hereby prohibited when such possession is in any indoor place used by or open to the public, public transportation, or any indoor workplace, except where specifically allowed by law. As used in this section, "indoor workplace" means any indoor place of emplOYment or emplOYment-type service for or at the request of another individual or individuals, or any public or private entity, whether part-time or full-time and whether for compensation or not. Such serVices shall include, without limitation, any service performed by an owner, employee, independent contractor, agent, partner, proprietor, manager, officer, director, apprentice, trainee, associate, servant, or volunteer. An indoor workplace includes work areas, employee lounges, restrooms, conference rooms, classrooms, employee cafeterias, hallways, any other spaces used or visited by employees, and all space between a floor and ceiling that is predominantly or totally enclosed by walls or windows, regardless of doors, doorways, open or closed windows, stairways, or the like. The provisions of this section shall apply to such indoor workplace at any given time, whether or not work is being performed. B. The restrictions provided in this section shall not apply to stand-alone bars, stand-alone taverns, and cigar bars as defined in 63 0.5.2001, § 1-1522. C. The restrictions provided in this section shall not apply to the following: 1. The room or rooms where licensed charitable bingo games are being operated, but only during the hours of operation of such games; 2. Up to twenty-five percent (25%) of the guest rooms at a hotel or other lodging establishment; 3. Retail tobacco stores predominantly engaged in the sale of tobacco products and accessories and in which the sale of other products is merely incidental and in which no food or beverage is sold or served for consumption on the premises; Ch. 22, Pg. 6 Title 27 - Penal Code Supp. 14 (1/1/04) 4. Workplaces where only the owner or operator of the workplace, or the immediate family of the owner or operator, performs any work in the workplace, and the workplace has only incidental public access. "Incidental public access" means that a place of business has only an occasional person, who is not an employee, present at the business to transact business or make a delivery. It does not include businesses that depend on walk-in customers for any part of their business. 5. Workplaces occupied exclusively by one or more smokers, if the workplace has only incidental public access; 6. Private offices occupied exclusively by one or more smokers; 7. Workplaces within private residences, except that smoking shall not be allowed inside any private residence that is used as a licensed child care facility during hours of operation; I 8. Medical research or treatment centers, if smoking is integral to the research or treatment; 9. A facility operated by a post or organization of past or present members of the Armed Forces of the United States which is exempt from taxation pursuant to Section 501 (c)(8), 501 (c)(10), or 501 (c)(19) of the Internal Revenue Code, 26 U.S.C., Section 501 (c)(8), 501 (c)(10), or 501 (c)(19), when such facility is utilized exclusively by its members and their families and for the conduct of post or organization nonprofit operations, except during an event or activity which is open to the public; and 10. Any outdoor seating area of a restaurant; provided, smoking shall not be allowed within fifteen (15) feet of any exterior public doorway or any air intake of a restaurant. D. An employer not otherwise restricted from doing so may elect to provide smoking rooms where no work is performed except for cleaning and maintenance during the time the room is not in use for smoking, provided each smoking room is fully enclosed and exhausted directly to the outside in such a manner that no smoke can drift or circulate into a nonsmoking area. No exhaust from a smoking room shall be located within fifteen (15) feet of any entrance, exit, or air intake. E. If smoking is to be permitted in any space exempted in subsections B or C of this section or in a smoking room pursuant to subsection D of this section, such smoking space must either occupy the entire enclosed indoor space or, if it shares the enclosed space with any nonsmoking areas, the smoking space shall be fully enclosed, exhausted directly to the outside with no air from the smoking space circulated to any nonsmoking area, and under negative air pressure so that no smoke can drift or circulate into nonsmoking area when a door to an adjacent nonsmoking area is opened. Air from Title 27 .., Penal Code Ch. 22, Pg. 7 Supp. 18 (7/1/08) the smoking room shall not be exhausted within fifteen (15) feet of any entrance, exit, or air intake. Any employer may choose a more restrictive smoking policy, including being totally smoke free. F. Notwithstanding any other provision oithis section, until March 1, 2006, restaurants may have designated smoking and nonsmoking areas or may be designated as being a totally nonsmoking area. Beginning March 1, 2006, restaurants shall be totally nonsmoking or may provide nonsmoking areas and designated smoking rooms. Food and beverage may be served in such designated smoking rooms, which shall be in a location which is fully enclosed, directly exhausted to the outside, under negative air pressure so smoke cannot escape when a door is opened, and no air is recirculated to nonsmoking areas of the building. No exhaust from such room shall be located within twenty..,five (25) feet of any entrance, exit, or air intake. Such room shall be subject to verification for compliance with the provisions of this subsection by the Oklahoma State Department of Health. G. The person who owns or operates a place where smoking or tobacco use is prohibited by law shall be responsible for posting a sign or decal, at least four (4) inches by two (2) inches in size, at each entrance of the building indicating that the place is smoke-free or tobacco..free. H. Responsibility for posting signs or decals shall be as follows: 1. In privately owned facilities, the owner or lessee, if lessee is in possession of the facilities, shall be responsible; In corporately owned facilities, the manager and/or supervisor of the facility involved 'shall be responsible; and 2. 3. In publicly owned facilities, the manager and/or supervisor ofthe facility shall be responsible. Arty. person who knOWingly violates this section is guilty of a. misdemeanor,and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine of not less than TEN DOLLARS ($10.00) nor more than ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($100.00), excluding costs, fees, and aSsessments. I. Ord. Nos. 13506, 20736 SECTION 2209. BUSINESS HOURS FOR ENTERTAINMENT CLUBS It shall be unlawful for any person to operate Or cause to be operated a.ny A. entertainment club, as herein defined, between the hours of 2:00 a.m. and 7:00 a.m. Ch. 22, Pg. 8 Title 27 ~ Penal Code Supp. 18 (7/1/08) B. Entertainment Club shall mean a commercial establishment which meets the following conditions: 1. A person is licensed by the state of Oklahoma to sell and serve low-point beer or alcoholic beverages for consumption on the premises of the entertainment club; or 2. Patrons or customers are permitted to dance on the prexnises of the entertainment club. C. The term "entertainment club" does not include the following: 1. A "Principal Use Restaurant," as defined herein, where the only entertainment consists of background music which is incidental to the primary function of serving food; or 2. A- banquet, party, or celebration consisting of invited guests and which is not open to the public; or 3. . A dance or event sponsored or operated by a non-profit political, educational, religious, or fraternal organization which has been granted an Entertainment Club After Hours Permit by the Director of Finance pursuant to the provisions of Title 21, Tulsa Revised Ordinances, Chapter 22. D. Principal Use Restaurant shall mean an eati.n.gestablishment which employs at least one full-time cook, has a menu, a fully equipped kitchen for cooking and prepara.tionofmeals andwhich eating establishment, includingthe kitchen areabut excluding the bar area, occupies at least seventy-five percent (75%) of the total floor area, as defined herein., of the business. Eo Floor Area shall mean the sum of the gross horizontal areas of the several floorsl inc1udingbasements, of a building measured from the exterior faces of the exterior walls or from the centerline of walls separating two buildings. Provided that for the purpose of determining compliance with the permitted floor area, the floor area of enclosed required off-street patkingareas shall not be included. F. Penalty. Any person violating any of the provisions of this section shall be.guilty of an offense and, upon conviction thereof, shalllJe punished by a fine of not more than One Thousand Two Hundred Dollars ($1,200.00) and lor by imprisonment in the City Jail for not more than six (6) months, excluding costs, fees, and assessments. Ord. No. 17934,21728,21775 Title 27 - Penal Code Ch. 22, Pg.9 SECTION 2210. Supp. 18 (7/l/08) DEFINITIONS For the purposes Sections 2210 through 2219 of this chapter, the following terms or phrases shall have the meanings given herein: A. Person means any individual, firm, fiduciary, partnership, corporation, trust, or association, however formed. B. Proof of age means a driver's license, license for identification only, or other generally accepted means of identification that describes the individual as eighteen (IS) years of age or older and contains a photograph or other likeness of the individual artd appears on its face to be valid. C. no cost for Sample means a tobacco product distributed to members of the public at th~ purpose of promoting the product. D. Tobacco product means any product that contains tobacco and is intended for human consumption. E. Transaction scan means the process by which a seller checks, by means of a transaction scan device, the validity of a driver's license or other government-issued photo identification. Transaction scan device means any commercial device or combination of devices used at a point of sale or entry that is capable of deciphering in an electronically readable format the information encoded on the magnetic strip or bar code ofa driver's license or other government-issued photo identification. F. Ord. Nos. 18882, 21357, 21419 SECTION 2211. FURNISHING OR SALE OF TOBACCO PRODUCTS TO MINORS A. It shaUbe unlawful and an offense for any person to sell, give, or furnish in arty manner any tobacco product to another person who is under eighteen (IS) years of age or to purchase in any manner a tobacco product on behalf of any such person. It shall not be unlawful for art employee under eighteen (IS) years of age to handle tobacco products when required in the performance of employee duties. B. Any person engaged in the sale or distribution of tobacco products shall demand proof of age from a prospective purchaser or recipient Han ordinary person would conclude on the basis of appearance that the prospective purchaser may be under eighteen (lB) years of age. Ch. 22, Pg. 10 Title 27·- Penal Code Supp.18 (7/1/08) If an individual engaged in the sale or distribution of tobacco products has demanded and was shown proof of age from a prospective purchaser or recipient who is not under eighteen (18) years of age, the failure to subsequently require proof of age shall not constitute a violation of Subsection B of this section. C. If the sale of a tobacco product to a minor is made by an employee of the owner of a store at which tobacco products are sold at retail, the employee shall be guilty of the violation and shall be subject to the fine. D. Penalty. Any person violating the provisions of Subsections A or B of this section shall be guilty of an offense and upon conviction shall be punished by a fine of: 1. Not more than ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($100.00), excluding costs, fees and assessments, for the first offense; Not more than TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS ($200.00), excluding costs, fees and assessments, for the second offense within a two (2) year period following the first offense; 2. Not more than THREE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($300.00), excluding costs, fees and assessments for a third or subsequent offense within a two (2) year period following the first offense. 3. E.. Record To Be Sent To The Alcoholic Beverage Laws Enforcement Commission. Upon conviction for violating the provisions of Subsections. A, B, or C of this section,a report of the conviction shall be forWarded by the Municipal Court Clerk of the City of Tulsa tbthe Alcoholic Beverage Laws Enforcement ("ABLE") Commission for possible administrative action against the store owner. F. Defenses. Proof thatthe defendant demanded, was shown, and reasonably relied upon proof of age shall be a defense to prosecution under. Subsections A or B of this section. A person cited for Violation of this section shall be deemed to have reasonably relied upon proof of age, and such person shall not be found guilty of such violation, if such person proves that: 1. The individual who purchased orrecejved the tobacco product presented a driver'.[) license or other government-issued photo identification pmporting to establish that such individual was eighteen (18) years of age or older; and 2. The person cited for the violation confirmed the validity of the driver's license or other goverhrt1.ent"issued photo identification presented by such individual by performing a transaction Scan by means of a transaction scan device. Ch. 22, Pg. 11 Title 27 - Penal Code Supp. 18 (7/1/08) 3. Provided, that this defense shall not relieve from liability any person cited for a violation of this section if such person failed to exercise reasonable diligence to determine whether the physical description and picture appearing on the driver's license or other government-issued photo identification was that of the individual who presented it. The availability of the defense described in this subsection does not affect the availability of any other defense under any other provision of law. G. Notice To Be Sent To The Department of Public Safety.. Upon failure of the employee to pay the fine within ninety (90) days of the day of the assessment of such fine, the Clerk of the Municipal Court shall notify the Department of Public Safety and the Departm.ent shall suspend or not issue a driver's license to the employee until proof of payment has been furnished to the Department of Public Safety. Upon failure of a store owner to pay the fine within ninety (90) days of the· assessment of such fine, the Clerk of the Municipal Court shall notify the Oklahoma Tax Commission and the Oklahoma Tax Commission shall suspend the store's license to sell tobacco products untilptoof of payment has been furnished to the Oklahoma Tax Commission. H. For purposes of determining the liability of a person controlling franchises or business operations in multiple locations for any violation of Subsections Aor B of this section, each individual franchise or business location shall be deemed a separate entity. Ord. Nos. 18882, 19128,21357, 21419, 21524 SECTION 2212. RECEIPT OF TOBACCO PRODUCTS BY MINORS A. It shall be unlawful and an offense for any person who is under eighteen (18) years of age to purchase, receive, or have in their possession a tobacco product, or to present or offer to any person any purported proof of age which is false or fraudulent forthe purpose of purchasing or receiving any tobacco product. It shall not beurtlawful for an employee under eighteen (18) years of age to handle tobacco products when required in the performance of the employee'S duties. B. Penalty. Any person violating the provisions of Subsection Aof this section shall be gUilty of an offense and upon conviction shall be punished by a fine of: 1. Not more than ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($100.00), excluding costs, fees and assessments, for a first offense; and 2. Not more than TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS ($200.00), excluding costs, fees and assessments, Jor a second or subsequent offense within a one (1) year period following the first offense. 3. Upon failure of the individual to pay any fine within ninety (90) days of the day of assessment of such fine, the Clerk of the Municipal Court shall notify the Title 27 - Penal Code Ch. 22, Pg. 12 Supp. 18 (7/1/08) Department of Public Safety and the Department shall suspend arnot issue a driver's license to the individual until proOf of payment has been furnished to the Department of Public Safety. C. The City shall establish rules to provide for notification to a parent or guardian of any minor cited for a. violation of this section. Ord. Nos. 18882,19128,21357,21419 SECTION 2213. DISTRIBUTION OF TOBACCO PRODUCT SAMPLES A. It shall be unlawful and an offense for any person to distribute tobacco product samples to any person under eighteen (18) years of age. B. Notwithstanding Subsection A of this section, no person shall distribute tobacco product samples in or on any puhlic street, sidewalk, or park that is within three hundred (300) feet of any playground, school, or other facility when the facility is being used primarily by persons under eighteen (18) years of age. C. Penalty. . Any person violating the provisions of Subsections Aor B of this section. shall be guilty of an offense and upon conviction shall be purtished by a fine of: 1. Not more than ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($100.00), excluding costs, fees and assessments, for the first offense; 2. Not more than TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS ($200.00), excluding costs, fees and assessments, for the second offense; and 3. Not more than 1HREE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($300.00),exc1uding costs, fees and assessments, fora third or subsequent offense. D. Notice To Be Sent To The Department of Public Safety. Upon failure of an individual to pay any fine within ninety (90) days of the assessment of such fine, the Clerk of the .Municipal Court shall notify the Department of Public Safety, and the Department shall suspend or not issue a driver's license to the individual until proof of payment has been furnished to the Department of·Public Safety. Ord. Nos. 18882, 19128,21357, 21419 SECTION 2214. SALE OF TOBACCO PRODUCTS EXCEPT IN ORIGINAL, SEALED PACKAGE A. It is unlawful and an offense for any person to sell cigarettes except in the original, sealed. package in which they were placed by the manufacturer. Title 27 - Penal Code Ch. 22, Pg. 13 Supp. 18 (7/1/08) B. Any person violating the provisions of Subsection A of this section shall be guilty of an offense and upon conviction shall be punished by a fine of not more than '!WO HUNDRED DOLLARS ($200.00), excluding costs, fees and assessments, for each offense. Ord. Nos. 18882,19128, 21357, 21419 SECTION 2215. SIGNS IN RETAIL ESTABLISHMENTS REQUIRED A. Every person who sells or displays tobacco products at retail shall post conspicuously and keep so posted at the place of business a sign, as specified by the Alcoholic Beverage Laws Enforcement (ABLE) Commission, stating the following: "IT'S THE LAW. WE DO NOT SELL TOBACCO PRODUCTS TO PERSONS UNDER 18 YEARS OF AGE." . The sign shall also prOVide the toll-free number operated by the Alcoholic Beverage Laws Enforcement (ABLE) Commission for the purpose of reporting violations of the Prevention of Youth Access to Tobacco Act. B. Any person violating the provisions of Subsections A of this section shall be guilty of an offense and upon conviction shall be punished by a fine of not more than Fifty Dollars ($50.00), excluding costs, fees and assessments, for each day a violation occurs. Each day a violation is continuing shall constitute a separate offense. The notice required by Subsection A of this section shall be the only notice required to be posted or maintained in any store that sells tobacco products at retail. Ord. Nos. 21357, 21419 SECTION 2216. NOTICE TO RETAIL EMPLOYEES A. Every person engaged in the business of selling tobacco products at·retail shall notify each individual employed by that person asa retail sales clerk that state law: 1. Prohibits the sale or distribution of tobacco products to any person under of age and the purchase or receipt of tobacco products by any person under eighteen (18) years of age; and eight~n (18) years 2. Requires that proof of age be demanded from a prospective purchaser or recipient if an ordinary person would conclude on the basis of appearance that the prospective purchaser or recipient may be under eighteen (18) yeats of age. B. This notice. shall be provided before the individual commences work as a retail sales clerk. The individual shall signify that he or she has received the notice required by this section by signing a form stating as follows: "I understand that state law prohibits the sale or distribution of tobacco products to persons under eighteen (18) years of age and out-of-package sales, and requires proof of age of purchaser or recipient if an ordinary Ch. 22, Pg. 14 Title 27 ... Penal Code Supp. 18 (7/1/08) person would conclude on the basis of appearance that the prospective purchaser or recipient may be under (18) years of age. I promise, as a condition of my employment, to obey the law. I understand that violations by me may be punishable by fines, suspension, or non-issuance of my driveris license. In addition, I understand that violations by me may subject the store owner to fines or license suspension. Ord. Nos. 21357, 21419 SECTION 2217. VENDING MACHINES SALES RESTRICTED. A. It shall be unlawful for any person to sell tobacco products through a vending machine unless the vending machine is located: 1. In areas of factories, businesses, offices, or other places that are not open to the public; or 2. In places that are open to the public, but to which persons under eighteen (18) years of age are not admitted. B. Any person violating the provisions of Subsection A of this section shall be. guilty of an offense and upon conviction shall be punished by a fine of not more than Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00), excluding costs, fees and assessments, for each offense. Ord.Nos. 21357, 21419 SECTION 2218. DISPLAY OR SALE OF TOBACCO PRODUCTS A. . It is unlawful for any person or retail store to display or offer ror sale tobacco products in any manner that allows public access to the tobacco product without assistance from the person displaying the tobacco productor an employee or the owner of the store. The provisions of this subsection shall not apply to retail stores which do not admit into the store persons under eighteen (18) years· of age. Any person violating the provisions of Subsection A of this section shall be guilty of an offense ahd upon conviction shall be punished by a fine of not more than Two HtiI'l.dred Dollars ($200.00), exCluding costs, fees ahd assessments, for each offense. B. Ord. Nos. 21357,21419 SECTION 2219. RESTRICTIONS ON MANNER OF ENFORCEMENT A. Any conviction for violation of Sections 2211 through 2219 of this chapter and any compliance checks conducted by the City pursuant to Subsection B of this section shall. be reported in writing to the Alcoholic Beverage La.ws Enforcement ("ABLE") Commission within thirty (30) days of the conviction or compliance check. Such reports shall be compiled in the manner prescribed by the ABLE Commission. Ch. 22, Pg. 15 Title 27 -Penal Code Supp. 18 (7/l/08) B. Persons under eighteen (18) years of age may be enlisted by the City to assist in enforcement of Sections 2211 through 2219 of this chapter; provided, such persons may .be used to test compliance only if written parental consent has been provided and the testing is conducted under the direct supervision of the Alcoholic Beverage Laws Enforcement (liABLE") Commission or conducted by another law enforcement agency if such agency has given written notice to the ABLE Commission in the manner prescribed by the ABLE Commission. The City may conduct, pursuant to rules of the ABLE Commission, compliance checks without prior notification to the ABLE Commission and shall be exempt from the written notice requirement of this subsection. This subsection shall not apply to the use of persons under eighteen (18) years of age to test compliance if the compliance test is being conducted by or on behalf of a retailer of cigarettes, as defined in 68 O.S.Sllpp.1996, § 301, at any location the retailer of cigarettes is authorized to sell cigarettes. Ord. Nos. 18882, 19128, 21357,21419 Ch. 23, Pg. 1 Title 27 - Penal Code CHAPTER 23 RESTRICTED USE OF WATER IN TIMES OF SHORTAGE Restricted Use of Water in Times of Shortages Amended and Codified as Title ll-C, TRO,Chapter 13 by Ord. No. 17439 (1/1/1997) Title 27 - Penal Code Ch. 24, Pg. 1 (1/1/1997) CHAPTER 24 CORPORATE DEFENDANTS Section Section Section Section Section Section Section 2400. 2401. 2402. 2403. 2404. 2405. 2406. SECTION 2400. Information against Corporation - Summons. Form of Summons. Service of Summons. Return of Officer. Appearance and Plea by Corporation. Appearance Bond. Failure to Appear for Trial. INFORMAnON AGAINST CORPORATION - SUMMONS Upon an information against the corporation being filed in the Municipal Court, a magistrate of the Court may issue a summons, signed by him with his name of office, requiring the corporation to appear before him at a specified time and place to answer the charge, the time to be not less than ten (10) days after the issuing of the summons. SECTION 2401. FORM OF SUMMONS The summons must be in substantially the following form: IN THE MUNICIPAL COURT OF TULSA, OKLAHOMA CITY OF TULSA, OKLAHOMA, a Municipal Corporation, Plaintiff, ) ) ) ) ) ) v. Defendant. No. ) ) ) ) ) IN THE NAME OF THE CITY OF TULSA, STATE OF OKLAHOMA, TO: (name of corporation): _ Title 27 - Penal Code Ch. 24, Pg. 2 (1/1/1997) YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to appear before me at the Municipal Court of Tulsa, Oklahoma, on the day of , A.D. , at __.m., to answer the charge made against you, upon the information of _ _ _ _for the offense of _ DATED, this, day of -', A.D.,_ _-" at Tulsa, Oklahoma. Judge SECTION 2402. SERVICE OF SUMMONS The summons shall be served at least five (5) days before the day of appearance fixed therein, by delivering a copy thereof and showing the original to the president or other head of the corporation or to the secretary, cashier or managing agent thereof. SECTION 2403. RETURN OF OFFICER The officer to whom the summons is directed for service shall make return upon the same, not more than three (3) days after service, showing the date he received the summons, the date he served the summons and the person upon whom the summons was served. The return of service shall be filed in the Office of the Court Clerk of the Municipal Court. SECTION 2404. APPEARANCE AND PLEA BY CORPORATION - At the time and date set for appearance in the summons, the corporate defendant may appear by counselor by one of its officers and will be arraigned as in the case of a natural person. If a plea of guilty is entered, the judge before whom such plea is entered shall impose a fine as prescribed for the offense. If a plea of not guilty is entered, the judge before whom such plea is entered shall set the amount of an appearance bond to be paid in cash to the Clerk of the Court and a receipt shall issue and the cause shall be set for trial. SECTION 2405. APPEARANCE BOND The appearance bond provided for herein shall be in an amount sufficient to cover the maximum fine that could be levied by the Court and all costs of the action. The bond shall be refunded to the corporate defendant if the cause terminates without the imposition of a fine or costs against the defendant. In the event the defendant shall be Ch. 24, Pg. 3 Title 27 - Penal Code (1/1/1997) found guilty, the Clerk shall refund to the defendant all sums in excess of the fine imposed and the court costs accrued. SECTION 2406. FAILURE TO APPEAR FOR TRIAL In the event that the corporate defendant should fail to appear for trial, the appearance bond required herein shall be forfeited, and no further proceedings shall be had in the cause unless the corporate defendant shall deposit a second or subsequent bond in the amount of the original bond with the Cuurt Clerk and request the Court to set a date for trial of the action. Title 27 - Penal Code Ch. 25, Pg. 1 Supp. 2 (1 II 19R) CHAPTER 25 DANGEROUS SUBSTANCES Section 2500. Section 2501. Section 2502. Section 2503. Definitions. Possession of Marijuana. Delivery of Simulated Drug or Simulated Controlled Dangerous Substance to Any Person. Penalty. SECTION 2500. DEFINITIONS A. Marijuana means all parts of the plant Cannabis sativa 1., whether growing or not; the seeds thereof; the resin extracted from any part of such plant; and every compound, manufacture, salt, derivative, mixture or preparation of such plant, its seeds or resin; but shall not include the mature stalks of such plant, fiber produced from such stalks, oil or cake made from the seeds of such plant, any other compound, manufacture, salt derivative, mixture or preparation of such mature stalks (except the resin extracted therefrom), fiber, oil or cake or the sterilized seed of such plant which is incapable of germination. B. Practitioner means: A physician, dentist, podiatrist, an optometrist, veterinarian, an advanced practice nurse recognized to prescribe by the Oklahoma Board of Nursing as an advanced registered nurse practitioner, clinical nurse specialist or certified nurse-midwife, subject to the medical direction of a supervising physician, pursuant to 59 O.S.supp.1996, § 567.3a, scientific investigator or other person licensed, registered or otherwise permitted to prescribe, distribute, dispense, conduct research with respect to, use for scientific purposes or administer a controlled dangerous substance in the course of professional practice or research in this state; or 1. 2. A pharmacy, hospital, laboratory or other institution licensed, registered or otherwise permitted to distribute, dispense, conduct research with respect to, use for scientific purposes or administer a controlled dangerous substance in the course of professional practice or research in this state. C. Drug means: Substances recognized as drugs in the official United States Pharmacopoeia, official Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia of the United States or official National Formulary or any supplement to any of them; 1. Title 27 - Penal Code Ch. 25, Pg. 2 Supp. 2 (1 II 19R) 2. Substances intended for use in the diagnosis, cure, mitigation, treatment or prevention of disease in man or animals; 3. Substances, other than food, intended to affect the structure or any function of the body of man or other animals; and 4. Substances intended for use as a component of any article specified in this definition. It does not include any devices or their components, parts or accessories. D. Controlled Dangerous Substance means any drug or substance included in Schedules I through V of the Uniform Controlled Dangerous Substances Act found in 63 0.5.1991, §§ 2-101, et seq., including, but not limited to: 1. 2. morphine; Cocaine and its derivatives; Opiates and opium derivatives such as heroin, codeine, pethidine, and 3. Hallucinogenic substances including lysergic acid diethylamide, marijuana (Cannabis sativa 1.), including seed of mature plants, mescaline, psilocybin and various types of methoxyamphetamines; 4. Stimulants such as amphetamines and methamphetamines; and 5. Barbiturates and other depressants such as amobarbital, secobarbital, pentobarbital, phenobarbital, methaqualone, phencyclidine and diazepam. E. Simulated Drugs or Simulated Controlled Dangerous Substances means any product which identifies itself by using a common name or slang term associated with a controlled substance and which indicates on its label or accompanying promotional material or is represented to simulate the effect of a controlled dangerous substance. F. Deliver or Delivery means the actual, constructive or attempted transfer from one person to another of a simulated drug or simulated controlled dangerous substance, whether or not there is an agency relationship. Ord. No. 19128 SECTION 2501. POSSESSION OF MARIJUANA It is unlawful for any person knowingly or intentionally to possess marijuana unless such substance was obtained directly, or pursuant to a valid prescription or order from a practitioner while acting in the course of his professional practice. Title 27 - Penal Code Ch. 25, Pg. 3 SECTION 2502. Supp. 6 (1/1/00) DELIVERY OF A SIMULATED DRUG OR SIMULATED CONTROLLED DANGEROUS SUBSTANCE TO ANY PERSON It shall be unlawful for any person to deliver any simulated drug or simulated controlled dangerous substance to another person. SECTION 2503. PENALTY Unless otherwise expressly provided for in this chapter, every person violating any provision of this chapter shall be guilty of an offense and upon conviction shall be punished by a fine of not less than ONE HUNDRED FIFfY DOLLARS ($150.00), and not more than, ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS ($1,000.00), excluding costs, fees and assessments, or by imprisonment in the City Jail for a period of not more than six (6) months, or by both such fine and imprisonment. Ord. Nos. 15821, 19128, 19605 Title 27 - Penal Code Ch. 26, Pg. 1 (1/1/1997) CHAPTER 26 FALSE ALARMS Section Section Section Section Section 2600. 2601. 2602. 2603. 2604. Section 2605. Section 2606. Section 2607. Section 2608. Section 2609. SECTION 2600. False Alarms Defined. Notice of False Alarm. Chronic False Alarm System Defined. Corrective Action and Penalty. Restrictions on Use of Automatic Telephone Dialing Systems and 911 System. Police Inspection of Alarm Systems. Prompt Response of Agents or Employees. False Alarms. Alarm User Responsibilities. Penalty. FALSE ALARMS DEFINED Repealed by Ord. No. 18190 SECTION 2601. NOTICE OF FALSE ALARMS Repealed by Ord. No. 18190 SECTION 2602. CHRONIC FALSE ALARM SYSTEM DEFINED Repealed by Ord. No. 18190 SECTION 2603. CORRECTIVE ACTION AND PENALTY Repealed by Ord. No. 18190 SECTION 2604. RESTRICTIONS ON USE OF AUTOMATIC TELEPHONE DIALING SYSTEMS AND 911 SYSTEM A. No person, company or other entity, with the exception of the City of Tulsa Departments, shall use or operate, attempt to use or operate, or cause to be used or operated, or arrange, adjust, program, or otherwise provide or install any device or combination of devices that will automatically or upon activation either mechanically, electronically or by any other means, initiate a telephonic, recorded or programmed message to the emergency number 911 or any telephone number assigned to the City of Tulsa Police Department. Title 27 - Penal Code Ch. 26, Pg. 2 (1/1 /1997) B. This section shall not be construed to prohibit any person from manually calling the emergency number 911 or any telephone number assigned to the City of Tulsa Police Department. C. offense. Each violation of the provisions of this section shall constitute a separate Ord. No. 17468 SECTION 2605. POLICE INSPECTION OF ALARM SYSTEMS Repealed by Ord. No. 18190 SECTION 2606. PROMPT RESPONSE OF AGENTS OR EMPLOYEES A. A central station, answering service or other remote monitoring service shall, upon the request of the Tulsa Police Department, make every possible attempt to dispatch an agent or employee to an alarm reported to the Tulsa Police Department for police response. B. Upon notification, such agent or employee shall promptly respond to the location of an alarm reported to the Tulsa Police Department for police response and render all necessary service and assistance to restore the alarm to normal condition. Failure to so respond within sixty (60) minutes from the time of notification is an offense. C. Unless an actual emergency is determined to have occurred at the location of an alarm responded to by the Tulsa Police Department, a police officer shall be under no obligation to remain at the location of the alarm to wait for an alarm agent or employee to arrive. Ord. No. 17469 SECTION 2607. FALSE ALARMS It shall be an offense for any person: A. To tum on, send in or otherwise cause or permit any false call or alarm for the purpose of attracting the attention of the Police or Fire Department; B. To use any other similar type emergency equipment used by the Police or Fire Department without express permission from the Chief of the Police Department of the City of Tulsa; Title 27 - Penal Code Ch. 26, Pg. 3 (1/1/1997) C. To molest or tamper with any police or fire alarm box, telephone, radio or other instrument used in communicating or signaling either the Police or Fire Department; or D. To tum in any type false alarm to any City official or department. SECTION 2608. ALARM USER RESPONSIBILITIES A. All alarm users, except vehicles alarm users, within the City of Tulsa are required to have alarm system back-up power supplies that will become effective in the event of a power failure or outage in the source of electricity from the utility company and which will allow the alarm to maintain an armed condition and communication capacity for a minimum of four (4) hours when not in an alarm condition. Within one hundred and eighty (180) days after the effective date of this provision, all alarm users shall comply with this section. B. All alarm users within the City of Tulsa having a local!audible alarm, except financial institutions with Underwriters Laboratory approved local!audible alarms, shall have the alarm adjusted in a manner that will allow it to sound for not longer than fifteen (15) minutes before resetting and silencing itself. A local/ audible alarm shall be allowed to have the alarm sound for no longer than thirty (30) minutes. Within ninety (90) days after the effective date of this provision, all alarm users shall comply with this section. SECTION 2609. PENALTY Unless otherwise provided herein, any person found guilty of violating any of the provisions of this chapter shall be guilty of an offense and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine of not more than FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($500.00), excluding costs, and/or by imprisonment in the City Jail for a period of up to ninety (90) days. Ord. No. 16520 Title 27 - Penal Code Ch. 27, Pg. 1 (1/1/1997) CHAPTER 27 PRECIOUS METAL AND GEM DEALERS Section 2700. Section 2701. Section 2702. Section 2703. Section 2704. SECTION 2700. Definitions. Examination and Inspection. Required Report. Certain Goods to be Kept by Dealer, Time Period, Procedure. Penalty. DEFINITIONS A. Dealer means any person, partnership, sole proprietorship, corporation or association which in the regular course of business, takes, receives, pays for or transfers used precious metals or gems. "Dealer" shall not mean any supervised financial institution, as defined by the Oklahoma Consumer Credit Code, a pawnshop licensed under the Oklahoma Pawnshop Act and jewelers whose principal business is the sale of items purchased directly from the original manufacturer, wholesaler, or their authorized representative and who in the regular course of such business, accept trade-in of items defined in this chapt~ as precious metals or gems, so long as the item or items to be traded are not· greater in value than the item or items to be purchased. For purposes of this exception, retail jewelers may not buy used precious metals or gems for cash consideration only. Employee means any person working for a dealer, whether or not the person is in the direct employment of the dealer or works full time or part time, who handles used precious metals or gems for the dealer. Employee shall not mean a person employed by a bank, armored car company or other business entity acting in the sole capacity of bailee-for-hire relationship with a dealer. B. C. Gem means any precious or semiprecious stone or item containing a precious or semiprecious stone customarily used in jewelry or ornamentation. D. Precious metal means platinum, gold or silver, but shall not mean any ingot or bar manufactured by a commercial mint nor shall it mean any or all coins. E. Used means previously sold or traded. Ord. No. 17084 SECTION 2701. EXAMINATION AND INSPECTION A. Every dealer shall keep a permanently bound book, not loose leaf, with pages numbered in sequence, in which there shall be legibly written at the time of any Title 27 - Penal Code Ch. 27, Pg. 2 0/1/1997) transaction with any person involving the purchasing of any used item made or containing in whole or in part any precious metal or gem, the following information: 1. An account and description of the item purchased, including if applicable, the manufacturer's name, the model, the model number, the serial number and any engraved marking; 2. The amount of money involved in the transaction; 3. The date; 4. The name, address and driver's license number of the person involved in the transaction with the dealer; if the person has no driver's license, then the date of birth and general physical description, including hair color and approximate height and weight of that person; and 5. The signature of the seller; The book required by this section shall be a permanent record to be kept available for inspection at all times on the premises of the business of the licensed dealer. Such book shall be made available during regular business hours for inspection by any Tulsa Police Officer. Every entry in such book shall be made in ink and shall not in any manner be obliterated or erased. B. C. No dealer shall be required to furnish the description of any new property purchased from manufacturers or wholesale dealers at an established place of business or of any goods purchased from any bankrupt stock. Such goods shall be accompanied by a bill of sale or other evidence of open and legitimate purchase. The bill of sale shall also be available for inspection during regular business hours. D. No dealer shall be required to furnish a description of property purchased from another licensed dealer or to meet the holding period provided in Section 2703 of this chapter if that dealer has met the requirements provided for in Subsection A of this section and Section 2703 of this chapter upon the initial purchase of the property; provided, however, that each dealer shall record the license number of the other dealer and the amount of the transaction. Ord. No. 17084 SECTION 2702. REQUIRED REPORT A. A dealer shall cause to be delivered to the Chief of Police or his designee, either by delivery to the Main Police Station or deposit in the United States Mail, a copy or report of any transaction involving the purchasing of any used item made of or containing in whole or in part any precious metal; provided that such copy or report Title 27 - Penal Code Ch. 27, Pg. 3 (1/1 /1997) shall be in the possession of the appropriate Police personnel within three (3) days of the transaction; and provided further, that such copy or report shall be on a form supplied or approved by the Chief of Police~ Such copy or report shall contain, at a minimum, the following information: 1. The name and address of the dealer; 2. The name, address and driver's license number of the person involved in the transaction with the dealer; if the person has no driver's license, the date of birth and general physical description, including hair color and approximate height and weight of that person; 3. The buy transaction number; 4. The date of the transaction; and 5. An account and description of the item purchased, including if applicable, the manufacturer's name, the model, the model number, the serial number and any engraved marking. Ord. No. 17084 SECTION 2703. CERTAIN GOODS TO BE KEPT BY DEALER, TIME PERIOD, PROCED.URE A. Every dealer must keep at the business location designated in the license application required by the State all used articles made in whole or in part of precious metals or gems, for inspection by any Tulsa Police Officer at reasonable times for a period of ten (10) days or until the articles have been released by written authorization of any Tulsa Police Officer, except as provided for in Subsection 2701.C. of this chapter. During this period, the appearance of such articles shall not be altered in any way. A dealer is not prohibited from selling or arranging to sell such articles during this ten (10) day period so long as such articles remain in his possession as required by this section. B. A dealer may also designate an additional location for storage of items required to be held under the provisions of this chapter. This location shall be either a vault or a bank. The designated additional location shall be available for inspection by any Tulsa Police Officer. Ord. No. 17084 SECTION 2704. PENALTY Any person violating any provision of this chapter, either by doing anything which is prohibited or by failure or refusal to do anything which is commanded, shall be guilty of an offense and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine of not Ch.27,Pg.4 Title 27 - Penal Code (1/1/1997) more than FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($500.00), excluding costs, and/or by imprisonment in the City Jail for a period of not more than ninety (90) days. Each day of such violation shall be deemed a separate offense. Ord. No. 17084 Title 27 - Penal Code Ch. 28, Pg. 1 (1/1/1997) CHAPTER 28 CURFEW HOURS FOR JUVENILES Section Section Section Section Section Section Section 2800. 2801. 2802. 2803. 2804. 2805. 2806. SECTION 2800. Title. Purpose and Intent. Definitions. Offenses. Defenses. Enforcement. Penalties. TITLE This Chapter shall be known as the "Curfew Hours for Juveniles" Ordinance. Ord. No. 18331 SECTION 2801. PURPOSE AND INTENT The public purpose of this ordinance is to protect juveniles from nocturnal dangers, enhance parental supervision and responsibility for juveniles, reduce juvenile criminal activity and protect the public at large. Ord. No. 18331 SECTION 2802. DEFINITIONS The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this article, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning: A. Curfew Hours shall mean: 1. 11:00 p.m. on any Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday until 6:00 a.m. of the following day; and 2. 12:01 a.m. until 6:00 a.m. on any Saturday or Sunday. B. Emergency shall mean an unforeseen combination of circumstances or the resulting state that calls for immediate action. The term indicates, but is not limited to, a fire, a natural disaster, an automobile accident, or any situation requiring immediate action to prevent serious bodily injury or loss of life. Title 27 - Penal Code Ch. 28, Pg. 2 (1/1/1997) C. Establishment shall mean any privately-owned place of business operated for a profit to which the public is invited, including but not limited to any place of amusement or entertainment. D. Guardian shall mean: 1. A person who, under court order, is the guardian of the person of a juvenile; or 2. A public or private agency with whom a juvenile has been placed by a E. Juvenile shall mean any person under 18 years of age. court. Knowingly permit shall mean the parent, other responsible adult and/or operator, as defined herein, is aware of the fact the juvenile is in violation of the curfew hours or that said person by exercise of reasonable care would have known that the juvenile is in violation of the curfew hours. F. G. Operator shall mean any individual, firm, association, partnership, or corporation operating, managing, or conducting any establishment. The term includes the members or partners of an association or partnership and the officers of a corporation. H. Parent shall mean a person who is a natural parent, adoptive parent, or step-parent of another person. I. Public Place shall mean any place to which the public or a substantial group of the public has access and includes, but is not limited to streets, highways and the common areas of schools, hospitals, apartment houses, office buildings, transport facilities, and retail establishments. J. Remain shall mean to: 1. Linger or stay; or 2. Fail to leave premises when requested to do so by a police officer or the owner, operator, or other person in control of the premises. K. Responsible Adult shall mean any person having, assuming or charged with permanent and/or temporary care and/or custody of a juvenile, including, but not limited to: 1. Any legal guardian or adult exercising legal guardianship over a juvenile; Title 27 - Penal Code Ch. 28, Pg. 3 2. 3. of a court; Supp. 6 (1/1/00) Any adult who stands in loco parentis to a juvenile; Any person to whom legal custody of a juvenile has been given by order 4. Any adult who has, assumes or is charged with the care and/or custody of a juvenile at the request of or on behalf of a parent, guardian, loco parentis or person to whom legal custody has been given by order of a court; and/or 5. Any adult who has, assumes or is charged with the care and/or custody of a juvenile at the requests of or on behalf of another parent. Ord. No. 18331 SECTION 2803. OFFENSES A. A juvenile commits an offense if he/she remains in any public place or on the premises of any establishment within the corporate city limits of the City of Tulsa during curfew hours. B. A parent and/or other responsible adult of a juvenile commits an offense if he/she knowingly permits or allows, the juvenile to remain in any public place or on the premises of any establishment within the corporate city limits of the City during curfew hours. C. The owner, operator, or any employee of an establishment commits an offense if he knowingly permits or allows a juvenile to remain upon the premises of the establishment during curfew hours. Ord. No. 18331 SECTION 2804. DEFENSES A. It is a defense to prosecution under Section 2803 that the juvenile was at the time in question: 1. Accompanied by the juvenile's parent or responsible adult; 2. On an errand at the direction of the juvenile's parent or responsible adult, without any detour or stop; 3. In a motor vehicle involved in interstate travel; 4. Engaged in an employment activity, or going to or returning home from an employment activity, without any detour or stop; Title 27 - Penal Code Ch. 28, Pg. 4 5. Supp. 6 (1/1/00) Involved in an emergency; 6. On the sidewalk abutting the juvenile's residence or abutting the residence of a next-door neighbor if the neighbor did not complain to the Police Department about the juveniles presence; 7. Attending, going to or returning home, without any detour or stop, from an official school, religious, or other recreational activity supervised by adults or an event sponsored by the City of Tulsa, a civic organization, or another similar entity that takes responsibility for the juvenile; 8. Exercising First Amendment rights protected by the United States Constitution, such as the free exercise of religion, freedom of speech, and the right of assembly or other rights protected by the United States or the Oklahoma Constitution; or 9. Married or had been married or had disabilities of minority removed in accordance with state law. B. It is a defense to prosecution under Subsection 2803.C. that the owner, operator or employee of an establishment promptly notified the Police Department that a juvenile was present on the premises of the establishment during curfew hours and refused to leave. Ord. No. 18331 SECTION 2805. ENFORCEMENT Before taking any enforcement action under this chapter, a police officer shall ask the apparent offender's age and reason for being in the public place. The officer shall not issue a citation or make an arrest under this chapter unless the officer reasonably believes that an offense has occurred and that based on any response and other circumstances, no defense in Section 2804 is present. Absent an interlocal agreement with the district court for the municipal court to exercise jurisdiction over juveniles under 18 years of age under Section 2802 pursuant to 10 O.S.Supp.1996, § 7303-1.2, the municipal court must refer all alleged juvenile violations to the Juvenile Bureau of the District Attorney's Office. Ord. No. 18331 SECTION 2806. PENALTIES A. A person who violates a provision of this chapter is guilty of a separate offense for each day or part of a day during which the violation is committed, continued, or permitted. Each offense, upon conviction, is punishable by a fine not to exceed TWO Ch. 28, Pg. 5 Title 27 - Penal Code Supp. 6 (1/1/00) HUNDRED DOLLARS ($200.00), excluding costs, fees and assessments. The Court may require community service work prescribed by the Court in lieu of a fine if the product of multiplying the number of hours of community service work by the prevailing minimum wage does not result in a number which exceeds the maximum fine authorized by law. B. The municipal court's jurisdiction over a juvenile who violates Section 2803 of this chapter shall be expressly subject to 10 O.S.Supp.1996, § 7303-1.2. Ord. Nos. 18331, 19605