Chapter 23 MORALS AND CONDUCT1
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- Article I. Offenses against Public Peace
- Division 1. In General
- Sec. 23-1. Assault and battery—Defined.
- Sec. 23-2. Assault and battery—Prohibited; permissible violence; degree of force permitted.
- Sec. 23-3. Disturbing the peace.
- Sec. 23-4. Disturbing assemblies.
- Sec. 23-5. Disturbing religious worship.
- Sec. 23-6. Drunk and disorderly.
- Sec. 23-7. Aggressive solicitation in public areas; soliciting near banks, automated teller machines, on public transportation vehicles, at bus stops, or between sunset and sunrise.
- Sec. 23-8. Loitering.
- Sec. 23-9. Obstructing streets, sidewalks, or other public grounds, or free use of property by injurious, indecent or offensive acts.
- Sec. 23-10. Picketing; loud or unusual conduct or noise.
- Sec. 23-10.1. Impeding access to health care facilities.
- Division 2. Nuisances and Noise
- Sec. 23-11. Nuisances.
- Sec. 23-12. Creation of unreasonably loud and disturbing noises prohibited.
- Sec. 23-13. Noises detrimental to life and health or public peace and welfare prohibited.
- Sec. 23-14. Enumeration of loud, disturbing and unnecessary noises; enumeration not exclusive.
- Sec. 23-15. Exemptions.
- Sec. 23-16. Reserved.
- Sec. 23-17. Hospitals, quiet required.
- Sec. 23-17.1. Mining, posting of notices.
- Division 1. In General
- Article II. Offenses against Public Safety
- Division 1. Interfering with Police Functions
- Division 2. Prisoners
- Division 3. Obstructing Streets, Sidewalks, and Other Public Places
- Sec. 23-25. Building material on streets and sidewalks.
- Sec. 23-26. Excavations in the streets; lighting at night.
- Sec. 23-27. Tampering with barricades and lanterns.
- Sec. 23-28. Throwing nails, broken glass, and other objects on streets, sidewalks, or other public places.
- Sec. 23-29. Sweeping sidewalks.
- Sec. 23-30. Camping.
- Sec. 23-31. Barbed or brush fences; temporary construction security fences.
- Sec. 23-32. Encroachment of trees, shrubs or bushes prohibited; penalty.
- Sec. 23-33. Escape of water prohibited.
- Sec. 23-34. Reserved.
- Sec. 23-35. Railroads—Stopping trains at intersections.
- Sec. 23-36. Railroads—Trains not to block streets.
- Sec. 23-37. Railroads—Use of steam locomotives.
- Division 4. Burglary Tools, Weapons and Firearms
- Sec. 23-38. Burglary tools.
- Sec. 23-39. Brass knuckles, blackjacks, slung shots, and billys.
- Sec. 23-40. Concealed weapons.
- Sec. 23-41. "Firearm" defined.
- Sec. 23-42. Discharging firearms, BB guns and sling shots prohibited; exceptions.
- Sec. 23-43. Unlawful to make, possess or dispose of a fire bomb; penalties; exceptions.
- Sec. 23-44. Reserved.
- Division 5. Consumer Fireworks
- Sec. 23-44.1. Definitions.
- Sec. 23-44.2. Fireworks prohibited; exceptions; penalty.
- Sec. 23-44.3. Sale of fireworks.
- Sec. 23-44.4. Posting of signs by persons engaged in the sale of fireworks; penalty.
- Sec. 23-44.5. Authority to enforce violations of this article; means of enforcement.
- Sec. 23-44.6. Penalty.
- Article III. Offenses against Public Health
- Sec. 23-45—23-47.1. Reserved.
- Sec. 23-47.2. Reserved.
- Sec. 23-47.3. Dumping forbidden as misdemeanor.
- Sec. 23-48. Prohibited public activities.
- Sec. 23-48.01. Prohibited use of public right-of-way.
- Sec. 23-49. Smoking on buses prohibited.
- Sec. 23-50. Burial of the dead.
- Sec. 23-51. Use of glue, solvents and vapors restricted; sale and place of keeping of glue restricted; recording of sales required; certain acts prohibited; penalty.
- Sec. 23-51.1. Vapor releasing substances containing toxic substances; definition; sale of such substances; certain acts prohibited; penalty.
- Sec. 23-51.2. Sale of products containing ephedrine or pseudoephedrine.
- Sec. 23-51.3. Reporting sales of ephedrine or pseudoephedrine products.
- Article IV. Offenses Involving Morals
- Division 1. Prostitution and Fornication
- Sec. 23-52. Prostitution, soliciting an act of prostitution and related offenses.
- Sec. 23-53. Prostitutes—Solicitation.
- Sec. 23-54. Findings; definitions; live sex act businesses prohibited.
- Sec. 23-55. Impoundment of vehicles used for purposes of prostitution.
- Sec. 23-56. Impoundment of vehicles used for purposes of prostitution; procedures.
- Sec. 23-56.01. Early release of vehicle.
- Sec. 23-56.02. Administrative charges.
- Sec. 23-57. Use of taxicabs for immoral purposes.
- Division 2. Disorderly Houses
- Division 3. Miscellaneous Sex Offenses
- Division 4. Indecent Conduct
- Sec. 23-65. Public sexual activity.
- Sec. 23-66. Solicitation of public exposure; exemption.
- Sec. 23-67. Obscene live public performance.
- Sec. 23-68. Persons performing, or serving spirituous liquors or food—Indecent exposure.
- Sec. 23-69. Persons performing, or serving spirituous liquors or food—Indecent exposure—Liability of owners and operators of establishments.
- Sec. 23-70. Reserved.
- Sec. 23-70.1. Public display of explicit sexual material offensive to others.
- Sec. 23-70.2. Permitting minors to enter premises wherein there is displayed explicit sexual material which is offensive to others.
- Division 5. Obscenity
- Division 6. Reserved
- Division 7. Frauds and Gambling
- Sec. 23-77. Frauds and lotteries.
- Sec. 23-78. Gambling—Prohibited.
- Sec. 23-79. Gambling—Slot machines and other devices.
- Sec. 23-80. Gambling—Paraphernalia.
- Sec. 23-81. Gambling—Confiscation of money.
- Sec. 23-82. Games of chance—Minors forbidden to play.
- Sec. 23-82.1. Wagering on results of sporting events.
- Division 1. Prostitution and Fornication
- Article V. Offenses against Property
- Article VI. Miscellaneous
- Sec. 23-86. Bootblacks—Permit required; fee.
- Sec. 23-87. Bootblacks—Authority of Chief of Police; revocation of permit.
- Sec. 23-88. Reserved.
- Sec. 23-89. Railroads—Unused tickets.
- Sec. 23-90. Receiving property from minors.
- Sec. 23-91. Tattooing of minors.
- Sec. 23-92. Pawnshop hours of operation.
- Sec. 23-93—23-99. Reserved.
- Article VII. Shielding and Filtering Outdoor Lighting
- Article VIII. Reserved
- Article IX. Smoking Pollution Control Ordinance
- Sec. 23-101. Title.
- Sec. 23-102. Purpose of article.
- Sec. 23-103. Definitions.
- Sec. 23-104. Regulation of smoking in City-owned public places.
- Sec. 23-105. Regulation of smoking in enclosed public places.
- Sec. 23-106. Regulation of smoking in places of employment.
- Sec. 23-107. Retaliation.
- Sec. 23-108. Smoking—Optional areas.
- Sec. 23-109. Posting.
- Sec. 23-110. Reserved.
- Article X. Alcoholic Beverages—Warning Signs
- Article XI. Pedicabs
- Sec. 23-120. Definitions.
- Sec. 23-121. Fares.
- Sec. 23-122. Pedicab lighting and reflectors.
- Sec. 23-123. Pedicab brakes.
- Sec. 23-124. Pedicab mirrors.
- Sec. 23-125. Pedicab trailer; limitation on number.
- Sec. 23-126. Pedicab width.
- Sec. 23-127. Pedicab condition.
- Sec. 23-128. Pedicab operation.
- Sec. 23-129. Driver license requirement; possession; display; exception.
- Sec. 23-130. Pedicab insurance.
- Sec. 23-131. Change of information.
- Sec. 23-132. Pedicab tag requirement; unlawful acts.
- Sec. 23-133. Pedicab tag application; inspection; denial; appeal.
- Sec. 23-134. Pedicab inspection; duplicate tag; fees.
- Sec. 23-135. Pedicab inspection tags; revocation.
- Sec. 23-136. Civil violations.
- Sec. 23-137. Criminal violations.
- Sec. 23-138, 23-139. Reserved.
- Article XII. Door-to-Door Soliciting