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ORDINANCE NO. 48
~--SERIES OF 1979
BY AUTHORITY
COUNCIL BILL NO. 49
INTRODUCED BY COUNCILMAN SMITH
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 9, ARTICLE XI, BY ADDING A NEW SECTION
RELATING TO SHOPLIFTING AND RIGHT TO DETAIN AND QUESTION AND DECLAR-
ING AN EMERGENCY.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ENGLEWOOD,
COLORADO, AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. That Chapter 9, Article XI, of the '69 E.M.C. is hereby
amended by adding new subsections 9 and 10 to read as follows:
11-9-9: SHOPLIFTING
It shall be unlawful for any person to wilfully conceal
unpurchased goods, wares, or merchandise owned or held by
and offered or displayed for sale by any store or other
mercantile establishment, whether the concealment be on
his person or otherwise and whether on or off the premises
of said store or mercantile establishment, which goods,
wares or merchandise have a total value of less than Two
Hundred Dollars ($200). Such cor.cealment constitutes prima
facie evidence that the person intended to avoid payment
therefor.
11-9-10: RIGHT TO DETAIN AND QUESTION
If any person conceals upon his person or otherwise carries
away any unpurchased goods, wares, or merchandise held or
owned by any store or mercantile establishment, the merchant
or any employee thereof or any peace officer, acting in good
faith and upon probable cause based upon reasonable grounds
therefor, may detain and question such person, in a reason-
able manner, for the purpose of ascertaining whether the
person is guilty of shoplifting.
Section 2. The City Co40cil finds and determines that the incidents
of shoplifting in amounts less than Two Hundred Dollars ($200) within
the major shopping areas of the City have become a significant munici-
pal problem and therefore finds that an emer~ency exists and that this
ordinance shall become effective upon publication following final
passage .
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Introduced, read in full, and passed on first reading on
the 19th day of November, 1979.
Published as a Bill for an Ordinance on the 21st day of
ovember, 1979.
Read by title and passed on final reading on the 3rd day
of December, 1979.
Published in full as Ordinance No. 48, Series of 1979,
on the 5th day of December, 1979.
ATTEST :
I, Janice L. Watkins, Deputy City Clerk, City of Englewood,
Colorado, do hereby certify that the above and foregoing is a true,
accurate, and complete copy of the Ordinance passed on final read-
ing and p ublished in full as Ordinance No. 48, Series of 1979.