HomeMy WebLinkAbout1985 Ordinance No. 029ORDINMCE NO • .s;H__
SERIES OF 1985
ny All l'HORI TY
COOl'l:IL BI LL NO . 30
INTROOUCED BY COUOCIL
ME1'1BE R BRADSHAW
AN ORDINAi-CE AMENDING TITLE XI , CHAPTER 9 , SOCT IONS 9 , 11 , 12 AND
CHAPTER 9 .5 , SEC'rION 3 , OF TH E ENGC,El,/000 Mll'I CIPAL COOE 1969 , AS
AMENDED , INCREASING TH E JURISDICTIONAL DOLLAR VALUE OF CERTAIN
ORD!NANCES PERTAINING TO THEFT AND BAD CHECKS.
WHEREAS , the Ci ty Cou ncil of the City of Engle wood
r ecog nizes that 18-4-401 (8) Colorado Revised Statutes ha s granted
muni c i palities cumon power to prohibit theft where the va lue of
the thing involved i s l ess than three hundred dollar s after July l ,
1985 ; a nd
WHEREAS , t he present ord inances of this City prohibit theft
wh ere the value of the thi ng involved i s less that two hundred
do llars ($200), which amoun t should be i ncreased ;
NO,v TH EREE'ORE , BE IT ORDAl ~ED BY TIIE CI TY COUNCIL OF TH~
CITY OF ENGLEWOOD , COLORAOO :
Secti o n 1. '!ha t Ti tle XI , Ch a pter 9 , Section ~. Englewood
Mun ic"Ipaf Code '69 , as dlTiended , is he reby further amended to r ead
as follows :
11 -9-9: SHOPLIFT LNG
It shall be unlawful for any person to wilfull y obtain
unp,.irchased goods , wares or merc handise o\o/Oed or he ld by
aTYJ offered or displayed for s a l e by a ny store or other
merca ntile establishmen t with an intent to avoid p:1yment ,
whic h goods , war es or mer c handise ha ve a total value of
l e ss than lswe A~Rafe<l aeHafs 4S2QQ ,t THREE HUNDRED
!)()[,LARS (S 3 00 ).
'lhe fact of obtaining un p-,s c hased goods with an i ntent
t o avoid payment may be shown by concea lment of the goods
on on e • s person or otherwi sc , wh e ther on or off the
premises , or by sone other conduc t of a person wh ich
ev ide nc es such intent to avo id payment .
Seeti on 2 . '!'hat Title XI , O,apter 0 , Seeti on 11 , Englewo,,d
l'\Jn i cipal Cod e '69 , as """"'1ed , is hereh·t f'1rther amended to rea-::
as follows:
PE'TTY THEFT 11-9-11:
1 t shall be un lawful for a ny person knowingly to obtain or
exercise control over a nything o f the value of less than
-Rt!AB !e<I seHa<B f$299t TH REE HUNDRED oou>.RS ($300) of
another without a ut hori zation or by thre~t or deception , or
knowing saiu thing or such value to have been stol e n , wh e n the
pe r son who so obtained or exe rcises control over such thing of
such val ue :
(a) I n tends to dc;,r i vc sU<'h other person pe rm ane ntly of
the use or bene fit of sur.:h thing of value ; or
(b) Knowingly uses , conceals or abandons such th ing of
value as to deprive such other per son permanently
of the use or benefi t of the same; or
(c) oenand s any consideration t o which such person is
,ot legally entitled as a condi tion of restoring
s ·Jch thing of va lue to such other .
Seetion 3 . '!'hat Title XI , Cha p er 9 , Section 12 , Englewood
i'\J n i c i~' 69 , as amef'(led , is he r .aby further oo,erded to read
as follows:
PRICE S.H'N:Hli'IG ll-9-12 :
It sha ll be unlawfu l for any person to wilfully alter ,
r enove or switch the indicated price of any unpurchased
goods , wares or merchandise owr..."'Cl or held by and offered or
displ ayed for sale by any sture or other mercantile
establ ishment , wi th the intent to defraud such store or
merca ntile establishment ; provide:l , howzver , that th js
sect ion shall no t apply to goods , w-.res or merchandisz of a
value of -llbMH!0 seHa•s ,1-$299t THREE HUNDRED DOLLI\RS
($300) or more .
section 4 . That Title XI , Chapter 9 .5 , Seetion 3 , ~ngl.awood
r-\ln i cipal cooe '69 , a s amend.a<:l , is hereby fur~her amended to r eud
as follows :
VIOlATION
ll-9 .'>-3
lt is a v iolation of this O,a pt ar puni shabl e, as pro i <ld
i n Engl ewood M.,nicipal Code l-l-20 , for a person t o issue
or to pass a check for the payment of money less than
~we R\l, •e<I seHaES 4S29 Qt THREE HUNDRED O()LLI\RS ($300) ,
knowing t._"lat the issuer does not ti ave sufficient funds in
or on deposit with the drawee for the pa yment i n full of
th" check or order as well as all other checks outstanding
at the time of i ssuance .
i ntrod uced , read in full , and passed on first read i ng on the
6th day o( May, 1985 .
Publi shed as a Bill for a n Ordinance on the 8th day of May ,
Read by i tle and passed on fi nal r eading on the 22nd day o f
May , 1985 .
Published by title as Ordinance No .c.1!]__, Series of 1985 , on
the 22nd d e y of May , 1985.
M t e st :
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ex offici~~~
1 , Gary R. Higbee , ex officio Ci y Clerk-Treasurer of the City
of o,gl.awoocl , Colorado , hereby certify that the a bove and foregoing
i s a t r1.1e , accurat e and canplete copy of the Ordinance pas5ed on
final r eadi ng and published by title as Ordinance No.~• Series
of 1985 . ~-/ .,...-----/t J ::,,---l -'--"--/, Gary Higbee