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CITY OF MERIDIAN
ORDINANCE NO. ~~5
AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO DISORDERLY CONDUCT; REPEALING SECTION
8-1608 AND AMENDING CHAPTER 3 OF TITLE 6 MUNICIPAL CODE OF THE
CITY OF MERIDIAN BY THE ADDITION THERETO OF A NEW SECTION
ESTABLISHING THE CRIME OF DISORDERLY CONDUCT AND TO SPECIFY THE
MISDEMEANOR PENALTY; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
MERIDIAN, COUNTY OF ADA, STATE OF IDAHO:
SECTION 1. That Section 8-1608 of the Municipal Code of the City of Meridian be
and the same is hereby repealed.
SECTION 2. That Chapter 3 of Title 6 of the Municipal Code of the City of
Meridian, be, and the same is hereby amended to read as follows:
DISORDERLY CONDUCT
Any person who shall conduct themselves in a violent, noisy, or riotous manner, and/or
• who shall use profane, abusive or obscene language in the presence of another
person(s) or in any way commits a breach of the peace of another person(s), and/or
who shall conduct themselves in a manner that endangers the health and safety of
another person(s), and/or who conducts themselves in any other manner as is specified
in this section is guilty of a misdemeanor; and a violation of this section shall also
include but not limited to the following:
A violation may include but not be limited to the following:
A. Accosting other persons in any public place or in any place open to the public
for the purpose of begging or soliciting alms; or
B. Occupying, lodging or sleeping in any building, structure or place, whether
public or private, or any automobile, truck, railroad car or other similar vehicles
or equipment without the permission of the owner or person entitled to the
possession or in control thereof; or
C. Using any motor vehicle, motor home, travel trailer, as a residence upon any
public street (highway) and/or alley way or upon any other premises under the
ownership and/or control of a government subdivision of the State of Idaho.
D. Loitering, prowling or wandering upon the private property of another, without
lawful business, permission or invitation by the owner or the lawful occupants
• thereof; or
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• E. Loitering or remaining in or about school grounds or buildings, without having
anv reason or relationship involving custody of or responsibility For a pupil or
student, school authorized functions, activities or use.
F. Wilfully fleeing or attempting to elude a peace officer after being lawfully
ordered to stop by an identified peace officer.
Any person violating this ordinance shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
SECTION 3. Due to the fact that the codifier is in the process of recodifying the
Municipal City Code, the exact section number of this ordinance shall be assigned by the
codifier, and which section shall be approved at such time as the City Council approves the
recodification in accordance with its authority under I.C. §§ 50-903 and 50-905.
SECTION 4. All ordinances, resolutions, orders or parts thereof in conflict herewith
are hereby repealed, rescinded and annulled.
SECTION S. VALIDITY: The Meridian City Council hereby declares that any
section, paragraph, sentence or word of this Ordinance as adopted and amended herein be
declared for any reason to be invalid it is the intent of the Meridian City Council that it
would have passed all other portions of this ordinance independent of the elimination
herefrom of any portion as may be declared invalid.
SECTION 6. SAVINGS CLAUSE. This ordinance does not affect an action or
proceeding commenced or right accrued before this ordinance takes effect.
SECTION 7. DATE OF EFFECT. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect
within one (1) month after its passage, approval and publication, according to la~v.
PASSED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MERIDIAN, IDAHO, this ~~day of
F-e ~u-~~N , 1999.
APPROVED BY THE MAYOR OF THE CITY OF MERIDIAN, IDAHO, this ~ day of
~y~'~F-~1 , 1999.
ATTEST:
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CITY CLERK
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On thisday of a� , 1999, before me, the undersigned, a
Notary Public in and for said Stat , personally appeared ROBERT D. CORRIE and
WILLIAM G. BERG, JR., known to me to be the Mayor and City Clerk of the CITY
of Meridian, Idaho, and who executed the within instrument, and acknowled
me that the City of Meridian executed the same. ged to
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my
official seal the day and year first above written.
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