[Ord. No. 09-0384 §§1
— 3, 10-21-2009]
A.
BUS
PROPERTY OF THE OPERATOR OF ANY BUS
Definitions. For the purposes of this Section, the following
term(s) shall have the meanings set out herein:
A motor vehicle primarily for the transportation of a driver
and eight or more passengers but not including shuttle buses.
An area, open or enclosed, wherein are located services or
facilities for the public using or intending to use a Bus.
B.
Within
the unincorporated area of Jefferson County, Missouri, it shall be
unlawful for any person:
1.
To ride any bus, or ride or enter upon without payment of the fare
or other charge for therefore.
2.
To perform any act which interferes or obstructs the movement of
any bus or perform any act which would interfere with the safe and
efficient operation of a bus.
3.
To make false representations regarding one's status as an agent,
employee or representative of the operator of any bus for the purpose
of avoiding the duty to act in accordance with any law regulating
the conduct of users of the bus.
4.
To litter, dump garbage, liquids or other matter, or create a hazardous
or unsanitary condition, including spitting or expectorating, upon
any bus or the property of the operator of a bus.
5.
To drink any alcoholic beverage or possess any opened or unsealed
container thereof on any bus or the property of the operator of a
bus, when signs or other notice is posted prohibiting the same, except
on premises duly licensed for the sale of alcoholic beverages.
6.
To eat or drink upon any bus or the property of the operator of a
bus when signs or other notice is posted prohibiting the same.
7.
To smoke or carry an open flame or lighted match, cigar, cigarette,
pipe or torch upon any bus or the property of the operator of any
bus, where signs or other notice is posted prohibiting the same.
8.
To throw or cause to be propelled any projectile at, from, upon or
in any bus.
9.
To play any radio, cassette recorder, compact disc player or other
such instrument except where the same is connected to an earphone
that limits the sound to the individual user, or create any unreasonable
noise, upon any bus or upon the enclosed property of the operator
of any bus.
10.
To mark, soil, paint, draw, inscribe, write, spray paint or place
graffiti upon any bus or the property of the operator of any bus,
or upon any sign, notice or advertisement, either public or private,
which is located on any bus or the property of the operator of any
bus.
11.
To carry any weapon or other dangerous instrument intended for use
as a weapon upon any bus or the property of the operator of any bus.
Provided, however, that Law Enforcement Officers or other persons
specifically licensed to do so may carry such weapons upon such property.
12.
To carry into any bus or upon the property of the operator of any
bus any explosive, flammable liquid (except cigarette lighters), dangerous
acid, fireworks or other highly combustible materials, or dangerous
radioactive materials.
13.
To ride on the roof or any exterior area of any bus.
14.
To take any animal upon any bus or upon the enclosed property of
any bus, except the following:
a.
An animal enclosed in a container, accompanied by a person and carried
in a manner which does not interfere with any other person; or
b.
Working dogs for law enforcement personnel, or dogs properly harnessed
and accompanying visually or hearing impaired persons to aid such
persons.
c.
To carry or take a bicycle upon any bus, unless specifically authorized
to do so by the operator of such bus.
C.
Violations
of this Section shall constitute a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment
in the County Jail not exceeding one (1) year, by a fine not exceeding
one thousand dollars ($1,000.00), or by both such fine and imprisonment.
Violations shall be prosecuted by the Jefferson County Municipal Prosecutor
in the Jefferson County Municipal Court.
[Ord. No. 09-0422 §§1
— 2, 12-7-2009]
A.
Within
the unincorporated area of Jefferson County, Missouri, it shall be
illegal to sell, deliver or distribute ephedrine, pseudoephedrine,
their salts, their optical isomers or salts of their optical isomers,
without a valid prescription written by a practitioner licensed to
write prescriptions and filled by a licensed pharmacist.
B.
Violations
of this Section shall constitute a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment
in the County Jail not exceeding one (1) year, by a fine not exceeding
one thousand dollars ($1,000.00), or by both such fine and imprisonment.
Violations shall be prosecuted by the Jefferson County Municipal Prosecutor
in the Jefferson County Municipal Court.
[Ord. No. 11-0226 §1, 7-12-2011]
A.
No
person shall commit an act of assault in the unincorporated area of
Jefferson County, Missouri. A person commits the offense of assault
if:
1.
The person attempts to cause or recklessly causes physical injury
to another person; or
2.
With criminal negligence the person causes physical injury to another
person by means of a deadly weapon; or
3.
The person purposely places another person in apprehension of immediate
physical injury; or
4.
The person recklessly engages in conduct which creates a grave risk
of death or serious physical injury to another person; or
5.
The person knowingly causes physical contact with another person
knowing the other person will regard the contact as offensive or provocative;
or
6.
The person knowingly causes physical contact with an incapacitated
person, as defined in Section 475.010, RSMo., which a reasonable person,
who is not incapacitated, would consider offensive or provocative.
[Ord. No. 11-0226 §1, 7-12-2011]
A.
No
person shall commit an act of assault of a Law Enforcement Officer
in the unincorporated area of Jefferson County, Missouri. A person
commits the offense of assault of a Law Enforcement Officer, Corrections
Officer, Emergency Personnel or Probation and Parole Officer if:
1.
Such person recklessly causes physical injury to a Law Enforcement
Officer, Corrections Officer, Emergency Personnel or Probation and
Parole Officer; or
2.
Such person purposely places a Law Enforcement Officer, Corrections
Officer, Emergency Personnel or Probation and Parole Officer in apprehension
of immediate physical injury; or
3.
Such person knowingly causes or attempts to cause physical contact
with a Law Enforcement Officer, Corrections Officer, Emergency Personnel
or Probation and Parole Officer without the consent of the Law Enforcement
Officer, Emergency Personnel or Probation and Parole Officer.
B.
As
used in this Section, "emergency personnel" means
any paid or volunteer firefighter, emergency room or trauma center
personnel, or emergency medical technician as defined in Section 190.100,
RSMo.
[Ord. No. 11-0226 §1, 7-12-2011]
A.
No
person shall, in the unincorporated area of Jefferson County, Missouri,
for the purpose of frightening or disturbing another person:
1.
Communicate in writing, by telephone, or through electronic means
a threat to commit any felony or act of violence; or
2.
Make a telephone call, or communicate directly with another person
in writing or through electronic means, and use coarse language offensive
to one of average sensibility; or
3.
Make a telephone call anonymously; or
4.
Make repeated telephone calls to the same person or telephone number.
B.
For
the purposes of this Section, jurisdiction may be established through
evidence establishing that either the charged individual or the victim
were located in the unincorporated area of Jefferson County, Missouri.
[Ord. No. 11-0226 §1, 7-12-2011]
A.
No
person shall commit the crime of stalking in the unincorporated area
of Jefferson County, Missouri. A person commits the crime of stalking
if he or she purposely, through his or her course of conduct, harasses
or follows with the intent of harassing another person.
B.
COURSE OF CONDUCT
HARASSES
As
used in this Section, the following terms shall mean:
A pattern of conduct composed of two (2) or more acts, which
may include communication by any means, over a period of time, however
short, evidencing a continuity of purpose.
To engage in a course of conduct directed at a specific person
that serves no legitimate purpose, and that would cause a reasonable
person under the circumstances to be frightened, intimidated, or emotionally
distressed.
[Ord. No. 11-0226 §1, 7-12-2011]
A.
A person
commits the offense of resisting or interfering with arrest, detention
or stop in the unincorporated area of Jefferson County, Missouri if,
for the purpose of preventing a Law Enforcement Officer from effecting
the arrest, stop or detention, the person:
1.
Resists the arrest, stop or detention of such person by using or
threatening the use of violence or physical force or by fleeing from
such Law Enforcement Officer; or
2.
Interferes with the arrest, stop or detention of another person by
using or threatening the use of violence, physical force or physical
interference.
B.
This
Section applies to arrests, stops or detentions with or without warrants
and to arrests, stops or detentions for any crime, infraction or ordinance
violation.
C.
This
Section only applies if the individual knows, or reasonably should
know, that the Law Enforcement Officer is making an arrest or attempting
to lawfully detain or stop.
D.
A person
is presumed to be fleeing a vehicle stop if that person continues
to operate a motor vehicle after that person has seen or should have
seen clearly visible emergency lights or has heard or should have
heard an audible signal emanating from the law enforcement vehicle
pursuing that person.
E.
It
is no defense to a prosecution under this Section that the Law Enforcement
Officer was acting unlawfully in making the arrest. However, nothing
in this Section shall be construed to bar civil suits for unlawful
arrest.
[Ord. No. 11-0226 §1, 7-12-2011]
A.
It
is unlawful in the unincorporated area of Jefferson County, Missouri
to willfully fail or refuse to comply with a lawful order, signal
or direction of a Law Enforcement Officer, when that officer identifies
himself as an officer with proper credentials and is performing duties
pursuant to any of the provisions of this Code or Missouri law.
[Ord. No. 11-0226 §1, 7-12-2011]
A.
It
shall be unlawful for any person to make a false declaration in the
unincorporated area of Jefferson County, Missouri. A person makes
a false declaration if:
1.
With the purpose of misleading an employee of Jefferson County, Missouri
in the performance of his/her duty, the person makes a false statement
about a material fact, believing or having good cause to believe it
is not true, or makes a false statement on a form which declares that
false statements are punishable by law; or
2.
With the purpose of misleading an employee of Jefferson County, Missouri
in the performance of his/her duty, a person makes or encourages another
to rely on a writing, sample, specimen, map, boundary mark, identification
card, or other object the person knows is false, forged, altered,
or otherwise not authentic.
[Ord. No. 11-0226 §1, 7-12-2011]
A.
It
shall be unlawful to commit the offense of false impersonation in
the unincorporated area of Jefferson County, Missouri. A person commits
the offense of false impersonation if he/she:
1.
Falsely represents himself/herself to be an employee of Jefferson
County, Missouri with purpose to induce another to submit to his/her
pretended official authority or to rely upon his/her pretended official
acts; and
2.
Falsely represents himself/herself to be a person licensed to practice
or engage in any profession for which a license is required by the
laws of this State with purpose to induce another to rely upon such
representation; and
[Ord. No. 11-0226 §1, 7-12-2011]
A.
No
person shall cause a peace disturbance in the unincorporated area
of Jefferson County, Missouri. A person commits the offense of peace
disturbance if he or she unreasonably and knowingly disturbs or alarms
another person or persons by:
1.
Offensive language addressed in a face-to-face manner to a specific
individual and uttered under circumstances which are likely to produce
an immediate violent response from a reasonable recipient; or
2.
Threatening to commit a criminal act against any person under circumstances
which are likely to cause a reasonable person to fear that such threat
may be carried out; or
3.
Fighting; or
4.
Creating a noxious and offensive odor; or
5.
Urinating or defecating in public; or
[Ord. No. 11-0226 §1, 7-12-2011]
A.
It
shall be unlawful to create a peace disturbance in the unincorporated
area of Jefferson County, Missouri, by:
1.
Playing any radio, music player, television, audio system, or musical
instrument in a manner or at a volume that disturbs the peace of any
other reasonable person; except that nothing herein shall be construed
to prohibit an otherwise lawful public concert or public performance;
or
2.
Speaking, shouting, or singing at a volume that disturbs the peace
of any other reasonable person, except that nothing herein shall be
construed to prohibit the summoning of assistance in an emergency.
B.
For
the purpose of prosecution under this Section, it shall be presumed
that any speech, song, or noise, or the playing of any radio, music
player, television, audio system, or musical instrument is disturbing
to the peace of another reasonable person if the volume is such that
it is plainly audible to persons more than fifty (50) feet away from
the source of the noise.
C.
No person shall be held liable under this Section 205.120 or Section 205.130 for reasonable conduct performed in the course of a legitimate agricultural or commercial operation. However, this Subsection shall not be construed to permit conduct prohibited by any other provision of the Jefferson County Code.
[Ord. No. 11-0226 §1, 7-12-2011]
A.
It
shall be unlawful for any person in the unincorporated area of Jefferson
County, Missouri to keep or harbor a dog which howls or barks in violation
of this Section.
B.
It
shall constitute a violation of this Section if the howling or barking
occurs continually and is audible beyond the property line of the
premises on which the dog is located:
1.
For more than fifteen (15) minutes between the hours of 10:00 P.M.
and 8:00 A.M.; or
2.
For more than thirty (30) minutes between the hours of 8:00 A.M.
and 10:00 P.M.; or
3.
For a shorter duration than cited above, but on more than five (5) occasions within a given ten (10) day period. It shall be a defense to such violation if the owner of the dog proves by a preponderance of the evidence that the only reason the dog was howling or barking was that the dog was being provoked by a person or was otherwise being incited, or was acting as a guide dog, hearing dog, service dog or police work dog. No person shall be held liable under this Subsection (B)(3) unless testimony is received from complainants from two (2) or more separate properties.
C.
Whenever
a violation of this Section occurs, it shall be a rebuttable presumption
that the owner of the property on which the dog is located is liable
under this Section.
[Ord. No. 11-0226 §1, 7-12-2011]
A.
No person shall permit any conduct in the unincorporated area of Jefferson County, Missouri, of the kind referred to in Sections 205.120 through 205.130 of this Code in or upon any house or premises owned or possessed by him, or under his management or control, so that others in vicinity are likely to be disturbed thereby.
[Ord. No. 11-0226 §1, 7-12-2011]
A.
A person
shall not willfully destroy, damage, or injure any public or private
property which is valued at an amount of two hundred fifty dollars
($250.00) or less in the unincorporated area of Jefferson County,
Missouri, of any kind whatsoever which does not belong to the said
person.
B.
For
the purposes of this Section, the opinion of the owner of the property
as to the value of said property shall constitute prima facie evidence
as to the value.
[Ord. No. 11-0226 §1, 7-12-2011]
A.
No
person shall commit the offense of stealing property or services valued
at an amount of two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00) or less in the
unincorporated area of Jefferson County, Missouri. A person commits
the crime of stealing if that person:
1.
Appropriates property of another with the purpose to deprive him
or her thereof, either without consent or by means of deceit or coercion;
or
2.
Obtains by deception, threat, force, or any other means designed
to avoid the due payment for them services which he knows, or should
reasonably know, are available only for compensation.
B.
Evidence
of the following is admissible in any criminal prosecution pursuant
to this Section on the issue of the requisite knowledge or belief
of the alleged stealer:
1.
That he or she failed or refused to pay for property or services
of any business; or
2.
That he or she gave in payment for property or services of any business
a check or negotiable paper on which payment was refused; or
3.
That he or she left the business with the intent to not pay for property
or services; or
4.
That he or she, with intent to cheat or defraud a retailer, possesses,
uses, utters, transfers, makes, alters, counterfeits, or reproduces
a retail sales receipt, price tag, or universal price code label,
or possesses, with intent to cheat or defraud, the device that manufactures
fraudulent receipts or universal price code labels.
C.
For
the purposes of this Section, the opinion of the owner of the property
or provider of the service as to the value of said property or service
shall constitute prima facie evidence as to the value.
[Ord. No. 11-0226 §1, 7-12-2011]
A.
No
person shall trespass on the property of another in the unincorporated
area of Jefferson County, Missouri. A person commits the crime of
trespassing when that person:
1.
Without lawful authority, or without the expressed or implied consent
of the owner or his agent, shall enter any building or inhabitable
structure, or enter on any enclosed or improved real estate, lot,
or parcel of ground; or
2.
Without lawful authority, being upon the land of another, shall fail
or refuse to leave the same when requested so to do by the person
lawfully in possession thereof, his agent or representative, or of
a Law Enforcement Officer; or
3.
Shall park or stand a motor vehicle, whether occupied or not, in
a private driveway, on a private parking lot, or on private property
without the express or implied consent of the owner or other person
in lawful charge of such driveway, parking lot, or property.
B.
For
the purpose of this Section, "implied consent", as it relates to persons
making deliveries on private property, whether employed by a private
firm, governmental agency, or government-supported corporation, including
postal service letter carriers, extends only to sidewalks or other
identifiable walkways, where available, and does not extend to lawns
or other private property if such a sidewalk is available.
C.
If
a building or structure is divided into separately occupied units,
any unit not occupied by the actor is an inhabitable structure of
another.
[Ord. No. 11-0226 §1, 7-12-2011]
A.
No
person shall in the unincorporated area of Jefferson County, Missouri,
buy or in any way receive or possess any personal property which is
valued at an amount of two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00) or less
that has been unlawfully taken from another.
B.
Evidence
of the following is admissible in any criminal prosecution pursuant
to this Section to prove the requisite knowledge or belief of the
alleged receiver:
1.
That he or she was found in possession or control of other property
stolen on separate occasions from two (2) or more persons; or
2.
That he or she acquired the stolen property for a consideration which
he or she knew or should have known was far below its reasonable value;
or
3.
That he or she obtained control over stolen property knowing the
property to have been stolen or under such circumstances as would
reasonably induce a person to believe the property was stolen.
C.
Proof
that any personal property has been unlawfully taken from the possession
or control of another and that within six (6) months after said unlawful
taking said property has been in the possession or under the control
of the accused shall be deemed sufficient evidence to authorize conviction
unless possession of said property is satisfactorily explained by
proof that either:
1.
Before buying or receiving or coming into possession of said property,
a diligent and good-faith inquiry was made as to the source of said
property sufficient to provide a reasonable belief that said property
had not been taken unlawfully from another; or
2.
The property was acquired at a price and under circumstances sufficient
to provide a reasonable belief that said property had not been taken
unlawfully from another; or
3.
The accused complied with Section 447.010, RSMo., relating to the
duty of persons finding lost property.
D.
Nothing
contained in this Section shall apply to legally qualified Police
Officers or other persons whose bona fide duty requires them to come
into possession or receive personal property unlawfully taken from
another in the discharge of their official duties.
E.
For
the purposes of this Section, the opinion of the owner of the property
as to the value of said property shall constitute prima facie evidence
as to the value.
[Ord. No. 11-0232 §1, 7-12-2011]
A.
No
person under twenty-one (21) years of age shall possess, consume or
purchase ethyl alcohol in the unincorporated area of Jefferson County,
Missouri. Illegal possession or consumption of ethyl alcohol by an
underage person is a strict liability offense.
B.
Prima facie evidence of a violation of Subsection (A) of this Section shall consist of:
1.
Evidence that the defendant was under the age of twenty-one (21)
years and possessed, consumed or purchased ethyl alcohol; or
2.
Evidence that the defendant was under the age of twenty-one (21)
years and manifested any of the characteristics commonly associated
with ethyl alcohol intoxication or impairment while present anywhere
in this County.
C.
During
any trial for a violation of this Section, any bottle, can, or any
other container with labeling indicating the contents of such bottle,
can, or container shall be admissible into evidence, and the information
contained on any label on such bottle, can, or other container shall
be admissible into evidence and shall not constitute hearsay. A jury
or a judge, whichever is appropriate, may consider the information
upon such label in determining whether the contents of the bottle,
can, or other container were composed in whole or in part of ethyl
alcohol. A label which identifies the contents of any bottle, can,
or other container as "beer", "ale", "malt beverage", "fermented malt
beverage", "malt liquor", "wine", "champagne", "whiskey" or "whisky",
"gin", "vodka", "tequila", "schnapps", "brandy", "cognac", "liqueur",
"cordial", "alcohol", or "liquor" shall constitute prima facie evidence
that the contents of the bottle, can, or other container was composed
in whole or in part of ethyl alcohol.
D.
It shall be an affirmative defense to the offense described in Subsection (B) of this Section that the ethyl alcohol was possessed or consumed by a person under twenty-one (21) years of age under the following circumstances:
1.
When the existence of ethyl alcohol in a person's body was due solely
to ingestion of any substance which was manufactured, designed, or
intended solely for medicinal or hygienic purposes; or solely from
the ingestion of a beverage which contained less than one-half of
one percent (.5%) of ethyl alcohol by weight.
2.
The person is a student who:
a.
Is participating in a culinary arts, food service, or restaurant
management degree program; and
b.
Tastes but does not imbibe the alcohol beverage for instructional
purposes as a part of a required course in which the alcohol beverage,
except the portion the student tastes, remains under the control of
the instructor.
3.
When the possession or consumption takes place for legitimate religious
purposes protected by the First Amendment to the United States Constitution.
E.
As
used in this Section, unless the context otherwise requires:
1.
"Establishment" means a business, firm, enterprise,
service or fraternal organization, club, institution, entity, group,
or residence, and any real property, including buildings and improvements,
connected therewith, and shall also include any members, employees,
and occupants associated therewith.
2.
"Ethyl alcohol" means any substance which is or
contains ethyl alcohol.
3.
"Possession of ethyl alcohol" means that a person
has or holds any amount of ethyl alcohol anywhere on or within his
person, or that a person owns or has custody of ethyl alcohol, or
has ethyl alcohol within his immediate presence and control.
4.
"Private property" means any dwelling and its curtilage
which is being used by a natural person or natural persons for habitation
and which is not open to the public and privately owned real property
which is not open to the public. "Private property" shall not include:
[Ord. No. 11-0226 §1, 7-12-2011]
A.
A person
shall not be in a state of intoxication on any street, highway, thoroughfare,
place of amusement, hotel, motel, restaurant, public building, or
other public place in the unincorporated area of Jefferson County,
Missouri.
[Ord. No. 11-0226 §1, 7-12-2011]
A.
Except
as authorized by Sections 195.005 to 195.425, RSMo., it is unlawful
for any person to possess or have under his or her control marijuana
as defined in Section 195.010, RSMo., in the unincorporated area of
Jefferson County, Missouri.
[Ord. No. 11-0226 §1, 7-12-2011]
A.
It
is unlawful for any person to use, or to possess with intent to use,
drug paraphernalia as defined by Section 195.010, RSMo., to plant,
propagate, cultivate, grow, harvest, manufacture, compound, convert,
produce, process, prepare, test, analyze, pack, repack, store, contain,
conceal, inject, ingest, inhale or otherwise introduce into the human
body a controlled substance as defined by Section 195.010, RSMo.,
or an imitation controlled substance as defined by Section 195.010,
RSMo., in violation of Sections 195.005 to 195.425, RSMo., in the
unincorporated area of Jefferson County, Missouri.
[Ord. No. 11-0226 §1, 7-12-2011]
A.
It
shall be unlawful to litter in the unincorporated area of Jefferson
County, Missouri. A person commits the crime of littering if he/she
dumps, deposits, throws, leaves, causes or permits the dumping, depositing,
placing, throwing or leaving of litter or allows unsecured materials
to drop or shift off of vehicle loads onto any public or private property
in Jefferson County or any waters in Jefferson County unless:
1.
The property is designated by the State or by any of its agencies
or political subdivisions for the disposal of such litter and such
person is authorized by the proper public authority to use such property;
and
2.
The litter is placed into a receptacle or container installed on
such property; and
3.
The person is the owner of such property, has obtained consent of
the owner, or is acting under the personal direction of the owner,
all in a manner consistent with the public welfare. This exception
shall not be construed to prohibit prosecution by the County under
a different ordinance, including, but not limited to, provisions of
the Building Code.
B.
LITTER
PROPERTY
As
used in this Section, the following terms shall have these prescribed
meanings:
Any organic or inorganic waste material, rubbish, refuse,
garbage, trash, hulls, peelings, debris, grass, weeds, ashes, sand,
gravel, slag, brickbats, metal, plastic and glass containers, broken
glass, dead animals or intentionally or unintentionally discarded
materials of every kind and description.
Public or private property.
C.
Evidence Of Littering.
1.
Whenever litter is thrown, deposited, dropped or dumped from any
motor vehicle, boat, airplane or other conveyance in violation of
this Section, it shall be prima facie evidence that the operator of
the conveyance has violated this Section.
2.
Except as provided in Subdivision (1) of Subsection (A) above, whenever any litter which is dumped, deposited, thrown or left on property in violation of this Section is discovered to contain any article including, but not limited to, letters, bills, publications or other writing which display the name of the person thereon in such a manner to indicate that the article belongs or belonged to such person, it shall be a rebuttable presumption that such person has violated this Section.
[Ord. No. 11-0226 §1, 7-12-2011]
A.
It
is unlawful for any person, in the unincorporated area of Jefferson
County, Missouri, to interfere in any manner with Police Officers,
Firefighters, Emergency Medical Personnel, or other employees of Jefferson
County in the performance of their official duties or to obstruct
them in any manner whatsoever while performing any duty.
[Ord. No. 11-0226 §1, 7-12-2011]
A.
No
person less than eighteen (18) years of age shall purchase, attempt
to purchase, or possess cigarettes or other tobacco products in the
unincorporated area of Jefferson County, Missouri, unless such person
is:
B.
Any
person less than eighteen (18) years of age shall not misrepresent
his/her age to purchase cigarettes or tobacco products.
[Ord. No. 11-0226 §1, 7-12-2011]
A.
A person
commits the offense of indecent exposure in the unincorporated area
of Jefferson County, Missouri, if such person:
1.
Exposes his/her genitals under circumstances in which he/she knows
that his/her conduct is likely to cause affront or alarm;
2.
Has sexual contact in the presence of a third (3rd) person or persons
under circumstances where the person knows, or should know, that such
conduct is likely to cause affront or alarm; or
3.
Has sexual intercourse or deviate sexual intercourse in a public
place.
4.
Urinates or defecates outside of a building or structure when the
person is on or in any public street, alley, sidewalk, boulevard,
park or parking lot.
[Ord. No. 11-0226 §1, 7-12-2011]
A.
A person
is guilty of attempt to commit an offense set forth in this Code of
Ordinances when, with the purpose of committing the offense, he does
any act which is a substantial step towards the commission of the
offense. A "substantial step" is conduct which is
strongly corroborative of the firmness of the actor's purpose to complete
the commission of the offense.
B.
It
is no defense to a prosecution under this Section that the offense
attempted was, under the actual attendant circumstances, factually
or legally impossible of commission, if such offense could have been
committed had the attendant circumstances been as the actor believed
them to be.
[Ord. No. 19-0335, 7-8-2019]
In order to enhance the public health, safety, and welfare of the citizens of Jefferson County, Missouri, and of those persons traveling upon the highways, roads, and streets of Jefferson County, Missouri, the provisions of this prepayment or preapproval for fuel purchases ordinance, Section 205.270 et seq., of the Jefferson County, Missouri, Code of Ordinances shall be in effect in all unincorporated portions of Jefferson County, Missouri.
[Ord. No. 19-0335, 7-8-2019]
As used in this prepayment or preapproval for fuel purchases ordinance, Section 205.270 et seq., the following terms shall have the following meanings:
A person or persons other than the owner or manager/supervisor
employed to perform services on the premises of a retail fuel business
who have no supervisory responsibilities.
A person or persons granted authority or responsibility by
the owner for the operations of the retail fuel business.
The individual, group, corporation, partnership, joint venture,
or other entity that owns a retail fuel business.
Tender of any legal means, including cash (accepted official
government currency), credit card, debit card, check, money order
or otherwise acceptable form of payment, including established charge
accounts. Tendering such legal means to be finalized at the conclusion
of the transaction shall be considered payment in full.
Preapproval means that the business has issued an identification
card to the purchaser that verifies and records the purchaser's
driver's license information.
Prepayment means payment in advance for any quantity of gasoline
or diesel fuel sold at any time by cash, credit card, debit card,
check, money order, or any other legal means, including established
charge accounts.
[Ord. No. 19-0335, 7-8-2019]
It is unlawful for a retail fuel business owner, manager/supervisor,
or employee to:
A.
Activate any gasoline and/or diesel fuel-pumping device prior to
receiving payment in full for the gasoline and/or diesel fuel dispensed.
1.
All business establishments with retail, self-service, fuel
pumps located thereon must require full payment in advance for any
quantity of fuel sold at any time.
2.
Payment includes any method set out in Section 205.280 of the Jefferson County, Missouri, Code of Ordinances.
3.
Payment may be made at the cashier or at the fuel-dispensing
unit or fuel-pumping device if an automated payment system or otherwise.
B.
Allow or permit any person to dispense gasoline and/or diesel fuel
from a fuel-dispensing unit or fuel-pumping device at a retail fuel
business unless the person has first made payment in full, by prepayment,
or via preapproval for the amount of fuel to be dispensed.
1.
Prepayment or preapproval is required in advance for gasoline
and/or diesel fuel sold. Business establishments that sell gasoline
and/or diesel fuel shall require prepayment or preapproval of sales
prior to activation or authorization of any fuel-dispensing unit or
fuel-pumping device.
[Ord. No. 19-0335, 7-8-2019]
Exclusions to Section 205.290 shall include the following:
[Ord. No. 19-0335, 7-8-2019]
A.
A person commits an offense if he or she knowingly performs an act prohibited by this this prepayment or preapproval for fuel purchases ordinance, Section 205.270 et seq., or knowingly fails to perform an act required by this prepayment or preapproval for fuel purchases ordinance, Section 205.270 et seq. Any person, employee, owner, manager/supervisor, assistant, agent, or retail fuel business establishment who violates any provision of this prepayment or preapproval for fuel purchases ordinance, Section 205.270 et seq., shall be subject to penalties and/or monetary fines as set forth herein.
B.
Violations of the prepayment or preapproval for fuel purchases ordinance, Section 205.270 et seq., shall be prosecuted in the Jefferson County Municipal Court by the Jefferson County Municipal Prosecutor and shall be subject to the general penalty set forth in Section 100.030 of the Jefferson County, Missouri, Code of Ordinances.
C.
In each instance of violation of the prepayment or preapproval for
fuel purchases ordinance, the County Counselor or Prosecuting Attorney
shall recommend a minimum fine, in addition to any other recommendations,
as set forth below:
1.
For first violations or situations not addressed below, the
County Counselor or Prosecuting Attorney shall use his or her discretion.
2.
For a second violation committed within a twelve-month period
beginning with the first violation: two hundred and seventy-five dollars
($275.00).
3.
For a third violation committed within a twelve-month period
beginning with the first violation: three hundred and fifty dollars
($350.00).
4.
For a fourth or subsequent violation committed within a twelve-month
period beginning with the first violation: four hundred dollars ($400.00).
