[Code 1969, § 18-24]
(a)
A person commits the offense of trespass in the first degree if he
knowingly enters unlawfully or knowingly remains unlawfully in a building
or inhabitable structure or upon real property.
(b)
A person does not commit the offense of trespass in the first degree
by entering or remaining upon real property unless the real property
is fenced or otherwise enclosed in a manner designed to exclude intruders
or as to which notice against trespass is given by:
(c)
Trespass in the first degree is a misdemeanor.
[Code 1969, § 18-24]
[Code 1969, § 18-12]
[Code 1969, § 18-12]
It shall be unlawful for any person, whether in fun, in malice
or out of wantonness to do any act towards the property of another
by way of writing, painting signs or making symbols thereon or thereabout,
intended or designed to be in derision of, or to cast reflections
upon, the owner or occupant of such property. No person shall interfere
with property to the annoyance of the owner thereof.
[Code 1969, § 18-23]
No person without lawful authority so to do shall tamper with,
deface, damage, conceal or remove any public property within the City.
[Code 1969, § 18-9]
No person shall intentionally remove, deface, injure or destroy
any stake, monument or landmark in the City, established by legal
survey.
[Ord. No. 470, § 1, 11-20-1990]
[Ord. No. 572, §§ 1
— 3, 9-6-1994]
(a)
A person commits the offense of unauthorized presence on private
property if he refuses to remove himself from private property, including
the parking areas and the real estate surrounding business buildings,
after dark and during hours when the business establishment located
on the real estate is not open to the public, after being requested
to do so by a police officer or any owner, agent or employee of the
owner of the premises whose general duties require that he protect
the personal property and improvements located upon the real estate.
(b)
It shall be a defense in any prosecution for unauthorized presence
on private property for the defendant to show that his presence upon
such private property was previously authorized by an owner of the
premises or an agent or employee of an owner having apparent authority
to grant such permission.
(c)
The offense of unauthorized presence on private property shall be
a violation of this Code and upon conviction of such offense, a person
shall be punished as provided in this Code for other violations of
the Code.
[Ord. No. 739, § 1, 10-2-2001]
(a)
A person commits the crime of trespass of a school bus if he knowingly
and unlawfully enters any part of or unlawfully operates any school
bus.
(b)
For the purposes of this section, the terms "unlawfully enters" and
"unlawfully operates" refer to any entry or operation of a school
bus which is not:
[Ord. No. 870, § 1(Exh.
A), 10-7-2008]
A person commits the offense of receiving stolen property if
he or she receives, retains or disposes of property of another which
he or she knew or should have known had been stolen or acquires the
property in question for a consideration which he or she knew or should
have known was far below its reasonable value.
[Ord. No. 871, § 1(Exh.
A), 10-7-2008]
(a)
A person commits the offense of tampering if he or she:
(1)
Uses property of another without consent of the owner;
(2)
Uses property of another that causes substantial inconvenience
to the owner of the property or to another person;
(3)
Enters, rides in or upon another's automobile, airplane, motorcycle,
motorboat or other motor-propelled vehicle without the consent of
the owner;
(4)
Uses any method to affect any meter or other property of a cable,
satellite dish, or electric, gas, steam or water utility to permit
the diversion or prevent the proper measuring of any such service.
(b)
In any prosecution under Subsection (a)(4) above, proof that a meter
or any other property of such service has been tampered with and the
person or persons accused received the use or direct benefit of such
service shall be sufficient to support an inference which may be submitted
to the trier of fact; the trier of fact may conclude from that submission
there has been a violation by the person or persons who use or receive
the direct benefit of that service.
[Ord. No. 872, § 1(Exh.
A), 10-7-2008]
A person commits the offense of littering if he or she drops,
throws or places or causes to be dropped, thrown or placed any glass;
glass or plastic bottles; paper, plastic or styrofoam cup or glass;
wire; nails; tacks; hedge, tree limbs, leaves or other lawn waste
products; cans; garbage; paper; gum, candy, cigarette or any other
type of wrappers; cigarette or cigar butts; or refuse or rubbish of
any kind, nature or description on the right-of-way of any City street,
road, alley-way, park, sidewalk, or any other public property or on
any private property owned by another without the property owner's
permission or consent.
[Ord. No. 999, 3-17-2015; Ord. No. 1020, 8-16-2016]
(a)
As used in Section 14-63 the following terms mean:
(1)
Department, the Missouri department of social services or any
of its divisions;
(2)
Electronic benefits card or EBT card, a debit card used to access
food stamps or cash benefits issued by the department of social services;
(3)
Employment information, the following facts if reasonably available:
complete name, beginning and ending dates of employment during the
most recent five years, amount of money earned in any month or months
during the most recent five years, last known address, date of birth,
and Social Security account number;
(4)
Food stamps, the nutrition assistance program in Missouri that
provides food and aid to low-income individuals who are in need of
benefits to purchase foods operated by the United States Department
of Agriculture (USDA) in conjunction with the department;
(5)
Public assistance benefits, anything of value, including money,
food, EBT cards, food stamps, commodities, clothing, utilities, utilities
payments, shelter, drugs and medicine, materials, goods, and any service
including institutional care, medical care, dental care, child care,
psychiatric and psychological service, rehabilitation instruction,
training, transitional assistance, or counseling, received by or paid
on behalf of any person under chapters 198, 205, 207, 208, 209, and
660, or benefits, programs, and services provided or administered
by the department or any of its divisions.
(b)
Unlawful receipt of public assistance benefits or EBT cards —
Grades of offense, penalty.
(1)
A person commits the crime of unlawfully receiving public assistance
benefits or EBT cards if he or she knowingly receives or uses the
proceeds of public assistance benefits or EBT cards to which he or
she is not lawfully entitled or for which he or she has not applied
and been approved by the department to receive.
(2)
Unlawfully receiving public assistance benefits or EBT cards
is an ordinance violation. A person who is found guilty of a second
offense of unlawfully receiving public assistance benefits or EBT
cards in an amount less than $500 shall be guilty of violation of
this article and will be subject to a fine not to exceed $500.
(3)
In addition to any criminal penalty, any person found guilty
of unlawfully receiving public assistance benefits or EBT cards shall
pay full restitution to the state of Missouri for the total amount
of moneys converted. No person placed on probation for the offense
shall be released from probation until full restitution has been paid.
(c)
Unlawful conversion of public assistance benefits or EBT cards —
Grades of offense, penalty.
(1)
A person commits the crime of conversion of public assistance
benefits or EBT cards if he or she knowingly engages in any transaction
to convert public assistance benefits or EBT cards to other property
contrary to statutes, rules and regulations, either state or federal,
governing the use of public assistance benefits.
(2)
Unlawful conversion of public assistance benefits or EBT cards
is an ordinance violation, subject to a fine of up to $500.
(3)
In addition to any criminal penalty, any person found guilty
of unlawful conversion of public assistance benefits or EBT cards
shall pay full restitution to the state of Missouri for the total
amount of moneys converted. No person placed on probation for the
offense shall be released from probation until full restitution has
been paid.
(d)
Unlawful transfer of public assistance benefits or EBT cards —
Grades of offense, penalty.
(1)
A person commits the crime of unlawful transfer of public assistance
benefits or EBT cards if he or she knowingly transfers public assistance
benefits or EBT cards to another not lawfully entitled or approved
by the department to receive the public assistance benefits or EBT
cards.
(2)
Unlawful transfer of public assistance benefits or EBT cards
is an ordinance violation, subject to a fine of up to $500.
(3)
In addition to any criminal penalty, any person found guilty
of unlawful transfer of public assistance benefits or EBT cards shall
pay full restitution to the state of Missouri for the total amount
of moneys converted. No person placed on probation for the offense
shall be released from probation until full restitution has been paid.
(e)
Grade of offense; how determined. The face value of public assistance
benefits or EBT cards stolen, possessed, transferred or converted
from one scheme or course of conduct, whether from one or several
rightful possessors, or at the same or different times shall constitute
a single criminal episode and their face values may be aggregated
in determining the grade of offense.
