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i Notice is hereby given that a public hearing will be held on the 22nd day of February,
1988 at 7:30 p.m. at City Hall, 6301 Shingle Creek Parkway, to consider a
housekeeping amendment relating to petty and theft related offenses.
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ORDINANCE NO. 88 -02
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 19 RELATING TO PETTY AND
THEFT RELATED OFFENSES
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BROOKLYN CENTER DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Section 19 -202, 207, and 209 are hereby amended as follows:
Section 19 -202., DISTURBING THE PEACE. Any person or persons who shall make,
aid, countenance, or assist in making any noise, riot, disturbance, or improper
diversion, and all persons who shall collect in bodies or crowds in said City for
unlawful purposes, or to the annoyance or disturbance of the citizens or travelers,
shall for each offense, [on] upon conviction thereof, [before the Justice of the
Peace of the City of Brooklyn Center,] be liable to the same fine and imprisonment
provided for in Section 19 -201 of this ordinance.
Section 19 -207. INDECENT CONDUCT. No person shall appear in any street or
public or exposed place in said City in a state of nudity, or any dress not belonging
to his or her sex, or in any indecent or lewd dress, nor shall any person in any
public place or in any automobile driven or parked on the highway indecently expose
his or her person or commit any obscene, filthy, lewd, or indecent act, or speak any
indecent, lewd, or immoral language, or perform any indecent, immoral or lewd play or
representation; and no person shall in any place exhibit, sell, offer to sell, or
have in his or her possession with intent to exhibit, sell, or offer to sell
indecent, obscene, or lewd book, picture or other thing, and no person in speaking to
or with another person over any telephone line shall use any profane, immoral,
indecent, or obscene language. Any person violating any provision of this section
shall be liable, upon conviction thereof, [before a Justice of the Peace of the City
of Brooklyn Center] to the punishment and penalties provided in Section 19 -201 of
this ordinance.
Section 19 -209. INDECENT SWIMMING OR BATHING. No person shall swim or bathe in
the Mississippi River or any creek, lake. stream, or pond within the limits of the
City of Brooklyn Center unless he or she is wearing a bathing suit. Any person
violating the provisions of this section shall upon conviction thereof [before a
Justice of the Peace in and for the City of Brooklyn Center be punished by a fine not
exceeding twenty -five dollars ($25) or by imprisonment not exceeding twenty -five (25)
days] be liable to the same fine or imprisonment provided for in Section 19 -201 of
the Citv Ordinances.
ORDINANCE NO
88 G2
Section 2. This ordinance shall become effective after adoption and upon thirty
(30) days following its legal publication.
Adopted this 22nd day of February 1988.
Mayor
ATTEST:
Clerk
Date of Publication February 4, 1988
Effective Date March 5, 1988
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