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ORDINATICE N0.
AN OP.DINANCE TO CONTP.OL FALSE POLICE ALARP~S AND
UNLAWFUL INTERFERENCE WITH POLICE ALARM APPARATUS
OF TTTE CITY OF WEST MET-TPHIS , ARKANSAS .
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
WEST 1~MPHIS , APKANSAS
SECTION I. "FALSE ALARM" DEFIrdITION. "FALSE ALAP,P?"
shall mean an alarm signal necessitating response by the
Police Department where a Police Emergency did not exist.
SECTION II. It is unlawful for any person, firm,
corporation, association or partnership to wilfully and/or
knowingly give a false alarm to the Police Department of the
City of West Memphis, Arkansas.
SECTION III. Any person, firm, corporation, association,
or partnership who shall cause a "FALSE ALART'~" to be reported
shall be guilty of a Class C Misdemeanor, for which penalties
are set out in Arkansas Statute 41-1101, Paragraph 2, Section c,
and ArTansas Statute 41-901, Paragraph 2, Section c, quoted
below:
AS 41-1101, Paragraph 1, Section c, states: -
"A defendant convicted of a misdemeanor may be sentenced
to pay a fine not exceeding One Hundred Dollars ($100.00)
if the conviction is of a Class C Misdemeanor;
AS 41-901, Paragraph 2, Section c, states: -
"A defendant convicted of a misdemeanor may be sentenced
to a term of imprisonment not to exceed thirty (30) days
if the conviction is of a Class C Misdemeanor.
SECTION IV. Emergency Clause.. It having been found and
determined by the City Council of the City of West Memphis,
Arkansas, that there are many false alarms which are turned in
to the Police Department and. which said false alarms cause a
waste of Police P'Ianpower, an emergency is hereby declared to
exist, and this Ordinance being necessary for the preservation
of the public peace, health, safety and welfare of the citizens
of the City of ~~?est T~i.emphis , Arkansas , shall be in full force
a~~d effect from and aster tr.e date~~of its passage and approval
PASSED AND APPROVED this --~'-~-- day of ,, _ ,
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MAYOR
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CITY CLERK
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