8-4-260 Trespassing on elevated track.

   Whenever any track of any railroad in the city has been or may hereafter be elevated in accordance with the ordinances of the city, no person shall wilfully trespass upon said elevated roadway or track, nor shall anyone aid, abet, or assist therein; provided, however, that the employees of such railroad, acting in the discharge of their duties, may enter or be upon, or walk along or cross such elevated tracks or roadway at any place.

(Prior code § 193-19)

8-4-270 Advertising and signs on buildings.

   No person shall post, stick, stamp, tack, paint, or otherwise fix, or cause the same to be done by another person, any notice, placard, bill, handbill, sign, poster, card advertisement, or other device calculated to attract the attention of the public, upon any building or part thereof, wall or part thereof, or window, without first obtaining the written consent of the owner, agent, lessee, or occupant of such premises or structure.

(Prior code § 193-20; Amend Coun. J. 3-5-03, p. 104990, § 9; Amend Coun. J. 11-13-07, p. 14999, Art. II, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 4-24-12, p. 25060, § 2)

8-4-280 Removing sod or earth.

   No person shall dig, cut, or remove any sod or earth from any public way within the City without first having obtained a permit from the Commissioner of Transportation, or from any other public place within the City without first having obtained a permit from the Commissioner of Fleet and Facility Management, or from any premises not his own without first having obtained the consent of the owner, under a penalty of not less than $50.00 for each offense.

(Prior code § 193-21; Amend Coun. J. 12-11-91, p. 10832; Amend Coun. J. 11-16-11, p. 13798, Art. III, § 2; Amend Coun. J. 11-26-19, p. 11390, Art. III, § 14; Amend Coun. J. 11-15-23, p. 6542, Art. I, § 14)

8-4-290 Removal of sod along public way.

   No person shall dig, cut or remove any sod or earth from any property adjoining or contiguous to a public way in such a manner as to leave said property in an unsafe or unsanitary condition or in such condition as will constitute a public nuisance.

(Prior code § 193-21.1)

8-4-300 Reserved.

Editor's note – Coun. J. 10-3-01, p. 68130, § 4, repealed § 8-4-300, which pertained to fraud through spiritualism.

8-4-305 Unlawful representation as transportation network driver.

   (a)   It shall be unlawful for any person to impersonate a transportation network driver or falsely represent themselves as a transportation network driver with the intent to defraud or deceive any other person by any of the following means: (1) a false statement; (2) a false display of any signage or emblems issued under Section 9-115-120 of this Code, any other distinctive signage or emblems known as trade dress, trademark, branding, or logo of a transportation network provider, or any counterfeit or imitation of the foregoing; (3) any act which falsely represents that the person has a current affiliation with a transportation network provider; or (4) any act which falsely represents that person is responding to a passenger ride request for transportation network service. For purposes of this section, "transportation network provider" and "transportation network service" have the respective definitions, set forth in Section 9-115-010 of this Code.

   (b)   Any person who violates this section shall be subject to a fine of not less than $10,000 nor more than $20,000, or imprisonment for a period not to exceed 180 days, or both, for each offense. Each violation shall constitute a separate and distinct offense.

(Added Coun. J. 2-19-20, p. 14141, § 1)

8-4-310 Forging signatures.

   Whenever it may be necessary, in order to procure a license, permit, grant, or privilege of any kind or to obtain a referendum vote on any proposition, to secure signatures to a petition for the same under the provisions of this Code or under any law or ordinance affecting the whole or any part of the city, it shall be unlawful for any person, individually, or any firm or corporation by its members, officers or agents, to forge the signature or procure the forging of the signature to the same of any person who is by law qualified to sign such petition, or to sign or procure the signing of a fictitious name to such petition, or to procure the signature to the same of the person qualified to sign such petition by payment of money or other valuable thing to the person so signing.

   Any person that shall violate the provisions of this section by forging a signature, signing a fictitious name, or purchasing a signature, or by procuring the doing of same, shall be fined not less than $5.00 nor more than $200.00 dollars for each offense, and the signing or procuring of each false or fraudulent name to such petition shall be regarded as a distinct and separate offense.

(Prior code § 193-23)

8-4-315 Fraud relating to official documents.

   (a)   For purposes of this section, "official documents" refers to any document produced by a government agency, including but not limited to a driver's license, identification card or paper, or certificate relating to a foreign citizen's resident status, such as visa, entry, citizenship and resident alien documents. A person commits fraud relating to official documents when he:

      (i)   misrepresents to any person that a document is official or that a document has been produced by, produced on behalf of, or authorized by the I.N.S. or any other government agency, when the document in fact has not been produced by a government agency; or

      (ii)   misrepresents to any person that he is legally authorized or otherwise qualified to obtain or dispense official documents; or

      (iii)   makes any false or misleading statement regarding any person's eligibility to obtain permanent resident status in the United States.

   (b)   Any person who violates subsection (a) of this section shall be subject to a fine of not less than $500.00 nor more than $2,000.00, plus the actual costs incurred by the victim that can be directly attributed to the fraud. To the extent permitted by law, the cost shall be payable to the person who incurred them.

   (c)   In addition to the penalties specified in subsection (b) of this section, violators of this section are subject to all applicable enforcement provisions in Title 4 of the Municipal Code, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder; and to orders of injunctive relief entered by a court or administrative agency of competent jurisdiction.

(Added Coun. J. 7-29-98, p. 75082; Amend Coun. J. 1-17-13, p. 45384, § 1)

8-4-320 Deceptive advertising.

   No person shall, with intent to sell or in anywise dispose of merchandise, securities, service, or anything offered directly or indirectly to the public for sale or distribution, or with intent to increase the consumption thereof, or to induce the public in any manner to enter into any obligation relating thereto, or to acquire title thereto or any interest therein, make, publish, disseminate, circulate, or place before the public, or cause directly or indirectly to be made, published, disseminated, circulated, or placed before the public, in this city, in any newspaper or other publication sold or offered for sale upon any public way, or other public place, or on any sign upon any public way or other public place, or in any handbill or advertisement posted upon any public way or public place, or on any placard, advertisement, or handbill exhibited or carried in any public way or public place, or on any banner or sign flying across the public way or from any house, an advertisement of any sort regarding merchandise, securities, service, or anything so offered to the public, which advertisement contains any assertion, representation, or statement which is untrue, deceptive, or misleading. Any person violating any provision of this section shall be fined not less than $25.00 nor more than $200.00 for each offense.

(Prior code § 193-24)