(A) There is created a police identification register which shall be maintained by the Police Department of the city for the purpose of registering and recording identification numbers which have been assigned by the Police Department to private individuals or businesses in the city for use in identifying their articles of personal property for protection against loss, theft or burglary and as a means of identification and recovery of such items if lost or stolen. Participation in the police identification number program shall be on a voluntary basis and at the option of the citizen.
(B) As used in this section the term
POLICE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER shall mean a number or a combination of digits and letters which has been assigned by the Police Department to a particular person or business for the purpose of identifying articles of personal property, which number shall have been recorded and registered in the police identification register, and which has been permanently inscribed, etched, affixed or attached to an item of personal property by the owner for the purpose of identifying same.
('68 Code, § 19-25(a),(b)) (Ord. 3-1973-12, passed 3-13-72; Am. Ord. 7-1991-21, passed 7-25-91)
Cross-reference:
Altering or defacing police identification number, see § 130.17