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(a) A person commits an offense if he or she loiters in a public place in a manner and under circumstances manifesting the purpose of inducing, enticing, soliciting or procuring another to commit an act of prostitution. Among the circumstances which may be considered in determining whether such purpose is manifested is that such person is a known prostitute or panderer, repeatedly beckons to, stops or attempts to stop motor vehicle operators by hailing, waving of arms or any other bodily gesture. No arrest shall be made for a violation of this subsection (a) unless the arresting officer first affords such person an opportunity to explain such conduct, and no one shall be convicted of violating this section if it appears at trial that the explanation given was true and disclosed a lawful purpose.
(b) For the purpose of this section, a
KNOWN PROSTITUTE OR PANDERER is a person who, within one year previous to the date of arrest for violation of this section, has, within the knowledge of the arresting officer, been convicted of prostitution, promotion of prostitution, aggravated promotion of prostitution or compelling prostitution. The definition of prostitution in the State Penal Code shall apply to this section.
(c) Any person violating the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and punished by a fine not to exceed $500.
(1964 Code, § 25-51) (Ord. 7657, § 1, passed 11-8-1977; Ord. 10389, § 1, passed 9-19-1989)
(a) Unless otherwise posted, it shall be unlawful to enter any portion of any publicly owned cemetery within the corporate city limits at any time between 30 minutes after sunset and 30 minutes before sunrise.
(b) It shall be a defense to any prosecution brought under this section that the party entering upon the publicly owned cemetery did so with the consent of the city or its agents.
(1964 Code, § 27-52) (Ord. 8112, § 1, passed 6-17-1980)
It shall be unlawful for any person to paste, fasten or otherwise attach to or upon any part of any vehicle any notice, sign or advertisement without first obtaining the consent of the owner of such vehicle. Nothing in this section shall be deemed to prohibit a peace officer or other authorized official from attaching to a vehicle notices of violations of laws or ordinances or other notices as required in laws or ordinances.
(1964 Code, § 3-3)
(a) It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation, other than the owner of the property to post, fasten, erect or display, or cause to be posted, fastened, erected or displayed:
(1) Any type of handbill, sign, poster or advertisement on or upon any structure, tree, pole, curb or elsewhere within the right-of-way of any public street, or upon any public property within the City of Fort Worth, without the express permission of the city council of the City of Fort Worth;
(2) Any handbill, sign, poster or advertisement on or upon any private property, real, personal or mixed, within the City of Fort Worth if:
a. Said property has a “No Soliciting,” “No Handbills” or “No Trespassing” sign posted that is clearly visible from the street; or
b. The property owner, during the time of placement, orally instructs that no such material be placed on the property.
(3) At any residence before 9:00 a.m. and after 7:00 p.m. Central Standard Time and after 8:00 p.m. during Daylight Savings Time, unless at the occupant’s request.
(b) This section shall not apply to a federal, state or local government employee or public utility employee in the performance of their duties for their employer or to a political sign on public property as allowed in Chapter 29, § A01.3.(c).
(Ord. 9741, § 1, passed 10-14-1986; Ord. 17829, § 1, passed 10-9-2007; Ord. 21149, § 2, passed 3-4-2014, eff. 3-11-2014; Ord. 21674-03-2015, § 4, passed 3-3-2015)
(a) When any handbill, sign, poster or advertisement for solicitation shall be found posted, fastened, erected or displayed in violation of § 23-14 of this code, the handbill, sign, poster or advertisement for solicitation shall be prima facie evidence that such unlawful posting, fastening, erecting or displaying was caused by the person, firm or corporation advertised thereby if:
(1) A “No Soliciting,” “No Handbills” or
“No Trespassing” sign was posted on the property;
(2) The property owner, during the time of placement, orally instructed that no such material be placed on the property; or
(3) Posted, fastened, erected or displayed on or upon any structure, tree, pole, curb or elsewhere within the right-of-way of any public street or upon any public property within the City of Fort Worth without the express permission of the city council of the City of Fort Worth or as allowed in Chapter 29, § A01.3(c).
(b) Each day that such handbill, sign, poster or advertisement shall remain so posted, fastened, erected or displayed shall constitute a separate violation of this code.
(Ord. 9741, § 1, passed 10-14-1986; Ord. 17829, § 2, passed 10-9-2007; Ord. 18359-11-2008, § 1, passed 11-11-2008; Ord. 21149, § 3, passed 3-4-2014, eff. 3-11-2014)
(a) Terms defined. In this section:
CITY PROPERTY. Any property which is owned or used by the City of Fort Worth to which the public or a substantial group of the public has access and includes, but is not limited to, city streets, alleys, sidewalks, parks, grounds and buildings.
EVENT. An event of public entertainment or amusement.
EVENT SPONSOR. An owner, lessee, operator, promoter or manager of an event or the site of an event.
RESELL. To sell a ticket after it has been purchased from the event sponsor or from an individual, corporation or association authorized to sell the ticket by the event sponsor.
(b) Prohibition. It shall be unlawful for any person while on city property to resell or offer to resell a ticket to an event for a price in excess of the price authorized to be offered to the general public by the event sponsor.
(Ord. 10852, § 1, passed 5-28-1991)
(a) Terms defined. In this section:
AEROSOL PAINT. An aerosolized paint product, including a clear or pigmented lacquer or finish.
MINOR. An individual younger than 17 years.
(b) Possession. It shall be unlawful for a minor to possess aerosol paint of any sort or character.
(c) Penalty. Any person violating the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished by a fine not to exceed $500.
(d) Affirmative defense. It shall be an affirmative defense to a violation of this section that, at the time of possession, the minor was accompanied or supervised by a parent or guardian, a teacher in connection with a bona fide school project, a supervisor during the minor’s regular employment or that the minor possessed the aerosal paint on the property on which he or she lives or that the possession occurred as part of an organized event sponsored or supervised by the city, a school, a church or some other officially recognized entity.
(Ord. 11629, § 1, passed 7-6-1994)
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