§ 135.05 DAMAGE TO OR TAMPERING WITH VEHICLE.
   No person shall:
   (A)   Intentionally, and without authority from the owner, start or cause to be started the motor of any motor vehicle, or maliciously shift or change the starting device or gears of a standing motor vehicle to a position other than that in which it was left by the owner or driver of the motor vehicle;
   (B)   Intentionally cut, mark, scratch, or damage the chassis, running gear, body, sides, top covering, windows, or upholstery of any motor vehicle being the property of another, or intentionally cut, mash, mark, destroy, or damage such a motor vehicle or any of the accessories, equipment, appurtenances, or attachments thereof, or any spare or extra parts thereon being or thereto attached, without the permission of the owner thereof; nor
   (C)   Intentionally release the brake upon any standing motor vehicle, with intent to injure that machine or cause the same to be removed without the consent of the owner; provided that this section shall not apply in case of moving or starting of motor vehicles by the police under authority of local ordinance or by members of fire departments in case of emergency in the vicinity of a fire.
(Ord. 11-190, passed 7-19-2011) Penalty, see § 130.99