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TITLE 3. AIR MANAGEMENT CODE
TITLE 4. THE PHILADELPHIA BUILDING CONSTRUCTION AND OCCUPANCY CODE
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TITLE 11. STREETS
TITLE 12. TRAFFIC CODE
TITLE 13. WATER AND SEWER
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TITLE 15. PARKS AND RECREATION
TITLE 16. PUBLIC PROPERTY
TITLE 17. CONTRACTS AND PROCUREMENT
TITLE 18. COMMERCE AND AVIATION
TITLE 19. FINANCE, TAXES AND COLLECTIONS
TITLE 20. OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES
TITLE 21. MISCELLANEOUS
CHAPTER 21-100. CITY EMBLEMS, COLORS AND AWARDS
CHAPTER 21-200. SCHOLARSHIPS
CHAPTER 21-300. POLICE ALARM SIGNAL SYSTEM 8
CHAPTER 21-400. CIVIL DEFENSE
CHAPTER 21-500. SPECIAL ORDINANCES
CHAPTER 21-600. CITY INSTITUTIONS
CHAPTER 21-700. WAIVER OF GOVERNMENTAL IMMUNITY (REPEALED)
CHAPTER 21-800. ADVANCEMENT OF ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES
CHAPTER 21-900. SERVICES TO THE AGING
CHAPTER 21-900A. THE FREE LIBRARY OF PHILADELPHIA
CHAPTER 21-1000. POLICE UNIFORMS
CHAPTER 21-1100. COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
CHAPTER 21-1200. CITIZENS POLICE OVERSIGHT COMMISSION
CHAPTER 21-1300. BOARD OF LICENSE AND INSPECTION REVIEW
CHAPTER 21-1400. TAX INCREMENT FINANCING DISTRICTS
CHAPTER 21-1500. BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS - PUBLIC DELIBERATIONS
CHAPTER 21-1600. HOUSING TRUST FUND
CHAPTER 21-1700. PUBLICATION OF NOTICES BY CITY
CHAPTER 21-1800. FOSTER CARE
CHAPTER 21-1900. FREEDOM FROM ABUSE RIGHTS REPORTING
CHAPTER 21-2000. POLICE ACCIDENT REPORTS
CHAPTER 21-2100. PROGRAM-BASED BUDGETING
CHAPTER 21-2200. COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS FOR CAPITAL BUDGETING
CHAPTER 21-2300. FISCAL IMPACT STATEMENTS
CHAPTER 21-2400. ELECTRONIC OPTION REQUIREMENT
CHAPTER 21-2500. INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY STRATEGIC PLAN
CHAPTER 21-2600. ADMINISTRATIVE ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENTS
CHAPTER 21-2700. MUNICIPAL IDENTIFICATION CARDS
CHAPTER 21-2800. FIRE SERVICE PARAMEDIC SAFETY AND HEALTH
CHAPTER 21-2900. DISSEMINATION OF MISSING AND ENDANGERED PERSONS ALERT VIA INTERNET
CHAPTER 21-3000. ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE REPORTING
CHAPTER 21-3100. REPORTING RELATED TO CIVIL ACTIONS
CHAPTER 21-3200. BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS AND SPECIAL SERVICES DISTRICTS
CHAPTER 21-3300. FLAG RAISINGS
CHAPTER 21-3400. YOUTH NAME, IMAGE, AND LIKENESS PROTECTION
TITLE 22. PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT CODE
CHAPTER 21-1000. POLICE UNIFORMS 26

 

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   Added, 1973 Ordinances, p. 706.
§ 21-1001. Police Uniforms.
   Prohibited Conduct. No person other than an authorized police officer shall wear a uniform or accessory equipment identical or similar to that worn by members of the Philadelphia Police Department. Specifically prohibited is the wearing of black or navy blue trousers accented with a contrasting blue stripe running down the outside trouser leg seam and black or navy blue jackets configured to approximate the appearance of the regulation Philadelphia police officer's jacket. 27

 

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   Amended, Bill No. 32 (approved September 10, 1996), 1996 Ordinances, p. 757.
§ 21-1002. Penalties. 28
   (1)   Any person who violates the provisions of this ordinance shall be subject to a fine of three hundred dollars ($300), together with the cost of prosecution.
   (2)   Repeat Offenders. Any person who violates, on more than one occasion, the provisions of this Chapter, shall be guilty of a separate offense of Repeat Violation, and for each such Repeat Violation, shall be subject to a fine of not more than three hundred dollars ($300), or imprisonment for not more than ninety (90) days, or both. A person shall be guilty of a Repeat Violation regardless whether the second or subsequent violation occurs before or after a judicial finding of a first or previous violation. Each violation, after the first, shall constitute a separate Repeat Violation Offense.

 

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   Amended, Bill No. 758 (approved July 24, 1995), 1995 Ordinances, p. 1081.