Sec. 11-110. Interference with fire department.

Any person who attempts to obstruct or obstructs the operations of the fire department in connection with a suspected or reported fire or other emergency, whether or not such fire or emergency is found to exist, or disobeys any lawful command of the chief or any officer of the fire department who is in charge of such operations, or any part thereof, or any police officer assisting the fire department, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.

(Ord. No. 5719, § 2, 2-28-83; Ord. No. 6739, § 1, 7-6-87)

Sec. 11-111. Police placement of ropes or guards; violation.

It shall be the duty of the chief of police of the city, at the time of any fire, to place ropes or guards across all streets, lanes or alleys on which shall be situated any building on fire, and at such other points as are deemed expedient and necessary. Any person entering within the line indicated by such ropes or guards and refusing to go outside such lines when directed to do so by any police officer or officer of the fire department shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor.

(Ord. No. 6030, § 2, 6-11-84; Ord. No. 10036, § 4, 9-7-04)

   Editors Note: Section 1 of Ord. No. 6030, enacted June 11, 1984, repealed former §§ 11-111, 11-112, relative to tampering with fire equipment generally and tampering with fire hydrant or fire appliance; the repealed sections had been derived from Ord. No. 5719, § 2, enacted Feb. 28, 1983. Section 2 of Ord. No. 6030 set out new §§ 11-111, 11-112, as herein codified.

Sec. 11-112. Vehicles obstructing progress of fire apparatus.

Any person operating any vehicle who shall willfully or carelessly permit the same to obstruct the progress of any apparatus of the fire department organization going to a suspected, reported or actual fire or other emergency, or who shall willfully damage any hose or apparatus belonging to the fire department shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.

(Ord. No. 6030, § 2, 6-11-84; Ord. No. 10036, § 3, 9-7-04)

   Note: See the editor's note accompanying 11-111.

Sec. 11-113. Reserved.

   Editors Note: Section 11-113, prohibited tampering with barricades, derived from Ord. No. 5719, § 2, adopted Feb. 28, 1983, was repealed by § 2 of Ord. No. 6739, adopted July 6, 1987.

Sec. 11-114. Refusal to obey order of fire chief or building official; condemnation sign.

Any person who refuses to obey, as soon as practicable, a verbal or written cease and desist order, a stop-work order, an order to vacate premises or any other lawful order under this chapter, given by the fire chief or building official or the designate of either, or who disobeys a condemnation sign posted by or at the direction of the fire chief or building official or designate of either, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.

(Ord. No. 5719, § 2, 2-28-83)

Sec. 11-115. Penalty.

Any person who violates any provision of this article shall be guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than fifty dollars ($50.00) nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) or by imprisonment for not more than six (6) months, or by both such fine and imprisonment. No judge may suspend the imposition of the minimum fine prescribed herein.

(Ord. No. 5719, § 2, 2-28-83)

Secs. 11-116--11-120. Reserved.

ARTICLE VI. OBSTRUCTION OF ENFORCEMENT OF CIVIL INFRACTIONS

Sec. 11-121. Failure to furnish information, failure to sign citation.

Any person who fails to furnish to the citing official or his designate the information required for completion of a civil infraction citation or who, after request by the citing official, refuses to sign the civil infraction citation shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.

(Ord. No. 5720, § 1, 2-28-83)