No person shall 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 drive of said motor vehicle, or intentionally cut, mark, scratch or damage the chassis, running gear, body, sides, top, covering or upholstering of any motor vehicle, the property of another, or intentionally cut, mash, mark, destroy or damage such motor vehicle, or any of the accessories, equipment, appurtenances or attachments thereof, or any spare or extra parts thereon or attached thereto, without the permission of the owner thereof, or intentionally release the brake upon any standing motor vehicle, with the intent to injure said machine, or cause the same to be removed without the consent of the owner. However, this section shall not apply in the case of moving or starting of a motor vehicle by the police under authority of local ordinance or by a member of the Fire Department in case of emergency in the vicinity of a fire.
(Ord. 85. Passed 5-10-72.)