HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance-1988-0761INTRODUCED BY COUNCILMEMBER KELLER
Ordinance No. 761
Series of 1988
TITLE: AN ORDINANCE REPEALING AND REENACTING SECTIONS 14-67
AND 14-68 OF THE CODE OF LAWS OF WHEAT RIDGE AND,
THEREBY, MAKING IT UNLAWFUL TO ATTEMPT TO VIOLATE THE
CODE OF LAWS, TO AID ANOTHER IN AN ATTEMPT TO VIOLATE
THE CODE OF LAWS, OR TO AID ANOTHER IN AN ACTUAL
VIOLATION OF THE CODE OF LAWS.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WHEAT
RIDGE, COLORADO, THAT:
Section 1. Section 14-67 of the Code of Laws of the City of
Wheat Ridge is hereby repealed and reenacted as follows:
Sec. 14-67. Definitions.
(a) Generally. The terms used in this chapter shall be as
defined in chapter 18, Colorado Revised Statutes, 1973, as
amended, or as used in their ordinary, usual and accepted sense
and meaning.
(b) Public Place. "Public place" shall be taken to include
any place commonly or usually open to the general public or to
which members of the general public may resort, or accessible to
members of the general public. By way of illustration, such
public places include, but are not limited to, public ways,
streets, buildings, sidewalks, alleys, parking lots, shopping
centers, shopping center malls, places of business usually open
to the general public, and automobiles or other vehicles in or
upon any such place or places; but shall not include the interior
or enclosed yard area of private homes, residences, condominiums
or apartments.
Section 2. Section 2-68 of the Code of Laws of the City of
Wheat Ridge is hereby repealed and reenacted as follows:
Sec. 14-68. Attempts; Aiding, abetting or advising.
(a) Attempts. It shall be unlawful for any person to
engage knowingly in conduct constituting a substantial step
toward the commission of an offense which would constitute a
violation of any section of this chapter. A substantial step is
any conduct, whether act, omission, or possession which is
strongly corroborative of the firmness of the actor's purpose to
complete the commission of the offense.
(b) Aiding or advising. It shall be unlawful for any
person knowingly to aid another in a commission of an offense
which would constitute a violation of this chapter. A person who
engages in conduct intending to aid another to commit an offense
commits criminal attempt, if the person aids, abets, or advises
the other person in planning or committing the offense, even if
the other person is not guilty of committing or attempting the
offense.
Section 3. Severability. If any clause, sentence,
paragraph, or part of this ordinance or the application thereof
to any person or circumstances shall for any reason be adjudged
by a court of competent jurisdiction invalid, such judgment shall
not affect application to other persons or circumstances.
Section 4. Safety Clause. The City Council hereby finds,
determines, and declares that this ordinance is promulgated under
the general police power of the City of Wheat Ridge, that it is
promulgated for the health, safety, and welfare of the public,
and that this ordinance is necessary for the preservation of
health and safety and for the protection of public convenience
and welfare. The City Council further determines that the
ordinance bears a rational relation to the proper legislative
object sought to be attained.
Section 5. This ordinance shall become effective 15
day(s) after final publication.
INTRODUCED, READ, AND ADOPTED on first reading by a vote of
8 to 0 on this 2nd day of May , 1988,
ordered published in full in a newspaper of general circulation
in the City of Wheat Ridge and Public Hearing and consideration
on final passage set for Monday, June 13 , 1988,
at 7:30 o'clock p.m., in the Council Chambers, 7500 West 29th
Avenue, Wheat Ridge, Colorado.
READ, ADOPTED, AND ORDERED PUBLISHED on second and final
reading by a vote of 8 to 0 this 13th day of June
1988.
1988.
SIGNED by the Mayor on this 14th day of June
Dan Wilde, Mayor
ATTEST:
Wanda Sang, City Cle
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APPROVED/AS TO FORM BY
OFFICE QF CITY ATTORNEY
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John. H es,t,!OL~ Attorney
lst Publication: May 5, 1988
2nd Publication: June 16, 1988
Wheat Ridge Sentinel:
Effective Date: July 1, 1988