HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 916ORDINANCE NO. 916
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
PALM DESERT, CALIFORNIA, REGULATING LASER
POINTERS AND ADDING CHAPTER 9.69 OF THE CODE OF
THE CITY OF PALM DESERT.
The City Council of the City of Palm Desert, California, does hereby ordain as follows:
Section 1. That Chapter 9.69 of the Code of the City of Palm Desert, California, be, and
the same hereby is, added to the Code of the City of Palm Desert, California, to read as follows:
CHAPTER 9.69
"9.69. LASER POINTERS
Section 9.69.010. Definitions.
Laser pointer or similar device. For the purposes of this chapter, "laser pointer or
other similar device" shall be defined as any device capable of emitting a highly amplified
ultraviolet or infrared light, regardless of the color of the light emitted.
Section 9.69.020. Prohibited Acts.
It shall be unlawful for any person to focus, point, shine, or otherwise direct the beam
of a laser pointer or other similar device at any person, or directly or indirectly into the eyes
of another person or animal, or into a moving vehicle, in such a manner as to be injurious to,
harass, disturb, or place in fear of bodily harm any other person and/or property.
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Section 9.69.030. Possession By Minors.
No minor shall possess or use a laser pointer except under the direct
supervision and control of the minor's parents, legal guardian, or other adult
authorized by the parent or legal guardian to exercise such supervision.
Section 9.69.040. Enforcement.
Any person violating the provisions of Section 9.69.020 or 9.69.030 of this
Ordinance shall be guilty of a misdemeanor or an infraction, and upon conviction
thereof shall be punished by a fine of not more than $500 (Five Hundred and no/100
Dollars) or imprisonment in the county jail for a period of not more than six (6)
months, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
Minors shall be dealt with in accordance with juvenile court law and procedure.
Upon conviction of any person of a violation of any of these sections, the device shall
be deemed a nuisance and disposed of by the law enforcement personnel.
Section 9.69.050. Conflict Resolution.
If any section, paragraph, clause, phrase or part of this Ordinance is for any
reason held invalid, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining
provisions of this Ordinance. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict with the
provisions of this Ordinance are hereby repealed insofar as they conflict."
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• Section 2.
The City Clerk shall certify to the passage and adoption of this Ordinance and shall cause the
same to be published once in the Desert Sun, a newspaper of general circulation, printed, published
and circulated within the City of Palm Desert, and the same shall be in full force and effect
immediately upon its adoption.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City
of Palm Desert, California, on the loth day of June 19 99 , by the
following roll call vote:
AYES: Benson, Crites, Ferguson, Spiegel
NOES: None
ABSENT: Kelly
ABSTAIN: None
ROBERT A. SPIE OR
City of Palm Desert, CA
-'' SHEILA Il;: LIGAN, j# Clerk
City of Palm Desert, CA L
APPROVE A T
By
DA J. E , City Attorney
City of Pal Desert, CA
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