Unless otherwise specified, the penalties for violation of the sections in this article will be classed in the manner set out in Article 12 of the Uniform Public Offense Code incorporated by reference in section 11-101 of this chapter.
(Code 1984)
It shall be unlawful for any person to mark by painting or staining any fence, wall, window, building, post, sidewalk, street or places not his or her own within the city. Violation of this section is a Class C violation.
(Code 1959, 14-202)
It shall be unlawful for any person to intentionally make harmful physical contact, or threaten to make harmful physical contact, with any other family or household member, including the destruction of property or the threat thereof, as a method of coercion, control, revenge or punishment.
(a) Domestic Violence is a Class B violation punishable by imprisonment in the county jail for a definite term not to exceed six (6) months, a fine not to exceed $1,000.00, or both. Upon a second or subsequent conviction the minimum sentence shall include a mandatory five (5) days in the county jail and a minimum fine of $500.00.
(b) The appearance bond shall be in an amount not less than $1,000.00 and shall restrict defendant’s contact with the victim(s) or witnesses while the case is pending.
(c) Any violation of the restrictions on the appearance bond shall result in revocation and forfeiture of the bond.
(d) The Chief of Police shall establish and disseminate written procedures for handling all domestic violence cases. The city police shall have the authority conferred under K.S.A. 22-2401 to immediately arrest and place in custody any person which they have probable cause to believe has or is violating this section.
(Ord. 1368; Code 2015)
(a) Loud Sound Amplification Systems Prohibited.
(1) No person operating or occupying a motor vehicle on a street, highway, alley, parking lot, or driveway shall operate or permit the operation of any sound amplification system from within the vehicle so that the sound is plainly audible at a distance of 50 or more feet from the vehicle.
(2) Sound amplification system means any radio, tape player, compact disc player, loud speaker, or other electronic device used for the amplification of sound.
(3) Plainly audible means any sound produced by a sound amplification system from within the vehicle, which clearly can be heard at a distance of 50 feet or more. Measurement standards shall be by the auditory senses, based upon direct line of sight. Words or phrases need not be discernible and bass reverberations are included. The motor vehicle may be stopped, standing, parked or moving on a street, highway, alley, parking lot, or driveway.
(4) It is an affirmative defense to a charge under this section that the operator was not otherwise prohibited by law from operating the sound amplification system, and that any of the following apply:
(A) The system was being operated to request medical or vehicular assistance or to warn of a hazardous road condition;
(B) The vehicle was an emergency or public safety vehicle;
(C) The vehicle was owned and operated by the City of Stockton or a gas, electric, communications, or refuse company;
(D) The system was used for the purpose of giving instructions, directions, talks, addresses, lectures, or transmitting music to any persons or assemblages of persons in compliance with ordinances of the City of Stockton;
(E) The vehicle was used in authorized public activities, such as parades, fireworks, sport events, musical productions and other activities which have the approval of the department of the city authorized to grant such approval.
(b) Penalty. Any person, individual, partnership, corporation, or association who violates any of the provisions of this ordinance is guilty of an ordinance violation, and upon conviction, shall be punished by a fine not to exceed $100. Each day any violation hereof is found to exist or continues to exist shall be a separate offense and punishable as such hereunder.
(Ord. 1426; Code 2015)
(a) No person shall use, operate or ride any skateboard, scooter or skate upon the streets, highway, sidewalks or any other public areas of the City as follows:
(1) Main Street Business District which is comprised of the area West of Elm Street, East of Spruce Street, South of North First Street, and North of South First Street.
(2) The City Parks other than the skate park facility.
(3) Any property that is clearly marked prohibiting the use of skateboards, scooters and skates.
(b) A law enforcement officer may impound the skateboard, scooter or skates of any person violating this ordinance.
(c) The owner of any impounded skateboard, scooter or skates may apply for return of the item upon paying a fee of $25.00 to the City Police Department. Persons under the age of 18 seeking a return of their impounded skateboard, scooter or skates must appear at the City Police Department with a parent or guardian to obtain the release of the skateboard, scooter or skates. If no such parent or guardian resides in the City, the skateboard, scooter or skates can be released if the owner provides a letter from a parent or guardian requesting that it be released.
(d) Violation of this ordinance is a Class C misdemeanor punishable by a fine not exceeding $100.00 for the first violation and not exceeding $300.00 for the second or subsequent violations.
(Ord. 1489; Code 2015)
(a) It shall be unlawful for any person to make, continue, maintain, authorize or cause to be made or continued any unreasonably loud noise or any noise which injures or endangers the comfort, repose, health, peace or safety of any reasonable person of normal auditory sensitivity within the City of Stockton between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. in such a manner as to be plainly audible at a distance of fifty (50) or more feet from the sound source or plainly audible at the adjacent property line, whether such adjacent property consists of single or multifamily dwellings, including, but not limited to, multiple-unit dwellings, apartments, high-density residential districts, hotels, motels and other places of temporary housing or lodging, shall be prima facie evidence of a violation of this Section. “Plainly audible” shall mean any sound which can be heard at a distance of fifty feet (50') or more by the auditory senses. Words or phrases need not be discernible and bass reverberations are an included sound source.
(b) Upon a first conviction, unlawful noise disturbance is a Class C public offense punishable by a fine of not less than Fifty Dollars ($50.00) nor more than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), or by imprisonment in the county jail for not more than thirty (30) days, or by both such fine or imprisonment.
(c) Upon a second or subsequent conviction, unlawful noise disturbance is a Class B public offense and shall be punishable by a fine of not less than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) nor more than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), or by imprisonment in the county jail for not more than one hundred eighty (180) days, or by both such fine or imprisonment.
(Ord. 1641)