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BILL <br /> <br /> INTRODUCED BY COUNCILMEMBER SCHOOMER <br /> <br />NO. 8120 ORDINANCE NO. 5908 <br /> <br />AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CI4APTER 25 OF THE MUNICIPAL <br />CODE OF I'HE CITY OF UNIVERSITY, RELATING TO <br />OFFENSES-MISCELLANEOUS, AND ENACTING THEREIN A NEW <br />SECTION TO BE KNOWN AS "SECTION 25-51. REFUSAL TO <br />IDENTIFY AS A WITNESS;" CONTAINING A SAVING CLAUSE <br />AND PROVIDING A PENALTY. <br /> <br /> BE IT ORDAINED BY TI-IE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF UNIVERSITY <br />CITY, MISSOURI, AS FOLLOWS: <br /> <br /> Section 1. Chapter' 23 of the Municipal Code of the City <br />of University City, relating to Offenses-Miscellaneous is <br />hereby amended by enacting therein a new section to be known <br />as "Section 23-51. Refusal to Identify as a Witness;" <br />reading as follows: <br /> <br />23-51. REFUSAL TO IDENTIFY AS A WITNESS <br /> <br />A person commits the violation of refusal to <br />identify as a witness if, knowing he has witnessed <br />any portion of a crime or ordinance violation, or <br />of any other incident resulting in physical injury <br />or substantial property damage, upon demand by a <br />law enforcement officer engaged in the performance <br />of his official duties, he refuses to report or <br />gives a false report of his name and present address <br />to such officer. <br /> <br /> Section 2. Any person, firm or corporation violating <br />any of the provisions of this 'ordinance shall, upon <br />conviction thereof, be subject to a fine not to exceed $500 <br />and a term of imprisonment in city jail not to exceed fifteen <br />days. <br /> <br /> Section 4. This ordinance shall take effect and be in <br />force from and after its passage, as provided by law. <br /> <br />PASSED this <br /> <br />ATTEST: <br /> <br /> CITY <br /> <br /> 17th day of May , 1995. <br />CLERK <br /> <br />CERTIFIED TO BE CORRECT AS TO FORM: <br /> <br />CITY ATTORNE~-x <br /> <br /> <br />