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BILL NO. <br /> <br /> INTRODUCED BY COUNCILMEMBER SCHOOMER <br /> <br />8125 ORDINANCE NO. <br /> <br />5913 <br /> <br />AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 25 OF THE MUNICIPAL <br />CODE OF THE CITY OF UNIVERSITY CITY, RELATING TO <br />OFFENSES - MISCELLANEOUS, AND ENACTING THEREIN A <br />NEW SECTION TO BE KNOWN AS "SECTION 25-55. <br />HINDERING PROSECUTION;" AND PROVIDING A PENALTY. <br /> <br /> BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF UNIVERSITY <br />CITY, MISSOURI, AS FOLLOWS: <br /> <br /> Section 1. Chapter 25 of the Municipal Code of the City <br />of University City, relating to Offenses - Miscellaneous is <br />hereby amended enacting therein a new section to be known as <br />"Section 25-55. Hindering Prosecution;" reading ~s folloWS: <br /> <br />25-55 HINDERING PROSECUTION. <br /> <br />A person commits the ordinance violation of hindering <br />prosecution if for the purpose of preventing the <br />apprehension, prosecution, conviction or punishment of <br />another for conduct constituting a crime or ordinance <br />violation he: <br /> <br /> (1) Harbors or conceals such person; or <br />(2) Warns such person of impending discovery or <br />apprehension, except this does not apply to a warning <br />given in connection with an effort to bring another into <br />compliance with the law; or <br />(J) Provides such person with money, transportation, <br />weapon, disguise or other means to aid him in avoiding <br />discovery or apprehension; or <br />(4) Prevents or obstructs, by means of force, deception <br />or intimidation, anyone from performing an act that <br />might aid in the discovery or apprehension of such <br />person. <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 the penalty provided in <br />Chapter 1, Section 1-8 of the Municipal Code of the City of <br />University City. <br /> <br /> <br />