HomeMy WebLinkAboutORDINANCE NO. 9277r2~~
ORDINANCE N0. 9277 "
I AN ORDINANCE DEFIPIIPIG THE CRIME OF FALSELY ASSUMING TO BE AP•1 OFFICER, APdD THE CFiT.~,2E
OF ILLEGALLY T'71+.,ARIDIG A UNIFORii4 Ai?D ESTE`~LISFiING ~IJALTIES FOR THE C URITefISSION OF EITH~Z OF
SAID CRII~~'iES, REPEALING ~`+I,L OR.I)r PdAPIClS IN COI~II"LICT HEREVtITH APID Dp~,CLARIPIG AN EbIERGENCY.
~ Section 1. FALSELY A-SUn•ZIPIG TO BE APd OFFIC'~R.
~ It shall be unlawful for any person to assume to be, or to act as, a peace of.figer,
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or to ire ar the star of anu su ch off; cer, o r tkie adopted uniform of the police officers of
the City of Eugene, or any star or uniform similar thereto, unless such person is duly
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authorized .
S e c t irn 2. ILLEGAL ~I~~;AR IPJG O F A UPIIFORT i.
It is unlawful for any I~ra¢nn riot an officer or enlisted rian of the United States
.Army, Navy, Marine Corps or Coast Guard, or actually emplo~Ted b# any other federal agency
including customs ~~vice, immigration service or guards upon federal projects, to tivear
the uniform of such service, or any distinctive art of such unif~zrrl, or a uniform any
part of which is. similar to a distinctive part of the duly prescribed uniform of such
service; provided, however, that the prov~_sions of this section shall not apply to any
person au thorized to wear such uniform by the lawn of the United States, and in partic-
ular s::ction 125 of the national defence act as amended (10 U.S.C.A., section 1393), or
to the officers and personnel of state, county and local agencies duly authorized by law,
or to Boy Scouts or Sea Scouts or s imilar lavrful organizations .
It is unlawful. for any person not an officer or dul~r employed by, or holding a valid
commission in, any state, county or local law enforcement body, or other state governmental
agency, to wear the uniform of such state, county or local agency, or any distinctive part
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of such uniform, or a uniform any part of vrhich is similar to a d~_stivctive part of the
I duly prescribed uniform thereof.
Section 3. FALSELY ACTING AS AN OFFICER
If any ~rsbn shall falsely asstimie to be a police' officer, peace officer or other
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officer of the City of Eugene, or other municipal corporation and shall take upon him-
~~ self to perform any overt act as such off;_cer, or shall persuade or attempt to persua~.e
any other person to perform any act whatsoever, to be unlawful.
Section 1~. Upon cor_viction of either of tkie o~'fenses set forth in Sections 1, 2. or 3
of this ordinance, the person committing said offense shall be punished bar fine of not less
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than X5.00, nor more than x}200.00 or by imprisariment for not more thin sixty days.
Section 5. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby
repealed
Secticn 6. Whereas, certain persons vrithin the City of Eugene have been falsely
assuming to be police officers, an emergency is declared to exist, and it is necessary
~, for the peace, health and safety of the City of Eugene that thi.= or-dinance take effect
immediately upon its passage by the Common Council and its approval b;,~ the Pdayor., and it
is s o ordered .
Passed b,r the Common Council this Approved by the Mayor this
2$~~ day cif February, 1919 28th day of February, 1919
~s~Henr,y F. Beistel, City Recorder ~s~_ V. E. Johnson, Mayor
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