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Ordinance amending the Pittsburgh City Code, Title VI, Conduct, Article I: Regulated Rights and Actions, by adding Chapter 607A, titled "Prohibitions on Use of Obstruction Equipment and Possession of Certain Items with Intent to Defeat Lawful Dispersal Orders."
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WHEREAS, in the course of performing their public safety duties, City police officers have been exposed to and/or have become aware of various objects and extreme measures that have been and are currently being used by individuals to obstruct the public's ability to freely move about on streets, sidewalks, and in or out of buildings as well as to inhibit free movement of emergency response equipment; and
WHEREAS, City Council hereby finds that the use of such objects that allow persons to affix themselves to other objects or persons with the intent to avoid lawful removal poses a serious threat to the heath, safety, welfare and security of the public; and
WHEREAS, City Council also finds that the use of certain items for the purpose of avoiding lawful removal is likewise a serious threat to the health, safety, welfare and security of the public and its public safety employees. police force.
Be it resolved that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh hereby enacts as follows:Section 1. The Pittsburgh City Code is hereby amended by adding Chapter 607A, titled "Prohibitions on Use of Obstruction Equipment and Possession of Certain Items with Intent to Defeat Lawful Dispersal Orders."
Chapter 607A Prohibitions on Use of Obstruction Equipment and Possession of Certain Items with Intent to Defeat Lawful Dispersal Orders
Section 607A.01 Prohibition on Inhibiting Access to Streets, Sidewalks and Public Buildings
(a) No person, other than governmental employees in the performance of their official duties, shall possess any tool, object, instrument or other article adapted, designed, or intended to be used for:
1) obstructing the public's ability to freely move about on...
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