97-9808 OffensesORDINANCE NUMBER 97-9808
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 25-94 OF THE SALINA CODE,
PERTAINING TO THEFT OF SERVICES AND REPEALING THE EXISTING
SECTIONS 25-94, 31-1, 31-2, 31-3, 31-5 AND 41-8.
BE IT ORDAINED by the Governing Body of the City of Salina,
Kansas:
Section 1. That Section 25-94 of the Salina Code is hereby amended
to read as follows:
"Sec. 25-94. Theft of Services.
(a) Theft of services is obtaining services from
another by deception, threat, coercion, stealth, tampering
or use of false token or device.
(b)
"Services" within
the meaning of
this section,
includes,
but is not limited to, labor,
professional
service,
cable television
service, public
or municipal
utility or transportation
service, telephone
service,
lodging,
entertainment and
the supplying of
equipment for
use.
(c) "Tampering" within the meaning of this section,
includes, but is not limited to:
(1) Making a connection of any wire, conduit
or device, to any service or transmission
line owned by a public or municipal
utility, or by a telephone or cable
television service provider;
(2) Defacing, puncturing, removing, reversing
or altering any meter or any connections,
for the purpose of securing unauthorized
or unmeasured electricity, natural gas,
water, telephone service or cable
television service;
(3) Preventing any such meters from properly
measuring or registering;
(4) Knowingly taking, receiving, using or
converting to such person's own use, or
the use of another, any electricity,
natural gas or water which has not been
measured; or any telephone or cable
television service which has not been
authorized; or
(5) Causing, procuring, permitting, aiding or
abetting any person to do any of the
preceding acts.
(d) In any prosecution under this section, the
existence of any of the connections of meters, alterations
or use of unauthorized or unmeasured electricity, natural
gas, telephone service, cable television service, or water
service specified in subsection (c) , shall be prima facie
evidence of intent to violate the provisions of this
section by the person or persons using or receiving the
direct benefits from the use of the electricity, natural
gas, telephone service, cable television service or water
service passing through such connections or meters, or
using the electricity, natural gas, water, telephone
service or cable television service which has not been
authorized or measured.
Theft of service is a Class A misdemeanor."
Section 2. That the existing Section 25-94 and Sections 31-1, 31-2,
31-3, 31-5 and 41-8 of the Salina Code are hereby repealed.
Section 3. That this ordinance shall be in full force and effect
from and after its adoption and publication once in the official city newspaper.
Introduced: June 2, 1997
Passed: June 9, 1997
K istin M. Seaton, Mayor
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