IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
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AN ORDINANCE enacting sections 5547 and 5573, Jackson County Code, 1984, relating to the petty offense code, with a penalty provision.
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ORDINANCE NO. 5226, May 20, 2019
INTRODUCED BY Theresa Galvin, County Legislator
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WHEREAS, the Legislature has determined it to be in the best interests of the health, safety, and welfare of the citizens of Jackson County to enact new proscriptions to prohibit tampering with a motor vehicle and violating an ex parte or full order of protection in the County; now therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED by the County Legislature of Jackson County, Missouri as follows:
Section A. Enacting Clause. Sections 5547. and 5573. Jackson County Code, 1984 are hereby enacted to read as follows:
5547. Tampering with a Motor Vehicle.
No person shall:
a. Tamper or otherwise improperly interfere with, meddle with, displace, make unwarranted alterations to the existing condition of, or temporarily deprive the owner or possessor of, any motor vehicle, including any automobile, airplane, motorcycle, motorboat, and/or any other motor-propelled vehicle, of another, for the purpose of causing substantial inconvenience to that person or to another.
b. Unlawfully ride in or upon another's motor vehicle as described in subsection a. of this section.
5573. Violation of an Ex Parte or Full Order of Protection
a. No person shall violate the terms or conditions of an ex parte or full order of protection entered by a court of the State of Missouri or of any other state, territory or possession of the United States, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico or the District of Columbia.
b. A certified copy of the ex parte or full order of protection shall be prima facie evidence of the existence and validity of the ex parte or full order of protection.
c. Refusal of the person for whose benefit the ex parte or full order of protection was issued to sign a complaint or to testify shall not be d...
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