HomeMy WebLinkAboutORDINANCES-1981-082-O-81AN ORDINANCE
Relating to Theft of Services
on Communications Systems
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EVANSTON, COOK
COUNTY, ILLINOIS:
SECTION 1: Chapter 5 of the Evanston.City Code, 1979, as amended,
relating to.general offenses, be and is hereby
amended by adding thereto Section 9-5-2-1,which section shall read as
follows:
"9-5-2-7: THEFT OF COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES, TAMPERING AND RE-
SELLING SERVICES: No person, whether or not a subscriber
to a cable communications system franchised by the City of
Evanston, may intentionally or knowingly damage or cause to be
damaged any wire, cable, conduit, equipment or apparatus of any
franchisee, or commit any act with intent to.cause such damage,
or to tap, tamper with or otherwise connect any wire or device
to a wire, cable, conduit, equipment and apparatus, or appurtenances
of a franchisee with the intent to obtain a signal or impulse
from the cable communications system without authorization from
or compensation to the franchisee or to obtain cable television or
other communication service v,i th i r,ter'c to cheat or � efraud the
irekchi:See o anN1 lawful crurce to which it is entitled. No person
shall resell without the expressed written consent of both the
franchisee and the City any cable service, program,or signal trans-
mitted by a cable communications company operating under a
franchise issued -by the City."
SECTION 2: Any person convicted of violating any provision of
this ordinance shall be fined not less than $50.00
I nor more than $500 for each offense. Each day's violation of this ordinance
shall be deemed a separate offense.
SECTION 3: This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from
and after its passage, approval, and publication in
the manner provided by law.
Introduced: �,&c 17 , 1981.
Adopted: &� 3/ 1981.
Approve .�� / 1981. '
ATTEST:
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City Clerk
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Approved as to form:
C oration Counsel
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