HomeMy WebLinkAbout078 - 07/17/1990 - AMENDING CITY CODE TO PROHIBIT HARASSMENT ORDINANCE NO. 78, 1990
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
ADDING SECTION 17-126 TO THE CODE OF
THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS TO
PROHIBIT HARASSMENT
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS:
Section 1 . That Article VII of Chapter 17 of the Code of the City of
Fort Collins is hereby amended by the addition of Section 17-126, to read
as follows:
Sec. 17-126. Harassment.
(a) A person commits harassment if, with intent to harass, annoy or alarm
another person, he or she:
(1) Strikes, shoves, kicks or otherwise touches a person or subjects him
or her to physical contact; or
(2) In a public place directs obscene language or makes an obscene
gesture to or at another person; or
(3) Follows a person in or about a public place; or
(4) Initiates communication with a person, anonymously or otherwise, by
telephone in a manner intended to harass or threaten bodily injury
or property damage, or makes any comment, request, suggestion or
proposal by telephone which is obscene; or
(5) Repeatedly insults, taunts or challenges another in a manner likely
to provoke a violent or disorderly response; or
(6) Solicits a gift of money or anything of value in a public place in a
manner that is intimidating, threatening, coercive or obscene and
that causes the person solicited to reasonably fear for his or her
safety.
(b) As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires,
"obscene" means a blatantly offensive description of ultimate sexual acts
or solicitation to commit ultimate sexual acts, whether or not said
ultimate sexual acts are normal or perverted, actual or simulated,
including masturbation, cunnilingus, fellatio, anilingus or excretory
functions.
(c) Any act prohibited by subsection (4) of paragraph (a) of this section
may be deemed to have occurred or to have been committed at the place at
which the telephone call was either made or received.
Introduced, considered favorably on first reading, and ordered
published this 3rd day of July, A.D. 1990, and to be presented for final
passage on the 17th day of July, A.D. 1990.
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Mayor
AT EST:
City Clerk
Passed and adopted on final reading this 17th day of July, A.D. 1990.
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ATTEST:
City Clerk I �