19860325 1986-15ORDINANCE NO. 1986-15
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 14-9 OF THE CODE OF THE
CITY OF FAIRFAX, VIRGINIA TO ESTABLISH THE OFFENSE OF
RIOT.
BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the City of Fairfax,
Virginia that Section 14-9 of the Code of the City of Fairfax,
Virginia be and hereby is amended to read in its entirety as
follows:
"Section 14-9. Riot.
(a) Every person who participates in a riot shall
be guilty of a class 1 misdemeanor.
(b) Every person, except the owner or lessee of
the premises, his family and nonrioting guests, and
public officers and persons assisting them, remaining
present at the place of any riot after having been
lawfully warned to disperse, shall be guilty of a class
3 misdemeanor.
(c) A "riot" is any unlawful use, by three (3) or
more persons acting together, of force or violence
which seriously jeopardizes the public safety, peace or
order."
This ordinance shall become effective immediately upon its
execution by the Mayor.
INTRODUCED: March 11, 1986
PUBLIC HEARING BEFORE CITY COUNCIL: March 25~ 1986
ADOPTED: March 25, 1986
ATTEST:
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