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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMC-619 .~ ~ . 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 . ORDINANCE NO. HC-619 ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO ADDING SECTIONS 9.84.020 and 9.84.030 TO THE SAN BERNARDINO MUNICIPAL CODE TO REQUIRE A MINIMUM TWO-DAY JAIL SENTENCE FOR THE UNLAWFUL DISCHARGE OF A FIREARM AND DEFINING THE TERM FIREARM. THE MAYOR AND COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. Section 9.84.020 is added to the San Bernardino Municipal Code and reads as follows: "9.84.020 Violation - Penalty. Any person violating any provision of this chapter is 10 guilty of a misdemeanor which, upon conviction thereof, is 11 punishable in accordance with the provisions of Section 1.12.010 12 of the Code except that any person violating any provision of 13 this chapter using a firearm upon conviction thereof shall be 14 punished by confinement in the county jail for at least two days 15 in addition to any fine imposed. If probation is granted upon 16 the conviction of any person using a firearm, a term of probation 17 shall be a minimum of two days' confinement in the county jail in 18 addition to any fine imposed." 19 SECTION 2. Section 9.84.030 is added to the San Bernardino 20 Municipal Code and reads as follows: 21 "9.84.030 Firearm - Defined. 22 As used in this chapter, the word firearm shall include any 23 device designed to be used as a weapon, from which is expelled a 24 projectile by the force of any explosion, or other form of 25 combustion, and shall include any rocket, rocket-propelled 26 projectile, launcher, or similar device containing any explosive 27 or incendiary material whether or not such device is designed for 28 2-12-88 1 MC-619 . . . .. .... - I 1 emergency or distress signalling purposes, excluding model 2 3 rockets." I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing ordinance was duly 4 adopted by the Mayor and Common Council of the City of San 5 Bernardino at a Regular meeting thereof, held on 6 the 7 day of March , 1988, by the following 7 vote, to wit: 8 9 10 11 '~ 12 13 14 15 16 of 17 18 AYES: Council Members Estrada, Flores, Maudsley, Minor NAYS: Council Members: Miller ABSENT: Council Members: Reilly, Pope-Ludlam J&?//;7J0~{/ ~ / City Clerk I The foregoing ordinance is hereby approved this yelL- day 'rl') I kt,(~ Iv , 1988. /~ ! '/' /)). //' / , /~ ,/ / (I ": A J_/kC //uj ; / /-{. L/'/ Mayor of the City of San Bernardino 19 20 Approved as to form and legal content: :: :a~~ ? 12~ 23 crl Attorney , 24 25 26 27 28 2-12-88 2