HomeMy WebLinkAbout52- Unlawful Discharge of a Firearm 1 ORDINANCE NO.
2 ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO ADDING SECTIONS
9.84 .020 and 9 . 84 .030 TO THE SAN BERNARDINO MUNICIPAL CODE TO
3 REQUIRE A MINIMUM TWO-DAY JAIL SENTENCE FOR THE UNLAWFUL
DISCHARGE OF A FIREARM AND DEFINING THE TERM FIREARM.
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THE MAYOR AND COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO
5 DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
6 SECTION 1 . Section 9 . 84 .020 is added to the San Bernardino
7 Municipal Code and reads as follows:
8 "9 .84 . 020 Violation - Penalty.
9 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
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1 emergency or distress signalling purposes , excluding model
2 rockets . "
3 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 meeting thereof , held on
6 the day of 1988 , by the following
7 vote , to wit:
8 AYES: Council Members
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10 NAYS:
11 ABSENT:
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14 City Clerk
15 The foregoing ordinance is hereby approved this day
16 of 1988 .
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18 Mayor of the City of San Bernardino
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20 Approved as to form
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City:` Attorney
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