HomeMy WebLinkAbout1994-12 Repealing Section 9.56 - Concealed WEapons and Section 8.24.030 - Discharging Firearms oft he Vail Municiapl Code; Enacting Chapter 9.56 - Offenses Relating to Weapons', Criminal Attempt, and ComplicityA.~'~ ~ .
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ORDINANCE NO, 12
SERIES OF 1994
AN ORDINANCi= REPEALING SECTION 9,5G -CONCEALED WEAPONS
AND SECTION 8.24,030 - ®ISCHARGiNG FIREARMS
OF THE TOWN OF VAIL MUNICIPAL CODE
AND ENACTING CHAPTER 9,56 -
OFFENSES RElATfNG TO WEAPONS, CRIMINAL ATTEMPT, AND COMPLIGITY,
AND AMENDING SECTION 7.07.7 00 -VIOLATIONS AND PUNISHMENT,
WHEREAS, it is incumbent upon Tawn Counci! to provide for the public peace, morals,
health and welfare; and
WHEREAS, there are issues concerning weapons, conduct that constitutes criminal
attempt, and complicity that are not presently addressed in the Municipal Code of the Tawn of
Vail; and
WHEREAS, all offenses shall have the same general penalty unless otherwise specified.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF
VAIL, COLORADO THAT:
Section 1
Section 8.24.030 and 9.56.010 are hereby repealed.
Section 2
Chapter 9.56 will be enacted as follows:
9.56.070 -DISCHARGE Of= FIREARMS. DEADLY WEAPONS. AND DESTRUCTIVE
DEVICES PROHIBITED,
It shall be unlawful far any person to discharge firearms, deadly weapons, explosive
devices, guns, pistols, shotguns, rifles, airguns, gas operated guns, spring guns, or a weapon of
any kind or description within the limits of the Town; provided, that nothing contained in this
Section shall be construed to apply to persons firing ar discharging such weapons in defense of
person ar property.
9.56.020 -EXCEPTIONS; PERMITS.
The Town Council may at any time, upon receipt of proper application, grant permits to
shooting galleries, gun clubs, rifle ranges, and other establishments for shooting in fixed localities
and under specified rules. Such permits shall be in writing attested by the Town Clerk,
conforming to such requirements and conditions as the Town Council shalt demand, and the
permit thus issued shall be subject to revocation at any time by action of the Tawn Council.
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9.56.030 -ILLEGAL WEAPONS. USE OR POSSESSION PROHIBITED.
It is unlawful for any person to knowingly possess, conceal, or cause to be concealed on
their person ar in any vehicle, or to use, any blackjack, gravity knife, multi-fiixed bladed stellate
throwing knife, switchblade knife, nunchaku, or brass or metallic knuckles.
9.56.040 -UNLAWFUL CONCEALMENT OF DEADLY WEAPONS.
A. It shall be unlawful for any person to wear under his clothes, or conceal about his
person, any dangerous or deadly weapon.
B. 1=or purposes of this Section only, "conceal" shall mean placement of the
dangerous or deadly weapon in question about the person, or within his immediate reach, in such
a manner as to be either completely hidden from view or partially hidden to such an extent that
another person making normal contact with that person cannot ascertain the true nature of the
weapon.
C. It shall be an affirmative defense that the defendant was:
1. A person in his own dwelling or place of business or on property owned ar
under his control at the time of the act of carrying; or
2. A person who, prior to the time of carrying a concealed weapon, has been
issued a written permit pursuant to 18-12-105.1 to carry the weapon by a Colorado
official lawfully authorized to issue such permit, and the written permit states that
it shall be effective in all areas of the State; or
3. Carrying afolding-type knife with a blade not exceeding three and one-half
inches (3'f2`) in length.
9.x6.050 -POSSESSION WITHIN LICENSED PREMISE OR ON PUBLIC PROPERTY,
INCLUDING PUBLIC PARKS, OR IN PUBLIC BUILDINGS.
A. it shall be unlawful for any person as a patron of an establishment where alcoholic
beverages are sold for consumption on the premises, to possess or carry or display any
dangerous or deadly weapon, whether concealed or not, while on the premises of such
establishment.
B. It shall be unlawful for any person entering upon any public property including
public parks or public buildings such as, but not limited to, the Town of Vail Administrative Offices,
the Public Library, the Public Works Department, any school, hospital, post office, or other public
facility to possess or carry or display any dangerous or deadly weapon, whether concealed or not,
while on such premises.
C. It shall be an affirmative defense to a charge of possession or carrying a
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dangerous or deadly weapon under this Section that said weapon was afolding-type knife with
a blade not exceeding three and one-half inches (31/2"). This defense does not apply to a charge
of displaying such a weapon.
D. It shall be an affirmative defense to a charge of possession or carrying a
dangerous or deadly weapon under this Section that the person is in tha# person's own dwelling
or place of business or on property awned ar under that person's control at the time of the act
of carrying or possessing.
9.56.060 -SELLING WEAPONS TO INTOXICATED PERSONS OR PERSONS,
SUFFERING FROM A MENTAL 1:31SEASE OR DEFECT.
It shall be unlawful far any person to purchase, sell, loan, or furnish any dangerous or
deadly weapon to any person intoxicated or under the influence of alcohol or any narcotic or
dangerous drug or glue or to any person suffering from a mental disease or defect as defined in
Section 16-$-101 of the Colorado Revised Statutes, as amended, who presents a danger to
himself or others.
9.56.0'TO -POSSESSION OF FIREARM WHILE INTOXICATED.
It shall be unlawful for any person to have in his possession a firearm while he is under
the influence of intoxicating liquor or of a controlled substance, as defined in Section 12-2~-
307(7), C.R.S. Possession of a permit issued under Section 1$-12-105.1 is nat defense to a
violation of this Section.
9.56.080 -EXCEPTIONS.
Nothing in Sections 9.56.010, 9.56.030, 9.56.040, and 9.56.050 of this Chapter shall be
construed to forbid any enforcement officer of the various law enfarcement agencies of the United
States government, or the State of Colorado, or any sheriff or his deputies, or any regular, special
or ex-officio peace officer, as defined in Section 18.1.901 of the Golorado Revised Statutes, as
amended, from carrying, wearing, or using such weapon as shall be necessary in the proper
discharge of his duties so long as such weapons have been issued or approved by their
supervisor or superior officer and they are within the course and scope of their office or position.
9.56.090 -FORFEITURE.
Any dangerous or deadly weapon as defined by this Chapter used or possessed in
violation of Sections 9.56.010, 9.56.030, 9.56.040, 9.56.050, and 9.56.060, inclusive, of this
Chapter, is hereby declared to be contraband and shall be forfeited to the Town upon a conviction
resulting from such use or possession.
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9.56.1 q8 - DISPOSITION OF CONFISCATED WEAPONS.
It shall be the duty of every peace officer, upon making an arrest and taking such a
weapon, thing, or substance from the person of the offender to deliver or cause to be delivered
the same to the Chief of Police to be held in his custody until the final determination of the
prosecution of said offense. The Chief of Police, ar his authorized agent, shall dispose of
weapons forfeited pursuant to ordinance by destruction or retention for Department use in
accordance with procedures and regulations of the Police Department.
9.56.110 -CRIMINAL ATTEMPT.
A. A person commits criminal attempt if, acting with the kind of culpability otherwise
required for commission of an offense, he engages in conduct constituting a substantial step
toward the commission of the offense. A substantial step is any conduct, whether act, omission,
or possession, which is strongly corroborative of the firmness of the actor's purpose to complete
the commission of the offense. Factual or legal impossibility of committing the of#ense is not a
defense if the offense could have been committed had the attendant circumstances be®n as the
actor believed them to be, nor is it a defense that the crime attempted was actually perpetrated
by the accused.
B. A person who engages in conduct intending to aid another to commit an offense
commits criminal attempt if the conduct would establish his complicity under Section 9.56.120
were the offense committed by the other person, even if the other is not guilty of committing or
attempting the offense.
C. It is an a#firmative defense to a charge under this Section that the defendant
abandoned his effort to commit the crime or otherwise prevented its commission, under
circumstances manifesting the complete and voluntary renunciation of his criminal intent.
9.56,120 -COMPLICITY.
A person is legally accountable as principal for the behavior of another constituting a
criminal offense if, with the intent to promote nr facilitate the commission of the offense, he aids,
abets, or advises the other person in planning or committing the offense.
Section 3
Section 1.01.100 shall be amended as follows:
1,01.100 - VIOLATEONS AND PUNISHMENT.
A.1. It is unlawful for any person to violate any provision or to fail to comply with any
of the requirements of this code. Unless otherwise specifically provided any
person eighteen years of age or older violating any Section of the Municipal Code
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steal! be punished by a fine of not more than nine hundred ninety-nine dollars, or
by incarceration not to exceed one hundred eighty days or by both such fine and
incarceration.
2. Any person under eighteen years of age convicted of violating any
provision of this Code may be punished by a fine of not more than nine hundred
ninety-nine dollars. Any person under the age of eighteen years of age convicted
of violating any provision of the Model Traffic Code adopted by Section 10.04.010
herein may be punished by a fine of not more than three hundred dollars or by
incarceration nat to exceed ninety days, or by both such fine and incarceration.
Any such person shall be guilty of a separate offense for each and every day
during any portion of which a viola#ion of any provision of this Code is committed,
continued, or permitted by such person and shall be punished accordingly.
B. In addition to penalties provided in this Section, any condition caused or permitted
to exist in violation of any provisions of this Code shalt be deemed a public
nuisance and may be by this Town similarly abated as such and each day that
such condition continues shall be regarded as a new and separate offense. (Ord.
17(1988) § 1: Ord. 34(1980) § 3: Ord. 31(1981) § 1.)
Section 4
if any part, sec#ion, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase of this ordinance is for
any reason held to be invalid, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions
of this ordinance; and the Town Council hereby declares it would have passed this ordinance, and
each part, section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase thereof, regardless of the fact that any
one ar more parts, sections, subsections, sentences, clauses or phrases be declared invalid.
Section 5
The Town Council hereby finds, determines, and declares that this ordinance is necessary
and proper for the health, safety, and welfare of the Town of Vail and the inhabitants therea#.
Section 6
The repeal or the repeal and reenactment of any provision of the Municipal Code
of the Town of Vail as provided in this ordinance shall not affect any right which has accrued, any
duty imposed, any violation that occurred prior to the effective date hereof, any prosecution
commenced, nor any other action or proceedings as commenced under or by virtue of the
provision repealed ar repealed and reenacted. The repeal of any provision hereby shall not
revive any provision or any ordinance previously repealed or superseded unless expressly stated
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herein.
Section 7
All bylaws, orders, resolutions, and ordinances, or parts thereof, inconsistent herewith are
repealed to the extent only of such inconsistency. This repealer shall not be construed to revise
any bylaw, order, resolution, or ordinance, or part thereof, theretofore repealed.
INTRODUCED, READ, APPROVED, AND ORDERED PUBLISHED ONCE IN PULL ON
FIRST READING this '7th day of June, 1994, and a public hearing shall be held on this Ordinance
on the 5th day of June, 1994, at 7:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers of the Vail Municipal Building,
Vail, Colorado.
ATTEST:
Holly L. McCutchean, Town Clerk
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Margare A. Osterfoss, Mayor
READ AND APPROVED ON SECOND READING AND ORDERED PUBLISHED in full
this 5th day of July, 1994.
ATTEST:
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Holly L. McCutcheon, Town Clerk
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