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ITEM 13
City Council Memorandum Law Memo No.
LAW24-02
Date:
May 23, 2024
To:
Mayor and Council
Thru:
Joshua H. Wright, City Manager
Tadd Wille, Assistant City Manager
Kelly Y. Schwab, City Attorney
Bryan Chapman, Police Chief
Melissa Deanda, Assistant Police Chief
From:
Tawn Kao, Assistant City Attorney
Subject:
Final Adoption of Ordinance No. 5097, Amending Chapter 11 of the Code of the City of Chandler by Adding Section 11-18 "Brass Knuckles"
Proposed Motion:
Move City Council adopt Ordinance No. 5097, amending the Code of the City of Chandler, Chapter 11, Curfew, Graffiti, Smoking and Miscellaneous Offenses, by adding Section 11-18 "Brass Knuckles"; providing for repeal of conflicting ordinances; providing for severability, and providing for penalties.
Background:
Currently, it is legal in the State of Arizona to sell or possess brass knuckles or other knuckles made of metal. The City Council of the City of Chandler desires to address teen violence and behaviors that threaten the peace, health, safety, or welfare of the general public. Brass knuckles are used mainly, if not solely, for aggressive fighting with the intent to cause injuries. The intent of this ordinance is to aid the prevention of teen violence through prohibiting the sale, gifting, or possession of brass knuckles or other knuckles made of metal by minors.
On April 4, 2024, Council held a work session to discuss this proposed ordinance and directed staff to schedule it for a vote on the May 9, 2024, regular meeting agenda.
Discussion:
Ordinance No. 5097 will make it unlawful for a minor to possess brass knuckles or other knuckles of metal, as well as for any person to sell, give away, or to have in their possession for the purpose of sale or giving away, or to display for sale or giving away, any brass knuckles or other knuckles of metal to a minor. A minor is defined under Chapter 11 of the Chandler City Code as any person under the age of twenty-one (21) years.
A violation of Ordinance No. 5097 shall be a Class 1 misdemeanor subject to the enforcement and penalty provisions set forth in Section 1-8.3 of the Chandler City Code.
Ordinance No. 5097 was introduced and tentatively adopted on May 9, 2024
Financial Implications:
There are no financial implications.
Attachments
Ordinance No. 5097 - Brass Knuckles
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