Ord. No. 22-98-167022-98-1670
ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION
OF THE CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI,FLORIDA,RELATING
TO THE DELETION OF SECTION 15-7,CHILD MOLESTA
TION INTHEATERS-DEFINITION;PATROL,SECTION
15-8,CHILD MOLESTATION INTHEATERS-QUALIFI
CATIONSOFSPECIALPOLICE;APPOINTMENT;SECTION
15-9,CHILD.MOLESTATION IN THEATERS -ARREST
AND DETENTION OFSUSPECT,SECTION 15-10,CHILD
MOLESTATION IN THEATERS,SECTIONS OF THEATER
SET ASIDE FOR ADULTS;AUTHORITY TO REFUSE AD
MITTANCETOADULTWITHOUT CHILD,SECTION 15-11,
CHILDMOLESTATIONINTHEATERS-AGEREQUIREMENT
FOR ADULT SECTION;PROVISIONS FOR PARENT WITH
CHILD,SECTION 15-12,CHILD MOLESTATION IN
THEATERS-REFUSAL TO OBEY REGULATIONS;EJECTMENT
AND DISPOSITION OF PATRONS,AND SECTION 15-13
CHILD MOLESTATION IN THEATERS -DUTY OF THEATER
OPERATOR,OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY
OF SOUTH MIAMI;ELIMINATING THE OFFICE OF
SPECIAL POLICE OFFICER;DELETING THE DUTIES OF
A SPECIAL POLICE OFFICER;AND DELETING THE RE
QUIREMENT OF HAVING SPECIAL POLICE OFFICERS IN
EVERYAISLEOFEVERYMOVIETHEATERMATINEE,PRO
VIDING FOR SEVERABILITY;ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT
AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE,
WHEREAS,Sections 15-7 through 15-13 of the City Code of
Ordinances establishes the office of special police officer and
vestswiththemarrestpowersnotconsistentwithcurrentstate
law;and
WHEREAS,the position ofspecialpolice officer as defined in
Section 15-8 conflicts with applicable state minimum requirements
for police officers;and
WHEREAS,movie theaters are open to all persons of all ages
anddonot separate patrons by age;and
WHEREAS,responsibility for the proper conduct and deportment
of all persons attending movie theaters rests with the management
of the theaters and with the police department as their agents;and
WHEREAS,theCityCommissionhasexpressedtheirdesireto
have the City's Code of Ordinances brought up to date by deleting
obsolete material;and
NOW,THEREFORE,BEIT ORDAINED BYTHE MAYOR ANDCITY
COMMISSION OFTHE CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI,FLORIDA:
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SEC.15-7.Child Molestation in Theaters-Definition;Patrol
each aisleof such tteaterL"^LT^68 r?ul«ly to patrolmolestationandtodSrJSb&Pureose of Preventing child
M upon or ^^•srs0rt?£^iS,^tss^are en-
Authority.SAME"QUalifiGations of SPecial Police;Appointment;
SectioSei5P-e7rShTreofe<^hI!l E n'^^Z ^the Provisions oflessthantwenty-one years of "ESwU*ffi?moral character,not
withthe Police Department ii^tiJ^.^H *Ve been misteredamongotherthinqs!S i ™i ^P**0"*.8 for such registration,demonstrate thTt lither bv B1^mit t0 fln9erPri*ting and shallofthespecialcourseof^«?£a?,ence *°/satisfactory completionoftheCitvofM°a™S 2 instruction offered bythePolice Academy
to Tllet from ?L ^.completion ofactsof child molestation,or
SoSff they SU^SSS ?oTeSllSevrisPeabSoutWto'UP°n rea?°nableconduct.oeiieve is about to engage in such
SEC.15-9.SAME -Arrest and Detention of Suspect
detained S hT^ll -by SUCl?Special Police officers shall be
««Sri^ess
SEC.15-10.SAME -Sections of Theater Set Aside for Adults-
Authority to Refuse Admittance to Adult Without
molestati?onrreachm?hlaterlySh^f6*1*^Prot^t against child
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C^nf^tinees-^oro^^8.811311 °CCUpy only such action during^er^^'cmSr^^TTn'JF?"*theater °Pe«tor maybyachildac?ua?iydor^r-tg S£E^^STS^
SEC.15-11.SAME^Age ^irement for Adult Section,-Provisions
adults^f occupy ^he^rftfL8,?^131 POl-\Ce °"icers to ««**«prevent persons action,P J section provided forthemand to
years from occupyingsuch s«5^Vy J"^"^age of twenty-oneAnyparentaccSinaa23??S section during child matinees.above the age of^Stlen vearf an°tL"?actually or apparentlysuchchildduringachildmjt^jf J^des,lres tobeseatedwithsectionofthethUe'r^t f^tMr^ultT ""*Child int°the
SEC-15"12-SoS!^S.Re9Ulations;E^'—-
the thelt^^ith^ut'rlf^of37 l^^auth°^y to eject fromanyperson,minor or alu??5h„*«*nxsBxon charge paid by him,
requirements of Iection is '11 ^.i^11 ^J36 to comP1y wi">thehowever,that in the case of anv r-hi £°l observe o^er provided,
and not accompanied bl *L™L ^OVer the age of fourteenwouldbeincap^abiroftak^^J3^^-11^,396'who<if ejected,
officer shall notify thrMrfnto?o^Lhlm!e^'the special PoliceofsuchchildtoimediaV^?=t?V ^adult meraber of the familyparentorotherp«son «iL?k °r hxm a5 the theater,or if such
child into the pr^tectiv^^-^Cf t^Cted,1 -sha11 surrender such=protective custody of the Police Department.
SEC.15-13.SAME -Duty of Theater Operator
comply^fth^rea^Irfm^^f™"thS&tSr °Perator not only tosupervisetheact^it felof 1°^f£?°fth',but also to ProperlycommissionorappointmentmLnfspecialpoliceofficers,whoseiftheyfailorrefuseto™li?L*?Yol?s*bY.«»Police DepartmentthetermsofSectionfis^^hSh lfi2 ^in accordance w^h
SECTION 7-The rMt-v n^r^i „_•delete Sections 15-7 through^5!!|°n eby amends Section 15 to
orOis^^^l^^^^^^^.'^tBncB.or phrase of this
court of competent jurfsdictfon £££X?„-°r ^constitutional byavalidityoftPhexm2S£3gg&?Z ^^r af f*""»
with thfproviiions oftnl^ordSanlff °f °rd™^s in conflictutcnisordinanceareherebyrepealed.
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adoptfofhereo'f.^°rdlnance be effective immediately after the
PASSEDANDADOPTEDTHIS
ATTEST:APPROVED:
CITY CLERK
READAND APPROVED ASTOFORM
"CITY ATTORNEY
1st Reading -10/6/98
2nd Reading -10/20/98
£°!W of October
1998.
MAYOR
A^^6^*J
COMMISSION VOTE:
Mayor Robaina:
Vice Mayor Oliveros:
Commissioner Bethel:
Commissioner Feliu:
Commissioner Russell
5-0
Yea
Yea
Yea
Yea
Yea
TO:
FROM:
SOUTH MIAMI POLICE DEPARTMENT
INTER-OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Mayor and City Commission DATE:Oct.16,1998
z )*SUBJ:Agenda Item L_
^r Comm.Mtg.Oct 20,1998
Second Reading
Section Deletions Chapter
15,Code of Ordinances
Charles D.Scurr,
City Manager
Attached isan Ordinance pertaining tothe deletion ofcertain
sections ofChapter15oftheCodeofOrdinancesoftheCityof
South Miami.
These deletions are necessary to eliminate the office of special
police officerandtheensuing duties placeduponthese persons,as
wellasthe burden placed upon theater operators asaresultof
these sections.
The abolition ofthis position in its entiretyis consistent with
thevariousstatelawsgoverningpoliceofficer standards and
trainingaswellaslawsgoverningarrest powers.
Yourconcurrenceisrespectfully requested.
CW/gf/esw
§15-7 OFFENSES AND MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS §15-7
Sec.15-7.Child molestation in theaters—Definition;patrol.
For the purpose of sections 15-7 through 15-13,child
molestation shall be as defined in Section 801 02 Florida
Statutes.
Every theater operator in the city to which minors are
invited for child matinees,shall have on duty one or more
adult persons whose duty it shall be during:such matinees
regularly to patrol each aisle of such theaters for the purpose
of preventing child molestation and to discover and apprehend
any patrons who are engaged upon or who may be about to
engage in such conduct.(Ord.288,§2,3-2-54)
State law reference—Lewd,lascivious or indecent assault or act unon
or in presence of &child,§800.04,Florida Statutes.
Supp.No.46
204.7
i 15-8 OFFENSES AND MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS §15-10
Sec.15.8.Same-Qualifications of special police;appoint-
ment;authority.
of lectonTl f^V^be enfraged under the ProvisionsSrnotL!"Lher?f'**be persons of *ood ™«*<*a™-been rtS*J?*STS7"0™yeara 0I*a**w*o shall haveS"sueTr21?-th th6 P0Uce dePartment.All applicantsfingeSnW1wJ°n,'XT*°ther thin*s'sha11 su°™t toenc??r "J£1 \3ha"demonstrate that,either by experi-ItructL^TJ7 ~mPIetion <»*the special course of in-To?ZT<^vbJl\e P°!2e ACad6my of the Citv of Miami,office AerZn'I V**0™the duties Plaining to hisS!*^P0n'such Pers°ns shall be appointed by the
tfZfiE^tTP officers and sha11 ha-^dTheU*?0.e auPt?r°Pfnatf b,?dvfe °r other form ot identification.•nSta^i SKET Sha11 b?t0 maintain order and to makehendhithlptaArPr6m-S6S °f persons whom they appre-of child ",1"^?comn"SSIon oi o'after completion of acts
any ner^»l tl0n*°r t0 eject from the theater premisesS"bSll°'Tn reasonable ««WBd*they haJe Suse^believe ,s about to engage in such conduct.(Ord.288,§\.
Sec.15-9.Same—Arrest and detention of suspect.
beAdneLPiTunntTSelHy s»ch *****PoU«officers shall
lodged iMtart i,•u ,H.u he dlaP°s'tion of any charge*MO*3!!§4m3.2ai4.;hereafter be had "r^ired 5
Sec.1S.10.Same-Sections of theater set aside for adults-authonty to refuse admittance to adultwE
child Staln^chlirea^r .iSr*Pr°teCt •**»<Propriatelv m^L»*•shall-have set apart an ap-datf he numS tS6Ci:?f rea,s°nably ad«^ate to accommS-
«pec ed to >?Lf Si3 Wh°n0rmally attend or »ay "eoeeuSon5Set?matmee3,and such adults shall
ver,mat any theater operator may refuse,during child
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S lS*10 'SOUTH MIAMI CODE 3 15-13
matinees,to admit any adult not accompanied by a child
Sl S3.3-2-5P4jrent,y Under f°Urteen yearS 0f i-«*d
Sec.I3.li.Same—Age requirement for adult section;pro-
visions for parent with child.
•tdultf ?«h0 th°d,Uty of the sPecial P°lice of««rs to requireadultstooccupytheseparatesectionprovidedforthem3
wCPntv one T°7 "*"**"™*™tly Und«^the age oSmat"nee?1 """°0Capy,,«SUch 3eparate section duringenmmatinees.Any parent accompanying a child who is no-
urtualy or apparently above the age of fourteen years andwhotles.res to be seated with such child during a chiWmat„«shall take such child into the section of ?he theatersetapartforadults.(Ord.288.5 6,3-2-54.)
Sec.15.12.Same-Refusa!to obey regulations;ejectment and
disposition of patrons.
ATS??**1 ?°iice °fficer 8haU have a«thority to eject fromthetheater,without refund of the admission charge paidTJ
wkh ah7,PerS°n-min°r or adult'wh0 sha»refuse t0 colly2£r«""«ment.s of section 15-11 hereof,or observe orter
^e of1;ureV6r,ihat in the Case of an>'ch"d notZr theIIIwhoffna*nd,n0t accomPa™d by a person over thathSseTf^th S3?,32?b4.incapab'e of takin*«•*
§7,3-2-54.)CUSt0dy of the police department.(Ord.288.
Sec.15-13.Same—Duty of theater operator.
comp??awibh £?tS^6Very th6ater °perator not only to
property uperv?seTraS T ^^but als°tocerewh«!i ••actmtles of such special police officers,whose commlssl0n or appointment may be revoked by
516-13 OFFENSES AND MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS i 16-15
dutiS6 depaJrtment Kthey fail or refuse to perform theirSS"qS^^J"""-tions^^ug?
S«-15-14.Children;improper conduct toward same
i-^iSh^'ffJL^rdty \addre3a vfle-indecent-of eighteen v«~""P"**",language to a child under the age
4-20-54)Proposals to the child.(Ord.297,
sooloTnoridTsu"1^1*^-,a"civioua wtad"«"—uh on chad.5
Sec 15-15.Concealed weapons.
o^f^^^^««;-*an
«y o£?aSf SS2"ESS"18lThot-•lu»«^«or to carry anvfJ^ff-*ept ^ord»ary pocket knife,
designeTL^X^orfVth0111"deViCe °r ^^^tear gas or oier^ioi «^25"°J *"*-*»«.or other devices or in«tr„«?'Jf ™P thoae fountain Pensthepurpo^d!LSSr2i.d^Md ?di8char^«*»which are des g^ed toTe Lh^^"0ther injUri°US ga9eaman's pants orTt nJ^J !?l"a woman'a handbag or aPen,aTcontS*ngnot ZZ???****P°cket pe"cil °'chemical.(Ordio f974 20^1?n^fVne-haif ounce of
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