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### § 9.15.030. Emergency service. | The operation of the ambulance service by the EMS division of the fire department is declared an emergency service which is necessary for the public health and welfare of the city and borough of Sitka and is governed by the state of Alaska certification laws referenced in this chapter.
(S.G.C. 9.16.030; Ord. 73-61 § ... | false | Context | null | cities | ak | sitka | null | -1.130859 | -0.302734 | -0.589844 | 1.361328 |
### § 9.20.005. Definitions. | The following words and phrases, whenever used in this chapter, shall be construed as defined in this section:
“Business” means a sole proprietorship, partnership, joint venture, corporation, or other business entity formed for profit-making purposes, including retail establishments where goods or services are sold as... | true | Rules | Nuisance | cities | ak | sitka | null | 1.786133 | 0.655273 | 0.502441 | 0.160278 |
## § 9.20.045. Nonretaliation. | No person or employer shall discharge, refuse to hire, or in any manner retaliate against an employee, applicant for employment, or customer because that employee, applicant, or customer exercises any rights afforded by this chapter or reports or attempts to prosecute a violation of this chapter.
(S.G.C. 9.20.045; Ord... | true | Rules | Other | cities | ak | sitka | null | -0.15686 | -0.982422 | 0.256836 | 0.337402 |
## § 9.20.050. Enforcement. | A. This chapter shall be enforced by the Sitka police department or by other officials so authorized by the city and borough administrator.
B. Notice of the provisions of this chapter shall be given to all applicants for a business license in the city and borough of Sitka.
C. Any citizen who desires to register a com... | true | Enforcement | Business | cities | ak | sitka | null | 1.384766 | -0.057892 | -0.02504 | 0.542969 |
## § 9.20.055. Violations and penalties. | A. A person who smokes in an area where smoking is prohibited by the provisions of this chapter shall be guilty of an infraction, punishable by a fine not exceeding $50.00.
B. A person who owns, manages, operates, or otherwise controls a public place or place of employment and who willfully fails to comply with the pr... | true | Enforcement | Nuisance | cities | ak | sitka | null | 1.280273 | -0.822266 | 0.679199 | 1.268555 |
### § 9.25.010. Title. | This chapter shall be known and cited as the “fireworks control ordinance of the city and borough.”
(B.C.S. 12.04.010; S.G.C. 10.24.010; Ord. 17-28 § 4, 2017) | false | Context | null | cities | ak | sitka | null | -1.142578 | -0.871582 | -1.048828 | -1.262695 |
### § 9.25.020. Prohibition on sale. | It is unlawful for any person, business, corporation, association, club or organization to sell, expose for sale, or offer for sale any fireworks within the corporate limits of the city and borough.
(B.C.S. 12.04.020; S.G.C. 10.24.020; Ord. 17-28 § 4, 2017) | true | Rules | Other | cities | ak | sitka | null | 0.907715 | -1.349609 | 0.710449 | 0.535645 |
### § 9.25.030. Prohibition on use. | It is unlawful for any person, business, corporation, association, club or organization to use or explode any fireworks, except as otherwise provided by this chapter, within the municipal limits of the city and borough.
(B.C.S. 12.04.030; S.G.C. 10.24.030; Ord. 17-28 § 4, 2017) | true | Rules | Nuisance | cities | ak | sitka | null | 0.868164 | -1.125 | 0.818359 | 0.493408 |
### § 9.25.040. Exceptions for authorized displays. | A. Fireworks may be used for public displays by municipalities, fair associations, amusement parks and other organizations or groups of individuals; provided, that:
1. A permit is obtained from the administrator or any employee designated by him; and
2. A bond is filed with the city and borough in the amount of at le... | true | Rules | Nuisance | cities | ak | sitka | null | -0.110718 | -0.413574 | -0.27417 | -0.370361 |
### § 9.25.050. Permissible sales and uses. | Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to prohibit:
A. Any resident wholesaler, dealer, or jobber from selling at wholesale those fireworks which are not prohibited in this chapter;
B. The sale of any kind of fireworks if the fireworks are to be shipped directly from the state in accordance with regulations 27 CF... | true | Rules | Other | cities | ak | sitka | null | 0.111328 | 0.239014 | 0.175537 | -0.051788 |
## § 9.25.060. Fireworks defined. | “Fireworks” includes any combustible or explosive composition or any substance or combination of substances or articles prepared for the purpose of producing a visible or an audible effect by combustion, explosion, deflagration or detonation, and includes blank cartridges, toy pistols, toy cannons, toy canes, or toy gu... | false | Context | null | cities | ak | sitka | null | 0.459473 | 0.76416 | 0.799805 | 1.200195 |
## § 9.25.070. Penalties. | In accordance with AS 29.25.070(a), citations for offenses in this chapter may be disposed of as provided in AS 12.25.175 through 12.25.230, without a court appearance, upon payment of the fine amounts stated herein plus the state surcharge required by AS 12.55.039 and 29.25.074. Fines must be paid to the city and boro... | true | Enforcement | Other | cities | ak | sitka | null | -0.29834 | 0.927246 | -0.339844 | 0.764648 |
### § 9.30.010. Definitions. | “Authorized emergency personnel” means a person who is a law enforcement officer, firefighter, member of a governmental emergency medical services function, or member of a governmental emergency management function.
“Cell phone” means a hand-held cellular telephone.
“Use” means employing a cell phone for any reason i... | false | Context | null | cities | ak | sitka | null | 0.491211 | -0.70459 | 0.304199 | 0.275635 |
### § 9.30.020. Prohibited use. | An operator of a motor vehicle may not use a cell phone when the vehicle is in motion, or while stopped at a stop sign or traffic light.
(S.G.C. 10.25.020; Ord. 16-05 § 4, 2016) | true | Rules | Other | cities | ak | sitka | null | -0.421875 | -1.852539 | 1.051758 | -0.244995 |
### § 9.30.030. Exceptions. | A. It is an affirmative defense to prosecution of an offense under this chapter if:
1. The cell phone is used in a hands-free mode of operation;
2. Use of the cell phone is for obtaining emergency assistance to report a crime, traffic accident, medical emergency, or serious traffic hazard or to prevent a crime about t... | true | Enforcement | Other | cities | ak | sitka | null | 0.333496 | 1.147461 | 0.297852 | 1.415039 |
### § 9.35.010. Definitions. | The terms and phrases used in this chapter shall have the following meanings:
“Bear attraction nuisance” means, except as otherwise provided in this section:
1. Any amount of putrescible waste, including packaging or other surfaces to which it is adhered;
2. Any organic material of a type which has previously attrac... | false | Context | null | cities | ak | sitka | null | 1.130859 | 0.777832 | 0.788574 | 0.853027 |
### § 9.35.020. Unlawful acts. | No owner or person in control of property shall cause or allow the creation or maintenance of a bear attraction nuisance on that property or any adjacent right-of-way. Except as otherwise provided for in this chapter, the property owner and the person in control of the property may both be liable for a violation of thi... | true | Rules | Nuisance | cities | ak | sitka | null | 1.173828 | -0.364258 | 0.913574 | 1.34082 |
## § 9.35.030. Enforcement. | This chapter shall be enforced by the police department or by other employees authorized by the municipal administrator. Whenever putrescible waste or other material is found on property or any adjacent right-of-way in violation of this chapter, the officer or authorized employee shall issue a citation stating the natu... | true | Enforcement | Other | cities | ak | sitka | null | 0.603027 | -0.498535 | -0.51123 | -0.118103 |
## § 9.35.040. Defenses. | A. It shall be no defense for the owner of property issued a citation under this chapter that the property was in possession or control of another, unless the owner of the property meets the burden of proof that the property was being used without the consent of the owner when the bear attraction nuisance was created, ... | true | Enforcement | Other | cities | ak | sitka | null | -0.294922 | 0.06842 | -0.311035 | -0.366211 |
## § 9.35.050. Penalties. | A. Each person who owns and/or is in control of property that creates, maintains, or permits a bear attraction nuisance on the property shall be charged with a minor offense. The maximum penalty for violation of the provisions of this chapter is $500.00.
In accordance with AS 29.25.070(a), citations for offenses in th... | true | Enforcement | Nuisance | cities | ak | sitka | null | 1.032227 | 1.012695 | 0.064148 | 1.496094 |
### § 10.05.010. Purpose. | It is the purpose of this chapter to define certain corrupt practices and provide for the punishment therefor in an attempt to maintain an atmosphere of free discussion of the issues before the municipality and continue the free workings of the municipal administration.
(S.G.C. 10.04.010; Ord. 73-59 § 3, 1973) | false | Context | null | cities | ak | sitka | null | -0.593262 | -0.774414 | -0.437988 | 0.07843 |
### § 10.05.020. Definitions. | The words and phrases used in this chapter shall have the following meanings:
**“Accepting a bribe”** means the acceptance of any of the items stated in the definition of “bribery” by any assemblyman, official or employee of the municipality.
**Blackmail.** Either of the following constitutes blackmail:
1. Threat to... | false | Context | null | cities | ak | sitka | null | 1.131836 | 0.549316 | 0.506348 | 1.750977 |
### § 10.10.010. Escaping from municipal jail or custody of municipal officers. | Whoever escapes from the municipal jail while serving a term therein, or escapes from the custody or constructive custody of any municipal officer, or who gives his word or parole that he will return to jail or to the custody or constructive custody of any municipal officer, but who fails his word, is guilty of a misde... | true | Enforcement | Other | cities | ak | sitka | null | 0.253906 | -0.70166 | 1.299805 | 1.616211 |
### § 10.10.020. Definitions. | The terms and phrases used in this chapter shall have the following meanings:
“Physical contact” means touching a prisoner, handling an object or receiving an object from a prisoner by his handing it to the person in question, or leaving any object in any location for the purpose of receiving or transmitting unauthori... | false | Context | null | cities | ak | sitka | null | -0.452148 | -0.891602 | 1.34375 | -0.08429 |
### § 10.10.030. Unauthorized contact with prisoners. | It is unlawful for any unauthorized person to:
A. Have any verbal or physical contact with a prisoner confined in the municipal jail;
B. Loiter in the area of the municipal jail or in the area of the police office;
C. Fail to leave the area of the municipal jail or police office promptly after request from a police ... | true | Rules | Nuisance | cities | ak | sitka | null | 0.90332 | -1.005859 | 1.644531 | 0.96875 |
### § 10.10.040. Aiding escape. | A. It is unlawful for any person to aid, abet or counsel the escape of a prisoner from the municipal jail, or from any municipal officer lawfully having custody of such prisoner.
B. A violation of the provisions of this section is a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of not more than $500.00, or imprisonment for not mo... | true | Enforcement | Other | cities | ak | sitka | null | 0.228149 | -1.18457 | 0.768555 | 1.641602 |
### § 10.15.010. False alarms. | Signals from an alarm system which are false alarms are declared to be a public nuisance. A user may have an allowance of four false alarms occurring within any calendar year. The fifth false alarm within that period shall be subject to a fee of $50.00 charged to the user of the alarm system. Subsequent false alarms sh... | true | Enforcement | Nuisance | cities | ak | sitka | null | 0.315918 | -0.692871 | 0.577637 | 1.830078 |
### § 10.15.020. Definitions. | “Alarm system” means a device or system of interconnected devices, including hardware and related appurtenances, designed to give warning of activities indicative of fire, criminal conduct, or unauthorized entry upon the protected premises.
“False alarm” means any activation of an alarm system not resulting from fire,... | false | Context | null | cities | ak | sitka | null | 0.307617 | 0.26416 | 0.368164 | 0.976074 |
### § 10.15.030. Excusable false alarms. | A false alarm may be excused in the discretion of the responding agency or investigator upon being satisfied that:
A. The alarm has been responsibly and regularly inspected by experienced and well-trained technicians familiar with its design, operations, and the environment in which it is installed;
B. All repairs, r... | true | Rules | Nuisance | cities | ak | sitka | null | 0.900391 | 0.617188 | 0.546387 | 0.589355 |
#### GAMBLING | **§ 10.20.010. Prohibited.**
A person who engages in gambling is guilty of a misdemeanor. “Gambling” means that a person stakes or risks something of value upon the outcome of a contest of chance or a future contingent event not under the person’s control or influence, upon an agreement or understanding that that pers... | true | Enforcement | Other | cities | ak | sitka | null | 1.378906 | 0.367188 | 1.255859 | 1.333984 |
### § 10.25.010. Public consumption. | **A.** Pursuant to AS 17.38.040, public consumption of marijuana is prohibited. A person who violates this law is guilty of a violation punishable by a fine of up to $100.00. An exception is made for on-site marijuana consumption facilities as defined in SGC § 22.05.1000 that operate under an approved conditional use p... | true | Rules | Nuisance | cities | ak | sitka | null | 2.044922 | 1.224609 | 2.335938 | 1.8125 |
### § 10.25.020. Duties and powers. | The assembly of the city and borough shall function as the local regulatory authority for the purpose of the regulation of marijuana with the authority to:
A. Consider appeals of conditional use permits.
B. Work with the state to collect fees and administer licensing and regulations. Draft recommended laws and polici... | false | Process | null | cities | ak | sitka | null | -0.11377 | -0.11438 | -0.476074 | -0.065674 |
### § 10.25.030. License required. | AS 17.38.070 designating a classification of licenses is incorporated herein and made a part hereof, and the sale of marijuana, including any derivative thereof, by any person, firm or corporation is prohibited anywhere except under and by virtue of a license secured from the Director of the Marijuana Control Board, an... | true | Rules | Business | cities | ak | sitka | null | 1.146484 | 0.662598 | 2.052734 | 0.786621 |
### § 10.25.040. Application for license. | A. The assembly of the city and borough of Sitka will make recommendations to the state as to support for or objections to license applications.
B. At such time that the licensee is seeking a new license, is seeking to reestablish a license that was allowed to expire, is proposing a change in the controlling interest ... | false | Process | null | cities | ak | sitka | null | 0.601074 | 0.05365 | -0.033997 | -0.330322 |
### § 10.30.010. Definitions. | The terms and phrases used in this chapter shall have the following meanings:
“Intoxicating liquor” means an alcoholic beverage that is a spirituous, vinous, malt, or other fermented or distilled liquid, whatever the origin, that is intended for human consumption as a beverage and that contains one-half of one percent... | false | Context | null | cities | ak | sitka | null | 0.195923 | 0.00205 | 1.264648 | -0.043518 |
### § 10.30.020. Scope of provisions. | The provisions contained herein shall apply to all places where liquor of any description as herein defined is manufactured, offered for sale, sold, vended, bartered or furnished.
(S.G.C. 10.44.020; Ord. 73-59 § 3, 1973; Ord. 15-19 § 4, 2015) | false | Context | null | cities | ak | sitka | null | -0.129395 | -0.857422 | 0.11438 | -1.095703 |
### § 10.30.030. License required. | AS 4.11.010 designating a classification of licenses is incorporated herein and made a part hereof, and the sale of hard or distilled liquor, including wine and beer, by any person, firm or corporation is prohibited anywhere except under and by virtue of a license secured from the Director of the Alcoholic Beverage Con... | true | Rules | Business | cities | ak | sitka | null | 0.473877 | 0.769043 | 0.791504 | 0.323486 |
### § 10.30.040. Application for license. | A. By persons not previously holding current licenses. At such time as a license is applied for by one not a previous license holder, the municipal clerk shall give notice of such application as follows:
1. Notice shall be posted on the premises 10 days prior to the assembly meeting at which
City of Sitka, AK
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## § 10.30.070. Offers of sale and presence on licensed premises (standard operating hours). | A. A person may not sell, offer for sale, give, furnish, deliver, or consume any alcoholic beverage on premises licensed under AS Title 4 between the hours of 2:00 a.m. and 8:00 a.m. each day.
B. A licensee, his agent, or employee may not permit a person to consume alcoholic beverages on the licensed premises between ... | true | Rules | Business | cities | ak | sitka | null | 0.387695 | -0.129639 | 1.234375 | 0.022202 |
## § 10.30.080. Drinking in public. | Except as otherwise provided, no person may consume intoxicating liquor:
A. Outside of a building in the areas zoned central commercial district unless (1) the alcohol is only beer or wine and is provided by an establishment with a license to serve alcoholic beverages in an area that is fenced with a fence no lower th... | true | Rules | Nuisance | cities | ak | sitka | null | 1.417969 | 0.303955 | 1.737305 | 0.651367 |
## § 10.30.085. Open containers. | Except as otherwise provided, no persons may have in their possession in the places set out in SGC § 10.30.080, any intoxicating liquor or beer unless the liquor or beer is in its original retail unopened container and the tax seal remains unbroken.
(S.G.C. 10.44.085; Ord. 84-632 § 4(B), 1985)
City of Sitka, AK
§ 10... | true | Rules | Nuisance | cities | ak | sitka | null | 0.015671 | -0.454834 | 1.59375 | -0.203003 |
## § 10.30.090. Possession of alcoholic beverages for delivery. | A. It is unlawful for any person owning, operating, or being in charge of any public vehicle or delivery service to transport any alcoholic beverage from a licensed premises to a customer or other person located off the licensed premises.
B. This section does not apply to the wholesale delivery of beverages by a licen... | true | Rules | Business | cities | ak | sitka | null | 0.215576 | -1.117188 | 1.494141 | 0.362793 |
## § 10.30.110. Transport of alcoholic beverages during closed hours. | It is unlawful for the owner or person in charge of any taxicab, taxicab stand or place of business, or any person, messenger or messenger service, to accept, receive or have for delivery, or to carry, transport, or deliver, or cause to be carried, transported or delivered, or aid or assist in carrying, transporting or... | true | Enforcement | Other | cities | ak | sitka | null | 0.516113 | -0.476074 | 0.948242 | 1.001953 |
### § 10.35.010. Definitions. | The terms and phrases used in this chapter shall have the following meanings:
“Assignment” means the making of any appointment or engagement for the purpose of prostitution, or any act in furtherance of such appointment.
“House of prostitution” means the place, structure, building, house, room, boat, trailer, automob... | false | Context | null | cities | ak | sitka | null | 0.215454 | -0.778809 | 1.097656 | 0.828613 |
### § 10.35.020. Unlawful acts. | It is unlawful to:
A. Engage in prostitution;
B. Engage in assignation;
C. Knowingly lease, sell, set up, operate, carry on, maintain, facilitate the operation of, or work in a house of prostitution;
D. Knowingly assist in the leasing, selling, setting up, operating, carrying on, maintaining or facilitating operati... | true | Enforcement | Other | cities | ak | sitka | null | 1.258789 | -0.357178 | 1.348633 | 1.625 |
### § 10.40.010. Required of guests. | It is unlawful for any person to occupy any hotel room for the night without registering in a registration book provided by the management, or otherwise checking with the management.
(S.C.C. 4-2-24; S.G.C. 10.50.010) | true | Rules | Zoning | cities | ak | sitka | null | 0.702148 | -1.553711 | 1.324219 | 0.022583 |
### § 10.40.020. Responsibility of hotel clerk. | It is unlawful for any clerk or person in charge of a hotel to rent a hotel room without causing the renter or guest to register prior to occupancy.
(S.C.C. 4-2-24; S.G.C. 10.50.020) | true | Rules | Zoning | cities | ak | sitka | null | 0.217773 | -1.429688 | 0.839355 | 0.022293 |
### § 10.40.030. Contents of register. | The register shall contain the name, home address and occupation of the person so registering, and shall be open to the inspection of the police department at any time.
(S.C.C. 4-2-24; S.G.C. 10.50.030) | true | Rules | Other | cities | ak | sitka | null | -0.459473 | -1.496094 | -0.431396 | -1.157227 |
### § 10.40.040. Penalty for violation. | Violators of this chapter shall be subject to punishment according to Chapter 1.45 SGC.
(S.C.C. 4-2-24; S.G.C. 10.50.040)
City of Sitka, AK | true | Enforcement | Other | cities | ak | sitka | null | 0.016815 | -0.409424 | -0.495361 | -0.184814 |
### § 10.45.010. Unlawful acts. | It is unlawful for any person to:
A. Threaten another in a menacing manner;
B. Challenge another to fight;
C. Address another with “fighting words” or profanity, the face-to-face utterance of which ordinarily provokes in the average reasonable person so addressed an immediate and violent response;
D. Exhort another... | true | Rules | Other | cities | ak | sitka | null | 2.279297 | 0.000587 | 0.439697 | 2.091797 |
### § 10.45.030. Serious misdemeanor. | It is unlawful for any person to:
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A. Assault another by threatening, through words or actions, to batter him;
B. Batter another by striking, wounding or otherwise physically abusing him;
C. Challenge to fight a policeman in the performance of his duties;
D. As... | true | Rules | Nuisance | cities | ak | sitka | null | 2.283203 | -0.293213 | 1.494141 | 1.836914 |
### § 10.50.010. Generally. | **A.** A person who steals money, goods, or chattels, or a government note, bank note, promissory note, bill of exchange, bond or other thing in action, or a book of accounts, order or certificate concerning money or goods due or to become due or to be delivered, or writing containing a conveyance of real or personal p... | true | Enforcement | Other | cities | ak | sitka | null | 0.400146 | -0.095398 | 0.040527 | 1.098633 |
### § 10.50.030. Larceny by trick. | No person shall obtain possession of or title to anything of value from another person with his consent when such consent was induced by false pretenses.
(S.G.C. 10.56.030; Ord. 73-59 § 3, 1973) | true | Rules | Other | cities | ak | sitka | null | -0.366211 | -1.131836 | 1.207031 | 0.387695 |
### § 10.50.040. Shoplifting. | It is unlawful for any person to take or carry away from any commercial establishment, without paying for the same or making arrangements for such payment, any goods, wares, or merchandise having value not exceeding $100.00.
(S.G.C. 10.56.040; Ord. 73-59 § 3, 1973)
City of Sitka, AK
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### § 10.55.010. Definitions. | For the purposes of this chapter the following terms, phrases, words and their derivations shall have the meaning given herein. When not inconsistent with the context, words used in the present tense include the future, words in the plural number include the singular, and words in the singular number include the plural... | true | Enforcement | Nuisance | cities | ak | sitka | null | 2.443359 | 1.003906 | 2.875 | 1.206055 |
## § 10.55.040. Parental responsibility. | It is unlawful for a parent having legal custody of a juvenile knowingly to permit or by inefficient control to allow the juvenile to remain in any city public place under circumstances not constituting an exception to, or otherwise beyond the scope of, this chapter. The term “knowingly” includes knowledge that a paren... | true | Rules | Nuisance | cities | ak | sitka | null | 1.335938 | 0.304443 | 2.1875 | 1.125 |
## § 10.55.050. Operator responsibility. | It is unlawful for any operator of an establishment to knowingly permit a juvenile to remain at the establishment under circumstances not constituting an exception to, or otherwise beyond the scope of, this chapter. The term “knowingly” includes knowledge that an operator should reasonably be expected to have concernin... | true | Enforcement | Other | cities | ak | sitka | null | 0.755371 | -0.280762 | 2.095703 | 0.623047 |
## § 10.55.060. Enforcement procedures. | A. If a police officer reasonably believes that a juvenile is in a public place in violation of this chapter, the officer shall notify the juvenile that he or she is in violation of this chapter and shall require the juvenile to provide his or her name, address, and telephone number and how to contact his or her parent... | true | Enforcement | Nuisance | cities | ak | sitka | null | 2.019531 | 0.788574 | 2.169922 | 1.655273 |
### § 10.60.040. Sale and display of narcotic and other paraphernalia. | **A. Minors.** No owner, manager, proprietor or other person in charge of any place of business selling or displaying for the purpose of sale, any device, contrivance, instrument or paraphernalia for smoking or injection, or consuming marijuana, hashish, PCP, or any controlled substance, as defined by the laws of the s... | true | Enforcement | Other | cities | ak | sitka | null | 2.294922 | 0.768066 | 3.0625 | 2.195313 |
### § 10.65.010. Conditions governing detention of minors. | Whenever any police officer takes a child into custody, he shall, unless it is impracticable or has been otherwise ordered by the court having jurisdiction, accept the written promise of the parent, legal guardian or custodian of such child to be responsible for the presence of such child in the court at the time fixed... | true | Rules | Other | cities | ak | sitka | null | 0.265381 | -0.476807 | 2.9375 | 0.326172 |
### § 10.65.020. Powers of police. | Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as forbidding any police officer from immediately taking into custody any child who is found violating any law or ordinance, or who is reasonably believed to be a fugitive from his parents or his legal guardian, or from justice, or whose surroundings are such as to endanger hi... | true | Rules | Other | cities | ak | sitka | null | 1.199219 | -0.456543 | 2.1875 | 1.430664 |
### § 10.70.010. Definitions. | “Intoxicating liquor” and “alcoholic beverages” as used hereafter are interchangeable and are defined as a spirituous, vinous, malt, or other fermented or distilled liquid, whatever the origin, that is intended for human consumption as a beverage and that contains one-half of one percent or more of alcohol by volume, w... | false | Context | null | cities | ak | sitka | null | 0.250977 | -0.396484 | 1.353516 | -0.029343 |
### § 10.70.049. Access of persons under the age of 21 to licensed premises. | **A.** A person under the age of 21 years may not knowingly enter or remain in premises licensed under AS Title 4 unless:
1. Accompanied by a parent, guardian or spouse who has attained the age of 21 years;
2. The person is at least 16 years of age, the premises are designated by the Alcohol Beverage Control Board as... | true | Rules | Business | cities | ak | sitka | null | 1.219727 | 0.554199 | 3.285156 | 0.89209 |
## § 10.70.050. Possession or consumption by persons under the age of 21. | A. A person under 21 years of age may not knowingly consume, possess or control alcoholic beverages except those furnished persons under SGC § 10.70.051.
B. A person who violates subsection A of this section and who has not been previously convicted or received a suspended imposition of sentence under subsection (B)(1... | true | Enforcement | Nuisance | cities | ak | sitka | null | 1.362305 | 1.331055 | 3.503906 | 2.007813 |
### § 10.75.010. Definitions. | “Distribute” or “distribution” or “distributing” means to furnish, give, provide, or to attempt to do so, whether gratuitously or for any type of compensation.
“Distributor” means a person who distributes a tobacco product.
“Electronic smoking device” means any device that can be used to deliver aerosolized or vapori... | false | Context | null | cities | ak | sitka | null | 1.383789 | 0.094299 | 2.083984 | 0.27417 |
### § 10.75.020. Prohibition and policy. | A. The sale or distribution of any tobacco product to a person under the age of 21 is prohibited.
B. Before distributing any tobacco product, the distributor shall verify that the recipient is at least 21 years of age, through examination of the recipient’s government-issued photographic identification.
C. Nothing in... | true | Rules | Business | cities | ak | sitka | null | 0.349609 | -1.015625 | 2.746094 | 0.801758 |
## § 10.75.030. Signage. | No person shall sell or distribute or permit the sale or distribution of tobacco products in the city and borough unless a clearly visible notice is posted at the location where tobacco products are available for purchase. The notice shall state “No person under the age of 21 may purchase tobacco products,” legibly pri... | true | Rules | Business | cities | ak | sitka | null | 0.373047 | -1.491211 | 2.490234 | 0.609863 |
## § 10.75.040. Enforcement. | A. Any licensed vendor/retailer found to have violated the provisions of this chapter shall be charged with a minor offense. The maximum penalty for violation of the provisions of this chapter is $1,000.
In accordance with AS 29.25.070(a), citations for offenses in this chapter may be disposed of as provided in AS 12.... | true | Enforcement | Other | cities | ak | sitka | null | 0.934082 | 0.757813 | 0.153931 | 1.072266 |
### § 10.80.010. Definitions. | The terms and phrases used in this chapter shall have the following meanings:
“Concealed firearm” means and includes any firearm not readily visible.
“Firearms” means and includes all guns using gunpowder, high powered air rifles and pistols, guns operated by CO2 or other gases, paint “splat” guns or other items whic... | false | Context | null | cities | ak | sitka | null | -0.063599 | -0.230591 | 0.151855 | 0.614746 |
### § 10.80.020. Prohibitions. | A. It is unlawful for any person to discharge any firearm within the boundaries of the central business district, waterfront district, hospitals, any public school premises, including adjacent parking lots, in or around a child care facility, in a courthouse, courtroom, or office of the court system or justice related ... | true | Enforcement | Nuisance | cities | ak | sitka | null | 1.763672 | 0.56543 | 1.208984 | 1.744141 |
###### Obedience to Regulations | - § 11.05.150. Public employees to obey traffic regulations. | true | Rules | Nuisance | cities | ak | sitka | null | -0.414795 | -0.641113 | 0.018616 | -0.846191 |
#### Definitions | **§ 11.05.010. Generally.**
The following words and phrases in SGC §§ 11.05.020 through 11.05.130, when used in this title, shall, for the purpose of this title, have the meanings respectively ascribed them in this chapter.
(S.G.C. 11.04.010; Ord. 73-57 § 3, 1973; Ord. 84-597 § 4(B), 1984)
**§ 11.05.020. Authorized ... | false | Context | null | cities | ak | sitka | null | -0.105286 | 0.147339 | -0.640625 | -0.626953 |
### § 11.05.090. Person. | “Person” means a natural person, firm, copartnership, association or corporation.
(S.G.C. 11.04.090; Ord. 73-57 § 3, 1973; Ord. 84-597 § 4(B), 1984) | false | Context | null | cities | ak | sitka | null | -0.711914 | -1.036133 | -0.584473 | -1.433594 |
### § 11.05.100. Police officer. | “Police officer” means every officer of the municipal police department, or any officer authorized to direct or regulate traffic or to make arrests for violations of traffic regulations.
(S.G.C. 11.04.100; Ord. 73-57 § 3, 1973; Ord. 84-597 § 4(B), 1984) | false | Context | null | cities | ak | sitka | null | -0.381104 | -1.347656 | -0.611328 | -0.773438 |
### § 11.05.110. Public holidays. | “Public holidays” means New Year’s Day, Presidents Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Alaska Day, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day. When a holiday falls on Sunday, the following Monday will be observed as the holiday. When a holiday falls on Saturday, the preceding Friday will be observed a... | false | Context | null | cities | ak | sitka | null | -1.227539 | -1.727539 | -0.703613 | -1.044922 |
### § 11.05.120. State. | “State” means the state of Alaska.
(S.G.C. 11.04.120; Ord. 73-57 § 3, 1973; Ord. 84-597 § 4(B), 1984) | false | Context | null | cities | ak | sitka | null | -1.318359 | -1.053711 | -1.071289 | -1.339844 |
### § 11.05.130. Traffic division. | “Traffic division” means the traffic division of the police department of the municipality, or in the event a traffic division is not established, then the term whenever used herein shall be deemed to refer to the police department of this municipality.
(S.G.C. 11.04.130; Ord. 73-57 § 3, 1973; Ord. 84-597 § 4(B), 1984... | false | Context | null | cities | ak | sitka | null | -1.238281 | -0.54834 | -1.011719 | -1.286133 |
### § 11.05.140. Vehicle. | “Vehicle” means a device in, upon, or by which a person or property may be transported or drawn upon or immediately over a highway or vehicular way or area except devices used exclusively upon stationary rails or tracks.
(S.G.C. 11.04.140; Ord. 89-916 § 4(A), 1990)
City of Sitka, AK | false | Context | null | cities | ak | sitka | null | -0.852051 | -0.775391 | -0.654297 | -1.080078 |
### § 11.05.150. Public employees to obey traffic regulations. | The provisions of this chapter shall apply to the driver of any vehicle owned by or used in the service of the United States Government, the state of Alaska, or the municipality. It is unlawful for any driver to violate any of the provisions of this chapter, except as otherwise permitted in this chapter or by state sta... | true | Rules | Nuisance | cities | ak | sitka | null | 0.262451 | -1.008789 | -0.226685 | -0.399658 |
### § 11.10.010. Traffic accident reports. | The police department shall receive and properly record all traffic accident reports made under any municipal ordinance.
(S.G.C. 11.12.010; Ord. 73-57 § 3, 1973) | true | Rules | Other | cities | ak | sitka | null | -1.172852 | -1.333008 | -0.747559 | -1.000977 |
### § 11.10.020. Traffic accident studies. | Whenever the accidents in any particular location become numerous, the police department shall cooperate with the municipal engineer in conducting studies of such accidents and determining remedial measures.
(S.G.C. 11.12.020; Ord. 73-57 § 3, 1973) | true | Rules | Other | cities | ak | sitka | null | -0.675293 | -1.026367 | -0.795898 | -0.135132 |
### § 11.10.030. Police department annual report. | The police department shall annually prepare a traffic report which shall be filed with the municipal administrator. Such report shall contain information on municipal traffic matters as follows:
A. The number of traffic accidents, the number of persons killed, the number of persons injured, and other pertinent traffi... | true | Rules | Other | cities | ak | sitka | null | -1.181641 | -1.367188 | -0.788574 | -0.086731 |
### § 11.10.040. Method of identifying funeral processions. | The police chief shall designate a type of pennant or other identifying insignia to be displayed upon, or other methods to be employed to identify, vehicles in funeral processions.
(S.G.C. 11.12.040; Ord. 73-57 § 3, 1973) | true | Rules | Nuisance | cities | ak | sitka | null | -0.962891 | -1.592773 | -0.325928 | -0.694336 |
### § 11.10.050. Experimental regulations and tests. | A. The chief of police is empowered to make emergency and experimental regulations, with approval of the municipal administrator; such regulations not to remain in effect more than 90 days.
B. The chief of police may test traffic control devices under actual conditions of traffic, with cooperation of the municipal eng... | false | Process | null | cities | ak | sitka | null | 0.054382 | -0.799805 | -0.399902 | 0.136475 |
### § 11.10.060. Traffic advisory committee. | The municipal administrator may appoint special traffic advisory committees to study and make recommendations on special traffic problems of wide public interest. The members of traffic advisory committees shall serve without compensation as such. The mayor, municipal
City of Sitka, AK
§ 11.10.060 VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC... | true | Rules | Other | cities | ak | sitka | null | -0.099182 | -0.141968 | -0.293457 | -0.532715 |
### § 11.15.010. Duty of police department. | It shall be the duty of the police department to enforce street and highway traffic ordinances and regulations of this municipality and all of the state motor vehicle laws applicable to street and highway traffic in this municipality, to make arrests for traffic violations, to investigate accidents and to carry out tho... | true | Enforcement | Other | cities | ak | sitka | null | -0.204834 | -0.584473 | -0.919922 | -0.541504 |
### § 11.15.020. Board of traffic violations. | A. The police department, or the traffic division thereof, shall keep a record of all moving violations of these traffic ordinances or the state motor vehicle laws of which any person has been charged. Such records shall be so maintained as to show all such types of moving violations and the total of each. The records ... | false | Process | null | cities | ak | sitka | null | -0.12323 | -0.086914 | -0.607422 | -0.431885 |
### § 11.15.030. Police department to investigate accidents. | It shall be the duty of the police officers of the department to investigate traffic accidents and to arrest or cite and to assist in the prosecution of those persons charged with violations of law causing or contributing to such accidents.
(S.G.C. 11.08.030; Ord. 73-57 § 3, 1973) | false | Process | null | cities | ak | sitka | null | -0.64502 | -1.149414 | -0.86084 | 0.157715 |
### § 11.15.040. Authority of police and fire department officials. | A. It shall be the duty of the officers of the police department and such officers as are assigned by the chief of police to enforce all municipal traffic regulations and ordinances and all of the state motor vehicle laws applicable to street and highway traffic in this municipality.
B. Officers of the police departme... | true | Rules | Nuisance | cities | ak | sitka | null | 0.855957 | -0.586914 | -0.780273 | 0.11853 |
### § 11.15.050. Obedience to police and fire department officials. | No person shall willfully fail or refuse to comply with any lawful order or direction of a police or fire department officer.
City of Sitka, AK
§ 11.15.050 VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC § 11.15.050
(S.G.C. 11.08.050; Ord. 73-57 § 3, 1973)
City of Sitka, AK | true | Rules | Nuisance | cities | ak | sitka | null | 0.924805 | -0.932617 | -0.239502 | -0.253174 |
### § 11.20.010. Traffic code – Adoption of state traffic laws. | City and borough of Sitka adopts all state traffic statutes and regulations of the state of Alaska, as they presently exist and as they may be revised in the future as the traffic code for the city and borough of Sitka.
(S.G.C. 11.28.010; Ord. 13-40 § 4, 2013; Ord. 15-20 § 4, 2015; Ord. 21-43 § 4, 2021) | true | Rules | Other | cities | ak | sitka | null | -0.864258 | -0.630859 | -1.108398 | -1.291016 |
### § 11.20.020. Adoption of state penalties. | City and borough of Sitka adopts as its traffic fine schedule the “Traffic Bail Forfeiture Schedule” and the “Oversize Vehicle Bail Forfeiture Schedule” in Administrative Rules 43.1 and 43.6 of the Alaska Rules of Court and any other bail forfeiture schedules relating to vehicles adopted by the Alaska Supreme Court. In... | true | Rules | Other | cities | ak | sitka | null | -0.179688 | 1.34668 | -0.193237 | 0.135498 |
### § 11.20.030. Violation – Infraction. | A violation of the traffic code of the city and borough of Sitka is an infraction within the terms of AS 28.90.010 and is punishable by a fine not to exceed $300.00.
(S.G.C. 11.28.030; Ord. 13-40 § 4, 2013; Ord. 21-43 § 4, 2021)
City of Sitka, AK | true | Enforcement | Other | cities | ak | sitka | null | 0.017227 | -0.991211 | -0.641602 | -0.209595 |
### § 11.25.010. Prohibited vehicles and loads. | A. No person may drive or move, nor may an owner or lessee cause to knowingly permit to be driven or moved on a highway, a vehicle or vehicles of a size or weight or having a load exceeding the limitations stated in this chapter.
B. The provisions of this chapter governing size, weight, and load do not apply to a vehi... | true | Rules | Nuisance | cities | ak | sitka | null | 0.031921 | -0.380615 | -0.40332 | -0.215698 |
### § 11.25.020. Width of vehicles. | A. The total outside width of any vehicle or load on a vehicle may not exceed 96 inches, except by permit as provided in 17 AAC 25.011. Balloon or duplex tires on trucks may extend three inches beyond the limit on either side. Vehicles used in public transportation may have a total outside width, including load, of 102... | true | Rules | Other | cities | ak | sitka | null | -0.54834 | -0.468994 | -0.210327 | -0.435059 |
### § 11.25.030. Height and length of vehicles and loads. | A. No vehicle, including any load thereon, shall exceed a height of 13 feet six inches.
B. No single vehicle, including any load thereon, may exceed a length of 40 feet inclusive of front and rear bumpers, except as provided in subsection C of this section.
C. No semi-trailer may exceed an overall length of 45 feet. ... | true | Rules | Other | cities | ak | sitka | null | -0.542969 | -0.569336 | 0.161743 | -0.233887 |
### § 11.25.040. Confinement of loads. | A. No vehicle shall be driven or moved on any highway unless it is so constructed or loaded
City of Sitka, AK
§ 11.25.040
SITKA CODE
§ 11.25.110
as to prevent any of the load from dropping, shifting, leaking, or escaping, except that sand may be dropped for the purpose of securing traction, and water or other subst... | true | Rules | Nuisance | cities | ak | sitka | null | 0.551758 | 0.585449 | 0.248047 | 0.328613 |
### § 11.30.010. Authority to install. | The municipal engineer shall place and maintain traffic control signs, signals and devices when required under the traffic ordinances of the municipality to make effective the provisions of the ordinances, and may place and maintain such additional traffic control devices as he may deem necessary to regulate traffic un... | true | Rules | Nuisance | cities | ak | sitka | null | 0.507813 | -0.599121 | -0.329346 | -0.181396 |
### § 11.30.020. Specifications. | All traffic control signs, signals, and devices shall so far as practicable conform to the “Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices for Streets and Highways.” All signs and signals required hereunder for a particular purpose shall so far as practicable be uniform as to type and location throughout the municipality. A... | true | Rules | Nuisance | cities | ak | sitka | null | -1.109375 | -0.533691 | -0.877441 | -1.259766 |
### § 11.30.030. Interference with official traffic control devices or signs. | No person shall without lawful authority attempt to or in fact alter, deface, injure, knock down, or remove any official traffic control device or sign, or any inscription, shield, or insignia thereon, or any other part thereof.
(S.G.C. 11.24.030; Ord. 73-57 § 3, 1973; Ord. 84-597 § 4(B), 1984) | true | Rules | Nuisance | cities | ak | sitka | null | -0.000146 | -1.28418 | -0.44165 | 0.511719 |
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