CHAPTER V. PUBLIC OFFENSESCHAPTER V. PUBLIC OFFENSES\Article 1. Uniform Public Offense Code

(a)   The Uniform Public Offense Code for Kansas Cities, 39th Edition (2023), published by the League of Kansas Municipalities, Topeka, Kansas (the “Uniform Public Offense Code”), is adopted and incorporated by reference except such sections as are hereinafter omitted or amended as set forth in paragraphs (b) and (c) below. At least one copy of the Uniform Public Offense Code shall be marked or stamped “Official Copy as Adopted by Ordinance No. 23-3433” with all sections thereof intended to be omitted or amended clearly marked to show any such omission or amendment and to which shall be attached a copy of this section or said ordinance, and filed with the City Clerk to be open to inspection and available to the public at all reasonable business hours.

(b)   Omissions. Sections 6.16, 6.19, and 10.29 of the Uniform Public Offense Code are hereby omitted.

(c)   Amendment. The definition of “Smoking” in section (o) of the “Smoking; Definitions” paragraph of Section 1.1 of the Uniform Public Offense Code is hereby amended to read as follows:

(o)   Smoking means possession of a lighted cigarette, cigar, pipe or burning tobacco in any other form or device designed for the use of tobacco, or possession and use of any electronic cigarette.

(Ord. 3256; Ord. 3282; Ord. 3303; Ord. 3358; Ord. 3375; Ord. 3390; Ord. 3403; Ord. 3421; Ord. 3433)