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Amending Chapter 10-600 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Public Places - Prohibited Conduct," by amending Section 10-612, entitled "Gambling," by amending the penalty provisions for certain violations and making certain technical changes, all under certain terms and conditions.

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Status
Enacted
Type
Bill
Introduced
April 12, 2007
Sponsors
CCCouncilmember Campbell

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THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA HEREBY ORDAINS:

SECTION 1. Chapter 10-600 of The Philadelphia Code is hereby amended to read as follows:

CHAPTER 10-600. PUBLIC PLACES-PROHIBITED CONDUCT.

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§ 10-612. Gambling.

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(3) Penalties.

(a)The penalty for a violation of this Section shall be a fine not exceeding $300.00

except for violations regulated by subsection (b)

.

(b)

Any person violating this Section in a playground owned or controlled by the City shall have committed a Class III offense and shall be subject to the fines set forth in subsection 1-109(3), or imprisonment for not more than ninety (90) days, or both.

[(b)]

(c)

Repeat Offenders. Any person who commits, on more than one occasion, a violation of this Section shall be guilty of a separate offense of Repeat Violation, and for each such Repeat Violation, shall be subject to a fine of not more than three hundred (300) dollars, or imprisonment for not more than ninety (90) days, or both.

Repeat offenders of subsection (b) shall be subject to the fines set forth in subsection 1-109(3)

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or imprisonment for not more than ninety (90) days, or both.

A person shall be guilty of a Repeat Violation regardless whether the second or subsequent violation occurs before or after a judicial finding of a first or previous violation. Each violation, after the first, shall constitute a separate Repeat Violation offense.

[(c)]

(d)

Notwithstanding the foregoing, any person authorized to enforce ordinances may, at their discretion, seize any monies, in plain sight and identifiable as a profit of the gambling, at the time of the violation. Such monies, not exceeding $300.00,

shall be forfeited

,

except that for violations of subsection (b), such monies, not exceeding the fines set forth under subsection 1-109(3), shall be forfeited

.

Any monies seized shall be processed and directed to the Director of Finance and the Bureau of Administrative Adjudication pursuant to § 10-1604.

SECTION 2. This Ordinance shall take effect immediately.

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Explanation:

[Brackets] indicate matter deleted.

Italics

indicate new matter added.

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  1. Council ActionMAYOR

    SIGNED

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  2. Member voteCITY COUNCIL

    PASSED

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    Pass17 Yes · 0 No · 0 AbsentView member votes →
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    A motion was made that this matter be PASSED. The motion carried by the following vote:

    Member votes

    MemberVote
    Anna Cibotti VernaYes
    Blondell Reynolds BrownYes
    Brian J. O'NeillYes
    Carol Ann CampbellYes
    Daniel J. SavageYes
    Darrell L. ClarkeYes
    Donna Reed MillerYes
    Frank J. DiCiccoYes
    Frank RizzoYes
    Jack KellyYes
    James F. KenneyYes
    Jannie L. BlackwellYes
    Joan L. KrajewskiYes
    Juan F. RamosYes
    Marian B. TascoYes
    W. Wilson Goode, Jr.Yes
    William K. GreenleeYes

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    Council ActionCITY COUNCIL

    READ

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  3. 3 procedural actionsCITY COUNCIL
    ProceduralCITY COUNCIL

    ORDERED PLACED ON NEXT WEEK`S SECOND READING CALENDAR

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    UnanimousCITY COUNCIL

    SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL

    Pass
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    A motion was made by Councilmember Reynolds Brown that this matter be SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL. The motion carried unanimously.

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    ProceduralCITY COUNCIL

    ORDERED PLACED ON THIS DAY`S FIRST READING CALENDAR

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  4. 3 procedural actionsCommittee on Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs
    ProceduralCommittee on Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs

    HEARING HELD

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    ProceduralCommittee on Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs

    REPORTED FAVORABLY, RULE SUSPENSION REQUESTED

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    ProceduralCommittee on Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs

    HEARING NOTICES SENT

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  5. UnanimousCITY COUNCIL

    Introduced

    Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.

    Pass
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    A motion was made by Councilmember Campbell that this matter be Introduced. The motion carried unanimously.

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