THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA HEREBY ORDAINS:
SECTION 1. Chapter 10-800 of The Philadelphia Code is hereby amended as follows:
CHAPTER 10-800. SAFETY.
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§ 10-817. Police and Fire Radio Broadcasts.
(1) Prohibited Conduct.
(a) No person shall own, possess, sell or transfer any radio equipment or conversion equipment of any nature or type which is capable of transmitting on or otherwise interfering with police or fire radio broadcast frequencies.
(b) No person shall alter any radio equipment in any manner so that the receiver or converter makes it possible to transmit on or interfere with police or fire radio broadcast frequencies.
(c) No unauthorized person who owns or is in possession of any radio equipment or conversion equipment of any type which is capable of receiving signals on frequencies allocated for police or fire radio broadcasts shall transmit on said frequencies or otherwise interfere with any police or fire radio broadcast.
(d) No person shall use any radio equipment or conversion equipment for the purpose of violating the law or for the unlawful purpose of hindering or interfering with police officers or firemen in the performance of their official duties.
[(e) No person shall:
(i) possess on a public street or on public or private property not his or her residence; or]
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SECTION 2. This Ordinance shall be retroactive to March 20, 2018.
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Explanation:
[Brackets] indicate matter deleted.
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