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Committee amends loitering penalty at streetcar and BRT platforms to minor misdemeanor
Summary
Council Member Mark Jeffries moved and committee approved an amendment to change the penalty in Ordinance 7 23 77 from a fourth-degree misdemeanor to a minor misdemeanor (fine only) for loitering at streetcar and future BRT platforms; the committee voted to send the amended ordinance to full council.
Council Member Mark Jeffries moved an amendment to Ordinance 7 23 77 to change the penalty for loitering at streetcar platforms and future bus-rapid-transit (BRT) platforms from a fourth-degree misdemeanor (which can carry jail time) to a minor misdemeanor, capped at a fine of up to $150.
Jeffries said the change preserves the standard that transit platforms are for riders while avoiding what he…
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