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Council hears first reading of ordinance making bypassing security checkpoints an offense; members question who can be exempt
Summary
The Decatur City Council held a first reading of an ordinance that would make bypassing a designated security checkpoint a separate offense and discussed who would determine authorized access.
The Decatur City Council conducted a first reading of an ordinance that would make bypassing designated security checkpoints a standalone offense and discussed how authority and enforcement would work.
A staff presenter explained the ordinance’s purpose: after conversations with police and other cities, a standalone code section was drafted to make evading a security screening a discrete violation that is easier to enforce and to prosecute than relying on trespass law alone. The draft specifies three ways to violate the section: ignoring or…
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