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Warr Acres Council adopts three public-safety ordinances on first-responder interference, marijuana open containers and eluding
Summary
The Warr Acres City Council on Nov. 18 adopted ordinances that criminalize interference with first responders, outlaw possession or consumption of unsealed medical marijuana in a vehicle passenger area, and clarify eluding definitions to match modern emergency lighting.
The Warr Acres City Council on Nov. 18 voted to adopt three ordinances designed to align local code with recent state law changes and give municipal officers more options for handling public-safety incidents.
City Attorney Matt told the council the ordinances mirror recent state updates and give officers the option to charge locally rather than pursue district-level prosecutions. "This is a new law that was adopted... it's nice to have something at a local level so that if they would have some discretion to be able to charge it at a local level and not have to file it in district court," he said.
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