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Amending Chapter 10-700 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Refuse and Littering," by revising certain provisions on liability, enforcement and penalties, relating to handbills that litter public places, and making technical changes, all under certain terms and conditions.
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THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA HEREBY ORDAINS:
SECTION 1. Chapter 10-700 of The Philadelphia Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
CHAPTER 10-700. REFUSE AND LITTERING
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§ 10-718. Enforcement.
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(2) Whenever a police officer or any other official authorized to enforce ordinances observes a violation of this Chapter, he shall hand to the violator or leave upon or affix to the premises where the violation occurred a printed notice of violation. In the case of liability under §10-723.2(3) for the improper distribution of handbills, the police officer or other official authorized to enforce ordinances shall serve the notice of violation, by first class mail, upon the handbill distributor, when known, and the person whose name appears in the handbill. Such notice shall bear the date, time and nature of the violation, when known, the identity of the violator, the address of the violator or the address where the violation occurred, the amount to be remitted in response to the notice of violation, the penalty which can be imposed by the court for the violation, and shall be signed by the person issuing the notice and shall bear the police officer's badge number or other official identification number identifying the person issuing the violation notice.
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(3) Any person who receives a notice of violation, except a notice of violation of § 10-702, § 10-703(2), § 10-710, § 10-711, § 10-722, § 10-723, § 10-723.1, § 10-723.2 or § 10-717.1 may, within ten (10) days, pay the amount of fifty (50) dollars, admit the violation and waive appearance before a Municipal Court Judge. Any person who receives a notice...
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