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CITY OF ST LOUIS PARK
HENNEPIN COUNTY, MINNESOTA
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 12 OF THE
ST. LOUIS PARK CITY CODE CONCERNING
THE POSSESSION OF DANGEROUS WEAPONS ON SCHOOL PROPERTY
THE CITY OF ST. LOUIS PARK DOES ORDAIN.
SECTION 1. Section 12 of the St. Louis Park City Code is amended to include a new
Section 12-1202 100 as follows.
Section 12-1202 100 Possession of Knives or Weapons in School Zones.
A. Definitions. The following words and terms, wherever they occur in this
Ordinance, shall be interpreted as herein defined.
"Edged weapon" shall mean
1 Any knife, regardless of size or the intended use,
2. Broken glass, or
3. Sharp plastics or sharp metal objects, including tools, capable of injuring a
person.
"School zone" shall mean:
1. Any property owned, leased, or controlled by a school district or an
organization operating a nonpublic school, as defined in Minnesota
Statutes, Section 123.932, subd. 3, where an elementary, middle,
secondary school, secondary vocational center or other school providing
educational services in grade one through grade 12 is located, or used for
educational purposes, or where extracurricular or cocurricular activities are
regularly provided; and
2 The area within a school bus when the bus is being used to transport one or
more elementary or secondary school students.
B. Possession of Knives or Weapons in School Zones Prohibited.
1. General Prohibition. It shall be unlawful for any person to be in possession
of, manufacture, carry, transport or control any edged weapon in any
school zone
C Exceptions Edged weapons shall be permitted when used in or as a part of any
law enforcement or instructional activity carried on in a school zone, used in the
preparation or consumption of food in any lunchroom, cafeteria, snack bar, or
other place where food is customarily prepared or served, or when used as a tool
by a person authorized to perform construction, repair or maintenance services in a
school zone
SECTION 2. Penalty. A violation of this ordinance is a misdemeanor, punishable by 90
days in jail and/or a $700 00 fine
SECTION 3. This ordinance shall be effective fifteen (15) days after its passage and
publication.
Attest
Adopted by the City Council Sept. 8, 1998
ity Clerk Mayor
Reviewed for Administration:
Approved as to Form and Execution.
City ttorney
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qualified newspaper, as provided by Minn. Stat. §331A.02, §331A.07, and other applicable
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(B) The printed public notice that is attached was published in the newspaper once each week,
for one successive weeks; it was first published on Wednesday, the 16th day of
September , 1998, and was thereafter printed and published on every Wednesday to and
including Wednesday, the day of , 1998; and printed below is a copy of
the lower case alphabet from A to Z, both inclusive, which is hereby acknowledged as being
the size and kind of type used in the composition and publication of the notice:
Subscribed and sworn to or affirmed before me
on this 16th day of September , 1998.-
Notary
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VICTORIA H BROUILLETTE
NOTARY PUBLIC -MINNESOTA
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RATE INFORMATION
(1) Lowest classified rate paid by commercial users
for comparable space
(2) Maximum rate allowed by law
(3) Rate actually charged
$ 2.55 per line.
$ 6 20 per line.
$ 1.24 per line.
City of St. Louis Park
(Official Publication)
SUMMARY
ORDINANCE N0,,2128-98
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 12 OF
THE ST LOUIS PARK CITY CODE CONCERNING
THE POSSESSION OF DANGEROUS WEAPONS
ON SCHOOL PROPERTY
Summery This ordinance amends Chapter 12 of the St
Louis Park City Code by making it a misdemeanor for any
person to be in possession of, manufacture, carry, transport
or control an edged weapon in a school zone, except when
used as part of a law enforcement or instructional activity,
for meal preparation/consumption, or for construction, re-
pair or maintenance services .
,Effective Date This ordinance shall take effect on October
1, 1998 - _
Adopted by the City Council September 8, 1998
/s/ Gail Dorfman
Mayor
(The full text of this ordinance is available for inspection
with the City Clerk.)
(Sept 16, 1998) A3/Cty SLP Weapons Ord _ '