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AN ORDINANCE
PROHIBITING THE UNAUTHORIZED CONNECTION AND RECEPTION
OF A CABLE SERVICE AND TAMPERING WITH THE EQUIPMENT FOR
THE RECEPTION OF A CABLE SERVICE OF A DULY ENFRANCHISED
CABLE OPERATOR OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI.
NOW, THEREFORE. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI,
TEXAS.
SECTION I Amending Chapter 33 of the Code of Ordinances of the
City of Corpus Christi, Texas to provide a new Section 33-22 to read as
follows
"Section 33-22. Unauthorized Connection and Reception
of Cable Service and Tampering With Equipment for Cable
Service Prohibited.
( a )
It shall be unlawful for any person to knowingly
intercept orassist in intercepting o
receiving any romnunication service offered over a
cable system of a cable operatorduly enfranchised
by the City of Corpus Christi, unless specifically
authorized to do so by the cable operator, or
may otherwise be specifically authorized by law.
For the purpose of this Section, the term "assist
n intercepting or receiving" shall include the
manufacture or distribution of equipment intended
by the manufacturer or distributors (as the case
may be) for unauthorized reception of any
cation service offered over a cable system
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violation of this paragraph
(b) It shall be unlawful for any person to knowingly
remove,
modify, tamper with, or destroy any trap,
verter, decoder, or equipment or device
installed by the holder of a cable television
franchise in order to r service without the
permission or authorization ofthe franchise
holder
(c) It shall be unlawful to knowingly extend a cable
television signal to an additional television set
or sets or other equipment designed to receive
cable service transmission of the holder of a
cable television franchise without the franchise
holder's permission.
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(0) A person who violates paragraphs (a) and (b) of
this Section shall be fined not less than $100 for
the first such offense and shall be fined $200 for
any subsequent offense.
(e) A person who violates paragraph (c) of this
Section shall be fined not less than $50 for each
such offense.
That the foregoing ordinance was read for the first time and passed to its
second reading on this the /a day of , 19 Q3 , by the
following vote
Luther Jones
Betty N. Turner
David Berlanga, Sr
Welder Drown
Leo Guerrero
Dr. Charles W Kennedy
Joe McComb
Frank Mendez
Mary Pat Slavik
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e.
That the foregoing rdinance �9j ead for d time and g�35ed to its
third reading on this the /Jr^ day of , 19 yJ , by the
following vote:
Luther Jones I Leo Guerrero
Betty N. Turner
David Berlanga, Sr.
Welder Brown
Dr Charles W Kennedy
Joe McComb
Frank Mendez
Mary Pat Slavlk
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Luther Janes / Leo Guerrero aileg ><
Betty N Turner
David Berlanga, Sr le
Welder Brown
Dr. Charles W. Kennedy
Joe McComb
Frank Mendez
Mary Pat Slavlk
PASSED AND APPROVED, this the o2P" Eay of 1 ._ , 05 ��
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J. BRUCE I.YCOCK,,CC IITTY ATTORNEY
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Name CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI
Addr P.O. BOX 9277 CITY SECRETARY
City CORPUS CHRISTI St TX ZIP 72469
Phone (512) 8803000
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PROHIBITIOT -
THORITE0 CONNECTION
AND RCCEPTION OF A CA-
BLE SERVICE AND
TAMBERING WITH THE
EQUIPMENT FOR THE RECEP-
N OF CABLE SERVICE
F A O ENFRANCHISED
CABLE OPERATOR OF THE
CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI.<gl>
<m>Was passed and approved
pr ved
by the City Council of the City
of Cirrus Christi. Texas on
1985.
The
the
textMarch.
of this ordinance
as available to the Public in the
Office of the City Secretarr.Cgl>
s -Dorothy Zahn<gr>
Acting City Secretary<gr>
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