Official:Amending Title 10 of the Philadelphia Code, entitled "Regulation of Individual Conduct and Activity," prohibiting concealed identities in certain instances.
Sponsor: Councilmember Mariano
Introduced: March 23, 2000
Signed: June 22, 2000
: Committee on Public Safety
Status: Signed into Law, step 4 of 4
This bill requires people to show their faces in public, unless they have permission from the property owner. It also says that if you wear a mask or hood with the intention of hiding your identity while committing a crime, you can be fined.
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