Official:Amending Title 10 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Regulation of Individual Conduct and Activity," by amending Section 10-615, entitled "Disorderly Conduct and Related Offenses," and Chapter 10-2100, entitled "Marijuana Possession," to provide for certain additional offenses to be enforceable by civil penalties; under certain terms and conditions.
Sponsor: Councilmember Jones
Introduced: June 21, 2018
Signed: October 25, 2018
: Committee on Public Safety
Status: Signed into Law, step 4 of 4
This bill amends Philadelphia's laws regarding disorderly conduct and marijuana possession. It adds new offenses related to defiant trespass and makes certain marijuana-related activities civil violations with fines of $100.
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