File #: 9679-23    Version: 1 Name: Ordinance 9679-23 Repeal Cruising
Type: Ordinance Status: Passed
File created: 5/4/2023 In control: Police Department
On agenda: 6/8/2023 Final action: 6/8/2023
Title: Approve amendment to the Clearwater Code of Ordinances, repealing Chapter 30, Article 6, relating to cruising control and pass Ordinance 9679-23 on first reading.
Attachments: 1. Ordinance 9679-23 Repeal Cruising

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Approve amendment to the Clearwater Code of Ordinances, repealing Chapter 30, Article 6, relating to cruising control and pass Ordinance 9679-23 on first reading.  

 

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SUMMARY: 

Chapter 30, Article 6, of the Clearwater Code of Ordinances prohibits cruising.  The Clearwater Police Department no longer utilizes or enforces Chapter 30, Article 6 of the Code of Ordinances relating to cruising, it should be repealed. 

Cruising ordinances have faced considerable controversy across the United States. Citizens charged with cruising have challenged the ordinance on the grounds that they impose an impermissible restriction on the right to intrastate travel in violation of the 14th Amendment to the Constitution of the United States and allege it is “targeting” specific individuals.