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April 29, 2008
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The Honorable Ann Campbell, Mayor,
and Members of the City Council CITY CITY
ACLERK
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of the City of Ames, Iowa
Re: Corrective amendment to Ames Municipal Code Section 17.1(1)(e) Trespass
Dear Mayor Campbell and Members of the City Council:
The City has adopted several criminal code provisions which have identical counterparts under
the state code. In the Municipal Code, these criminal provisions have been adopted by reference,
which is done by listing the offense by name followed by the numerical reference to the same offense
under the Code of Iowa. This allows the City to have the identical provision without having to
duplicate all the verbiage in its own code.
One of the criminal offenses the City has is Trespass, found at Section 17.1(1)(e). Presently,
the Municipal Code states that the Iowa Code references to this offense are Sections 716.6 and
716.8(1). However, one of those provisions, § 716.6,was renumbered in the latest Iowa Code and is
now found at § 716.7. Because of this, the City code no longer has the correct state code references.
Attached is an ordinance that would correct this situation by changing the incorrect state code
reference in the Municipal Code to the correct one.
We would recommend that you adopt this correction. I would invite any questions you may
have.
Sincerely,
Ju y K. Parks
Assistant City Attorney
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