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O-2021-3842 Adopting a map as the official record of the location and boundaries of drug-free zones
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O-2021-3842 Adopting a map as the official record of the location and boundaries of drug-free zones
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ORDINANCE 2021-3842 <br /> AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE,TEXAS APPROVING A MAP AS THE <br /> OFFICIAL RECORD OF THE LOCATION AND BOUNDARIES OF DRUG-FREE <br /> ZONES WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS IN ORDER TO AID CRIMINAL PROSECUTION <br /> IN ENHANCEMENT OF CRIMINAL PENALTIES FOR UNLAWFUL DRUG <br /> ACTIVITIES IN THESE ZONES; CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; <br /> CONTAINING A REPEALING CLAUSE; FINDING COMPLIANCE WITH THE OPEN <br /> MEETINGS LAW; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF <br /> WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of La Porte, Texas recognizes that the Texas State <br /> Legislature has authorized penalties for certain drug offenses established in the Texas Health and <br /> Safety Code and occurring in, on, or within 1,000 feet of premises owned, rented, or leased by an <br /> institution of higher learning,the premises of a public or private youth center, or a playground; or <br /> in, on, or within 300 feet of the premises of a public swimming pool, or video arcade facility; or <br /> in,on,or within 1,000 feet of the premises of a school;or on a school bus;or in,on or within 1,000 <br /> feet of any real property that is owned,rented, or leased to a school or school board; and <br /> WHEREAS, to aid in the criminal prosecution of certain drug offenses established in the Texas <br /> Health and Safety Code, it is necessary for the City of La Porte to adopt an Ordinance approving <br /> a map as the official record of the location and boundaries of all institutions of higher learning, <br /> playgrounds, schools, video arcade facilities, youth centers, public swimming pools and real <br /> property owned, rented or leased to a school or school board, as those terms are defined in the <br /> Texas Health and Safety Code,and to identify those facilities and the qualifying areas around such <br /> facilities as drug-free zones; and <br /> WHEREAS,because the La Porte Police Department's success in reducing drug trafficking in the <br /> City of La Porte, Texas, is contingent upon effective prosecution by the Harris County District <br /> Attorney's Office of these offenses,the La Porte City Council encourages prosecutors in the Harris <br /> County District Attorney's Office to prosecute such offenses based upon the enhanced penalties <br /> that the law provides and to utilize the map herein adopted as evidence in the prosecution of such <br /> cases; now therefore: <br /> BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE,TEXAS: <br /> Section 1. That the facts and recitations set forth in the preamble of this ordinance are true and <br /> correct. <br /> Section 2. The map attached hereto as "Exhibit A" and incorporated herein by reference for all <br /> purposes, is hereby approved as the official map of the location and boundaries of all drug-free <br /> zones located within the territorial limits of the City of La Porte, Texas, as the term "drug-free <br /> zones" is defined in the Texas Health and Safety Code. <br /> Section 3. A copy of this Ordinance and the map attached as "Exhibit A", once approved, shall <br /> be filed with the County Clerk of Harris County as required by the Texas Health and Safety Code <br /> and maintained as an official record of the City of La Porte, Texas. <br />
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