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PLACED ON l ST READING & REFERRED TO THE RULES & ORDINANCES CMTE 2/19/02. PLACED ON 2n° READING 3/4/02. ORDINANCE NO. 16-o2 BY: Corrigan, Dunn, FitzGerald, George, Roth, Seelie, Skindell. AN ORDINANCE to enact new section 509.11, Inciting to Violence, of the Codified Ordinances of the City of Lakewood for the purpose of creating a new offense and to remain consistent with the Ohio Revised Code. WHEREAS, this Ordinance is necessan/for the public health, welfare and safety.. Now therefore, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF LAKEWOOD, STATE OF OHIO Section 1. That new section 509.11, Inciting to Violence, of the Codified Ordinances of the City of Lakewood is hereby enacted to read as follows: 509.11 INCITING TO VIOLENCE (a.) No person shall knowingly engage in conduct designed to urge or incite another to commit any offense of violence, when either of the following app y: (1) The conduct takes place under circumstances that create a clear and present danger that any offense of violence will be committed; (2) The conduct proximately results in the commission of any offense of violence. (b) Whoever violates this section is guilty of inciting to violence. If the offense of violence that the other person is being urged or incited to commit is a misdemeanor, inciting to violence,is a misdemeanor of the first degree. Section 2. It is found and determined that all formal actions of this Council concerning and relating to the passage of this ordinance were adopted in an open meeting of this Council, and that all such deliberation of the Council and of any of its committees that resulted in such formal action were in meetings open to the public in compliance with all legal requirements. Adopted: President of Council Mayor ,'