§ 57-3. Utility structures, etc.

(a) Prohibited conduct.

No person may wilfully break, defile, remove, deface, carry away, or otherwise damage or injure any street lighting or other public utility structure, or any equipment, part, or appurtenance of a public utility structure.

(b) Liability.

Any person who violates this section is, in addition to any other applicable penalty, liable to the City or other owner of the structure, equipment, etc., for the expense of repairing, cleaning, and restoring it.

(c) Penalties.

(1) Any person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and, on conviction, is subject to a fine of not more than $1,000 or to imprisonment for not more than 12 months or to both fine and imprisonment for each offense.

(2) Each structure damaged or injured under this section is a separate offense.