Athens City Code

It is a civil offense for any person to conduct the business of, solicit for, or ply the trade of fortuneteller, clairvoyant, hypnotist, spiritualist, palmist, phrenologist, or other mystic endowed with supernatural powers.

(Code 1972, § 10-234; Code 1995, § 11-201)

It is a civil offense for any person to commit an assault or an assault and battery.

(Code 1972, § 10-201; Code 1995, § 11-301)

It is a civil offense for any person to leave in any place accessible to children any abandoned, unattended, unused, or discarded refrigerator, icebox, or other container with any type of latching or locking door without first removing therefrom the latch, lock, or door.

(Code 1972, § 10-223; Code 1995, § 11-801)

It is a civil offense for any person to permit to be maintained on property owned or occupied by him any cave, well, cistern, or other such opening in the ground which is dangerous to life and limb without an adequate cover or safeguard.

(Code 1972, § 10-231; Code 1995, § 11-802)

No person shall fasten, in any way, any show-card, poster or other advertising device or sign upon any public or private property unless legally authorized to do so.

(Code 1972, § 10-226; Code 1995, § 11-803)

It is a civil offense for any minor, under the age of 18 years, to be abroad at night after 11:00 p.m. unless upon a legitimate errand or accompanied by a parent, guardian, or other adult person having lawful custody of such minor. Furthermore, no person having the legal care and custody of any such minor shall allow or permit such minor, while in his legal custody, to go or be upon any of the streets or other public places in the city after 11:00 p.m. unless there exists a reasonable necessity therefor.

(Code 1972, § 10-224; Code 1995, § 11-804)

1. (1) When a person violates any traffic ordinance, law, or regulation of the city, to prevent the violator's arrest and issuance of a warrant against him or her, the offender must sign an agreement to appear at the time and place indicated and waive the issuance and service of a warrant upon him or her.
2. (2) If the offender signs the agreement and waiver as provided herein and then fails to appear for trial at the time and place designated, then the city court shall immediately issue a warrant against the offender for the offense committed and an additional warrant for the offense of violating his or her agreement to appear as provided in the agreement. The warrants shall then be served upon the offender as provided by law.
3. (3) It is the intention of this section to adopt and comply with T.C.A. §§ 7-63-101 through 7-63-106, as amended. The sections are here referred to and made a part hereof, i.e., making it a civil offense for an offender to sign an agreement to appear in city court for the violation of the city code, law or regulation, and then fail to do so.

(Code 1972, § 10-237; Code 1995, § 11-806)