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<baltimore-city-law heading="§ 27-14 Public notices of zones.">
  <section prefix="§" num="27-14" heading="Public notices of zones.">
    <para num="(a)" heading="Pre-certification notices.">Prior to certifying or recertifying a prostitution-free zone, the Police Commissioner shall:<para num="(1)">cause to be published in 1 or more newspapers of general circulation in Baltimore City, at least 1 week prior to certification, a listing of specific areas to be certified;</para>
      <para num="(2)">provide written notice to the Mayor and the President and members of the City Council, not less than 1 week prior to certification, of the specific area to be certified, including the boundaries of the area and the date when certification will begin; and</para>
      <para num="(3)">at least 3 days prior to certification, publish a notice of certification in the area to be certified.  Publication shall be by use of mass media, community newsletters or newspapers, community relations councils, by posting notices on city-owned poles or other structures in the area, posting notices, after obtaining permission, in local shops and shop windows and on utility poles, or any other means deemed appropriate.</para>
    </para>
    <para num="(b)" heading="Dissemination of list of zones.">The Commissioner shall disseminate to all police enforcement personnel a current list of certified prostitution-free zones.</para>
    <annotation type="Prior Codifications">City Code, 1976/83, art. 19, §58A-1(b)(3rd sen.), (d)</annotation>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 94-315</annotation>
  </section>
</baltimore-city-law>
