Chapter 8 — LAW ENFORCEMENT
Albany Municipal Code · 2026-07 edition · updated 2026-10-01 · Albany
LAW ENFORCEMENT
| § 8-1 | § 8-3.12. | Preventive Assessment, | ||
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| NOISE | Collection Process. | |||
| § | 8-1.1. | Declaration of Policy. | § 8-4 | |
| § | 8-1.2. | Definitions. | CITY-OWNED PROPERTY, PARKS, | |
| § | 8-1.3. | Noise Measurement Criteria. | RECREATION, OPEN SPACE, | |
| § | 8-1.4. | Exterior Noise Standards. | WATERFRONT AND ALBANY HILL AREAS | |
| § § § § § § § |
8-1.5. 8-1.6. 8-1.7. 8-1.8. 8-1.9. 8-1.10. 8-1.11. |
Interior Noise Limits. Motor Vehicle Noise Limits. Special Provisions (Exceptions). Noise Complaints. Violations. Continuing Violations. Violations: Additional Remedies: Injunctions. |
§ 8-4.1. § 8-4.2. § 8-4.3. § 8-4.4. § 8-4.5. § 8-4.6. § 8-4.7. |
Purpose. Definitions. Hours of Operation. Camping. Fires. Alcoholic Beverages. Unauthorized Activities. |
| § | 8-1.12. | Variances. | § 8-4.8. | Motor Vehicles. |
| § 8-4.9. | Dangerous Weapons. | |||
| § 8-2 | § 8-4.10. | Noise Regulations. | ||
| CURFEW FOR CHILDREN | § 8-4.11. | Penalties. | ||
| § | 8-2.1. | Definitions. | § 8-5 | |
| § | 8-2.2. | Hours Designated. | SOLICITING | |
| § | 8-2.3. | Enforcement. | ||
| § 8-5.1. | Time and Duration of | |||
| § 8-3 FALSE ALARMS |
§ 8-5.2. | Solicitations. "No Solicitors" Signs or the |
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| Like. | ||||
| § | 8-3.1. | Purpose. | ||
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8-3.2. 8-3.3. |
Definitions. Audible Alarms, Automatic Deactivation Requirements, |
TOPLESS | § 8-6 WAITRESSES, ENTERTAINERS, ETC |
| § § § § § |
8-3.4. 8-3.5. 8-3.6. 8-3.7. 8-3.8. |
Automatic Reset Requirements. Back-Up Power Supply. Automatic Dialing System. Police Alarm Board. Alarm System Exemptions. False Alarms, Service Assessment Fee. |
§ 8-6.1. § 8-6.2. § 8-6.3. § 8-6.4. |
Legislative Authorization. Definitions. Exposure Prohibited, Female Breast; Simulations. Exposure of Genitals, Pubic Area, Etc., Simulations Prohibited. |
| § | 8-3.9. | Non-Response. | § 8-6.5. | Accessories. |
| § | 8-3.10. | Non-Response Notification. | § 8-6.6. | Application. |
| § | 8-3.11. | Liability Limitations. |
§ 8-4 CITY-OWNED PROPERTY, PARKS, RECREATION, OPEN SPACE, WATERFRONT AND ALBANY HILL AREAS
ALBANY CODE
| § 8-6.7. | Penalty. | § 8-11.10. | Application for License. |
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| § 8-11.11. | Application Fees. | ||
| § 8-7 | § 8-11.12. | Application Acceptance, | |
| ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES | Investigation and Report. | ||
| § 8-11.13. | Grounds for Issuing License. | ||
| § 8-7.1. | Definitions. | § 8-11.14. | Grounds for Denial. |
| § 8-7.2. | Possession and Consumption of Alcohol Prohibited in Certain Places. |
§ 8-11.15. § 8-11.16. |
License: Fees. License: Conditions. |
| § 8-7.3. | Posting of Premises Required by Business Owner. |
§ 8-11.17. § 8-11.18. |
License: Restrictions. License: Expiration. |
| § 8-7.4. | Exemptions. | § 8-11.19. | License: Renewal. |
| § 8-7.5. | Closure of Public Area to | § 8-11.20. | License: Amendments. |
| Alcohol Consumption. | § 8-11.21. | License: Assignability. | |
| § 8-11.22. | License: Commencement of | ||
| § 8-8 | Operations. | ||
| TRANSPORTING PERSONS FOR IMMORAL | § 8-11.23. | License: Abandonment. | |
| PURPOSES | § 8-11.24. | Licenses: Suspension and | |
| Revocation. | |||
| § 8-9 | § 8-11.25. | Procedures for Suspension or | |
| ABANDONED REFRIGERATORS | Revocation. | ||
| § 8-11.26. | Effect of Suspension or | ||
| § 8-9.1. | Prohibited. | Revocation. | |
| § 8-11.27. | Registration of Owners and | ||
| § 8-10 | Employees Required. | ||
| PROFESSIONAL STRIKEBREAKERS | § 8-11.28. | Procedure for Registration. | |
| § 8-10.1. | Generally. |
§ 8-11.29. | Identification Cards for Owners and Employees |
| § 8-10.2. | Definitions. |
Required. | |
| § 8-10.3. | Prohibited Acts. |
§ 8-11.30. | Suspension or Revocation of |
| § 8-10.4. | Penalties. |
Registration. | |
| § 8-11.31. | Pointholders: Applications for | ||
| § 8-11 | Sale or Transfer of Points. | ||
| GAMBLING AND GAME ROOMS | § 8-11.32. | Pointholder Investigation | |
| Required. | |||
| § 8-11.1. | Purpose and Intent. |
§ 8-11.33. | Pointholder License Fees. |
| § 8-11.2. | Definitions. |
§ 8-11.34. | Pointholder Granting or |
| § 8-11.3. | Permitted Locations. |
Denying of Application. | |
| § 8-11.4. | Limitation on Total Number of |
§ 8-11.35. | Application of Provisions to |
| Game Room Licenses. | Unregistered Pointholders. | ||
| § 8-11.5. | Revocable License. |
§ 8-11.36. | Pointholder Divestment. |
| § 8-11.6. | Conformance with State Law. |
§ 8-11.37. | Corporate Pointholders. |
| § 8-11.7. | Gambling Prohibited. |
§ 8-11.38. | Pointholder Death. |
| § 8-11.8. | Game Room License Required. |
§ 8-11.39. | Where Games Are Played. |
| § 8-11.9. | Administration of Section by |
§ 8-11.40. | Licensee Responsibility. |
| City Administrator. |
LAW ENFORCEMENT
| § | 8-11.41. | Permitted and Prohibited | § 8-12.11. | Impoundment of Unlicensed |
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| Games; Wagering Limits; | Bicycles. | |||
| Hours of Operation. | § 8-12.12. | Loss of Sticker. | ||
| § | 8-11.42. | Lending Money or Things of | § 8-12.13. | Duplicate Registration Card. |
| Value Prohibited. | ||||
| § | 8-11.43. | Operation of House Deposit or | § 8-13 | |
| Credit System Prohibited. | INTERFERENCE WITH CITY OFFICERS | |||
| § | 8-11.44. | Posting Requirements. | ||
| § | 8-11.45. | Rules and Regulations of Game | § 8-14 | |
| Room. | REMOVAL OR DEFACEMENT OF | |||
| § | 8-11.46. | Cheating. | OFFICIAL | NOTICES, SIGNS OR PLACARDS |
| § | 8-11.47. | Exclusions of Certain | ||
| Individuals. | § 8-14.1. | Prohibited. | ||
| § | 8-11.48. | Alcoholic Beverages. | § 8-14.2. | Reward. |
| § | 8-11.49. | Record Keeping and Audits. | ||
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8-11.50. 8-11.51. |
Indemnification. Campaign Contributions. |
§ 8-15 DISTRIBUTION OF ADVERTISING MATTER |
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| § | 8-11.52. | Financial Disclosure. | ||
| § | 8-11.53. | Unlawful Interests. | § 8-15.1. | Manner of Distribution. |
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8-11.54. 8-11.55. |
Nonseverability with Respect to Taxes and Fees; Severability with Respect to Remaining Provisions. Limitations of Actions. |
§ 8-15.2. § 8-15.3. |
Distribution of Advertising Matter Where Prohibited by Sign. Posting Advertisements Printed or Pasted on Combustible |
| § | 8-11.56. | Standard of Review. | Material. | |
| § | 8-11.57. | Amendment of Section. | § 8-15.4. | Display of Nudes for |
| Advertising Purposes. | ||||
| § 8-12 | ||||
| BICYCLES | § 8-16 | |||
| ADVERTISING DISPLAYS ADJACENT TO | ||||
| § | 8-12.1. | Safe Mechanical Condition | LANDSCAPED FREEWAYS | |
| Required. | ||||
| § | 8-12.2. | Siren or Whistle Prohibited. | § 8-16.1. | Definitions. |
| § | 8-12.3. | Handlebar Grips. | § 8-16.2. | Types of Displays Prohibited. |
| § | 8-12.4. | Operation Regulations. | § 8-16.3. | Displays Exempt from |
| § | 8-12.5. | Procedure in Case of Accident. | Provisions of Subsection . | |
| § | 8-12.6. | Police Department Serial | § 8-16.4. | Removal of Prohibited |
| Number. | Displays. | |||
| § | 8-12.7. | Abandoned and Unidentified | ||
| Bicycles. | ||||
| § | 8-12.8. | Registration and Licensing. | ||
| § | 8-12.9. | Removing or Destroying Plates | ||
| or Registration Card. | ||||
| § | 8-12.10. | Procedure When Bicycle Sold | ||
| or Junked. |
ALBANY CODE
| § 8-17 | § 8-19.15. | Permit—Authority to Inspect. | |
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| DUTY TO REPORT FIRES | § 8-19.16. | Compliance. | |
| § 8-19.17. | Temporary Suspension of | ||
| § 8-18 | Permit to Sell Firearms. | ||
| DANGEROUS WEAPONS AND FIREARMS | |||
| § 8-18.1. | Definitions. | § 8-20 POLYSTYRENE FOAM, DEGRADABLE |
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| § 8-18.2. | Possession of Dangerous | AND RECYCLABLE FOOD PACKAGING | |
| Weapons. | |||
| § 8-18.3. | Fighting by Possessor. | § 8-20.1. | Definitions. |
| § 8-18.4. | Discharge of Firearms | § 8-20.2. | Prohibited Food Service Ware. |
| Prohibited; Exception. | § 8-20.3. | Required Biodegradable and | |
| § 8-18.5. | Bows and Arrows; Archery | Compostable Disposable Food | |
| Ranges. | Service Ware. | ||
| § 8-18.6. | Hunting, Trapping, or | § 8-20.4. | Exemptions. |
| Harassing Animals. | § 8-20.5. | Liability and Enforcement. | |
| § 8-20.6. | Violations—Penalties. | ||
| § 8-19 | |||
| PERMIT | REQUIREMENTS FOR FIREARMS DEALERS |
§ 8-21 PROHIBITION AND LIMITATION AGAINST |
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| § 8-19.1. | Title and Findings. | CERTAIN FORM, TIME, PLACE AND MANNER OF AGGRESSIVE SOLICITATION |
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| § 8-19.2. | Definitions. | ||
| § 8-19.3. | Permit Required. | § 8-21.1. | Definitions. |
| § 8-19.4. | Application—Forms; Fees. | § 8-21.2. | Prohibited Acts. |
| § 8-19.5. | Application Investigation. | § 8-21.3. | Nonexclusivity. |
| § 8-19.6. | Application Denial. | § 8-21.4. | Penalties. |
| § 8-19.7. | Security. | ||
| § 8-19.8. | Permit Form. | § 8-22 | |
| § 8-19.9. | Permit—Duration; Renewal. | SAFE STORAGE OF FIREARMS | |
| § 8-19.10. | Permit—Assignment. |
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| § 8-19.11. | Permit—Conditions. |
§ 8-22.1. | Prohibitions. |
| § 8-19.12. | Permit—Grounds for |
§ 8-22.2. | Definitions. |
| Revocation. | § 8-22.3. | Exceptions. | |
| § 8-19.13. | Permit—Hearing. |
§ 8-22.4. | Lost or Stolen Firearms. |
| § 8-19.14. | Permit—Liability Insurance. |
§ 8-22.5. | Penalty. |
Editor's Note: For regulations concerning Smoking Pollution Control, see Section 17-1 of Chapter 17, Public Health.
§ 8-1 NOISE[1 ]
§ 8-8 TRANSPORTING PERSONS FOR IMMORAL PURPOSES [Ord. 462, § 7; 1958 Code § 21.27]¶
It shall be unlawful for any person knowingly to transport or assist in transporting in any manner whatsoever any person for immoral purposes or to or from a place where immoral practices are indulged in.
§ 8-11 GAMBLING AND GAME ROOMS¶
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