Orange Municipal Code Ch. 13.98 Unlawful Acts

It is unlawful for any person to establish, operate or to carry on the business of distributing to any persons in this City any television signals or radio signals by means of a cable system unless a franchise therefor has first been obtained pursuant to the provision of this article, and unless such franchise is in full force and effect.

(Prior code 6837(a); Ord. 32-79; Ord. 23-95)

It is unlawful for any person to construct, install or maintain within any public street in the City, or within any other public property of the City, or within any privately-owned area within the City which has not yet become a public street, but is designated or delineated as a proposed public street on any tentative subdivision map approved by the City, any equipment or facilities for distributing any television signals or radio signals through a cable system, unless a franchise authorizing such use of such street or property or area has first been obtained and unless such franchise is in full force and effect.

(Prior code 6837(b); Ord. 32-79; Ord. 23-95)

It is unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to make any unauthorized connection, or to knowingly utilize an unauthorized connection, whether physically, electrically, acoustically, inductively or otherwise, with any part of a franchised cable system within the City for the purpose of taking or receiving television signals, radio signals, pictures, programs or sound.

(Prior code 6837(c, d); Ord. 32-79; Ord. 23-95)

It is unlawful for any person, without the consent of the owner to willfully tamper with, remove or injure any cables, wires or equipment used in a cable system.

(Prior code 6837(e); Ord. 32-79; Ord. 23-95)