Nuisance Abatement Manual - 2005 - Texas Attorney General
Nuisance Abatement Manual - 2005 - Texas Attorney General
Nuisance Abatement Manual - 2005 - Texas Attorney General
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GUIDELINES OF OPERATION<br />
THE FOLLOWING ARE RECOMMENDED GUIDELINES WHICH THE STATE OF<br />
TEXAS SUGGEST TO MANAGERS AND OWNERS OF BUSINESSES AROUND THE<br />
STATE. THESE GUIDELINES ARE ONLY SUGGESTIONS THAT MAY HELP IN THE<br />
REDUCTION OF CRIMINAL ACTIVITY ON YOUR PREMISES, HOWEVER, THESE<br />
GUIDELINES ARE NOT EXCLUSIVE OF OTHER GUIDELINES OR REMEDIES<br />
THAT MAY HELP TO ELIMINATE ANY ILLEGAL ACTIVITY ON YOUR PREMISES.<br />
THESE GUIDELINES ARE IN NO WAY INTENDED TO BE USED TO ENCOURAGE<br />
DISCRIMINATION TOWARD ANY PERSON. THE STATE OF TEXAS ENCOURAGES<br />
PROPERTY OWNERS TO FOLLOW NONDISCRIMINATORY PRACTICES, ALL<br />
APPLICABLE LAWS, AND PROPER LEGAL AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES WHEN<br />
DEALING WITH THE PUBLIC.<br />
1. The property owners and managers should support all efforts to stop all illegal activities<br />
that occur on their premises by calling 911 when the managers or employees observe or<br />
suspect illegal activities occurring on their premises.<br />
2. The property owners should post at least (3) three large signs in visible and conspicuous<br />
locations around the outside of the premises. The signs should read as follows:<br />
NO LOITERING, NO WEAPONS, NO CONSUMPTION OF ALCOHOL,<br />
AND NO CRIMINAL ACTIVITY WILL BE TOLERATED.<br />
and<br />
THE FORT WORTH POLICE DEPARTMENT MAKES REGULAR AND<br />
FREQUENT PATROLS OF THIS PREMISES.<br />
3. The following are suggested grounds for the immediate issuance of trespass warnings and the<br />
expulsion of any person. If an individual:<br />
a. commits a violation of <strong>Texas</strong> law;<br />
b. commits a violation of the <strong>Texas</strong> Controlled Substance Act;<br />
c. commits a violation of the <strong>Texas</strong> Alcoholic Beverage Code; or<br />
d. commits a violation of the <strong>Texas</strong> Penal Code.<br />
4. The property owners and managers should contact the Fort Worth Police Department when<br />
an individual is trespassing to issue a trespass warning and, upon a second warning, an arrest<br />
for trespassing.<br />
<strong>Nuisance</strong> <strong>Abatement</strong> <strong>Manual</strong><br />
<strong>2005</strong> Fourteenth Edition<br />
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Office of the <strong>Attorney</strong> <strong>General</strong><br />
Criminal Law Enforcement Division