Nuisance Abatement Manual - 2005 - Texas Attorney General

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