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ORDINANCE NO,
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION' 37•59 OF THE CODE
OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, AS AMENDED, THEREBY REPEALING
SAID SECTION IN ITS ENTIRETY AND REPLACING IT WITH
NEW SECTION 37-69 ENTITLED, 'PROSTITUTION. SEXUAL
ACTIVITY, ASSIGNAT*N, LEWDNESS; SOLICITING OR
MANIFESTING AN INTENT TO SOLICIT PROSTITUTION,
SEXUAL ACTIVITY, ,ASSIGNATION, OR LEWDNESS";
PROVIDING €7EFINITION$; PROVIDING FOR ENFORCEMENT
AND PENALTIES, CONTAINING A REPEALER PROVISION AND
.A SEVERABILMY CLAUSE; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE
GATE; AND PROVIDING FOR INCLUSION IN THE CITY CODE.
WHEREAS, the City of Miami has an ongoing crime pr blem relating to prostitution
which has riot been resolved using the current laws an s t provisions aysllablo to
law enforcement; and
WHEREAS, the City of St. Petersburg, Flor`d a enacted a Prostitution Ordinance
allolwing for novel enforciament efforts cut a on titutional challenge; and
�IVHEREAS, the City of Miami s 19 as. rate need of ridding the public streets of
known prostitutes and prustautl ;
Iti1OW, ',rHEAEFO 1 O AINEO BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
MIAMI, FLORIDA:
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