Requirement for police supervision.
Columbus City Codes § 559.17
in effect559.17 - Requirement for police supervision.
In the event the Director exercises the powers granted under Chapters 501 and 559, Columbus City Codes, to suspend or revoke the license of an individual, corporation or other entity for an amusement arcade because of a violation of Section 559.13 of the Columbus City Codes, the Director may reinstate such license at any time upon the condition that the operator whose license is in question employ a sworn off-duty police officer, regularly employed by a governmental agency having authority to enforce the laws of the city of Columbus and the State of Ohio, to attend the premises on which the amusement arcade is located each day such establishment permits those devices to be operated between the hours of 8:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m.
Nothing herein shall be interpreted so as to establish authority to control or responsibility for the actions of such police officer by the operator.
The operator must submit a notarized statement to the Director that the operator agrees to employ such officer for each hour between 8:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. each day the establishment permits the devices to be operated, and that the operator will have the officer under employment within five (5) business days after the finding by the Director that such is necessary in order to continue lawful operation of the amusement arcade.
Upon the request of the operator so directed to employ an officer, the Director may terminate such condition under which the operator may retain a valid license, if the Director finds that the operator has not permitted the activity prohibited by Section 559.13 of the Columbus City Codes for a period of one year after the imposition of the condition for license continuation as specified in this section.
(Ord. 2705-90; Ord. No. 2019-2021, § 1, 7-26-2021; Ord. No. 0768-2024, § 3, 3-18-2024)
Source: City of Columbus, City Codes and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/oh/columbus/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TIT5BURELICO_CH559AMDE_559.17REPOSUFetched: 10/27/2026