PLACEMENT OF CRIME WATCH SIGNS AND VOLUNTEERS IN PATROL SIGNS.
Dallas City Code § 28-27.1
in effectSEC. 28-27.1. PLACEMENT OF CRIME WATCH SIGNS AND VOLUNTEERS IN PATROL SIGNS.
(a) Upon recommendation of the police department, the city traffic engineer is authorized to place crime watch signs and volunteers in patrol (V.I.P.) signs on existing city sign standards that support city traffic control and informational signs when in the traffic engineer’s judgment the sign will not interfere with traffic safety.
(b) A person desiring the placement of a crime watch sign or a volunteers in patrol (V.I.P.) sign shall submit an application for placement of the sign to the police department. The application must designate the location requested for placement. If the police department and the traffic engineer determine that the location requested will not interfere with traffic safety, the police department shall notify the applicant to submit a sign to the traffic engineer who shall place the sign as requested; otherwise, the traffic engineer shall assist the applicant in finding an alternate location.
(c) For the purpose of this section:
(1) CRIME WATCH SIGN means a sign of a standard design approved by the chief of police that:
(A) is no larger than 14 inches wide and 20 inches tall;
(B) depicts the logo of the National Sheriffs’ Association neighborhood watch sign; and
(C) does not contain any other message or any identification of a neighborhood, neighborhood group, or other person or organization on the sign.
(2) VOLUNTEERS IN PATROL (V.I.P.) SIGN means a sign of a standard design approved by the chief of police that:
(A) is no larger than 14 inches wide and 20 inches tall;
(B) states, in white lettering on a blue background, “THIS NEIGHBORHOOD PATROLLED BY VOLUNTEERS IN PATROL”; and
(C) does not contain any other message or any identification of a neighborhood, neighborhood group, or other person or organization on the sign. (Ord. Nos. 17167; 17225; 23822)
Source: City of Dallas, Dallas City Code and City Charter (American Legal Publishing, codelibrary.amlegal.com)URL: https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/dallas/latest/dallas_tx/0-0-0-146972Fetched: 10/26/2026