Penalizaciones por ingreso no autorizado a bibliotecas públicas

Explicación Simple

Si te prohíben entrar a una biblioteca y lo haces de todos modos, puedes meterte en problemas. Te pueden multar o incluso llevarte a la cárcel por un tiempo corto.

Es como si te dijeran que no puedes entrar a la casa de un amigo porque has hecho algo malo, y si lo haces de todas formas, tu amigo puede llamar a tus padres para que te castiguen.

Ejemplo Práctico

Imagina que Juan fue advertido por la directora de la biblioteca de que no podía volver por haber causado problemas. Sin embargo, un día decide entrar de nuevo. La policía lo detiene y le dicen que puede enfrentarse a una multa de hasta 200 dólares o pasar tiempo en la cárcel.

Penalidades

Multa de hasta 200 dólares o encarcelamiento de hasta 30 días.

Texto Original del Estatuto (Inglés)

SECTION 16-11-625. Public library trespass; warning; appeal; penalties. (A)(1) A person who enters a public library, without legal cause or good excuse, after having been warned not to do so by the library director, the branch manager, or the acting branch manager of the library in consultation with the library director is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined not more than two hundred dollars or be imprisoned not more than thirty days. (2) A copy of the warning provided for by subsection (A)(1) must be given to the person in writing, in the presence of a law enforcement officer, and must state: (a) the alleged criminal law violation or the alleged violation of the library's code of conduct promulgated by the library's board of trustees under the authority provided by Section 4-9-37(b); (b) the duration of the prohibition to return; and (c) the procedure by which the person may appeal the warning to the library board of trustees. The person receiving notice of trespass wishing to appeal the notice must submit a request for a hearing to the board within five business days of receiving the notice. The board of trustees of the library must then provide a hearing within ten business days of the request for an appeal. (B) A violation of the provisions of this section is triable in the appropriate municipal or magistrates court with jurisdiction over the offense. Any law enforcement officer of this State or a subdivision of this State may enforce the provisions of this section within their respective jurisdictions. (C) The provisions of this section must be construed as in addition to, and not as superseding, another statute relating to trespass or unlawful entry on lands of another. HISTORY: 2014 Act No. 296 (S.813), SECTION 1, eff August 27, 2014.