§ 36.06 Police Authority

The text in force today, and every version since 2010.

Unofficial compilation built from the City's published 2010 Code chapters and the text of adopted ordinances. Effective dates are inferred from adoption records; scanned chapters were OCR'd. The City of Tiffin's adopted Code of Ordinances governs. Not legal advice.

36.06 POLICE AUTHORITY

Upon a belief that a hazardous condition exists, and in response to an emergency or incident dangerous to the public, the Fire Chief, Fire Marshal, or Fire Officer, or Law Enforcement Officer may:

1. Evacuate persons from their homes to areas away from the site of a hazardous condition, and

2. Establish perimeters or other boundaries at or near the site of a hazardous condition and limit access to cleanup personnel and emergency responders.

3. No person shall disobey an order of any Law Enforcement Officer, Fire Chief, Fire Marshal, or Fire Officer issued under this section.

Ord. 2021-485, adopted December 7, 2021; in effect on publication (December 8, 2021) · source page

Confirmed by the city's current text: the 2026 draft recodification (August 2026, not adopted) has the same words (§ 36.06, p. 78), apart from minor wording.

In the 2026 draft (a comparison with a draft, not adopted): § 36.06 — wording changed, minor wording · compare

History

From	To	Source	How	Document
Dec 8, 2021	today	Ord. 2021-485	section added · text	p. 4

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