Summary
A pending appeal could yell "Freeze!" to Kansas City's "smoking police."
In a case to be heard next month, the Missouri Court of Appeals Western District will consider if Kansas City's Health Department has the authority to ticket people it catches violating the city's smoking ordinance.See the full content of this document
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Case Challenges Kc's 'Smoking Police'
Attorney Jonathan Sternberg argues that when the Health Department's three-person enforcement crew goes into a bar, demands that a smoker present identification and then writes her a summons to municipal court, those department employees are essen...
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