An individual directly involved in a case may obtain a copy of a police report by coming into the Centerville Police Department between the hours of 8:00 A.M. and 5:00 P.M. Monday through Friday and filling out a GRAMA form. The Chief approves the requests on an individual basis, depending on the confidentiality of the information enclosed. The cost for a report is $5.00, except for victims of domestic violence. Also, you may request a report online by clicking the police link at the top of this page and then choosing Records Request Form.

Centerville residents or people who work in Centerville can come into the Centerville Police Department between the hours of 8:00 A.M. and 5:00 P.M. Monday through Friday and have them done free of charge. Anyone else will be charged $15.00.

Centerville City Code 14-06-010 states that overnight parking is not allowed between November 15th and April 15th. After that, no motor vehicle may be parked on the roadway for more than 48 hours without being moved. Camping vehicles, boats, trailers, buses, etc. cannot be parked on the road for more than 24 hours without being moved, under Centerville City Code 14-5-104.

You may park your vehicle that is for sale on your private property. You may not park a vehicle that is for sale on someone else's property, including businesses or residences, or upon any highway within Centerville City for the principal purpose of displaying such vehicle for sale, under Centerville City Code 14-5-103.

State law does not require the scooters to be registered and it is not required to have a driver's license to operate them on the road, however they may not be operated on any road with a speed limit over 25 MPH, nor can they be altered from the original manufacturer's design. They cannot be used by anyone under 16 years of age unless it is under direct supervision of the parent or guardian. Anyone under the age of 18 must have an approved helmet on while operating a motor assisted scooter on a public road. No vehicle, bicycle or device that can be propelled by human power, including scooters, can be operated on a sidewalk.

Curfew for minors under the age of 18 in Centerville City is at 12:00 midnight every day, under Centerville City Code 13-30-1-02. Some exceptions to this are if you are gainfully employed and going home from work, attending or going home from a function of any school or church, attending or returning home from a lawful entertainment, amusement or commercial activity.

Attached is a copy of the "Disturbing the Peace Ordinance"

PART 13-30-3-00. DISTURBING THE PEACE.

13-30-3-01. NOISE.

(a) General Prohibitions. It is unlawful to:

(1) intentionally disturb the quiet, comfort or repose of any person in his or her dwelling by making unreasonably loud noises, which under the circumstances would disturb a person of average and reasonable sensitivities; or

(2) make unreasonably loud noises with a reckless disregard that the noise is disturbing the quiet, comfort or repose of any person in his or her dwelling, which under the circumstances would disturb a person of average and reasonable sensitivities, after being informed that the noise is having that effect; or

(3) make unreasonably loud noises with the intention of preventing or disrupting a lawful meeting, gathering, business or other lawful activity, which under the circumstances would disturb a person of average and reasonable sensitivities; or

(4) make unreasonably loud noises with a reckless disregard that the noise is preventing or disrupting a lawful meeting, gathering, business or other lawful activity, which under the circumstances would disturb a person of average and reasonable sensitivities, after being informed that the noise is having that effect.

(b) Specific Prohibitions. The following acts are unlawful between the hours of 9:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m.:

(1) Loading Operations. Loading, unloading, opening or otherwise handling boxes, crates, containers, garbage containers or other objects;

(2) Construction Work. Operating, or causing to be operated, any equipment used in construction, repair, alteration or demolition work on buildings, structures or streets.

(3) Commercial Power Equipment. Operating, or permitting to be operated, any power equipment, in excess of 5 horsepower.

(4) Garbage Collection. The collection of garbage, waste or refuse.

(c) Exemptions.

(1) The restrictions set forth in the preceding two sections do not apply in case of actual emergencies.

(2) Applications for a temporary permit for relief from the foregoing restrictions on the basis of undue hardship may be made to the City. The applicant must explain why no other reasonable alternative is available. Any permit granted by the City Administrator or his or her authorized representative shall contain all conditions upon which the permit has been granted, including but not limited to the effective dates, any time restrictions, location, and any other reasonable requirements to minimize adverse affects upon the surrounding neighborhoods.

(d) Penalty. It is a class C misdemeanor for any person to disturb the peace or quiet of any neighborhood, family or individual in violation of any of the provisions contained in this Section.

No. We have considered such a program but they are somewhat complicated to update, but we currently do not have anything.

City Ordinance prohibits shooting or discharging any "rifle, gun, pistol, air gun, bean shooter, flipper, slingshot, or other instrument, firearm, or BB gun" within the limits of the city. Exceptions are made for self defense and lawful hunting within certain areas in the north west portion of the city. Many areas of the "Fire Break" road are outside of the city limits, Federal laws prohibit shooting in areas below the upper lake level within Federally owned property.

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Talking to your neighbor first is usually the best alternative and may solve the problem while maintaining good relations. Centerville City Code 13-20-29 refers to nuisance animals and reads in part as follows:

A. All persons having custody of animals shall exercise proper care and control of his or her animal (s) in order to prevent them from becoming a nuisance. It shall be unlawful for any owner or custodian to keep a nuisance animal contrary to the provision of this chapter.

B. An animal shall be deemed to be a nuisance if the animal:

4. Barks, whines, howls, or makes other disturbing noises for an extended period of time;

If it becomes necessary for a complaint to be made to the Police Department or Animal Control, it would be helpful if there were some record such as notes taken on time, date, type of noise and duration of the nuisance. An audio recording may be helpful as well.

Pocket motorcycles or mini motorcycles cannot be legally operated on any roads in the State of Utah. It is hard to enforce though. The confusion is with motor assisted scooters which can be operated on streets 25 MPH or less. Refer to 41-6a-1115 and 41-6a-1117 also refer to definitions 41-6a-102 (29).

Unfortunately there are no current restrictions. A lawsuit filed by a door to door vacuum company against numerous Utah cities forced a repeal of our ordinance. If you do not want solicitors, it is best to post a "No Solicitation" sign near your door. Then no uninvited solicitors may come to your door, or it is a trespass.

Firecrackers are illegal in the state of Utah , they cannot be possessed or discharged at any time. The discharge would also constitute a disturbance of the peace.

Utah honors all out of state concealed weapon permits under 76-10-523 (2). Anyone who has a permit issued by another state or county may carry a concealed weapon pursuant to the applicable laws in our state in the same way the Utah State CCW permit allows.

There are two laws that can apply to this problem. If the vehicle is on the street then there is a clear violation of law under 41-6a-1625 use of horn for other than reasonably necessary for safe operation. The other situation is a violation of the City's noise ordinance 13-30-3-00 "make unreasonable loud noises with a reckless disregard that the noise is disturbing the quiet, comfort, or repose of any person in his or her dwelling, which under the circumstances would disturb a person of average and reasonable sensitivities, after being informed that the noise is having that effect"

Under the city code some kind of notification should be made to the home owner that the noise is unreasonable.

Toilet Papering someone's house can be risky. If the receiving property owner disapproves and calls police it will be treated and investigated as a crime. Possible charges could include: Littering, Criminal Mischief and Disorderly Conduct. If the complainant wishes to, they can pursue charges and those responsible will be charged with the appropriate code violation. These generally would be charged as either a Class C or Class B Misdemeanor. We have investigated cases in the past that have been ongoing and malicious toilet papering of a home. If you are going to toilet paper someone's house make sure that they have a good sense of humor, and you may want to help them clean it up!

The police department will register bikes for $.50.

If you have a No Solicitors sign posted that is clearly visible and a solicitor still comes to your door, please call the police at 292-8441. The solicitor can be cited for trespassing if you will sign as the complainant. The issue of door-to-door salespeople is currently in the court system.

The same city ordinance that prohibits discharge of a firearm applies to pellet guns as well. When you get out of city limits, state law applies and a pellet gun does not fall under the definition of a firearm in state law. The city limits generally end at the Firebreak Road with the exception of the area around Rick’s Creek up to the Haddad residence and the mountain face south of Centerville Canyon (where the “V” on the mountain is). On the west side, the city limits goes far west into wet lands and to the edge of Farmington Bay and the edge of the Great Salt Lake

The legislature took a stronger stance on trespassing in 2006 making it a class B misdemeanor in most cases. The code is found in title 76 part 6 section 206. I would recommend that those interested should look up this code online.

The most important thing to do is to give proper notice to the person or persons that entry onto the property is unlawful. This can be done by posting signs, enclosing the area with a fence or other barrier and/or direct communication to the person or person that you don’t want entering into your property. Centerville Police can assist in making this notification in writing if needed. There is a defense to this charge if the property was open to the public and that the conduct did not substantially interfere with the use of the property.

When proper notice is given and someone then trespasses by entering onto the property calling for the police to respond should be considered first. I would recommend good use of judgment when deciding to confront the individual or individuals as this may escalate into a physical confrontation. Emotions can cause an owners to over react and get themselves into trouble. You cannot use force that would likely produce death or serious bodily injury against a trespasser unless there are extenuating circumstances. See 76-2-407 for the use of force in defense of persons on real property. Placing hazards or “bobby traps” on the property can result in civil and/or criminal charges.

If a trespasser is on your property, please call the police at 292-8441.

If it is a Qwest landline you can hit *57 before you hang up, and that call will be logged with Qwest. If you don’t answer the calls and it is only on your caller ID we would need to subpoena the records from the phone company. It may require several subpoenas depending on how many phone companies are involved and how far we have to trace it. Each subpoena will take 4 – 6 weeks because this would not be a priority case. The phone companies will not release anything to a customer and only to law enforcement with a subpoena on an active criminal investigation. Also, it depends on which phone company is involved. Some of the cell companies can’t or won't get us information even with a state issued subpoena (federal terrorism cases take first priority) and a misdemeanor telephone harassment case doesn’t get much attention. You might want to call your phone company and ask what they can do for you.

No, Centerville City will not be designating any publicly maintained streets for use by street-legal ATVs. This, however, does not preclude the use of these vehicles on designated areas in the foothills.

A dog is considered at large if it is off of the owner's property and is not under the immediate physical restraint by the owner or custodian. Immediate physical restraint means a durable restraint device, such as a leash, cage, or other device capable of keeping the animal under physical control. If the animal is on the owner's property, it is considered at large if it is not in a fenced area, under immediate physical restraint by the owner, or under the immediate and effective control of the owner or custodian and does not cause fear to or appear to present any threat or danger to the safety, comfort, or health of other persons. A working dog while being used for herding livestock or a hunting dog while lawfully being used to hunt game or being trained in these capacities shall not be deemed to be an animal at large if the dog is under the proper control of its owner or custodian.

Cars cannot be parked on the street from November 15th through April 15th between the hours of 1:00 am and 6:00 am.