Columbia Defense ordinance (§ 11-328)
Chapter 11: Health and Sanitation · Article XI. Aesthetic Regulations
In short: Someone charged with violating this article can defend themselves by showing they had no legal right to control the location where the violation happened.
Our plain-English summary, not the official text or legal advice. The ordinance below is what counts.
It is an affirmative defense that the defendant did not have the legal right to control the location where a violation of this article occurred.
Official source: City of Columbia official Code of Ordinances (online): look up Sec. 11-328
Text from Supplement 139 (September 3, 2026).
Last checked November 1, 2026. The city's official copy controls; this page is a reading copy, not legal advice.