Columbia Depositing of slugs, damaging, etc., prohibited ordinance (§ 14-422)
Chapter 14: Motor Vehicles and Traffic · Article V. Stopping, Standing and Parking
No person shall deposit or cause to be deposited in any parking meter any slug, device or substitute for a coin of the United States, and no person shall willfully mar, deface, tamper with, destroy or impair the usefulness of any parking meter installed and maintained within the city.
Official source: City of Columbia official Code of Ordinances (online): look up Sec. 14-422
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.