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Columbia Supervision over city property ordinance (§ 21-22)

Chapter 21: Police · Article II. Department

The chief of police shall have general supervision over all city property, and he and his subordinates shall have authority to arrest any trespasser on city property or portions thereof not open to the public or trespassers on property open to the public during certain specified times but who are thereon during times when such property is closed to the public, and to remove or abate nuisances or encumbrances put thereon without the authority of the city.

Official source: City of Columbia official Code of Ordinances (online): look up Sec. 21-22

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.