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Chapter 8. Municipal Corpor...
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Article 12. General and Specific Powers, Duties...
Article 12. General and Specific Powers, Duties and Allied Relations of Municipalities, Governing Bodies and Municipal Officers and Employees; Suits Against Municipalities
§8-12-1. General Corporate Powers of All Municipalities
§8-12-2. Home Rule Powers for All Cities
§8-12-3. Creation by Charter Provision of Certain Independent City Boards
§8-12-3a. Cities Authorized to Create Department of Development and Transfer Planning Functions of Certain Independent Agencies to Such Department; Authorizing Related Ordinances and Resolutions
§8-12-4. Power to Provide by Charter for Initiative, Referendum and Recall
§8-12-5. General Powers of Every Municipality and the Governing Body Thereof
§8-12-5a. Limitations Upon Municipalities' Power to Restrict the Purchase, Possession, Transfer, Ownership, Carrying, Transport, Sale and Storage of Certain Weapons and Ammunition
§8-12-5b. Municipal Authority to Enact Ordinance; Ordinance Provisions Defining Terms; Restricting Certain Activities in Relation to Obscene Matters and Establishing Penalties for Violations
§8-12-5c. Authority to Enact Ordinance Restricting the Location of Businesses Offering Exotic Entertainment
§8-12-5d. Regulation of Amateur Radio Antennas
§8-12-5e. Authority to Enter Into Energy-Savings Contracts
§8-12-5f. Regulation of Taxicabs and Taxi Stands
§8-12-5g. Authorizing Municipalities to Hold Motor Vehicle Racing Events on Public Roads, Municipal Streets or Runways
§8-12-6. Membership in Association or League
§8-12-7. Power and Authority to Purchase Insurance and to Indemnify Officers, Agents and Employees
§8-12-8. Group Insurance Programs Authorized
§8-12-9. Power and Authority to Enact Ordinance Prohibiting Discrimination With Respect to Housing Accommodations
§8-12-10. Purchasing; Competitive Bidding
§8-12-11. Lease Agreements for Equipment or Materials With Option to Cancel or Renew for One Year Authorized
§8-12-12. Power and Authority to Lease, Establish, Maintain and Operate Off-Street Parking Facility
§8-12-13. Building Regulation; General and Special Codes; State Building Code
§8-12-14. Permits for Construction and Alteration
§8-12-15. Municipal Inspection
§8-12-16. Ordinances Regulating the Repair, Alteration, Improvement, Closing, Demolition, etc., of Structures, Dwellings or Buildings That Are Unsafe, Unsanitary, Dangerous or Detrimental to the Public Safety or Welfare; Procedures
§8-12-16a. Registration of Uninhabitable Property
§8-12-16b. Special Litter Prevention Officers
§8-12-16c. Registration of Vacant Buildings; Registration Fees; Procedures for Administration and Enforcement
§8-12-16d. Additional Powers and Duties of Municipalities; Areas of Special or Unique Interest
§8-12-17. Sale or Lease of Municipal Public Utility
§8-12-18. Sale, Lease, or Disposition of Other Municipal Property
§8-12-19. Extraterritorial Exercise of Powers and Authority