Preserving Bus Stops: A Call for Responsibility
The employees of the municipal enterprise «City Roads» are consistently engaged in repairing public transport stops. Unfortunately, there are daily incidents of vandalism where individuals leave inappropriate messages, destroy benches and bins, and shatter glass structures.
Since the beginning of 2024, vandals have damaged 33 public transport stops, 33 benches, 85 bins, and 15 roofs. Additionally, the staff is forced to clean the stops from inscriptions and posters left by indifferent citizens.
Currently, the municipal enterprise «City Roads» oversees 1012 public transport stops.
The specialists regularly perform sanitary cleaning of adjacent territories and carry out repair, washing, and painting works of stops, benches, and bins.
The Odessa City Council once again appeals to residents and visitors to care for municipal property. Intentional damage to public assets leads to criminal liability.
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Liability for Damage to Municipal Property
Criminal Code of Ukraine
Article 194. Intentional Destruction or Damage to Property
1. Intentional destruction or damage of someone else's property causing significant harm is punishable by a fine of up to fifty (850 UAH) non-taxable minimum incomes of citizens, or community service for a term of one hundred twenty to two hundred forty hours, or corrective labor for up to two years, or restriction of liberty for up to three years, or imprisonment for the same term.
Article 296. Hooliganism
1. Hooliganism, which is a gross violation of public order motivated by clear disrespect for society, accompanied by particular audacity or exceptional cynicism, is punishable by a fine from five hundred (8500 UAH) to one thousand (17000 UAH) non-taxable minimum incomes of citizens, or arrest for up to six months, or restriction of liberty for up to five years.
2. The same actions committed by a group of individuals are punishable by restriction of liberty for up to five years or imprisonment for up to four years.
