Sec. 601.107. - City seal wrongfully used and instruments wrongfully sealed; permitting use under certain procedures.

(a) It is unlawful and a class D offense for any person fraudulently or wrongfully to affix or impress the City seal to or upon any certificate, instrument, commission, document or paper or, with knowledge of its fraudulent character, with wrongful or fraudulent intent, to use, buy, procure, sell or transfer to another any certificate, instrument, commission, document or paper, to or upon which the City seal has been fraudulently affixed or impressed. (b) Notwithstanding any other ordinance of the City, a copy of the official seal of the City of Jacksonville may be used in the logos of groups or organizations comprised entirely of current or former City employees, upon resolution of the Council. (c) In order to obtain such permissive use, a group or organization shall send a letter requesting such use to the Chief Council Administrator. That letter shall identify the group or organization, certify that membership is comprised entirely of current or former City employees, describe the requested use and submit a copy of the logo using the seal. (d) The Chief Council Administrator, in cooperation with the office of General Counsel, shall cause the request to be presented to the Council in a resolution introduced by the Council President. At least one public hearing will be held in the Rules Committee and before the council. If the Council finds that the proposed use will not be detrimental to the City, such use will be permitted by said resolution. (e) Any such permitted use may be revoked by resolution upon a finding that the using group or organization is using the seal in a manner detrimental to the City. (Ord. 97-890-E, § 1; Ord. 1999-1176-E, § 1; Ord. 2011-232-E, § 2) Note— Former § 602.308 .