The Police Department will be the enforcement agency with the cooperation of the citizens of Des Moines. A complaint from a citizen will be required. The participation of the citizen is necessary to enforce this amendment, including a willingness on the part of the citizen to testify and document the actions linked to an actual violator. The enforcement of the amendment to Chapter 42 of the Municipal Code will be the shared responsibility of the Police Department and the citizens of Des Moines. The enforcement process will require a complaint from the citizen, and the citizen must be an active participant in determining within the threshold of legal certainty the actual violator.
Enforcement also requires that citizens be willing to testify and document the violation.
The enforcement process will not involve stakeouts but will include assisting citizens with documenting their observations through the use of cameras and other techniques.