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A. A person is guilty of violation of this chapter if the acts which constitute the violation are committed by the conduct of another person for which the person is legally accountable.

B. A person is legally accountable for the conduct of another person when:

1. Acting with the kind of culpability that is sufficient for the commission of the offense described in this chapter, he causes an innocent or irresponsible person to engage in such conduct; or

2. He is an accomplice of such other person in the commission of the violation of this chapter.

C. A person is an accomplice of another person in the violation of this chapter if, with knowledge that it will promote or facilitate the commission of the violation of this chapter, he:

1. Solicits, commands, encourages, or requests such other person to commit it; and

2. Aids or agrees to aid such other person in planning or committing it.

D. Unless otherwise provided a person is not an accomplice in the violation of this chapter committed by another person if:

1. He is a victim of the violation; or

2. He terminates the complicity prior to the commission of the violation of this chapter, and either gives timely warning to the law enforcement authorities or otherwise makes a good faith effort to prevent the commission of the violation of this chapter.

E. A person legally accountable for the conduct of a another person may be convicted on proof of the commission of the violation of this chapter and of his complicity therein, though the person claimed to have committed the violation of this chapter has not been prosecuted or convicted or has been convicted of a violation of a different ordinance or has an immunity to prosecution or conviction or has been acquitted.

(Ord. 738 § 3, 1978)