Overview
- An extraordinary plenary backed by PSC, Junts and ERC approved the update to the city’s civility ordinance.
- The revised rules are set to take effect at the start of the new year, with city officials saying they will not charge immediately after New Year’s Eve.
- The Guardia Urbana will lead a January campaign to explain the changes, followed by a warning phase before strict sanctioning begins.
- The reform increases penalties to as high as €3,000 and expands the list of prohibited behaviors in public spaces.
- Officials point to past mobility enforcement as a model and say the changes target graffiti, public urination, street drinking, excessively loud music and going shirtless.