Throw nuts or gum on the ground, insult, skate outside the allowed area, play football disturbing neighbors or access public spaces with non-motorized vehicles such as scooters or bikes . Book public sports courts or use them after hours.

Shake clothes or carpets through the window or water the plants outside the established schedule, causing damage to the neighbors. Shout for a long time or throw firecrackers. Accept or request paid sexual services on public roads. The sale and activities of traffic light cleaners and vendors on the terraces. Perform graffiti or concerts for more than half an hour in previously unauthorized areas. Street harassment "with sexual connotations that generate discomfort in people."

These are some of the infractions included in the new Ordinance of Citizen Coexistence of the Getafe City Council , whose breach will be fined, depending on its severity, with up to 3,000 euros. The new law also obliges minors, in which case the legal responsibility will be their guardians.

The fines will have three levels of severity and very serious infractions will be sanctioned between 1,500 and 3,000 euros . Among them are the consumption of any type of food or drink by an undetermined community in public areas -pícnic-, the practice of games in public space «that disturb the neighbors», the refusal or resistance to the inspection tasks of the City Council or request, negotiate or accept sexual services in the street. Getafe wants, thus, "to persecute the clients of prostitution."

Serious infractions will involve the payment of between 750 and 1,500 euros and include: causing damage to trees, vandalism or street sales not allowed.

Finally, minor infractions are sanctioned with up to 750 euros , and include: intentional insult, using public banks for unforeseen purposes, screaming for a long time disturbing neighbors or washing fruit or vegetables on public roads, among others.

According to the Getafe City Council, the main objective of the Ordinance, which entered into force on Tuesday , is "to preserve public space as a place of coexistence, pedagogy and education in civic values, in the manner of other European cities."

In this sense, for Sara Hernández, socialist mayor of the municipality, said that “it is an ordinance that puts Getafe at the height of other large cities that already have it. The objective is to order positive coexistence and protect the different uses of our city to enjoy it from the respect for others and for our environment ».

In order to enforce the new regulations, the Municipal Police will punish the infractions committed , but the Getafe City Council declares itself “aware that the exercise of the sanctioning power will not be enough, but that social promotion and benefit activities will be necessary”, so which will launch an awareness plan.

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