1606 - Ordinance - Public Peace, Safety and MoralsRepealed by Ordinance 1724
Date: 05-26-98
ORDINANCE NO. 1606
AMENDED by: 1675 AN ORDINANCE REPEALING AND REPLACING CERTAIN SECTIONS OF
Adding to s 1 TITLE NINE RELATING TO PUBLIC PEACE, SAFETY AND MORALS
Chapter 9.18.090 FOR THE CITY OF PORT ORCHARD, REPEALING AND REPLACING
CERTAIN SECTIONS OF TITLE TEN RELATING TO VEHICLES AND
TRAFFIC, AND REPEALING AND REPLACING CERTAIN SECTIONS OF
TITLE ONE RELATING TO GENERAL PROVISIONS FOR THE CITY OF
PORT ORCHARD
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PORT ORCHARD,
I� WASHINGTON, DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Cif SECTION 1. That the following Chapters of the Port Orchard
"nicipal Code and Sections contained therein and ordinances corresponding
thereto be, and the same hereby are repealed: Ordinance No. 1565
SECTION 2. That the following sections be added as new additions
to the Port Orchard Municipal Code.
1.04.020 Penalty for Violation
Any person violating any of the provisions or failing to comply with
the mandatory requirements of the Port Orchard Municipal Code and the
ordinances of the City of Port Orchard shall, unless another penalty is
prescribed, be guilty of a misdemeanor. Any person convicted of a misdemeanor
shall be punished by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000.00), or
by imprisonment not to exceed ninety (90) days, or by both such fine and
imprisonment. Each such person shall be guilty of a separate offense for each
and every day during any portion of which any violation of any provision of
this code or the ordinances of the City of Port Orchard is committed,
continued, or permitted by any such person.
9.02.010 Criminal Code - Adopted
A certain document, three (3) copies of which are on file in the
office of the City Clerk shall be marked and designated as the City of Port
Orchard Criminal Code, relating to the public peace, safety, morals and
welfare, and each and all of the regulations, provisions, conditions and terms
contained therein are adopted.
9.02.020 Criminal Code - Scope
The provisions of Sections 9.02.040 and 9.02.050 are applicable to
offenses defined by this title or another ordinance, unless this Title or
another ordinance specifically provides otherwise.
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9.02.030 Purposes - Principles of Construction
The following sections of the Revised Code of Washington (RCW), and
any amendments thereto, are hereby adopted by reference as a portion of the
criminal code of the City of Port Orchard as if fully set forth herein: RCW
9A.04.020
9.02.040 Costs of Prosecution
Whenever anyone is convicted of any offense under an section of this
title, or of any other City ordinance, in addition to the fine imposed, he or
she shall pay the costs of prosecution. In default of such payments, he or
she may be imprisoned until the fine is paid or worked out on the basis of
twenty five dollars ($25.00) per each day of imprisonment.
9.02.050 Violations and Penalties
A) Except as otherwise specifically provided in this Title, any
person who commits, conspires to commit or aids or abets or is an accomplice
in, or who falsely, fraudulently or otherwise causes, coerces, requires or
directs others to commit acts declared by this title to be a misdemeanor shall
upon conviction be punished by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars
($1,000.00) or by imprisonment not to exceed ninety (90) days or by both such
fine and imprisonment.
B) Except as otherwise specifically provided in this Title, any
person who commits, conspires to commit or aids or abets or is an accomplice
in, or who falsely, fraudulently or otherwise causes, coerces, requires or
directs others to commit acts declared by this title to be a gross misdemeanor
shall upon conviction be punished by a fine not to exceed five thousand
dollars ($5,000.00) or by imprisonment not to exceed one (1) year or by both
such fine and imprisonment.
C) A violation of this Title not specifying the penalty shall be
deemed to be a misdemeanor.
9.02.060 Amendments to State Statutes
The amendment of any State statute adopted by reference in this
title shall be deemed to amend the corresponding section of this title and it
shall not be necessary for the City Council to take any action with respect to
such amendment. The effective date of amendment to this Code shall be the
same date upon which the amendment to the corresponding State statute becomes
effective.
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9.02.070 Severability
If any provision of the criminal code contained in this Title or its
application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of
the title, or the application of the provisions to other persons or
circumstances is not effected, and to this end, the provisions of this title
are declared to be severable.
9.04.010 Definitions
The following sections of the Revised Code of Washington (RCW), and
any amendments thereto, are hereby adopted by reference as a portion of the
criminal code of the City of Port Orchard as if fully set forth herein: RCW
9A.04.010
9.08.010 Requirement of a Voluntary Act - Possession as an Act
A) A person is not guilty of an offense unless his or her liability
is based on conduct which includes a voluntary act or an omission to perform
an act of which he or she is physically capable.
B) The possession of property is a voluntary act if the actor was
aware of his or her physical possession of such property or was aware of his
or her control thereof for a sufficient period of time to have been able to
terminate his or her possession.
C) For purposes of this section:
1) "Voluntary Act" means a bodily movement performed
consciously as a result of the actor's effort or
determination.
2) "Omission" means a failure to perform an act as to which
a duty of performance is imposed by law.
9.08.020 General Requirements of Culpability
The following sections of the Revised Code of Washington (RCW), and
any amendments thereto, are hereby adopted by reference as a portion of the
criminal code of the City of Port Orchard as if fully set forth herein: RCW
9A.08.010.
9.08.030 Divergence Between Result Contemplated and Actual Result
When intentionally or knowingly causing a particular result is an
element of an offense, the element is not established if the actual result is
not within the purpose or contemplation of the actor unless:
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A) The actual result differs from that designated or contemplated,
as the case may be, only in the respect that a different person or different
property is injured or affected or that the injury or harm designed or
contemplated would have more serious or more extensive than that caused; or
B) The actual result involves the same kind of injury or harm as
that designed or contemplated and is not too remote or accidental in its
occurrence to have a bearing on the actor's liability or on the gravity of
his or her offense.
9.08.040 Divergence Between Probable and Actual Result
When recklessly or criminally negligently causing a particular
result is an element of an offense, the element is not established if the
actual result is not within the risk of which the actor is aware or, in the
case of criminal negligence, of which he should have been aware unless:
A) The actual result differs from the probable result only in the
respect that a different person or different property is injured or affected
or that the probable injury or harm would have more serious or more extensive
than that caused; or
B) The actual result involves the same kind of injury or harm as the
probable result and is not too remote or accidental in its occurrence to have
a bearing on the actor's liability or on the gravity of his or her offense.
9.08.050 Criminal Liability of Corporations and Persons Acting in Their
Behalf
The following sections of the Revised Code of Washington (RCW), and
any amendments thereto, are hereby adopted by reference as a portion of the
criminal code of the City of Port Orchard as if fully set forth herein: RCW
9.A.08.030
9.08.060 Criminal Attempt
The following sections of the Revised Code of Washington (RCW), and
any amendments thereto, are hereby adopted by reference as a portion of the
criminal code of the City of Port Orchard as if fully set forth herein: RCW
9A.28.010
9.08.120 Liability for the Conduct of Another - Complicity
The following sections of the Revised Code of Washington (RCW), and
any amendments thereto, are hereby adopted by reference as a portion of the
criminal code of the City of Port Orchard as if fully set forth herein: RCW
9A.08.020
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9.08.130 Criminal Conspiracy
The following sections of the Revised Code of Washington (RCW), and
any amendments thereto, are hereby adopted by reference as a portion of the
criminal code of the City of Port Orchard as if fully set forth herein: RCW
9A.28.040
9.10.010 Intoxication
The following sections of the Revised Code of Washington (RCW), and
any amendments thereto, are hereby adopted by reference as a portion of the
criminal code of the City of Port Orchard as if fully set forth herein: RCW
9A.16.010
9.10.020 Insanity
The following sections of the Revised Code of Washington (RCW), and
any amendments thereto, are hereby adopted by reference as a portion of the
criminal code of the City of Port Orchard as if fully set forth herein: RCW
9A.12.010
9.10.030 Duress
The following sections of the Revised Code of Washington (RCW), and
any amendments thereto, are hereby adopted by reference as a portion of the
criminal code of the City of Port Orchard as if fully set forth herein: RCW
9A.16.010
9.10.040 Entrapment
The following sections of the Revised Code of Washington (RCW), and
any amendments thereto, are hereby adopted by reference as a portion of the
criminal code of the City of Port Orchard as if fully set forth herein: RCW
9A.16.070
9.10.050 Lawful Use of Force
The following sections of the Revised Code of Washington (RCW), and
any amendments thereto, are hereby adopted by reference as a portion of the
criminal code of the City of Port Orchard as if fully set forth herein: RCW
9A.16.020
9.10.060 Discipline of a Child
The following sections of the Revised Code of Washington (RCW), and
any amendments thereto, are hereby adopted by reference as a portion of the
criminal code of the City of Port Orchard as if fully set forth herein: RCW
9A.16.100
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9.10.080 Reasonable Use of Force for Detention By Shopkeeper
The following sections of the Revised Code of Washington (RCW), and
any amendments thereto, are hereby adopted by reference as a portion of the
criminal code of the City of Port Orchard as if fully set forth herein: RCW
9A.16.080
9.12.010 Obstructing a Public Servant.
The following sections of the Revised Code of Washington (RCW), and
any amendments thereto, are hereby adopted by reference as a portion of the
criminal code of the City of Port Orchard as if fully set forth herein: RCW
9A.76.020
9.12.020 Refusal to summons aid for a peace officer.
The following sections of the Revised Code of Washington (RCW), and
any amendments thereto, are hereby adopted by reference as a portion of the
criminal code of the City of Port Orchard as if fully set forth herein: RCW
9A.76.030
9.12.030 Resisting arrest.
The following sections of the Revised Code of Washington (RCW), and
any amendments thereto, are hereby adopted by reference as a portion of the
criminal code of the City of Port Orchard as if fully set forth herein: RCW
9A.76.040
9.12.040 Escape third degree.
The following sections of the Revised Code of Washington (RCW), and
any amendments thereto, are hereby adopted by reference as a portion of the
criminal code of the City of Port Orchard as if fully set forth herein: RCW
9A.76.010(A); RCW 9A.76.130
9.12.050 False reporting.
A) A person is guilty of false reporting if he or she:
1) Initiates or circulates a written or oral report or
warning of an alleged or impending occurrence of fire,
explosion, crime, catastrophe, or emergency knowing that
such report or warning contains false information and
knowing that such report or warning is likely to cause
evacuation of a building, place of assembly, or
transportation facility, or to cause substantial public
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inconvenience or alarm; or
2) Makes, files, or causes to be filed with a public
officer of the City a written report, statement,
application, citation or complaint which he knows to contain
a misstatement of a material fact; or
3) Makes a verbal statement relating to a crime,
catastrophe or emergency to a police department 911
emergency operator, City of Port Orchard Police Department
personnel, or any other police officer knowing that such
statement contains a misstatement of a material fact; or
4) Gives false information to a Police Officer when such
officer is executing a search or arrest warrant, issuing
citation, or making an arrest.
5) Knowingly falsely reports or represents to any police
officer or other officer or employee having the authority to
receive such reports, that he or she has suffered the loss
of any money or property as the result of robbery, assault,
holdup, larceny or burglary, or knowingly falsely reports
the commission of any criminal offense under the laws of
the United States, the State of Washington or any other
state, Kitsap County or any other county, or the City of
Port Orchard or any other city.
B) False reporting is a misdemeanor.
9.12.060 Malicious Prosecution
The following sections of the Revised Code of Washington (RCW), and
any amendments thereto, are hereby adopted by reference as a portion of the
criminal code of the City of Port Orchard as if fully set forth herein: RCW
9.62.010
9.12.070 Bail jumping.
The following sections of the Revised Code of Washington (RCW), and
any amendments thereto, are hereby adopted by reference as a portion of the
criminal code of the City of Port Orchard as if fully set forth herein: RCW
9A.76.170
9.12.080 Rendering Criminal Assistance Third Degree
The following sections of the Revised Code of Washington (RCW), and
any amendments thereto, are hereby adopted by reference as a portion of the
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criminal code of the City of Port Orchard as if fully set forth herein: RCW
9A.76.050; RCW 9A.76.090
9.12.090 Criminal Contempt
A) A person shall be guilty of criminal contempt if he or she
intentionally does any of the following:
1) Disorderly, contemptuous, or insolent behavior toward
the Judge while holding the Court, tending to impair its
authority, or to interrupt the due course of a trial or
other judicial proceeding; or
2) Disobedience of any lawful judgment, decree, order, or
process of the Court; or
3) Refusal as a witness to appear, be sworn, or, without
lawful authority, refuse to answer a question; or
4) Refusal, without lawful authority, to produce a record,
document, or other object.
B) A Judge presiding in an action or proceeding may summarily
impose the punishment authorized by this Section 9.12.100 upon a person who
commits criminal contempt within the courtroom if the Judge certifies that he
or she saw or heard the criminal contempt. The Judge shall impose the
punishment immediately after the criminal contempt or at the end of the
proceeding and only for the purpose of preserving order in the Court and
protecting the authority and dignity of the Court. The person committing the
criminal contempt shall be given an opportunity to speak in mitigation of the
criminal contempt unless compelling circumstances demand otherwise. The Order
of Contempt shall recite the facts, state the punishment imposed, and be
signed by the Judge and entered on the record.
C) Criminal contempt is a misdemeanor.
9.14.010 Definitions
The following sections of the Revised Code of Washington (RCW), and
any amendments thereto, are hereby adopted by reference as a portion of the
criminal code of the City of Port Orchard as if fully set forth herein: RCW
69.50.101; RCW 69.50.102
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9.14.020 Possession of marijuana.
A) It is unlawful for any person to possess marijuana.
B) Possession of marijuana is a misdemeanor.
9.14.030 Possession of Drug Paraphernalia
The following sections of the Revised Code of Washington (RCW), and
any amendments thereto, are hereby adopted by reference as a portion of the
criminal code of the City of Port Orchard as if fully set forth herein: RCW
69.50.412
9.14.040 Sale of Toxic Fumes
A) No person, except a person who is, at the time of such sale,
actually employed by or engaged in operating a bona fide commercial
establishment at a fixed location, shall sell to any other person any product
containing a solvent having the property of releasing toxic vapors or fumes,
and all sales of such products not made in or from such establishment are
hereby prohibited.
B) No person shall knowingly sell or offer for sale, deliver or
give away to any person, any substance containing any of the following
volatile solvents, where the seller, offeror or deliverer knows or has reason
to believe that the substance will be used for the purpose of inducing
symptoms of intoxication, elation, dizziness, paralysis, irrational behavior,
or in any manner change, distort or disturb the audio, visual or mental
processes: toluol, hexane, trichloroethylene, acetone, toluene, ethyl acetate,
methyl ethyl ketone, trichloroethane, isopropanol, methyl isobutyl ketone,
methyl cellosolve acetate, cyclehexanone, or any substance which will induce
symptoms of intoxication, elation, dizziness, paralysis, irrational behavior,
or in any manner change, distort or disturb the audio, visual or mental
processes.
C) Sale of toxic fumes is a misdemeanor.
9.14.050 Inhaling Toxic Fumes
A) No person shall, for the purpose of causing a condition of
intoxication, inebriation, excitement, stupification, or the dulling of the
brain or nervous system, intentionally smell or inhale the fumes of any
substance containing a solvent having the property of releasing toxic vapors
or fumes; provided, that nothing in this section shall be interpreted as
applying to the inhalation of anesthesia for medical or dental purposes.
B) No person shall, for the purposes of violating subsection (A),
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use, or possess for the purposes of so using, any product containing a solvent
having the property of releasing toxic vapors or fumes.
C) Inhaling toxic fumes is a misdemeanor.
9.14.060 Enhanced Penalties for Violation in a Drug Free Zone.
The following sections of the Revised Code of Washington (RCW), and
any amendments thereto, are hereby adopted by reference as a portion of the
criminal code of the City of Port Orchard as if fully set forth herein: RCW
69.50.435
9.14.070 Seizure and Forfeiture
The following sections of the Revised Code of Washington (RCW), and
any amendments thereto, are hereby adopted by reference as a portion of the
criminal code of the City of Port Orchard as if fully set forth herein: RCW
69.50.505; RCW 69.50.506
9.14.080 Drug Related Loitering
A) It is unlawful for any person to loiter in or near any
thoroughfare, place open to the public, or near any public or private place it
a manner and under circumstances manifesting the purpose to engage in drug
related activities contrary to any of the provisions of Chapters 69.41, 69.50,
or 69.52 of the Revised Code of Washington.
B) Among the circumstances which may be considered in determining
whether such a purpose is manifested are:
1) Such person is a known unlawful drug user, possessor, or
seller. For the purposes of this chapter, "known unlawful
drug user, possessor or seller" is a person who has, within
the knowledge of the arresting officer, been convicted in
any court within this State of any violation involving the
use, possession, or sale of any substance referred to in
Chapters 69.41, 69.50, or 69.52 of the Revised Code of
Washington, or substantially similar laws of any political
subdivision of this State or any other state; or a person
who displays physical characteristics of drug intoxication
or usage, such as "needle tracks", or a person who possesses
drug paraphernalia as defined in Section 9.14.020 of the
Port Orchard Municipal Code;
2) Such person is currently subject to an order prohibiting
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his or her presence in a high drug activity geographic area;
3) Such person behaves in such a manner as to raise a
reasonable suspicion that he or she is about to engage in or
is then engaged in unlawful drug -related activity,
including, by way of example only, such person acting as a
"lookout";
4) Such person is physically identified by the officer as a
member of a "gang", or association which has as its purpose
illegal drug activity;
5) Such person transfers small objects or packages for
currency in a furtive fashion;
6) Such person takes flight upon the appearance of a police
officer;
7) Such person manifestly endeavors to conceal himself or
herself or any object which reasonably could be involved in
unlawful drug -related activity;
8) The area involved is by public repute known to be an area
of unlawful drug use and trafficking;
9) The premises involved are known to have been reported to
law enforcement as a place of suspected drug activity
pursuant to Chapter 69.52 of the Revised Code of Washington;
10) Any vehicle involved is registered to a known unlawful
drug user, possessor, or seller, or a person for whom there
is an outstanding warrant for a crime involving drug related
activity.
C) Drug related loitering is a gross misdemeanor
9.14.090 Penalties for Violation
The following sections of the Revised Code of Washington (RCW), and
any amendments thereto, are hereby adopted by reference as a portion of the
criminal code of the City of Port Orchard as if fully set forth herein: RCW
69.50.425
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9.16.010 Assault Fourth Degree
A) A person is guilty of assault fourth degree if he or she:
1) Intentionally causes bodily harm by unlawfully touching,
striking, beating, spitting upon, or wounding another
person; or
2) Attempts by force or violence to cause bodily harm to
another person; or
3) Intentionally places or attempts to place another person
in fear or apprehension of bodily harm by any act, word, or
threat.
B) Assault fourth degree is a gross misdemeanor
9.16.020 Provoking Assault
A) Every person who shall by word, sign, or gesture wilfully
provoke or attempt to provoke another person to commit an assault or breach of
the peace is guilty of provoking assault.
B) Provoking assault is a misdemeanor.
9.16.030 Fighting
A) It is unlawful for any person to intentionally fight with
another person in a public place and thereby create a substantial risk of:
1) Injury to a person who is not actively participating in
the fight; or
2) Damage to the property of a person who is not
participating in the fight.
B) In any prosecution under subsection (A) of this Section
9.16.030, it is an affirmative defense that:
1) The fight was duly licensed or authorized by law; or
2) The person was acting in self defense.
C) Fighting is a misdemeanor.
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9.16.040 Reckless Endangerment
A) A person is guilty of reckless endangerment when he recklessly
engages in conduct which creates a substantial risk of death or serious
physical injury to another person.
B) Reckless endangerment is a gross misdemeanor.
9.16.050 Harassment
A) A person is guilty of harassment if:
1) With the intent to annoy or alarm another person, he/she
repeatedly uses fighting words or obscene language, thereby
causing a substantial risk of assault; or
2) Without lawful authority, the person knowingly
threatens:
a) To cause injury in the future to the person
threatened or to any other person; or
b) To cause physical damage to the property to any
person other than the actor; or
c) To subject the person threatened or any other
person to physical confinement or restraint; or
d) Maliciously to do any other act which is intended
to substantially harm the person threatened or any
other person with respect to his/her physical or
mental health or safety; or
e) The person by word or conduct and thereby places
the person threatened in reasonable fear that the
threat will be carried out.
B) Harassment is a misdemeanor.
9.16.060 Telephone Calls to Harass, Intimidate, Torment or Embarrass
A) A person is guilty of making telephone calls to harass,
intimidate, torment or embarrass any other person if, with intent to harass,
intimidate, torment or embarrass any other person, he/she makes a telephone
call to such other person:
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1) Using any lewd. lascivious, profane, indecent, or
indecent words or language, or suggesting the commission of
any lewd or lascivious act; or
2) Anonymously, repeatedly, or at an extremely inconvenient
hour, whether or not conversation ensues; or
3) Threatens to inflict injury on the person or property of
the person called or any member of his family; or
4) Without purposes of legitimate communication.
B) The offense committed by the use of a telephone as set forth in
this section may be deemed to have been committed either at the place where
the telephone call or calls were made or at the place where the call or calls
were received.
C) Telephone calls to harass, intimidate, torment or embarrass is a
misdemeanor.
9.16.070 Coercion
The following sections of the Revised Code of Washington (RCW), and
any amendments thereto, are hereby adopted by reference as a portion of the
criminal code of the City of Port Orchard as if fully set forth herein: RCW
9A.36.070
9.18.010 Purpose and Intent
RCW 10.99.010 is adopted by reference.
9.18.020 Definitions
RCW 10.99.020 is adopted by reference. For the purposes of this
Chapter, "peace officer" includes Port Orchard Police Officer, "law
enforcement agency" includes the Port Orchard Police Department, "public
attorney" means the person or persons, attorney or attorneys who have been
designated by the Port Orchard Mayor to provide legal services for the City of
Port Orchard, and "legislature" shall include the Port Orchard City Council.
9.18.030 Police Officers - Duties
RCW 10.99.030 is adopted by reference.
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9.18.040 Court - Duties
RCW 10.99.040 is adopted by reference.
9.18.050 Appearance by Defendant
RCW 10.99.045 is adopted by reference.
9.18.060 Enforcement of No -Contact Order
RCW 10.99.055 is adopted by reference.
9.18.070 Violation of Criminal No -Contact Order
A) It is unlawful for any person to wilfully violate a criminal no -
contact order prohibiting that person from contact with the victim(s) of
domestic violence.
B) For the purpose of this Section, 9.18.070, victim(s) means the
spouse, ex -spouse, relative by blood or marriage, housemate or roommate, and
ex-housemate and ex -roommate the Defendant allegedly committed a crime of
domestic violence against. Domestic violence includes, but is not limited to,
the crimes of assault fourth degree, reckless endangerment, coercion,
harassment, harassment by telephone, criminal trespass in the first or second
degree, or malicious mischief.
C) Violation of a criminal no -contact order is a gross misdemeanor
9.18.080 Violation of Civil Protection Order, Civil Restraining Order or
Civil Antiharassment Order
A) It is unlawful for any person to willfully violate any of the
following provisions of a temporary civil protection order or a civil
protection order issued pursuant to the 1984 Domestic Violence Protection Act
under RCW 26.50:
1) Restraining any party from committing acts of domestic
violence;
2) Restraining any party from having contact with the other
party;
3) Excluding any party from the residence of the other
party;
4) Restraining any party from interfering with the other
party's custody of the children;
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5) Restraining any party from removing the children from
the jurisdiction of the court or out of the State.
B) It is unlawful for any person to wilfully violate any provisions
of a civil antiharassment protection order.
C) Violation of a civil protection order, civil restraining order
or civil antiharassment protection order is a gross misdemeanor.
9.20.010 Definitions
The following definitions shall apply in this Chapter:
A) "Commit prostitution" means to engage in any type of sexual
conduct in return for payment of money or other compensation.
B) "Erotic material" means any pictorial or three (3) dimensional
material depicting human sexual intercourse, masturbation, sodomy (i.e.,
bestiality or oral or anal intercourse), direct physical stimulation of
unclothed genitals, flagellation or torture in the context of a sexual
relationship, or emphasizing the depiction of adult human genitals; provided,
however, that this definition applies only to those works which applying the
average standards of the City, taken as a whole appeal to the prurient
interests of persons and which lack serious literary, artistic, political, or
scientific value. In determining whether material is prohibited for public
display by this chapter such material shall be judged without regard to any
covering which may be affixed or printed over the material in order to obscure
genital areas in a depiction otherwise falling within the definition of this
subsection.
C) Material is placed upon "public display" if it is placed by the
defendant on or in a billboard, viewing screen, theater marquee, newsstand,
display rack, window, showcase, display case or similar place so that matter
bringing it within the definition of 9.02.010(B) is easily visible from a
public thoroughfare or from the property of others, or in a public place in a
manner so obtrusive as to make it difficult for an unwilling person to avoid
exposure.
D) "Known prostitute or procurer" means a person who within one (1)
year previous to the date of arrest for a violation of this Chapter, has
within the knowledge of the arresting officer been convicted of an offense
involving prostitution.
E) "Lewd act" means: public
1) Exposure of one's genitals or female breasts; or
2) Touching, caressing, or fondling of the genitals or
female breasts; or
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3) Urination or defecation in a place other than a washroom
or toilet room; or
4) Masturbation; or
5) Sexual conduct.
F) "Public place" is an area generally visible to public view and
includes, but is not limited to, streets, sidewalks, bridges, alleys, plazas,
parks, driveways, parking lots, automobiles (whether moving or not), buildings
open to the public, including those which serve food and/or drink, or provide
entertainment, and the doorways and entrances to buildings or dwellings and
the grounds enclosing them.
G) "Sexual conduct" means any of the following:
1) Sexual intercourse in its ordinary sense which occurs
upon any penetration, however slight, or contact between
persons involving the sex organs of one and the mouth or
anus of another;
2) Masturbation, manual or instrumental, of one (1) person
by another.
9.20.020 Prostitution Loitering
A) A person is guilty of prostitution loitering if he or she
remains in a public place and intentionally solicits, induces, entices or
procures another to commit prostitution.
B) Among the circumstances which may be considered in determining
whether the actor intends such prohibited conduct are that he or she:
1) Repeatedly beckons to, stops or attempts to stop
pedestrians or engages pedestrians in conversation; or
2) Repeatedly beckons to, stops or attempts to stop motor
vehicle operators by hailing, waiving of arms or any other
bodily gesture; or
3) Circles an area in a motor vehicle and repeatedly beckons
to, contacts or attempts to stop pedestrians; or
4) Is a known prostitute or procurer; or
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5) Inquires whether a potential patron, procurer or
prostitute is a police officer, searches for articles that
would identify a police officer, or requests the touching or
exposing of genitals or female breasts to prove that a
person is not a police officer.
C) Prostitution loitering is a misdemeanor.
9.20.030 Prostitution
The following sections of the Revised Code of Washington (RCW), and
any amendments thereto, are hereby adopted by reference as a portion of the
criminal code of the City of Port Orchard as if fully set forth herein: RCW
9A.88.030
9.20.040 Patronizing a Prostitute
The following sections of the Revised Code of Washington (RCW), and
any amendments thereto, are hereby adopted by reference as a portion of the
criminal code of the City of Port Orchard as if fully set forth herein: RCW
9A.88.110. RCW 9A.88.110(2), defining sexual conduct, is not adopted by
reference and is expressly deleted.
9.20.050 Prostitution and Patronizing a Prostitute - No Defense
The following sections of the Revised Code of Washington (RCW), and
any amendments thereto, are hereby adopted by reference as a portion of the
criminal code of the City of Port Orchard as if fully set forth herein: RCW
9A.88.050
9.20.060 Permitting Prostitution
The following sections of the Revised Code of Washington (RCW), and
any amendments thereto, are hereby adopted by reference as a portion of the
criminal code of the City of Port Orchard as if fully set forth herein: RCW
9A.88.090
9.20.070 Lewd Conduct
A) A person is guilty of lewd conduct if he or she intentionally
performs any lewd act in a public place or at a place and under circumstances
where such act could be observed by the public.
B) The owner or operator of premises open to the public is guilty
of lewd conduct if he or she knowingly permits lewd conduct in a public place
under his or her control.
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C) Lewd conduct is a misdemeanor.
9.20.080 Public Display of Erotic Material
A) A person is guilty of public display of erotic material if he or
she knowingly places such material upon public display, or if he or she
knowingly fails to take prompt action to remove such a display from property
in his or her possession after learning of its existence.
B) Public display of erotic materials is a misdemeanor.
9.24.010 Offenses in Public
A) It is unlawful for a person in a public place to:
1) Refuse to pay the proper fare in a public conveyance; or
2) Expectorate upon the floor, walls, or furniture of any
public conveyance or public building.
B) Violation of this section is a misdemeanor.
9.24.020 Disorderly Conduct
The following sections of the Revised Code of Washington (RCW), and
any amendments thereto, are hereby adopted by reference as a portion of the
criminal code of the City of Port Orchard as if fully set forth herein: RCW
9A.84.030
9.24.030 Failure to Disperse
The following sections of the Revised Code of Washington (RCW), and
any amendments thereto, are hereby adopted by reference as a portion of the
criminal code of the City of Port Orchard as if fully set forth herein: RCW
9A.84.020
9.24.040 Disruption of School Activities
A) A person is guilty of disruption of school activities if he or
she comes into or remains in any school building, classroom, or upon any
school ground, street, sidewalk or public way adjacent thereto, without lawful
reason, and intentionally causes undue disruption of the activities of the
school.
B) Disruption of school activities is a misdemeanor.
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9.24.050 Public Disturbance Noises
A) It is unlawful for any person to cause, or for any person in
possession of property to allow to originate from that property, sound that is
a public disturbance noise. The following sounds are determined to be public
disturbance noises:
1) The frequent, repetitive or continuous sounding of a
horn or siren attached to a motor vehicle, except as a
warning of danger or as specifically permitted or required
by law; or
2) The creation of frequent, repetitive or continuous
sounds in connection with the starting, operation, repair,
rebuilding or testing of any motor vehicle, motorcycle, off -
highway vehicle, or internal combustion engine within a
residential district so as to unreasonably disturb or
interfere with the peace, comfort and repose of owners or
possessors of real property; or
3) Yelling, shouting, hooting, whistling or singing on or
near the public streets, particularly between the hours of
eleven p.m. and seven a.m. or at any time and place so as to
unreasonably disturb or interfere with the peace, comfort
and repose of owners or possessors of real property; or
4) The creation of frequent, repetitive, or continuous
sounds which emanate from any building, structure, apartment
or condominium which unreasonably disturbs or interferes
with the peace, comfort and repose of owners or possessors
of real property, such as sounds from musical instruments,
audio sound systems, band sessions or social gatherings; or
5) Sound from motor vehicle audio sound systems, such as
tape players, radios and compact disc players, operated at a
volume as to be audible greater than fifty (56) feet from
the vehicle itself; or
6) Sound from portable audio equipment, such as tape
players, radios and compact disc players, operated at a
volume as to be audible greater than fifty (50) feet from
the source;
7) The foregoing provisions shall not apply to regularly
scheduled events at recognized public places of assembly.
Recognized public places of assembly includes, but is not
limited to public parks, churches, and schools. Provided
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that the foregoing enumeration of acts and noises shall not
be construed as excluding other acts and noises which offend
the public peace.
B) Public disturbance noises is a misdemeanor.
9.26.010 Definitions
A) "Liquor" means the four (4) varieties of liquor defined in this
section (alcohol, beer, wine, and spirits), and all fermented, spirituous,
vinous, or malt liquor, or any combination or mixture thereof containing one-
half (1/2) of one percent (1%) or more of alcohol by volume.
B) "Alcohol" means that substance known as ethyl alcohol, hydrated
oxide of ethyl or spirit of wine, which is commonly produced by fermenting or
distillation of grain, starch, molasses, or sugar, or other substances,
including all dilutions or mixtures of said substances.
C) "Beer" means any beverage obtained by the alcoholic fermentation
of an infusion or decoction of hops, or extract of hops and barley malt or
other grain or cereal in water, including ale, stout, porter, containing one-
half (1/2) of one percent (1%), or more, of alcohol by volume.
D) "Wine" means any alcoholic beverage obtained by fermentation of
fruits or other agricultural products containing sugar, or any such beverage
to which any saccharine substance may have been added before, during or after
fermentation, or any such beverage to which may have been added any spirits,
wine spirits or alcohol, which contains one-half (1/2) of one percent (1%), or
more, of alcohol by volume.
E) "Spirit" means any beverage obtained by distillation which
contains one-half (1/2) of one percent (1%), or more, of alcohol by volume.
F) "Minor", for the purposes of this chapter, means any person less
than twenty one (21) years of age.
9.26.020 Opening, Consuming, or Possessing Liquor in a Public Place
A) It is unlawful for any person in a public place to:
1) Open any receptacle containing liquor; or
2) Consume any liquor; or
3) Possess any opened receptacle containing liquor.
B) This section, 9.26.020, does not apply to a public place
authorized by law or license to serve liquor.
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C) Opening, consuming, or possessing liquor in a public place is a
misdemeanor.
9.26.030 Service of Liquor to Intoxicated Person
A) It is unlawful for any person to gift, sell, or otherwise
provide liquor to a person apparently under the influence of liquor.
B) Service of liquor to an intoxicated person is a misdemeanor.
9.26.040 Minors Prohibited Where Liquor Served
A) It is unlawful for any person having charge of a public place
where liquor is served to admit or allow any person under the age of twenty
one (21) years to remain on the premises contrary to the laws of the State of
Washington.
B) Minors prohibited where liquor served is a misdemeanor.
9.26.050 False Identification to Obtain Liquor
A) It is unlawful for any person to knowingly transfer any
identification of age to a person less than twenty-one (21) years of age for
the purpose of permitting such person to obtain liquor.
B) It is unlawful for any person to use or attempt to use any
identification of age of another person, or to make false representations as
to his/her age for the purpose of obtaining liquor.
C) False identification to obtain liquor is a misdemeanor.
9.26.060 Minors Purchasing, Consuming, or Possessing Liquor
A) It is unlawful for any person under the age of twenty-one (21)
years to purchase, drink, consume, or possess liquor within the City, except
liquor given or permitted to be given to a person under the age of twenty-one
(21) years by his or her parent or guardian for beverage or medicinal purposes
or administered to him or her by his or her physician or dentist for medicinal
purposes or given or administered to him or her in connection with religious
services.
B) Minor purchasing, consuming, or possessing liquor is a
misdemeanor.
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9.26.070 Supply of Liquor to Minors
A) It is unlawful for any person to give or otherwise supply liquor
to any person under the age of twenty-one (21) years, or to permit any person
under the age of twenty-one (21) years to consume liquor on or in his premises
or vehicle or on or in any premises or vehicle under his control except as
provided in 9.26.060.
B) Supply of liquor to minors is a misdemeanor.
9.28.080 Service of Liquor During Hours of Closing
A) It is unlawful for the manager, owner, operator or employee of
any establishment licensed by the State of Washington to sell liquor to permit
any person to consume liquor, or to sell, give away or otherwise furnish any
person with liquor between the hours of two a.m. (2:00 a.m.) and six a.m.
(6:00 a.m.), unless permitted by the rules and regulations of the Washington
State Liquor Control Board.
B) Service of liquor during hours of closing is a misdemeanor.
9.26.090 Knowledge of Age Not Element of Offense
In any prosecution under this chapter and notwithstanding any other
provision hereof, it is not a defense that the actor reasonably believed that
the other person was twenty-one (21) years of age or older.
9.28.010 Definitions
The following sections of the Revised Code of Washington (RCW), and
any amendments thereto, are hereby adopted by reference as a portion of the
criminal code of the City of Port Orchard as if fully set forth herein: RCW
9A.52.010; RCW 9A.56.010
9.28.020 Criminal Impersonation
The following sections of the Revised Code of Washington (RCW), and
any amendments thereto, are hereby adopted by reference as a portion of the
criminal code of the City of Port Orchard as if fully set forth herein: RCW
9A.60.040
9.28.030 Criminal Trespass in the First Degree
The following sections of the Revised Code of Washington (RCW), and
any amendments thereto, are hereby adopted by reference as a portion of the
criminal code of the City of Port Orchard as if fully set forth herein: RCW
9A.52.070
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9.28.040 Criminal Trespass in the Second Degree
The following sections of the Revised Code of Washington (RCW), and
any amendments thereto, are hereby adopted by reference as a portion of the
criminal code of the City of Port Orchard as if fully set forth herein: RCW
9A.52.080
9.28.050 Defenses to Criminal Trespass
The following sections of the Revised Code of Washington (RCW), and
any amendments thereto, are hereby adopted by reference as a portion of the
criminal code of the City of Port Orchard as if fully set forth herein: RCW
9A.52.090
9.28.060 Malicious Mischief Third Degree
A) A person is guilty of malicious mischief third degree if he or
she knowingly and maliciously causes physical damage to property, public or
private, of another, in the amount of two hundred fifty dollars 4250.00) or
less.
B) The following sections of the Revised Code of Washington (RCW),
and any amendments thereto, are hereby adopted by reference as a portion of
the criminal code of the City of Port Orchard as if fully set forth herein:
RCW 9A.48.100; RCW 9A.48.090(2).
9.28.070 Possession of Stolen Property Third Degree
The following sections of the Revised Code of Washington (RCW), and
any amendments thereto, are hereby adopted by reference as a portion of the
criminal code of the City of Port Orchard as if fully set forth herein: RCW
9A.56.140(1); RCW 9A.56.140(2); RCW 9A.56.170
9.28.090 Theft Third Degree
The following sections of the Revised Code of Washington (RCW), and
any amendments thereto, are hereby adopted by reference as a portion of the
criminal code of the City of Port Orchard as if fully set forth herein: RCW
9A.56.020; RCW 9A.56.050
9.28.100 Vehicle Prowling
The following sections of the Revised Code of Washington (RCW), and
any amendments thereto, are hereby adopted by reference as a portion of the
criminal code of the City of Port Orchard as if fully set forth herein: RCW
9A.52.100
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9.28.110 Unlawful Issuance of a Bank Check
The following sections of the Revised Code of Washington (RCW), and
any amendments thereto, are hereby adopted by reference as a portion of the
criminal code of the City of Port Orchard as if fully set forth herein: RCW
9A.56.060.
9.28.120 Failure to Deliver Leased Personal Property
A) Every person being in possession thereof who shall wilfully and
without reasonable cause fail to deliver leased personal property valued at
two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00) or less to the lessor within ten (10) days
after written notice of the expiration of the lease has been mailed to the
lessee by registered or certified mail with return receipt requested, shall be
guilty of failure to deliver leased personal property.
B) There shall be no prosecution under this Section 9.28.120 unless
such lease is in writing, and contains a warning that failure to promptly
return leased property may result in a criminal prosecution, and the notice
mailed pursuant to the provisions of the subsection shall clearly state that
the lessee
may be guilty of a crime upon his failure to return the property to the lessor
within ten (10) days.
C) In any prosecution under this Section 9.28.120, any allegation
containing a description of the lease by reference to the date thereof and
names of the parties shall be sufficiently definite and certain.
D) As used in this subsection 9.28.120, the term "lease" shall also
include rental agreements.
E) The provisions of this Section 9.28.120 shall be cumulative and
nonexclusive and shall not affect any other criminal provision.
F) Failure to return leased personal property is a misdemeanor.
9.28.130 Theft of Cable Television Services
The following sections of the Revised Code of Washington (RCW), and
any amendments thereto, are hereby adopted by reference as a portion of the
criminal code of the City of Port Orchard as if fully set forth herein: RCW
9A.56.220
9.28.140 Defrauding a Public Utility Third Degree
The following sections of the Revised Code of Washington (RCW), and
any amendments thereto, are hereby adopted by reference as a portion of the
criminal code of the City of Port Orchard as if fully set forth herein: RCW
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9A.61.010; RCW 9A.61.020; RCW 9A.61.050; RCW 9A.61.060; RCW 9A.61.070
9.28.150 Reckless Burning
The following sections of the Revised Code of Washington (RCW), and
any amendments thereto, are hereby adopted by reference as a portion of the
criminal code of the City of Port Orchard as if fully set forth herein: RCW
9A.48.050; RCW 9A.48.060
9.28.160 Making or Possessing Burglary Tools
The following sections of the Revised Code of Washington (RCW), and
any amendments thereto, are hereby adopted by reference as a portion of the
criminal code of the City of Port Orchard as if fully set forth herein: RCW
9A.52.060
9.28.170 Computer Trespass Second Degree
The following sections of the Revised Code of Washington (RCW), and
any amendments thereto, are hereby adopted by reference as a portion of the
criminal code of the City of Port Orchard as if fully set forth herein: RCW
9A.52.120
9.28.180 Obscuring the Identity of a Machine
The following sections of the Revised Code of Washington (RCW), and
any amendments thereto, are hereby adopted by reference as a portion of the
criminal code of the City of Port Orchard as if fully set forth herein: RCW
9A.56.180
9.32.010 Definitions
For the purposes of this Chapter, the words contained in this
chapter are defined as follows:
A) "Abused child" means a physically or sexually mistreated child
as defined in RCW 13.34.030.
B) "Child" means a person less than eighteen (18) years of age,
unless otherwise specified.
C) "Delinquent act" means an act committed by a child which would
be designated a crime if committed by an adult.
D) "Dependant child" means a child who is:
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1) Neglected, as defined in Subsection F of this Section;
or
2) Abused as defined in Subsection A of this Section.
E) "Minor" means any person less than eighteen (18) years of age,
unless otherwise specifically designated.
F) "Neglected child" means a child who is:
1) Without a parent or legal guardian, or legal custodian
or who has been abandoned by such; or
2) In a situation of clear and present danger of suffering
substantial damage to his or her mental or physical health;
or
3) A runaway from his or her home or a fugitive from his or
her parent or guardian.
9.32.020 Leaving Child Unattended in a Parked Automobile
The following sections of the Revised Code of Washington (RCW), and
any amendments thereto, are hereby adopted by reference as a portion of the
criminal code of the City of Port Orchard as if fully set forth herein: RCW
9.91.060
9.32.030 Supplying Tobacco to a Minor - Possession by a Minor
A) It is unlawful for any person to give, sell, furnish, cause to
be furnished or otherwise provide to any minor, any cigarette, cigar or
tobacco in any form or for a minor to possess the same.
B) Supply of tobacco to a minor and possession of tobacco by a
minor are misdemeanors.
9.32.040 Contributing to the Delinquency of a Minor
A) A person is guilty of contributing to the delinquency of a minor
if, by act or omission, he or she knowingly causes or encourages a minor to
commit or otherwise contributes to a minor's commission of a delinquent act.
B) Contributing to the delinquency of a minor is a misdemeanor.
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9.32.050 Leaving a Child Unattended
A) It is unlawful for any person having the care and custody,
whether temporary or permanent, of a child five (5) years old or less to leave
such a child unattended.
B) For purposes of this section, a person leaves a child
"unattended" if that person leaves the child without the direct and immediate
supervision by any person twelve (12) years old or older and under
circumstances causing alarm in a reasonable person as to the safety and
welfare of the child.
C) Leaving a child unattended is a misdemeanor.
9.34.010 Definitions.
For the purposes of this Chapter the following terms, phrases, words
and their derivations shall have the meanina aiven herein.
A) "Aircraft" is any contrivance now known or hereafter invented,
used, or designed for navigation or for flight in the air. The word
"aircraft" shall include, but is not limited to, helicopter and lighter than
air dirigibles and balloons.
B) "Authorized receptacle" is a litter storage and collection
receptacle as authorized by the City of Port Orchard.
C) "Commercial handbill" is any printed or written matter, any
sample or device, dodger, circular, leaflet, pamphlet, paper, booklet, or any
printed or otherwise reproduced original or copies of any matter of literature
which:
1) Advertise for sale any merchandise, product, commodity,
or thing; or
2) Directs attention to any business or mercantile or
commercial establishment, or other activity for the purpose
of either directly or indirectly promoting thereof by sales;
or
3) Directs attention to or advertises any meeting,
theatrical performance, exhibition, or event of any kind,
for which an admission fee is charged for the purposes of
private gain or profit; but the terms of this clause shall
not apply where an admission fee is charged or a collection
is taken up for purposes of defraying the expenses incident
to such meeting, theatrical performance, exhibition, or
event of any kind, when either of the same is held, given or
takes place in connection with the dissemination of
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information which is not restricted under the ordinary rules
of decency, god morals, public peace, safety and welfare;
provided, that nothing contained in this clause shall be
deemed to authorize the holding, giving or taking place of
any meeting, theatrical performance, exhibition, or event of
any kind, without a license, where such license is or may be
required by law of this State, or under any ordinance of
this City; or
4) While containing reading matter other than advertising
matter, is predominantly and essentially an advertisement,
and is distributed or circulated for advertising purposes,
or for the private benefit and gain of any person so engaged
as advertiser or distributor.
D) "Garbage" is putrescible animal and vegetable wastes resulting
from the handling, preparation, cooking , and consumption of food.
E) "Litter" is "garbage", "refuse", and "rubbish" as defined herein
and all other waste material which, if thrown or deposited as prohibited in
this Chapter, tends to create a danger to public health, safety, and welfare.
F) "Newspaper" is any newspaper of general circulation as defined
by general law, any newspaper duly entered with the Post Office Department of
the United States, in accordance with Federal statute or regulation, and any
newspaper filed and recorded with any recording officer as provided by general
law; and in addition thereto, shall mean and include any periodical or current
magazine regularly published with not less than four (4) issues per year, and
sold to the public.
G) "Noncommercial handbill" is any printed or written matter, any
sample or device, dodger, circular, leaflet, pamphlet, paper, booklet, or any
printed or otherwise reproduced original or copies of any matter of literature
not included in the definition of a "commercial handbill" or "newspaper".
H) "Private premises" is any house, building, dwelling or other
structure, designed or used either wholly or in part for private residential
purposes, whether inhabited or temporarily or continuously uninhabited or
vacant, and shall include any yard, grounds, walk, driveway, porch, steps,
vestibule or mailbox belonging or appurtenant to such building, house,
dwelling or other structure.
I) "Refuse" is all putrescible and nonputrescible solid wastes
(except body wastes) including garbage, rubbish, ashes, street cleanings, dead
animals, abandoned automobiles, and solid market and industrial wastes.
J) "Rubbish" is nonputrescible solid wastes consisting of both
combustible and noncombustible wastes such as paper, wrappings, cigarettes,
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tin cans, yard clippings, wood, glass, bedding, crockery, and similar
materials.
9.34.020 Littering in Public Place
A) No person shall throw or deposit litter in or upon any public
place within the City except in public receptacles or in authorized private
receptacles for collection.
B) Persons placing litter in public receptacles or authorized
private receptacles shall do so in such a manner as to prevent it from being
carried or deposited by the elements in or upon any public place or private
property.
C) No person shall move any
vehicle is so constructed or loaded as
or deposited upon any public place.
vehicle within the City unless such
to prevent any litter from being blown
D) No person shall throw out, drop or deposit within the City any
litter, handbill, or any other object.
E) Littering in a public place is a misdemeanor.
9.34.030 Posting Notices
A) No person shall post or affix any notice, poster, or other paper
or device, calculated to attract the attention of the public, to any lamppost,
public utility pole, or upon any public structure or building except as may be
authorized or required by law.
B) No person shall be prosecuted under this Section, 9.34.030,
unless the violation occurred subsequent to that person receiving actual
notice that such conduct is criminal.
C) Posting notices is a misdemeanor.
9.34.040 Placing Handbills on Vehicles.
A) No person shall deposit any commercial or noncommercial handbill
in or upon any vehicle unless that person has been issued a license to
distribute handbills pursuant to Port orchard Code Section 5.52.100 and has
posted a bond pursuant to Port Orchard Code Section 5.52.110. Provided,
however, that it is not unlawful in any public place for a person to hand or
distribute without charge to the receiver thereof, a noncommercial handbill to
any occupant of a vehicle who is willing to accept it.
B) Placing handbills on vehicles is a misdemeanor.
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9.34.050 Handbill Distribution Prohibited Where Posted
A) No person shall deposit or distribute any commercial or
noncommercial handbill upon any private premises, if required by anyone
thereon not to do so, or if there is placed on the premises in a conspicuous
position near the entrance thereof, a sign bearing the words: "No
Trespassing," "No Peddlers or Agents," "No Advertisements, "No Soliciting,"
or any other similar notice, indicating in any manner that the occupants of
the premises do not desire to be molested or have their right of privacy
disturbed, or to have any such handbills left upon such premises.
B) Distribution of a handbill in violation of this section is a
misdemeanor.
9.34.060 Distribution of Handbills at Private Premises
A) No person shall deposit or distribute any commercial or
noncommercial handbill in or upon any private premises, except by handing or
transmitting such handbill directly to the owner, occupant, or other person
then present in or upon such private premises, or by placing or depositing
such handbill as to secure them from being blown or drifted about such
premises or any public place.
B) The provisions of this section shall not apply to the
distribution of mail by the United States, nor to newspapers, except that
newspapers shall be placed on private property in such a manner as to prevent
their being carried or deposited by the elements upon any private premises or
public place.
C) Distribution of a handbill in violation of this section is a
misdemeanor.
9.36.010 Definitions
A) The following sections of the Revised Code of Washington (RCW),
and any amendments thereto, are hereby adopted by reference as a portion of
the criminal code of the City of Port Orchard as if fully set forth herein:
RCW 9.41.010
B) "Aerosol tear gas personal protection device" means a container
for dispensing tear gas, the active ingredient of which is either
chloracetophenone (CN) or O-chlorobenzylidene malonotrile (CS) within the
range of .08% to 1.2% of the net contents by volume, oleoresin capsicum, or
other non -lethal irritant or inflammatory agent, which container has a net
weight of one hundred fifty (150) grams or less.
C) "Air gun" as used in this Chapter means and includes the
following: air gun, air pistol, air rifle, BB gun and toy gun of any kind or
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nature when so designed, contrived, modified and used to propel, by compressed
air, gas or spring loaded plunger, any pellet, dart, hard tipped arrow, bean,
pea, BB, rock or any other hard substance a distance of more than 25 feet with
sufficient force to break windows or to inflict injury upon persons or
animals.
D) "Dangerous knife" means any fixed -blade knife and any other
knife having a blade of more than three and one half (3 1/2) inches in length.
E) "Fixed -blade knife" means any knife, regardless of blade length,
with a blade which is permanently open and does not fold or retract or slide
into the handle of the knife, and includes, but is not limited to, any dagger,
sword, bayonet, bolo knife, hatchet, axe, straight -edged razor, or razor blade
not in a package, dispenser or shaving appliance.
F) "Gas pen", "gas pencil", "gas bomb", and "gas pistol" means any
pen, pencil, bomb, pistol or other device which is capable of containing and
emitting tear gas or any noxious liquid, gas or substance; provided, that this
definition does not include an aerosol personal protection device as defined
in section 9.36.010(A).
G) "Switchblade knife" means any knife having a blade that opens
automatically by hand pressure applied to a button, spring mechanism or other
device, or blade that opens, falls or ejected into position by force of
gravity or by an outward, downward or centrifugal thrust or movement.
9.36.020 Statutes Adopted by Reference
The following sections of the Revised Code of Washington (RCW), and
any amendments thereto, are hereby adopted by reference as a portion of the
criminal code of the City of Port Orchard as if fully set forth herein: RCW
9.41.050; RCW 9.41.060; RCW 9.41.070; RCW 9.41.080; RCW 9.41.090; RCW
9.41.093; RCW 9.41.095; RCW 9.41.097; RCW 9.41.098;
RCW 9.41.100; RCW 9.41.110; RCW 9.41.120; RCW 9.41.130; RCW 9.41.140; RCW
9.41.150; RCW 9.41.160; RCW 9.41.170; RCW 9.41.230; RCW 9.41.240; RCW
9.41.260; RCW 9.41.270; RCW 9.41.280; RCW 9.41.300.
9.36.130 Unlawful Use of Weapons
A) Any person who shall knowingly sell, manufacture, purchase,
possess, or carry any blackjack, sand -club, metal knuckles, switchblade knife,
throwing stars, gas pen, gas pencil, gas bomb, gas pistol or any device or
attachment of any kind designed, used or intended for use in silencing the
noise of any firearm shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
B) The Municipal Court may order forfeiture of any weapon
identified in this section.
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10.88.010 Statutes Adopted by Reference
The City adopts by reference Revised Code of Washington 88.02.010,
88.02.020, 88.02.025, 88.02.030, 88.02.080, 88.02.090, 88.02.095, 88.02.110,
88.12.010, 88.12.020, 88.12.030, 88.12.040, 88,12.050, 88.12.080, 88.12.090,
88.12.100, 88.12.110, 88.12.240 and Washington Administrative Code 308-93-
080, 308-93-135, 308-93-140, 308-93-145, 308-93-155, 308-93-220, 308-93-225,
352-60-030, 352-60-040, 352-60-050, 352-60-060, 352-60-070, 352-60-080, 352-
60-090 and 352-60-100 relating to the regulation and safe operation of vessels
in Port Orchard's Boating Ordinances as though fully set forth therein.
10.88.020 Nonappearance After Written Promise
Any person violating his or her written or signed promise to respond
to a notice of an infraction or notice of violation under this Chapter, 10.88,
is guilty of a misdemeanor regardless of the disposition of the charge upon
which he or she was originally arrested or the disposition of the notice of
infraction or notice of violation.
10.88.030 Refusal to Sign Notice of Infraction or Notice of Violation
Any person who knowingly refuses to sign a promise to appear on a
subsequent Court date or a promise to respond to an infraction or violation
under this Chapter is guilty of a misdemeanor.
10.92.010 Definitions
The following sections of the Revised Code of Washington (RCW), and
any amendments thereto, are hereby adopted by reference as a portion of the
criminal code of the City of Port Orchard as if fully set forth herein: RCW
46.55.010(4)
10.92.020 Nuisance Declared
A junk vehicle remaining on private property, with or without the
consent of the owner, for more than twenty (20) days is a public nuisance and
shall be abated in accordance with the procedures listed in Section 10.92.030.
10.92.030 Abatement Procedure
A) A Police Officer or designated code enforcement officer shall
inspect and certify that a vehicle meets the requirements of a junk vehicle.
The officer shall record the make and vehicle identification number or license
number of the vehicle if available, and shall also describe in detail those
criteria which bring the vehicle under the definition of a junk vehicle.
B) Upon request from a Police Officer or designated code
enforcement officer presenting the information outlined in Section
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10.92.030(A), the City Engineer shall issue an abatement notice by registered
or certified mail to the last registered owner of record of the vehicle and
the record owner of the property upon which the vehicle is located that such
vehicle has been declared a nuisance, that the City will remove and dispose of
the vehicle, that a hearing regrading the removal and disposal of the vehicle
may be requested and the manner for requesting such a hearing, that, if no
request for a hearing is received by the City within 10 days from the data
such notice is mailed, the City will abate the nuisance by removal and
disposal of the vehicle, and that costs of removal and disposal may be
assessed against the last registered owner of record of the vehicle and the
record owner of the property upon which the vehicle is placed; provided, that
notice to the last registered owner of record of the vehicle is not required
where the vehicle is in such condition that identification numbers are not
available to determine ownership.
C) If a request for a hearing is received by the City within 10
days from the date the abatement notice is mailed, a notice giving the time,
location, and date of the hearing on the question of abatement and removal of
the vehicle or part thereof as a public nuisance shall be mailed, by certified
mail, with a five (5) day return receipt requested, to the owner of record of
the property upon which the vehicle is located and to the last registered
owner of record; provided that notice to the last registered owner of record
of the vehicle is not required where the vehicle is in such condition that
identification numbers are not available to determine ownership.
D) After notice has been given to the registered owner of the
vehicle and to the record owner of the property upon which the vehicle is
located of the intent of the City to remove and dispose of such vehicle as a
nuisance, and after a hearing, if requested, has been held, the junk vehicle
shall be removed at the request of the City Engineer; provided that notice to
the last registered owner of record of the vehicle is not required where the
vehicle is in such condition that identification numbers are not available to
determine ownership. The City Engineer shall direct a registered disposer to
remove and dispose of such junk vehicle. The City Engineer shall
additionally notify the Washington State Patrol and the Washington Department
of Licensing that such vehicle has been wrecked.
10.92.040 Assessment of Costs of Abatement
A) Costs of abatement and removal of junk vehicles shall be a joint
and several debt assessable against the registered owner of such vehicle and
the record owner of the property from which such vehicle is removed for
disposal except as otherwise provided for in this Section.
B) Costs of abatement and removal of junk vehicles shall not be
assessed against the registered owner of such vehicle if the registered
owner has transferred ownership prior to the notice of abatement being mailed,
and the registered owner has complied with RCW 46.12.101.
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C) The record owner of the property from which the vehicle is
removed for disposal may appear in person at the hearing or present a written
statement in time for consideration at the hearing, and deny responsibility
for the presence of the vehicle on the land, with the reasons for the denial.
If it is determined at the hearing that the vehicle was placed on the land
without the consent of the landowner and that the landowner has not
subsequently acquiesced in its presence, then the City shall not assess costs
for the removal and disposal of such vehicle against the record owner of the
property.
10.92.050 Exceptions
This Chapter, 9.92, relating to junk vehicles shall not apply to:
A) A vehicle or part thereof that is completely enclosed within a
building in a lawful manner where it is not visible from the street or other
public or private property; or
B) A vehicle or part thereof that is stored or parked in a lawful
manner on private property in connection with the business of a licensed
dismantler or licensed vehicle dealer and is fenced according to RCW
46.80.130.
10.92.060 Alternative Abatement
Nothing in this Chapter or other ordinances and regulations of the
City shall restrict a private landowners' authority to have vehicles removed
under the common law or pursuant to State statutes.
10.92.070 Hearings
All hearings required by this Chapter shall be conducted by an
Administrative Hearings Officer who shall be the Judge, or Judge Pro Tem, of
the Port Orchard Municipal Court. The decision of the Administrative Hearings
Officer shall be a final decision.
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PASSED by the City Council of the City of Port Orchard, signed by
the Mayor and attested by the Clerk in authentication of such passage this
13th day of June, 1994.
ATTEST:
Patricia Parks, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
" LESLIE J. WEATHERILL, MAYOR
SPONSORED BY:
City Attorney Councilman Clauson
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NOTICE OF CITY OF PORT ORCHARD
ORDINANCE
The following is a summary of an Ordinance approved by the Port Orchard City Council at
their regular Council meeting held June 13, 1994.
ORDINANCE NO. 1606
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PORT ORCHARD, WASHINGTON,
REPEALING AND REPLACING CERTAIN SECTIONS OF TITLE NINE
RELATING TO PUBLIC PEACE, SAFETY AND MORALS FOR THE CITY
OF PORT ORCHARD, REPEALING AND REPLACING CERTAIN
SECTIONS OF TITLE TEN RELATING TO VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC, AND
REPEALING AND REPLACING CERTAIN SECTIONS OF TITLE ONE
RELATING TO GENERAL PROVISIONS FOR THE CITY OF PORT
ORCHARD.
Copies of Ordinance No. 1606 are available for review at the office of the City Clerk of the City
of Port Orchard. Upon written request a statement of the full text of the Ordinance will be mailed
to any interested person without charge. Thirty days after publication, copies of Ordinance No.
1606 will be provided at a nominal charge.
City of Port Orchard
Michelle Hager R�O
Deputy Clerk
Publish: Port Orchard Independent
June 22, 1994