HomeMy WebLinkAbout3148ORDINANCE NO. �-� I ` "
AN ORDINANCE of the City Council of
the City of Kent, Washington,
amending Chapter 9.02 of the Kent
City Code, by adding a new section
relating to prostitution and
adopting "Stay Out of Areas of
Prostitution" (SOAP) orders.
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WHEREAS, the City Council has heard testimony from the
City of Kent Police Officers and from the Kent City Prosecutor
concerning the scope and magnitude of the prostitution problem in
those areas of the City of Kent set forth in the ordinance and
that the frequency of prostitution activities in those areas
occurs all hours of the night and day, and that within these
areas are bars, taverns, motels, and rooming houses most
frequented by area prostitutes and their customers. NOW
THEREFORE,
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENT, WASHINGTON, DOES
HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. There is hereby added to Chapter 9.02 of
the Kent City Code a new section 9.02.312, as follows:
Sec. 9.02.312. Stay Out of Areas of Prostitution
Orders.
1. Stay Out of Areas of Prostitution orders,
hereinafter known as "SOAP" orders, may be issued by the Kent
Municipal Court to anyone charged with prostitution, permitting
prostitution, or patronizing a prostitute under chapter 9.02 of
the Kent City Code as a condition of pre-trial release.
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2. SOAP orders may be issued by the Kent Municipal
Court to anyone convicted of prostitution, permitting
prostitution, or patronizing a prostitute under chapter 9.02 of
the Kent City Code as a condition of probation.
3. Whenever a police officer shall have probable
cause to believe that a person has received a SOAP order as a
condition of pre-trial release or of probation and in the
officer's presence is seen violating or failing to comply with
any requirement or restriction imposed by the court as a
condition of such pre-trial release or probation, such officer
may arrest the violator without warrant or other process for
violation of the SOAP order and bring said person before the
court issuing the order.
4. The SOAP order shall warn the person named in the
order to stay out of the following "high risk prostitution
areas."
a. Pacific Highway South from 260th to the Puget Sound
Bank Building at the corner of State Route 516,
including all adjacent businesses.
5. A person is deemed to have notice of the SOAP
order when:
a. the signature of the person named in the order
or their attorney is affixed to the bottom of the
order, signifying that they have read the order
and have knowledge of the contents of the order;
or
b. The order recites that the person named in the
order or the person's attorney appeared in person
before the court.
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6. The written SOAP order shall contain the court's
directives and shall bear the legend: "Violation of this order
is a criminal offense under Chapter 9.02. KCC and will subject
the violator to arrest."
7. Whenever a SOAP order is issued under this
section, and the person named in the order knows of the order, a
violation of the provisions of the order is a misdemeanor and
shall be punished by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars
($1,000.00) or imprisonment for not more than ninety (90) days,
or both such fine and imprisonment.
Section 2. Severability. If any section, sentence,
clause or phrase of this ordinance should be held to be invalid
or unconstitutional by a court of competent jurisdiction, such
invalidity or unconstitutionality shall not affect the validity
or constitutionality of any other section, sentence, clause or
phrase of this ordinance.
Section 3. Effective Date. This ordinance shall take
effect and be in force thirty (30) days from and after its
passage, approval and publicationras _provided b/is
ATTEST:
BRENDA JACOBE , C TY CLERK
JIW WHITE, MAYOR
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APPROVED AS TO FORM:
A.-LUBOVICH,
PASSED
APPROVED
ATTORNEY
day of L CL _�
_ day o/f
1994.
1994.
PUBLISHED day of / 1994.
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I hereby certify that this is a true copy of Ordinance
No. '5�Yg , passed by the City Council of the City of Kent,
Washington, and approved by the Mayor of the City of Kent as
hereon indicated.
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BRENDA JACO ER CITY CLERK
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