HomeMy WebLinkAbout4437ORDINANCE N0.4437
AN ORDINANCE of the City Council of the
City of Kent, Washington, relating to codes,
ordinances, regulations, and statutes adopted by
reference in the Kent City Code to: (i) clarify the
filing obligations under RCW 35A'12.140, (ii) re-
adopt by reference the statutes and regulations
adopted by reference in Title 9 of the Kent City Code,
as currently enacted or as subsequently amended or
recodified from time to time; (iii) to ratify and
confirm all actions previously taken in relation to
Title 9 of the Kent City Code;" (iv) to amend KCC
9.02.O7O to identify the crime of cyber harassment
under RCW 9A.90.120; and (v) to declare an
emergency requiring the ordinance be effective
immediately and applied retroactively.
RECITALS
A. Through Kent city code (Kcc) section 9.o2.02o, the city has
adopted by reference all provisions of the Revised Code of Washington
(RCW) that constitute misdemeanors, gross misdemeanors, and Class C
felonies for purposes of criminal attempt charges; and the state law
provisions necessary for the investigation, arrest, prosecution, adjudication,
sentencing, confinement, and enforcement of those crimes, or necessary for
the definition or interpretation of terms used therein; as those provisions
were enacted at the time of adoption, or as they are subsequently amended
or recodified from time to time. There are only a few crimes defined by state
law that were specifically nof adopted for enforcement locally and those
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provisions are expressly identified in KCC 9.02.020(C). While this blanket
adoption is consistent with case law for purposes of the municipal court's
jurisdiction, for convenience of the reader, the Kent City Code also identifies
by specific RCW reference some of those state laws adopted through KCC
9.02.020, which are set out in KCC 9,02.030 through KCC 9.02.620'
B. Under RCW 35A.12.I40, statutes and other regulations
adopted by reference need not be published, but they are to be filed in the
Office of the City Clerk for use and examination by the public. The law does
not specify that a paper copy of the statutes must be filed in the Office of
the City Clerk. Prior to computers and the internet, microfilm was a
commonly used form of maintaining records. In modern society, electronic
records are the preferred meanS of storing records over paper due to the
fact they are more easily accessed and electronic records are more
environ mentally friendly.
C. Public access to City records, including those filed in the Office
of the City Clerk, is governed by the Public Records Act, Ch. 42.56 RCW
(PRA) and the PRA recognizes that the term "records" includes electronic
records. Importantly, an agency may fulfill a records request by "Ip]roviding
an internet address and link on the agency's website to the specific records
requested, except that if the requester notifies the agency that he or she
cannot access the records through the internet, then the agency must
provide copies of the record or allow the requester to view copies using an
agency computer." See, RCW 42.56.520(1).i Mainten,ance of the Kent City
Code is the responsibility of the City Clerk, and in accordance with the PRA,
the code is maintained by the Clerk for public access at
https//www.codepublishin g. com lW Al Kent/ .
I Through the City's Administrative Policy applicable to public records, the City Clerk is identified as the
City's public Records Officer. see, KCC 1.05.010 and City of Kent Administrative Policy 1.5. Records
are filed in and maintained through the City Clerk's Office, though they may be physically located in
other locations throughout the City. When requests for public records are made, it is the City Clerk
who produces those records, through her office, to requesters.
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D. The online version of the Kent City Code includes embedded
links to all state statutes and state regulations adopted by reference, either
directly to the referenced provision or generally through the state
Legislature's website at (http://appjeg.wa'gov/rcw/) (e.9., see Ch 9'02
KCC, and KCC 9.02.010(H)), Therefore, all state laws adopted by the Kent
City Code, as well as code sections unique to the City, are available to any
person via the internet, and are technically on file in the Clerk's Office
through the Clerk's access to the official RCW website. If the requester is
unable to access the internet, the Clerk can print the RCW and provide a
written copy to the requester.
E. Given government modernization, many statutes, codes, and
regulations have transitioned to electronic maintenance of those records
online, either in addition to or in place of their paper forms' RCW
35A.12.140, originally adopted in 1967 and last amended in 1995, predates
the internet. While the Clerk's and public's access to the RCW should be
sufficient to satisfy the requirement that a copy be filed in the Office of the
City Clerk, the City elects to re-adopt the various statutes, codes, and
regulations previously adopted by reference in Title 9 of the Kent City Code,
and to confirm and ratify all actions taken in reliance on that previous
adoption and consistent with this ordinance. This ordinance is being adopted
on an emergency basis and is intended to apply retroactively back to the
original date the statute, code, regulation, or other reference material was
adopted by reference, as such reference material may have been amended
through the years, the current version of which is on file with the City Clerk'
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENT,
WASHINGTON, DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
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ORDINANCE
9ECTION 7. - Findings. The recitals set forth above are hereby
adopted by the City Council as its findings of fact in support of the collective
action it takes through this ordinance.
EOTION 2. - Amendment - KCC 7.02.070. Section 1.02.010 0f the
Kent City Code, entitled "Generally", is amended as follows:
Sec. 1.O2.O10. Generally.
All cod es, ordinances, requlations, or
statutes adopted by reference shall be effective when the ordinances
adopting such codes. ordinances. regulations. or statutes are passed and
published as required by the general laws of the city and the statejl|egdgS,
n rr{ i n r n noc ar rlalinnc nr cfrft tfac a an{-arl hrr rafaranro chall ha affaa$irra
as if fully set out in the adopting ordinance.
B. Maintenance and update of adopted materials. A aftd-€.fte-{-+copy of
st+eh-adopted codes, ordinances, regulations. or statuteg will be en-is-filed
with the city clerk.
effeetive as if fully set out in the adopting ordinanee, For purposes of this
rk'
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rr rf hnrifrr n -^n h6 nf an\/ rnr rnril arlnnl-arl nrrlinrnna nr raAac
ordinances. regulations, or statutes adopted bv reference therein.
'ECTION
g. - Amendment - KCC 7.02.020. Section I.02.o20 0f the
Kent City Code, entitled "Amendments to Revised Code of Washington,
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Washington Administrative Code, or King County Code sections adopted", is
amended as follows
Sec. 1.O2.O20. Amendments to codes, ordinances, reoulations'
and statutes adooted bY reference
Washingten *elministrative €oelei or l(ing €ounty Gede seetiens
aasprca. All codes, ordinances, reoulations, and statutes adopted by
reference in any section of the Kent City Codeprevisiensffi
of Washingten, Washingten Administrative €ode; and the King €eunty €ede
, unless otherwise stated, shall include all
subsequent amendments and recodifications thereto. The city clerk is
ar rf hnrizad rr{minicf ra}irralrr r tnrltfa {-ha rrarcinn nf tha rnrloc nrrlin=nrac
regulations. or statutes adopted bv reference and maintained on file in
states otherwise.
SECTION 4. - Re-Adoption of Previously Adopted Codes Ordinances
Regulations. and Statutes within Title 9 of the Kent City Code. Attached as
Exhibit A is a printed version of Title 9 of the Kent City Code, maintained by
the City Clerk for Public access at
https//www.codepublishing.com /WA/Kent/. Attached as Exhibit B is
Ordinance 4436, adopted on July !9, 2022, amending Chapter 9.02 of the
Kent City Code. The City Council hereby re-adopts by reference in Title 9 of
the Kent City Code each code, ordinance, regulation, and Statute previously
adopted by reference, including without limitation those identified in Exhibit
A and Exhibit B, as those codes, ordinances, regulations, and statutes are
currently enacted or as they may be subsequently amended or recodified
from time to time. A copy of the codes, ordinances, regulations, and statutes
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included within Exhibit A and Exhibit B are on file with the City Clerk for
review.
SECTION 5. - Amendment - Section 9.02.070. Section 9'O2.O7O of
the Kent City Code, entitled *RCW Title 9A, entitled 'Washington Criminal
Code' - Adoption by reference," is amended as follows to add the crime of
cyber harassment, RCW 9A.90.L20, a copy of which is on file with the City
Clerk for review:
sec. 9.o2.o7o. Rcw Title 9A, entitled "washington criminal
Code" - Adoption by reference. The following RCW sections, as currently
enacted or as hereafter amended or recodified from time to time, are hereby
adopted by reference and shall be given the same force and effect as if set
forth herein in full:
RCW
9A.04.020
9A.04.030
9A.04,040
9A.04.050
9A.04,060
9A.04.070
9A.04.080
9A.04.090
9A.04.100
9A.04.110
9A.08.010
9A.08.020
9A.08.030
9A.12.010
9A,16.010
9A.16.020
9A.16.060
9A.16.070
9A.16.080
9A.16.090
9A.16.100
Purposes - Principles of construction.
State criminal jurisdiction.
Classes of crimes.
People capable of committing crimes - Capability of children.
Common law to supplement statute.
Who amenable to criminal statutes.
Limitation of actions.
Application of general provisions of the code.
Proof beyond a reasonable doubt.
Definitions.
General requirements of culpability.
Liability for conduct of another - Complicity.
Entity and personal liability.
Insanity.
Definitions.
Use of force - When lawful.
Duress.
Entrapment.
Action for being detained on mercantile establishment premises
for investigation - "Reasonable grounds" as defense'
Intoxication.
Use of force on children - Policy Actions presumed
unreasonable.
Outdoor music festival, campground - Detention.
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9A.16.120
9A.20.010
9A.20.O2r
9A,20.030
9A.28.020
9A.28.030
9A.28.040
9A.36.031
9A.36.041
9A.36.050
9A.36.060
9A.36.070
9A.36.080
9A.36.100
9A.36.140
9A.36.150
9A.36.160
9A.36.161
9A.40.010
9A.40.040
9A.40.060
9A.40.070
9A.40.080
9A.40.090
9A.40.110
9A.40.r20
9A.42.OrO
9A.42.O30
9A.42.O35
9A.42.037
9A.42.040
9A.42.O45
9A.42.O50
9A.42.070
9A.42.080
9A.42.090
9A.42.rIO
9A.44.OtO
9A.44.020
9A.44.O30
9A.44.060
9A.44.Q79
9A.44.089
9A.44.O93
Classification and designation of crimes.
Maximum sentences for crimes committed July 1, 1984, and
after.
Alternative to a fine - Restitution.
Criminal attempt.
Criminal solicitation.
Criminal conspiracy.
Assault in the third degree,
Assault in the fourth degree.
Reckless enda ngerment.
Promoting a suicide attemPt.
Coercion.
Hate crime offense- Definition and criminal penalty.
Custodial assault.
Assault of a child in the third degree.
Interfering with the reporting of domestic violence'
Failing to summon assistance.
Failing to summon assistance - Penalty.
Definitions.
Unlawful imprisonment.
Custodial interference in the first degree'
Custodial interference in the second degree.
Custodial interference - Assessment of costs - Defense
Consent defense, restricted.
Luring.
Coercion of involuntary servitude.
Enforcement of orders restricting contact.
Definitions.
Criminal mistreatment in the second degree.
Criminal mistreatment in the third degree.
Criminal mistreatment in the fourth degree'
Withdrawal of life support systems.
Palliative care.
Defense of financial inabilitY.
Abandonment of a dependent person in the second degree -
Exception.
Abandonment of a dependent person in the third degree -
Exception,
Abandonment of a dependent person - Defense'
Leaving a child in the care of a sex offender.
Definitions.
Testimony - Evidence - Written motion - Admissibility.
Defenses to prosecution under this chapter'
Rape in the third degree.
Rape of a child in the third degree,
Child molestation in the third degree.
Sexual misconduct with a minor in the first degree'
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9A.44.096
9A.44.L05
9A.44.t15
9A.44.r20
9A.44.728
9A.44,130
9A.44.L32
9A.44.L50
9A.44.t60
9A.44.170
9A.44.180
9A.44.L90
9A.44.L93
9A.44.L96
9A.44.2L0
9A.46.010
9A.46.O20
9A.46.030
9A.46.040
9A.46.050
9A.46.060
9A.46.O70
9A.46.080
9A.46.085
9A.46.090
9A.46.100
9A.46.110
9A.46.r20
9A.48.010
9A,48.040
9A.48.050
9A.48.060
9A.48.080
9A.48.090
9A.48,100
9A,48.105
9A.48.110
9A,49.001
9A.49.010
9A.49.020
9A.49.030
9A.49.O40
Sexual misconduct with a minor in the second degree'
Sexually violating human remains.
Voyeurism.
Admissibility of child's statement - Conditions.
Definitions applicable to RCW 9A.44'130 through 9A.44'L45,
10.01 .20O, 43.43.54O, 70.48.470, and 72'09'330.
Registration of sex offenders and kidnapping offenders
Procedures - Definition - Penalties.
Failure to register as sex offender or kidnapping offender'
Testimony of child by closed-circuit television'
Custodial sexual misconduct in the first degree'
Custodial sexual misconduct in the second degree.
Custodial sexual misconduct - Defense.
Criminal trespass against children - Definitions.
Criminal trespass against children - Covered entities.
Criminal trespass against children.
Court initiated issuance of sexual assault no-contact orders-
Terms, conditions, requirements, etc.
Legislative finding.
Definition - Penalties.
Place where committed.
Court-ordered requirements upon person charged with crime -
Violation.
Arraignment - No contact order.
Crimes included in harassment.
Enforcement of orders restricting contact'
Order restricting contact - Violation.
Stalking no-contact orders - Appearance before magistrate
req uired.
Nonliability of peace officer.
"Convicted," time when.
Stalking.
Criminal gang intimidation.
Definitions.
Reckless burning in the first degree.
Reckless burning in the second degree.
Reckless burning - Defense.
Malicious mischief in the second degree.
Malicious mischief in the third degree'
Malicious mischief - "Physical damage" defined'
Criminal street gang tagging and graffiti.
Defacing a state monument.
Findings.
Definitions.
Unlawful discharge of a laser in the first degree'
Unlawful discharge of a laser in the second degree.
Civil infraction, when.
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9A.49.050
9A.50.010
9A.50.020
9A.50.030
9A.50.060
9A.52.010
9A.52.050
9A.52.060
9A.52.070
9A.52.080
9A.52.090
9A.52.095
9A.52.100
9A.52.105
9A.52.115
9A.56.010
9A.56.020
9A.56.040
9A.56.050
9A.56.060
9A.56.063
9A.56.075
9A.56.083
9A.56.096
9A.56.100
9A.56.1 10
9A.56.130
9A.56.140
9A.56.160
9A. 56. 1 70
9A.56.180
9A.56.220
9A.56.230
9A.56.240
9A.56.260
9A.56.262
9A.56.264
9A.56.266
9A.56.270
9A.56.280
9A,56.290
9A.56,320
Exclusions.
Definitions.
Interference with health care facility.
Penalty.
Informational picketing.
Definitions.
Other crime in committing burglary punishable.
Making or having burglar tools,
Criminal trespass in the first degree'
Criminal trespass in the second degree'
Criminal trespass - Defenses.
Vehicle prowling in the first degree.
Vehicle prowling in the second degree'
Removal of unauthorized persons - Declaration - Liability -
Rights.
Removal of unauthorized persons - Declaration form - Penalty
for false swearing.1
Definitions.
Theft - Definition, defense.
Theft in the second degree.
Theft in the third degree.
Unlawful issuance of checks or drafts'
Making or possessing motor vehicle theft tools'
Taking motor vehicle without permission in the second degree'
Theft of livestock in the second degree.
Theft of rental, leased, Iease-purchased, or loaned property'
Theft and larceny equated.
Extortion - Definition.
Extortion in the second degree.
Possessing stolen property - Definition - Presumption.
Possessing stolen property in the second degree - Other than
firearm or motor vehicle.
Possessing property in the third degree'
Obscuring the identity of a machine.
Theft of subscription television services.
Unlawful sale of subscription television services.
Forfeiture and disposal of device used to commit violation'
Connection of channel converter.
Theft of telecommunication services.
Unlawful manufacture of telecommunication device.
Unlawful sale of telecommunication device'
Shopping cart theft.
Credit, debit cards, checks, etc. - Definitions'
Credit, payment cards - Unlawful factoring of transactions.
Financial fraud Unlawful possession, production of
instruments of.
Possession of another's identification.
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9A.56.330
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9A.56.340
9A.56.350
9A.56,360
9A.56.370
9A.56.380
9A.56.390
Theft with the intent to resell,
Organized retail theft.
Retail theft with special circumstances.
Mail theft.
Possession of stolen mail.
Mail theft - Possession of stolen mail - commission of other
crime.
Definitions.
Possessing, or reading or capturing, information contained on
another person's identification document - Exceptions.
Definitions.
Forgery,
Obtaining a signature by deception or duress'
Criminal impersonation in the first degree.
Criminal impersonation in the second degree'
False certification.
Fraudulent creation or revocation of a mental health advance
directive.
False academic credentials - Unlawful issuance or use
Definitions - Penalties.
Impersonating a census taker.
Definitions.
Defrauding a public utilitY,
Defrauding a public utility in the second degree.
Defrauding a public utility in the third degree'
Restitution and costs.
Bigamy,
Incest.
Child selling - Child buYing.
Requesting unlawful compensation.
Receiving or granting unlawful compensation.
Trading in public office.
Trading in special influence.
Definitions.
Perjury in the second degree.
False swearing.
Perjury and false swearing - Inconsistent statements - Degree
of crime.
Perjury and false swearing - Retraction.
Perjury and false swearing - Irregularities no defense'
Statement of what one does not know to be true.
Unsworn statements, certification - Standards for subscribing
to an unsworn statement.
Tampering with a witness.
Jury tampering.
Tampering with physical evidence'
Definitions.
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9A.58
9A.58
010
020
9A.60.010
9A.60.020
9A.60.030
9A.60.040
9A.60.045
9A.60.050
9A.60.060
9A.60.070
9A.60.080
9A.61,010
9A.61.020
9A.61.040
9A.61,050
9A.61.060
9A.64.010
9A.64.O20
9A.64.030
9A.68.020
9A.68.030
9A.68.040
9A.68.0s0
9A.72.0LO
9A.72.030
9A.72.040
9A.72.O50
9A.72.060
9A.72.O70
9A.72.080
9A.72.085
9A.72.r20
9A.72.L40
9A.72.L50
9A.76.010
10
9A.76.023
9A.76.025
9A.76.027
9A.76.030
9A.76.040
9A.76.050
9A.76.060
9A.76.070
9A.76.080
9A.76.090
9A.76.100
9A. 76. 1 50
9A.76.160
9A.76.r70
9A.76.175
9A.76.177
9A.76.190
9A.76.200
9A.80.010
9A.82.010
9A.82.045
9A.82.055
9A.82.070
94.82.080
9A.82.100
9A.82.L20
9A.82.130
9A.82.160
9A.82.L70
9A.84.010
9A.84.020
9A.84.040
9A.86.010
9A.88.010
9A.88.030
9A.88.040
9A,88.050
9A.88.060
9A.88,080
Disarming a law enforcement or corrections officer.
Disarming a law enforcement or corrections officer
Commission of another crime.
Law enforcement or corrections officer engaged in criminal
conduct.
Refusing to summon aid for a peace officer.
Resisting arrest.
Rendering criminal assistance - Definition of term.
Relative defined.
Rendering criminal assistance in the first degree.
Rendering criminal assistance in the second degree.
Rendering criminal assistance in the third degree'
Compounding.
Introducing contraband in the second degree'
Introducing contraband in the third degree'
Bail jumping.
Making a false or misleading statement to a public servant.
Amber alert - Making a false or misleading statement to a
public servant.
Failure to appear or surrender - Affirmative defense - Penalty.
Harming a police dog, accelerant detection dog, or police horse
- Penalty.
Official misconduct.
Definitions.
Collection of unlawful debt.
Trafficking in stolen property in the second degree.
Influencing outcome of sporting event'
Use of proceeds of criminal profiteering - Controlling enterprise
or realty - Conspiracy or attemPt.
Remedies and procedures.
Criminal profiteering lien - Authority, procedures'
Criminal profiteering lien - Trustee of real property.
Criminal profiteering lien - Trustee's failure to comply, evasion
of procedures or lien.
Financial institution records - Inspection and copying
Wrongful disclosure.
Criminal mischief.
Failure to disperse.
False reporting
Disclosing intimate images.
Indecent exposure.
Prostitution.
Prosecution for prostitution under RCW 9A.88.030 - Affirmative
defense.
Prostitution - Sex of parties immaterial - No defense'
Promoting prostitution - Definitions.
Promoting prostitution in the second degree'
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9A.88.085 Promoting travel for prostitution'
9A.88.090 Permitting prostitution.
9A.88.110 Patronizing a prostitute'
9A.88.120 Additional fee assessments'
9A.88.130 Additional requirements'
94.88.140 Vehicle impoundment - Fees - Fines.
94.88.150 Seizure and forfeiture'
9A.90.030 Definitions
9A.90.040 Computer trespass in the first degree'
9A.90.050 Computer trespass in the second degree,
9A.90.060 Electronic data service interference'
9A.90.070 Spoofing.
9A.90.080 Electronic data tampering in the first degree'
9A.90.090 Electronic data tampering in the second degree
9A.90.100 Electronic data theft.
9A.90.110 Commission of other crime.
9A,90.120 Cvberharassment.
9A.90.130 Cyberstalking.
SECTION 6, - Ratification Through the adoption of this ordinance,
the City Council hereby ratifies and confirms in all respects all prior codes,
ordinances, regulations, and statutes adopted by Council and all
amendments and recodifications thereto; all actions taken by the City in
reliance on previous codes, ordinances, regulations, and statutes adopted
by reference and prior to the effective date of the re-adoption provided for
in this ordinance; and cures ministerial defects, if any, related to such prior
adoptions.
SECTION 7. - Severabilitv. If any one or more section, subsection,
or sentence of this ordinance is held to be unconstitutional or invalid, such
decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portion of this ordinance
and the same shall remain in full force and effect.
'ECTION
8, - Corrections bv citv clerk or code Reviser. Upon
approval of the city attorney, the city clerk and the code reviser are
authorized to make necessary corrections to this ordinance, including the
correction of clerical errors; ordinance, section, or subsection numbering; or
references tO other local, state, or federal laws, codes, rules, or regulationS'
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SECTION g. - Effective Date. The City Council finds and declares that
an emergency exists which necessitates that this ordinance become effective
immediately in order to preserve the public health, safety and welfare' This
ordinance, having been adopted by unanimous vote, shall become effective
immediately upon passage, and further shall be considered retroactively
effective as of the date each code, ordinance, regulation, or statute adopted
by reference took effect. The City Clerk is directed to publish a summary of
this ordinance at the earliest possible publication date.
A RALPH, MA
August 2. 2O22
Date Approved
ATTEST:
KIMBERLEY KOMOTO,RK
ED AS TO FORM:
ITE, ACTING CITY ATTORNEY
Re-adoption of Title 9 of
The Kent City Code
August 2. 2022
Date Adopted
August 5. 2022
Date Published
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EXHIBIT A
Title 9 of the Kent City Code
Chapters:
9.01
9.02
9.03
9.04
9.05
Title 9
PUBLIC SAFETY
Subtitle I.In General
Emergency Services
Subtitle II. Offenses and Miscellaneous Provisions
Criminal Code
Rewards for Information Leading to Arrest
Massage and Reflexology Services
Seizure, Forfeiture, and Disposal of Unclaimed Property, Firearms, and Property
Associated with Controlled Substances
Audible Intrusion Alarms
Curfew and Parental Responsibility for Juveniles
Narcotics and Barbiturates
Conduct in Alcoholic Beverage Premises
Corrections Facility
Subtitle III. Traffic and Motor Vehicles
Traffic Code
Traffic Violations Bureau
Parking
Towing
Speed Limits
Bicycle Helmets
Unlawful Race Attendance
Stay Out of Areas of Racing - SOAR
Motorized Wheeled Transportation Devices
9.08
9.09
9.12
9.32
9.34
9.36
9.37
9.38
9.39
9.40
9.41
9.42
9.43
9.44
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Kent City Code
Sections:
9.01.010
9.01.020
9.01.030
9.01 .040
9.01 .050
9.01 .060
9.01 .070
9.01.080
9.01.090
9.01 .100
9.0r.1 10
9.0t.120
Subtitle I. In General
Chapter 9.01
EMERGENCY SERVICES
Emergency management organization
- Established.
Emergency management organization
- Director.
Emergency management organization
- Powers.
Enhanced 9l I (E-91 1) service -
Declaration of policy, findings, intent.
Enhanced 9l I (E-91 1) service -
Scope.
Enhanced 9l I (E-91 l) service -
Definitions.
Enhanced 9l I (E-91 l) service -
Enforcement authority.
Enhanced 9l I (E-91 l) service - Fees.
Enhanced 9l I (E-91 1) service -
Liability.
Enhanced 9l 1 (E-91 l) service -
Service or interface products required.
Enhanced 9l I (E-91 l) service -
Enforcement.
Enhanced 9l I (E-91 l) service -
Appeals.
9.01.040
son is appointed by the mayor. The director shall
be directly responsible for the organization, admin-
istration and operation of the emergency manage-
ment organization.
(Ord. No. 2622.Formerly Code 1986, $ 9.14.020)
9.01.030 Emergencymanagement
organization - Powers.
The emergency management organization shall
have all powers granted under RCW 38.52.005 et
seq. and as may otherwise be provided by law.
(Ord. No. 2622.Formerly Code 1986, $ 9.14.030)
9.01.040 Enhanced 911 (E-911) service -
Declaration of policy' findings'
intent.
A. It is declared to be the policy of the city, in
the exercise of its police powers for the protection
of the public health, safety and general welfare,
that all of the citizens of the city be provided with
emergency telephone service that is on a par with,
or is equal to the best available technology. The E-
9 I 1 service currently available to the citizens ofthe
city allows caller identification and appropriate
routing to an operator in the public safety answer-
ing point or emergency telecommunication center.
It is the intent of the city, in the implementation of
KCC 9.01 .040 through 9.01 .120, that all telephone
systems installed in new construction must provide
service or products that will interface with the E-
911 system to provide these benefits to allcitizens.
B. It is further declared that the installation of
such products or services is not only critical to the
health, safety and welfare of the general public, but
also to provide an effective means for city fire,
medical and police units to efficiently locate and
promptly respond to any emergency.
C. The express purpose of KCC 9.01.040
through 9.01.120 is to provide for and promote the
health, safety and welfare of the general public,
and not to protect individuals or create or otherwise
establish or designate any particular class or group
of people who will or should be especially pro-
tected or benefitted by the terms of KCC 9.01.040
through 9.01.120. The obligation of complying
with the requirements of KCC 9.01.040 through
9.01.120 and the liability for failing to do so is
9.01.010 Emergencymanagement
organization - Established.
Pursuant to RCW 38.52.005 et seq., there is
hereby established in the city an emergency man-
agement organization for the purpose of perfonn-
ing emergency services functions in support of city
operations.
(Ord. No.2622;Ord. No.3747, $ 1,5-3-05. For-
merly Code 1986, $ 9.14.010)
State larv reference(s) - Emergeltcy continuity ol govern-
ment, RCW 35A.42.030; continuity of government act, RCW
42.14.050 et seq.; emergency management act, RCW
38.52.005 et seq.
9.01.020 Emergencymanagement
organization - Director.
The director of the emergency management
organization shall be the city fire chief or desig-
nated representative, unless and until another per-
9-3 (Revised 6/05)
9.01.050
hereby placed upon the owner and/or occupant or
persons responsible for the conditions of the build-
ings or premises.
(Ord. No. 3012, $ 2,ll-19-91)
9.01.050 Enhanced 911 (E-911) service -
Scope.
KCC 9.01.040 through 9.01.120 shall apply to
all buildings, appurtenant structures and premises
hereafter constructed in the city, in which tele-
phone systems are installed; and shall also apply to
any building, structure or premises which is here-
after altered, rehabilitated or repaired and for
which alteration, rehabilitation or repair any permit
is required by any code provision or ordinance.
Existing buildings, appurtenant structures and pre-
mises which have been constructed prior to
November 19, 1991, shall not be affected by the
requirements described herein.
(Ord. No. 3012, $ 3,11-19-91)
9.01.060 Enhanced 911 (E-911) service -
Definitions.
The following words, terms and phrases, when
used in KCC 9.0l.040through 9.01.l20,shall have
the meanings ascribed to them in this section,
except where the context clearly indicates a differ-
ent meaning:
ALI means Automatic Location Identification,
which is made up of the telephone number, the
class of service of the phone (residence, business,
coin, PBX, etc.) the date and the time of the call.
ALI further includes the name, address and city of
the caller's location, the routing code of the call,
the pilot number and the port or trunk that the call
was received on. The name of the PSAP is listed
along with the predetermined agencies which are
responsible for police, fire or medical response to
that address.
lNl means thal data stream which is made up of
a single digit which indicates the trLrnking of the
call and the seven (7) digit telephone number of the
calling pafty's phone.
CTX means Centron/Centrex/Centrafl ex, which
is a single line phone service over a dedicated cen-
tral office line, delivered to individual desks in a
business, with added features.
E-91I means the telephone service that enables
the public to dial the three (3) digit emergency tele-
phone number "9 I l" and reach the appropriate
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public safety answering point, based on the loca-
tion of the calling party, and also provides certain
caller information ("ANI" and "ALI") to the public
safety answering point telecommunicator as each
call is taken.
PBX means private area branch exchange,
which is a private phone system allowing commu-
nication within a business and between a business
and the outside world. PBX lines were designed to
provide telephone communications to large groups
of people without having dedicated central office
lines for each station.
PSAP means the public safety answering point,
which is normally based upon the calling party's
address.
Selective routing means that function of tele-
phone service which will direct the call to the prop-
er PSAP, based upon the calling party's address.
(Ord. No.3012, $ l, l1-19-91)
Cross reference(s) - Definitions and rules of construction
generally, $ 1.01.030.
9.01.070 Enhanced 911 (E-911) service -
Enforcement authority.
A. The fire chief is hereby designated the city
officer to exercise the powers granted under KCC
9.01.040 through 9.01.120, except that the fire
chief may call upon any city department to aid in
implementation and enforcement of KCC 9.01 .040
through 9.01.120.
B. The fire chief is authorized to adopt such
rurles as are necessary to implement the require-
ments of KCC 9.01.040 through 9.0l.l20 and to
carry out the duties hereunder.
(Ord. No. 3012, $ 4,11-19-91)
9.01.080 Enhanced 911 (E-911) service -
Fees.
No fees shall be charged for inspection of build-
ings or premises for compliance with KCC
9.01.040 through 9.01.120, if such inspection is
carried out in conjunction with any required
inspection under the building and fire codes.
(Ord. No. 3012, $ 5, l1-19-91)
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9.01.090 Enhanced 911 (E-911) service -
Liability.
Nothing contained in KCC 9.01.040 through
9.0 1 . 1 20 is intended to be nor shall be construed to
create or form the basis for any liability on the part
of the city, or its officers, employees, or agents, for
any injury or damage resulting from the failure of
an owner of property or land to comply with the
provisions of KCC 9.01.040 through 9.01.120, or
by reason or in consequence of any inspection,
notice, order certificate, permission, or approval
authorized or issued or done in connection with the
implementation or enforcement of KCC 9.01.040
through 9.01.120, or by reason of any action or
inaction on the part of the city related in any man-
ner to the enforcement of KCC 9.01.040 through
9.01.120 by its officers, employees, or agents.
(Ord. No. 3012, S 6, 11-19-91)
9.01.100 Enhanced 911 (E-911) service -
Service or interface Products
required.
A. Every building, appurtenant structure, or
premises within the city shall, where a telephone
system is installed, also have telephone services or
products installed which will properly interface
with the E-911 system by making the following
ALI-ANI information available to the PSAP on the
PSAP's receiving screen when any party within the
system calls 911:
1. Name.
2. Address and building number, unit number
(if applicable).
3. Telephone number.
4. City.
5. Appropriate police, fire response.
6. Class of service (PBX, coin phone, resi-
dence).
B. In addition to the above, service must also be
provided which will selectively route 911 calls to
the appropriate PSAP jurisdiction on any phone in
the building, appurtenant structure, or premises.
(Ord. No. 3012, S 8, 11-19-91)
9.01.110 Enhanced 911 (E-911) service -
Enforcement.
No permit or certificate of occupancy shall issue
for any construction not conforming to the require-
ments of KCC 9.01.040 through 9.01.120. For the
9.01.120
purposes of KCC 9.01.040 through 9.01.120, the
word permit shall mean either a building permit or
tenant improvement permit.
(Ord. No. 3012, S 9, 11-19-91)
9.01.120 Enhanced 9f 1 (E-911) service -
Appeals.
Any party affected by a decision of the fire chief
not to issue a permit or certification of occupancy
pursuant to KCC 9.01.1 10 may, within fifteen (15)
days after the date of the decision, only petition the
superior court for review of the fire chief's deci-
sion. Appeals from KCC 9.01.040 through
9.01.120 to the board of appeals as provided in
Section 108 of the International Fire Code, adopted
in KCC 13.01.010, are not allowed.
(Ord. No. 3012, S 10, 11-19-91; Ord. No. 3691,
s 7, 5-4-04)
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Sections
9.02.010
9.02.020
Subtitle II. Offenses and Miscellaneous
Provisions
Chapter 9.02
CRIMINAL CODE
Kent City Code
RCW Title 28A, entitled "Common
School Provisions" - Adoption by
reference.
Chapter 29A.84 RCW, entitled
"Crimes and penalties" - Adoption by
reference.
RCW Title 30A, entitled "Washington
Commercial Bank Act" - Adoption bY
reference.
RCW Title 30B, entitled "Washington
Trust Institutions Act" - Adoption by
reference.
RCW Title 31, entitled
"Miscellaneous Loan Agencies" -
Adoption by reference.
RCW Title 32, entitled "Washington
Savings Bank Act" - Adoption by
reference.
RCW Title 33, entitled "Washington
Savings Associations Act" - Adoption
by reference.
RCW Title 35, entitled "Cities and
Towns" - Adoption by reference.
RCW Title 35A, entitled "Optional
Municipal Code" - Adoption by
reference.
RCW Title 36, entitled "Counties" -
Adoption by reference.
RCW Title 38, entitled "Militia and
Military Affairs" - Adoption by
reference.
RCW Title 39, entitled "Public
Contracts and Indebtedness" -
Adoption by reference.
Chapter 40.16 RCW, entitled "Penal
provisions" - Adoption by reference.
RCW Title 41, entitled "Public
Employment, Civil Service, and
Pensions" - Adoption by reference.
RCW Title 42, entitled "Public
Officers and Agencies" - Adoption by
reference.
RCW Title 43, entitled "State
Government - Executive" - Adoption
by reference.
Chapter 44.16 RCW, entitled
"Legislative Inquiry" - Adoption by
reference.
RCW Title 46, entitled "Motor
Vehicles" - Adoption by reference.
Preliminary article.
Adoption of sections of Revised Code
of Washington not specifically set
forth in KCC 9.02.030 through
9.02.620.
Session laws not yet codified.
RCW Title 2, entitled "Courts of
Record" - Adoption by reference.
RCW Title 7, entitled "Special
Proceedings and Actions" - Adoption
by reference.
RCW Title 9, entitled "Crimes and
Punishments" - Adoption by
reference.
RCW Title 9A, entitled "Washington
Criminal Code" - Adoption by
reference.
RCW Title 10, entitled "Criminal
Procedure" - Adoption by reference.
Chapter 13.32A RCW, entitled
"Family Reconciliation Act" -
Adoption by reference.
RCW Title 16, entitled "Animals and
Livestock" - Adoption by reference.
Chapter 17.04 RCW, entitled "Weed
districts" - Adoption by reference.
RCW Title 19, entitled "Business
Regulations - Miscellaneous" -
Adoption by reference.
Chapter 20.01 RCW, entitled
"Agricultural products - Commission
merchants, dealers, brokers, buyers,
agents" - Adoption by reference.
Chapter 22.32 RCW, entitled
"General penalties" - Adoption by
reference.
RCW Title 26, entitled "Domestic
Relations" - Adoption by reference.
RCW Title 27, entitled "Libraries,
Museums, and Historical Activities" -
Adoption by reference.
9.02.t70
9.02.180
9.02 . l 90
s.02.200
9.02.2r0
9.02.220
9.02.230
9.02.240
9.02.250
9.02.260
9.02.270
9.02.280
9.02.290
9.02.300
9.02.310
9.02.320
9.02.330
s.02.340
9.02.030
9.02.040
9.02.050
9.02.060
9.02.070
9.02.080
9.02.090
9.02.100
9.02.110
9.02.120
9.02.130
9.02.140
9.02.150
9.02.160
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9.02.350
9.02.360
9.02.370
9.02.380
9.02.390
9.02.400
9.02.4r0
9.02.420
9.02.430
9.02.440
9.02.450
9.02.460
9.02.470
9.02.480
9.02.490
9.02.500
9.02.510
9.02.520
9.02.530
9,02.540
RCW Title 47, entitled "Public
Highways and Transportation" -
Adoption by reference.
RCW Title 48, entitled "Insurance" -
Adoption by reference.
RCW Title 49, entitled "Labor
Regulations" - Adoption by reference
RCW Title 50, entitled
"Unemployment Compensation" -
Adoption by reference.
RCW Title 51, entitled "Industrial
Insurance" - Adoption by reference.
Chapter 52.12 RCW, entitled "Powers
- Burning permits" - Adoption by
reference.
RCW Title 53, entitled "Port
Districts" - Adoption by reference.
Chapter 57.08 RCW, entitled
"Powers" - Adoption by reference.
RCW Title 58, entitled "Boundaries
and Plats" - Adoption by reference.
RCW Title 59, entitled "Landlord and
Tenant" - Adoption by reference.
RCW Title 61, entitled "Mortgages,
Deeds of Trust, and Real Estate
Contracts" - Adoption by reference.
RCW Title 63, entitled "Personal
Property" - Adoption by reference.
RCW Title 64, entitled "RealProperty
and Conveyances" - Adoption by
reference.
RCW Title 65, entitled "Recording,
Registration, and Legal Publication" -
Adoption by reference.
RCW Title 66, entitled "Alcoholic
Beverage Control" - Adoption by
reference.
RCW Title 67, entitled "Sports and
Recreation - Convention Facilities" -
Adoption by reference.
RCW Title 68, entitled "Cemeteries,
Morgues, and Human Remains" -
Adoption by reference.
RCW Title 69, entitled "Food, Drugs,
Cosmetics, and Poisons" - Adoption
by reference.
RCW Title 70, entitled "Public Health
and Safety" - Adoption by reference.
RCW Title 71, entitled "Mental
illness" - Adoption by reference.
Chapter 72,09 RCW, entitled
"Department of corrections" -
Adoption by reference.
Chapter 73.04 RCW, entitled
"General provisions" - Adoption by
reference.
RCW Title 74, entitled "Public
Assistance" - Adoption by reference.
RCW Title 78, entitled "Mines,
Minerals, and Petroleum" - Adoption
by reference.
RCW Title 80, entitled "Public
Utilities" - Adoption by reference.
RCW Title 81, entitled
"Transportation" - Adoption by
reference.
RCWTitle 82, entitled "Excise Tax"
Adoption by reference.
Chapter 88.02 RCW, entitled "Vessel
registration" - Adoption by reference.
RCW Title 90, entitled "Water Rights
- Environment" - Adoption by
reference.
Obstructing public officers.
Disorderly conduct.
Prohibited conduct on transit property
and transit vehicles.
Possession of graffiti tools.
Tampering or interfering with the
property of another prohibited -
Penalty.
Public disturbance.
Disruption of public facilities.
Public events - Criminal activity.
Public facility - Illegal activity -
Exclusion.
Escape.
Damage, theft, abandonment, or
improper use of an electronic home
detention or monitoring device.
Vehicle trespass prohibited - Penalty.
Neglect of a child or dependent
person.
Offenses against police dogs.
Provoking assault.
Menacing.
Definitions.
Lewd conduct.
Facilitating lewd conduct.
Prostitution loitering.
9.02.550
9.02.560
9.02.574
9.02.580
9.02.590
9.02.600
9.02.605
9.02.610
9.02.620
9.02.630
9.02.640
9.02.650
9.02.660
9.02.670
9.02.680
9.02.690
9.02.700
9.02.710
9.02.720
s.02.730
9.02.740
9.02.750
9.02.760
9.02.770
9.02.780
9.02.790
9.02.800
9.02.810
9.02.820
9-7 (Revised 6/22)
9.02.010
Stay out of areas of prostitution orders.
Urinating in public.
Repealed.
Contaminated property - Order of
Seattle-King County department of
public health prohibiting use or entry -
Violation.
Sale, manufacture, possession of
certain weapons.
Possession of firearms or dangerous
weapons at Kent Commons -
Unlawful.
Non-incendiary devices.
Hobby cannon fuse material - Sale
transaction - Written record required.
Violation of no contact order also
contempt.
Probation violations.
Court costs - Jail medical costs.
Violations - Penalty.
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essary to enforce the statute specifically adopted in
this chapter.
F. Any section of this chapter that is repealed or
amended by ordinance shall remain in full force
and effect until the effective date of the ordinance
repealing or amending the section. Any state stat-
ute that is adopted by reference which is later
amended, repealed, or recodified shall remain in
full force and effect until the effective date of the
legislative act that repeals, recodifies, or amends
the state statute. The amendment or recodification
of any state statute adopted in this chapter shall be
given its full force and effect upon the effective
date of its amendment or recodification.
G. When issuing a citation, information, or
complaint for the violation of any section of the
RCW adopted by this chapter, it shall be sufficient
for a commissioned officer or prosecutor to cite to
and refer to the RCW section number.
H. A copy of all statutes adopted by reference
for application and enforcement within the city
limits of Kent are available online for public view-
ing through the Washington State Legislature's
website at: http://app.leg.wa.gov/rcw/. Physical
copies of these statutes are also maintained by the
city clerk and available for public inspection
during the regular business hours of the city clerk's
office.
(Ord. No. 3621, S 2,10-1'02; Ord. No. 4195, S 1,
4-19-16)
9.02.020 Adoption of sections of Revised
Code of Washington not specifically
set forth in KCC 9.02.030 through
9.02.620.
A. With the exception of the RCW sections set
forth in subsection (C) of this section, and notwith-
standing the RCW sections that are specifically
adopted by reference in KCC 9.02.030 through
9.02.620, all RCW sections that constitute misde-
meanors and gross misdemeanors and the RCW
sections necessary for the investigation, arrest,
prosecution, adjudication, sentencing, confine-
ment, and enforcement of misdemeanors and gross
misdemeanors, or necessary for the definition or
interpretation of terms used therein, are hereby
adopted by reference as currently enacted or as
hereafter enacted, amended, or recodified from
time to time, and shall be given the same force and
effect as if set forth herein in full.
9.02.830
9.02.840
9.02.850
9.02.860
9.02.870
9.02.880
9.02.890
9.02.900
9.02.910
9.02.920
9.02.930
9.02.940
9.02.010 Preliminaryarticle.
A. This chapter shall be known and may be
cited as the "Kent criminal code."
B. As used in this chapter, "RCW" shall mean
the Revised Code of Washington.
C. If any section, subsection, sentence, or pro-
vision of this chapter or its application to any per-
son or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder
of this chapter or the application of the section,
subsection, sentence, or provision to other persons
or circumstances is not affected, and to this end, the
sections, subsections, sentences, and provisions of
this chapter are declared to be severable.
D. By adopting state statutes, the city intends to
assume jurisdiction over and become the jurisdic-
tional authority for the enforcement and prosecu-
tion of misdemeanor and gross misdemeanor
crimes that are committed within the city limits of
Kent. Whenever the word "state" shall appear in
any statute adopted by reference in this chapter, the
word "city" shall be substituted therefor; provided,
however, the term "city" shall not be substituted
for the term "state" in those circumstances that set
forth administrative or licensing duties of the state
and its subdivisions.
E. Whenever a state statute specifically adopted
in this chapter refers to another state statute not
specifically adopted in this chapter, the statute
referred to shall be given the force and effect nec-
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B. A11 class C felony crimes set forth in the
RCW are hereby adopted by reference for the pur-
poses of charging a gross misdemeanor for a viola-
tion of any of the crimes set forth in Chapter 9A.28
RCW. The adoption of class C felonies shall be
subject to the provisions of subsection (A) of this
section and KCC 9.02.010.
C. The following RCW sections are not
adopted by the city of Kent:
RCW
9.91.025 Unlawful transit conduct.
9A.76.020 Obstructing a law enforcement
officer.
9A.76.130 Escape in the third degree.
9A.84.030 Disorderly conduct.
18.108.010 Massagepractitioners-
Definitions.
18.108.030 Massagepractitioners-
Licensure or certification
required.
18.108.035 Massagepractitioners-
Unlicensed practice - Penalties.
(Ord. No. 3621, S 2,10-1-02; Ord. No. 4195, S I,
4-le-16)
9.02.030 Session laws not yet codified.
As the Washington State Legislature adopts new
laws, those new laws occasionally become effec-
tive before the state's Office of the Code Reviser is
able to codify those new laws into the RCW.
Accordingly, the following session laws, as cur-
rently enacted or as later amended or codified, are
hereby adopted by reference and shall be given the
same force and effect as if set forth herein in full:
None
(Ord. No.3692, S 1,6-1-04;Ord. No.4195, S 1,4-
19-1 6. Formerly 9.20.025)
9,02.040 RCW Title 2, entitled o'Courts of
Record'o - Adoption by reference.
The following RCW sections, as currently
enacted or as hereafter amended or recodified from
time to time, are hereby adopted by reference and
shall be given the same force and effect as if set
forth herein in full:
2.48.180 Definitions - Unlawful practice
a crime - Cause for disciPline -
Unprofessional conduct -
Defense - Injunction - Remedies
Costs - Attorneys' fees - Time
limit for action.
(Ord. No. 3621, S 2,10-I'02; Ord. No. 4195, S 1,
4-1 9- 1 6. Formerly 9.02.030)
9.02.050 RCW Title 7, entitled o'Special
Proceedings and Actions'n -
Adoption by reference.
The following RCW sections, as currently
enacted or as hereafter amended or recodified from
time to time, are hereby adopted by reference and
shall be given the same force and effect as if set
forth herein in full:
RCW
7.21.Orc Definitions.
7.21.020 Sanctions - Who may impose.
7.21.030 Remedial sanctions - Payment
for losses.
7.2L040 Punitive sanctions - Fines.
7.21.050 Sanctions - SummarY
imposition - Procedure.
7.21.070 Appellate review.
RCW
2.36.010
2.36.165
2.36.t70
7.80.120
7.80.150
7.80.160
9.02.050
Definitions.
Leave of absence from
employment to be provided -
Denial of promotional
opportunities prohibited -
Penalty - Civil action.
Failure ofjuror to appear -
Penalty.
Monetary penalties -
Restitution.
Notices - Record of -
Cancellation prohibited, penalty
- Audit.
Failure to exercise notice options
- Failure to satisfy penalty.
Response to notice - Contesting
determination - Mitigating
circumstances - Hearing -
Failure to respond or appear -
Penalty.
9-9
7.84.060
(Revised 5/21)
9.02.060
7.94.010 Purpose - Intent.
7.94.020 Definitions.
7.94.030 Petition for order.
7.94.040 Hearings on petition - Grounds
for order issuance.
7.94.050 Ex parte orders.
7.94.060 Service of orders.
7.94.070 Service by publication or mail.
7.94.080 Termination and renewal of
orders.
7.94.090 Firearms - Surrender.
7.94.100 Firearms - Return - Disposal.
7 .94.110 Reporting of orders.
7.94.120 Penalties.
(Ord. No. 3621, S 2,10-l-02; Ord. No. 4195, S 1,
4-19-16; Ord. No. 4314, S 1, 3-5-19. Formerlv
9.02.040)
9.02.060 RCW Title 9, entitled ooCrimes and
Punishments" - AdoPtion bY
reference.
The following RCW sections, as currently
enacted or as hereafter amended or recodified from
time to time, are hereby adopted by reference and
shall be given the same force and effect as if set
forth herein in full:
RCW
9.01.055 Citizen immunity if aiding
officer, scope - When.
9.01.110 Omission, when not punishable.
9.01.130 Sending letter, when complete.
9.02.050 Concealing birth
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Unauthorized abortions -
Penalty.
Defenses to prosecution.
Definitions.
Abandoning, discarding
refrigeration equipment.
Permitting unused equipment to
remain on premises.
Violation of RCW 9.03.010 or
9.03.020.
Keeping or storing equipment
for sale.
False advertising.
Advertising cures of lost sexual
potency - Evidence.
False, misleading, deceptive
advertising.
False, misleading, deceptive
advertising - Penalty.
Advertising fuel prices by
service stations.
False certificate of registration of
animals - False representation as
to breed.
Definitions.
Pet animals - Taking,
concealing, injuring, killing, etc.
- Penalty.
Transferring stolen pet animal to
a research institution - PenaltY.
Transferring stolen pet animal to
a person who has previously sold
a stolen pet animal to a research
institution - Penalty.
Transferring stolen pet animal to
a research institution bY a
U.S.D.A. licensed dealer -
Penalty.
Illegal sale, receipt, or transfer of
pet animals - Separate offenses.
Acts against animal facilities.
Barratry.
Buying, demanding, or
promising reward by district
judge or deputy.
7.84.100
7.84.130
Monetary penalties.
Failure to pay or complete
community restitution - PenaltY
Burden of proof - Issuance of
protection order - Remedies -
Violations.
Ex parte temporary sexual
assault protection orders -
Issuance.
Ex parte temporary order for
protection - Issuance.
Court-initiated stalking no-
contact orders.
9.02.120
9.02.130
9.02.170
7.90.090
7.90.110
7.92.120
7.92.160
9.03.010
9.03.020
9.03.030
9.03.040
9.04.010
9.04.040
9.04.050
9.04.070
9.04.090
9.08.030
9.08.065
9.08.070
9.08.072
9.08.074
9.08.076
9.08.078
9.08.090
(Revised 5/21)9- 10
9.12.010
9.12.020
Kent City Code 9.02.060
Interference, obstruction of any
court, building, or residence -
Violations.
Definitions.
Improperly obtaining financial
information.
Identity theft.
Soliciting undesired mail.
False representation concerning
credit.
False statement by deposit
account applicant.
False representation concerning
title.
Digital signature violations.
Operating engine or boiler
without spark arrester.
Tampering with fire alarm or fire
fighting equipment - False alarm
- Penalties.
Terms defined.
Unlawful possession of firearms
- Ownership, possession by
certain persons - Restoration of
right to possess - Penalty.
Carrying firearms.
Exceptions to restrictions on
carrying firearms.
Concealed pistol license -
Application - Fee - Renewal.
Delivery to ineligible persons.
Dealer deliveries regulated -
Hold on delivery.
Dealer licensing and registration
required.
Dealer's licenses, by whom
granted, conditions, fees -
Employees, fingerprinting and
background checks - Wholesale
sales excepted - Permits
prohibited.
Firearm sales or transfers -
Background checks -
Requirements - Exceptions.
Penalties - Violations of RCW
9.41.1 13.
9.16.005
9.16.010
9.16.020
9.16.030
Definitions.
Removing lawful brands.
lmitating lawful brand.
Counterfeit mark - Intellectual
property.
Counterfeiting - Penalties.
Counterfeit items - Seizure and
forfeiture.
When deemed affixed.
Fraudulent registration of
trademark.
Form and similitude defined.
Petroleum products improperly
labeled or graded.
Use of the words "sterling
silver," etc.
Use of words " coin silver, " etc.
Use of the word "sterling" on
mounting.
Use of the words "coin silver" on
mounting.
Unlawfully marking article
made of gold.
"Marked, stamped or branded"
defined.
Offender a competent witness.
Suppression of competitive
bidding.
Collusion to prevent competitive
bidding - Penalty.
Agreements outside state.
Fraud in stock subscription.
Corporation doing business
without license.
Telephone company credit cards
- Prohibited acts.
Definitions.
Fraud in obtaining
telecommunications service -
Penalty.
Fraud in operating coin-box
telephone or other receptacle.
Penalty for manufacture or sale
ofslugs to be used for coin.
Unauthorized sale or
procurement of telephone
records - Penalties - Definitions.
9.27.0r5
9.35.005
9.35.0109.16.035
9.16.041
L r 6.050
9. 1 6.060
9.16.070
9.16.080
9.35.020
9.35.030
9.16.100
9.38.010
9.38.015
9.38.020
9.38.060
9.40.040
9.40.100
9.16.1 10
9.16.1 20
9.16.130
9.1 6.140
9.16.150
9.18.080
9.18.1 20
9.41.010
9.41.040
9.41.050
9.41.060
9.18. I 30
9.18.1 50
9.41.070
9.24.010
9.24.040 9.41.080
9.41.090
9.26A.090
9.26A.100
9.26A.1 10
9.264.t20
9.264,.130
9.41. i00
9.41.110
9.41.1 13
9.26A.140
9-11
9.41.1 15
(Revised 5/21)
9.02.060 Kent City Code
Voluntary waiver of firearm
rights - Procedure - Penalty -
Exemption from public
disclosure.
Unsafe storage of a firearm.
Surrender ofweapons or licenses
- Prohibition on future
possession or licensing.
Penalty.
Encumbered, leased, or rented
personal property -
Construction.
Mock auctions.
Fraudulent removal of property.
Knowingly receiving fraudulent
conveyance.
Fraud in assignment for benefit
of creditors.
Fraud in liquor warehouse
receipts.
Penalty.
Altering sample or certificate of
assay.
Making false sample or assay of
ore.
Fire protection sprinkler system
contractors - Wrongful acts.
Fraudulent filing of vehicle
report of sale.
9.41.120
9.41.140
Firearms as loan security.
Alteration of identifying marks -
Exceptions.
Alien possession of firearms -
Requirements - Penalty.
Alien possession of firearms -
Alien firearm license - Political
subdivisions may not modify
requirements - Penalty for false
statement.
Alien possession of firearms -
Possession without license -
Conditions.
Unlawful firearms - Exceptions.
Unlawful firearms and parts
contraband.
Aiming or discharging firearms,
dangerous weapons.
Possession of pistol by person
from eighteen to twenty-one.
Dangerous weapons - Penalty.
Dangerous weapons -
Application of restrictions to law
enforcement, firefighting,
rescue, and military personnel.
Dangerous exhibitions.
Weapons apparently capable of
producing bodily harm -
Unlawful carrying or handling -
Penalty - Exceptions.
Possessing dangerous weapons
on school facilities Penalty -
Exceptions.
Possessing dangerous weapons
on child care premises - Penalty
- Exceptions.
State preemption.
Weapons prohibited in certain
places - Local laws and
ordinances - Exceptions -
Penalty.
Undetectable or untraceable
firearms - Penalties.
Failure to register as felony
firearm offender.
Return of privately owned
firearm or concealed pistol
license by law enforcement
agency - Duties - Notice -
Exception.
9.44.080 Misconduct in signing a petition.
9.41.350
9.41.r7 r
9.4t.173
9.4t.t75
9.41.360
9.41.800
9.41.810
9.45.060
9.41.190
9.41.220
9.4t.230
9.4t.240
9.4s.070
9.45.080
9.45.090
s.4t.250
9.41.251
9.4t.260
9.4r.270
9.45.100
9.45.160
9.45.r70
9.45.210
9.4s.220
9.45.260
9.45.270s.4t.280
9.41.282 9.46.0201
9.46.0205
9.46,0209
"Amusement game."
"Bingo."
"Bona fide charitable or
nonprofit organization. "
"Bookmaking."
"Commercial stimulant. "
"Commission."
"Contest ofchance."
"Fishing derby."
"Fund-raising event."
"Gambling."
"Gambling device."
" Gambling information. "
"Gambling premises."
"Gambling record."
"Lottery."
"Member," "bona fide member."
9.4r.290
9.41.300 9.46.0213
9.46.0217
9.46.022r
9.46.0225
9.46.0229
9.46.0233
9.46.0237
9.46.024r
9.46.0245
9.46.0249
9.46.0253
9.46.0257
9.46.0261
9.4r.325
9.41.335
9.41.345
(Revised 5/21)9-12
Kent City Code 9.02.060
Sale of certain substances
prohibited, when.
Penalty.
Misconduct of officer drawing
jury.
Soliciting jury duty.
Misconduct of officer in charge
ofjury.
Grand juror acting after
challenge allowed.
Disclosing transaction of grand
jury.
Disclosure of deposition
returned by grandjury.
Witness refusing to attend
legislature or committee or to
testify.
Carrier or racing pigeons -
Injury to.
Carrier or racing pigeons -
Removal or alteration of
identification.
Telephone harassment.
Telephone harassment -
Permitting telephone to be used.
Telephone harassment -
Offense, where deemed
committed.
Cyberstalking.
Malicious prosecution.
Instituting suit in name of
another.
Public nuisance.
Unequaldamage.
Maintaining or permitting
nuisance.
Abatement of nuisance.
Deposit of unwholesome
substance.
Obscene literature, shows, etc. -
Exemptions.
Indecent articles, etc.
"Erotic material" - Definitions.
9.46.0265
9.46.0269
9.46.0273
9.46.0277
9.46.0282
9.46.0285
9.46.0289
9,46.170
"Player."
"Professional gambling. "
" Punchboards, " " pull-tabs. "
"Raffle."
"Social card game."
"Thing of value."
"Whoever," "person."
False or misleading entries or
statements, refusal to produce
records.
Causing person to violate rule or
regulation.
Violations relating to fraud or
deceit.
Obstruction of public servant -
Penalty.
Cheating - Defined.
Cheating in the first degree.
Cheating in the second degree.
Working in gambling activity
without license as violation -
Penalty.
Ownership or interest in
gambling device - Penalty -
Exceptions.
Gambling records - Penalty -
Exceptions.
Professional gambling in the
second degree.
Professional gambling in the
third degree.
Gambling activities by persons
under age eighteen prohibited -
Penalties - Jurisdiction - In-
house controlled purchase
programs authorized.
Gambling information,
transmitting or receiving.
Bucket shop defined.
Maintaining bucket shop -
Penalty.
Written statement to be
furnished - Presumption.
Definition.
Unlawful inhalation -
Exception.
Possession of certain substances
prohibited, when.
9.47A.040
9.47A.050
9.51.010
9.51.020
9.51.030
9.46.196
9.46.1961
9.46.1962
9.46.198
9.46.185
9.46.190
9.46.195
9.46.2t5
9.46.2t7
9.46.22r
s.46.222
9.46.228
9.46.240
9.51.040
9.5 i.050
9.51,060
9.55.020
9.61.190
9.61.200
9,61.230
9.6t.240
9.61.250
9.6 r.260
9.62.010
9.62.020
9.47.080
9.47.090
9.66.010
9.66.020
9.66.030
9.66.040
9.66.0509.47.100
9.47A.010
9.47 4.020
9.68.015
9.47A.030
9- l3
9.68.030
9.68.050
(Revised 5/21)
9.02.060
9.68.060
9.68.070
"Erotic material" -
Determination by court -
Labeling - Penalties.
Prosecution for violation of
RCW 9.68.060 - Defense.
Unlawful acts.
Exceptions to RCW 9.68.050
through 9.68.120.
Motion picture operator or
projectionist exempt, when.
"Sexually explicit material" -
Defined - Unlawful display.
Promoting pornography - Class
C felony - Penalties.
Definitions.
Dealing in depictions of minor
engaged in sexually explicit
conduct.
Sending, bringing into state
depictions of minor engaged in
sexually explicit conduct.
Possession of depictions of
minor engaged in sexually
explicit conduct.
Viewing depictions of a minor
engaged in sexually explicit
conduct.
Reporting of depictions of a
minor engaged in sexually
explicit conduct - Civil
immunity.
Communication with minor for
immoral purposes - Penalties.
Promoting travel for commercial
sexual abuse of a minor -
Penalty - Consent of minor does
not constitute defense.
Permitting commercial sexual
abuse of a minor Penalty
Consent of minor does not
constitute defense.
Certain defenses barred,
permitted.
Seizure and forfeiture of
property.
Allowing minor on premises of
live erotic performance -
Definitions - Penalty.
9.69.100
9.72.090
Kent City Code
Duty of witness of offense
against child or any violent
offense - Penalty.
Committal of witness
Detention of documents
Divulging telegram.
Opening sealed letter.
Intercepting, recording or
divulging private
communication - Consent
required - Exceptions.
Admissibility of intercepted
communication in evidence.
Persons and activities excepted
from chapter.
Penalties.
Certain emergency response
personnel exempted from RCW
9.73.030 through 9.73.080 -
Standards - Court authorizations
- Admissibility.
Recordings available to defense
counsel.
Intercepting, recording, or
disclosing private
communications - Not unlawful
for building owner - Conditions
Intercepting, transmitting, or
recording conversations
concerning controlled
substances or commercial sexual
abuse of a minor - Conditions -
Written reports required -
Judicialreview - Notice -
Admissibility - Penalties.
Pen registers, trap and trace
devices, cell site simulator
devices.
Definitions.
Membership in subversive
organization is felony - Penalty.
Misstatements are punishable as
perjury - Penalty.
"Flag," etc., defined.
Improper use of flag prohibited
Desecration of flag.
9.68.080
9.68.100
9.68.110
9.68.130
9.68.140
9.68A.011
9.68A.050
9.68A.060
9.68A.070
9.68A.075
9.68A.080
9.68A.090
9.684'.102
9.68A.103
9.684.110
9.68A.120
9.684..150
9.73.010
9.73.020
9.73.030
9.73.050
9.73.070
9.73.080
9.73.090
9.73.100
9.73.110
9.73.230
9.73.260
9.81.110
9.81.010
9.81.030
(Revised 5/21)9- 14
9.86.010
9.86.020
9.86.030
Kent City Code
9.91.010
9.91.020
9.91.060
9.91.130
Denial of civil rights - Terms
defined.
Operating railroad, steamboat,
vehicle, etc., while intoxicated.
Leaving children unattended in a
parked automobile.
Disposal of trash in charity
donation receptacle.
Food stamps - Unlawful sale.
Food stamps - Trafficking.
Food stamps Unlawful
redemption.
Tree spiking.
Personal protection spray
devices.
Interfering with dog guide or
service animal.
Interfering with search and
rescue dog.
Violent video or computer
games.
Punishment of gross
misdemeanor when not fixed by
statute.
Punishment of misdemeanor
when not fixed by statute.
Punishment for contempt.
Sentence on two or more
convictions or counts.
Narcotic drugs, controlled
substances, alcohol, marijuana,
other intoxicant, cell phone, or
other form of electronic
telecommunications device -
Possession, etc., by prisoners -
Penalty.
Misdemeanor or gross
misdemeanor offenses, persons
convicted of prostitution who
committed the offense as a result
of being a victim of trafficking,
promoting prostitution in the
first degree, promoting
commercial sexual abuse of a
minor, or trafficking in persons,
or of violating a certain statute or
rule regarding the regulation of
9.02.070
fishing - Vacating records -
Domestic violence records.
(Ord. No. 3621, S 2,10-I-02: Ord. No. 3692, S 2,
6-1-04; Ord. No.3877, S 1, 4-1-08; Ord. No. 3888,
S 1,8-19-08;Ord. No.3954, S 1,5-18-10;Ord. No.
4195, S 1, 4-19-16; Ord. No. 4314, S 2, 3'5-19
Ord. No.4389, S 1,2'2-21)
9.02.070 RCW Title 9A' entitled
"Washington Criminal Code" -
Adoption by reference.
The following RCW sections, as currently
enacted or as hereafter amended or recodified from
time to time, are hereby adopted by reference and
shall be given the same force and effect as if set
forth herein in full:
RCW
94.04.020 Purposes - Principles of
construction.
9A.04.030 State criminal jurisdiction.
9A.04.040 Classes of crimes.
9A.04.050 People capable of committing
crimes - Capability of children.
9A.04.060 Common law to supplement
statute.
9A.04.070 Who amenable to criminal
statutes.
9A.04.080 Limitation of actions.
94.04.090 Application of general
provisions of the code.
94'.04.100 Proof beyond a reasonable
doubt.
9A.04.110 Definitions.
9A.08.010 General requirements of
culpability.
Liability for conduct of another -
Complicity.
Corporate and personal liability.
9A.08.020
9A.08.030
9A.12.010 Insanity
9.91.140
9.91.142
9.91.144
9.91.150
9.91.160
9.91.170
9.91.175
9.91.180
9.92.020
9.92.030
9.92.040
9.92.080
9.94.041
9.96.060
9A.16.010
9A.16.020
9A.16.060
9A.16.070
9A.16.080
Definitions.
Use of force - When lawful.
Duress.
Entrapment.
Action for being detained on
mercantile establishment
premises for investigation -
9- 15 (Revised 5/21)
9.02.070
9A.16.090
9A.16.100
9A.16.120
9A.20.010
94.20.021
9A.20.030
9A.28.020
9A.28.030
9A.28.040
9A.36.031
9A.36.041
9A.36.050
9A.36.060
9A.36.070
9A.36.080
9A.36.100
9A.36.140
9A.36.150
9A.36.160
9A.36.161
9A.40.010
9A.40.040
9A.40.060
9A.40.070
9A.40.080
9A.40.090
9A.40.110
"Reasonable grounds" as
defense.
Intoxication.
Use of force on children - Policy
- Actions presumed
unreasonable.
Outdoor music festival,
campground - Detention.
Classification and designation of
crimes.
Maximum sentences for crimes
committed July 1, 1984, and
after.
Alternative to a fine -
Restitution.
Criminal attempt.
Criminal solicitation
Criminal conspiracy
Assault in the third degree.
Assault in the fourth degree.
Reckless endangerment.
Promoting a suicide attempt.
Coercion.
Malicious harassment -
Definition and criminal penalty.
Custodial assault.
Assault of a child in the third
degree.
Interfering with the reporting of
domestic violence.
Failing to summon assistance.
Failing to summon assistance -
Penalty.
Definitions.
Unlawful imprisonment.
Custodial interference in the first
degree.
Custodial interference in the
second degree.
Custodial interference -
Assessment of costs - Defense -
Consent defense, restricted.
Luring.
Coercion of involuntary
servitude.
9A.40.120
9A.42.010
9A.42.030
9A.42.035
9A.42.037
9p'.42.040
94.42.045
9A.42.050
9A.42.070
9A.42.080
9A.42.090
9A.42.110
9A.44.010
9A.44.020
9A.44.030
9A.44.060
9A.44.079
9A.44.089
9A.44.093
9A.44.096
9A.44.105
94.44.115
9A.44.r20
9A.44.r28
Kent City Code
Enforcement of orders
restricting contact.
Definitions.
Criminal mistreatment in the
second degree.
Criminal mistreatment in the
third degree.
Criminal mistreatment in the
fourth degree.
Withdrawal of life support
systems.
Palliative care.
Defense of financial inability.
Abandonment of a dependent
person in the second degree
Exception.
Abandonment of a dependent
person in the third degree -
Exception.
Abandonment of a dependent
person - Defense.
Leaving a child in the care of a
sex offender,
Definitions.
Testimony - Evidence - Written
motion - Admissibility.
Defenses to prosecution under
this chapter.
Rape in the third degree.
Rape of a child in the third
degree.
Child molestation in the third
degree.
Sexual misconduct with a minor
in the first degree.
Sexual misconduct with a minor
in the second degree.
Sexually violating human
remains.
Voyeurism.
Admissibility of child's
statement - Conditions.
Definitions applicable to RCW
9A.44. 1 30 through I 4.44.145,
10.01.200, 43.43.s40,
7 0,48.47 0, and 72.09.330.
Registration ofsex offenders and
kidnapping offenders -
(Revised 5/21)9-16
9A.44.130
Kent City Code
9p*44.r32
9A.44.150
9A.44.160
94.44.170
9A.44.180
94.44.190
9A.44.193
9A.44.196
9A.46.010
9A.46.020
9A.46.030
9A.46.040
9A.46.050
9A.46.060
9A.46.070
9A.46.080
9A.46.085
9A.46.090
9A.46.100
94.46.110
9A.46.120
9A.48.010
9A.48.040
9A.48.050
9A.48.060
9A.48.080
Procedures Definition-
Penalties.
Failure to register as sex offender
or kidnapping offender - Refusal
to provide DNA.
Testimony of child by closed-
circuit television.
Custodial sexual misconduct in
the first degree.
Custodial sexual misconduct in
the second degree.
Custodial sexual misconduct -
Defense.
Criminal trespass against
children - Definitions.
Criminal trespass against
children - Covered entities.
Criminal trespass against
children.
Legislative finding.
Definition - Penalties.
Place where committed.
Court-ordered requirements
upon person charged with crime
- Violation.
Arraignment - No contact order
Crimes included in harassment.
Enforcement of orders
restricting contact.
Order restricting contact -
Violation.
Stalking no-contact orders -
Appearance before magistrate
required.
Nonliability of peace officer.
"Convicted," time when.
Stalking.
Criminal gang intimidation.
Definitions.
Reckless burning in the first
degree.
Reckless burning in the second
degree.
Reckless burning - Defense.
Malicious mischief in the second
degree.
Malicious mischief in the third
degree.
9A.48.100
9A.48.105
9A.48.110
9A.49.001
9A.49.010
9A.49.020
9A.49.030
9A.49.040
9A.49.050
9A.s0.010
9A.50.020
9A.50.030
9A.50.060
9A.52.0i0
9A.52.050
9A.52.060
9A.52.070
9A.52.080
9A.52.090
9A.52.095
9A.52.100
9A.52.105
94.52.115
9A.56.010
9A.56.020
9A.56.040
9A.56.050
9.02.070
Malicious mischief - "Physical
damage" defined.
Criminal street gang tagging and
graffiti.
Defacing a state monument.
Findings.
Definitions.
Unlawful discharge of a laser in
the first degree.
Unlawful discharge of a laser in
the second degree.
Civil infraction, when.
Exclusions.
Definitions,
Interference with health care
facility.
Penalty.
Informational picketing.
Definitions.
Other crime in committing
burglary punishable.
Making or having burglar tools.
Criminal trespass in the first
degree.
Criminal trespass in the second
degree.
Criminal trespass - Defenses.
Vehicle prowling in the first
degree.
Vehicle prowling in the second
degree.
Removal of unauthorized
persons - Declaration - Liability
- Rights.
Removal of unauthorized
persons - Declaration form -
i'enalty for false swearing.l
Definitions.
Theft - Definition, defense
Theft in the second degree.
Theft in the third degree.
1. RCW 9A.52.110, 94.52.120, and 9A.52.130 were repealed
and replaced by the newly created Washington Cybercrime
Act. See Chapter 94.90 RCW.9A.48.090
9-17 (Revised 5/21)
9.02.070
9A.56.060
9A.56.063
9A.56.075
9A.s6.083
9A.s6.096
9A.56.100
9A.56.110
9A.56.r30
9A.56.140
9A.56.160
9A.56.170
9A.56.180
94.56.220
9A.56.230
9A.56.240
9A.56.260
9A.56.262
9A.56.264
9A.56.266
9A.56.270
9A.56.280
9A.56.290
9A.56.320
9A.56.330
9A.56.340
9A.56.350
Unlawful issuance of checks or
drafts.
Making or possessing motor
vehicle theft tools.
Taking motor vehicle without
permission in the second degree.
Theft of livestock in the second
degree.
Theft ofrental, leased, lease-
purchased, or loaned property.
Theft and larceny equated.
Extortion - Definition.
Extortion in the second degree.
Possessing stolen property -
Definition - Presumption.
Possessing stolen property in the
second degree - Other than
firearm or motor vehicle.
Possessing property in the third
degree.
Obscuring the identity of a
machine.
Theft of subscription television
services.
Unlawful sale of subscription
television services.
Forfeiture and disposal ofdevice
used to commit violation.
Connection of channel
converter.
Theft of telecommunication
services.
Unlawful manufacture of
telecommunication device.
Unlawful sale of
telecommunication device.
Shopping cart theft.
Credit, debit cards, checks, etc. -
Definitions.
Credit, payment cards -
Unlawful factoring of
transactions.
Financial fraud - Unlawful
possession, production of
instruments of.
Possession of another's
identification.
Theft with the intent to resell.
Organized retail theft.
9A.56.360
9A.56.370
9A.56.380
9A.56.390
9A.58.010
9A.58.020
9A.60.010
9A.60.020
9A.60.030
9A.60.040
9A.60.045
9A.60.050
9A.60.060
9A.60.070
9A.60.080
9A.61.010
9A.61.020
9A.61.040
9A.61.050
9A.61.060
9A.64.010
9A.64.020
9A.64.030
9A.68.020
9A.68.030
9A.68.040
9A.68.050
Kent City Code
Retail theft with special
circumstances.
Mail theft.
Possession of stolen mail.
Mail theft - Possession of stolen
mail - Commission of other
crime.
Definitions.
Possessing, or reading or
capturing, information contained
on another person's
identification document -
Exceptions.
Definitions.
Forgery.
Obtaining a signature by
deception or duress.
Criminal impersonation in the
first degree.
Criminal impersonation in the
second degree.
False certification.
Fraudulent creation or
revocation of a mental health
advance directive.
False academic credentials -
Unlawful issuance or use -
Definitions - Penalties.
Impersonating a census taker.
Definitions.
Defrauding a public utility.
Defrauding a public utility in the
second degree.
Defrauding a public utility in the
third degree.
Restitution and costs.
Bigamy.
Incest.
Child selling - Child buying.
Requesting unlawful
compensation.
Receiving or granting unlawful
compensation.
Trading in public office.
Trading in special influence.
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9A,72.010
9A.72.030
9p^.72.040
9A.72.050
9A.72.060
94.72.070
9A.72.080
9A.72.085
9p..72.120
9p..72.r40
9A.72.r50
9A.76.010
9A.76.023
9A.76.025
94.76.027
9A.76.030
9A.76.040
9A.76.050
9A.76.060
9A.76.070
9A.76.080
9A.76.090
9A.76.100
9A.76.150
9A.76.160
9A.76.170
9A.76.175
Definitions.
Perjury in the second degree.
False swearing.
Perjury and false swearing -
Inconsistent statements - Degree
of crime.
Perjury and false swearing -
Retraction.
Perjury and false swearing -
Irregularities no defense.
Statement of what one does not
know to be true.
Unsworn statements,
certification - Standards for
subscribing to an unsworn
statement.
Tampering with a witness.
Jury tampering.
Tampering with physical
evidence.
Definitions.
Disarming a law enforcement or
corrections officer.
Disarming a law enforcement or
corrections officer -
Commission of another crime.
Law enforcement or corrections
officer engaged in criminal
conduct.
Refusing to summon aid for a
peace officer.
Resisting arrest.
Rendering criminal assistance -
Definition of term.
Relative defined.
Rendering criminal assistance in
the first degree.
Rendering criminal assistance in
the second degree.
Rendering criminal assistance in
the third degree.
Compounding.
Introducing contraband in the
second degree.
Introducing contraband in the
third degree.
Bail jumping.
Making a false or misleading
statement to a public servant.
94.80.010 Official misconduct.
9.02.070
Amber alert - Making a false or
misleading statement to a public
servant.
Failure to appear or surrender -
Affirmative defense - Penalty.
Harming a police dog, accelerant
detection dog, or police horse -
Penalty.
Definitions.
Collection of unlawful debt.
Trafficking in stolen property in
the second degree.
Influencing outcome of sporting
event.
Use of proceeds of criminal
profiteering - Controlling
enterprise or realty - Conspiracy
or attempt.
Remedies and procedures.
Criminal profiteering lien -
Authority, procedures.
Criminal profiteering lien -
Trustee of real property.
Criminal profiteering lien -
Trustee's failure to comply,
evasion of procedures or lien.
Financial institution records -
Inspection and copying -
Wrongful disclosure.
Criminal mischief
Failure to disperse
False reporting.
Indecent exposure.
Prostitution.
Prosecution for prostitution
under RCW 9A.88.030 -
Affirmative defense.
Prostitution - Sex of parties
immaterial - No defense.
Promoting prostitution -
Definitions.
Promoting prostitution in the
second degree.
sp'.76.t77
9A.76.190
9A.76.200
9A.82.010
9A.82.045
9A.82.055
9A.82.070
9A.82.080
9A.82.100
9A.82.120
9A.82.130
9A.82.160
9A.82.170
9A.84.010
9A.84.020
9A.84.040
9A.88.010
9A.88.030
9A.88.040
9A.88.050
9A.88.060
9A.86.010 Disclosing intimate images.
9-19
9A.88.080
(Revised 5/21)
9A.88.085
9A.88.090
9A.88.110
9A.88.120
9A.88.130
9A.88.140
9.02.080
9A.88.150
Promoting travel for prostitution.
Permitting prostitution.
Patronizing a prostitute.
Additional fee assessments.
Additional requirements.
Vehicle impoundment - Fees -
Fines.
Seizure and forfeiture.
9A.90.030 Definitions.
9A.90.040 Computer trespass in the first
degree.
9A.90.050 Computer trespass in the second
degree.
9A.90.060 Electronic data service
interference.
9A.90.070 Spoofing.
9A.90.080 Electronic data tampering in the
first degree.
94..90.090 Electronic data tampering in the
second degree.
9A.90.100 Electronic data theft.
9A.90.110 Commission of other crime.
(Ord. No. 3621, S 2,10-l-02; Ord. No. 3692, S 3,
6-l-04; Ord. No. 3878, S 1, 4-15-08; Ord. No.
4129, S 1, 11-18-14; Ord. No.4195, S 1,4-19-16;
Ord. No.4314, S 3,3-5-19; Ord. No. 4389,52,2-
2-2r)
9.02.080 RCW Title 10, entitled "Criminal
Procedure" - Adoption by
reference.
The following RCW sections, as currently
enacted or as hereafter amended or recodified from
time to time, are hereby adopted by reference and
shall be given the same force and effect as if set
forth herein in full:
RCW
i0.01.070 Corporations - Amenable to
criminal process - How.
10.01.090 Corporations - Judgment
against.
10.01.100 Corporations - Penalties Fines
in lieu of other Punishments.10.01.180 Fine or costs - Default in
payment - ContemPt of court -
Enforcement, collection
procedures.
10.r4.r20
10.14.170
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Disobedience of order -
Penalties.
Criminal penalty.
Pretrial release program.
Conditions of release - Judicial
officer may amend order.
Conditions of release - Drugs
and intoxicating liquors -
Testing.
Conditions of release - Judicial
officer to consider available
information.
Service - How - Warrant not in
possession, procedure - Bail.
Officer may break and enter.
Officer may use force.
Arrest by telegraph or teletype.
Arrest without warrant.
Arrest - Individuals with mental
disorders.
Definitions.
When order may be issued.
Ex parte temporary order -
Hearing - Notice.
Additional relief - PADT area.
Penalties.
Additional penalties.
Jurisdiction.
Venue.
Search without warrant unlawful
- Penalty.
Rights of person arrested.
Delivery of person in violation of
RCW 10.88.290 - Penalty.
Purpose - Intent.
Definitions.
Law enforcement officers
Training, powers, duties -
Domestic violence reports.
Duties of court - No-contact
order.
Appearances by defendant -
Defendant's history - No-
contact order.
10.21.015
10.21.030
10.2r.045
10.21.050
10.31.030
10.31.040
1 0.3 1 .050
10.31.060
10.31.100
10.31.110
10.66.010
10.66.020
10.66.040
10.66.050
10.66.090
10.66.100
10.66.110
10.66.120
10.79.040
10.88.290
10.88.300
10.99.010
10.99.020
10.99.030
10.99.040
(Revised 5/21 )9-20
10.99.045
Kent City Code
10.99.050 Victim contact - Restriction,
prohibition - Violation, penalties
- Written order - Procedures -
Notice of change.
10.99.055 Enforcement of orders.
10.99.060 Prosecutor's notice to victim -
Description of available
procedures.
10.99.070 Liability of peace officers.
10,99.080 Penalty assessment (as amended
by 2015 c275).
10.99.100 Sentencing - Factors -
Defendant's criminal historY.
(Ord. No. 3621, S 2,10'l-02; Ord. No. 4195, S 1,
4-19-16; Ord. No. 4314, S 4, 3-5-19)
9.02.090 Chapter 13.32A RCW' entitled
"Family Reconciliation Act" -
Adoption by reference.
The following RCW sections, as currently
enacted or as hereafter amended or recodified from
time to time, are hereby adopted by reference and
shall be given the same force and effect as if set
forth herein in full:
RCW
13.32A.080 Unlawful harboring of a minor -
Penalty - Defense - Prosecution
of adult for involving child in
comrnission of offense.
13.32A.082 Providing shelter to minor -
Requirement to notifY Parent,
law enforcement, or dePartment.
13.32A.084 Providing shelter to minor -
Immunity from liabilitY.
(Ord. No. 3621, S 2,10-l-02; Ord. No. 4195, S I,
4-r9-16)
9.02.100 RCW Title 16, entitled "Animals
and Livestock" - AdoPtion bY
reference.
The following RCW sections, as currently
enacted or as hereafter amended or recodified from
time to time, are hereby adopted by reference and
shall be given the same force and effect as if set
forth herein in full:
RCW
16.08.100 Dangerous dogs - Confiscation -
Conditions - Duties of animal
control authority - Penalties and
affirmative defenses for owners
16.36.116
16.52.011
16.52.015
16.52.080
16.52.085
9.02.100
of dogs that attack - Dog fights,
penalty.
Civil infraction - Live
nonambulatory livestock -
Monetary penalty -
Authorization by director -
Issuance of notices -
Enforcement.
Definitions - Principles of
liability.
Enforcement - Law enforcement
agencies and animal care and
control agencies.
Transporting or confining in
unsafe manner - Penalty.
Removal of animals for feeding
and care - Examination - Notice
- Euthanasia.
Docking horses - Misdemeanor.
Cutting ears - Misdemeanor.
Confinement without food and
water - Intervention by others.
Animal fighting - Prohibited
behavior - Class C felony -
Exceptions.
Limitations on application of
chapter.
Exclusions from chapter.
Poisoning animals - Penalty.
Poisoning animals - Strychnine
sales - Records - Report on
suspected purchases.
Sentences - Forfeiture of
animals - Liability for costs
Penalty - Education, counseling.
Animal cruelty in the first
degree.
Animal cruelty in the second
degree - Penalty.
Destruction of animal by law
enforcement officer - Immunity
from liability.
Nonambulatory livestock -
Transporting or accepting
delivery - Gross misdemeanor -
Definition.
Dogs or cats used as bait -
Seizure - Limitation.
16.52.090
16.52.095
16.52.100
t6.52.tr7
16.52.180
16.52. r 85
16.52.190
16.52.193
16.52.200
16.52.205
16.52.207
16.52.2r0
16.52.225
9-21
16.52.300
(Revised 5/21 )
9.02.1 10
16.52.305
16.52.310
16.s2.320
16.52.330
16.52.340
16.52.350
Unlawful use of hook - Gross
misdemeanor.
Dog breeding - Limit on the
number of dogs - Required
conditions - Penalty -
Limitation of section -
Definitions.
Maliciously killing or causing
substantial bodily harm to
livestock belonging to another -
Penalty.
Veterinarians - Animal cruelty -
Liability immunity.
Leave or confine any animal in
unattended motor vehicle or
enclosed space - Class 2 civil
infraction - Officers' authority
to reasonably remove animal.
Dog tethering - Penalties.
Definitions.
Removal or alteration of brand -
Penalty.
Removal of cattle or horses from
state - Inspection certificate
required.
Failure to present animal for
inspection.
Unlawful to refuse assistance in
establishing identity and
ownership of livestock.
Possession of cattle or horse
marked with another's brand -
Penalty.
Microchip in a horse - Removal
with intent to defraud - Gross
misdemeanor.
Unlawful transport or delivery of
cattle or horses.
Kent City Code
9.02.1f0 Chapter f7.04 RCW, entitled
"Weed districts'o - AdoPtion bY
reference.
The following RCW section, as currently
enacted or as hereafter amended or recodified from
time to time, is hereby adopted by reference and
shall be given the same force and effect as if set
forth herein in full:
RCW
17 .04.280 Officials of district may enter
lands - Penalty for prevention.
(Ord. No. 4195, S 1, 4-19-16)
9.02.120 RCW Title 19, entitled "Business
Regulations - Miscellaneous" -
Adoption by reference.
The following RCW sections, as currently
enacted or as hereafter amended or recodified from
time to time, are hereby adopted by reference and
shall be given the same force and effect as if set
forth herein in full:
RCW
19.06.010 Labels - Contents -
Requirements - Prohibited acts.
19.06.030 Advertising limitations.
19.06.040 Penalty.
16.57.010
16.57.t20
t6.57.260
16.57.267
t6.57.270
t6.s7.280
16.57.405
t6.57.440
19.25.010
19.25.020
16.58.170 General penalties - Subsequent
offenses.
16.65.440 Penalty
16.70.050 Violations - Penalty.
(Ord. No. 3621, S 2,l0-I'02; Ord. No. 3692, S 4,
6-1-04; Ord. No. 3954, S 2, 5-18-10; Ord. No.
4195, S 1, 4-19-16; Ord. No. 4314, S 5, 3-5-19;
Ord. No. 4389, S 3,2-2-21)
19.25.030
19.25.040
19.25.050
19.25.100
19.25.800
19.25.810
t9.25.820
Definitions.
Reproduction of sound without
consent of owner unlawful
Fine and penalty.
Use of recording of live
performance without consent of
owner unlawful - Fine and
penalty.
Failure to disclose origin of
certain recordings unlawful -
Fine and penalty.
Contraband recordings -
Disposition, forfeiture, penalty.
Truth in music advertising.
Chapter not applicable to
broadcast by commercial or
educational radio or television.
Chapter not applicable to certain
nonrecorded broadcast use.
Chapter not applicable to defined
public record.
(Revised 5/21 )9-22
19.27A.080 Definitions.
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19.27A.090
19.27A.100
19.27A.110
t9.274.t20
r9.48.010
19.48.110
19.60.010
19.60.025
19.84.020
19.84.030
19.84.040
19.210.010
19.210.020
19.210.030
19.192.010
19.194.010
19.194.030
19.194.040
19.83.030
19.83.040
19.83.050
19.84.010
19.210.040
19.235.010
19.290.010
19.290.020
19.290.030
19.290.040
Portable oil-fueled heaters -
Sales and use - Approval
required.
Portable oil-fueled heaters -
Requirements for approval.
Portable oil-fueled heaters -
Jurisdiction over approval - Sale
and use governed exclusively.
Violations - Penalty.
Definitions.
Obtaining hotel, restaurant,
lodging house, ski area, etc.,
accommodations by fraud -
Penalty.
Definitions.
Duty to record information -
Precious metal property.
Report to chief law enforcement
officer - Precious metal dealers.
Retention of precious metal
property - Inspection.
Prohibited acts - Penalty.
Secondhand precious metal
dealers - Prohibited acts -
Penalty.
Precious metal dealers -
Licensure required.
Exemptions.
Precious metal sales - Hosted
home parties.
Rebating prohibited - Disclosure
- List of alternative facilities.
Labels on bottles, etc. - Filing -
Publication.
Refilling bottles, etc.
Forbidden.
Refilling bottles, etc. -
Possession as evidence.
Refilling bottles, etc. - Penalty.
License required to use or
furnish trading stamps, coupons,
or similar devices.
Issuance of license - Fee.
9.02.120
Furnishing or selling trading
stamps, coupons, or similar
devices geographically limited.
Coupons or similar devices -
Exemptions.
Penalty.
Redeemable cash value to be
printed on face.
Must redeem at cash value.
Distributor liable.
Criminal penalty.
Identification cards -
Distinguishing official and not
official proofs of identification -
Penalties.
Recordkeeping by retail
establishments - Contents -
Inspection - Definitions.
Prohibited acts - Gross
misdemeanor.
Application.
Definitions.
Prohibited sales.
Chapter not applicable - Trade
show, certain persons.
Penalties.
Motion picture - Unauthorized
recording - Penalty.
Definitions.
Nonferrous metal property -
Records required.
Metal property and metallic wire
- Requirements for transactions.
Scrap metal businesses - Record
of commercial accounts.
19.60.042
19.60.057
19.60.066
19.60.067
19.60.077
19.60.085
19.60.095
19.68.010
19.76.100
19.76.110
19.76.r20
19.76.130
19.83.010
19.83.020
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19.290.050 Reports to law enforcement -
Records exempt from Public
disclosure - Private civil
liability.
19.290.070 Violations - Penalty.
19.290.090 Exemptionsfromchapter.
19.290.100 Scrap metal license - Penalties.
19.290.110 Scrap metal license -
Application, renewal - Required
information.
19.290.120 Scrap metal license application -
Department of licensing to issue
license - Display of certificate.
19.290.230 Seizure and forfeiture.
(Ord. No. 3621, $ 2, l0-l-02; Ord. No. 3877, S 2,
4-15-08; Ord. No. 4195, $ l, 4-19-16. Formerly
9.02.110, 9.02.115)
9.02.130 Chapter 20.01 RCW, entitled
66Agricultural products -
Commission merchants, dealers,
brokers, buyers, agents'n - Adoption
by reference.
The following RCW section, as currently
enacted or as hereafter amended or recodified from
time to time, is hereby adopted by reference and
shall be given the same force and effect as if set
forth herein in full:
RCW
20.01.460 Prohibited acts - Penalties.
(Ord. No. 4195, $ 1, 4-19-16)
9.02.140 Chapter 22.32 RCW, entitled
"General penalties" - Adoption by
reference.
The following RCW sections, as currently
enacted or as hereafter amended or recodified from
time to time, are hereby adopted by reference and
shall be given the same force and effect as if set
forth herein in full:
RCW
22.32.010 Warehouse operator or carrier
refusing to issue receiPt.
22.32.020 Fictitious billof lading and
receipt.
22.32.030 Fraudulent tampering with or
mixing goods.
22.32.040 Issuance of second receipt not
marked "duplicate."
9.02.150
22.32.050 Delivery of goods without taking
up receipt.
(Ord. No. 4195, $ 1,4-19-16)
9.02.150 RCW Title 26, entitledooDomestic
Relations" - Adoption by reference.
The following RCW sections, as currently
enacted or as hereafter amended or recodified from
time to time, are hereby adopted by reference and
shall be given the same force and effect as if set
fofth herein in full:
RCW
26.04.110 Penalty for failure to deliver
certificates.
26.04.240 Penalty for unlawful
solemnization - Code 1881.
26.04.250 Penalty for unlawful
solemnization - 1909 c 249.
26.09.300 Restraining orders - Notice -
Refusal to comply - Arrest -
Penalty - Defense - Peace
officers, immunity.
26.10.220 Restraining orders - Notice -
Refusal to comply - Arrest -
Penalty - Defense - Peace
officers, irnmunity.
26.20.030
26.20.035
26.20.071
26.20.080
26.26.138
26.26.210
26.26.220
26.26.230
Family abandonment - Penalty -
Exception.
Family nonsupport - Penalty -
Exception.
Evidence - Spouse or domestic
paftner as witness.
Proof of wilfulness -
Application of penalty
provisions.
Restraining order - Knowing
violation - Penalty -Law
enforcement immunity.
Surrogate parenting -
Definitions.
Surrogate parenting - Persons
excluded from contracting.
Surrogate parenting -
Compensation prohibited.
Surrogate parenting - Contract
for compensation void.
9-23
26.26.240
(Revised 11116)
9.02.160
26.26.250
26.26.450
26.28.060
26.28.070
26.28.080
26.28.085
26.33.370
26.34.010
26.34.030
26.34.040
26.34.070
26.34.080
26.44.015
26.44.020
26.44.030
26.44.040
26.44.060
26.44.063
S urrogate parenting - Provisi ons
violated - Penalty.
Confidentiality of genetic testing
- Penalty.
Child labor - Penalty.
Certain types of employment
prohibited - Penalty.
Selling or giving tobacco to
minor - Belief of representative
capacity, no defense - Penalty.
Applying tattoo to a minor -
Penalty.
Permanent care and custody ofa
child - Assumption,
relinquishment, or transfer
except by court order or statttte,
when prohibited - Penalty.
Compact enacted - Provisions.
"Appropriate public authorities"
defined.
"Appropriate authority of the
receiving state" defi ned.
"Executive head" defined -
Compact adm i nistrator.
Violations - Penalty.
Limitations of chapter.
Definitions.
Reports - Duty and authority to
make - Duty of receiving agency
- Duty to notify - Case planning
and consultation - Penalty for
unauthorized exchange of
information - Filing dependency
petitions - Investigations -
Interviews of children - Records
- Risk assessment process.
Reports - Oral, written -
Contents.
Immunity from civil or criminal
liability - Confidential
communications not violated -
Actions against state not affected
- False report, penalty.
Temporary restraining order or
preliminary injunction -
Enforcement - Notice of
26.52.010 Definitions.
2652.020 Foreign protection orders -
Validity.
26.52.050 Peace officer immunity.
26.52.070 Violation of foreign orders -
Penalties.
(Ord. No. 3621,92,10-1-02; Ord. No. 4195, $ 1,
4- 19- I 6. Formerly 9.02. 120)
9.02.160 RCW Title2T, entitled "Libraries,
Museumso and Historical Activities"
- Adoption by reference.
The following RCW sections, as currently
enacted or as hereafter amended or recodified from
time to time, are hereby adopted by reference and
shall be given the same force and effect as if set
forth herein in full:
RCW
27.12.010 Definitions.
27.12.330 Penalty for injury to property.
27.12.340 Wilfully retaining books -
Infraction.
26.44.067
26.44.080
26.44.150
26.50.010
26.50. I l0
26.50.120
26.50.140
26.50.250
27.44.040
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rnodification or termination of
restraining order.
Temporary restraining order or
prel im inary inj unction -
Contents - Notice -
Noncompliance - Defense -
Penalty.
Violation - Penalty.
Temporary restraining order
restricting visitation for persons
accused ofsexually or physically
abusing a child - Penalty for
violating court order.
Definitions.
Violation of order - Penalties.
Violation of order - Prosecuting
attorney or attorney for
municipality may be requestedto
assist - Costs and attorney's fee.
Peace officers - Immunity.
Disclosure of information.
Protection of Indian graves -
Penalty.
Skeletal human remains - Duty
to notify - Ground distLrrbing
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activities - Coroner
determination - Definitions
27.53.030 Definitions.
27.53.040 Archaeologicalresources-
Declaration.
27.53.045 Abandoned archaeological
resources - Declaration.
27.53.060 Disturbing archaeological
resource or site - Permit required
- Conditions - Exceptions -
Penalty.
27.53.090 Violations - Penalty.
(Ord. No.4195, S 1, 4-19-16)
9.02.170 RCW Title 28A, entitled "Common
School Provisions" - Adoption by
reference.
The following RCW sections, as currently
enacted or as hereafter amended or recodified from
time to time, are hereby adopted by reference and
shall be given the same force and effect as if set
forth herein in full:
RCW
28A.320.128 Notice and disclosure policies -
Threats of violence - Student
conduct Immunity for good
faith notice - Penalty.
9.02.180
284.635.1 10 Violations under RCW
28A.635.090 and 28A.635.100 -
Disciplinary authority exception.
(Ord. No. 3621, S 2,10-l-02; Ord. No. 3692, S 5,
6-1-04; Ord. No. 4195, S 1, 4-19-16. Formerly
9.02.130; Ord. No. 4389, S 4,2-2'21)
9.02.180 Chapter 29A.84 RCW, entitled
"Crimes and penalties" - Adoption
by reference.
The following RCW sections, as currently
enacted or as hereafter amended or recodified from
time to time, are hereby adopted by reference and
shall be given the same force and effect as if set
forth herein in full:
RCW
29A.84.020 Violationsbyofficers.
29A.84.040 Politicaladvertising,removing
or defacing.
294..84.050 Tampering with registration
form, ballot declaration.
294.84.110 Officials'violations.
29A.84.I20 Disenfranchisement or
discrimination.
294..84.130 Voterviolations.
29A.84.140 Unqualifiedregistration.
29A.84.150 Misuse,alterationofregistration
database.
29A.84.210 Violationsbyofficers.
29A.84.220 Violations - Corrupt practices -
Recall petitions.
29A.84.230 Violations by signers -
Initiative, referendum petitions -
Penalty.
29A.84.240 Violations by signers, officers -
Recall petitions - Penalty.
29A.84.250 Violations - Corrupt practices -
Initiative, referendum petitions.
29A.84.261 Petitions - Improperly signing.
29A.84.311 Candidacydeclarations,
nominating petitions.
29A.84.410 Unlawfulappropriation,
printing, or distribution.
29A.84.420 Unauthorizedexaminationof
ballots, election materials -
Revealing information.
29A.84.510 Acts prohibited in voting center
- Prohibited practices.
28A.635.010
28A.635.020
28A.635.030
28A.635.040
28A.635.050
28A.635.070
28A.635.090
Abusing or insulting teachers,
liability for - Penalty.
Willfully disobeying school
administrative personnel or
refusing to leave public property,
violations, when - Penalty.
Disturbing school, school
activities or meetings - Penalty.
Examination questions -
Disclosing - Penalty.
Certain corrupt practices of
school officials - Penalty.
Property, failure of officials or
employees to account for -
Mutilation by - Penalties.
Interference by force or violence
- Penalty.
Intimidating any administrator,
teacher, classified employee, or
student by threat of force or
violence unlawful - Penalty,
28A.635.100
9-24.1 (Revised 5/21)
9.02.190
29A.84.520 Electioneering at voting center
or ballot drop location by
election officers forbidden.
294.84.530 Refusing to leave voting booth.
29A.84.540 Ballots - Removing from voting
center or ballot droP location.
29A.84.545 Paper record from direct
recording electronic voting
device - Removing from voting
center.
29A.84.550 Tampering with materials.
294.84.560 Voting machines, devices -
Tampering with - Extra keys.
294.84.610 Deceptive,incorrectvote
recording.
29A,.84.620 Hindering or bribing voter.
29A.84.630 Influencing voter to withhold
vote.
29A.84.640 Solicitation of bribe by voter.
29A.84.650 Repeaters.
29A.84.655 Tabulation of invalid ballots.
29A.84.660 Unqualifiedpersonsvoting.
294.84.680 Ballots - Violation.
29A.84.711 Documents regarding
nomination, election, candidacy
- Frauds and falsehoods.
29A.84.720 Officers - Violations generally.
294.84.730 Divulging ballot count.
(Ord. No.4195, S 1,4-19-16)
9.02.190 RCW Title 30A, entitled
"Washington Commercial Bank
Act" - Adoption by reference.
The following RCW sections, as currently
enacted or as hereafter amended or recodified from
time to time, are hereby adopted by reference and
shall be given the same force and effect as if set
forth herein in full:
RCW
30A.04.010 Definitions.
30A.04.020 Use of words indicating bank or
trust company - PenaltY.
30A.04.075 Examination reports and
information - ConfidentialitY -
Disclosure - Penalty.
30A.04.260 Legal services, advertising of -
Penalty.
304,.04.405 Bank acquisition or control -
Notice or application -
304.12.047
30A.12.110
30A.12.190
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Registration statement -
Violations - Penalties.
Removal of a director, officer, or
employee of a bank or holding
company - Violation of final
order - Penalty.
Commission, etc., for procuring
loan - Penalty.
General penalty - Effect of
conviction.
30A.16.010 Certification - Effect - Penalty
30A.42.290 Compliance - Violations -
Penalties.
(Ord. No. 4195, S 1, 4-19-16)
9.02.200 RCW Title 308, entitled
"Washington Trust Institutions
Act" - Adoption by reference.
The following RCW sections, as currently
enacted or as hereafter amended or recodified from
time to time, are hereby adopted by reference and
shall be given the same force and effect as if set
forth herein in full:
RCW
308.10.100 Effect of final orders against
officers, directors, emPloYees,
and agents.
308.10.230 General penalty - Effect of
conviction.
308.53.090 Acquisition of control of state
trust company - Notice and
application - Registration
statement - Violations -
Penalties.
(Ord. No. 4195, S 1, 4-19-16; Ord. No. 4389, S 5,
2-2-2r)
9.02.210 RCW Title 31, entitled
"Miscellaneous Loan Agencies" -
Adoption by reference.
The following RCW sections, as currently
enacted or as hereafter amended or recodified from
time to time, are hereby adopted by reference and
shall be given the same force and effect as if set
forth herein in full:
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RCW
3t.04.027
31.04.175
Violations of chapter.
Violations - No penalty
prescribed - Gross misdemeanor
- Good faith exception.
s.02.240
limitations and procedure -
Penalty.
33.08.010 Compliance required - Use of
words in name or advertising -
Penalty - Saving.
33.24.360 Acquisition of control of
association - Unlawful, when -
Application - Contents - Notice
to other associations - Penalty.
33.36.010 Illegal loans or investments.
33.36.020 Purchase at discount ofaccounts
or certificates.
33.36.030 Preference in case of insolvency
33.36.040 Falsification of books -
Exhibiting false document -
Making false statement of assets
or liabilities.
33.36.050 False statement affecting
financial standing.
33.36.060 Suppressing, secreting, or
destroying evidence or records.
(Ord. No.4195, S 1, 4-19-16)
9.02.240 RCW Title 35, entitled "Cities and
Towns" - Adoption by reference.
The following RCW sections, as currently
enacted or as hereafter amended or recodified from
time to time, are hereby adopted by reference and
shall be given the same force and effect as if set
forth herein in full:
RCW
35.17.150 Officers and employees
Passes, free services Prohibited,
exceptions - Penalty.
35.32A.090 Budget mandatory - Other
expenditures void - Liability of
public officials - Penalty.
35.33.170 Violationsandpenalties
35.34.280 Violations and penalties
Penalty for sewer connection
without permission.
31.12.565 Examination reports and
specified other information
confidential - Exceptions -
Penalty.
31.45.105 Violations of chapter -
Enforceability of transaction
31.45.180 Violation-Misdemeanor.
(Ord. No. 4195, S 1, 4-19-16)
9.02.220 RCW Title 32, entitled
"Washington Savings Bank Act" -
Adoption by reference.
The following RCW sections, as currently
enacted or as hereafter amended or recodified from
time to time, are hereby adopted by reference and
shall be given the same force and effect as if set
forth herein in full:
RCW
32.04.130 Generalpenalty.
32.04.220 Examination reports and other
information - Confidential -
Privileged - Penalty.
32.16.097 Penalty for violation of order
issued under RCW 32.16.093.
32.32.228 Acquisition of control of a
converted savings bank - State
reciprocity - Definitions.
(Ord. No. 4195, S 1, 4-19-16)
9.02.230 RCW Title 33, entitled
"Washington Savings Associations
Act" - Adoption by reference.
The following RCW sections, as currently
enacted or as hereafter amended or recodified from
time to time, are hereby adopted by reference and
shall be given the same force and effect as if set
forth herein in full:
RCW
33.04.110 Examination reports and
information - Confidential and
privileged - Exceptions,
9-24.2a
35.67.350
(Revised 5/21)
9.02.250
35 .7 5.020 Use of bicycle paths for other
purposes prohibited.
(Ord. No. 4195, S 1, 4-19-16)
9.02.250 RCW Title 35A, entitled "Optional
Municipal Code" - Adoption by
reference.
The following RCW sections, as currently
enacted or as hereafter amended or recodified from
time to time, are hereby adopted by reference and
shall be given the same force and effect as if set
forth herein in full:
RCW
35A.33.160 Violationsandpenalties.
35A.34.280 Violationsandpenalties
(Ord. No. 4195, S 1, 4-19-16)
9.02.260 RCWTitle 36, entitled "Counties" -
Adoption by reference.
The following RCW sections, as currently
enacted or as hereafter amended or recodified from
time to time, are hereby adopted by reference and
shall be given the same force and effect as if set
forth herein in full:
RCW
36.13.070 County census authorized -
Penalty.
36.28.060 Duplicate receipts - Penalties
36.29.060 Warrant calls - Penalty for
failure to call.
36.32.2t0 Inventory of county capitalized
assets - County commission
inventory statement - Filing and
public inspection - Penalty -
Prosecutions - Taxpayer's
action.
36.40.240 Penalty
36.43.040 Penalty for violation of code or
regulation.
36.49.070 Penalty
36.58.020 Rules and regulations as to use -
Penalty.
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36.68.080 Penalty for violations of
regulations.
36.69.180 Violation of rules - Penalty
36.71.060
36.71.070
36.75.130
36.75.270
36.75.290
38.40.040
38.40.050
36.86.060 Restrictions on use of oil at
intersections or entrances to
county roads.
36.95.190 Penalty for false statement as to
tax exemPtion.
(Ord. No.4195, S 1,4-19-16)
9.02.270 RCW Title 38, entitled "Militia and
Military Affairs" - Adoption bY
reference.
The following RCW sections, as currently
enacted or as hereafter amended or recodified from
time to time, are hereby adopted by reference and
shall be given the same force and effect as if set
forth herein in full:
RCW
38.32.090 Penalty for physician making
false certificate.
38.32.100 Buying and receiving military
property.
38.32J20 Authority of commanding
officer.
Peddler's license - Penalty for
peddling without license.
Hawkers, auctioneers, and
barterers must procure license -
Exceptions.
Approaches to county roads -
Rules regarding construction -
Penalty.
Limitation of type or weight of
vehicles authorized - Penalty.
General penalty.
Interference with employment -
Penalty.
Discharge from employment -
Penalty.
Employment or membership in
other organizations -
Discrimination prohibited -
Penalty - Civil cause of action.
(Revised 5/21)9-24.2b
38.40.110
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38.40.120
38.42.050
38.42.150
Authorized military
organizations.
Protection of service members
and their dependents against
default judgments.
Civil investigative demands -
Standards - Limitations -
Enforcement.
9,02.274
38.52.150 Orders, rules, regulations -
Enforcement - Availability -
Penalty.
(Ord. No. 4195, S 1, 4-19-16; Ord. No. 4389, S 6,
2-2-21)
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9.02.280 RCW Title 39, entitled'oPublic
Contracts and Indebtedness'o -
Adoption by reference.
The following RCW sections, as currently
enacted or as hereafter amended or recodified from
time to time, are hereby adopted by reference and
shall be given the same force and effect as if set
forth herein in full:
RCW
39.04.110 Penalty for false entries.
39.84.050 Public corporations - Directors -
Conflicts of interest.
39.110.020 Economicdevelopmentfinance
authority - Creation -
Dissolution - Requirements -
Penalty.
(Ord. No. 4195, $ l,4-19-16)
9.02.290 Chapter 40.16 RCW, entitled
"Penal provisions'o - Adoption by
reference.
The following RCW sections, as currently
enacted or as hereafter amended or recodified from
time to time, are hereby adopted by reference and
shall be given the same force and effect as if set
forth herein in full:
RCW
40.16.010 Injury to public record.
40.16.030 Offering false instrument for
filing or record.
(Ord. No. 4195, $ l, 4-19-16)
9.02.300 RCW Title 41, entitled "Public
Employment, Civil Serviceo and
Pensions" - Adoption by reference.
The following RCW sections, as currently
enacted or as hereafter amended or recodified from
time to time, are hereby adopted by reference and
shall be given the same force and effect as if set
forth herein in full:
RCW
4l .08.210 Penalty - Jurisdiction.
41.12.210 Penalty - Jurisdiction.
41.14.220 Penalty - Jurisdiction.
41.32.055 Falsification - Penalty.
9.02.310
41.35.120 False statements - Penalty
41.37 .120 False statements - Penalty
41.40.055 Penalty for false statements
(Ord. No. 4 I 95, $ 1, 4-19-16)
9.02.310 RCW Title 42n entitled "Public
Officers and Agencies" - Adoption
by reference.
The following RCW sections, as currently
enacted or as hereafter amended or recodified from
time to tirne, are hereby adopted by reference and
shall be given the same force and effect as if set
forth herein in full:
RCW
42.17 A.7 50 Civil remedies and sanctions -
Referral for criminal
prosecution.
42.20.020
42.20.030
42.20.040
42.20.050
42.20.060
42.20.080
42.20.090
42.20.100
42.20.110
42.24.100
42.24.110
Powers may not be delegated for
profit.
Intrusion into and refusal to
surrender public offi ce.
False report.
Public officer making false
certificate.
Falsely auditing and paying
claims.
Other violations by officers.
Misappropriation, etc., by
treasurer.
Failure of duty by public officer
a misdemeanor.
Improper conduct by certain
justices.
Mun icipal corporations and
political subdivisions -
Certificates need not be sworn -
Penalty for false claim.
Municipal corporations and
political subdivisions -
Approving or paying false claim
- Penalties.
42.44.160 Official misconduct - Penalty
(Ord. No. 4195, $ l, 4-19-16)
9-24.2c (Revised 11116)
9.02.320
9.02.320 RCW Title 430 entitled 66State
Government - Executive" -
Adoption by reference.
The following RCW sections, as currently
enacted or as hereafter amended or recodified from
time to time, are hereby adopted by reference and
shall be given the same force and effect as if set
forth herein in full:
RCW
43.0 L I 00 Application forms -
Employment - Licenses -
Mention of race or religion
prohibited - Penalty.
43.04.090 Criminal penalty
43.22A.170 Notice of infraction.
43.3'7 .200 Penalty
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Penalty for falsification.
Crime laboratory analysis fee -
Court imposition - Collection.
DNA identification system -
Biological samples - Collection,
use, testing - Scope and
application of section.
Obtaining information by false
pretenses - Unauthorized use of
information - Falsifying records
- Penalty.
43.43.320
43.43.690
43.43.754
43.43.810
43.07.210 Filing false statements - Penalty
43.12.065 Rules pertaining to public use of
state lands - Enforcement -
Penalty.
43.21G.100 Penalty
State of emergency - Powers of
governor pursuant to
proclamation.
State of emergency - Disorderly
conduct after emergency
proclaimed - Penalty.
State of emergency - Refusing to
leave public way or property
when ordered - Penalty.
Compelling attendance of
witnesses and testimony -
Penalty.
Access to plants - Penalty for
refusal.
Manufactured homes, mobile
homes, recreational vehicles -
Safety rules - Compliance -
Penalty.
Violations - Penalties.
Factory built housing and
commercial structures,
regulating installation of -
Violation as misdemeanor -
Penalty.
43.70.185 Inspection of property where
marine species located -
Prohibitions on harvest or
landing - Penalties.
43.88.270 Penalty for violations
43.215.340 Operating without a license -
Penalty.
43.320.090 Borrowing money by director,
deputy, or emPloYee - PenaltY
(Ord. No. 4195, $ l,4-19-16)
9.02.330 Chapter 44.16 RCW' entitled
"Legislative inquiry" - Adoption by
reference.
The following RCW section, as currently
enacted or as hereafter amended or recodified from
time to time, is hereby adopted by reference and
shall be given the same force and effect as if set
forth herein in full:
RCW
44.16.120 Punishment of recalcitrant
witness.
(Ord. No. 4195, $ l, 4-19-16)
9.02.340 RCW Title 46' entitled "Motor
Vehicleson - Adoption by reference.
The following RCW sections, as currently
enacted or as hereafter amended or recodified from
time to time, are hereby adopted by reference and
shall be given the same force and effect as if set
forth herein in full:
43.06.220
43.06.240
43.06.250
43.22.300
43.22.310
43.22.340
43.22.433
43.22.490
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RCW
46.09.495
46.164.050
46.16A.010
46.19.010
46.20.091
46.29.610
46.29.620
46.35.030
46.68.010
46.70.021
46.70.051
46.70.140
46. 10.505
46.t2.610 Contaminated vehicles.
Failure to title or register an off-
road vehicle - Penalty,
circumstances when.
Failure to register a snowmobile,
circumstances when.
Registration - Requirements
before issuance - Penalty -
Rules.
Registration - Cancellation,
refusal, etc. - Appeals.
Criteria for natural persons -
Appl ication - Identifi cation
cards, placards, and license
plates.
Application - Penalty for false
statement- Driving records from
and to other jurisdictions.
Surrender of license - Penalty
Forged proof- Penahy.
Confi dential information -
Exceptions - Penalty.
Abstract of driving record -
Access - Fee - Violations.
Refunds, overpayments, and
underpayments - Penalty for
false statements.
License required for dealers or
manufacturers - Penalties.
Issuance oflicense - Private
party dissemination of vehicle
database.
Handling "hot" vehicles -
Unreported motor "switches" -
Unauthorized use of dealer
plates - Penalty.
Penalty for violations.
46.72.100
46.72A.060
46.72A.070
46.80.020
46.80.080
46.80.1 10
46.80.130
46.80.170
9.02.350
Unprofessional conduct -
Bond/insurance policy - Penalty
lnsurance - Amount - Penalty.
Vehicle certificates - lssuance of
new or duplicate certificate -
Penalty.
License required - Penalty.
Records - Penalty.
License penalties, civil fines,
criminal penalties.
All storage at place of business -
Screening required - Penalty.
Violations - Penalties.
46.52.130
46.ss.300 Vehicle immobilization.
46.82.390 Penalty.
46.87.290 Refusal,cancellationof
application, cab card -
Procedures, penalties.
(Ord. No. 4195, $ 1,4-19-16; Ord. No. 4314, $ 6,
3-s- l 9)
9.02.350 RCW Title 47, entitled "Public
Highways and Transportation" -
Adoption by reference.
The following RCW sections, as currently
enacted or as hereafter amended or recodified from
time to time, are hereby adopted by reference and
shall be given the same force and effect as if set
forth herein in full:
RCW
47.04.090 Penalty.
47.08.1l0 Misuse of county or city road
funds - General penalty.
47.38.010 Rules governing use and control
ofrest areas, historic sites,
viewpoints, etc. - Penalties.
47.40.080 Penalty for destroying native
flora on state lands, highways,
parks.
Violations - Penalty -
Abatement as public nltisance.
46.70.170
9-24.2e
47 .41.070
(Revised 7/19)
9.02.360
47.42.080
47.44.060 Penalties
Public nuisance - Abatement -
Penalty.
48.30.220
48.30.230
48.44.015
48.44.060
48.46.027
48.46.420
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Destruction, injury, secretion,
etc., of propefty.
False claims or proof - Penalty
Registration by health care
service contractors required -
Penalty.
Penalty.
Registration, required - Issuance
of securities - Penalty.
Penalty for violations.
47.48.040
47.48.050
Penalty.
Transportation of radioactive or
hazardous cargo - Definition -
Violation, penalty.
47.68.220 Operating aircraft recklessly or
under influence ofintoxicants or
drugs.
47.68.230 Aircraft, airman, and airwoman
ceftificates required.
47.68.240 Penaltiesforviolations.
47.68.255 Evasive registration.
(Ord. No. 4195, $ l, 4-19-16)
9.02.360 RCW Title 48n entitled "Insurance"
- Adoption by reference.
The following RCW sections, as currently
enacted or as hereafter amended or recodified from
time to time, are hereby adopted by reference and
shall be given the same force and effect as if set
forth herein in full:
RCW
48.01 .080 Penalties.
48.07.060 Corrupt practices - Penalty
48.08.040 Illegal dividends, reductions -
Penalty against directors.
48.15.180 Surplus line broker's fiduciary
capacity - Violations.
48.17.480
48.304.015 Unlawful acts - Penalties.
48.31.105 Conduct of proceedings -
Requirement to cooperate -
Definitions - Violations -
Penalties.
48.36,4..360 Penalties.
48.t7.600
Reporting and accounting for
premiums.
Separation of premium funds
Alteration of application.
Stated premium must include all
charges.
Contributions to candidates for
insurance commissioner.
Illegal dealing in premiums.
Misrepresentation in application
for insurance.
48.56.030 License - Required - Fees -
Infonnation to be furnished -
Penalty.
48.80.030 Making false claims, concealing
information - Penalty -
Exclusions.
(Ord. No. 4195, $ l, 4-19-16)
9.02.370 RCW Title 490 entitled ool,abor
Regulationso' - Adoption by
reference.
The following RCW sections, as currently
enacted or as hereafter amended or recodified from
time to time, are hereby adopted by reference and
shall be given the same force and effect as if set
forth herein in full:
RCW
49.12.130 Witness protected - Penalty.
49.12.170 Penalty.
49.12.175 Wage discrimination due to sex
prohibited - Penalty - Civil
recovery.
49.12.410 Child labor laws - Violations -
Criminal penalties.
48. r 8.070
48.1 8.1 80
48.30.1 10
48.30.190
48.30.210
(Revised 7/19)9-24.2f
49.11.190 Violations - Criminal penalties.
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49.24.060
49.24.380
49.26.140
Penalty
Penalty
Asbestos projects - Enforcement
- Penalties.
9.02.370
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49.44.060
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49.28.010
49.28.080
49.28.100
49.38.060 Penalty
49.40.030
49.44.010
49.44.020
49.44.030
49.44.040
Fraud in securing advances -
Penalty.
Blackl isting - Penalty.
Bribery of labor representative.
Labor representative receiving
bribe.
Obtaining employment by false
letter or cerlificate.
Fraud by employment agent.
Corrupt infl uencing of agent.
Endangering life by refusal to
labor.
Bringing in out-of-state persons
to replace employees involved in
labor dispute - Penalty.
Requiring lie detector tests -
Penalty.
Prohibited acts of employer -
Penalty.
Penalty for noncompliance with
RCW 49.48.010 through
49.48.030 and 49.48.060.
Enforcement of wage claims -
Issuance ofsubpoenas -
Compliance.
Rebates of wages - False records
- Penalty.
Rebates of wages on pr"rblic
works - Penalty.
Misdemeanorto interfere with or
resist commission.
Refueling services for disabled
drivers - Violation -
Investigation - I ntentional
Eight hour day, I 899 act- Public
works contracts - Emergency
overtime - Penalty.
Hours of domestic employees -
Exception - Penalty.
Hours of operators of power
equipment in waterfront
operations - Penalty.
9.02.390
display of plate or Placard
invalid or not legally issued
prohibited - Fine - Notice to
disabled persons.
(Ord. No.4195, $ 1,4-19-16)
9.02.380 RCW Title 50, entitled
"Unemployment Compensation" -
Adoption by reference.
The following RCW sections, as currently
enacted or as hereafter amended or recodified from
time to time, are hereby adopted by reference and
shall be given the same force and effect as if set
forth herein in full:
RCW
50.36.010 Violations generally.
50.36.020 Violations by employers.
50.36.030 Concealing cause of discharge.
50.40.010 Waiver of rights void.
(Ord. No. 4195, $ 1,4-19-16)
9.02.390 RCW Title 51, entitled'olndustrial
Insuranceo' - Adoption by
reference.
The following RCW sections, as currently
enacted or as hereafter amended or recodified from
time to time, are hereby adopted by reference and
shall be given the same force and effect as if set
forth herein in full:
RCW
51.14.100 Notice of compliance to be
posted - Penalty.
51.16.140 Premium liability of worker
5l.48.020
49.44.t00
49.44.120
49.46.100
49.48.020
49.48.040
49.52.050
49.52.090
49.60.310
51.48.040
51.48.050
Employer's false reporting or
faih.rre to secure payment of
compensation - False
information by claimants -
Unlawful actions - Penalties.
Inspection of employer's
records.
Liability for illegal collections
for medical aid.
Engaging in business without
certifi cate of coverage -
Unlawful actions - Penalties.49.60.360
9-24.2g
s r .48.103
(Revised 11l16)
9.02.400
sl.48.270
sl.48.280
Criminal liability of persons
making false statements or
concealing information.
Kickbacks, bribes, and rebates -
Representation fees - Criminal
liability - Exceptions.
Kent City Code
9.02.420 Chapter 57.08 RCW' entitled
"Powers" - Adoption by reference.
The following RCW section, as currently
enacted or as hereafter amended or recodified from
time to time, is hereby adopted by reference and
shall be given the same force and effect as if set
forth herein in full:
RCW
57.08.180 Sewer, drainage, and water
connections without district
permission - Penalties.
(Ord. No. 4195, $ 1,4-19-16)
9.02.430 RCW Title 58, entitled ooBoundaries
and Plats" - Adoption by reference.
The following RCW sections, as currently
enacted or as hereafter amended or recodified from
time to time, are hereby adopted by reference and
shall be given the same force and effect as if set
forth herein in full:
RCW
58.04.015 Disturbing a stlrvey monument -
Penalty - Cost.
58. 17.300 Violations - Penalties.
(Ord. No. 4195, $ 1,4-19-16)
9.02.440 RCW Title 59' entitled o'Landlord
and Tenanto'- Adoption by
reference.
The following RCW sections, as currently
enacted or as hereafter amended or recodified from
time to time, are hereby adopted by reference and
shall be given the same force and effect as if set
forth herein in full:
RCW
59.12.230 Forcible entry and detainer -
Penalty.
59. 1 8.1 25 Inspections by local
municipalities - Frequency -
Number of rental properties
inspected - Notice - Appeals -
Penalties.
59.21.110 Violations - Penalty
(Ord. No. 4195, $ l, 4-19-16)
51.52.120 Attorney's fee before
department or board - Unlawful
attorney's fees.
51.52.132 Unlawfulattorney'sfees.
(Ord. No. 4195, $ 1,4-19-16)
9.02.400 Chapter 52.12 RCW, entitled
ttPowers - Burning permitstt -
Adoption by reference.
The following RCW sections, as currently
enacted or as hereafter amended or recodified from
time to time, are hereby adopted by reference and
shall be given the same force and effect as if set
forth herein in full:
RCW
52.12.105 Burning permits - Penalty.
52.12.106 Burning permits - Penalty.
(Ord. No. 4195, $ 1, 4-19-16)
9.02.410 RCW Title 53, entitled '6Port
Districts" - Adoption by reference.
The following RCW sections, as currently
enacted or as hereafter amended or recodified from
time to time, are hereby adopted by reference and
shall be given the same force and effect as if set
forth herein in full:
RCW
53.08.220 Regulationsauthorized-
Adoption as part of ordinance or
resolution of city or county,
procedure - Enforcement -
Penalty for violation.
53.34.190 Bylaws, rules for management,
uses, charges - Penalty for
violation.
(Ord. No. 4195, $ l, 4-19-16)
(Revised 11116)9-24.2h
Kent City Code
9.02.450 RCW Title 61, entitled'oMortgages,
Deeds of Trust, and Real Estate
Contracts" - Adoption by reference.
The following RCW sections, as currently
enacted or as hereafter amended or recodified from
time to time, are hereby adopted by reference and
shall be given the same force and effect as if set
forth herein in full:
RCW
61.12.030 Removalof property from
mortgaged premises - Penalty.
61.30.150 False swearing - Penalty -
Failure to comply with chapter-
Liability.
(Ord. No. 4195, $ 1,4-19-16)
9.02.460 RCW Title 630 entitled ooPersonal
Property" - Adoption by reference.
The following RCW sections, as currently
enacted or as hereafter amended or recodified from
time to time, are hereby adopted by reference and
shall be given the same force and effect as if set
forth herein in full:
RCW
63.14.170 Violations - Penalties.
63.29.340 Interest and penalties.
63.29.350 Penalty for excessive fee for
locating abandoned property -
Consumer protection act
application.
(Ord. No. 4195, $ 1, 4-19-16)
9.02.470 RCW Title 64, entitled'oReal
Property and Conveyances" -
Adoption by reference.
The following RCW sections, as currently
enacted or as hereafter amended or recodified from
time to time, are hereby adopted by reference and
shall be given the same force and effect as if set
forth herein in full:
RCW
64.36.020 Registration required before
advertisement, solicitation, or
offer - Requirements for
registration - ExemPtion
authorized - Penalties.
64.36.210 Unlawful acts - Penalties.
9.02.490
64.44.040 Orders declaring property unfit
and prohibiting use - CitY,
county action - Entrance uPon
property prohibited.
(Ord. No. 4195, $ 1,4-19-16)
9.02.480 RCW Title 65, entitled "Recordingo
Registration, and Legal
Publication" - Adoption bY
reference.
The following RCW sections, as currently
enacted or as hereafter amended or recodified from
time to time, are hereby adopted by reference and
shall be given the same force and effect as if set
forth herein in full:
RCW
65.12.730 Certificate subject of theft -
Penalty.
65.12.740 Perjury.
65.12.750 Fraud - False entries - Penalty.
65.20J30 General penalties.
(Ord. No. 4195, $ 1,4-19-16)
9.02.490 RCW Title 660 entitled "Alcoholic
Beverage Control" - AdoPtion bY
reference.
The following RCW sections, as currently
enacted or as hereafter amended or recodified from
time to time, are hereby adopted by reference and
shall be given the same force and effect as if set
forth herein in full:
RCW
66.04.010 Definitions.
66.08.130
66.08.140
66.12.010
Inspection ofbooks and records
- Goods possessed or shipped -
Refusalas violation.
Inspection ofbooks and records
- Financial dealings - Penalty
for refusal.
Wine or beer manufactured for
home use.
Record of individual purchases
confidential - Penalty for
disclosure.
9-24.2i
66.16.090
(Revised 11/16)
9.02.490
66.20.100
66.20.1t0
66.20.120
66.20.200
66.20.340
66.24.481
66.28.090
66.28.200
66.28.210
66.28.220
66.28.230
66.44.010
66.44.040
66.44.060
66.44.070
66.44.080
66.44.090
66.44.100
66.44.120
66.44.130
Physician may prescribe or
administer liquor - Penalty.
Dentist may administer liquor -
Penalty.
Hospital, etc., may adrninister
liquor - Penalty.
Unlawful acts relating to
identifi cation or certifi cation
card - Penalties.
Alcohol servers - Violation of
rules - Penalties.
Public place or club - License or
permit required - Penalty.
Licensed premises or banquet
permit premises open to
inspection - Failure to allow,
violation.
Keg registration - Special
endorsement for grocery store
licensee - Requirements of
seller.
Keg registration - Requirements
of purchaser.
Keg registration - Identification
of containers - Rules - Fees -
Sale in violation of rules
unlawful.
Keg registration - Furnishing to
minors - Penalties.
Local officers to enforce law -
Authority of board - Liquor
enforcement officers.
Sufficiency of description of
offenses in complaints,
informations, process, etc.
Proof of unlawfulsale
establishes prima facie intent.
Certified analysis is prima facie
evidence of alcoholic content.
Service ofprocess on
corporation.
Acting without license.
Opening or consuming liquor in
a public place - Penalty.
Unlawful use of seal.
Sales of liquor by drink or bottle.
66.44.140
66.44.150
66.44.160
66.44.t70
66.44.175
66.44.180
66.44.200
66.44.210
66.44.270
66.44.280
66.44.290
66.44.292
66.44.300
66.44.310
66.44.316
Kent City Code
Unlawful sale, transportation of
spirituous liquor without stamP
or seal - Unlawful operation,
possession of still or mash.
Buying liquor illegally.
I llegal possession, transportation
of alcoholic beverages.
Illegal possession of liquor with
intent to sell - Prima facie
evidence, what is.
Violations of law.
General penalties - Jurisdiction
for violations.
Sales to persons apparently
under the influence of liquor -
Purchases or consumption by
persons apparently under the
influence of liquor on licensed
premises - Penalty - Notice -
Separation ofactions.
Obtaining liquor for ineligible
person.
Furnishing liquor to minors -
Possession, use - Penalties -
Exhibition of effects -
Exceptions.
Minor applying for permit.
Minor purchasing or attempting
to purchase liquor - Penalty.
Sales to minors by licensee or
employee - Board notification to
prosecuting attorney to
fonn ulate charges against
minors.
Treats, gifts, purchases of liquor
for or from minor, or holding out
minor as at least twenty-one, in
public place where liquor sold.
Minors frequenting off-limits
area - Misrepresentation of age -
Penalty - Classification of
licensees.
Cerlain persons eighteen years
and over permitted to enter and
remain upon licensed premises
during employment.
Employees aged eighteen to
twenty-one stocking,
merchandising, and handling
beer and wine.
(Revised 11/16)e-24.2i
66.44.318
Kent City Code
66.44.325 Unlawful transfer to a minor of
age identification.
66.44.328 Preparation or acquisition and
supply to persons under age
twenty-one of facsimile of
official identification card -
Penalty.
66.44.340 Employees eighteen years and
over allowed to sell and handle
beer and wine for certain
licensed employers.
66.44.350 Employees eighteen years and
over allowed to serve and carry
liquor, clean up, etc., for certain
licensed employers.
66.44.370 Resisting or opposing officers in
enforcement of title.
66.44.380 Powdered alcohol.
(Ord. No. 3621, S 2,10-I-02: Ord. No. 3692, S 6,
6-1-04; Ord. No. 4195, S 1, 4-19-16. Formerly
9.02.140)
9.02.500 RCW Title 67, entitled "Sports and
Recreation - Convention Facilities"
- Adoption by reference.
The following RCW sections, as currently
enacted or as hereafter amended or recodified from
time to time, are hereby adopted by reference and
shall be given the same force and effect as if set
forth herein in full:
RCW
67.04.010 Penalty for bribery in relation to
baseball game.
67.04.020 Penalty for acceptance of bribe.
67.04.050 Corrupt baseball playing -
Penalty.
67.04.150 Contract with minor - Penalty
for violation.
9.02.510
67.16.060 Prohibited practices -
Parimutuel system permitted -
Race meet as public nuisance.
67.42.A70 Penalty
67.70.120 Sale to minor prohibited -
Exception - Penalties.
67.70.150 Penalty for false or misleading
statement or entry or failure to
produce documents.
67.70.160 Penalty for violation of chapter -
Exceptions.
67 .70.I70 Penalty for violation of rules -
Exceptions.
67.70.180 Persons prohibited from
purchasing tickets or shares or
receiving Prizes - PenaltY.
(Ord. No. 4195, S 1, 4-19-16)
9.02.510 RCW Title 68, entitled "Cemeteries,
Morgues, and Human Remains" -
Adoption by reference.
The following RCW sections, as currently
enacted or as hereafter amended or recodified from
time to time, are hereby adopted by reference and
shall be given the same force and effect as if set
forth herein in full:
RCW
68.05.115 Sale or transfer of cemetery
authority or creation ofa new
cemetery - PenaltY for
noncompliance.
68.05.240 Interment, certificate of
authority required - PenaltY.
68.05.330 Violation - Penalty - Unfair
practice - Other laws aPPlicable.
68.05.390 Permit or endorsement required
for cremation - PenaltY.
68.24.130 Sale for resale prohibited -
Penalty.
Commission on sales prohibited
- Penalty.
Unlawful employment of others
to dispose of human remains.
Opening road through cemetery
- Penalty.
68.24.140
68.24.t50
67.08.015
67.08.140
67.08.150
Dulies of department
Exemptions - Rules.
Penalty for conducting events
without license - Penalty.
General penalty.
Liquor sales, keeping games,
without license - Penalty.
67.14.060
9-24.2k
68.24.190
(Revised 5/21)
9.02.520
68.28.060
68.40.085
68.40.090
68.50.020
68.50.050
68.50.100
68.50.108
68.44.060 Unauthorized loans - Penalty
Improper construction a
nuisance - Penalty.
Representing fund as perpetual -
Penalty.
Penalty.
Notice to coroner - Penalty.
Removal or concealment of body
- Penalty.
Dissection, when permitted -
Autopsy of person under the age
of three years.
Autopsies, postmortems -
Consent to embalm or cremate
body - Time limitation.
Holding body for debt - Penalty
Unlawful disposal of remains.
Unlawful disturbance, removal,
or sale of human remains -
Penalty.
Individual cremation -
Exception - Penalty.
Skeletal human remains - Duty
to notify - Ground disturbing
activities - Coroner
determination - Definitions.
Unlawful damage to graves,
markers, shrubs, etc. -
Interfering with funeral.
Nonconforming cemetery a
nuisance - Penalty.
Defendant liable for costs.
Protection of cemeteries -
Penalties.
Protection of historic graves -
Penalty.
Skeletal human remains - Duty
to notify - Ground disturbing
activities - Coroner
determination Definitions.
Illegal purchases or sales -
Felony.
Kent City Code
68.64.160 Illegal financial gain - Altering a
document, amendment, or
revocation of gift - FelonY.
(Ord. No. 4195, S 1, 4-19-16)
9.02.520 RCW Title 69, entitled "Food,
Drugs, Cosmetics, and Poisons" -
Adoption by reference.
The following RCW sections, as currently
enacted or as hereafter amended or recodified from
time to time, are hereby adopted by reference and
shall be given the same force and effect as if set
forth herein in full:
RCW
69.04.040 Prohibited acts.
69.04.060 Criminal penalty for violations.
69.04.070 Additional penalty.
69.04.933 Food fish and shellfish labeling -
Identification of species -
Exceptions - Penalty.
69.04.934 Salmon labeling - Identification
as farm-raised or commerciallY
caught - Exceptions - PenaltY.
69.04.938 Misbranding of food fish or
shellfish - Penalties.
69.06.060 Penalty.
Violations - Penalties.
Penalties.
69.07.150
69.22.090
69.25.150 Penalties - Liability of employer
- Defense.
69.28.185 Penalty.
Penalties.
Penalty.
69.30.140
68.50,120
68.50.130
68.50.140
68.50.185
68.50.645
68.56.010
68.56.040
68.56.050
68.60.040
68.60.050
68.60.055
68.64.150
69.36.060
69.38.040
69.38.050
69.38.060
Inspection of poison register -
Penalty for failure to maintain
register.
False representation - Penalty
Manufacturers and sellers of
poisons - License required -
Penalty.
(Revised 5/21)9-24.21
Kent City Code
69.40.055
9.02.520
Ephedrine, pseudoephedrine,
phenylpropanolamine - Sales
restrictions - Electronic sales
tracking system - Penalty.
Ephedrine, pseudoephedrine,
phenylpropanolamine -
Possession of more than fifteen
grams - Penalty - Exceptions.
Exemptions - Pediatric products
- Products exempted by the
pharmacy quality assurance
commission.
Iodine, methylsulfonylmethane
- Sales restrictions - Recording
of transactions - Penalties.
Definitions.
Drug paraphernalia -
Definitions.
Nomenclature.
Schedule I.
Schedule Ii.
Schedule III.
Schedule IV.
Schedule V.
Medical assistance - Drug-
related overdose - Prosecution
for possession.
Prohibited acts: A - Penalties.
Counterfeit substances -
Penalties.
Delivery of substance in lieu of
controlled substance - Penalty.
Possession of controlled
substance Penalty - Possession
of useable marijuana, marijuana
concentrates, or marijuana-
infused products.
Possession of forty grams or less
of marijuana - Penalty.
Involving a person under
eighteen in unlawful controlled
substance transaction - Penalty.
Provisions not applicable to
offenses under RCW 69.50,410.
Prohibited acts: B - Penalties.
Prohibited acts: C - Penalties.
Penalties under other laws.
Bar to prosecution.
Conspiracy.
69.41.010
69.41.030
69.41.050
69.41.060
69.4t.072
Selling repackaged poison
without labeling - Penalty
Definitions.
Sale, delivery, or possession of
legend drug without prescription
or order prohibited - Exceptions
- Penalty.
Labeling requirements - Penalty
Search and seizure.
Violations of Chapter 69.50
RCW not to be charged under
Chapter 69.41 RCW
Exception.
Coercion of pharmacist
prohibited - Penalty.
Practitioners - Restricted use -
Medical records.
Penalties.
Report to pharmacy quality
assurance commission List of
substances - Modification of list
- Identification of purchasers -
Report of transactions -
Penalties.
Receipt ofsubstance from source
outside state - Report - Penalty.
Exemptions.
Suspicious transactions - RePort
- Penalty.
Reporting form.
Recordkeeping requirements -
Penalty.
Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements - Submission of
computer readable data, copies
of federal reports.
False statement in report or
record-ClassCfelony.
Permit to sell, transfer, furnish,
or receive substance -
Exemptions - Application for
permit - Fee - Renewal -
Penalty.
Ephedrine, pseudoephedrine,
phenylpropanolamine - Sales
restrictions - Record of
transaction - Exceptions -
Penalty.
69.43.1 10
69.43.120
69.43.130
69.43.l3s
69.50.101
69.50.102
69.41.170
69.4r.320
69.41.350
69.43.010
69.43.020
69.43.030
69.43.035
69.43.040
69.43.043
69.50.401
69.50.401 I
69.50.202
69.50.204
69.50.206
69.50.208
69.50.210
69.50.2r2
69.s0.315
69.43.048
69.43.080
69.43.090
69.50.4012
69.50.4013
69.50.4014
69.50.4015
69.50.4016
69,43.105
9-24.2m
69.50.402
69.50.403
69.50.404
69.50.405
69.50.407
(Revised 5/21)
69.50.408
69.50.410
69.50.412
69.50.4121
9.42.520
69.50.416
69.50.435
69.50.445
69.s0.475
69.50.450
69.50.465
Second or subsequent offenses.
Prohibited acts: D - Penalties.
Prohibited acts: E - Penalties.
Drug paraphernalia - Selling or
giving - Penalty.
Counterfeit substances
prohibited - Penalties.
Violations committed in or on
certain public places or facilities
- Additional penalty - Defenses
- Construction - Definitions.
Opening package of or
consuming marijuana, useable
marijuana, marij uana-infused
products, or marijuana
concentrates in view ofgeneral
public or public place - Penalty.
Butane or other explosive gases.
Conducting or maintaining
marijuana club - Penalty.
Marijuana retail outlets - Sale to
persons under the age of twenty-
one - Penalty.
Seizure and forfeiture.
Burden of proof; liabilities.
Search and seizure of controlled
substances.
Search and seizure at rental
premises - Notification of
landlord.
Controlled purchase programs -
Persons under age twenty-one -
Violation - Criminal penalty -
Exceptions.
Purpose and intent.
Definitions.
Acts not constituting crimes or
unprofessional conduct - Health
care professionals not subject to
penalties or liabilities.
Compliance with chapter -
Qualifying patients and
designated providers not subject
to penalties - Law enforcement
not subject to liability.
Failure to register - Affirmative
defense.
Possession of plants, marijuana
concentrates, useable marijuana,
Kent City Code
or marijuana-infused products
exceeding lawful amount -
Affirmative defense.
Medical marijuana, lawful
possession - State not liable.
Limitations of chapter - Persons
under supervision.
Crimes - Limitations of chapter
Collective gardens.
State and municipalities - Not
subject to liability.
Qualifying patients or
designated providers -
Authorization - Health care
professional may include
recommendations on amount of
marijuana.
Unlawful actions - Criminal
penalty.
Housing unit - No more than
fifteen plants may be grown or
located - Exception - Civil
penalties.
Legislative findings.
Definitions.
Violations - Exceptions.
Seizure of contraband.
Seizure at rental premises -
Notification of landlord.
Violations - Juvenile driving
privileges.
Unlawful use of building for
drug purposes - Liability of
owner or manager Penalty.
Unlawful fortification of
building for drug purposes -
Penalty.
Unlawful use of fortified
building - Penalty.
Theft of ammonia.
Unlawful storage of ammonia.
Damages - Liability.
Definitions.
Retail sales - Proof of age from
purchaser - Unlawful acts,
exceptions - Penalties.
69.51A.050
69.51A.055
69.51A.060
69.51A.085
69.51A.130
69.51A.210
69.51A.240
69.51A.260
69.50.505
69.50.506
69.50.509
69.52.010
69.52.020
69.52.030
69.52.040
69.52.045
69.50.510
69.50.560
69.51A.005
69.51A.010
69.51A.030
69.51A.040
69.51A.043
69.51A.045
69.52.070
69.53.010
69.53.020
69.53.030
69.55.010
69.55.020
69.55.030
69.75.010
69.75.020
(Revised 5/21)9-24.2n
69.90.010 Definitions.
69.90.020 Sale of "kosher" and "kosher
style" food products prohibited if
not kosher - Representations -
Penalty.
(Ord. No. 3621, S 2,10-l-02: Ord. No. 3692, S 7,
6-1-04; Ord. No. 4068, S 1, 1-15-13; Ord. No.
4129, S 2, II-18-14; Ord. No. 4195, S 1, 4-19-16;
Ord. No. 4389, S 7,2-2-ZI. Formerly 9.02.150)
9.02.530 RCW Title 70, entitled "Public
Health and Safety" - Adoption by
reference.
The following RCW sections, as currently
enacted or as hereafter amended or recodified from
time to time, are hereby adopted by reference and
shall be given the same force and effect as if set
forth herein in full:
RCW
70,02.330 Obtaining confidential records
under false pretenses - Penalty.
70.05.120 Violations - Remedies -
Penalties.
Kent City Code
69.75.040
69.75.050
70.24.022
70.24.025
70.24.027
70.24.080
70.28.033
70.4t.t70
Construction of chapter
Preemption.
Interviews, examination,
counseling, or treatment of
infected persons or persons
believed to be infected -
Dissemination of false
information - Penalty.
Violations of health order -
Penalties.
Intentional transmission of HIV
- Penalties.
Penalty.
Treatment, isolation, or
examination order of health
officer - Violation - Penalty
Operating or maintaining
unlicensed hospital or
unapproved tertiary health
service - Penalty.
70.58.280 Penalty
70.58A.590 Penalties.
70.62.280 Violations - Penalty
9.02.530
Operating without a license -
Injunctions or other remedies -
Penalty.
Polluting water supply - Penalty
Furnishing impure water -
Penalty.
Pollution of watershed of city in
adjoining state - Penalty.
Exposing contagious disease -
Penalty.
Ambulances and drivers -
Penalty.
Door of public buildings to
swing outward - Penalty.
Liability of person handling
steamboat or steam boiler.
Attachment of objects to utility
poles - Penalty.
Public restrooms - Pay facilities
- Penalty.
Electrology and tattooing -
Practitioners to comply with
rules - Penalty.
Retail restroom access -
Customers with medical
conditions - Penalty.
Definitions.
License required to manufacture,
purchase, sell, use, possess,
transport, or store explosives -
Penalty - Surrender of
explosives by unlicensed person
- Other relief.
Unlawful access to explosives.
Malicious placement of an
imitation device - Penalties.
Intimidation or harassment with
an explosive - Class C felony.
Abandonment of explosives.
Explosive containers to be
marked - Penalty.
70.42.r80
70.54.010
70.54.020
70.54.030
70.54.050
70.54.065
70.54.070
70.54.080
70.54.090
70.54.160
70.54.350
70.54.400
70.74.0r0
70.74.022
70.74.160
70.74.272
70.74.275
70.74.295
70.74.300
9-24.2o (Revised 5/21)
9.02.530
70.74.3t0
70.74.400
70.75.040
70.84.010
70.84.060
70.84.070
70.85.010
70.85.020
70.85.030
70.86.040 Penalty
70.87.145
70.87.180
70.90.205
70.94.430
70.95.240
70.95.515
70.95.560
70.958.140
70.95D.100 Penalties
70.95I.040
70.9sI.060
Gas bombs, explosives, stink
bombs, etc.
Seizure and forfeiture.
Sale of nonstandard equipment
as misdemeanor - Exceptions.
Declaration - Policy.
Unauthorized use of white cane,
dog guide, or service animal.
Penalty for violations.
Definitions.
Refusal to yield line - Penalty
Request for line on pretext of
emergency - Penalty.
Order to discontinue operation -
Notice - Conditions - Contents
of order - Recision of order -
Violation - Penalty - Random
inspections.
Violations.
Criminal penalties.
Penalties.
Unlawful to dump or deposit
solid waste without permit -
Penalties - Litter cleanup
restitution payment.
Fee on the retail sale of new
replacement vehicle tires -
Failure to collect, pay to
department - Penalties.
Waste tires - Violation of RCW
70.95.555 - Penalty.
Penalties for violations -
Injunctions.
70.128.055
70.138.070 Criminalpenalties.
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Violations - Punishment.
Unlicensed operation - Criminal
penalty.
Violations - Penalties -
Injunctions - Jurisdiction and
venue - Fees and costs.
Rules relating to motor vehicles
Violations - Penalty.
Penalty.
Firearms - Penalty.
Compliance required.
Unsafe cribs - Prohibition -
Definition - Penalty.
Violations - Penalties.
Criminal conduct - Penalties
Failure to report is gross
misdemeanor.
Licenses required after July 1,
1990 - Penalties.
Operating without a license -
Misdemeanor.
Disclosure of reports or
information - Penalty.
Sampling prohibited - Penalty.
Purchasing, possessing by
persons under eighteen - Civil
infraction -Jurisdiction.
Shipping or transporting tobacco
products ordered or purchased
by mail or through the internet
prohibited - Penalty.
Penalties - Application of
consumer protection act.
70.95J.060
70.97.r40
70.99.050
70.r07.070
70.108. I 30
70.108. r 50
Oil sellers - Education
responsibility - Penalty.
Disposal of used oil - Penalty
70.110.040
70.1 1 1.030
70.119.130
70.t22.090
70.124.070
70.127.020
70.148.060
70.155.050
70.155.080
70.1 55.1 40
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70.158.060
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70.170.070 Penalties
70.175.090 Participants authorized to
contract - Penalty - Secretary
and state exempt from liability
70.185.080 Participants authorized to
contract - Penalty - Secretary
and state exempt from liability
70.230.070 Denial, suspension, or
revocation of license -
Investigating complaints
Penalties.
70.345.030 License required - Must allow
inspections - Sale of certain
substances prohibited -
Penalties.
70.345.090 Mail and internet sales - License
required - Age and identity
verification - Penalties -
Enforcement - Application of
consumer protection act - Rules.
70.345.100 Product tastings - Requirements
- Penalty.
(Ord. No. 3621, S 2,10-l-02: Ord. No. 3954, S 3,
5-18-10; Ord. No. 4195, S 1, 4-19-16; Ord. No.
4389, S 8,2-2-21. Formerly 9.02.160)
9.02.540 RCW Title 71, entitled "Mental
Illness" - Adoption by reference.
The following RCW sections, as currently
enacted or as hereafter amended or recodified from
time to time, are hereby adopted by reference and
shall be given the same force and effect as if set
forth herein in full:
RCW
7l.05.680 Treatment records - Access
under false pretenses, penalty.
71.12.460 License to be obtained - Penalty
(Ord. No. 4195, S 1, 4-19-16)
9.02.550 Chapter 72.09 RCW, entitled
"Department of corrections" -
Adoption by reference.
The following RCW section, as currently
enacted or as hereafter amended or recodified from
time to time, is hereby adopted by reference and
9.02.570
shall be given the same force and effect as if set
forth herein in full:
RCW
72.09.540 Inmate name change -
Limitations on use - PenaltY.
(Ord. No. 4195, S 1, 4-19-16)
9.02.560 Chapter 73.04 RCW, entitled
"General provisions" - Adoption by
reference.
The following RCW section, as currently
enacted or as hereafter amended or recodified from
time to time, is hereby adopted by reference and
shall be given the same force and effect as if set
forth herein in full:
RCW
73.04.020 Pension papers - Fees not to be
charged - Penalty.
(Ord. No. 4195, S 1, 4-19-16)
9.02.570 RCW Title 74, entitled "Public
Assistance" - Adoption by
reference.
The following RCW sections, as currently
enacted or as hereafter amended or recodified from
time to time, are hereby adopted by reference and
shall be given the same force and effect as if set
forth herein in full:
RCW
7 4.04.060 Records, confidential -
Exceptions - Penalty.
74.04.330 Annual reports by assistance
organizations - Penalty.
74.04.380 Federal and other surplus food
commodities - Agreements -
Personnel - Facilities -
Cooperation with other agencies
- Discontinuance of program.
74.04.385 Unlawful practices relating to
surplus commodities - Penalty.
74.08.331 Unlawful practices - Obtaining
assistance - Disposal of realty -
Penalties.
Electronic benefit cards - Names
of two or more persons.
74.08.582
Failure to maintain trust funds in
separate account - Penalties.
9-24.2q
74.09.270
(Revised 5/21)
9.02.580
7 4.r5.r50 Penalty for operating without
license.
74.20.060 Cooperation by person having
custody of child - Penalty.
Financial statements by parent
whose absence is basis of
application for public assistance.
7 4.20.260
74.34.020 Definitions.
74.34.021 Vulnerable adult - Definition.
74.34.035 Reports - Mandated and
permissive - Contents -
Confidentiality.
7 4.34.040 Reports Contents - Identity
confidential.
74.34.050 Immunity from liability.
7 4.34.053 Failure to report - False reports -
Penalties.
74.34.145 Protection of vulnerable adults -
Notice of criminal penalties for
violation - Enforcement under
RCW 26.50.110.
(Ord. No. 3621, S 2,10-l-02; Ord. No. 4195, S 1,
4- 19-16. Formerly 9.02. 170)
9.02.580 RCW Title 78, entitled "Mines,
Minerals, and Petroleum" -
Adoption by reference.
The following RCW sections, as currently
enacted or as hereafter amended or recodified from
time to time, are hereby adopted by reference and
shall be given the same force and effect as if set
forth herein in full:
RCW
78.04.050 Penalty for violations under
RCW 78.04.040.
78.12.061 Safety cage in mining shaft -
Regulations.
78.44.260 Operating without permit -
Penalty.
78.52.550 Violations - Penalty
78.60.290 Violations - Penalty
(Ord. No.4195, S 1,4-19-16)
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9.02.590 RCW Title 80, entitled "Public
Utilities" - Adoption by reference.
The following RCW sections, as currently
enacted or as hereafter amended or recodified from
time to time, are hereby adopted by reference and
shall be given the same force and effect as if set
forth herein in full:
RCW
80.04.385 Penalties - Violations by
officers, agents, and employees
of public service companies.
80.04.390 Penalties - Violations by
persons.
80.08.120 Penaltyagainstindividuals.
80.24.050 Penalty for failure to pay fees -
Disposition of fines and
penalties.
80.28.190 Gas companies - Certificate -
Violations - Commission
powers-Penalty-Fees.
80.50.150 Enforcement of compliance -
Penalties.
(Ord. No.4195, S 1,4-19-16)
9.02.600 RCW Title 81, entitled
"Transportation" - Adoption by
reference.
The following RCW sections, as currently
enacted or as hereafter amended or recodified from
time to time, are hereby adopted by reference and
shall be given the same force and effect as if set
forth herein in full:
RCW
81.04.385 Penalties - Violations by
officers, agents, and emPloYees
of public service companies and
persons or entities acting as
public service companies.
81.04.390 Penalties - Violations by
persons.
81.08.120 Penaltyagainstindividual.
Penalty for failure to pay fees -
Disposition of fees and penalties
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81.24.080
81.40.060
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81.29.040 Penalty for violations
9.02.630
9.02.6f0 Chapter 88.02 RCW, entitled
"Vessel registration" - Adoption by
reference.
The following RCW sections, as currently
enacted or as hereafter amended or recodified from
time to time, are hereby adopted by reference and
shall be given the same force and effect as if set
forth herein in full:
RCW
88.02.350 Refunds, overpayments, and
underpayments Penalty for
false statement.
88.02.360 Contaminated vessels.
88.02.380 Penalties - Disposition of
moneys collected - Enforcement
authority.
88.02.400 Evasive registration and excise
tax evasion - Penalty.
88.02.7 40 Vessel dealer license required -
Penalty.
(Ord. No. 4195, S 1, 4-19-16)
9.02.620 RCW Title 90, entitled "Water
Rights - Environment" - AdoPtion
by reference.
The following RCW sections, as currently
enacted or as hereafter amended or recodified from
time to time, are hereby adopted by reference and
shall be given the same force and effect as if set
forth herein in full:
RCW
90.36.050 Penalty - 1901 c 121.
90.44.r20 Penalty for waste or
unauthorized use of water
90.58.220 General penalty
(Ord. No. 4195, S 1, 4-19-16)
9.02.630 Obstructingpublicofficers.
A. A person is guilty of obstructing a public
officer if, with knowledge that the person is a pub-
lic officer, he or she:
1. Intentionally and physically interferes with
a public officer;
2. Intentionally hinders or delays a public
officer by disobeying an order to stop given by
such officer;
Purchase of apparel by
employees - Penalty.
Employee shelters - Penalty.
Cost of records or medical
examinations - Unlawful to
require employee or applicant to
pay - Penalty - Definitions.
First aid kits and drinking water
- Penalty.
Obstructing or delaying train -
Penalty.
Penalty for violation of duty
endangering safety.
Reimbursement of inspection
cost.
Definitions.
Application of chapter restricted.
Compliance with chapter
required,
Penalty.
81,40.080
81.40.130
81.44.085
81.48.020
81.48.060
81.54.030
81.68.080
81.68.010
81.68.015
81.68.020
81.77.020 Compliance with chapter
required - Exemption for cities.
81.77.090 Penalty.
(Ord. No. 4195, S l, 4-19-16)
9.02.605 RCW Title 82, entitled "Excise Tax"
- Adoption by reference.
The following RCW sections, as currently
enacted or as hereafter amended or recodified from
time to time, are hereby adopted by reference and
shall be given the same force and effect as if set
forth herein in full:
RCW
82.12.040 Retailers to collect tax - Penalty.
82.26 .I9A Distributors and retailers - Valid
license required - Violations -
Penalties.
(Ord. No. 4389, S 9,2-2-Zl)
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9.02.640
3. Intentionally refuses to cease an activity or
behavior that creates a risk of injury to any person
when ordered to do so by a public officer;
4. Intentionally destroys, conceals, or alters
or attempts to destroy, conceal, or alter any mate-
rial that he or she knows the public officer is
attempting to obtain, secure, or preserve during an
investigation, search, or arrest;
5. Intentionally refuses to leave the scene of
an investigation of a crime while an investigation is
in progress after being requested to leave by a pub-
lic officer; or
6. Intentionally hinders or delays a public
officer in the discharge of his or her official duties
by making any untrue or misleading statement,
report, or identification.
B. No person shall be convicted of violating
this section if the judge determines with respect to
the person charged with violating this section that
the public officer is not acting lawfully in a govern-
mental function.
C. For purposes of this section, a public officer
means those individuals responsible for the
enforcement of the provisions of the Kent City
Code and empowered to make arrests or issue cita-
tions for violations under the code or those individ-
uals responsible for the enforcement of the
criminal laws of the state.
D. Obstructing a public officer is a gross misde-
meanor.
(Ord. No. 3621, S 2,10-l'02; Ord. No. 4195, S I,
4- 19-16. Formerly 9.02. 180)
9.02.640 Disorderlyconduct.
A. A person is guilty of disorderly conduct if he
or she:
1. Uses abusive language and thereby inten-
tionally creates a risk of assault;
2. Intentionally disrupts any lawful assembly
or meeting of persons without lawful authority;
3. Intentionally obstructs pedestrian or vehic-
ular traffic without lawful authority; or
4. Aggressively solicits in a public place.
B. The following definitions shall apply in this
section:
l. Aggressively solicit means to solicit and
engage in conduct that would likely intimidate a
reasonable person, including touching, following,
persistently soliciting after being refused, using
violent or threatening language or gestures, or tak-
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ing similar actions for the purpose of inducing
another person into giving goods, services, money,
signatures, or any other item, tangible or intangi-
ble, sought by the solicitor.
2. Lawful authorityincludes but is not limited
to oral permission, or a permit or license when
issued by a person or entity with authority to issue
the permission, permit, or license, or a court order
or authorization issued by a court of proper juris-
diction.
3. Obstruct pedestrian or vehicular traffic
means to walk, stand, sit, lie, grasp a person, or
place an object in such a manner as to block pas-
sage by another person or a vehicle, or to require
another person or a driver of a vehicle to take eva-
sive action to avoid physical contact, and shall also
include action which is intended to prohibit or
delay vehicular or pedestrian traffic from entering
a public or private place; provided, that an act
which is specifically authorized by a state or fed-
eral court with jurisdiction and which has been
determined by the court to be a valid exercise of
one's right to picket or legally protestshall not con-
stitute obstruction of pedestrian or vehicular traf-
fic.
4. Public place means an area generally visi-
ble to public view and includes alleys, bridges,
buildings, driveways, parking lots, parks, plazas,
sidewalks, and streets open to the general public,
including places that serve food or drink or provide
entertainment, and the doorways and entrances to
buildings or dwellings and the grounds enclosing
them.
5. Solicit means to request, petition, or seek
something from another person, or persons, or
business or businesses, by words, physical ges-
tures, or written or symbolic signs or displays in a
public place.
C. Disorderly conduct is a misdemeanor.
(Ord. No. 3621, S 2,I0-I-02: Ord. No. 4071, S 1,
2-19-13; Ord. No. 4146, S I, 4-21-15: Ord. No.
4195, S 1,4-19-16. Formerly 9.02.190)
9.02.650 Prohibited conduct on transit
property and transit vehicles.
A. Definitions. As used in this section, the fol-
lowing definitions shall apply:
L Public transportation services means pro-
viding, at scheduled times and places, transit vehi-
cles to carry members of the public from one
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location to another upon public highways or other
roads, or upon any railway used for light rail or
interurban passenger service provided by a
regional transit authority authorized by Chapter
81.112 RCW, as currently enacted or hereafter
amended; provided, this definition shall not
include activities related to the transporting of
members of the public by other public or private
railroad entities, such as Amtrak.
2. Transit center means any location within
the city of Kent, such as bus stations and train or
light rail stations, that serves as a hub or transfer
point for transit vehicles, enabling passengers to
connect with different transit routes.
3. Transit property shall mean all facilities,
structures, lands, interest in lands, air rights over
lands, and rights-of-way of all kinds that are
owned, leased, held, or used within the city of Kent
by a public or private agency or municipal corpo-
ration for purposes of providing or directly sup-
porting public transportation services, including,
but not limited to, park and ride lots or parking
structures for passengers; transit centers; desig-
nated bus, trolley, light rail, or train stops and wait-
ing areas; and transit vehicle maintenance or
storage facilities.
4. Transit vehiclemeans every motor vehicle,
bus, trolley, streetcar, train, light rail train, or other
vehicle owned or operated by a public or private
entity that provides public transportation services
within the city of Kent; provided this definition
shall not include taxicabs or "for-hire" vehicles as
those vehicles are defined under the Kent City
Code.
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B. Misdemeanor offenses on transit property
and transit vehicles. The following actions are pro-
hibited in, on, or against all transit properties and
transit vehicles. A person who commits one of the
following acts is guilty of a misdemeanor:
1 smoking or carrying a lighted or smolder-
ing pipe, cigar, or cigarette while in a transit vehi-
cle;
2. Discarding litter other than in designated
receptacles;
3. Playing a radio, tape recorder, audible
game device, or any other sound-producing equip-
ment, except when the equipment is connected to
earphones that limit the sound to the individual lis-
tener, with knowledge that this conduct is prohib-
ited. However, the use of communication devices
in the line of duty by city of Kent employees, tran-
sit agency or county employees, or police, fire, or
other public safety officers is permitted, as is the
use of private communication devices used to sum-
mon, notify, or communicate with other individu-
als (such as "beepers" or portable telephones);
4. Spitting, expectorating, urinating, or defe-
cating, except in restroom facilities;
5. Carrying flammable liquids, flammable or
nonflammable explosives, acid, or any other article
or material of a type or in a manner that is likely to
cause harm to others. However, cigarette, cigar, or
pipe lighters, firearms, weapons, and ammunition
may be carried if in a form or manner that is not
otherwise prohibited by law or ordinance;
6. lntentionally obstructing or impeding the
flow of transit vehicle or passenger movement,
intentionally hindering or preventing access to
transit property, intentionally causing Llnreason-
able delays in boarding or exiting, intentionally
reclining or occupying more than one seat, or in
any way intentionally interfering with the provi-
sion or use oftransit services;
7. Unreasonably disturbing others by engag-
ing in loud, raucous, unruly, harmful, abusive, or
harassing behavior;
8. Drinking an alcoholic beverage or possess-
ing an open container ofan alcoholic beverage by
a passenger in a transit vehicle, or in public areas of
transit properties during hours when those areas are
open to the public; provided, possessing and drink-
ing an alcoholic beverage is not prohibited on tran-
sit property if authorized as part of a scheduled
special event for which all required permits have
9.02.650
been obtained and when said facilities are not in
use for transit purposes; provided fufther, drinking
by passengers is not prohibited with respect to tran-
sit vehicles that have been commercially chartered
for group use and that have obtained any required
permits to serve alcohol;
9. Dumping any materials whatsoever on
transit property, including but not limited to chem-
icals and automotive fluids;
10. Throwing an object at transit property or
at any person in transit property;
I 1. Failing to present a valid, unexpired pass,
transfer, or ticket or otherwise failing to pay the
appropriate fare as required;
I 2. Possessing an unissued transfer or tender-
ing an unissued transfer as proof of fare paymen|
13. Falsely representing oneself as eligible
for a special or reduced fare or obtaining any per-
mit or pass related to the transit system by making
a false representation;
14. Falsely claiming to be a transit operator or
other transit employee; or through words, actions,
and/or the use of clothes, insignia, or equipment
resembling department-issued uniforms and equip-
ment, intentionally creating a false impression that
he or she is a transit operator or other transit
employee;
15. Engaging in gambling or any game of
chance for the winning of money or anything of
value; and
16. Discharging a laser-emitting device on a
transit vehicle, directing such a device from a tran-
sit vehicle toward any other moving vehicle, or
directing such a device toward any transit operator
or passenger.
C- Infractions. The following actions are pro-
hibited in, on, or against all transit propefties and
transit vehicles. A person who commits one of the
following acts in, on, or in relation to transit prop-
erty is guilty of a civil infraction to which Chapter
7.80 RCW applies:
l. Allowing any animal to occupy a seat on
transit property, to run at large withottt a leash, to
unreasonably disturb others, or to obstruct the flow
of passenger or bus traffic; but animals may
occupy a passenger's lap while in a transit vehicle
or in a transit propertyl provided, dogs that have
been declared dangerous shall not be allowed on
transit vehicles or transit property;
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9.02.660
2. Allowing his or her animal to leave waste
on transit property or in a transit vehicle;
3. Rollerskating, rollerblading, or skate-
boarding;
4. Riding a bicycle, motorcycle, or other
vehicle except for the purpose of entering or leav-
ing passenger facilities on roadways designed for
that use. Bicycles must be walked at all times and
may not be transported on escalators. However,
nothing in this section shall be construed to apply
to commissioned peace officers or city employees
engaged in authorized activities in the course of
their employment;
5. Eating or drinking on transit vehicles, or in
any area oftransit property that has been posted as
prohibiting eating or drinking;
6. Bringing onto a transit passenger vehicle
any package or other object which blocks an aisle
or stairway or occupies a seat if to do so would, in
the vehicle operator's sole discretion, cause a dan-
ger to passengers or displace passengers or
expected passengers;
7. Operating, stopping, standing, or parking a
vehicle in any roadway or location restricted for
use only by transit vehicles or otherwise restricted;
8. Riding transit vehicles for the purpose of
sleeping, or using benches, floors, or other areas in
transit facilities for the purpose of sleeping rather
than for their intended transportation-related pur-
poses;
9. Camping in or on transit property; storing
personal property on benches, floors, or other areas
of transit property;
10. Entering upon or crossing a road or rail
tracks used by transit vehicles, except in marked
crosswalks or at the direction of transit employees
or public safety personnel;
I 1 . Intentionally extending an object or a por-
tion of one's body through the door or window of
a transit vehicle while it is in motion;
12. Intentionally hanging or swinging on bars
or stanchions, with feet off the floor, inside a transit
vehicle or on other transit property; intentionally
hanging onto or otherwise attaching oneself at any
time to the exterior of a transit vehicle or other tran-
sit property;
13. Engaging in any sports on transit property
without perrnission;
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14. Parking a vehicle in a designated passen-
ger parking area on transit property for more than
72 consecutive hours;
15. Using transit property for residential
parking or unauthorized commercial parking pur-
poses;
16. Unless authorized, cleaning or perform-
ing nonemergency repairs to a vehicle parked on
transit property; and
17. Conducting driver training on transit
property.
(Ord. No. 3877, $ 2, 4-l -081. Ord. No. 4195, S 1, 4-
I 9- 1 6. Formerly 9.02.192)
9.02,660 Possession of graffiti tools.
A. It shall be unlawful for any person to possess
graffititools.
B. A person possesses graffiti tools when they
possess any paint, marking pen, glass-cutting tool,
glass-etching tool, materials, instruments, or any
other item adapted, designed, or commonly used
for committing or facilitating the commission of an
offense involving damaging, defacing, or destroy-
ing public or private property, and they possess the
item under circumstances evincing an intent to use
or employ, or allow the same to be used or
employed, in the commission of such an offense, or
under circumstances evincing an intent that some
other person will use or employ the thing possessed
in the commission of such offense.
C. Defacing as used in subsection (B) of this
section shall include, but not be limited to, the writ-
ing, painting, inscribing, drawing, scratching, cut-
ting, etching, or scribbling upon any wall or
surface owned, operated, or maintained by any
property owner or the city unless the city or the
property owner grants written permission for such
writing, painting, inscribing, drawing, scratching,
cutting, etching, or scribbling.
D. The unlawful possession of graffiti tools is a
misdemeanor.
(Ord. No.4005, $ l, 10-18-l l; Ord. No.4195, $ l,
4- 19 - I 6. Formerly 9.02.193)
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9.02.670 Tampering or interfering with the
property of another Prohibited -
Penalty.
A. A person commits the offense of tampering
or interfering with the property of another il with-
out privilege, permission, or license to do so, he or
she intentionally tampers or interferes with the
property ofanother.
B. For the purposes of this section, the terms
tampers and interferes include, but are not limited
to:
1. Discarding items belonging to another;
2. Withholding the property of another; or
3. Placing of a substance, such as a bodily
fluid or bodily waste, food products, food waste or
food containers, dying or dead vegetation, trash, or
other object, upon the property of another thereby
creating the need for an expenditure of effort, time,
money, or other activity in order to return the prop-
erty to its previous condition.
C. Tampering or interfering with the property
of another is a misdemeanor.
(Ord. No. 3836, $ 1,4-17-07; Ord. No. 4195, $ 1,
4-19 - I 6. Formerly 9.02.195)
9.02.680 Publicdisturbance.
A. A person is guilty of public disturbance if he
or she:
l. Causes a public disturbance or is in posses-
sion or control of property on which a public dis-
turbance occurs. A public disturbance includes the
following sounds that unreasonably disturb or
interfere with the peace, comfort, and repose of a
reasonable person of ordinary sensitivities:
a. The frequent, repetitive, or continuous
sounding of any horn or siren attached to a motor
vehicle, except when used as a warning ofdanger
or as specifically permitted or required by law.
b. The creation of frequent, repetitive, or
continuous sounds in connection with the starting,
operating, repairing, rebuilding, or testing of any
motor vehicle, motorcycle, off-highway vehicle, or
internal combustion engine within a residential dis-
trict.
c. Yelling, shouting, hooting, whistling, or
singing on or near the public streets, between the
hours of 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m.
d. The creation of frequent, repetitive, or
continuous sounds which emanate from any build-
ing, structure, apartment, condominium, or yard
9.02.690
adjacent thereto, such as sounds from musical
instruments, audio sound systems, band sessions,
or social gatherings.
e. The creating of frequent, repetitive, or
continuous sounds made by any animal, such as
barking or howling, except that such sounds made
in animal shelters, commercial kennels, veterinary
hospitals, pet shops, or pet kennels licensed under
and in compliance with Chapter 8.03 KCC shall be
exempt from this provision.
f. Sound from portable audio equipment,
such as tape players, radios, and compact disc play-
ers, operated at a volume so as to be audible greater
than 50 feet fiom the source, and if not operated
upon the real property of the operator. This provi-
sion shall not apply to such sounds emitted from
scheduled events or activities at parks and recre-
ational facilities such as public address systems for
park or game events or concerts or similar park or
recreation activities.
g. The creation of frequent, repetitive, or
continuous sounds made in connection with out-
door construction or the movement of construction
related materials, including noise made by devices
capable of producing sound by either striking or
cutting objects, such as hammers, saws, or other
equipment with internal combustion engines; pro-
vided, however, such sounds shall be exempt from
the provisions of this code under the following cir-
cumstances:
i. During the hours of 7:00 a.m. through
8:00 p.m., Monday through SundaY; or
ii. In commercial areas not adjacent to
residential areas.
B. The foregoing enltmeration of acts and
noises shall not be construed as excluding other
acts and noises which offend the public peace.
C. Public disturbance is a misdemeanor.
(Ord. No. 3621, $ 2, l0-l-02; Ord. No. 4072, S l,
2-19-13; Ord. No. 4195, $ l, 4-19-16' Formerly
9.02.200)
9.02.690 Disruption of public facilities.
A. A person is guilty of disruption of a public
facility if he or she enters or remains in a public
facility and:
l. Intentionally interferes with the proper
functioning of the public facility by causing a sub-
stantial disruption ofthe public facility or the activ-
ities occurring at the public facility; or
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9.02.100
2. Intentionally interferes with the use of the
public facility by other members of the public and
such interference is caused while the person is
using the public facility in a manner other than that
for which the public facility was intended.
B. As used inthis section, thetermpublicfacil-
ity shall include, but not be limited to, the facilities
commonly referred to as the Kent Commons, the
Kent Resource Center, the Kent Senior Activity
Center, the Riverbend Golf Complex, the Kent
Library, Kent City Hall, the Centennial Center, the
Kent Municipal Court, the Kent Corrections Facil-
ity, the ShoWare Center located at 625 W. James
Street, and any other bLrilding, structure, equip-
ment, and adjoining grounds and appurtenances of
city, county, state, and federal government offices.
C. A violation of this section is a misdemeanor.
(Ord. No. 3621, $ 2,10-1-02; Ord. No. 3910, $ l,
2-17-09; Ord. No. 4195, $ 1, 4-19-16. Formerly
9.02.210)
9.02.700 Public events - Criminal activity.
A. Interference with public events. No person
shall physically interfere with any public event
activity in a manner which; ( I ) disrupts the activity
to the extent it makes it difficult for the activity to
continue; or (2) causes viewers or participants
(including vendors) to be distracted to the extent
the viewing of or the participation in the activity is
obstructed, restrained, or inhibited. For purposes of
this section, activity shall include any parade, per-
formance, processing, race, game, exhibition, or
similar activity that is conducted on a public street
or pLrblic place and is an official part of a public
event. The term public event shall mean any
event(s) sponsored or cosponsored by, in conjunc-
tion with, or endorsed by any public, quasi-public,
or civic entity for the benefit of the public.
B. Violation/penalty. Any violation of subsec-
tion (A) of this section shall constitute a misde-
meanor.
C. Criminal trespass. Any person who:
l. Violates this section of the Kent City Code;
2. Commits any offense against public peace
as set forth in this chapter, including, but not lim-
ited to, indecent exposure, urinating in public, pub-
lic disturbance, disorderly conduct, and failure to
disperse, while attending or in conjunction with a
public event;
Kent City Code
3. Commits a crime against a person as set
forth in this chapter, including, but not limited to,
assault in the fourth degree and provoking assault,
while attending or in conjunction with a public
evenu or
4. Commits a felony while attending or in
conjunction with a public event;
may be ordered removed from the property on
which the event is held by any person(s) having
lawful authority over the event or by a law enforce-
ment officer. Such an order may prohibit the per-
son from returning to the property on which the
event is held for the duration of the event if there is
cause to believe that further violations would occur
if the person were allowed to return. Such order
shall apply to event areas both on and off public
streets and public places. Any violation of such an
order lawfully issued shall constitute criminal tres-
pass pursuant to Chapter 94.52 RCW.
(Ord. No. 3621, $ 2, l0-l-021' Ord. No. 4195, $ 1,
4-19 - | 6. Formerly 9.02.220)
9.02.710 Public facility - Illegal activity -
Exclusion.
A. The city council finds that, from time to
time, the right of the general public to enjoy public
facilities provided by the city is infringed upon by
persons who engage in disruptive, Llnsafe, or other-
wise prohibited activity at the public facilities. This
behavior is often engaged in by a comparatively
small number of repeat offenders. The city council
further finds that the right of persons who engage
in such activities to remain at or frequent public
facilities is outweighed by the right of law-abiding
citizens to use such facilities without the interfer-
ence or fear of the illegal activity of others.
B. Whenever a police officer has probable
cause to believe that a person has committed any
act set forth in subsection (F) of this section on or
at any public facility as described in subsection (G)
of this section, the officer may, by written order,
exclude that person from entering the public facil-
ity where the act was committed; provided, fttrther,
that ifthe public facility where the act was commit-
ted is part of a public facility assemblage as
described in subsection (H) of this section, the offi-
cer may, by written order, exclude that person from
entering all public facilities within that assem-
blage.
(Revised 11116)9-24.2x
Kent City Code
C. If the offender:
l. Has not been issued an exclusion notice
within one year prior to the violation or the current
violation is not a felony violation, a weapon viola-
tion, or a violation involving an act of violence or
threat of violence, then the officer may exclude the
offender from the public facility or public facility
assemblage in which the current violation occurred
for a period of45 days from the date ofthe exclu-
sion notice.
2. Has been issued an exclusion notice within
the one year prior to the current violation or the
current violation is a felony violation, a weapon
violation, or a violation involving an act of vio-
lence or threat of violence, then the officer may
exclude the offender from the public facility or
public facility assemblage in which the current vio-
lation occurred for a period of 90 days from the
date ofthe exclusion notice.
3. Has been issued two or more exclusion
notices from the same public facility or public
facility assemblage in which the current violation
has occurred within the one year prior to the cur-
rent violation, then the officer may exclude the
offender from the public facility or public facility
assemblage in which the current violation occltrred
for a period of364 days from the date ofthe exclu-
sion notice.
4. Has been issued two or more exclusion
notices within the one year prior to the current vio-
lation and, in combination, the current violation
and those prior violations did not occur at the same
public facility or within the same public facility
assemblage, or if the offender has been issued one
exclusion notice based on a felony violation, a
weapon violation, or a violation involving an act of
violence or threat of violence within the one year
prior to the current violation, then the officer may
exclude the offender from all public facilities for a
period of 364 days from the date of the exclusion
notice.
D. The exclusion notice shall be in writing and
shall contain the date of issuance, shall specify the
duration and location of exclusion, and shall be
signed by the issuing officer. A warning of the con-
sequences for failure to comply with the exclusion
notice, as well as procedures for seeking review of
the exclusion, shall be contained within the exclu-
sion notice.
9.02.710
E. The person subject to the exclusion notice
shall have the right to a hearing to seek the modifi-
cation or rescission of the exclusion. For the pur-
poses of exclusion modification or rescission
hearings, the city's hearing officer shall be the city
of Kent's director of parks, recreation, and commu-
nity services or his/her designee, or the person act-
ing in the position of the director or designee in
his/her absence.
1. A request for hearing shall be in writing
and shall be accompanied by a copy of the exclu-
sion notice for which the hearing is sought. The
request shall contain the address of the offender,
and it shalI be the responsibility of the offender to
notify the hearing officer ofany change ofaddress.
The hearing shall occur and a decision be rendered
within l0 business days after the city's hearing
officer receives the request for hearing. Notice of
the hearing shall be effective upon the third busi-
ness day after placement of the notice in the rnail to
the address provided by the offender.
2. The parties to the hearing shall be the city
and the offender. At the hearing, the violation that
forms the basis for the exclusion notice must be
proved by a preponderance ofthe evidence in order
to uphold the exclusion. The offender need not be
charged with a crime or civil infraction in a court
of law, and need not be convicted or for"rnd to have
committed the alleged violation in a court of law
for the exclusion to be upheld. The city's hearing
officer shall consider the exclusion notice and a
sworn report or a declaration made under penalty
of perjury as authorized by RCW 9A.72.085,writ-
ten by the police officer who issued the exclusion
notice, without further evidentiary foundation.
Both the city and the offender may submit physical
or written evidence, or call witnesses to testify. The
city's hearing officer may consider information
and evidence that would not be admissible in a
court of law under the evidence rules but which the
hearing officer considers relevant and trustworthy.
Each party shall be responsible for securing the
attendance of any witnesses it intends to call to tes-
tify.
3. If the violation is proved, the exclusion
notice shall be upheld; however, upon good cause
shown, the city's hearing officer may shorten the
duration of the exclusion. If the violation is not
proved by a preponderance of the evidence the
city's hearing officer shall rescind the exclusion. If
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9.02.710
an exclusion is rescinded, it shall not be considered
a prior exclusion for the purposes ofsubsection (C)
of this section.
4. The decision of the city's hearing officer is
final. An offender seeking judicial review of a
decision of the city's hearing officer shall file an
appeal or an application for a writ of review in the
King County superior court within 14 days of the
date of the decision.
5. The exclusion shall remain effective
during the pendency of any administrative or judi-
cial proceeding.
6. The determination of the city's hearing
officer shall not have any collateral estoppel effect
on a subsequent criminal prosecution or civil pro-
ceeding and shall not preclude litigation of those
same facts in a subsequent criminal prosecution or
civil proceeding.
F. An act which may result in the issuance of a
written order excluding a person from a public
facility or pLrblic facility assemblage may consist
of any of the following when committed on or at a
public facility:
1. Any act that qualifies as a felony crime;
2. Any act that qualifies as a gross misde-
rneanor or misdemeanor crime, excluding all traf-
fic offenses except for violations of RCW
46.61.500, 46.61 .502, 46.61 .503, 46.61.504, and
46.61.525;
3. Any act that qualifies as a violation of
RCW 66.44.100 or 69.50.445;
4. Any act that qualifies as a violation of:
a. KCC 4.01.020 Same - Damaging prop-
erty.
b. KCC 4.01.030 Same - Animals.
c. KCC 4.01.040 Same - Discharging
weapons, fireworks.
d. KCC 4.01.080 Prohibited activities -
Speed limits, vehicles, and horses.
e. KCC 4.01. 100 Same - Littering.
f. KCC 4.01.120 Same - Fires.
g. KCC 4.01.130 Same - Alcoholic bever-
ages.
h. KCC 4.01.140 Same - Golf.
i. KCC 4.01 . 150 Use of facilities.
j. KCC 4.01.160 Hours.
k. KCC 4.01.190 Sales of refreshments.
l. KCC 4.01.210 Traffic regulations.
5. Any act that qualifies as a violation of
KCC 9.02.840, Urinating in public.
Kent City Code
G. For the purpose of this section, a public
facility consists of the buildings, structures, and
equipment, and the adjoining grounds, appurte-
nances, and parking areas of any of the following
when located within the city of Kent:
l. Any building maintained or operated by
the city of Kent, King County, or the state of Wash-
ington.
2. Any park maintained by the city of Kent,
King County, or the state of Washington.
3. Any recreational area maintained by the
city of Kent, King County, or the state of Washing-
ton, including but not limited to any skateboard
park, the Kent Commons, the Kent Senior Activity
Center, the Kent Resource Center, the Riverbend
Golf Complex, the Green River Trail, the Green
River Natural Resources Area, and the Interurban
Trail.
4. The city's ShoWare Center, loc,ated at 625
W. James Street.
5. The bodies of water known as Lake Merid-
ian and Lake Fenwick and associated boat ramps
and areas ofingress and egress.
6. Any public school maintained by the city
of Kent, the Kent School District, King County, or
the state of Washington.
7. The watershed areas owned and operated
by the city of Kent, including Armstrong Springs,
Clark Springs, and Kent Springs.
8. Any public library or pool maintained by
the city of Kent, King County, or the state of Wash-
ington.
H. For the purpose of this section, a public
facility assemblage consists of a group of public
facilities so related to one another geographically
that exclusion from one public facility within the
group would be ineffective without exclusion from
the other or others in the same group. A violation
occurring at any public facility within a public
facility assemblage shall be deemed to have
occurred within the public facility assemblage.
Public facility assemblages include the following:
l. Downtown public facility assemblage,
consisting of Town Square Plaza, Burlington
Green/Yangzhou Park, Kaibara Park, Kherson
Park, Mill Creek Canyon Earthworks Park,
Rosebed Park, Titus Railroad Park, Uplands Play-
field, and the Kent Library.
(Revised'11i16)9-24.22
Kent City Code
I. The violation of an exclusion notice is a mts-
demeanor.
(Ord. No. 3955, $ 2, 5-18-10; Ord. No. 4076, $ l,
3-19-13; Ord. No. 4195, $ l, 4-19-16. Formerly
9.02.230)
9.02.720 Escape.
A. A person is guilty of escape if:
l. Without lawful authority, he or she inten-
tionally removes himself or herself from the cus-
tody of a court, police officer, detention facility,
registered location where work is performed pursu-
ant to work release, or registered location where he
or she is serving any portion of jail time on elec-
tronic home monitoring or detention; or
2. He or she fails to return himself or herself
to the custody of the cout1, police officer, or deten-
tion facility following temporary leave lawfully
granted by a court or Kent corrections.
B. For the purposes of this section, custody
means:
l. Restraint by a police officer pursuant to a
lawf,ul arrest f,or an offlense; or
2. Restraint pursuant to an order of a coutt,
including:
a. The detention of a person pursuant to a
court issued arrest warrant;
b. A verbal or written order to detain a per-
son during a court appearance;
c. The detention of a person pending and
during trial;
d. Detention of a person pending sentenc-
ing or pursuant to a sentence ofa court;
e. Detention of a person pursuant to the
revocation of a period of a sentence initially sus-
pended by a courl;
f. Detention of a person pllrsuant to an elec-
tronic home monitoring or electronic home deten-
tion program, regardless of the location that the
person who is in custody is registered or required
to be;
g. Detention of a person pursuant to a work
release or work crew program, regardless of the
location that the person who is in custody has listed
or registered as the location of their work; or
h. Detention of a person pursuant to a day
repofting program, regardless of the location that
the person who is in cLrstody has listed or registered
as the location that he or she repofts to.
9.02.740
C. A person who violates this section shall be
guilty of a gross misdemeanor.
(Ord. No. 3621, $ 2, l0-l-02; Ord. No. 4195, $ 1,
4- 19 - I 6. Formerly 9.02.240)
9.02,730 Damage, theft' abandonment, or
improper use of an electronic home
detention or monitoring device.
A. A person is guilty of damage, theft, aban-
donment, or improper use of an electronic home
detention or monitoring device if:
l. The person intentionally causes damage to
any component of the electronic home detention or
monitoring device;
2. The person exerts unauthorized control
over an electronic home detention or monitoring
device;
3. The person abandons the electronic home
detention or monitoring device; or
4. The person fails to return the electronic
home detention or monitoring device to Kent cor-
rections or its lawful owner within 24 hours of
interrupting or terminating the proper use of the
device.
B. For the purposes of this section, the term
darnage shall have the same meaning as damages
as that term is defined in RCW 94.48.010.
C. For the purposes of this section, the phrase
exerts unauthorized control shall be defined as it is
in RCW 94.56.010.
D. A person who violates this section shall be
guilty of a gross misdemeanor.
(Ord. No. 3621,52, l0-l-02; Ord. No. 4195, $ l,
4- 19 - 1 6. Formerly 9.02.250)
9.02.740 Vehicle trespass prohibited -
Penalty.
A. A person is guilty of vehicle trespass if he or
she knowingly enters or remains unlawfully in a
vehicle belonging to another.
B. As used in this section:
L The word enter shall include the entrance
of the person, or the insertion of any part of his or
her body, or any instrument or weapon held in his
or her hand.
2. A person enters or remains unlawfully in
or upon a vehicle when he or she is not licensed,
invited, or otherwise privileged to so enter or
remain.
9-24.2aa (Revised 11l16)
9.02.',750
C. Vehicle trespass is a misdemeanor.
(Ord. No. 3835, $ 1,4-17-07; Ord. No. 4195, $ l,
4-19-1 6. Formerly 9.02.265)
9.02.750 Neglect of a child or dependent
person.
A. A person is guilty of the crime of neglect of
a child or dependent person ifthe person is a parent
of a child, a person entrusted with the physical cus-
tody ofa child or other dependent person, or a per-
son employed to provide to the child or dependent
person any of the basic necessities of life, and with
criminal negligence, the person:
l. Withholds any of the basic necessities of
life; or
2. Maintains living conditions that place the
child or dependent person at a significant risk of
disease, illness, or bodily injury; or
3. Supervises the child or dependent person
and:
a. As a result of such supervision, the child
or dependent person suffers bodily injury; or
b. The supervision creates a substantial risk
that the child or dependent person will suffer
bodily injury; or
4. Fails to supervise the child or dependent
person and:
a. As a result of such failure, the child or
dependent person suffers bodily injury; or
b. Such failure creates a substantial risk
that the child or dependent person will suffer
bodily injury.
B. In any prosecution for neglect of a child or
dependent person, it shall be a defense that the
withholding of the basic necessities of life or the
maintenance of living conditions that place the
child or dependent person at a significant risk of
disease, illness, or bodily injury is due to financial
inability only if the person charged has made a rea-
sonable effort to obtain adequate assistance. This
defense is available to a person employed to pro-
vide the basic necessities of life only when the
agreed-upon payment has not been made.
C. A person is criminally negligent or acts with
criminal negligence when he or she fails to be
aware of a substantial risk that a wrongful actmay
occur and his or her failure to be aware ofsuch sub-
stantial risk constittttes a gross deviation from the
standard of care that a reasonable person would
exercise in the same situation.
Kent City Code
D. Child means a person under 18 years of age.
E. Dependent person means a person who,
because of physical or mental disability or because
ofadvanced age, is dependent upon another person
to provide the basic necessities of life. A resident
of a nursing home as defined in RCW 18.51'010, a
resident of an adult family home as defined in
RCW 70.128.010, and a frail, elderly, or vulnera-
ble adult as defined in RCW 74.34.020(13) is pre-
sumed to be a dependent person for purposes of
this section.
F. For the purposes of this section, bodily inittry
means physical pain, injury, illness, or impairment
of physical condition that is more than minor or
transient.
G. Neglect of a child or dependent person is a
gross misdemeanor.
(Ord. No. 3621, $ 2, 10-1-02; Ord. No. 4195, $ 1,
4- 19 - 1 6. Formerly 9.02.27 0)
9.02.760 Offenses against police dogs.
No person shall willfully or maliciously tor-
ment, beat, kick, or strike any dog owned or being
used by the police department in the performance
of its official duties. No person shall willfully hin-
der, delay, or obstruct any dog used by a law
enforcement officer in discharging or attempting to
discharge his official duties. Any person violating
the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a
misdemeanor.
(Ord. No. 3621, $ 2,10-l-02; Ord. No. 4195, $ 1,
4- 19 - I 6. Formerly 9.02.280)
9.02.770 Provokingassault.
Every person who shall, by word, sign, or ges-
ture, willfully provoke or attempt to provoke
another person to commit an assault or breach of
the peace shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
(Ord. No. 3621, $ 2, 10-l-02; Ord. No. 4195, $ l,
4- 19 - | 6. Formerly 9.02.290)
9.02.780 Menacing.
A person is guilty of the crime of menacing
when he or she intentionally follows or surveils
another person and/or engages in a course of con-
duct that is intended to place a person in reasonable
fear of "bodily injury" as that phrase is defined in
RCW 94.04.1 10.
(Revised 11/16)9-24.2bb
Kent City Code
A. Follows, as used in this section, means
deliberately maintaining visual observation and/or
physical proximity of a specific person or persons
over a continuous period of time.
B. Violation of this section is a misdemeanor,
the maximum penalty of which is 90 days in jail
and a $1,000 fine.
(Ord. No. 4087, $ 1,9-3-13;Ord. No. 4107, $ l, 3-
18-14; Ord. No. 4195, $ l, 4-19-16. Formerly
9.02.293.)
9.02.790 Definitions.
The following words and phrases, wherever
used in KCC 9.02.800, 9.02.810, 9.02.820 and
9.02.830, shall have the rneanings ascribed to them
in this section except where otherwise defined and
unless the context shall clearly indicate to the con-
trary:
A. Expressive conduct means any dance, opera,
musical, dramatic work, or other exhibition or per-
formance, whether or not part of an organized or
formal event that constitutes protected speech
under the federal or state constittttion.
B. Known prostitute, aperson lcnown to patron-
ize prostitutes, or a person lcnown to advance pros-
titution means a person who within one year
previous to the date of arrest for violation of this
section has, within the knowledge of the arresting
officer, been convicted of an offense of prostitu-
tion, patronizing a prostitute, prostitution loitering,
permitting prostitution, or promoting prostitution
whether or not such conviction occurs under the
Revised Code of Washington or comparable laws
of municipalities in the state of Washington.
C. Patronizing a prostitute shall have the same
meaning as set forth in RCW 94.88.110 as now
enacted or later amended or recodified.
D. Prostitution means to engage or agree or
offer to engage in sexual conduct for a fee, reward,
exchange of any item or service, or promise, but
does not include sexual conduct engaged in as part
of any stage performance, play, or other lawful and
properly licensed entertainment open to the public.
E. Public plqce means an area generally visible
to public view including streets, sidewalks,
bridges, alleys, plazas, parks, driveways, parking
lots, automobiles (whether moving or not) and any
place in which the general public has a right to be
present or view, whether or not conditioned upon
payment of a fee, and includes, but is not limited to,
9.02.800
buildings open to the general public, including
those which serve food or drink or provide enter-
tainment or sell product, and the windows, door-
ways and entrances to buildings or dwellings and
the grounds enclosing them, and structures from
which customers can be served through a drive-up
or walk-up window, door, or other means, whether
or not access is restricted according to age.
F. Public place provided or set apartfor nudity
means an enclosed public restroom, an enclosed
functional shower or locker room facility, an
enclosed sauna, a motel room or hotel room
designed and intended for sleeping accommoda-
tions, the location of a bona fide private club whose
membership as a whole engages in social nudism
or naturalism (a nudist resort or camp), and any
similar public places in which nudity is necessarily
and customarily expected outside of the home.
G. Sexual conduct shall mean "sexttal inter-
course" or "sexual contact" as defined in RCW
9A.44.010 as currently enacted or later amended or
recodified.
H. Walking or otherwise conducting oneself in
a sexual menner shall mean the swaying of hips,
drawing attention to one's buttocks, legs, or
breasts, grabbing oneselfin the genitals or breasts,
blowing kisses, or using one's body or any part
thereof to simulate sexual conduct.
(Ord. No. 4102,51,1-21-14; Ord. No. 410'7,52,
3-18-14; Ord. No. 4195, $ 1, 4-19-16. Formerly
9.02.29s)
9.02.800 Lewd conduct.
A. A person is guilty of lewd conduct if, in a
public place and under circumstances where such
conduct is likely to be observed by a member of the
public, the person intentionally:
l. Exposes any of his or her body parts with-
out a full and opaque covering:
a. Any part of the male or female genitals,
pubic hair, pubic area, perineum, anus, or bottom
one-half of the analcleft;
b. Any part of the areola or nipple of the
female breast; or
c. More than one-half of the part of the
female breast located below the top of the areola;
2. Exposes the male genitals in a discernibly
turgid state, even if fully and opaquely covered;
3. Touches, caresses, or fondles the genitals
or female breast, whether clothed or unclothed
9-24.2cc (Revised 11116)
9.02.810
with the intention of sexual arousal of one's self or
others;
4. Masturbates; or
5. Engages in sexual intercourse or sexual
contact as those terms are defined in Chapter 9A.44
RCW.
B. Body paint, body dye, taftoos, latex, tape, or
any similar substance applied to the skin surface,
any substance that can be washed off the skin, or
any substance designed to simulate or by which by
its nature simulates the appearance of the anatomi-
cal area beneath it, is not full and opaque covering
within the meaning of this section.
C. This section shall not be construed to pro-
hibit:
L The act of breastfeeding or expressing
breast milk;
2. Classes, seminars, and lectures held for
serious scientific or educational purposes;
3. Expressive conduct that is not obscene,
subject to the time, place, and manner restrictions
contained in Chapter 5.10 KCC or other law;
4. Conduct of licensed adult entertainers
within adult entertainment dance studios operating
pursuant to Chapter 5.10 KCC;
5. Conduct of licensed employees working in
adult businesses operating pursuant to Chapter
5.10 KCC, provided the conduct is not exposed to
aperson under l8 years ofage; or
6. Conduct ofa child under l0 years ofage.
D. Lewd conduct is a misdemeanor.
(Ord. No. 4102, $ l,l-21-14; Ord. No. 4107,52,
3-18-14; Ord. No. 4195, $ 1, 4-19-16. Formerly
9.02.296)
9.02.810 Facilitatinglewdconduct.
The owner, lessee, manager, operator, or other
person in charge of a public place is guilty of facil-
itating lewd conduct if the person knowingly per-
mits, encourages, or causes to be committed lewd
conduct as defined in KCC 9.02.800. Facilitating
lewd conduct is a misdemeanor.
(Ord. No. 4102,51,1-21-14' Ord. No. 4107,92,
3-18-14; Ord. No. 4195, $ l, 4-19-16. Formerly
9.02.297)
Kent City Code
9.02.820 Prostitutionloitering.
A. A person is guilty of prostitution loitering if
he or she intentionally solicits, induces, entices, or
procures another to commit the crime of prostitu-
tion or patronizing a prostitute.
B. Among the circumstances which may be
considered in determining whether the actor inten-
tionally solicits, induces, entices, or procures
another to commit the crime of prostitution or
patronizing a prostitute are that he or she:
l Repeatedly beckons to, stops, or attempts
to stop passersby, or engages passersby in conver-
sation;
2. Repeatedly stops or attempts to stop occu-
pants of a motor vehicle or motorcycle by hailing,
waving, or beckoning to the occupants using words
or conduct, or attempts to obtain the attention of
the occupants by walking or otherwise conducting
oneself in a sexual manner;
3. Circles or repeatedly returns to an area and
repeatedly beckons to, contacts, or attempts to stop
pedestrians;
4. Circles or repeatedly returns to an area
known by the police as an area of prostitution;
5. Is a known prostitute, a person known to
patronize prostitutes, or a person known to pro-
mote, permit, or advance prostitution;
6. Inquires whether another is a police offi-
cer, searches for articles that would identify a
police officer, or exposes his or her genitals or her
breasts, or requests the other to touch his or her
genitals or her breasts to prove that the other is not
a police officer; or
7. Utilizes Internet websites, publications or
social media including but not limited to Back-
page.com, Craigslist.com, or the Stranger to
solicit, induce, entice, or procure another to com-
mit the crime of prostitution or patronizing a pros-
titute.
C. The crime of prostitution loitering may be
deemed to have been committed either at the phys-
ical location where the loitering occurred or at the
location where the person agrees to meet someone
they solicit for acts of prostitution as defined in
Chapter 9A.88 RCW.
D. Prostitution loitering is a misdemeanor.
(Ord. No. 3621, $ 2,10-1-02; Ord. No. 3715, $ 1,
10-5-04; Ord. No. 4102, $ 2, l-21-14; Ord. No.
4195, $ 1,4-19-16. Formerly 9.02.300)
(Revised 't1i16)9-24.2dd
Kent City Code
9.02.830 Stay out of areas of prostitution
orders.
A. Findings. The high risk prostitution areas set
forth in subsection (E) of this section are frequented
by persons who seek out or provide prostitution ser-
vices. These high risk prostitution areas attract
prostitutes, persons who patronize prostitutes, and
those who promote prostitution. Many of these
areas extend beyond thejurisdiction of the city of
Kent, and the problem is present in the surrounding
cities of Federal Way, Des Moines, SeaTac, Tuk-
wila, and Renton. These surrounding cities have
enacted similar ordinances as a tool to combat the
prostitution problem. Due to the volume of persons
involved in the prostitution trade, adjacent private
property owners suffer economic loss due to trash,
human waste, and lost business. Community mem-
bers suffer from traffic congestion and an increased
risk to public health and safety. The high risk pros-
titution areas set forth in subsection (E) ofthis sec-
tion suffer a much higher incidence of prostitution-
related crimes than other areas of the city.
B. Stay out ofareas ofprostitution orders, here-
inafter known as "SOAP" orders, may be issued by
the Kent municipal court to anyone charged with
prostitution, permitting prostitution, prostitution
loitering, or patronizing a prostitute under this
chapter or Chapter 9A.88 RCW as a condition of
pretrial release.
C. SOAP orders may be issued by the Kent
municipal court to anyone convicted of prostitu-
tion, permitting prostitution, prostitution loitering,
or patronizing a prostitute under this chapter or
Chapter 9A.88 RCW as a condition of probation.
D. Whenever a police officer shall have proba-
ble cause to believe that a person has received a
SOAP order as a condition of pretrial release or of
probation and in the officer's presence is seen vio-
lating or failing to comply with any requirement or
restriction imposed by the court as a condition of
such pretrial release or probation, such officer may
arrest the violator without warrant or other process
for violation of the SOAP order and bring such per-
son before the court issuing the order.
E. The SOAP order shall warn the person
named in the order to stay out of the following
"high risk prostitution areas":
1 Pacific Highway South from the south side
of South 272nd Street to State Route 516 (also
9.02.830
known as Kent-Des Moines Road), including all
adjacent businesses.
2. 30th Avenue South from South 240th
Street to State Route 516 (also known as Kent-Des
Moines Road), including all adjacent businesses.
3. South 240th Street from the 2700 block
through the 3200 block, including all adjacent
businesses.
4. Central Avenue North/84th Avenue South
from Novak Lane to South 22Znd Street, including
all adjacent businesses.
5. 83rd Avenue South from South 228th
Street to South 224th Street, including all adjacent
businesses.
F. A person is deemed to have notice of the
SOAP order when:
1. The signature of the person named in the
order, or the signature of his or her attorney, is
affixed to the bottom of the order, signifying that
he or she has read the order and has knowledge of
the contents of the order; or
2. The order recites that the person named in
the order or the person's attorney appeared in per-
son before the court.
G. The written SOAP order shall contain the
court's directives and shall bear the legend: "Vio-
lation of this order is a criminal offense under Ch.
9.02 KCC and will subject the violator to arrest."
H. 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 punishable by
a fine of not more than $1,000 or imprisonment for
not more than 90 days, or both such fine and
imprisonment.
I. Pursuant to Section 1(1)(b) of Engrossed
Substitute House Bill 1362 (Laws of 2009, ch. 387
S 1), the high risk prostitution areas identified in
subsection (E) of this section are the areas where
vehicles are subject to impoundment for a sus-
pected violation of patronizing a prostitute, pro-
moting prostitution in the first degree, promoting
prostitution in the second degree, promoting travel
for prostitution, commercial sexual abuse of a
minor, promoting commercial sexual abuse of a
minor, or promoting travel for commercial sexual
abuse of a minor. These high risk prostitution areas
9-24.Zee (Revised 6/22)
9.02.840
shall be identified by the placement of clear and
conspicuous signs.
(Ord. No. 3621, S 2,10-l-02; Ord. No. 3920, S l,
6-16-09; Ord. No. 4102, S 2, l-21-14; Ord. No.
4195, S 1,4-19-16. Formerly 9.02.310)
9.02.840 Urinating in public.
A. A person is guilty of urinating in public if the
person intentionally urinates or defecates in a pub-
lic place, other than a washroom or toilet room,
under circumstances where such act could be
observed by any member of the public.
B. Any violation of the provisions of this sec-
tion shall be an infraction, and any person found in
violation shall be subject to a penalty not to exceed
$250.00.
(Ord. No. 3621, S 2,10-l-02; Ord. No. 4195, S 1,
4-19- 1 6. Formerly 9.02.320)
9.02.850 Possession of drug paraphernalia.
Repealed by Ord. No. 4412.
(Ord. No. 3621, S 2,10-l-02; Ord. No. 4195, S 1,
4- 19-16. Formerly 9.02.330)
9.02.860 Contaminated property - Order of
Seattle-King County department of
public health prohibiting use or
entry - Violation.
A. Whenever an order is issued pursuant to
RCW 64.44.030, as that law is now enacted or later
amended or recodified, which restrains a person or
the public from entering upon or using property,
and that order is posted in a conspicuous place on
the property, a violation of the provisions restrain-
ing use or entry shall be a gross misdemeanor pun-
ishable by imprisonment in jail for a maximum
term fixed by the court of not more than one year,
or by a fine in an amount fixed by the court of not
more than $5,000, or by both such imprisonment
and fine.
B. Whenever an order is issued pursuant to
RCW 64.44.030, as that law is now enacted or later
amended or recodified, which restrains a person or
the public from entering upon or using property,
and that order is posted in a conspicuous place on
the property, the removal or damage of such order
shall be a gross misdemeanor punishable by
imprisonment in jail for a maximum term fixed by
Kent City Code
the court of not more than one year, or by a fine in
an amount fixed by the court of not more than
$5,000, or by both such imprisonment and fine.
(Ord. No. 3716, S 1, 10-5-04; Ord. No. 4195, S 1,
4-19-16. Formerly 9.02.335)
9.02.870 Sale, manufacture, possession of
certain weapons.
Any person who sells, manufactures, purchases,
possesses, or carries:
l. Any device commonly known as nunchuka
sticks, consisting of two or more lengths of wood,
metal, plastic, or similar substance connected with
wire, rope, or other means; or
2. Any device commonly known as throwing
stars, which are multipointed, metal objects
designed to embed upon impact from any aspect in
a manner, under circumstances, and at a time and
place that either manifests an intent to intimidate
another or that warrants alarm for the safety of
other persons;
is guilty of a gross misdemeanor.
(Ord. No. 3621, S 2,10'l-02; Ord. No. 4195, S 1,
4- 19-1 6. Formerly 9.02.340)
9.02.880 Possession of firearms or dangerous
weapons at Kent Commons -
Unlawful.
A. Subject to the exceptions set forth in subsec-
tions (B) and (C) of this section, it shall be unlaw-
ful for any person to possess a firearm; a dagger,
sword, or knife with a blade in excess of three
inches; or any other weapon apparently capable of
producing bodily harm, inside of the premises
known as the Kent Commons located at 525 North
Fourth Avenue in the city of Kent.
B. The prohibition to possession of a firearm
shall not apply to a person licensed to carry a con-
cealed weapon pursuant to RCW 9.41.070 or a per-
son exempted from the licensing requirement by
RCW 9.41.060.
C. This section shall not apply during shows,
demonstrations, or lectures involving the exhibi-
tion of firearms or other weapons.
D. For the purposes of this section, firearm
means a weapon or device from which a projectile
or projectiles may be fired by an explosive such as
gunpowder.
(Revised 6/22)9-24.zff
Kent City Code
E. This section shall only apply to those areas
of the Kent Commons that are within the Kent
Commons building or that are contained to an area
adjacent to the building by a temporary barrier
during use for an event hosted by the Kent Com-
mons.
F. A person who violates this section shall be
guilty of a misdemeanor.
(Ord. No. 3621, $ 2,l0-l-02; Ord. No. 4195, $ 1,
4- 19 - 1 6. Formerly 9.02.3 50)
9,02.890 Nonincendiarydevices.
A. For the purposes of this chapter, anonincen-
diary device shall include, without limitation, any
stink bomb, stink paint, tear bomb, tear shell,
explosive, or flame-producing device, acid bomb,
dry ice bomb, or any other device, material, chem-
ical, or substance, that, when exploded, opened,
used, or otherwise deployed does or will annoy,
injure, endanger, or inconvenience any person or
persons.
B. Any person who shall: (1) deposit, leave,
place, spray, scatter, spread, throw, or otherwise
deploy in any building or any place; (2) counsel,
aid, assist, encourage, incite, or direct any other
person or persons to deposit, leave, place, spray,
scatter, spread, throw, or otherwise deploy in any
building or any place; (3) have in his or her posses-
sion for the purpose of depositing, leaving, placing,
spraying, scattering, spreading, throwing, or other-
wise deploying in any building or any place; (4)
counsels, aids, assists, encourages, incites, or
directs any other person or persons to deposit,
leave, place, spray, scatter, spread, throw, or other-
wise deploy in any building or any place; any non-
incendiary device shall be guilty of a gross misde-
meanor.
C. Anyone who enhances any nonincendiary
device by adding, either internally or externally,
any additional material that would create greater
damage by becoming fragmentation or shrapnel
will be sLrbject to a mandatory minimum penalty of
90 days in jail that cannot be served on work
release or electronic home monitoring.
D. This section shall not apply to persons in the
military service or comrnissioned law enforcement
officers actually engaged in the performance of his
or her dr.rty or training or in the course of any train-
ing acting pursuant to orders from competent
authority, nor shall this section apply to any prop-
9.02.900
erty owner or person acting under his or her author-
ity in providing protection against the commission
of a felony.
(Ord. No. 3621, $ 2,10-1-02; Ord. No' 4195, $ l,
4-19 -1 6. Formerly 9.02.360)
9.02.900 Hobby cannon fuse material - Sale
transaction - Written record
required.
A. Every gun store, gun dealer, or gun show
doing business in the city shall maintain a written
record of any sale or exchange of fuse material
used for the purpose ofdetonating hobby cannons.
This record shall be in English and shall be wriften
or electronically stored in an easily obtainable
manner. The following inforrnation must be docu-
mented for each sale or exchange transaction:
l. The signature of the person with whom the
transaction is made;
2. The date and time of the transaction;
3. The name of the person or employee or the
identification number of the person or employee
conducting the transaction;
4. The name, date of birth, sex, address, and
telephone number of the person with whom the
transaction is made;
5. The type of identification, including iden-
tifying number, used by the person with whorn the
transaction was made; and
6. The amount ofcannon fuse purchased.
B. The type of identification relied upon for the
sale or exchange must consist of:
l. A valid driver's license or identification
card issued by any state; or
2. Two pieces of identification issued by a
governmental agency, one of which shall be
descriptive of the person identified.
At all times, at least one piece of current govern-
mental identification will be required.
C. This record shall at all times during the ordi-
nary hours of business, or at reasonable times if
ordinary hours ofbusiness are not kept, be open for
inspection by any commissioned law enforcement
officer. The person or entity who conducted the
sale or exchange shall maintain these records for at
least three years following the date of the transac-
tion.
(Ord. No. 3621, $ 2,10-1-02; Ord. No. 4195, $ l,
4- 19 - I 6. Formerly 9.02.3'7 0)
9-24.29g (Revised 11116)
9.02.910
9.02.910 Violation of no contact order also
contempt.
The violation of any order issued by the Kent
municipal court pursuant to Chapter 10.99 RCW
shall also constitute contempt of court, and is sub-
ject to the penalties prescribed by law.
(Ord. No. 3621, $ 2,10-l-02; Ord. No. 4195, $ 1,
4- 19-1 6. Formerly 9.02.380)
9.02.920 Probationviolations.
A. For purposes ofthis section,thewordproba-
tioner means any person who, after conviction of
violation of an ordinance of the city or a law of the
state, or after entry of a deferred prosecution, has
been placed on probation in connection with a sus-
pended sentence, deferred sentence, or deferred
prosecution by either a district court, municipal
courto or superior court.
B. Whenever a police officer shall have proba-
ble cause to believe that a probationer, prior to the
termination of his probation, is in such police offi-
cer's presence and is violating or failing to comply
with any requirement or restriction imposed by the
court as a condition of such probation, the police
officer may cause the probationer to be brought
before the court wherein sentence was deferred or
suspended and, for such purpose, the police officer
may arrest such probationer without warrant or
other process.
(Ord. No. 3621, $ 2,10-l-02; Ord. No. 3737, S l,
4-5-05; Ord. No. 4195, $ l, 4-19-16. Formerly
9.02.390)
9.02.930 Court costs - Jail medical costs.
A. In addition to the penalties set forth in KCC
9.02.940, costs in all criminal actions may be
imposed as authorized by law or court rule.
B. As part of any judgment and sentence, the
court may order a defendant to repay all or part of
the medical costs incurred by the city or any medi-
cal care provider during confinement ofthe defen-
dant. Any costs not paid by a defendant that are due
and owing shall be collected by the court in the
same manner that other costs are collected.
(Ord. No. 3621, $ 2,10-l-02; Ord. No. 4195, $ l,
4- 19 - I 6. Formerly 9.02.400)
Kent City Code
9.02.940 Violations - Penalty.
Unless otherwise provided in this chapter, viola-
tion of any provision of this chapter shall be pun-
ishable by:
1. Gross misdemeanor. Every person con-
victed of a gross misdemeanor shall be punished by
imprisonment in jail for a maximum term fixed by
the court of not more than one year, or by a fine in
an amount fixed by the court of not more than
$5,000, or by both such imprisonment and fine'
2. Misdemeanor. Every person convicted of a
misdemeanor shall be punished by imprisonment
in jail for a maximum term fixed by the court of not
more than 90 days, or by a fine in an amount fixed
by the court of not more than $1,000, or by both
such imprisonment and fine.
(Ord. No. 3621, $ 2,10-1-02; Ord. No. 4195, $ l,
4- 1 9 - 1 6. Formerly 9.02.4 | 0)
(Revised 11/16)9-24.2hh
Sections:
9.03.010
9.03.020
9.03.030
9.03.040
9.03.050
Kent City Code
Chapter 9.03
REWARDS FOR INFORMATION
LEADING TO ARREST*
9.03.050
direct, and shall be widely distributed to the news
media within this area.
(Ord. No. 2568, $ l. Formerly Code 1986,
$ 2.3 r.040)
9.03.050 Certainpersonsineligible.
The officers and employees of the city, mem-
bers of their immediate families and their kindred
to the fourth degree are excluded from application
ofthe provisions ofthis chapter.
(Ord. No. 2568, $ 1. Formerly Code 1986,
$ 2.31.0s0)
Reward established.
Reward eligibility.
Payment from general fund.
Posting of notice of reward.
Certain persons ineligible.
*Cross reference(s) - Damaging parks and recreation prop-
erty, $ 4.01.020.
9.03.0f0 Rewardestablished.
In the public interest, a standing reward in the
sum up to five hundred dollars ($500) is hereby
established for information leading to the arrest
and prosecution ofthe person responsible for each
act of damage to and/or destruction of any city
property.
(Ord. No. 2568, $ L Formerly Code 1986,
$ 2.31.010)
9.03.020 Rewardeligibility.
In order to be eligible for a reward pursuant to
KCC 9.03.010, the individual furnishing such
information must testify or be willing to testify at
any hearing or trial held to determine the guilt or
liability of the person or persons alleged to be
responsible for each act of damage to, and/or
destruction of, city property. The testimony shall
be as to facts and circumstances known to the indi-
vidual and furnished to the city.
(Ord. No. 2568, $ l. Formerly Code 1986,
$ 2.31.020)
9.03.030 Payment from general fund.
Reward payment shall be charged against the
general fund upon certification from the city
administrator upon consultation with the city attor-
ney and affected department.
(Ord. No. 2568, $ l. Formerly Code 1986,
$ 2.31.030)
9.03.040 Posting of notice of reward.
The offer of reward, established by this chapter,
shall be posted in conspicuous public places
throughout the city as the city administrator shall
9-24.3 (Revised 3/20)
9.04.010
Sections
9.04.010
9.04.020
9.04.030
9.04.040
9.04.050
9.04.060
9.04.070
9.04. 100
9.04.110
9.04.t20
9.04.125
9.04.080
9.04.090
9.04.130
9.04.010 Purpose.
The Kent city council recognizes the health and
wellness benefits of massage and reflexology, and
that massage and reflexology businesses in the city
of Kent serve a legitimate and beneficial purpose in
the community. The council also recognizes that
there are some businesses that hold themselves out
as massage or reflexology businesses, but employ
unlicensed persons to provide massage and uncer-
Chapter 9.04
MASSAGE AND REFLEXOLOGY
SERVICES
Kent City Code
tified persons to provide reflexology who fail to
follow state health and licensing requirements, and
do not have the proper training required to obtain a
state license or certification. In addition, these
businesses that employ unlicensed or uncertified
persons to provide massage and reflexology can be
used to facilitate the commission of various crimi-
nal acts, including but not limited to prostitution.
These businesses that permit unlicensed or uncerti-
fied persons to perform massage and reflexology or
permit the commission of unlawful acts threaten
the business and reputation of legitimate and
licensed businesses and practitioners, and present a
threat to the public health, safety, and welfare. This
chapter is intended to inhibit the ability of an indi-
vidual or businesses to engage in the practice of
providing unlicensed massage and reflexology,
and support the legitimate provision of these ser-
vices by licensed massage practitioners and reflex-
ologists.
(Ord. No. 4156, $ 1,6-16-15)
9.04.020 Definitions.
For purposes of this chapter, the terms and
phrases below shall have the meanings that follow:
A. Advertise includes, but is not limited to,
signs located at a massage business or reflexology
business; signs located in places other than at a
massage business or reflexology business; adver-
tisements on vehicles; advertisements in paper
media such as newspapers, magazines, fliers,
cards, or business cards; or advertisements in elec-
tronic media such as Internet websites, social
media, electronic classified advertisements, cell
phone applications, and television or radio adver-
tisements.
B. Breast massage shall have the same meaning
as set forlh in WAC 246-830-005(7).
C. Certified reflexologist, mossqge business,
mossage, massage practitioner, mqssage therapist,
massage therapy, reflexologt, and reflexologt
business shall have the meanings set forth in RCW
18.108.010.
D. Conspicuously display shall mean the dis-
play of licenses and certificates in a manner that
can be viewed and read by a person immediately
upon entry into the initial common area of a mas-
sage business or reflexology business without hav-
ing to request to see the license or certification.
Purpose.
Definitions.
References to Revised Code of
Washington and Washington
Administrative Code.
Owner, director, manager - Proof.
Exemptions - Limitations - Name or
structure of br"rsiness.
Inspections.
Massage practitioner or reflexologist -
License or certificate required -
Violation.
Massage practitioner or reflexologist -
Owner, director, manager, or other
person in charge to ensure valid
license or certificate - Violation.
Display of massage practitioner or
refl exologist license or certifi cate
required - Violation.
Receipt of massage or reflexology
services from unlicensed massage
practitioner or reflexologist -
Unlawful.
Minors practicing massage or
refl exology - Responsibi I ity of owner,
director, manager, or other person in
charge - Receipt of massage or
reflexology services from minor
unlawful.
Advertising.
Practice requirements and limitations
- Responsibility of owner, director,
manager, or other person in charge.
Violations - Penalty.
(Revised 3/20)9-24.4
Kent City Code
E. Gross misdenteanor and misdemeanor shall
have the same meaning as set forth in RCW
9A.20.021.
F. License, certificate and certification mean a
license, certificate or certification issued pursuant
to Chapter 18.108 RCW.
G. Reflexologisl means a person who practices
reflexology.
H. Represent himself or herself as o massage
practitioner shall have the same meaning as set
forth in RCw 18.108.030(lXb).
L Represent himself or herself as a reflexologist
shall have the same meaning as set forth in RCW
18.108.030(2Xb).
J. Violcltion shall mean a conviction after trial,
a plea of gLrilty or a finding of guilt after an Alford
plea, Newton plea, or plea of no contest or nolo
contendere, or the entry of a deferred sentence,
deferred prosecution, or stipulated order ofcontin-
uance.
(Ord. No.4156, $ 1,6-16-15; Ord. No.4353, $ l,
1-21-20)
9.04.030 References to Revised Code of
Washington and Washington
Administrative Code.
References in this chapter to chapters or specific
sections or subsections of the Revised Code of
Washington, or to chapters or specific sections or
subsections of the Washington Administrative
Code, shall include the chapter and sections or sub-
sections as currently enacted and as amended or
recodified in the future.
(Ord. No.4156, $ 1,6-16-15; Ord. No. 4353,52,
t-21-20)
9.04.040 Owner, director, manager - Proof.
A. For purposes of this chapter, whether a per-
son is an owner, director, manager, or other person
in charge of a massage business or reflexology
business may be established from evidence such
as, but not limited to:
1. The person holds himself or herself out as
an owner, director, manager, or some other like
title evidencing control over business decisions;
2. The person is responsible for the general
business decisions of the business;
3. The person is considered by those who pro-
vide massage or reflexology services as an owner,
director, manager, or other person in charge;
9.04.040
4. The person is in control or partial control
of when, how, or how much those who provide
massage or reflexology services work or are paid,
or whether those who provide massage or reflexol-
ogy services are employees or contractors retained
to provide services on behalfofthe business;
5. The person is listed as a registered agent of
the business;
6. The person is listed as a "governing per-
son" by the Washington State Business Licensing
Service;
7. The person is an applicant or is listed as an
owner on a city or state business license or license
application;
8. The person receives income from the busi-
ness that is dependent on revenue generated by
another person providing massage or reflexology
services on behalfofor at the business;
9. The person has signed a lease or rental
agreernent for property at which the business is
operated or is responsible for lease or rent pay-
ments;
I 0. The person has signed for a loan on behalf
of the massage or reflexology business;
I l. The person is financially responsible for
the massage business or reflexology business utili-
ties or services such as watero electricity, garbage,
sewer, telephone, Internet, cable television, sectt-
rity, cleaning, maintenance, or accounting;
12. The person pays taxes on behalf of the
business; or
13. The person is responsible for ensuring the
business is properly supplied with resources neces-
sary to carry out the work of the business or main-
tain the business.
B. The presence of any of the circumstances
described in subsection (A) of this section shall be
sufficient to establish that a person is the owner,
director, manager, or other person in charge of a
massage business or reflexology business. The cir-
cumstances described in subsection (A) of this sec-
tion are not exclusive and other evidence may
demonstrate a person is an owner, director, man-
ager, or other person in charge ofa massage busi-
ness or reflexology business.
(Ord. No.4156, $ 1,6-16-15)
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9.04.050
9.04.050 Exemptions - Limitations - Name
or structure of business.
A. This chapter shall not apply to the following:
l. Activities set forth in RCW 18.108.050
when performed as provided in that statute; or
2. Massage or reflexology that is not pro-
vided in exchange for a fee, property, or other con-
sideration.
B. The exemptions set forth in subsection (A)
of this section shall not apply to any person who
practices or represents himself or herself as a mas-
sage practitioner or who practices reflexology or
represents himself or herself as a reflexologist and
who advertises for the massage or reflexology ser-
vices, to any business that advertises for massage
or reflexology services, or to any person who pro-
vides massage or reflexology services at a business
that advertises for such services.
C. The exemptions set forth in subsection (A)
of this section shall not apply to any person who
obtains massage or reflexology services from a
person who advertises for the massage or reflexol-
ogy services, frorn a business that advertises for
massage or reflexology services, or from any per-
son who provides massage or reflexology services
at a business that advertises for such services.
D. The fact that a person or business that pro-
vides massage or reflexology services describes or
advertises such services by a name other than mas-
sage or reflexology shall not exempt that person or
business from this chapter.
E. In the event the services provided fall within
the definition of massage or reflexology, the man-
ner in which a business is incorporated or struc-
tured shall be of no consequence in determining if
a business provides massage or reflexology ser-
vices.
F. A club or cooperative arrangement in which
a person pays a fee to become a member of the club
or cooperative, and as a result of such membership,
he or she obtains massage or reflexology services,
shall be considered a massage business or reflexol-
ogy business.
(Ord. No.4156, $ l,6-16-15)
9.04.060 Inspections.
A. Law enforcement personnel shall have the
authority to inspect the premises of any massage
business or reflexology business in order to ensure:
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1. Compliance with the requirement that
licenses and certifications are conspicttously dis-
played and valid;
2. That those providing massage or reflexol-
ogy services are validly licensed and ofproper age;
and
3. Compliance with the advertising require-
ments of KCC9.04.120.
B. Inspections shall be limited to times when
the massage or reflexology br,rsiness is open.
C. Inspections shall be limited to the common
areas of the massage or reflexology business. This
section shall not authorize entry or inspection of
rooms in which massage or reflexology is provided
and which are separated from the common area of
the massage business or reflexology business
absent consent, a warrant, or other lawful basis.
D. This section shall not be interpreted as limit-
ing the use by law enforcement of any lawful
investigatory techniques.
(Ord. No.4156, $ l,6-16-15)
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9.04.070 Massage practitioner or
reflexologist - License or certificate
required - Violation.
A. It shall be unlawful for any person to prac-
tice massage or represent himself or herself as a
massage practitioner in the city of Kent without a
valid and current massage practitioner's license.
B. It shall be unlawful for any person to prac-
tice reflexology or represent himself or herself as a
reflexologist in the city of Kent without a valid and
current massage practitioner's license or certificate
in reflexology.
C. An unissued license or certificate, or an
expired, revoked, or suspended license or certifi-
cate, shall not be considered a valid license or cer-
tificate.
(Ord. No. 4156, S 1, 6-16-15)
9.04.080 Massage practitioner or
reflexologist - Owner, director,
manager, or other person in charge
to ensure valid license or certificate
- Violation.
A. It shall be the responsibility of any owner,
director, manager, or other person in charge of a
massage business or reflexology business in the
city of Kent to ensure that each person who prac-
tices massage, or represents himself or herself as a
massage practitioner, is validly and currently
licensed, and to ensure that each person who prac-
tices reflexology or represents himself or herself as
a reflexologist is validly and currently licensed as
a massage practitioner or certified as a reflexolo-
gist.
B. It shall be unlawful for any owner, director,
manager, or other person in charge of a massage
business or reflexology business to facilitate or,
with knowledge or criminal negligence, permit a
person who does not have a valid and current mas-
sage practitioner's license to practice massage or
represent himself or herself as a massage practi-
tioner.
C. It shall be unlawful for any owner, director,
manager, or other person in charge of a massage
business or reflexology business to facilitate or,
with knowledge or criminal negligence, permit a
person who does not have a valid and current mas-
sage practitioner's license or who is not a certified
reflexologist to practice reflexology or represent
himself or herself as a reflexologist.
9.04.090
D. A person with an unissued license or certifi-
cate, or whose license or certificate is expired,
revoked, or suspended, shall not be considered val-
idly licensed or certified.
E. For the purposes of this section, the failure of
the owner, director, manager, or other person in
charge of a massage business or reflexology busi-
ness to confirm the validity of a massage license or
reflexology certificate through the Washington
Department of Health shall constitute criminal
negligence.
(Ord. No.4156, S 1, 6-16-15)
9.04.090 Display of massage practitioner or
reflexologist license or certificate
required - Violation.
A. At any massage business or reflexology
business, a copy of the valid and current license of
each person who practices massage or represents
himself or herself as a massage practitioner at or on
behalf ofthe massage business or reflexology busi-
ness, and the valid and current massage practi-
tioner's license or reflexology certificate of each
person who practices reflexology or represents
himself or herself as a reflexologist at or on behalf
of the massage business or reflexology business,
shall be conspicuously displayed and shall be made
available to persons receiving massage or reflexol-
ogy services or to law enforcement for inspection
upon request.
B. It shall be unlawful for any owner, director,
manager, or other person in charge of a massage
business or reflexology business to fail to conspic-
uously display the valid and current massage prac-
titioner's license of each person who practices
massage or represents himself or herself as a mas-
sage practitioner at or on behalf of the massage
business or reflexology business.
C. It shall be unlawful for any owner, director,
manager, or other person in charge of a massage
business or reflexology business to fail to conspic-
uously display the valid and current massage prac-
titioner's license or certificate to practice
reflexology of each person who practices reflexol-
ogy or represents himself or herself as a reflexolo-
gist at or on behalf of the massage business or
reflexology business.
D. Each person who practices massage or rep-
resents himself or herself as a massage practitioner,
and each person who practices reflexology or rep-
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9.04.100
resents himself or herself as a reflexologist, shall
have his or her valid and current license or certifi-
cate at each location in which he or she practices
massage or represents himself or herself as a mas-
sage practitioner, and at each location in which he
or she practices reflexology or represents himself
or herself as a reflexologist, and the valid and cur-
rent license or certificate shall be provided to the
person receiving the massage or reflexology ser-
vice or to law enforcement for inspection upon
request.
E. It shall be unlawful for any person who prac-
tices massage or represents himself or herself as a
massage practitioner to fail to have his or her valid
and current massage practitioner's license at each
location in which massage services are provided,
or display his or her valid and current license to the
person receiving the massage service or to law
enforcement for inspection when requested.
F. It shall be unlawful for each person who
practices reflexology or represents himself or her-
self as a reflexologist to fail to have his or her valid
and current massage practitioner's license or
reflexology certificate at each location in which
reflexology services are provided, or display his or
her valid and current license or certificate to the
person receiving the reflexology service or to law
enforcement for inspection when requested.
G. It shall be unlawful for any person to present
or conspicuously display an expired, altered, fake,
or fraudulently obtained license, certificate, or cer-
tification. It shall be unlawful for an owner, direc-
tor, manager, or other person in charge of a
massage business or reflexology business to facili-
tate or permit another to present or conspicuously
display an expired, altered, fake, or fraudulently
obtained license, certificate, or certification.
(Ord. No. 4156, S 1, 6-16-15)
9.04.100 Receipt of massage or reflexology
services from unlicensed massage
practitioner or reflexologist -
Unlawful.
A. It shall be unlawful for any person to receive
massage services from another whom the recipient
knows, or reasonably should know, is not validly
or currently licensed to provide massage services.
It shall be unlawful for any person to receive
reflexology services from another whom the recip-
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ient knows, or reasonably should know, is not val-
idly or currently licensed as a massage practitioner
or certified to provide reflexology services.
B. It shall be an affirmative defense to a viola-
tion of this section that the person receiving the
massage or reflexology services inquired of the
license or certification status of the person provid-
ing the services and was provided a document pur-
porting to be a valid and cunent license of the
massage practitioner or valid and current certifi-
cate of the reflexologist.
(Ord. No. 4156, S 1, 6-16-15)
9.04.110 Minors practicing massage or
reflexolory - Responsibility of
owner, director, manager, or other
person in charge - Receipt of
massage or reflexolory services
from minor unlawful.
A. It shall be the responsibility of the owner,
director, manager, or other person in charge of a
massage business or reflexology business to verify
that each person who provides massage or reflexol-
ogy services has attained the age of eighteen (18).
It shall be unlawful for any owner, director, man-
ager, or other person in charge of a massage busi-
ness or reflexology business to permit or facilitate
the provision of massage or reflexology services by
a person who has not reached the age of eighteen
(18).
B. It shall be unlawful for any person to receive
massage or reflexology services from another
whom the recipient knows, or reasonably should
know, has not reached the age of eighteen (18). It
shall be an affirmative defense to a violation of this
section that the person receiving the massage or
reflexology services inquired of the age of the per-
son providing the services and was provided a doc-
ument purporting to be a valid and current license
of the massage practitioner or valid and current
certificate of the reflexologist.
(Ord. No. 4156, S 1, 6-16-15)
9.04.f 20 Advertising.
It shall be unlawful to advertise the practice of
massage or practice ofreflexology except in accor-
dance wirh RCW 18.108.040.
(Ord. No.4156, S l,6-16-15)
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9.04.125 Practice requirementsand
Iimitations - Responsibility of
owner, director, managerr or other
person in charge.
A. It is unlawful for any person who practices
massage therapy or represents himself or herself as
a massage therapist, or who practices reflexology
or represents himself or herself as a reflexologist,
to touch the body parts identified in WAC 246-
830-ss0(1 ).
B. It is unlawful for any person who practices
massage therapy or represents himself or herself as
a massage therapist, or who practices reflexology,
or represents himself or herself as a reflexologist to
perform breast massage except in accordance with
wAC 246-830-555.
C. It is unlawful for any person who practices
massage therapy or represents himself or herself as
a massage therapist, or who practices reflexology
or represents hirnself or herself as a reflexologist,
to fail to comply with the coverage and draping
requirements of WAC 246-830-560.
D. It is unlawful for any person who practices
massage therapy or represents himself or herself as
a massage therapist, or who practices reflexology
or represents himself or herself as a reflexologist,
to fail to comply with the equipment, sanitation,
and hygiene requirements of WAC 246-830-500
and 246-830-5 I 0.
E. It is unlawful for any person who practices
massage therapy or represents himself or herself as
a massage therapist, or who practices reflexology
or represents himself or herself as a reflexologist,
to fail to comply with the recordkeeping require-
ments of WAC246-830-565 and 246-830-570.
F. lt shall be unlawfirl for any owner, director,
manager, or other person in charge of a massage
business or reflexology business to facilitate or,
with knowledge or criminal negligence, permit
another person to violate any provision ofthis sec-
tion.
(Ord. No. 4353 $ 3,l-21-20)
9.04.130 Violations - PenaltY.
A. The first violation of any provision of this
chapter shall constitute a misdemeanor.
B. Each subsequent violation of this chapter,
whether alleged in the same prosecution as the first
violation or in subsequent proseclltions, shall con-
stitute a gross misdemeanor.
9.04.130
C. Upon a determination that a violation of this
chapter has occurred, the court shall order the for-
feiture of all Kent-issued massage or reflexology
business licenses held by the violator. As a condi-
tion of any sentence, suspension of sentence, or
deferral ofsentence for a violation ofthis chapter,
the court shall prohibit the violator from applying
for, attempting to obtain, or obtaining a license
from the city of Kent to engage in any activity set
forth in KCC 9.04.020(C), or working at, being
present at, or having an interest in any business at
which the activities set forth in KCC 9.04.020(C)
occur.
(Ord. No. 4156, $ 1,6-16-15; Ord. No. 4353, $ 4,
t-2t-20)
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9.05.0 I 0
Chapter 9.05
SEIZURE, FORFEITURE, AND DISPOSAL
OF UNCLAIMED PROPERTY, FIREARMS,
AND PROPERTY ASSOCIATED WITH
CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES*
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Sections:
9.05.010
9.05.020
9.05.030
Disposal of unclaimed property
Forfeiture of firearms.
Drug seizure and forfeiture.
*Editor's note - Ord. No. 3405, $ l, adopted July I, 1998.
repealed Ch. 9.05, $$ 9.05.010 - 9.05.050, which pertained to
disposal of forfeited firearms. Section 3 of said ordinance
added provisions designated as a new Ch. 9.05 to read as
herein set out.
9.05.010 Disposal of unclaimed property.
The following sections of Chapter 63.32 RCW
are hereby adopted by reference as currently
enacted and as hereinafter amended from time to
time, and shall be given the same force and effect
as if set forth herein in full.
A. RCW 63.32.010 Methods of disposition -
Notice - Sale, retention,
destruction, or trade.
B. RCW 63.32.020 Notice of sale.
C. RCW 63.32.030 Disposition of proceeds.
D. RCW 63.32.040 Reimbursement to owner.
E. RCW 63.32.050 Donationof unclaimed
bicycles and toys to char-
ity.
(Ord. No.3405, $ 1,7-7-98)
9.05.020 Forfeiture of firearms.
RCW 9.41.098 entitled "Forfleiture of firearms -
Disposition - Confiscation" is hereby adopted by
reference as currently enacted and as hereinafter
amended from time to time, and shall be given the
same force and effect as if set forth herein in full.
(Ord. No.3405, $ 1,7-7-98)
9.05.030 Drug seizure and forfeiture.
RCW 69.50.505 entitled "seizure and forfei-
ture" is hereby adopted by reference as currently
enacted and as hereinafter amended from time to
time, and shall be given the same force and effect
as ifset forth herein in full.
(Ord. No.3405, $ 1,7-7-98)
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Chapter 9.08
AUDIBLE INTRUSION ALARMS
Sections:
9.08.04 Outside audible intrusion alarm
systems prohibited.
9.08.08 Duration of alarm limited.
9.08.12 Exceptions.
9.08.20 Automatic telephone dialing systems
prohibited.
9.08.24 False alarm charge.
9.08.32 Notification of police department.
9.08.36 Penalties.
9.08.04 Outside audible intrusion alarm
systems prohibited.
There shall no longer be allowed any outside
audible intrusion alarm systems within the city in
conjunction with commercial, business or indus-
trial facilities or buildings.
(Ord. No. 1860, $ l. Formerly Code 1986,
$ e.08.04)
9.08.08 Duration of alarm limited.
Any residence building within the city or any
motor vehicle operating within the city that has an
outside audible intrusion alarm system connected
thereto shall be equipped with a device that shall
limit the duration of any such alarm for a period not
to exceed five (5) minutes and such system shall
preclude any recycling of the alarm system.
(Ord. No. 1860, $ 2. Formerly Code 1986,
$ e.08.08)
9.08.12 Exceptions.
Nothing contained in this chapter is intended to
prohibit or limit the use of outside audible fire
alarm systems activated by heat, smoke or fire or
by the flowing of water.
(Ord. No. 1860, $ 3. Formerly Code 1986,
$ e.08. l2)
9.08.20 Automatictelephonedialing
systems prohibited.
It shall be a violation of the terms of this chapter
to connect any automatic telephone dialing sys-
tems to the police department alarm system.
(Ord. No. 1860, $ 5. Formerly Code 1986,
$ e.08.20)
9.08.36
9.08.24 False alarm charge.
The police department is granted the discretion
to order a maximum charge of ten dollars ($10) for
each false alarm received or responded to by the
police department.
(Ord. No. 1860, $ 6. Formerly Code 1986,
$ e.08.24)
9.08.32 Notification of police department.
It shall be the obligation of anyone connecting
an outside audible intrusion alarm to any residence
building located within the city to immediately
upon the placement of such alarm system, give
written notification thereof to the police depart-
ment.
(Ord. No. 1860, $ 8. Formerly Code 1986,
$ e.08.32)
9.08.36 Penalties.
A violation ofthe provisions ofthis chapter shall
result in a fine of up to one hundred dollars ($ 100)
for each separate violation.
(Ord. No. 1860, $ 9. Formerly Code 1986,
$ e.08.36)
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Chapter 9.09
CURFEW AND PARENTAL
RESPONSIBILITY FOR JUVENILES
Sections:
9.09.010
9.09.020
9.09.030
9.09.040
9.09.050
9.09.060
9.09.070
9.09.080
Purpose.
Definitions.
Juvenile curfew.
Parental responsibil ity.
Exemptions.
E,nforcement.
Violations and penalties.
Severability.
9.09.010 Purpose.
The purpose of this chapter is to:
A. Protect .iuveniles and other citizens, resi-
dents and visitors of the city from the dangers of
crimes which occur on sidewalks, streets, and pub-
lic places during the late night and early morning
hours;
B. Decrease the amount of criminal activity
engaged in by juveniles;
C. Promote and enhance parental control over
juveniles;
D. Adopt and implement policies relating to
juveniles that would minimize impacts on juve-
niles engaging in and traveling to or from a lawful
activity or event; and
E. Preserve the public safety and to reduce acts
of violence by or against juveniles that are occur-
ring in Kent at rates beyond the capacity of the
police to assure public safety without the aid of a
juvenile curfew.
(Ord. No. 3355, $ 2,7-15-97)
9.09.020 Definitions.
In this chapter:
Aid and abet means that a parent or guardian,
with knowledge that it will promote or facilitate the
commission of a curfew violation, either:
1. Solicits, commands, encourages, helps,
assists, or requests a juvenile to commit the viola-
tion; or
2. Aids or agrees to aid a juvenile or another
person in planning or committing the violation.
The word o'aid" means all assistance whether given
by words, acts, encouragement, support, presence
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or neglect of parental or custodial responsibilities
for ajuvenile required by any existing or hereafter
enacted statute ofthis state.
Curfew hours mean 12:01 a.m. until 6:00 a.m.
daily.
Emergency means an unforeseen combination
of circumstances or the resulting state that calls for
immediate action. The term includes, but is not
limited to, a fire, a natural disaster, an automobile
accident, or any situation requiring immediate
action to prevent serious bodily injury or loss of
life.
Establishment means any privately owned place
of business operated for a profit to which the public
is invited, including but not limited to any store,
shop, restaurant, bowling alley, cafe, theater, drug
store, golf course, pool room, shopping center,
video arcade, and any other place open to the
general pr-rblic and devoted to business,
amusement, or entertainment of the general public
or other lawful purpose.
Guardian means:
1. A person who, under court order, is the
guardian ofthe person ofajuvenile; or
2. A public or private agency with whom a
juvenile has been placed by a coutt; or
3. A person who is at least eighteen ( I 8) years
of age and authorized by a parent or guardian to
have the care and custody of ajuvenile.
Juvenile means any person under eighteen ( 18)
years ofage.
Operator means any individual, firm,
association, partnership, or corporation operating,
managing, or conducting any establishment. The
term includes the members or partners of an
association or partnership and the officers of a
corporation.
Parent means a person who is a natural parent,
adoptive parent, stepparent, or foster parent of a
juvenile.
Public place means any street, alley, highway,
parking lot, sidewalk, park, playground or place to
which the general public has access and a right to
resort for business, entertainment, or other lawful
purpose. Public place shall include, but not be
limited to any public facility or any establishment
such as a store, shop, restaurant, tavern, bowling
alley, cafe, theater, drug store, golf course, pool
room, shopping center, and any other place open to
the general public and devoted to business,
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amusement or entertainment of the general public
or other lawful purpose, whether publicly or
privately owned or operated. It shall also include
the front or immediate area of the above, including,
but not limited to, roads, sidewalks, alleyways,
parking lots, parks or other similar ares open to the
general public.
Remain means to:
L Linger or stay; or
2. Fail to leave premises when requested to
do so by a police officer or the owner, operator, or
other person in control of the premises of any
establishment or other public place.
Seriotts bodily iniury means bodily injury that
creates a substantial risk of death or that causes
death, serious permanent disfigurement, or
protracted loss or impairment of the function of
any bodily member or organ.
(Ord. No. 3355, $ 2,7-15-97)
9.09.030 Juvenilecurfew.
Except as set forth in KCC 9.09.050, it shall be
a civil infraction for any juvenile to remain in any
public place within the city during curfew hours.
(Ord. No. 3355, $ 2,7-15-97)
9.09.040 Parentalresponsibility.
Except as set forth in KCC 9.09.050, it shall be
a civil infraction for any parent or guardian having
custody or control of any juvenile to knowingly aid
or abet the juvenile to commit a curfew violation'
(Ord. No. 3355, $ 2,7-15-97)
9.09.050 Exemptions.
A. It shall not be a violation of KCC 9.07.030
and/or KCC 9.09.040 that the juvenile was:
l. Accompanied by the juvenile's parent or
guardian;
2. On an errand at the direction of the juve-
nile's parent or guardian, without any detour or
stop;
3. In a motor vehicle involved in interstate
travel;
4. Engaged in an employment activity, or,
going to or returning home from an employment
activity, without any detour or stop;
5. Involved in an emergencY;
6. On the sidewalk abutting the juvenile's
residence or abLrtting the residence of a next-door
9.09.060
neighbor if the neighbor did not complain to the
police department about the juvenile's presence;
7. Attending an official school, religious, rec-
reational, or other activity supervised by adults or
sponsored by the city, a civic organization, or
another similar entity that takes responsibility for
the juvenile, or going to or returning home from
such activity, without any detour or stop;
8. Lawfully present within or upon an estab-
lishment or going to or returning home from such
establishment without any detour or stop;
9. Going to or returning from the residence of
another without any detour or stop.
10. Exercising First Amendment rights pro-
tected by the United States Constitution, such as
the free exercise or religion, freedom of speech,
and the right of assembly; or
11. Married and thus has achieved the age of
rnajority pursuant to RCW 26.28.020, or has
become emancipated in accordance with Chapter
13.64 RCW.
B. It shall not be a violation of KCC 9'09.040
when any parent or guardian, unable to control the
whereabouts and activities of a juvenile in their
care, custody, or control, has contacted the city or
police department and reported such juvenile as
possibly appearing in locations and at times that
would violate this chapter.
(Ord. No. 3355, $ 2,7-15-91)
9.09.060 Enforcement.
A. Prior to the issuance of a verbal or written
warning or a notice of civil infraction, a police
officer shall ask the apparent offender's name, age,
address, and the reason for being in the public
place. The officer shall not issue a warning or cita-
tion or take further action under this section unless
the officer reasonably believes a violation has
occurred and that based on any response and other
circumstances, no exemption exists under KCC
9.07.050.
B. Pursuantto RCW 13.32A.050(l)(b), apolice
officer, who reasonably believes that a juvenile is
in violation of KCC 9.09.030, shall have the
authority to take the juvenile into custody. Pursrt-
ant to RCW 13.32A.060, an officer taking a juve-
nile into custody shall inform the juvenile of the
reason for such custody and shall either:
l. Transport the juvenile to his or her home or
to a parent or guardian at his or her place of
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employment, if no parent or guardian is at home.
The parent or guardian may request that the officer
take the.iuvenile to the home of an adult extended
family member, responsible adult, crisis residential
center, the Department of Social and Health Ser-
vices, or a licensed youth shelter. In responding to
the request of the parent or guardian, the officer
shall take the juvenile to a requested place which,
in the officer's belief, is within a reasonable dis-
tance of the parent or guardian's home. The officer
releasing a juvenile into the custody of a parent,
guardian, an adult extended family member,
responsible adult, or a licensed youth shelter shall
inform the person receiving the child of the reason
for taking the child into custody and inform all par-
ties of the nature and location of appropriate ser-
vices available in the community; or
2. After attempting to notify the parent or
guardian, take the juvenile to a designated crisis
residential center's secure facility, or a center's
semi-secure facility if a secure facility is full, not
available, or not located within a reasonable dis-
tance:
a. Ifajuvenile expresses fear or distress at
the prospect of being returned to his or her home
which leads the officer to believe there is a possi-
bility that the child is experiencing some type of
child abuse or negligence, as defined in RCW
26.44.020;
b. Ifit is not practical to transport thejuve-
nile to his or her home or place of the parent or
guardian's employment; or
c. If there is no parent or guardian available
to accept custody ofthe child; or
3. After attempting to notify the parent or
guardian, if a crisis residential center is full, not
available, or not located within a reasonable dis-
tance, the officer may request the Department of
Social and Health Services to accept custody of the
jLrvenile. If the Department determines that an
appropriate placement is currently available, the
Department shall accept custody and place the
juvenile in an out-of-home placement. If the
Department declines to accept cttstody of the juve-
nile, the officer may release the juvenile after
attempting to take the juvenile to the following, in
the order listed:
a. The home of an adult extended family
member;
b. A responsible adult;
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c. A licensed youth shelter.
The officer shall immediately notify the Depart-
ment of Social and Health Services if no placement
option is available and the child is released.
C. An officer's responsibilities under subsec-
tion (B) of this section, after taking a juvenile into
custody for a curfew violation, shall be changed,
expanded or limited without further amendment to
be consistent with the provisions of RCW
13.324.050 and 13.324.060 as now or hereafter
amended.
(Ord. No.3355, $ 2,7-15-9'/)
9.09.070 Violations and penalties.
A. It shall be a civil infraction to commit a vio-
lation of KCC 9.09.030 or 9.09.040. The Kent
Municipal Court shall have jurisdiction over all
civil infractions issued under this chapter. Civil
infractions shall be issued and processed in accor-
dance with Chapter 7.80 RCW as currently enacted
or as hereinafter amended, which is incorporated
herein by reference.
B. A person found to have committed a civil
infraction shall be assessed a monetary penalty as
follows:
1. The first violation shall be subject to a ver-
bal or written warning.
2. The second violation within a one (l) year
period shall be subject to a civil penalty ofone hun-
dred dollars ($ IOO;.
3. The third or subsequent violation within a
one (l) year period shall be subject to a civil pen-
alty of two hundred fifty dollars ($250).
(Ord. No. 3355, $ 2,7-15-97)
9.09.080 Severability.
If any one (l) or more sections, subsections, or
sentences ofthis chapter are held to be unconstitu-
tional or invalid, such decision shall not affect the
validity of the remaining portion of this chapter
and the same shall remain in full force and effect.
(Ord. No. 3355, $ 2,7-15-97)
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Chapter 9.12
NARCOTICS AND BARBITURATES*
Sections:
9.12.04 Unlawfulto use or be under influence
of narcotics - ExcePtion.
9.12.08 Unlawful to possess narcotics without
proper license or prescriPtion.
9.12.12 Unlawful to sell or give away
narcotics without PrescriPtion.
9.12.16 Prescribingnarcotics.
9.12.20 Sale, possession or use of dangerous
drugs.
9.12.22 Reseryed.
9.12.24 Unlawful to possess without
prescription.
9.12.28 Unlawfulto possess unless
specifically prescribed for person in
possession.
9.12.32 Unlawful to administer except as
prescribed.
9.12.36 Unlawfulto be under influence in
public place.
9.12.40 Prosecution for violation
9.12.44 Reserved.
9.12.48 Possession as prima facie evidence of
violation.
9.12.52 Unlawful to aid or abet furnishing
certain drugs to Persons injail or
custody of police.
9.12.56 Places of resort for users of narcotics
and/or dangerous drugs declared
nuisance.
9.12.60 Abatement of places of resort.
9.12.64 Unlawful to frequent or be in place
where narcotics and/or dangerous
drugs are unlawfully kePt, used or
disposed of.
9.12.68 Penalty for violations.
9.12.70 Drug-freezones.
9.12.75 Drug-trafficloitering.
*State law reference(s) - Uniform controlled substances act,
RCW 69.50.101 et seq.; drugs requiring prescriptions, RCW
69.41.0 l0 et seq.
9.12.12
9.12.04 Unlawful to use or be under
influence of narcotics - Exception.
It shall be unlawful, except when lawfully
administered in good faith by a physician or other
person authorized by law to do so, for any person
to use or be under the influence of opium, mor-
phine, cocaine, hydrate of chloral, isonipecaine,
amidone, isosmidone, keto-bemidone or any other
substance neither chemically nor physically distin-
guishable from any one (l) ofthem or any opiate or
narcotic or derivative thereof. An individual is
oounder the influence" of narcotics for the purpose
of this section when any of his normal faculties are
substantially affected or impaired as a result of the
use ofsuch opiate or narcotic or derivative thereof'
(Ord. No. 1787, $ l; Ord. No. 2933, $ l(9.12.04),
7-19-90. Formerly Code 1986, $ 9.12.04)
9.12.08 Unlawful to possess narcotics
without proper license or
prescription.
It shall be unlawful for any person not being reg-
istered or licensed as is required by the federal act
of December 17,1914, commonly known as the
Harrison Act, Section 3221, Title 26, Ch' 27,
United States Code Annotated, and the Controlled
Substance Act of October 27, 1980:, Public Law
9l-5 13, to possess any opium, morphine, cocaine,
hydrate of chloral, isonipecaine, amidone, isosmi-
done, keto-bemidone or any other substance nei-
ther chemically nor physically distinguishable
from any one ( 1) of them, or any opiate or narcotics
or derivative thereof unless purchased by the pos-
sessor thereof upon prescription of a physician or
other person licensed by law to dispense such nar-
cotic or narcotic drug.
(Ord. No. 1787, $ 2;Ord. No.2933, $ l(9.12'08),
7-19-90. Formerly Code 1986, $ 9.12.08)
9.12.12 Unlawful to sell or give away
narcotics without PrescriPtion.
A. It shall be unlawful for any apothecary,
pharmacist, druggist or other person to sell, give
away, exchange, barter or otherwise dispose of any
of the following to any person except a physician,
surgeon or dentist, for use in his profession or call-
ing, or upon the written prescription of a physician,
surgeon or other person licensed to issue such pre-
scription:
1. Opium;
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2. Morphine;
3. Cocaine;
4. Hydrate of chloral;
5. Isonipecaine;
6. Amidone;
7. Isosmidone;
8. Keto-bemidone;
9. Any other substance which is neither
chemically nor physically distinguishable from
subsections (AXl) through (AX8) above;
10. Any narcotic, the principal ingredient of
which is opium;
1 1. Any narcotic substance or preparation
derived in any part from and containing as its prin-
cipal ingredient any of the following:
a. Opium;
b. Morphine;
c. Cocaine;
d. Hydrate of chloral;
e. Isonipecaine;
f. Amidone;
g. Isosrnidone;
h. Keto-bemidone; or
i. Any other substance neither chemically
nor physically distinguishable from subsections
(AXl lXa) through (AXl lxh) above or any nar-
cotic.
B. The apothecary, pharmacist, druggist or
other person shall keep in a suitable and well-
bound book, kept and used for that purpose only, a
true and consecutive memorandurn record of every
such sale, gift, exchange, barter or disposition,
showing the time when, the place where, the name
of the proprietor or other person by whom, and the
name of the person to whom, the sale, gift,
exchange, bafter or disposition was made, and the
quantity and kind of narcotic, and the name of the
physician or surgeon upon whose prescription the
sale, gift, exchange, barter or disposition was
made, if made upon a prescription, and the number
of the prescription. The apothecary, pharmacist,
druggist or other person shall place and keep on file
all such prescriptions consecutively numbered.
Such book and prescriptions shall be a public
record and shatl be open at all reasonable times to
the inspection of the mayor, the director of health
and any accredited officer of the Deparlment of
Health and Sanitation, the chief of police or any
police officer, the city attorney, and any persons
specially authorized by the mayor' It shall be
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unlawful for any such apothecary, pharmacist,
druggist or other person to fail or refuse to exhibit
such book and prescriptions to any of the above
named officers upon demand.
(Ord. No. 1787, $ 3; Ord. No. 2933, $ l(9.12.12)'
7-19-90. Formerly Code 1986, 59.12.12)
9.12.16 Prescribing narcotics.
It shall be unlawful to prescribe opium, mor-
phine, cocaine, hydrate of chloral, isonipecaine,
amidone, isosmidone, keto-bernidone, or any other
substance neither chemically nor physically distin-
guishable from any one (1) of them, or any opiate
or narcotic drug or derivative thereof, in such a
manner as to leave the quantity of the dose or the
frequency of the taking of any dose to the discre-
tion of the person to whom such prescription is
issued. It shall be unlawful for any person dispens-
ing any such narcotic or narcotic drug to furnish the
same upon any such prescriPtion.
(Ord. No. 1787, $ 4; Ord. No. 2933, $ l(9'12.16),
7-19-90. Formerly Code 1986, $ 9.12.16)
9,12.20 Sale, possession or use of dangerous
drugs.
A. It is unlawful to sell, offer to sell, purchase,
offer to purchase, give away, barter, exchange, dis-
tribute, possess or Llse any dangerous drug except
as now or hereafter authorized or permitted by the
laws of the state or except upon the written or oral
order or prescription ofa physician, surgeon, den-
tist, or veterinary surgeon, licensed to practice in
the state, which order or prescription shall not be
refilled without the written or oral order of the pre-
scriber.
B. The term "dangerous drug" for the purpose
of this chapter shall rnean and include marijuana
(cannabis sativa) and any controlled substance
classified in SchedLrle I, II, III or IV of Chapter
69.50 RCW, as it now exists or shall hereafter be
added to, deleted from, modified or amended.
(Ord. No. 1787, $ 5; Ord. No. 2933, $ l(9.12'20)'
7-19-90. Formerly Code 1986, $ 9.12.20)
9.12.22 Reserved.
Editor's note - Oldinance No. 3350. $ 4, adopted May 21,
1997, repeated i 9.12.22 in its entirety. Formerly' such section
pertained to possession of mari.iuana and derived fiom Ord.
No. 2971, $ l. 3-20-91;Ord. No. 3103, $ l, 4-20-93.
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9.12.24 Unlawful to possess without
prescription.
It is unlawful to possess any drug mentioned in
KCC 9.12.08 and 9.12.20 purchased or acquired
pursuant to an order or prescription except in the
container in which purchased or acquired.
(Ord. No. 1787, $ 6; Ord. No. 2933, S 1(9.12.24),
7-19-90. Formerly Code 1986, g 9.12.24)
9.12,28 Unlawful to possess unless
specifically prescribed for person in
possession.
It is unlawful to possess any drug mentioned in
KCC 9.12.08 and 9.12.20 unless the possessor of
the drug is licensed to have the drug in his posses-
sion, or be the party for whom the drug in question
has been specifically prescribed by a physician or
other person licensed by law to dispense the drug
or be the duly authorized representative of the
party for whom the drug has been prescribed.
(Ord. No. 1787, $ 7; Ord. No. 2933, $ 1(9.12.28),
l-19-90. Formerly Code 1986, $ 9.12.28)
9.12,32 Unlawful to administer except as
prescribed.
It is unlawful to use or administer any drug men-
tioned in KCC 9.12.08 and 9.12.20 hereof except
in the amount, for the purposes, and as prescribed
by the order of prescription pursuant to which the
drug was acquired.
(Ord. No. 1787, $ 8; Ord. No. 2933, $ 1(9.12.32),
7 -19-90. Formerly Code 1986, $ 9.12.32)
9.12,36 Unlawful to be under influence in
public place.
It is unlawful to be under the influence of any
drug within the purview of this chapter in any pri-
vate premises or house to the annoyance of any
individual or in a public place, in a vehicle in or on
a public place or in a place open to the public view
or to which the public has access. An individual is
"under the influence" of a drug for the purpose of
this section when any of his normal faculties are
substantially affected or impaired as a result of the
use ofsuch drug.
(Ord. No. 1787, $ 9; Ord. No. 2933, $ l(9.12.36),
7-19-90. Formerly Code 1986, $ 9.12.36)
9.t2.52
9.12,40 Prosecutionforviolation.
In any prosecution for violation of this chapter it
shall not be necessary to negate any exception, pro-
viso or exemption contained in such chapter and
the burden of proof of such exception, proviso or
exemption shall be upon the defendant.
(Ord. No. 1787, $ 10;Ord. No.2933, $ l(9.12.40),
7-19-90. Formerly Code 1986, $ 9.12.40)
9.12.44 Reserved.
E<litor's note - Oldinance No. 3350, $ 5, adopted May 21,
I 997, repealed $ 9. I 2.44 in its entirety. Formerly, such section
pertained to unlawlul possession of injection devices and
derived fiom $ 9.12.44 ol the 1986 Code; Ord. No. 2933'
ti r(e. r2.44). 7 -te-90.
9.12,48 Possession as prima facie evidence
of violation.
In any prosecution under this chapter it shall be
competent to prove that any person has in his pos-
session any of the narcotics or narcotic drugs
named herein, or their derivatives, and/or any drug
mentioned in KCC 9. 12.08 and 9.12.20, or posses-
sion and the proof thereof shall be prima facie evi-
dence that the narcotic or dangerous drug was so
held in violation ofthe terms of this chapter, except
under circumstances where the substance in ques-
tion was prescribed by a physician or doctor or
other licensed person for the party who has the
drug in his possession and such substance is in the
container in which it was purchased or acquired, or
the party in possession is the duly authorized rep-
resentative of the person for whom the substance
was prescribed.
(Ord. No. 1787, $ 12;Ord. No.2933, $ l(9.12.48),
7-19-90. Formerly Code 1986, $ 9.12.48)
9.12.52 Unlawful to aid or abet furnishing
certain drugs to Persons in jail or
custody of police.
It is unlawful for any person not acting under the
direction of the director of public health to furnish
or aid or abet the furnishing of any opium, mor-
phine, cocaine, hydrate of chloral, isonipecaine,
amidone, isosmidone, keto-bemidone or any sub-
stance neither chemically nor physically distin-
guishable from any one ( I ) ofthem or any opiate or
narcotic, or narcotic derivative thereofor any ofthe
'odangerous drugs" mentioned in KCC 9.12.20 to
any person confined in the city jail or in the cus-
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9.12.56
tody of the police department, unless the substance
in question is lawfully prescribed for the person by
a doctor or physician and is given to such person
under the direction of that person's physician or
doctor.
(Ord. No. 1787, $ 13; Ord. No.2933, $ l(9.12.52),
7 -19-90. Formerly Code 1 986, S 9.12.52)
9.12,56 Places of resort for users of
narcotics and/or dangerous drugs
declared nuisance.
It shall be unlawful for any person, firrn, corpo-
ration or agent, holding, leasing, renting, occllpy-
ing or having charge and control of, any building,
structure or premises or room or rooms therein to
permit the same to be used as a place of resort for
persons known to be users of narcotics, narcotic
drugs or dangerous drugs mentioned in KCC
9.12.08 and9.12.20 or to permit therein the unlaw-
ful sale, gift or distribution of narcotics, narcotic
drugs or dangerous drugs mentioned in KCC
9.12.08 and 9.12.20 and any such place or any
place which is a resoft for users of narcotics, nar-
cotic drugs or dangerous drugs mentioned in KCC
9.12.08 and9.12.20 is hereby declared to be a pub-
lic nuisance and may be abated as such in the man-
ner provided by this chapter.
(Ord. No. 1787, $ l4; Ord. No.2933, $ 1(9.12.56),
7-19-90. Formerly Code 1986, $ 9.12.56)
9.12.60 Abatement of places of resort.
Any building, structure, premises or rooln or
rooms therein constituting a nuisance as defined in
this chapter may be abated in a civil action in the
manner provided by law or the court upon final
judgment of conviction for violation of this chapter
of any person found therein at the time of his arrest
may forthwith and as a part of the same proceeding
direct the chiefofpolice to abate any such place as
a nuisance. The chief of police, upon ascertaining
that any such place is a nuisance as defined by this
chapter, may proceed to summarily abate the same.
Such abatement shall be effected by closing and
securely locking the place abated and excluding all
persons therefrom. It shall be unlawful for any
owner, agent, lessee, tenant, person in charge or
occupant, to enter, use or occtlpy any building,
structure or premises or room or rooms therein
abated as a nuisance under the provisions of this
chapter, from and for a period ofone (1) year after
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the date of such abatement, unless he as principal
shall therefor give and file with the city clerk a
good and sufficient surety bond to be approved by
the court making the order of abatement or in case
of summary abatement to be approved by the chief
of police in the penal sum of one thousand dollars
($ 1,000) payable to the city conditioned that such
building, structure, premises or room or rooms
therein will not thereafter be used in violation of
this chapter and that he will pay all fines, costs and
damages assessed against him for any violation of
this chapter. ln case of the violation of any of the
conditions of such bond, the whole amount may be
recovered as a penalty for the use ofthe city.
(Ord. No. 1787, $ l5; Ord. No.2933, $ l(9.12.60),
7-19-90. Formerly Code 1986, $ 9.12.60)
9.12.64 Unlawful to frequent or be in place
where narcotics and/or dangerous
drugs are unlawfullY kePt, used or
disposed of.
It is unlawful for anyone, not lawfully autho-
rized to frequent, enter, be in, or be found in any
place where narcotics, narcotic drugs, their deriva-
tives, or dangerous drugs mentioned in KCC
9.12.08 and 9.12.20 are unlawfully used, kept or
disposed of.
(Ord. No. 1787, $ l6;Ord. No. 2933, $ l(9.12.64),
7-19-90. Formerly Code 1986, S 9.12.64)
9.12.68 Penalty for violations.
A person who is convicted of a misdemeanor
violation of any provision of this chapter shall be
punished by imprisonment for not less than twenty-
four (24) consecutive hours, and by a fine of not
less than two hundred fifty dollars ($250). On a
second or subsequent conviction, the fine shall not
be less than five hundred dollars ($500). These
fines shall be in addition to any other fine or pen-
alty imposed, Unless the court finds that the impo-
sition of the minimum imprisonment will pose a
substantial risk to the defendant's physical or men-
tal well-being or that localjail facilities are in an
overcrowded condition, the minimLtm tenn of
imprisonment shall not be suspended or deferred.
If the court finds such risk or overcrowding exists,
it shall sentence the defendant to a minimum of
forty (40) hours of community service. If a mini-
mum term of imprisonment is suspended or
deferred, the court shall state in writing the reason
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for granting the suspension or deferral and the facts
upon which the suspension or deferral is based.
Unless the court finds the person to be indigent, the
minimum fine shall not be suspended or deferred.
(Ord. No. 1787, S 17; Ord. No. 2894, S 1, 1-16-90;
Ord. No. 2933, S 1(9.12.68), 7-19-90; Ord. No.
3030, S t, 2-19-92. Formerly Code 1986,
s e.12.68)
9.12.70 Drug-free zones.
Pursuant to RCW 69.50.435, there are herebv
established within the city drug-free zones for
enhanced criminal penalties for crimes involving
the manufacture, sale or delivery of controlled sub-
stances committed within such zones in areas upon
surrounding schools and/or bus stops. The maps
describing such zones incorporated herein by refer-
ence are hereby approved as the official locations
and record of the locations and boundaries of the
areas on or within one thousand (1,000) feet of the
school sites of the Kent School District. The maps
are on file with the city clerk and are maintained as
an official record available for public inspection.
(Ord. No. 3061, S 1, B-18-92)
9.12.75 Drug-trafficloitering.
A. As used in this section:
l. Conviction means an adjudication of guilt
pursuant to RCW Title 10 or 13, or the equivalent
provisions of any federal statute, state statute or
ordinance of any political subdivision of this state,
and includes a verdict of guilty, a finding of guilty
and an acceptance of a plea of guilty.
2. Drug paraphernalia means drug parapher-
nalia as the term is defined in the Uniform Sub-
stance Act, RCW 69.50.102, excluding
hypodermic syringes or needles in the possession
of a confirmed diabetic or a person directed by his
or her physician to use such items.
3. Illegal drug activity means unlawful con-
duct contrary to any provision of Chapter 69.41,
69.50 or 69.52 RCW, or the equivalent federal stat-
ute, state statute, or ordinance of any political sub-
division of this state.
4. Known drug traffickermeans a person who
has, within the knowledge of the arresting officer,
been convicted within the last two (2) years in any
court of any felony illegal drug activity.
5. Public place is an area generally visible to
public view and includes, but is not limited to,
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streets, sidewalks, bridges, alleys, plazas, parks,
driveways, parking lots, transit stations, shelters
and tunnels, automobiles visible to public view
(whether moving or not), and buildings, including
those which serve food or drink, or provide enter-
tainment, and the doorways and entrances to build-
ings or dwellings and the grounds enclosing them.
B. A person is guilty of drug-traffic loitering if
he or she remains in a public place and intention-
ally solicits, induces, entices, or procures another
to engage in unlawful conduct contrary to Chapter
69.50, 69.41 or 69.52 RCW.
C. The following circumstances do not by
themselves constitute the crime of drug-traffic loi-
tering. Among the circumstances which may be
considered in determining whether the actor
intends such prohibited conduct are that he or she:
1. Is seen by the officer to be in possession of
drug paraphernalia; or
2. Is a known drug trafficker; or
3. Repeatedly beckons to, stops or attempts to
stop passersby, or engages passersby in conversa-
tion; or
4. Repeatedly stops or attempts to stop motor
vehicle operators by hailing, waving of arms or any
other bodily gesture; or
5. Circles an area in a motor vehicle and
repeatedly beckons to, contacts, or attempts to stop
pedestrians.
D. No person may be arrested for drug-traffic
loitering unless probable cause exists to believe
that he or she has remained in a public place and
has intentionally solicited, induced, enticed or pro-
cured another to engage in unlawful conduct con-
trary to Chapter 69.50, 69.41, or 69.52 RCW.
E. A person convicted of drug-traffic loitering
under this section shall be punished by a fine of not
more than five thousand dollars ($5,000) or term of
imprisonment of not more than one (1) year, or
both.
(Ord. No. 3135, S 1, 10-5-93)
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9.32.04
Chapter 9.32
CONDUCT IN ALCOHOLIC
BEVERAGE PREMISES*
Sections:
9.32.04 Prohibited acts.
9.32.06 Entertainment - Hours permitted
9.32.08 Violations.
*Cross reference(s) - License requiled whele dancing is per-
rnitted and alcoholic beverages are being served, S 5'02.070.
State law reference(s) - Authority to adopt police regulations
not in conflict with state law RCW 66.08.120.
9.32.04 Prohibited acts.
The following acts or conduct on premises
licensed under the authority ofthe state liquor con-
trol board are prohibited from:
1. Employing or allowing any person to sell
or serve alcoholic beverages in or upon the
licensed premises while such person is unclothed
or in such attire, costume or clothing as to expose
to view any portion of the breast below the top of
the areolae or ofany portion ofthe pubic hair, anus,
cleft of the buttocks, vulva or genitals;
2. Employing or allowing the services of or
allowing any hostess or other person including any
entertainer to mingle with the patrons while such
hostess or other person or entertainer is unclothed
or in such attire, costume or clothing as described
in subsection (A) above;
3. Employing, contracting with or allowing
any person to solicit a patron for any beverage
and/or accept any beverage from a patron in or
upon the licensed premises and receive therefor,
either directly or indirectly, any commission,
remuneration or compensation;
4. Employing or contracting with any person
for the purpose of having such person dance with a
patron or for the purpose of having such person
spend time with a patron in or upon the licensed
premises and for which the person is to receive,
either directly or indirectly, any commission,
remuneration or comPensation;
5. Permitting any dancer-entertainer to per-
form on the premises except when removed at least
six (6) feet from the nearest patron and except
when on a permanent stage at least eighteen (18)
inches high;
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6. Encouraging or permitting any person on
the licensed premises to touch, caress or fondle the
breast, buttocks, anus or genitals of any other per-
son;
7. Permitting any employee or person to wear
or use any device or covering, exposed to view,
which simulates the breast, genitals, anus, pubic
hair or any portion thereof;
B. Permitting any person to perform acts of or
acts which simulate:
a. Sexual intercourse, masturbation, sod-
omy, bestiality, oral copulation, flagellation or any
sexual acts which are prohibited by law;
b. The touching, caressing or fondling of
the breast, buttocks, anus or genitals;
c. The displaying of the pubic hair, anus,
vulva or genitals;
9. Permitting entertainers or any other person
whose breasts and/or buttocks are exposed to per-
form anywhere on the licensed premises;
10. Permitting any person to use artificial
devices or inanimate objects to depict any of the
prohibited activities described above;
11. Permitting any person to remain in or
upon the licensed premises who exposes to public
view any portion of his genitals or anus;
12. Permitting the showing of film, still pic-
tures, electronic reproduction, or other visual
reproductions depicting:
a. Acts or simulated acts of sexual inter-
course, masturbation, sodomy, bestiality, oral cop-
ulation, flagellation or any sexual acts which are
prohibited by law,
b. Any person being touched, caressed or
fondled on the breast, buttocks, anus or genitals,
c. Scenes wherein a person displays the
vulva or the anus or the genitals,
d. Scenes where artificial devices or inani-
mate ob.jects are employed to depict, or drawings
are employed to portray, any of the prohibited
activities described above.
(Ord. No. 2312, S t. Formerly Code 1986,
s 9.32.04)
9.32.06 Entertainment - Hours permitted.
Pursuant to RCW 66.28.080 and WAC 314-16-
055, no music, dancing or entertainment may be
conducted between the hours of 2:00 a.m. and 6:00
a.m. on any premises licensed under the authority
of the state liquor control board which is open to
(Revised 6/05)9-34
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the public and which operates for profit, directly or
indirectly, or requires a monetary payment or con-
tribution from the persons admitted. "Dancing"
herein shall not include a public dance under Ch.
5.12 KCC which regulates certain public dances on
premises not licensed under the authority of the
state liquor control board. ooDancing" and "enter-
tainment" herein shall not include adult entertain-
ment under Ch. 5.10 KCC which regulates adult
entertainment performed on premises not licensed
under the authority of the state liquor control
board. "Music" and ooentertainment" herein shall
not apply to radios or mechanical musical devices
such as tape decks or similar equipment.
(Ord. No.3163, $ 1,5-3-94)
9.32.08 Violations.
Violation of any ofthe provisions of this chapter
shall be a misdemeanor and punishable by impris-
onment for a term not to exceed ninety (90) days,
and a fine of not more than five hundred dollars
($500) or both such fine and imprisonment.
(Ord. No. 2312, $ 2. Formerly Code 1986,
$ e.32.08)
9.34.010
Chapter 9.34
CORRECTIONS FACILITY
Definitions.
Programs - Policies and procedures.
Corrections facility programs as
privilege - No right to participate -
Participation may be required.
Costs of programs.
Good time credit - Work credit day to
jail day ratio.
Electronic home detention.
Work release.
Work programs in general - Types of
work performed - Limitations.
Inmate responsible for portion of
medical care costs.
Sections:
9.34.010
9.34.020
9.34.030
9.34.040
9.34.050
9.34.060
9.34.070
9.34.080
9.34.110
9.34.010 Definitions.
The following words, terms, and phrases shall
have the following meanings:
A. Confinement shall mean confinement within
the corrections facility, or participation in a correc-
tions facility program.
B. Corrections facility shall mean the city of
Kent corrections faci lity.
C. Corrections staff shall mean employees of
the corrections facility.
D. Day ofwork shall mean a work day pursuant
to a work program. The length of a day of work
shall be determined by corrections staff.
E. Intnate shall mean a defendant sentenced by
the Kent municipal court or another coutt to serve
a period of confinement in the corrections facility.
F. The terms jail, imprisonment, or commit-
mento as those terms are used in a sentencing order
of the coutt, shall rnean confinement.
G. Program shall mean electronic home deten-
tion or monitoring, work programs, work release or
other corrections facility program as authorized by
statute, ordinance or corrections facility policy. A
program may be nonsupervised, partially super-
vised, or supervised.
H. Qualifying inmate shallmean an inmate who
meets the conditions of participation in a correc-
tions facility program as such conditions are set
9-35 (Revised 12111)
9.34.020
forth in the corrections facility policies and proce-
dures applicable to such program.
(Ord. No. 3919, $ 3,6-16-09; Ord. No. 4004, $ l,
9-20-11)
9.34.020 Programs - Policies and
procedures.
The corrections facility shall establish policies
and procedures for the implementation of the vari-
ous programs set forth in this chapter.
(Ord. No.3919, S 3,6-16-09; Ord. No.4004, $ l,
9-20-t1)
9.34.030 Corrections facility programs as
privilege - No right to participate -
Participation may be required.
A. Parlicipation in programs shall be consid-
ered a privilege, participation shall be subject to the
discretion of the corrections staff, and the inmate
shall have no right to participate in such programs.
There shall be no guarantee to any inmate that he
or she will be permitted to participate in any pro-
gram even after a date for parlicipation is estab-
lished. In the event an inmate is accepted in, or
ordered to participate in, a program, and thereafter
the program is not available, the inmate may be
permitted to participate in another program for
which he or she is eligible, subject to availability
and at the sole discretion ofcorrections staff.
B. Participation shall be conditioned upon the
inmate meeting the qualifications of the program,
and complying with applicable policies and proce-
dures for the program.
C. The corrections facility may, at its discre-
tion, require an inmate to participate in a correc-
tions facility program against his or her will.
(Ord. No. 3919, $ 3,6-16-09; Ord. No. 4004, $ 1,
9-20-tt)
9.34.040 Costs of programs.
The city may, pursuant to resolution or thror"tgh
a budget ordinance, set various fees which may be
required as a condition of participating in a pro-
gram; provided, the corrections facility may waive
the fees or require the inmate to participate on a
work program in lieLr of payment in order to man-
age the correction facility's population, or in order
to make such programs available to the indigent.
(Ord. No. 3919, $ 3,6-16-09; Ord. No. 4004, $ l,
9-20-11)
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9.34.050 Good time credit - Work credit day
to jail day ratio.
A. Except as provided in subsection (B) of this
section, an inmate may receive good time credit for
good behavior in an amount not to exceed one-
third ( l/3) of the confinement ordered by the courl;
provided, such good time credit may be taken away
from the inmate pursuant to corrections facility
policies and procedures.
B. Any inmate who performs work on a correc-
tions facility work program shall receive credit for
two (2) days of confinement ordered by the court
for every three (3) days of work performed. Partial
credit for periods of less than one (l) day may be
given where the inability to complete the full day
of work is not the fault of the inmate, and the
inmate has otherwise complied with the program
policies.
(Ord. No.3919, $ 3,6-16-09; Ord. No.4004, $ l,
9-20-11)
9.34.060 Electronichomedetention.
A qualifying inmate sentenced to a period of
confinement at the corrections facility may, at the
discretion ofcorrections staffand subject to appli-
cable poticies and procedures, serve all or a portion
of his or her ordered confinement in a qualifying
residence, subject to an acceptable system ofelec-
tronic surveillance.
(Ord. No. 3919, $ 3,6-16-09; Ord. No. 4004, $ l,
9-20-11)
9.34.070 Work release.
A qualifying inmate sentenced to a period of
confinement at the corrections facility may, at the
discretion ofcorrections staffand subject to appli-
cable policies and procedures, serve all or a portion
of his or her ordered confinement on a work release
program. lnmates participating in the work release
program may, pursuant to applicable policies or
procedures, spend a portion of a twenty-four (24)
hour period away from the corrections facility
while performing work at the inmate's qualifying
place of employment. The inmate shall spend non-
working hours at the corrections facility; provided,
the inmate may, at the discretion of the corrections
staff, be allowed to attend approved school, treat-
ment, AA/Tr,lA meetings, or appointments.
(Ord. No.3919, $ 3,6-16-09; Ord. No.4004, $ l,
9-20-11)
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9.34.080 Work programs in general - Types
of work performed - Limitations.
A. In general. A qualifying inmate sentenced to
a period of confinement at the corrections facility
may, atthe discretion of corrections staff and sub-
ject to applicable policies and procedures, serve all
or a portion of his or her ordered confinement on a
work program. There shall be two (2) types of
work programs as follows:
1. In-custody work program. An inrnate who
serves on an in-custody work program shall spend
nonworking hours confined at the corrections facil-
ity. The work performed may be within or outside
of the corrections facility and may be at a location
other than the corrections facility. During the
period of work, the inmate may be supervised, par-
tially supervised, or not supervised. While con-
fined at the corrections facility, the inmate may, at
the discretion of the corrections staff, be allowed to
attend local court dates or appointments.
2. Out-of-custody work program. An inmate
who serves on an out-of-ctrstody work program
shall spend nonworking hours at a location other
than the corrections facility, and as approved by
corrections staff. The work performed may be
within or outside of the corrections facility and
may be at a location other than the corrections
facility. During the period of work, the inmate may
be supervised, partially supervised, or not sllper-
vised.
B. Types of work performed. A work crew pro-
gram may be utilized to perform the following
types of work:
l Garbage, litter, debris, and junk removal
from municipal, state, and federal property, includ-
ing but not lirnited to roadways, roadway ease-
ments, sidewalks, trails, open space, wetlands,
shorelines, waterways, steep slopes, parks, and
public facilities.
2. Removal and maintenance of invasive and
undesirable vegetation and leaves from municipal,
state, and federal property, including but not lim-
ited to roadways, roadway easements, sidewalks,
trails, open space, wetlands, shorelines, water-
ways, steep slopes, parks, and public facilities.
3. Removal of snow, sand, dift, and debris
from municipal, state, and federal propefty, includ-
ing but not limited to roadways, roadway ease-
rnents, sidewalks, trails, open space, wetlands,
9.34.l r 0
shorelines, waterways, steep slopes, parks, and
public facilities.
4. Graffiti removal and repair on state, fed-
eral, and municipal property.
5. General maintenance and repair of munic-
ipal, state, and federal property.
6. Janitorial and landscape services at munic-
ipal, state, and federal property.
7. Any other work as approved by the correc-
tions facility.
C. Performance of workfor other public agen-
cies.The work program may perform work at the
request of other public agencies. The corrections
facility tnay, at its discretion, require the public
agency to pay a fee for the utilization of the work
program.
D. Performance of workfor private parties or
nonprofit agencies. The work program may per-
form the types of work described in subsection (B)
of this section for private parties or nonprofit agen-
cies on the condition that the private party or non-
profit agency reimburse the city for the costs of
providing the work program and the private party
or nonprofit agency assumes all risk and liability
exposure ofhaving the work program perform the
work; provided, that at the discretion of corrections
staf{, reimbursement may not be required when the
work performed primarily benefits the poor and
infirm.
E. Performance of bargaining unit vvork. The
city of Kent will not utilize a work program to per-
form work that is within the body of work of a rec-
ognized city of Kent union, without the prior
agreement of the city of Kent union that owns the
body of work.
(Ord. No. 3919, $ 3,6-16-09; Ord. No. 4004, $ l,
9-20-l L Formerly 9.34.100)
9.34.110 Inmate responsible for portion of
medical care costs.
A. Payment responsibility. Each inmate con-
fined in the corrections facility shatl be responsible
for payment of a portion of the cost to provide
medical care to him or her while subject to confine-
ment in the corrections facility.
B. Medical care costs. Each inmate confined in
the corrections facility shall be financially respon-
sible for payment of fifteen dollars ($15) each time
he or she is provided medical care; provide d, that a
portion of this fee may be waived in the event med-
9-36.1 (Revised 12l11)
9.34.110
ical staff determines the inmate has a chronic con-
dition that requires treatment at regular and
frequent intervals, or an inrnate was provided med-
ical care more than one (l) time during any one (l)
day for the same condition. In addition, each
inrnate shall pay ten dollars ($10) for each course
of prescription medication that is prescribed to the
inmate. In the event an inmate requires transport by
ambulance to a medical care facility, he or she shall
pay the actual costs billed to the city for such trans-
port.
C. Notification. An inmate shall be notified that
in the event he or she is provided medical care
while confined in the corrections facility, he or she
shall be responsible for payment of a portion of the
cost of that care. The inmate shall also be notified
that by receiving medical care, he or she agrees that
the costs set forth in this section may be collected
by the court, and that those costs will be added to
any other amount owing to the court, or, in the
alternative, that the costs may be collected by seiz-
ing the inmate's currency that is being held by the
corrections facility, by utilizing the services of a
collections agency, or by any other legal means.
D. Proofofcare. ln the event the city chooses
to utilize the Kent municipal court to collect medi-
cal care costs, the city shall submit to the court a
document that identifies the inmate's name, date of
birth, the date medical care was provided, and the
name of the provider to establish that medical care
was provided and that the defendant owes a portion
of the medical care costs to the city.
E. Forfeiture of inrnate property. At the discre-
tion of the corrections facility, and as an alternative
to other collection methods, the corrections facility
may seize a portion of the United States currency
that has been identified and recorded as inmate
property during an inmate property inventory. To
this end, all United States currency in the posses-
sion of an inmate, which is recorded upon booking,
shall be subject to forfeiture to cover the costs of
medical care; provided, that prior to forfeiture, the
corrections staff shall provide the inmate with an
opportunity to a hearing to contest the forfeiture of
the currency.
F. Appeal. An inmate may appeal the assess-
ment of medical care costs; provided, the qr"rality of
medical care, the manner in which the medical pro-
vider administers medical care, and the timing of
medical care shall not be subject to appeal. In the
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event the inmate wishes to appeal the assessment
of medical care costs, he or she must provide writ-
ten notice to the corrections facility within five (5)
days of receiving such care. The written notice
shall state the date the care was provided and must
contain a detailed explanation of the reasons for
appealing the assessment of costs. In the event the
court has been utilized to recover such costs, the
inmate's written notice shall be delivered to the
court, and the coutt shall set a hearing to permit the
inmate to contest the assessed medical care costs.
In the event the court was not utilized to collect
medical care costs, the corrections facility shall, in
accordance with its adrninistrative appeal process,
set an administrative appeal. At any appeal hear-
ing, the inmate shall bear the burden of proving, by
a preponderance ofthe evidence, that he or she is
not responsible for the costs.
G. No denial of medical care. Under no condi-
tion shall medical care be denied or delayed due to
an inmate's inability to pay the fees set forth in this
section; provided, that nothing in this section shall
prevent the city from taking steps to collect medi-
cal care costs after care is provided.
(Ord. No. 3919, $ 3,6-16-09; Ord. No. 4004, $ l,
9-20-ll)
(Revised 12l11)9-36.2
Sections:
9.36.010
9.36.015
9.36.020
9.36.030
9.36.040
9.36.04s
9.36.050
9.36.060
9.36.070
9.36.015
9.36. 130
9.36.140
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Subtitle III. Traffic and Motor Vehicles
Chapter 9.36
TRAFFIC CODE*
9.36.080
9.36.090 -
9.36.1 10
9.36.120
Adopting ordinance.
Driving regulations.
Inattentive driving.
Avoidance of intersection, penalty.
Breaking traction - Quick starts.
Motor vehicle public disturbance.
One-way streets and alleys - Penalty
Compression brakes restrictions.
Vehicle weight restrictions.
Duty in the case of accident with
pedestrian or vehicle propelled by
human power.
Warrant checks.
Reserved.
Emergency response caused by
person's intoxication - Recovery of
costs from convicted person.
Traffic safety school.
School speed zone traffic safety
cameras.
9.36.150 Stoplight traffic safety cameras.
*Cross reference(s) - Police deparlment, ch.2.22; speed lim-
its and vehicle regulations in parks and tecteation areas.
$ 4.01.080; tlaffic regulations in parks and recreation areas,
g 4.01 .2 l0: license required fbl taxicabs and other vehicles lbr
hire, ch. 5.03; visibility requirements at intersections in resi-
dential districts, $ 15.08.130; visibility at access points for
automobiles, $ 15.08. 140.
State law reference(s) - Model traffic ordinance, RCW
46.90.005 et seq.
9.36.010 Adoptingordinance.
Pursuant to RCW 46.90.010, the Washington
Model Traffic Ordinance (MTO) as set forth in
Chapter 308-330 WAC, attached as Exhibit A to
Ordinance No. 4196, is hereby adopted by refer-
ence as currently enacted and as hereinafter
amended or recodified from time to titne, and shall
be given the same force and effect as if set forth
herein in full. The MTO, in conjunction with the
other provisions ofthis chapter, shall constitute the
traffic ordinance of the city of Kent. As provided
9.36.020
for in the MTO, the addition of any new section to,
or amendment or repeal of any section in, the MTO
shall be deemed to amend the traffic ordinance of
the city of Kent, and it shall not be necessary for the
Kent city council to take any action with respect to
such addition, amendment, or repeal.
A copy of the MTO adopted by reference for
application and enforcement within the city limits
of Kent is available online for public viewing
through the Washington State Legislature's web-
site at: http://app.leg.wa.gov/wac/. Physical copies
of these statutes are also maintained by the city
clerk and available for public inspection during the
regular business hours of the city clerk's office.
(Ord. No. 3017, $ 3,12-3-91; Ord. No. 3073, $ l,
10-20-92; Ord. No. 3170, $ 1, 5-24-94; Ord. No.
3408, $ 2,7-7-98; Ord. No. 4196, $ 1,4-19-16)
9.36.015 Drivingregulations.
All RCW sections that constitute traffic infrac-
tions or traffic offenses, and the RCW sections nec-
essary for the investigation, citation, prosecution,
enforcement, and adjudication of those traffic
infractions or traffic offenses, or necessary to
define or interpret terms used therein, that are
enacted, amended, repealed, or recodified by the
state Legislature, after the Department of Licens-
ing's last update of the MTO and prior to the
Deparlment of Licensing's next update of the
MTO, are hereby adopted by reference as they are
enacted or as they are amended, repealed, or recod-
ified from time to time, and shall be given the same
force and effect as if set forth herein in full.
(Ord. No. 3408, $ 3,7-7-98; Ord. No. 3954, $ 4,5-
l8- l0; Ord. No. 4196, $ 2, 4-19-16)
9.36.020 Inattentivedriving.
A. It is unlawful for any person to operate a
motor vehicle in an inattentive manner upon any
highway within the city or way open to the public
within the city that is maintained primarily for pub-
lic use and is adjacent to any highway.
B. For the pLrrpose of this section, inattentive
means the operation of a vehicle in a lax or slack
manner.
C. For the purposes of this section, the term
highway is defined as set forth in RCW 46.04.197
and the term way open to the public is defined as
set forth in WAC 200-200-015(8).
9-31 (Revised 3/19)
9.36.030
D. The offense of operating a vehicle in an inat-
tentive manner shall be considered to be a lesser
offense than, but included in the offense of, negli-
gent driving in the second degree.
E. A violation of this section shall be a traffic
infraction punishable by a monetary penalty of one
hundred fifty dollars ($150), plus all mandatory
state costs, fees, and assessments.
(Ord. No. 2716;Ord. No.3017, $ 4, l2-3-91; Ord.
No. 3288, $ 1,4-3-96; Ord. No. 3408, $ 4,7-7-98;
Ord. No.4073, $ 1,2-19-13. Formerly Code 1986,
$ 10.02.032)
9.36.030 Avoidance of intersection, penalty.
A. It is unlawful for any person operating a
motor vehicle on the highways of the city to turn
such vehicle either to the right or to the left upon
approaching or leaving intersections and to pro-
ceed across any private property for the purpose of
avoiding the intersection or any traffic control
device controlling the intersection, unless so
directed by lawful authority.
B. A violation of this section shall be a traffic
infraction punishable by a monetary penalty of one
hundred dollars ($ I OO;.
(Ord. No. 2769,51; Ord. No. 3017, $ 5, 12-3-91;
Ord. No. 3408, $ 5,7-7-98. Formerly Code 1986,
$ 10.02.034)
9.36.040 Breaking traction - Quick starts.
A. No person shall drive any vehicle or motor-
cycle so as to cause, by excessive or Llnnecessary
acceleration, the tires of any such vehicle or cycle
to spin and emit loud noises or to unnecessarily
throw stones or gravel.
B. A violation of this section shall be a traffic
infraction punishable by a monetary penalty of one
hLrndred fifty dollars ($ 150).
(Ord. No. 3350, $ 7,5-21-97; Ord. No. 3408, $ 6,
7 -7 -e8)
Editor's note - Ord. No. 3138. $ 4, adopted Oct. 19, 1993,
repealed fbrmer $ 9.36.040, which perlained to street closures.
9.36.045 Motor vehicle public disturbance.
A. It is unlawful for any person in control of or
operating a motor vehicle to permit sound from the
motor vehicle sound system, such as but not lim-
ited to a radio, tape player, or compact disc player,
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whether or not affixed to the vehicle, to be operated
at a volume so as to be audible at a distance greater
than fifty (50) feet from the vehicle itself.
B. A violation of this section shall be a traffic
infraction punishable by a monetary penalty of one
hundred fifty dollars ($150).
(Ord. No. 3408, $ 7,'7-7-98)
9.36.050 One-way streets and alleys -
Penalty.
A. Upon those streets and parls of streets, and in
those alleys described in the schedule on file in the
city clerk's office, vehicular traffic shall move only
in the indicated direction when signs indicating the
direction of traffic are erected and maintained at
every intersection where movement in the opposite
direction is prohibited.
B. Any violation of this section shall be an
infraction and punishable by a monetary penalty of
not more than twenty dollars ($20).
(Ord. No. 1972, $$ 4,5; Ord. No. 2085, $ 2; Ord.
No. 23 13, $ 1; Ord. No. 242'/ , g 4; Ord. No. 273 I ,
$a; Ord. No. 2940, $ l; Ord. No. 3062,
$ 2( 10.06. 160), 8- I 8-92; Ord. No. 3 I 70, $ I , 5-24-
94. Formerly Code 1986, $$ 10.06.160, 10.06. 170)
Stnte law reference(s) - Yield signs, RCW 46.61.425,
46.61.435: stop signs, RCW 46.61.435.
Editor's note - Ord. No. 3170, $ l, adopted May 24, 1994.
renumbered fbrmer $ 9.36. 100 as 9.36.050.
9.36.060 Compressionbrakesrestrictions.
A. Compression brakes prohibited. No person
shall use motor vehicle brakes within the city limits
that are in any way activated or operated by the
compression of the engine of that motor vehicle or
any unit or part thereof. It shall be an affirmative
defense to prosecution under this section that the
compression brakes where applied in an emer-
gency and were necessary for the protection ofper-
sons and/or property.
B. Violation; penalty. Any person violating
these compression brake provisions shall have
committed a traffic infraction and a penalty of one
hundred dollars ($100) shallbe imposed.
C. Signposting. The director of public works is
authorized and directed to post appropriate signs
consistent with these provisions.
(Ord. No. 33 17, $ l, l0- 1-96)
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9.36.070 Vehicleweightrestrictions.
A. Operational ntauimum gross vehicle weight
restriction on Kent 5 Bridge at Rock Creek. In
accordance with RCW 46.61.450, it is unlawful for
any person to operate a vehicle or combination of
vehicles over the Kent 5 Bridge at Rock Creek
located on Kent-Kangley Road with an operational
maximum gross vehicle weight over forty-four
(44) tons or eighty-eight thousand (88,000)
pounds. For purposes of this section, operational
maximum gross vehicle weight means the maxi-
mum gross vehicle weight of all load-bearing axles
on the bridge at any one (l) time. School buses,
public transit buses, emergency vehicles, public
utility or municipal and county vehicles, and solid
waste disposal vehicles are exempt from this sec-
tion.
B. Violations. A violation of this section is a
traffic infraction under RCW 46.44.105(4), and
punishable by the allowable monetary penalty, as
may be amended from time to time. In addition to
any penalty for violation of the provisions of this
section, such violator may be liable in a civil action
instituted in the name of the city for any damages
to the bridge sustained as a result of such violation.
(Ord. No.3816, $ 1,9-19-06)
9.36.075 Duty in the case of accident with
pedestrian or vehicle propelled by
human power.
The operator of any motor vehicle involved in
an accident with a pedestrian, or with a device pro-
pelled by human power operated by any person, or
upon which a person is seated, shall do the follow-
ing:
l. Immediately stop such vehicle at the scene
of such accident, or as close thereto as possible,
and return to and remain at the scene ofsuch acci-
dent until he or she has given his or her name,
address, insurance company, insurance policy
number, and vehicle license number, and exhibit
his or her operator's license to the pedestrian or
person operating the device propelled by human
power, or, if they are unconscious or incompetent,
provide the same information to another person
who he or she reasonably believes is acting on their
behalf; or, ifthe pedestrian or person operating the
device propelled by human power is unconscious
or incompetent, and there is no one to act on their
behalf, shall immediately, or as soon as possible,
9.36.120
call 9-l-l to summon emergency services to the
scene.
2. Under no circumstances shall the render-
ing of assistance or other cornpliance with the pro-
visions of this section be evidence of liability of
any motor vehicle operator of such accident.
For the purposes of this section, oopedestrian"
rneans any person who is afoot or who is using a
wheelchair, a power wheelchair, an electric per-
sonal assistive mobility device, or a means of con-
veyance propelled by hurnan power. ooMotor
vehicle" shall be as defined in RCW 46.04.320.
Violation of this section is a gross misdemeanor
the maximum penalty of which is three hundred
sixty-four (364) days in jail and a five-thousand-
dollar ($5,000) fine.
(Ord. No. 4033, $ l,4-17-12)
9.36.080 Warrantchecks.
Law enforcement officers are authorized to
search for outstanding warrants upon making a
stop, or upon making contact with a person, for a
traffic infraction or non-traffic infraction. This pro-
vision shall be in addition to, and sub.iect to, all cur-
rent and future federal or state legislative
enactments affecting the same.
(Ord. No. 3364, $ 2,9-16-97)
9.36.090 - 9.36.110 Reserved.
Editor's note - Ord. No. 3170. $ l, adopted May 24, 1994,
repealed tbrmer $$ 9.36.050, 9.36.060, 9.36.070, 9.36.080,
9.36.090, 9.36.110, which corrtained provisions relating to the
traffic code.
9.36.120 Emergency response caused by
person's intoxication - Recovery of
costs from convicted Person.
A person whose intoxication causes an incident
resulting in an appropriate emergency response
and who, in connection with the incident, has been
found guilty of or has had his or her prosecution
deferred for driving while under the influence of
intoxicating liquor or any drug pursuant to RCW
46.61.502 or use of a vessel while under the influ-
ence of alcohol or drugs pursuant to RCW
79A.60.040 is liable for the expense of the emer-
gency response to the incident by a pLrblic agency.
In no event shall a person's liability under this sec-
9-39 (Revised 3i19)
9.36.130
tion for the expense of an emergency response
exceed two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500)
for a particular incident.
The expense of an emergency response is a
charge against the person liable for expenses under
this section. The charge constitutes a debt of that
person and is collectible by the public agency
incurring those costs in the same lnanner as in the
case ofan obligation under a contract, expressed or
implied. Following a conviction of an offense
listed in this section, and prior to sentencing, the
prosecution may present to the court information
setting forth the expenses incurred by the public
agency for its emergency response to the incident.
Upon a finding by the couft that the expenses are
reasonable, the court shall order the defendant to
reimburse the public agency. The cost reimburse-
ment shall be inclLrded in the sentencing order as an
additional monetary obligation of the defendant
and may not be substituted for any other fine or
cost required or allowed by statute. The couft may
establish a payment schedule for the payment of
the cost reimbursement, separate from any pay-
ment schedule imposed for other fines and costs.
For the purposes of this section, the phrase
expense of an emergency response means reason-
able costs incurred by a public agency in reason-
ably rnaking an appropriate emergency response to
the incident, but shall only include those costs
directly arising from the response to the particular
incident. Reasonable costs shall include the costs
of providing police, coroner, firefighting, rescue,
emergency medical services, or utility response at
the scene of the incident, as well as the salaries of
the personnel responding to the incident.
(Ord. No. 4047 , 5 1,9-18-12)
9.36.130 Traffic safety school.
A. Authorized. The traffic safety school is
hereby authorized. The traffic safety school shall
be administered and operated by the police depart-
ment.
B. Purpose. The purpose of the traffic safety
school is to create a foundation for safe driving
habits by educating participants in the proper, law-
ful, and safe operation of motor vehicles upon the
roadway, the rules of the road, the challenges of
driving safely among bicyclists and pedestrians,
and the consequences ofunsafe driving practices.
Kent City Code
C. Attendance. Attendance at the traffic school
may be a condition of diversion of a traffic infrac-
tion or criminal traffic citation prior to the filing of
the infraction or criminal traffic citation. Atten-
dance at the traffic school may also be ordered by
the Kent municipal court or agreed to by the pros-
ecutor as a condition ofa sentence, suspended sen-
tence, deferral of sentence, or continuance in a
criminal case or as condition of a deferred finding
in a traffic infraction case.
D. Fee. The police department shall charge a
fee to attend the traffic safety school. The amount
of the fee shall be established or amended by the
city coLrncil by resolLrtion. Fees collected to attend
the traffic safety school may be used to:
l. Reimburse the city for the costs of admin-
istering the traffic safety school;
2. Provide for safe driver education materials,
programs, promotions, and advertising;
3. Pay the costs associated with the training
of law enforcement officers and personnel or pur-
chase law enforcement equipment; or
4. Pay the costs related to the investigation
and enforcement of traffic related offenses and
criminal laws.
E. Policies and procedures. The city shall
establish policies and procedures that determine
who shall be eligible for the traffic safety school;
the dates, times, and location in which the traffic
safety school shall be offered; the curriculum ofthe
traffic safety school; and the effect of successful
completion of the traffic safety school.
(Ord. No. 4079, 5 1, 5-21-13)
9.36,140 School speed zone traffic safety
cameras.
A. Authorized use of atrtomated trffic saJbty
cameras. Pursuant to the authority of RCW
46.63.170, the city is aLrthorized to use automated
traffic safety cameras and related automated sys-
tems in order to detect, record, and enforce and
prosecute school speed zone violations.
B. Limitation on photos - Use of photos.
7. Limitation on photos. Automated traffic
safety cameras may only take pictures of the vehi-
cle and vehicle license plate and only while an
infraction is occurring. The picture rnust not reveal
the face of the driver or of passengers in the vehi-
cle.
(Revised 3/19)9-40
Kent City Code
2. Use of photos. Notwithstanding any other
provision of law, all photographs, microphoto-
graphs, or electronic images prepared under this
section are for the exclusive use of law enforce-
ment in the discharge of duties under this section
and are not open to the public and may not be used
in a couft in a pending action or proceeding unless
the action or proceeding relates to a violation under
this section. No photograph, microphotograph, or
electronic image may be used for any purpose
other than enforcement of violations under this sec-
tion nor retained longer than necessary to enforce
this section.
C. Infraction processing - Responsibilities -
Presumption.
L In general. Infractions detected through
the use of automated traffic safety cameras are not
part of the registered owner's driving record under
RCW 46.52.101 and 46.52.120. Additionally,
infractions generated by the use of automated traf-
fic safety cameras shall be processed in the same
manner as parking infractions, including for the
purposes of RCW 3.50.100, 35.20.220,
46. I 6 A.120, and 46.20.27 0(3).
2. Notice of infraction A notice of infraction
must be mailed to the registered owner of the vehi-
cle within 14 days of the violation, or to the renter
of a vehicle within 14 days of establishing the
renter's name and address under subsection (C)(a)
ofthis section. The law enforcement officer issuing
the notice of infraction shall include with it a cer-
tificate or facsimile thereoi based upon inspection
of photographs, microphotographs, or electronic
images produced by an automated traffic safety
camerao stating the facts supporling the notice of
infraction. This certificate or facsimile is prima
facie evidence of the facts contained in it and is
admissible in a proceeding charging a violation
under this section. Any citation or notice of infrac-
tion issued pursuant to this section may be initiated
by electronic signature of the issuing police officer.
The photographs, microphotographs, or electronic
images evidencing the violation must be available
for inspection and admission into evidence in a
proceeding to adjudicate the liability for the infrac-
tion. A person receiving a notice of infraction
based on evidence detected by an automated traffic
safety camera may respond to the notice by mail.
3. Registered owner responsible - Rental car
business. The registered owner of a vehicle is
9.36.140
responsible for an infraction issued pursuant to this
section unless the registered owner overcomes the
presumption in subsection (CX5) of this section,
or, in the case ofa rental car business, satisfies the
conditions under subsection (C)(4) of this section.
If appropriate under the circumstances, a renter
identified under subsection (C)(4) of this section is
responsible for an infraction.
4. Rental cars. lf the registered owner of the
vehicle is a rental car business, the law enforce-
ment agency shall, before a notice of infraction is
issued under this section, provide a written notice
to the rental car business that a notice ofinfraction
may be issued to the rental car business if the rental
car business does not, within l8 days of receiving
the written notice, provide to the issuing agency by
return mail:
a. A statement under oath stating the name
and known mailing address of the individual driv-
ing or renting the vehicle when the infraction
occurred; or
b. A statement under oath that the business
is unable to determine who was driving or renting
the vehicle at the tirne the infraction occurred
because the vehicle was stolen at the time of the
infraction. A statement provided under this subsec-
tion must be accompanied by a copy of a filed
police report regarding the vehicle theft; or
c. In lieu of identifying the vehicle opera-
tor, the rental car business may pay the applicable
penalty.
Timely mailing of the statements described in
subsections (CX Xa) and (b) of this section to the
issuing law enforcement agency relieves a rental
car business of any liability under this section for
the notice of infraction.
5 . Presumption. Pursuant to RCW 46.63 .0'7 5,
in a traffic infraction case involving an infraction
detected through the use of an automated traffic
safety camera under this section, proof that the par-
ticular vehicle described in the notice of traffic
infraction was in violation of a law enforced
through the use of the automated traffic safety
camera, together with proof that the person named
in the notice of traffic infraction was at the time of
the violation the registered owner of the vehicle,
constitutes in evidence a prima facie presumption
that the registered owner of the vehicle was the per-
son in control of the vehicle at the point where, and
for the tirne during which, the violation occurred.
9-40a (Revised 3/19)
9.36.150
This presumption may be overcome only if the reg-
istered owner states, under oath, in a written state-
ment to the court or in testimony before the court
that the vehicle involved waso at the time, stolen or
in the care, custody, or control of some person
other than the registered owner.
D. Infraction - Penalty. It shall be an infraction
to exceed the posted speed limit in a school speed
zone enforced through the use of an automated
traffic safety camera. The penalty for an infraction
committed in a school speed zone which is
detected through the use of an automated traffic
safety camera shall be $136; provided, the penalty
shall be $248 for a violation in which the vehicle
was operated at a speed of 30 rniles per hour or
more. In addition to the fines provided herein, a
violator may be assessed any costs and assessments
as required or permitted by state law or court rule.
E. Signs - Payment to vendor - Alternative
enforcement.
l. School zones must be signed. All locations
where an automated traffic safety camera is used
must be clearly marked at least 30 days prior to
activation of the camera by placing signs in loca-
tions that clearly indicate to a driver that he or she
is entering a zone where traffic laws are enforced
by an automated traffic safety camera.
2. Payment made to vendor. The compensa-
tion paid by the city to the manufacturer or vendor
of the automated traffic safety camera equipment
must be based only upon the value of the equip-
ment and services provided or rendered in support
of the system, and may not be based upon a portion
of the fine or civil penalty imposed or the revenue
generated by the eqLriprnent.
3. Alternative enforcemenf. Nothing in this
section prohibits a law enforcement officer from
issuing a notice of traffic infraction to a person in
control of a vehicle at the time a violation occurs
pursuant to RCW 46.63.030(l)(a), (b), or (c).
F. Use offunds. Funds derived from the use of
automated traffic safety cameras shall be used to
pay the costs of administering the automated traffic
safety camera program, including but not limited to
personnel costs, vendor costs, and equipment
costs. Funds in excess of these costs may be used
to fund personnel, programs, services, and eqLrip-
ment related to the enforcement and processing of
traffic and criminal laws within the city.
Kent City Code
G. De/inition. For the purposes of this section,
automated trffic safety camera means a device
that uses a vehicle sensor installed to work in con-
junction with an intersection traffic control system,
a railroad grade crossing control system, or a speed
measuring device, and a camera synchronized to
automatically record one or lnore sequenced pho-
tographs, microphotographs, or electronic images
of the rear of a motor vehicle at the time the vehicle
fails to stop when facing a steady red traffic control
signal or an activated railroad grade crossing con-
trol signal, or exceeds a speed limit in a school
speed zone as detected by a speed measuring
device.
(Ord. No. 4080, $ 1,5-21-13; Ord. No. 4298, g l,
l2-1 r-18)
9.36.150 Stoplight traffic safety cameras.
A. Adhorized use of automated trffic safety
cameras. Pursuant to the authority of RCW
46.63.170, the city is authorized to use automated
traffic safety cameras and related automated sys-
tems in order to detect, record, and enforce and
prosecute stoplight violations.
B. Limitation on photos - Use of photos.
l. Limitation on photos. Automated traffic
safety cameras may only take pictures of the vehi-
cle and vehicle license plate and only while an
infraction is occurring. The picture must not reveal
the face ofthe driver or of passengers in the vehi-
cle.
2. Use of photos. Notwithstanding any other
provision of law, all photographs, microphoto-
graphs, or electronic images prepared under this
section are for the exclusive use of law enforce-
ment in the discharge of duties under this section
and are not open to the public and may not be used
in a court in a pending action or proceeding ltnless
the action or proceeding relates to a violation under
this section. No photograph, microphotograph, or
electronic image may be used for any purpose
other than enforcement of violations under this sec-
tion nor retained longer than necessary to enforce
this section.
C. Infraction processing - Responsibilities -
Presumption.
l. In general. lnfractions detected through
the use of automated traffic safety cameras are not
part of the registered owner's driving record under
RCW 46.52.101 and 46.52.120. Additionally,
(Revised 3/19)9-40b
Kent City Code
infractions generated by the use of automated traf-
fic safety cameras shall be processed in the same
manner as parking infractions, including for the
purposes of RCW 3.50.100, 35.20.220,
46.1 6 A.120, and 46.20.27 0(3).
2. Notice of infraction A notice of infraction
must be mailed to the registered owner of the vehi-
cle within l4 days of the violation, or to the renter
of a vehicle within 14 days of establishing the
renter's narne and address under subsection (C)(4)
ofthis section. The law enforcement officer issuing
the notice of infraction shall include with it a cer-
tificate or facsimile thereof, based upon inspection
of photographs, microphotographs, or electronic
images produced by an automated traffic safety
camera, stating the facts supporting the notice of
infraction. This certificate or facsimile is prima
facie evidence of the facts contained in it and is
admissible in a proceeding charging a violation
under this section. Any citation or notice of infrac-
tion issued pursuant to this section may be initiated
by electronic signature ofthe issuing police officer.
The photographs, microphotographs, or electronic
images evidencing the violation must be available
for inspection and admission into evidence in a
proceeding to adjudicate the liability for the infrac-
tion. A person receiving a notice of infraction
based on evidence detected by an automated traffic
safety camera may respond to the notice by mail.
3. Registered owner responsible Rental car
business. The registered owner of a vehicle is
responsible for an infraction issued pursuant to this
section unless the registered owner overcomes the
presumption in subsection (C)(5) of this section,
or, in the case ofa rental car business, satisfies the
conditions under subsection (C)(4) of this section.
If appropriate under the circumstances, a renter
identified under subsection (CX4) of this section is
responsible for an infraction.
4. Rental cars. If the registered owner of the
vehicle is a rental car business, the law enforce-
ment agency shall, before a notice of infraction is
issued under this section, provide a written notice
to the rental car business that a notice of infraction
may be issued to the rental car business if the rental
car business does not, within 18 days of receiving
the written notice, provide to the issuing agency by
return mail:
a. A statement under oath stating the name
and known mailing address of the individual driv-
9.36. r 50
ing or renting the vehicle when the infraction
occurred; or
b. A statement under oath that the business
is unable to determine who was driving or renting
the vehicle at the time the infraction occurred
because the vehicle was stolen at the time of the
infraction. A statement provided under this sltbsec-
tion must be accompanied by a copy of a filed
police report regarding the vehicle theft; or
c. In lieu of identifying the vehicle opera-
tor, the rental car business may pay the applicable
penalty.
Timely mailing of the statements described in
subsections (CXaXa) and (CXaXb) of this section
to the issuing law enforcement agency relieves a
rental car business of any liability under this sec-
tion for the notice of infraction.
5. Presumptior. Pursuantto RCW 46.63.075,
in a traffic infraction case involving an infraction
detected through the use of an automated traffic
safety camera under this section, proof that the par-
ticular vehicle described in the notice of traffic
infraction was in violation of a law enforced
through the use of the automated traffic safety
camera, together with proof that the person named
in the notice of traffic infraction was at the tirne of
the violation the registered owner of the vehicle,
constitutes in evidence a prima facie presumption
that the registered owner of the vehicle was the per-
son in control of the vehicle at the point where, and
for the time during which, the violation occurred.
This presumption may be overcome only if the reg-
istered owner states, under oath, in a written state-
ment to the court or in testimony before the court
that the vehicle involved was, at the time, stolen or
in the care, custody, or control of some person
other than the registered owner.
D. Infraction - Penalty. A driver facing a
steady red traffic control signal shall stop and shall
remain stopped until an indication to proceed is
shown. lt shall be an infraction to proceed through
a stoplight at the intersections of two arterials
enforced throLrgh the use of an automated traffic
safety camera. The penalty for a stoplight infrac-
tion detected through the use of an automated traf-
fic safety camera shall be $136. In addition to the
fine provided herein, a violator may be assessed
any costs and assessrnents as reqr"rired or permitted
by state law or court rule.
9-40c (Revised 3/19)
9.36.150
E. Signs - Payment to vendor - Alternative
enforcement.
1. Stoplight locations must be signed. All
locations where an automated traffic safety camera
is used must be clearly marked at least 30 days
prior to activation of the camera by placing signs in
locations that clearly indicate to a driver that he or
she is entering a zone where traffic laws are
enforced by an automated traffic safety camera.
2. Payment made to vendor. The compensa-
tion paid by the city to the manufacturer or vendor
of the automated traffic safety carnera equipment
must be based only upon the value of the equip-
ment and services provided or rendered in support
of the system, and may not be based upon a portion
of the fine or civil penalty imposed or the revenue
generated by the equipment.
3. Alternative enforcemenl. Nothing in this
section prohibits a law enforcement officer from
issuing a notice oftraffic infraction to a person in
control of a vehicle at the time a violation occurs
pursuant to RCW 46.63.030(1)(a), (b), or (c).
F. Use offunds. Funds derived from the use of
automated traffic safety cameras shall be used to
pay the costs of administering the automated traffic
safety camera program, including, but not limited
to personnel costs, vendor costs, and equipment
costs. Funds in excess of these costs may be used
to fund personnel, programs, services and equip-
ment related to the enforcement and processing of
traffic and criminal laws within the city.
G. Definition.For the purposes of this section,
automated trffic safety camera means a device
that uses a vehicle sensor installed to work in con-
junction with an intersection traffic control system,
a railroad grade crossing control system, or a speed
measuring device, and a camera synchronized to
automatically record one or more sequenced pho-
tographs, microphotographs, or electronic images
of the rear of a motor vehicle at the time the vehicle
fails to stop when facing a steady red traffic control
signal or an activated railroad grade crossing con-
trol signal, or exceeds a speed limit in a school
speed zone as detected by a speed measuring
device.
(Ord. No. 4297, S 1, 12-1 1-18)
Kent City Code
(Revised 3/19)9-40d
Sections:
9.37.010
9.37.020
9.37.030
9.37.040
Kent City Code
Chapter 9.37
TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS BUREAU
9.37.040
or infraction from requesting a trial or hearing as
authorized by law.
(Ord. No. 2258, S 3. Formerly Code 1986,
s 10.04.030)
9.37.040 Same - Duties.
Duties of the traffic violations bureau shall
include among others the following:
1. It shall accept designated bail or monetary
penalties from and issue receipts to such violators
permitted to and who desire to forfeit bail or who
desire to accept the determination that a traffic
infraction has been committed.
2. It shall keep a proper and complete record
of all bail forfeitures or forfeitures of monetary
penalties in cases wherein any person has been
charged with violation of the traffic ordinances of
the city, together with a record of the final disposi-
tion of all such alleged offenses and infractions.
3. It shall keep a record of all serially num-
bered citation forms issued by the police depart-
ment to individual police officers, the record to
include any forms spoiled or upon which an entry
has been made but the form not issued to an alleged
violator.
4. It shall forward to the Aukeen District
Court the names of those persons who fail to
respond to a traffic citation or notice of traffic
infraction as the same may be required by any stat-
ute, ordinance, or court rule.
(Ord. No. 2258, S 4. Formerly Code 1986,
s 10.04.040)
Definitions.
Traffic violations bureau - Created.
Same - Acceptance of bail or
monetary penalties.
Same - Duties.
9.37.010 Definitions.
The following words, terms, and phrases, when
used in this chapter, shall have the meanings
ascribed to them in this section, except where the
context clearly indicates a different meaning:
Monetary penalties means those sums deter-
mined by rules promulgated by the courts of this
state to be appropriate penalties to be assessed for
traffic infractions.
Traffic infraction means any offense designated
as a traffic infraction under RCW 46.63.020 and
any additions or amendments thereto.
(Ord. No. 2258, S 1. Formerly Code i986,
s 10.04.010)
Cross reference(s) - Definitions and rules of construction
generally, S 1.01.030.
9.37.020 Traffic violations bureau - Created.
The Kent Traffic Violations Bureau is estab-
lished. The bureau shall operate under the auspices
of the city finance department and in conjunction
with the Aukeen District Court. The bureau shall
be staffed by such persons and shall be open at such
hours as are designated by the finance director.
(Ord. No. 2258, S 2. Formerly Code 1986,
s 10.04.020)
9.37.030 Same - Acceptance of bail or
monetary penalties.
The traffic violations bureau may accept bail or
monetary penalties for those offenses or traffic
infractions which by effect of statute, ordinance, or
court rule may be disposed of other than by manda-
tory court appearance; provided, that this section
shall not preclude a person charged with an offense
9-41 (Revised 6/22)
9.38.0 r0
Sections
9.38.010
9.38.015
9.38.020
9.38.025
9.38.030
9.38.035
9.38.040
9.38.045
9.s8.050
9.38.055
Chapter 9.38
PARKING*
Findings.
Vehicle impoundment.
No parking zones.
Loading zones and passenger loading
zones.
Parking in fire lanes - Penalty.
Electric vehicle parking space
Penalty.
Arterial and highway parking
prohibited.
Parking prohibited from 10:00 p.m. to
6:00 a.m.
Parking prohibited from 4:00 a.m. to
7:00 a.m.
Parking in City Hall parking lot and
Centennial Center parking garage.
Two-hour parking zones.
Four-hour parking zones.
Holiday parking - Penalty.
Thirty-minute parking zones.
Seasonal no parking zone - Lake
Meridian.
Repealed.
Reparking in same block to avoid
citation.
Compliance with state law.
Parking prohibited within 10 feet of
mailboxes - Penalty.
Parking and storage of large vehicles
on city streets - Finding.
Parking and storage of large vehicles
on city streets - Penalty and
exemptions.
Parking of certain trailers or semi-
trailers - Penalty.
Parking of recreational vehicles, boats
or vessels, and trailers.
Parking an unlicensed vehicle or a
vehicle with switched license plates or
tabs - Penalty.
Municipal parking facilities regulated
- Penalty.
Parking permits and passes or
exemptions.
Residential parking zone.
Kent City Code
9.38.180 Stopping, standing, or parking
prohibited in specified places.
9.38.185 Parking too far from the curb.
L 38. 1 90 Penalty for violation of certain
sections.
9.38.195 Failure to respond - Penalty.
9.38.200 Flood emergency hazardous materials
parking zone.
*Editor's note - Ord. No. 3189, S 1, adopted October 4, 1994'
repealed former SS 9.38.070 and 9.38.090, which pertained to
one hour parking zones and 15 minute parking zones, and
substantially revised Ch. 9.38.
Cross reference(s) - Duties ofthe parking enforcement aide'
52.22.060: off-street parking regulations, $ 15.05.030 et seq.;
parking and storage ofvehicles, S 15.08.090.
9.38.010 Findings.
The Kent Traffic Code adopts by reference the
Model Traffic Ordinance, set forth in Chapter 308-
330 WAC. The Model Traffic Ordinance, pursuant
to RCW 46.61.570, authorizes a municipality such
as the city of Kent, by ordinance, to restrict parking
and establish no parking zones on city streets and
other rights-of-way. The city council finds that it is
necessary and appropriate, for public safety rea-
sons, to adopt an ordinance establishing restricted
parking and no parking zones on city streets and
other rights-of-way within the city of Kent.
(Ord. No.2857, S 1,7-5-89; Ord. No.3189, S 1,
10-4-94; Ord. No. 3974, S 1, 9-21-10; Ord. No.
4428, S r,4-tg-22)
9.38.015 Vehicleimpoundment.
A. Remedial action.In addition to those tows
and impounds generally authorized under the law
or the Model Traffic Ordinance adopted through
KCC 9.36.010, a police officer may additionally
authorize a vehicle towed in accordance with
Chapter 9.39 KCC if the officer: (1) finds the vehi-
cle is parked in violation of this chapter, (2) deter-
mines such remedial action is needed to preserve
the public health, safety, and welfare, and (3) has
first pursued reasonable alternatives before exer-
cising their discretion to have the vehicle removed.
An impound decision is not punitive. Accordingly,
if a police officer elects to have a vehicle towed and
impounded under Chapter 46.55 RCW, the police
officer shall not also issue an infraction for any
civil violation that relates solely to the manner in
9.38.060
9.38.065
9.38.070
9.38.080
9.38.085
9.38.090
9.38.095
9.38.100
9.38.110
9.38.120
9.38.130
9.38.140
9.38.145
9.38.150
9.38.160
9.38.170
9.38.175
(Revised 6/22)9-42
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which the vehicle is parked, stopped, or otherwise
located. This limitation, however, does not apply to
any criminal charges or to any infractions issued
for moving, licensing, registration, inspection, or
insurance violations.
B. Junk vehicles - Authority. For purposes of au-
thorizing the removal of any junk vehicle located
on public property or within the right-of-way in ac-
cordance with RCW 46.55.230, the city's public
works director or designee is deemed the public of-
ficial having jurisdiction over such property within
the city limits of Kent.
(Ord. No. 4428, S 1,4-19-22)
9.38.020 No parking zones.
A. At such time as the traffic engineer shall
place the appropriate sign or signs, it shall be ille-
gal to park any motor vehicle or other vehicle, as
those terms are defined in Chapter 46.04 RCW, at
any time upon and on either side of, unless other-
wise indicated, the following roadways or portions
thereof:
1. 1st Avenue North: from the intersection of
West.lames Street to the north end of lst Avenue
North, east side only.
2. lst Avenue North: from West James Street
to West Smith Street, east side only.
3. Znd Avenue North: from West Smith
Street to West Harrison Street.
4. 2nd Avenue North: from South 228th
Street to south end of street.
5. 4th Avenue North and South: from SR
516/!Vest Willis Street to South 228th Street.
6. 5th Avenue North: from West James Street
to north end of 5th Avenue North.
7. 6th Avenue North: from South 2Z8th Street
to south end ofstreet.
8. 6th Avenue South: from West Meeker
Street to West Gowe Street.
9. 26th Avenue South: both sides from South
272nd Street to 500 feet north of South 272nd
Street and on 26th Avenue South from South
272nd Street to end of 26th Avenue South, east
side only.
10. 27th Avenue South: from South 240th
Street to end of 27th Avenue South.
II. 2TthPlace South: from South 259th Place
north to South 256th Street.
12. 28th Avenue South: from South 240th
Street to end of 28th Avenue South.
9.38.020
13. 30th Avenue South: from South 240th
Street to Kent-Des Moines Road (SR 516).
14. 36th Place South: from South 272nd
Street to 35th Lane South.
15. 42nd Avenue South: from Reith Road to
South 260th Street.
16. 43rd Avenue South: the cul-de-sac north
of 42nd Place South and the attached spur road to
the north.
17. 54th Avenue South: from South 228th
Street to South 226th Street.
18. 58th Place South: from Russell Road to
South 194th Street.
19. 58th Place South: from South 226th
Street to south end of 58th Place South.
20. 62nd Avenue South: from South 190th
Street to South 196th Street.
21. 64th Avenue South: from south end of
road to South 212th Street.
22. 66th Avenue South: from South 196th
Street to South 190th Street.
23. 72ndl70th Avenue South: from South
228th Street to South 180th Street (43rd Avenue
South).
24. 72nd Avenue South: from South 262nd
Street to South 277th Street.
25. 74th Avenue South: from South 259th
Street to West Willis Street (SR 516).
26. 76th Avenue South: from South 228th
Street to South 21Zth Street.
27. 77th Avenue South: from South 212th
Street to north end of road.
28. 80th Avenue South: from South 180th
Street (43rd Avenue South) to South 196th Street,
and 80th Avenue South from South 200th Street to
South 208th Street.
29. 80th Place South: from 80th Avenue
South to 84th Avenue South.
30. 81st Avenue South: from South 200th
Street to South 196th Street.
31. 83rd Avenue South: from South 228th
Street to South 224th Street.
32. 84th Avenue South/East Valley High-
way/Central Avenue North/Central Avenue South:
from South 180th Street (43rd Avenue South) to
the Green River Bridge.
33. 88th Avenue South: from East James
Street to South 218th Street.
34. 94th Avenue South: from Canyon Drive
to South 240th Street.
9-43 (Revised 6/22)
9.38.020
35. 97th Place South: from Canyon Drive to
1 00th Avenue Southeast.
36. 100th Avenue Southeast: from Southeast
248th Street to Southeast 218th Street.
37. l0lst Avenue Southeast: from Southeast
256th Street (SR 516) to Southeast 260th Street.
38. 102nd Avenue Southeast: from Southeast
240th Street to the north end of 102nd Avenue
Southeast.
39. 104th Avenue Southeast (SR 515): from
Southeast 27Znd Street to north city limits.
40. l08th Avenue Southeast: from Southeast
28lst Street to Kent-Kangley Road (SR 516).
41. 108th Avenue Southeast: from Southeast
244th Street to Southeast 236th Place.
42. 109th Avenue Southeast: from Southeast
256th Street to Southeast 248th Street.
43. llzl}r Avenue Southeast: from south end
of 1l2th Avenue Southeast to Southeast 232nd
Street.
44. lIlth Avenue Southeast: from Kent-
Kangley Road to south end of street.
45. 116th Avenue Southeast: from Southeast
227thPlace to Southeast 27AthWay.
46. 116th Avenue Southeast: from Southeast
248th Street to Southeast 256th Street, west side
only.
47. ll7th Avenue Southeast: from Southeast
244th Street to end of street.
48. 118th Avenue Southeast: from Southeast
244th Street to the north end ofstreet.
49. 119th Avenue Southeast: from Southeast
244th Street to the north end ofstreet.
50. 119th Avenue Southeast/l19th Place
Southeast: from Southeast244th Street to South-
east 244th Street.
51. 120th Avenue Southeast: from the gate on
Southeast 268th Street to Southeast 270th Street,
north and east sides only.
52. I24th Avenue Southeast: from Southeast
248th Street to Southeast 28Znd Street.
53. 1Z8th Avenue Southeast: from Southeast
226th Place to Southeast 227th Street, west side
only.
54. l?Bth Avenue Southeast/Southeast 227th
Street: on the curve from 128th Avenue Southeast
to Southeast 227lhStreet, northeast side only.
55. 128th Place Southeast: from Southeast
226th Place to Southeast 227th Street, east side
only.
Kent City Code
56. 129th Place Southeast: from 70 feet north
of S o utheast 225th C ourt to S o utheast 22 Sth C ornt,
west side only.
57. I29th Place Southeast: from 120 feet
south of Southeast 225th Court to Southeast 226th
Place, east side only.
58. 129th Place Southeast: from Southeast
226thPIace to 185 feet north of end of road, west
side only.
59. 132nd Avenue Southeast: from Southeast
236th Street to Southeast 288th Street.
60. 132nd Place Southeast: from Southeast
227th Street to Southeast 227th Place, east side
only.
61. 133rd Place Southeast: from Southeast
226th Street to Southeast 227th Street, west side
only.
62. l34th Place Southeast: from Southeast
224th Place to Southeast 225th Place, east side
only.
63. 134th Place Southeast: from Southeast
227th Street to Southeast 227th Place, east side
only.
64. 135th Avenue Southeast: from Southeast
252nd Street to Southeast 253rd Place, west side
only.
65. 140th Avenue Southeast: from Southeast
256th Street to Southeast 260th Street.
66. 144th Avenue Southeast: from Kent-
Kangley Road (SR 516) to Southeast 288th Street.
67. 148th Avenue Southeast: from Southeast
256th Street to Southeast 24Oth Street.
68. 148th Avenue Southeast/l52nd Way
Southeast: from north city boat ramp to Kent-
Kangley Road (SR 516).
69. 152nd Avenue Southeast/l52nd Way
Southeast: from Kent-Kangley Road (SR 516) to
SR IB.
70. Alder Lane/South 262nd Street: from
Central Avenue South to 500 feet east of Central
Avenue South.
71. Cambridge Way: 200 feet south of South
26Znd Street, west side only.
72. East Canyon Drive: from Hazel Avenue
North to 101st Avenue Southeast.
73. East Gowe Street/lVest Gowe Street:
from Railroad Avenue South to 1st Avenue South.
74. East Gowe Street: from Railroad Avenue
South to Central Avenue South, south side only,
(Revised 6/22)g-44
Kent City Code
and from Central Avenue South to Kennebeck
Avenue South.
75. East Harrison Street: from 140 feet west
of 4th Avenue North to 4th Avenue North, south
side only.
76. East Meeker Street/West Meeker Street:
from Railroad Avenue South to 1st Avenue South.
77. East Pioneer Street: from 170 feet east of
Central Avenue to State Avenue, south side only,
and from Central Avenue South to 200 feet east of
Central Avenue, north side only.
78. East Pioneer Street: from Railroad Ave-
nue North to Central Avenue North.
79. East Titus Street: from 3rd Avenue South
to 4th Avenue South, north side only; police vehi-
cle parking only.
80. East Titus Street: from West Gowe Street
to Reiten Road South, southeast side only.
81. East Titus Street/West Titus Street: from
Railroad Avenue South to lst Avenue South,
82. East Titus Street: from East Smith Street
to Reiten Road South.
83. Frager Road South: from West Meeker
Street to South 204th Street.
84. Green River Road: from the north city
limits to a point 600 feet southerly of the north city
limifs.
85. Green River Road: from a point 700 feet
southerly of the north city limits to a point 830 feet
southerly of the north city limits, west side only.
86. Green River Road: from a point 790 feet
southerly of the north city limits to a point 885 feet
southerly of the north city limits, east side only.
87. Green River Road: from a point 770 feet
northerly of the south city limits to a point 200 feet
northerly of the south city limits, west side only.
88. Green River Road: from a point 775 feet
northerly of the south city limits to the south city
limits, east side only.
89. Green River Road: from a point 50 feet
northerly of the south city limits to the south city
limits, west side only.
90. Interurban Trail Street: from Meeker
Street to Smith Street.
91. Kennebeck Avenue South: from East
Smith Street to East Ward Street.
92. Lake Fenwick Road: from South Reith
Road to South 272nd Street.
93. Lakeside Boulevard East: from South
2401h Street to South 228th Street.
9.38.020
94. Lakeside Boulevard West: from Lakeside
Boulevard East to South 228th Street.
95. Landing Way: from 64th Avenue South
to West Valley Highway,
96. Lincoln Avenue North: from West
Meeker Street to West James Street.
97. Maple Street South: from Woodland Way
South to Garfield Avenue South, south side only'
98. Military Road South/36th Avenue
South/Military Road South: from South 228th
Street to South 272nd Street.
99. Novak Lane: from Central Avenue to
west end of street.
100. Ramsay Way: from 4th Avenue North to
230 feet east of 4th Avenue North.
101, Ramsay Way: from 350 feet east of 4th
Avenue North to 440 feet east of 4th Avenue
North, south side only.
102. Ramsay Way: from 350 feet east of 4th
Avenue North to 480 feet east of 4th Avenue
North, north side only.
103. Ramsay Way: from 520 feet east of 4th
Avenue North to 150 feet north of West Temper-
ance Street.
104. Ramsay Way: from West Temperance
Street to West Smith Street.
105. Riverview Boulevard: from South 216th
Street to South 232nd Street.
106. Russell Road South: from end of street
at Green River Trail to West James Street.
107. Russell Road South: from South 228th
Street to South 21Zth Street.
108. South 188th Street: from West Valley
Highway (SR 181) to 72nd Avenue South, and
South 188th Street from a point 960 feet west of
80th Avenue South westerly to the end of the street
at the BNSF Railway Company tracks.
109. South l90th Street: from West Vallev
Highway to 72nd Avenue South.
110. South 192nd Street: from the west end of
the road to 84th Avenue South.
111. South 194th Street: from 58th Place
South to 66th Avenue South.
112. South 194th Street: from 84th Avenue
South to west end of street at BNSF Railway Com-
pany tracks.
113. South 196th Street/Russell Road/South
200th Street: from 84th Avenue South to the Green
River.
9-45 (Revised 6/22)
9.38.020
114. South 200th Street: from 80th Avenue
South to 84th Avenue South.
115. South 202nd Street: from 80th Avenue
South to west end of street at BNSF Railway Com-
pany tracks.
116. South 204th Street: from West Valley
Highway (SR 181) to 72nd Avenue South.
117. South 206th Street: from 72nd Avenue
South to 77th Avenue South.
118. South 208th Street: from 80th Avenue
South to west end of street at BNSF Railway Com-
pany tracks.
119. South 208th Street: from 84th Avenue
South to 96th Avenue South.
120. South 21Zth Street: from west city limits
to east city limits.
121. South 216th Street: from 64th Avenue
South to 72nd Avenue South.
122. South 216th Street: from 84th Avenue
South to the west end at BNSF Railway Company
tracks.
123. South 218th Street: from 84th Avenue
South to sR 167.
124. South 220th Street: from West Valley
Highway (SR 181) to72nd Avenue South.
125. South 222nd Street: from west end at
BNSF Railway Company tracks to SR 167.
126. South 224th Street: from 83rd Avenue
South to east end of road.
127. South 226th Street: from 54th Avenue
South to 64th Avenue South.
128. South 228th Street: from Russell Road
South to 83rd Avenue South.
129. South 23lst Way: from Military Road
South to Russell Road South.
130. South 234th Street: from West Valley
Highway to east end of street.
131. South 236th Street: from Lakeside Bou-
levard East to 64th Avenue South.
132. South 240th Street: from 27th Avenue
South to I-5.
133. South 252nd Street: from Canyon Drive
(SR 516) to east end of road.
134. South 256th Street: from 27th Place
South east to the traffic control gate.
135. South 259th Street: from 74th Avenue
South to east city limits.
136. South 260th Street/South 259th
Place/Reith Road: from SR 99 (Pacific Highway
South) to Kent-Des Moines Road (SR 516).
Kent City Code
137. South 268th Street: from Military Road
South to Princeton Avenue South.
138, South 27Znd Street: from Lake Fenwick
Road South to 4ZndAvenue South, north side only.
139. South 277th Street and Southeast2T4th
Way: from 700 feet east of L Street NE to 116th
Avenue Southeast.
140. South Central Place: from South 266th
Street to the end of South Central Place.
141. Southeast 211th Street: from 160 feet
east of l?TthPIace Southeast to end ofstreet, north
side only.
1 42. Southe ast Z?AthPlace: from I 33rd Ave-
nue Southeast to 134th Place Southeast, south side
only.
143. Southeast 225th Court: from 60 feet
south of end of road to l29th Place Southeast,
southwest side only.
144. Southeast 225th Place: from 132nd
Place Southeast to 133rd Avenue Southeast, north
side only.
145. Southeast 226th Place: from 130 feet
east of 127th Avenue Southeast to 128th Avenue
Southeast, south side only.
146. Southeast226Ih Place: from 128th Ave-
nue Southeast to 129th Place Southeast, north side
only.
147. Southeast22Tth Street: from 128th Ave-
nue Southeast to 128th Place Southeast, south side
only.
148. Southeast 227th Street/l28th Place
Southeast: on the curve from Southeast 227th
Street to 128th Place Southeast, northwest side
only.
149. Southeast 227th Street: from i32nd
Place Southeast to 134th Place Southeast, south
side only.
150. Southeast 236th Street: from 104th Ave-
nue Southeast (SR 515) to 108th Avenue South-
east, south side only.
151. Southeast 239th Street: from 102nd
Avenue Southeast to 104th Avenue Southeast.
152, SoutheastZ4[thStreet: from 120th Ave-
nue Southeast to 116th Avenue Southeast.
153. Southeast 248th Street: from 104th Ave-
nue Southeast to 116th Avenue Southeast, south
side only.
154. Southeast 248th Street: in front of
George Daniels Elementary School.
(Revised 6/22)9-46
Kent City Code
155. Southeast 252nd Street: from 200 feet
west of l33rd Place Southeast to 135th Avenue
Southeast, north side only.
156. Southeast 253rd Place: from 90 feet
west of 135th Avenue Southeast to 136th Avenue
East, south side only.
157. Southeast 256th Street: from 10lst Ave-
nue Southeast to 148th Avenue Southeast.
158. Southeast 260th Street: from 100th Ave-
nue SoutheasVgTth Place South to 108th Avenue
Southeast.
159. Southeast 264th Street: from 124th Ave-
nue Southeast to 127th Avenue Southeast, north
side only.
160. Southeast 267th Street: from 102nd
Avenue Southeast to 104th Avenue Southeast,
north side only.
161. Southeast 282nd Street: from l32nd
Avenue Southeast to l44th Avenue Southeast.
162. SR 99 (Pacific Highway South): from
Kent-Des Moines Road (SR 516) to South 272nd
Street.
163. West Cloudy Street: from 4th Avenue
North to 5th Avenue North.
164. West Gowe Street: from 6th Avenue
South to 300 feet east of 6th Avenue South.
165. West James Street/East James
Street/South 240th Street/Southeast 240th Street:
from Russell Road to 148th Avenue Southeast.
166. West Meeker Street: from Kent-Des
Moines Road (SR 516) to 6th Avenue South.
167. West Saar Street: from west end of street
to 4th Avenue South, south side only.
168. West Sam Street: from West Valley
Highway (SR 18lANashington Avenue) to end of
street.
169. West Smith Street/East Smith Street:
from 64th Avenue South to Jason Avenue South.
170. West Temperance Street: from Ramsay
Way to lst Avenue North.
171. West Valley Highway South/Washing-
ton Avenue South/'Washington Avenue North/68th
Avenue South: from south city limits to north city
limits.
172. West Willis Street/East Willis Street:
from 4th Avenue South to Central Avenue South.
173. Woodland Way South: from East Maple
Street to South 262nd Street.
9.38.030
B. Penalty. Any violation of the provisions of
this section shall be an infraction punishable by a
monetary penalty of $50.
(Ord. No. 3790, S 2,3-7-06; Ord. No. 3846, S 1,
7-17-07; Ord. No. 3859, S 1, 9-18-07; Ord. No'
3362, S I, ll-20-07; Ord. No. 3881, S 1, 5-6-08;
Ord. No.3918, S 1,6-16-09;Ord. No.3974, S 1,9-
2I-10: Ord. No. 3993, S l, 3-15-11; Ord. No. 4008,
S 1, 12-13-11; Ord. No. 4078, S 1, 4-16-13; Ord.
No.4223, S 1, 12-13-16; Ord. No.4283, S 1,7'17-
18; Ord. No. 4424, S I,l-4-22; Ord. No. 4428, S 1,
4-t9-22)
9.38.025 Loading zones and passenger
loading zones.
A. As authorized pursuant to WAC 308-330-
265, 308-330-439, and 308-330-442, the traffic
engineer shall have the authority to establish load-
ing zones and passenger loading zones at such
locations and during said times as posted by the
traffic engineer. Except to load and unload vehi-
cles, it shall be illegal to park any motor vehicle or
other vehicle at any time upon that portion of the
road righrof-way established as a loading zone or
passenger loading zone as posted by the traffic
engineer, unless otherwise indicated.
B. Penalty. Any violation of the provisions of
this section shall be an infraction punishable by a
monetary penalty of $50.
(Ord. No.3363, S 1,9-16-97; Ord. No.3974, S 1,
9-21-10; Ord. No. 4428, S I,4-19-22)
9.38.030 Parking in fire lanes - Penalty.
A. Parking prohibited. Except when necessary
to temporarily avoid conflict with other moving
traffic or in compliance with the direction of a
police officer, fire official, traffic control sign, sig-
nal, or device, no person shall:
L Stop, stand, or park a vehicle, whether
occupied or not, within any fire lane except:
a. Momentarily to pick up or discharge a
passenger or passengers; or
b. Temporarily for the purpose of and while
actually engaged in loading or unloading property.
2. Allow continued violations of this section
on private property which they own or manage.
9-47 (Revised 6/22)
9.38.035
B. Penalty. Any violation of the provisions of
this section shall be an infraction punishable by a
monetary penalty of $50.
(Ord. No.2296, S 2;Ord.No.2434;Ord. No.2615,
S 1; Ord. No. 2663, S 1; Ord. No. 2920,
S 1(i3.02.030), 4-17-90; Ord. No. 3189, S 1, 10-4-
94; Ord. No. 3963, S 1, 6-15-10; Ord. No. 3974,
S 1,9-21-10; Ord. No.4428, S I,4-19-22. Former-
ly Code 1986, S 13.02.030)
Note - Formerly S 9.38.025.
9.38.035 Electric vehicle parking space -
Penalty.
A. No person shall park any nonelectric vehicle
in a parking space designated as an electric vehicle
parking space.
B. No person shall park an electric vehicle in an
electric vehicle parking space if the vehicle is not
connected to charging equipment.
C. No person shall park an electric vehicle in an
electric vehicle parking space for longer than the
posted time.
D. It is a violation of this chapter for any person
to stop, stand, or park an electric vehicle in an elec-
tric vehicle parking space which requires a fee for
charging without paying the posted fee.
E. Penalty. Any violation of the provisions of
this section shall be an infraction punishable by a
monetary penalty of $50.
(Ord. No. 4223,52,12'13-16: Ord. No. 4428,51,
4-r9-22)
9.38.040 Arterial and highway parking
prohibited.
A. Parking is prohibited on four-lane highways
or arterials unless otherwise designated by sign or
posting.
B. Penalty. Any violation of the provisions of
this section shall be an infraction punishable by a
monetary penalty of $50.
(Ord. No. 2660, S 3; Ord. No. 3189, S 1, 10-4-94;
Ord. No. 3974, S 1,9-21-10: Ord. No. 4428,5 1,4-
19-22. Formerly Code 1986, S 10.07.010)
Note - Formerly S 9.38.030.
Kent City Code
9.38.045 Parking prohibited from 10:00 p.m.
to 6:00 a.m.
A. At such time as the traffic engineer shall
place the appropriate sign, it shall be illegal to park
any motor or other vehicle between the hours of
l0:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m., unless otherwise indi-
cated, at the following locations:
1. Green River Road: from a point 600 feet
southerly of the north city limits to a point 700 feet
southerly of the north city limits, west side only.
2. Green River Road: from a point 600 feet
southerly of the north city limits to a point 790 feet
southerly of the north city limits, east side only.
3. Green River Road: from a point 955 feet
northerly of the south city limits to a point 770 feet
northerly of the south city limits, west side only.
4. Green River Road: from a point 915 feet
northerly of the south city limits to a point 77 5 feet
northerly of the south city limits, east side only.
5. Green River Road: from a point 200 feet
northerly of the south city limits to a point 50 feet
northerly of the south city limits, west side only.
6. South 203rd Street: from 100th Avenue SE
westerly approximately 600 feet to the westerly
boundary of Chestnut Ridge Park.
7. SE 276th Place: from the easterly bound-
ary of Springwood Park westerly approximately
425 feet to the westerly boundary of Springwood
Park, north side.
B. Penalty. Any violation of the provisions of
this section shall be an infraction punishable by a
monetary penalty of $50.
(Ord. No. 3328, S 1, 12-10-96;Ord. No. 3352, S 1,
6-17-97; Ord. No. 3934, S 1, 11-3-09; Ord. No.
3974, S 1, 9-21-10; Ord. No. 4424,52, I-4'22;
Ord. No. 4428, S 1,4-Lg-22)
9.38.050 Parking prohibited from 4:00 a.m.
to 7:00 a.m.
A. At such time as the traffic engineer shall
place the appropriate sign, it shall be illegal to park
any motor or other vehicle between the hours of
4:00 a.m. and 7:00 a.m., except Sundays and holi-
days, on either side of, unless otherwise indicated,
the following locations :
1. Meeker Street: from Fourth Avenue to
State Avenue.
2. Gowe Street: from Meeker Street to State
Avenue.
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Kent City Code
3. Titus Street: from Fourth Avenue to Cen-
tral Avenue.
4. First Avenue: from Smith Street to Titus
Street.
5. Second Avenue: from Harrison Street to
Saar Street.
6. Railroad Avenue: from James Street to
Titus Street.
7. State Avenue: from Smith Street to Gowe
Street.
8. First Avenue: from James Street to Smith
Street.
B. Penalty. Any violation of the provisions of
this section shall be an infraction punishable by a
monetary penalty of $50.
(Ord. No. 1972, S 3; Ord. No. 2017, S 3; Ord. No.
2731, S 3; Ord. No. 3189, S 1, 10-4-94; Ord. No'
3974, S t, 9-21-10. Formerly Code 1986,
S 10.06.150; Ord. No. 4223, S 3, l2-13-16; Ord.
No.4428, S 1,4-19-22)
Note - Formerly S 9.38.040.
9.38.055 Parkingin City Hall parking lot and
Centennial Center parking garage.
Except as provided for under KCC 9.38.070 and
9.38.170, it is illegal to park a vehicle in the park-
ing lot between City Hall and the Centennial Cen-
ter, or within the Centennial Center parking garage,
in violation of this section.
A. 1/o general public parking during business
hours. Monday through Friday, between the hours
of 9:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m., the parking lot between
City Hall and the Centennial Center, and the first
floor of the Centennial Center parking garage, are
reserved for use by individuals who visit the City
Hall campus to attend a city-sponsored event at
City Hall, the Centennial Center, or the Kent police
department; to conduct business at City Hall, the
Centennial Center, or the Kent police department;
or to otherwise make use of the amenities or ser-
vices offered at City Hall, the Centennial Center, or
the Kent police department. Such visitors may park
within the City Hall parking lot, or within those
spaces on the first floor of the Centennial Center
parking garage that are marked or otherwise desig-
nated as available for use by visitors, and as limited
in time or otherwise restricted by this chapter and
official signs or markings. During such business
hours, these parking facilities are not otherwise
9.38.060
open for use by the general public. Visitors may
not park vehicles in any parking space that is
marked or otherwise designated for use by city
employees or reserved for city vehicles.
B. Reserved parking. The second and third
floors of the Centennial Center parking garage,
including the ramps leading to and from each floor,
are reserved exclusively for use by authorized city
employees or to park city vehicles as determined
appropriate by the mayor or designee. These park-
ing facilities are not otherwise open for use by the
general public or visitors to the City Hall campus'
C. Penalty. Any violation of the provisions of
this section shall be an infraction punishable by a
monetary penalty of $50.
(Ord. No.4239, S 1,3-21-17: Ord. No.4428' S 1,
4-r9-22)
9.38.060 Two-hour parking zones.
A. Two-hour parking liniL Except as provided
for under KCC 9.38.070 and 9.38.170, at such
times as the director of public works or designee
shall place the appropriate sign, or the facilities
superintendent for municipal parking facilities, it
shall be illegal to park any motor or other vehicle
for an uninterrupted period in excess of two hours
between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. on
either side of, unless otherwise indicated, the fol-
lowing streets, parking lots, parking garages, or
portions thereof:
1. Centennial parking garage: that portion of
the first floor as posted or otherwise marked. A
vehicle that displays a valid disabled parking plac-
ard or disabled license plate is exempt from the
two-hour limitation.
2. City Hall parking lot between City Hall
and the Centennial Building: all parking stalls
unless otherwise posted or marked. A vehicle that
displays a valid disabled parking placard or dis-
abled license plate is exempt from the two-hour
limitation.
3. Clark Avenue North: from East Smith
Street to East Temperance Street, west side only.
4. East Pioneer Street: from Central Avenue
North easterly approximately 150 feet to the alley
east of Central Avenue North, south side only.
5. First Avenue North and First Avenue
South: from a point 200 feet north of West Meeker
Street to West Titus Street.
9-49 (Revised 6/22)
9.38.065
6. Railroad Avenue North and Railroad Ave-
nue South: from East James Street to East Smith
Street, east side only; and from East Smith Street to
East Gowe Street.
7. Ramsay Way: from 230 feet east of 4th
Avenue North to 350 feet east of 4th Avenue
North.
8. Ramsay Way: from 440 feet east of 4th
Avenue North to 520 feet east of 4th Avenue
North, south side only.
9. Ramsay Way: from 480 feet east of 4th
Avenue North to 520 feet east of 4th Avenue
North, north side only.
10. Ramsay Way: from 30 feet north of West
Temperance Street to 150 feet north of West Tem-
perance Street.
11. Second Avenue North and Second Ave-
nue South: from West Harrison Street to West
Titus Street.
12. State Avenue North and State Avenue
South: from East Smith Street to East Gowe Street.
13. West Gowe Street and East Gowe Street:
from Fourth Avenue South to Central Avenue
South.
14. West Meeker Street and East Meeker
Street: from Fourth Avenue to State Avenue.
15. West Harrison Street: from Fourth Ave-
nue North to Second Avenue North.
16. West Titus Street: from Second Avenue
South to First Avenue South, north side only.
Provided, that this section shall not apply on
Sundays or holidays.
B. Penalty. Any violation of the provisions of
this section shall be an infraction punishable by a
monetary penalty of $30.
(Ord. No.3790, S 4,3-7-06; Ord. No.3974, S 1,9-
2l-10; Ord. No. 4114, S 1, 6-3-14; Ord. No. 4239,
52,3-21-17; Ord. No. 4322,51,5'7-19; Ord. No.
4428, S r,4-19-22)
9.38.065 Four-hour parking zones.
A. Four-hour parking limit - During business
hours. Except as provided for under KCC 9.38.070
and 9.38.170, at such times as the director of public
works or designee shall place the appropriate sign,
it shall be illegal to park any motor or other vehicle
for an uninterrupted period in excess of four hours
between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. on
either side of, unless otherwise indicated, the fol-
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lowing streets, public parking lots, public parking
garages, or portions thereof:
1. East George Street: from Central Avenue
North to State Avenue North.
2. State Avenue North: from 175 feet south of
East George street to north end of road, west side
only.
3. Railroad Avenue North and Railroad Ave-
nue South: from East Smith Street to East Gowe
Street.
Provided, that this section shall not apply on
Sundays or holidays.
B. Four-hour parking limit - At all times.
Except as provided for under KCC 9.38.070 and
9.38.170, at such times as the director of public
works or designee shall place the appropriate sign,
it shall be illegal to park any motor or other vehicle
for an uninterrupted period in excess of four hours
at any time on either side of, unless otherwise indi-
cated, the following streets, public parking lots'
public parking garages, or portions thereof:
1. West Smith Street: from 64th Avenue
South to Washington Avenue.
C. Penalty. Any violation of the provisions of
this section shall be an infraction punishable by a
monetary penalty of $30.
(Ord. No. 4114, S 1, 6-3-14; Ord. No. 4239, S 3, 3-
2l-17; Ord. No. 4322, S 2, 5-7'19; Ord. No. 4428,
s 1,4-19-22)
9.38.070 Holiday parking - Penalty.
A. From the day after Thanksgiving until Janu-
ary Znd of the following year, all two-hour parking
zones shall be considered three-hour parking
zones, and it shall be illegal to park any motor or
other vehicle for an uninterrupted period in excess
of three hours between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and
6:00 p.m. on the roadways designated in KCC
9.38.060 as two-hour parking zones. There shall be
no enforcement of limited duration parking restric-
tions, in those zones designated for two-hour park-
ing, on Saturdays during the period from the day
after Thanksgiving until January 2nd of the follow-
ing year.
B. A violation of this section shall be an infrac-
tion and punishable by a monetary penalty of $50.
(Ord. No. 2444, S 1; Ord. No. 3062, S 4
(10,06.130), 8-18-92; Ord. No. 3189, S r,10-4-94;
Ord. No.3963, S 2,6-15-10;Ord. No.3974, S 1,9-
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2l-10; Ord. No. 4114, S 1, 6-3-14; Ord. No. 4428,
S 1,4-19'22. Formerly Code 1986, S 10.06.130)
Note - Formerly S 9.38.060.
9.38.080 Thirty-minute parkingzones.
A. At such times as the traffic engineer shall
place the appropriate sign, it shall be illegal to park
any motor or other vehicle for an uninterrupted
period in excess of 30 minutes, between the hours
of 9:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m., unless otherwise indi-
cated, at the following locations:
1. First Avenue: the first stall north of Meeker
Street on the west side of First Avenue.
2. First Avenue: the first stall south of
Meeker Street on the west side of First Avenue.
3. Second Avenue: the first stall south of
Meeker Street on the east side of Second Avenue.
4. Second Avenue: the first stall south of
Meeker Street on the west side of Second Avenue.
5. Gowe Street: the first stall east of Railroad
Avenue on Gowe Street, north side.
6. Fourth Avenue: the stalls north of Titus
Street on the east side of Fourth Avenue.
7. Centennial Building: the first four stalls on
the east side of the building as posted.
B. Penalty. Any violation of the provisions of
this section shall be an infraction punishable by a
monetary penalty of $50.
(Ord. No. 2731, S 1; Ord. No. 2760, S 1; Ord. No.
2959, S 1, i-3-91; Ord. No. 3189, S 1, 10-4-94;
Ord. No. 3324, S 2,Il-27-96: Ord. No. 3834, S I,
4-17-07; Ord. No. 3974, S 1, 9-21-10; Ord. No.
4428, S 1, 4-19-22. Formerly Code 1986,
s 10.06.230)
9.38.085 Seasonal no parking zone - Lake
Meridian.
A. At such times as the traffic engineer shall
place the appropriate sign, it shall be illegal to park
any motor vehicle, or other vehicle or trailer, for
the period of May 15th through September 15th of
each year, between the hours of 12:00 p.m. and
B:00 p.m., at the following locations:
1. 150th Place Southeast: from Southeast
27Znd Street to the end of the road.
2. 270th Place: from 1 50th Place Southeast to
the end of the road.
3. 27lst Place: from 150th Place Southeast. to
the end of the road,
9.38.100
B. A violation of this section shall be an infrac-
tion and shall be punishable by a monetary penalty
of $50.
(Ord. No. 3463, S 1, 6-15-99; Ord. No. 3974, S 1'
9-2 1-10; Ord. No. 4428, 5 1, 4-19-22)
9.38.090 Parking reserved for physically
disabled, penalty.
Repealed by Ord. No. 3924.
(Ord. No. 2304, SS 1, 3; Ord. No. 2313, S 2; Ord'
No.2406, S 1;Ord. No.2613, S 1;Ord. No.3062,
S 3,8-18-92;Ord. No.3189, S 1, 10-4-94;Ord. No'
3335, S 1,2-5-97; Ord. No. 4428, S l, 4-Ig-22.
Formerly Code 1986, S 10.06.190)
Note - Formerly S 9.38.100.
9.38.095 Reparking in same block to avoid
citation.
A. It shall be an infraction for any person to
move and repark a vehicle from one parking space
within a parking time limit area to another parking
space within a parking time limit area that is within
one block of the original parking space.
B. It shall be an infraction for any person to
move and repark a vehicle parked in a parking lot
with a parking time limit to another space within
the same parking lot with a parking time limit.
C. For the purposes of this section, a block is a
city street, roadway, highway, or alley section
located between consecutive intersections.
D. Penalty. Any violation of the provisions of
this section shall be an infraction punishable by a
monetary penalty of $50.
(Ord. No.3974, S 1,9-21-10; Ord. No. 4428,51,
4-re-22)
9.38.100 Compliance with state law.
The traffic engineer is directed to obtain from
the State Department of Transportation approval
and ratification of any no parking zone where
required by RCW 47.24.020.
(Ord. No. 2303, S 2; Ord. No. 3189, S 1, 10-4-94;
Ord. No. 3974, S 1, 9-21-10; Ord. No. 4428,5l,4-
19-22. Formerly Code 1986, S 10.06.200)
Note - Formerly S 9.38.110.
9-50.1 (Revised 6/22)
9.38.110
9.38.110 Parking prohibited within 10 feet of
mailboxes - Penalty.
A. No motor vehicle shall be parked within 10
feet of a clearly visible, residential mailbox which
is located directly adjacent to curbside or on a pub-
lic rightof-way between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and
6:00 p.m., except Sundays and holidays.
B. Any violation of this section shall be an
infraction and punishable by a monetary penalty of
$50.
(Ord. No. 2658; Ord. No. 3189, S 1, 10-4-94; Ord.
No. 3963, S 3, 6-15-10; Ord. No. 3974, S 1,9-21-
10; Ord. No. 4428, S I, 4-19-22. Formerly Code
1986, S 10.06.07)
Note - Formerly S 9.38.120.
9.38.120 Parking and storage of large
vehicles on city streets - Finding.
A. The city council finds that the parking and
storage of trucks, vans, tractor trailers, semi-trail-
ers, and other vehicles, with a maximum gross ve-
hicle weight rating that exceeds 14,001 pounds,
present unacceptable risks and hazards to public
health, safety, and welfare when such vehicles are
parked or stored on city streets at times when such
vehicles are not engaged in activity.
B. The city council also recognizes that, under
some circumstances, it may benefit the public
health, safety, and welfare to park the above-de-
scribed vehicles on certain city streets, and that
there should be a mechanism to permit the chief of
police to suspend the enforcement of parking re-
strictions relating to those vehicles to allow those
vehicles to park on city streets temporarily and
during certain time frames.
(Ord. No. 2916, S 1,4-17'90; Ord. No. 3189, S 1,
10-4-94; Ord. No. 3974, S 1, 9-21-10; Ord. No.
4115, S l, 6-17-14: Ord. No. 4192, S 1, 4-19-16;
Ord. No. 4428, S 1,4-19'22. Formerly 9.38.130)
9.38.130 Parking and storage of large
vehicles on city streets - Penalty and
exemptions.
A. Parking prohibited. No vehicle, including a
truck, van, trailer, or semi-trailer, whether licensed
or unlicensed, with a maximum gross vehicle
weight rating that exceeds 14,001 pounds may be
stored or parked upon any city street.
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B. Exemptions. The parking limitation pro-
vided in this section shall not apply to the follow-
ing:
1. A vehicle that is being actively loaded or
unloaded.
2. A vehicle that is being used for the exclu-
sive purpose of providing active construction or
other hired services to a property at that location,
including construction, carpentry, plumbing, land-
scaping, and moving services.
3. Recreational vehicles whose parking is
regulated under KCC 9.38.145.
4. City of Kent or other government vehicles,
public utility vehicles, or emergency vehicles.
C. Penalty and impoundment. Any violation of
this section shall be an infraction and punishable
by a monetary penalty of $250.
D. Authority to suspend enforcement. The chief
of police shall have the authority to suspend the
enforcement of this section in the event he or she,
in his or her discretion, determines that suspension
of enforcement will benefit the public health,
safety, and welfare. Any suspension of enforce-
ment of this section shall be in writing, delivered to
the office of the mayor, and shall specify the times
and dates in which the suspension shall be effec-
tive. The suspension ofenforcement shall also sus-
pend the enforcement of KCC 9.38.180(A)(15),
(B)(6), and (C)(2), as well as applicable sections of
KCC 9.38.020. Any truck, vehicle, van, trailer, or
semi-trailer parked in accordance with the terms of
the suspension of enforcement shall be parked in
compliance with applicable requirements of the
Revised Code of Washington and the Washington
Administrative Code.
(Ord. No. 2916, S 2,4-17'90; Ord. No. 3062, S 5,
8-18-92; Ord. No. 3189, S I, 10'4-94; Ord. No.
3850, S I, 8-7-07; Ord. No. 3974, S l, 9-2t'10;
Ord. No. 41 15, S l, 6-17-14;Ord. No. 4Ig2,S 2, 4-
19-16; Ord. No. 4214,51, 9-20-16; Ord. No. 4428,
S 1,4-lg-22. Formerly 9.38.140)
9.38.140 Parking of certain trailers or semi-
trailers - Penalty.
A. Except as provided in KCC 9.38.130, no
trailer or semi-trailer shall be parked upon any city
street unless the trailer or semi-trailer is attached to
a vehicle by which it may be propelled or drawn. In
case of accident, such trailer or semi-trailer may be
moved to the side of the street, and, if a good and
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sufficient red signal is displayed at both ends of the
trailer or semi-trailer during the hours of darkness,
such trailer or semi-trailer may be permitted or
allowed to remain for a period not exceeding 24
hours pending removal except that such trailer or
semi-trailer shall not remain upon any portion of a
city street where standing or parking is limited or
prohibited for a period longer than is necessary to
effect its removal.
B. Any violation of this section shall be an
infraction and punishable by a monetary penalty of
$250.
C. The chief of police shall have the authority
to suspend the enforcement of this section in the
event he or she, in his or her discretion, determines
that suspension of enforcement will benefit the
public health, safety, and welfare. Any suspension
of enforcement of this section shall be in writing,
delivered to the office of the mayor, and shall spec-
ify the times and dates in which the suspension
shall be effective. The suspension of enforcement
shall also suspend the enforcement of KCC
e.38.180(A)(15), (B)(6), and (C)(2), as well as
applicable sections of KCC 9.38.020. Any trailer
or semi-trailer parked in accordance with the terms
ofthe suspension ofenforcement shall be parked in
compliance with applicable requirements of the
Revised Code of Washington and the Washington
Administrative Code.
(Ord. No. 2508, S 2: Ord. No. 2582, S 1; Ord. No.
2916, S 3, 4-17-90; Ord. No. 3062, S 1, 8-18-92;
Ord. No.3189, S 1, l0-4-94; Ord. No. 3850, S 2,8-
7-07; Ord. No. 3974, S 1, 9-21-10; Ord. No. 4115,
S 1, 6-17-14; Ord. No. 4428, S 1,4-19-22. Former-
ly Code 1986, S 10.06.100)
Note - Formerly S 9.38. 150.
9.38.145 Parking of recreational vehicles,
boats or vessels, and trailers.
A. No person shall park any recreational vehi-
cle, boat or vessel, or trailer on any street, highway,
roadway, alley, or public right-of-way in any resi-
dential neighborhood in the city for more than 24
hours. For purposes of this section, the following
terms shall have the following prescribed mean-
ings:
l. Boat or vesse.lshall mean every description
of watercraft used or capable of being used as a
means of transportation on the water.
9.38.160
2. Recreational vehicleshall be as defined in
KCC 8.0e.030(G).
3. Trailer shall mean every vehicle without
motive power designed to be drawn by another
vehicle and attached to the towing vehicle by
means of a hitch or other connector, and ordinarily
used for transporting items upon public streets and
highways.
B. Any violation of this section shall be an
infraction and punishable by a monetary penalty of
$50.
(Ord. No.3974, S 1,9-21-10; Ord. No.4428, S I,
4-t9-22)
9.38.150 Parking an unlicensed vehicle or a
vehicle with switched license plates
or tabs - Penalty.
A. No person shall stop, stand, or park a vehicle
on a street, highway, roadway, alley, or public
property unless the vehicle possesses a license
plate and license tab registration that is proper and
current for that vehicle. Such license plate and tab
registration shall be properly mounted on the vehi-
cle in accordance with the State Department of
Licensing rules and regulations.
B. Any violation of this section shall be an
infraction and punishable by a monetary penalty of
$50.
(Ord. No.2614, S 1; Ord. No.3189, $ 1, 10-4-94;
Ord. No. 3963, S 4, 6-15-10;Ord. No. 3974, S 1,9-
2l-10; Ord. No. 4428, S 1,4-19-22. Formerly Code
1986, S 10.06.110)
Note - Formerly S 9.38.160
9.38.160 Municipal parkingfacilities
regulated - Penalty.
A. Municipal parking facilities - Definition.
Municipal parking facilities means the adjacent
parking lot or parking garage that serves the fol-
lowing municipal facilities: Kent City Hall, the
Centennial Center, Kent Municipal Court, Kent
Corrections Facility, Kent Commons, Riverbend
Golf Complex, Kent Senior Center, the parks
department's maintenance shop facility, the public
works department's operations shop facility, and
all parks or recreation facilities owned or operated
by the city.
9-50.3 (Revised 6/22)
9.38.170
B. Municipal parking facilities Reserved
exclusively for users of municipal facility. Except
as otherwise provided by KCC 9.38.055, those
parking lots or parking garages that are connected
or adjacent to a municipal facility are reserved
exclusively for use by individuals who are visiting
the municipal facility during its regular hours of
operation to attend a city-sponsored event, to con-
duct business with the city, or to otherwise make
use of the amenities or services offered by the
municipal facility. Such visitors may park within
those spaces that are marked or otherwise desig-
nated as available for use by visitors, and as limited
in time or otherwise restricted by the mayor or des-
ignee through official signs or markings. During a
municipal facility's regular hours of operation, its
parking lot is not otherwise open for use by the
general public. Visitors may not park vehicles in
any parking space within the municipal parking
facility that is marked or otherwise designated for
use by city employees, for city vehicles, or for
other reserved uses or vehicles. It is illegal for a
vehicle to be parked in violation of this section.
C. Public parking facilities. A public parking
lot is available for general use by the public in
downtown Kent, which is located adjacent to Titus
Street and between Second Avenue and First Ave-
nue, as limited in time or otherwise restricted by
official signs or markings.
D. Penalty. Any violation of this section shall
be an infraction and punishable by a monetary pen-
alty of $50.
(Ord. No. 2407, S 1; Ord. No. 2842, S 2
(10.06.220), 4-4-89; Ord. No. 2857, S 2, 7-5-89:
Ord. No. 3189, S 1, 10-4-94; Ord. No. 3324, S 3,
ll-27-96: Ord. No. 3963, S 5, 6-15-10; Ord. No.
3974, S 1,9-21-10; Ord. No. 4239, S 4,3-21-17;
Ord. No. 4428, S 1,4-lg-22. Formerly Code 1986,
s 10.06.220)
Note - Formerly S 9.38.170.
9.38.170 Parking permits and passes or
exemptions.
A. Authority to create and issue - Mayor or
designee. The mayor or designee may designate,
assign, restrict, and authorize parking within all
municipal parking facilities. This authority specif-
ically includes the ability to regulate parking
through the issuance of parking permits or parking
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passes that either authorize the bearer to park in a
particular place or area, or exempt the bearer from
some or all of the parking limitations imposed by
this chapter, including the time limitations
imposed under KCC 9.38.060 and 9.38.065.
B. Form of permits and passes. Permits or
passes may be in any form the mayor or designee
determines to be appropriate and conspicuous.
Such permits or passes should contain a rendition
of the city's corporate seal or official logo, the sig-
nature of the issuer, or some other means of
authentication to identify the bearer as a person
who is authorized to park in the applicable loca-
tion, or as a person who is exempt from one or
more of the parking restrictions established under
this chapter, excluding disabled parking stalls. For
any permit or pass to be valid, it must be displayed
at all times while the vehicle is parked within the
applicable location. If the permit or pass is not dis-
played, any permission or exemption the permit or
pass conveys is ineffective and no infraction shall
be dismissed on such basis.
C. Exception to permit or pass requirement -
Police or government vehicles. Marked police
vehicles and other police or government vehicles
displaying exempt license plates are exempt from
the parking and time restrictions imposed by KCC
9.38.060,9.38.065, and 9.38,160, without the
necessity of a permit or pass.
D. Residential parking zone manager. The res-
idential parking zone manager, appointed pursuant
to KCC 9.38.175(C), is authorized to issue tempo-
rary parking permits for the personal and business
vehicles of city contractors, subcontractors, and
their employees for use only while engaged in city
contract work that requires such persons to be pres-
ent in residential parking zones.
E. Human resources department Commute
trip reduction program. The city's director of
human resources or designee may recommend the
mayor or designee issue carpool parking permits
under the city's commute trip reduction program,
which entitle the bearer to park a vehicle within
designated carpool spaces on the first floor of the
Centennial Center parking garage, which spaces
are exempt from any time limitation otherwise
imposed.
(Ord. No. 2842,5 3, 4-4-89; Ord. No. 2857,53,7-
5-89; Ord. No. 3189, S 1, 10-4-94; Ord. No. 3324,
S 4, 11-27-96; Ord. No. 3908, $ 1, 2-3-09; Ord. No.
(Revised 6/22)9-50.4
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3974, S 1, 9-21-10; Ord. No. 4239, S 5,3-21-17;
Ord. No. 4424, S 3, l-4-22; Ord. No. 4428, S I, 4-
19 -22. F ormerly 9. 38. 1 80)
9.38.175 Residentialparkingzone.
A. Purpose of residential parking zone. The
city establishes this residential parking zone (RPZ)
program in response to parking concerns expressed
by residents of the neighborhood surrounding des-
tinations that are expected to generate significant
demand for offsite parking in those neighborhoods,
and as required to mitigate parking impacts of
those destinations. This RPZ program will reserve
parking on the surface streets in the RPZs estab-
lished herein for neighborhood owners, residents,
and their visitors, who might otherwise be dis-
placed by visitors to these destinations.
B. Residential parking zones established.
1. The following described area, also known
as the North Park Neighborhood, is established as
Kent RPZ No. 1: that area bounded on the west by
Fifth Avenue North, to the south by West James
Street, to the north by State Route 167, and to the
east by the Burlington Northern main line (First
Avenue North). Residential parking zone permits
are required at all times to park in Kent RPZ No. 1.
2. The following roadways or portions
thereof, within the area known as the Mill Creek
Neighborhood, are established as Kent RPZ No. 2:
a. Cedar Street: from Clark Avenue North
to Jason Avenue North.
b. Clark Avenue North: from 150 feet north
of East Smith Street to East Temperance Street,
east side only.
c. Clark Avenue North: from East Temper-
ance Street to East James Street.
d. East George Street: from State Avenue
North to Woodford Avenue North.
e. East Temperance Street: from Kenne-
beck Avenue North to Jason Avenue North.
f. Jason Avenue North: from East Smith
Street to East James Street.
g. Kennebeck Avenue North: from East
Temperance Street to north end of road.
h. State Avenue North: from East James
Street to 175 feet south of East George Street.
i. State Avenue North: 175 feet south of
East George Street to north end of road, east side
only.
9.38.175
j. Woodford Avenue North: from East
James Street to north end of road.
Residential parking zone permits are required
to park between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. on week-
days in Kent RPZ No. 2.
3. The following roadways or portions
thereof, within portions of Glencarin Division l,
Shadow Run, and Jason Lane, are established as
Kent RPZ No. 3:
a. l?4thAvenue Southeast: from Southeast
208th Street to Southeast 211th Street.
b. 125th Avenue Southeast: from Southeast
209th Street to north end of road.
c. l?SthAvenue Southeast: from Southeast
209th Street to Southeast 2 I lth Street.
d. 126th Avenue Southeast: from Southeast
208th Street to Southeast 2 1 1th Street.
e. I27th Place Southeast: from Southeast
208th Street to Southeast 21 1th Street.
f. Southeast 208th Place: from 126th Ave-
nue Southeast to end of road.
g. Southeast 209th Street: from 170 feet
west of 124th Avenue Southeast to 125th Avenue
Southeast.
h. Southeast 209th Court: from 126th Ave-
nue Southeast to end of road.
i. Southeast 21Oth Court: from 126th Ave-
nue Southeast to end of road.
j. Southeast 21Oth Court: from 127th Place
Southeast to end ofroad.
k. Southeast 2lOth Place: from 124th Ave-
nue Southeast to end of road.
l. Southeast 21Oth Street: from 124th Ave-
nue Southeast to end of road.
m. Southeast 211th Street: from 125 feet
west of 124th Avenue Southeast to I24th Avenue
Southeast.
n. Southeast?llth Street: from 12Sth Ave-
nue Southeast to 160 feet east of 127th Place
Southeast.
Residential parking zone permits are required
between 10:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. on weekdays
during the months of September through June,
excluding holidays, to park in Kent RPZ No. 3.
C. RPZ nanager.The mayor will appoint from
city staff the RPZ manager who shall administer
the RPZ program as set forth in this section. The
duties of the RPZ manager may be carried out by
more than one person and may be delegated to the
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9.38.175
customer services division of the city's finance
department as appropriate.
D. Residential parking zone permif. When
properly issued and displayed, an RPZ permit or a
visitor parking permit will authorize a vehicle to
park within the RPZ for which the permit was
issued. A property is included within the RPZ only
if its address includes, and/or sole access to the
property is via, a street that is within the RPZ. The
permit shall not guarantee a parking space, nor
shall it exempt the vehicle or operator from observ-
ing zones where parking is otherwise prohibited,
including but not limited to permanent or tempo-
rary no parking zones, loading zones, fire zones,
and all zones where parking is regulated or prohib-
ited by other applicable laws or regulations of this
code.
E. Permit eligibility.
I. Zone owners and residenfs. Permits may
be issued only to persons who own property or
reside in the RPZ established by subsection (B) of
this section. At this time, all permits will be issued
to RPZ owners and residents free of charge.
2. Resident visitors. The RPZ manager may
issue additional permits to each residence within
the RPZ for temporary use by residents' visitors.
Visitor permits may not be sold or redistributed for
any purpose.
3. Government vehicles. Government vehi-
cles will not be required to obtain permits for the
purpose of conducting official business in the
North Park Neighborhood. Government vehicles
associated with the conduct of business at the Kent
Events Center may not park in the RPZ.
F. Use and validity of permits.
1. The RPZ permit is valid only if displayed
on the rear left window of the vehicle and only for
so long as the permit holder owns or controls the
vehicle and resides at the address for which the per-
mit was issued.
2. A visitor parking permit shall be valid only
if the hang tag is hung from the vehicle's rearview
mirror.
G. Issuance of permits. The RPZ manager will
send four RPZ window decals to the owner of
record and to the occupant of each dwelling unit or
residence within the RPZ. In addition, the RPZ
manager will send 15 hang tag visitor permits to
each owner of record and the occupant of each
dwelling unit or residence for temporary use. Each
Kent City Code
permit issued shall contain the number of the RPZ
for which it was issued and a serial number for the
permit, together with such other information as
determined by the RPZ manager. The RPZ man-
ager is authorized to issue additional RPZ and/or
visitor permits, if a demonstrated need exists. Any
RPZ resident may make application for additional
necessary permits by returning to the RPZ manager
a completed application supplied by the city iden-
tifying the additional permits required and the rea-
son for the request. Additional permits will be
issued at the discretion of the RPZ manager and at
no cost at this time.
H. Proof of ownership or residence. The fol-
lowing will be sufficient proof of ownership or res-
idence within the RPZ:
i. Appearance as owner of record on the King
County recorder's office website; or
2. A valid driver's license showing residence
at a current address located within the RPZ; or
3. A deed, lease, rental agreement, or other
document which, at the discretion of the RPZ man-
ager, establishes residency, and which shows resi-
dency within the RPZ.
I. Revocation or denial of permits - Cause. Any
of the following shall be cause for the revocation or
suspension of RPZ permits and/or visitor permits
by the RPZ manager:
1. The making of any false or misleading
statement in application for a permit.
2. The transfer to an unauthorized person or
address.
3. The alteration of a permit in any respect in
order to gain privileges not authorized by the per-
mit.
4. The display on a vehicle of a permit that
has been suspended or revoked.
5. The sale of a permit and the receipt of any-
thing of value in exchange for a permit.
J. Revocation or denial of permits - Process.If
the RPZ manager finds that an RPZ permit or a vis-
itor permit should be revoked or denied for any of
the reasons set forth in subsection (l) of this sec-
tion, the RPZ manager will send a written notice of
revocation or denial to the permit holder, which
notice shall contain the following information:
1. That the permit is denied or will be
revoked not sooner than 10 calendar days from the
date of the letter.
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2. The reasons for permit revocation or
denial.
3. That unless a written notice of appeal is
filed with the community development director not
later than 10 calendar days from the date of the
notice of revocation or denial, the permit will be
deemed finally revoked or denied.
4. That the basis for the appeal must be con-
tained in the written notice of appeal.
K. Revocation or denial - Appeal. An applicant
aggrieved by the RPZ manager's revocation or
denial of an RPZ or visitor permit may file a notice
of appeal with the community development direc-
tor who upon consideration of the written docu-
mentation submitted in the notice of revocation or
denial and the notice of appeal will affirm, reverse,
or modify the revocation or denial decision, or
order suspension for a specified period.
L. Violation - Penalty. It shall be a parking
infraction to park within anRPZ unless the parked
vehicle properly displays a valid RPZ permit or a
visitor parking permit. Any violation of this section
shall be an infraction punishable by a monetary
penalty of $50.
(Ord. No. 3894, S 1, 11-18-08;Ord. No. 3974, S 1,
9-21-10; Ord. 4322, S 3, 5-7-19; Ord. No. 4428,
s 1,4-19-22)
9.38.180 Stopping, standing, or parking
prohibited in specified places.
Except when necessary to avoid conflict with
other traffic, or in compliance with law or the
directions of a police officer or official traffic con-
trol device, no person shall:
A. Stop, stand, or park a vehicle:
1. On the roadway side of any vehicle
stopped or parked at the edge or curb of a street.
2. On a sidewalk or street planting strip.
3. Within an intersection.
4. On a crosswalk.
5. Between a safety zone and the adjacent
curb or within 30 feet of points on the curb imme-
diately opposite the ends of a safety zone, unless
official signs or markings indicate a different no
parking area opposite the ends of a safety zone.
6. Alongside or opposite any street excava-
tion or obstruction when stopping, standing, or
parking would obstruct traffic.
7. Upon any bridge or other elevated struc-
ture upon a highway or within a highway tunnel.
9.38.180
8. On any railroad tracks.
9. In the area between roadways of a divided
highway including crossovers.
10. Outside of the limits of an individual
parking stall or parking space designated for vehic-
ular on-street parking. An individual parking stall
or parking space is that portion of the paved sec-
tion of the roadway, of sufficient length and depth
from the sidewalk curb to accommodate a vehicle
to be parked, as shall be specified and marked by
the city.
11. Within a marked bicycle lane, which is
that portion of the paved section of the roadway
specified and marked by the city for the movement
of bicycles on the roadway.
12. Upon any portion of the street, roadway,
or public way for the purpose of doing any work
on, maintaining, or repairing any vehicle, except
for those repairs necessitated by an emergency.
13. Upon any portion of the street, roadway,
or public way for the principal purpose of display-
ing the vehicle for sale or for advertising services
for vehicles.
14. Alongside or adjacent to any traffic
island, which is the curbed area in a roadway from
which traffic is excluded.
15. At any place where official signs prohibit
stopping.
B. Stand or park a vehicle, whether occupied or
not, except momentarily to pick up or discharge a
passenger or passengers:
1. In front of a public or private driveway or
within five feet of the end of the curb radius leading
thereto;
2. Within 15 feet of a fire hydrant;
3. Within 20 feet of a crosswalk;
4. Within 30 feet upon the approach to any
flashing signal, stop sign, yield sign, or traffic con-
trol signal located at the side of a roadway;
5. Within 20 feet of the driveway entrance to
any fire station and on the side of a street opposite
the entrance to any fire station within 75 feet of
said entrance when properly signposted; or
6. At any place where official signs prohibit
standing.
C. Park a vehicle, whether occupied or not,
except temporarily for the purpose of and while
actually engaged in loading or unloading property
or passengers:
9-50.7 (Revised 6/22)
9.38.185
L Within 50 feet of the nearest rail of a rail-
road crossing; or
2. At any place where official signs prohibit
parking.
D. Parking or standing shall be permitted in the
manner provided by law at all other places, unless
otherwise prohibited by this chapter.
E. No person shall move a vehicle not lawfully
under his or her control into any such prohibited
area or away from a curb such a distance as is
unlawful.
F. It shall be unlawful for any person to reserve
or attempt to reserve any portion of a highway for
the purpose ofstopping, standing, or parking to the
exclusion of any other like person, nor shall any
person be granted such right.
G. Any violation of the provisions of this sec-
tion shall be an infraction and punishable by a
monetary penalty of $50.
(Ord. No. 3974, S 1, 9-21-10; Ord. No. 4428, S 1,
4-r9-22)
9.38.185 Parking too far from the curb.
A. Except as otherwise provided in this section,
every vehicle stopped or parked upon a two-way
roadway shall be so stopped or parked with the
right-hand wheels parallel to and within 12 inches
of the right-hand curb or as close as practicable to
the right edge of the right-hand shoulder.
B. Except when otherwise provided by local
ordinance, every vehicle stopped or parked upon a
one-way roadway shall be so stopped or parked
parallel to the curb or edge of the roadway, in the
direction of authorized traffic movement, with its
right-hand wheels within 12 inches of the righr
hand curb or as close as practicable to the right
edge of the right-hand shoulder, or with its left-
hand wheels within 12 inches of the lefrhand curb
or as close as practicable to the left edge ofthe left-
hand shoulder.
C. Angle parking shall only be allowed as pro-
vided for in this chapter or elsewhere in the Kent
City Code.
D. Any violation of the provisions of this sec-
tion shall be a traffic infraction and punishable by
a monetary penalty of $50.
(Ord. No.3974, S 1,9-21-10; Ord. No. 4428,51,
4-19-22)
Kent City Code
9.38.190 Penalty for violation of certain
sections.
Any violation of any section of this chapter for
which no penalty is specifically provided shall be
an infraction and punishable by a monetary penalty
of $50.
(Ord. No. 1972, S 5; Ord. No. 2303, S 3; Ord. No.
23i3, S 1; Ord. No. 2731, S 4; Ord. No. 2928, S 1,
6-19-90; Ord. No. 3062, SS 2 (10.06.190), 4
(10.06.i90), B-18-92; Ord. No. 3189, S 1, l0-4-94;
Ord. No.3963, S 6,6-15-10; Ord. No.3974, S 1,9-
2I-10: Ord. No.4239, S 6,3-21-17: Ord. No.4428,
Sl,4-19-22. Formerly Code 1986, SS 10.06.170,
10.06.210)
Note - Formerly S 9.38. 180.
9.38.195 Failure to respond - Penalty.
Any person who fails to respond to a notice of
infraction relating to parking shall, in addition to
all other penalties and assessments, be assessed a
penalty of $25 for failing to respond. For the pur-
poses of this section, a person shall be deemed to
have failed to respond if he or she fails to timely
pay any required penalty as stated on the notice of
infraction or as required by the court, or fails to
appear at the properly scheduled hearing to contest
or mitigate the parking infraction.
(Ord. No.4065, S l,12'11-12; Ord. No. 4428, S 1,
4-ts-22)
9.38.200 Flood emergencyhazardous
materials parking zone.
A. Purpose of the flood emergency hazardous
materials parking zone. The city establishes this
flood emergency hazardous materials parking zone
(FEHMPZ) program for the purpose of providing
upland parking for commercial motor vehicles car-
rying hazardous materials, as hereinafter defined,
from city businesses when such materials must be
relocated to avoid potential hazardous materials
release. This program will allow for hazardous
material truck parking on certain upland public
rights-of-way to the extent of available capacity.
This program does not excuse any person or entity
responsible for hazardous materials from proper
protection, handling, and storage of such hazard-
ous materials.
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B. Definitions.
L Commercial motor vehicle means any self-
propelled or towed motor vehicle used on a high-
way in interstate commerce to transport passengers
or property when the vehicle:
a. Has a gross vehicle weight rating or
gross combination weight rating, or gross vehicle
weight or gross combination weight, of 4,536 kilo-
grams (10,001 pounds) or more, whichever is
greater; or
b. Is designed or used to transport more
than eight passengers (including the driver) for
compensation; or
c. Is designed or used to transport more
than 15 passengers, including the driver, and is not
used to transport passengers for compensation; or
d. Is used in transporting material found by
the Secretary of Transportation to be hazardous
under 49 U.S.C. 5103 and transported in a quantity
requiring placarding under regulations prescribed
by the Secretary under Title 49 CFR, Subtitle B,
Chapter I, Subchapter C.
2. Flood emergency means an emergency
declared by the mayor, the county executive, the
Governor, or federal officials by reason of floods
or potential floods in the vicinity of the city.
3. Hazardous material means a substance or
material which has been determined by the Secre-
tary of Transportation to be capable of posing a risk
to health, safety, and property when transported in
commerce, and which has been so designated.
C. Flood emergency hazardous materials park-
ing zone established. Up to three lanes of South
23lst Street west of the Green River Bridge to the
intersection of Military Road South.
D. FEHMPZ manager. The city emergency
manager shall administer the FEHMPZ program as
set forth in this section. The duties of the FEHMPZ
manager may be carried out by more than one per-
son and may be delegated to the fire prevention
staff as appropriate. The FEHMPZ manager will
adopt such rules and procedures as are necessary
for notice of availability of the FEHMPZ for park-
ing and for its management.
E. FEHMPZ permits. When properly issued
and displayed, an FEHMPZ permit, in the form of
a hang tag, will authorize a vehicle to park within
the FEHMPZ during a flood emergency. The per-
mit will not guarantee a parking place nor shall it
allow the permitted vehicle to block private access
9.38.200
to abutting properties or fire zones. The FEHMPZ
manager will determine the capacity of the
FEHMPZ zone and issue, on a first-come, first-
served basis, only so many permits as the
FEHMPZ will accommodate vehicles.
F. Permit eligibility.
L Kent businesses. Permits will be issued
only to owners of licensed city businesses which
business shall require the use and/or storage of haz-
ardous materials.
2. Vehicles. Each permit will be issued for a
specific commercial motor vehicle. Vehicles with
trailers will be required to remain attached during
the duration of their use of the FEHMPZ. Vehicles
and trailers will be required to have their wheels
chocked.
3. Government vehicles Government vehi-
cles will be permitted to park in the FEHMPZwith-
out permits.
G. Use and validity of permits - Fee.
1. The FEHMPZ permit shall be valid only if
the hang tag is hung from the vehicle's rearview
mirror and only so long as the permit holder owns
or controls the vehicle and maintains the business
for which the permit was issued.
2. Each permit, unless terminated under sub-
section (G) (1) of this section or revoked by the
FEHMPZ manager, shall expire on June 30th of
each calendar year.
3. A $100 administrative fee shallbe charged
for each permit issued to help defray the cost of
administering the FEHMPZ program.
H. Issuance of permits.
1. Each permit applicant shall submit an
application to the FEHMPZ manager along with a
copy of the business license and vehicle registra-
tion(s). The application shall be upon a city form
with such information as the FEHMPZ manager
shall require. Such information shall include, but
not be limited to, proof of insurance as required by
the city risk manager. Upon request, the applicant
will appear in person to show the original business
license and vehicle registration(s). Each applicant
shall agree, in writing, that submission of an appli-
cation is not a guarantee of a parking place and
does not excuse any compliance with any state,
local, or federal regulations respecting hazardous
materials or otherwise.
2. The FEHMPZ manager shall issue up to
two permits suitable for display for each approved
9-50.9 (Revised 6/22)
9.38.200
application to Kent businesses that are members of
the local emergency planning committee. Other
Kent businesses will then be issued permits on a
first-come, first-served basis until capacity within
the FEHMPZ is exhausted.
3. Each permit shall show the date of expira-
tion together with a license plate number and such
other information as the FEHMPZ manager shall
require.
l. Revocation or denial of permits - Cause. Any
of the following shall be cause for the denial or
revocation of the FEHMPZ permit:
1. The unavailability of capacity in the
FEHMPZ.
2. A false or misleading statement in the
application for permit.
3. The transfer of a permit to an unauthorized
business or vehicle by sale or otherwise.
4. The alteration of a permit in any respect.
J. Revocation or denial of permit - Process.If
the FEHMPZ manager finds that an FEHMPZ per-
mit should be revoked or denied for any of the rea-
sons set forth in subsection (l) of this section, the
FEHMPZ manager will send a written notice of
revocation or denial to the permit holder at the
business address, which notice shall contain the
following information:
1. That the permit is denied or will be
revoked not sooner than 10 calendar days from the
date ofthe letter.
2. The reasons for the permit revocation or
denial.
3. That unless a written notice of appeal is
filed with the FEHMPZ manager not later than 10
calendar days from the date ofthe notice ofrevoca-
tion or denial, the permit will be deemed finally
revoked or denied.
4. That the basis for the appeal must be con-
tained in the written notice of appeal.
K. Revocation or den'al - Appeal. An applicant
aggrieved by the FEHMPZ manager's revocation
or denial of a permit may file a notice of appeal
with the FEHMPZ manager, who shall submit the
same to the city hearing examiner. The hearing
examiner, upon consideration of the written docu-
mentation submitted in the notice of revocation or
denial and the notice of appeal, will affirm, reverse,
or remand the revocation or denial.
Kent City Code
L. Violation - Penalty and remedial action.
Any violation of this section shall be an infraction
punishable by a monetary penalty of $50. A vehicle
may be towed and impounded if it is determined
that such remedial action is needed to preserve the
public health, safety, and welfare, including during
an emergency flood event; provided, however, that
all other rules and regulations regarding traffic,
transportation, and the public righrof-way will be
in effect during such times as an emergency flood
event is not in effect.
(Ord. No. 3991 S t,2-15-11; Ord. No. 4428, S 1, 4-
rs-22)
(Revised 6/22)9-50.10
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Sections:
9.39.010
9.39.020
9,39.030
9.39.040
9.39.050
9.39.060
9.39.070
Chapter 9.39
TOWING*
Purpose.
Removal by police officer.
Impoundment for driving while
license suspended or revoked or
operation of motor vehicle under other
license while suspended.
Notice of impound.
Hearing to contest impound or
charges.
Authorization to impound.
Authority to enforce.
9.39.030
9.39.020 Removal by police officer.
The law allows a police officer to tow and
impound vehicles in a number of circumstances,
including when a vehicle is located within a public
space, the vehicle's removal is needed to preserve
public health, safety, and welfare, and the police
officer has first pursued reasonable alternatives
before exercising their discretion to have the vehi-
cle removed and towed to a place of safety. In addi-
tion to those tows and impounds generally
authorized under the law or the Model Traffic
Ordinance adopted through KCC 9.36.010, a
police officer may additionally authorize a vehicle
be towed if it is found standing or parked in viola-
tion of RCW 46.61.570.
(Ord. No. 3464, S 2,7-6-99; Ord. No.4030, S 1,2-
2I-12: Ord. No. 4427,51,4'5-22)
9.39.030 Impoundment for driving while
license suspended or revoked or
operation of motor vehicle under
other license while suspended.
A. Impoundment of vehicles authorized.
1. Whenever the driver of a vehicle is arrested
for a violation of driving while license suspended
or revoked (RCW 46.20.342) or operation of motor
vehicle under other license or permit prohibited
while license is suspended or revoked (RCW
46.20.345), as these provisions are currently
enacted or hereafter amended, the vehicle is sub-
ject to impoundment at the direction of a law
enforcement officer.
2. It shall be the responsibility of the owner or
other person lawfully charged with possession of a
vehicle to ensure that any person driving such vehi-
cle has a valid license. It shall not be a defense to
impoundment or to the payment of any of the costs
of impound that the owner or other person lawfully
charged with the vehicle was not aware that the
driver's license was suspended, revoked, or other-
wise invalid.
B. Impoundment periods.
1. If a vehicle is impounded because the
driver is arrested for a violation of RCW
46.20.342(I)(c) (driving while license suspended
or revoked in the third degree) or 46.20.345, the
vehicle shall be redeemable immediately pursuant
to subsection (B)(6) of this section.
2. If a vehicle is impounded because the
driver is arrested for a violation of RCW
*Cross reference(s) - Duties of the parking enforcement aide,
s 2.22.060.
9.39.010 Purpose.
This chaptershallbe known and cited as the tow-
ing ordinance and shall supplement Chapter 46.55
RCW which is currently adopted in KCC 9.36.010
(Model Traffic Ordinance). In the event that a con-
flict exists between the provisions of this chapter
and Chapter 46.55 RCW, this chapter shall prevail.
Other than impounds authorized under RCW
46.55.1 13 (1) and (2) (e) which include a mandatory
period of impoundment, an officer's decision to
have a vehicle towed and impounded under Chapter
46.55 RCW is remedial in order to preserve the
public health, safety, and welfare by removing
obstructions and hazards in public ways and spaces,
and securing and protecting property, both public
and private. An impound decision is not punitive in
nature. Therefore, if a police officer elects to have
a vehicle towed and impounded under Chapter
46.55 RCW, the police officer shall not also issue
an infraction for any civil violation that relates
solely to the manner in which the vehicle is parked,
stopped, or otherwise located. This limitation, how-
ever, does not apply to any criminal charges or to
any infractions issued for moving, licensing, regis-
tration, inspection, or insurance violations.
(Ord. No.3464, S 2,7-6-99: Ord. No.4030, S 1,2-
21-12: Ord. No. 4427,51,4-5-22)
9-50.11 (Revised 6/22)
9.39.030
46.20.342(I)(a) (driving while license suspended
or revoked in the first degree) or a6.20.3a2(1)(b)
(driving while license suspended or revoked in the
second degree) and the Washington Department of
Licensing's records show that the driver has not
been convicted of a violation of RCW
46.20.342(I)(a) or (b) or equivalent local ordi-
nance within the past five years, the vehicle shall
be impounded for 30 days.
3. If a vehicle is impounded because the
driver is arrested for a violation of RCW
46.20.342(I)(a) or (b) and the Washington Depart-
ment of Licensing's records show that the driver
has been convicted one time of a violation of RCW
46.20.342(I)(a) or (b) or equivalent local ordi-
nance within the past five years, the vehicle shall
be impounded for 60 days.
4. If a vehicle is impounded because the
driver is arrested for a violation of RCW
46.20.342(l)(a) or (b) and the Washington Depart-
ment of Licensing's records show that the driver
has been convicted of a violation of RCW
46.20.342(I)(a) or (b) or equivalent local ordi-
nance two or more times within the past five years,
the vehicle shall be impounded for 90 days.
5. At the conclusion of the applicable period
of impoundment, if any, the registered owner, a
person authorized by the registered owner, or one
who has purchased the vehicle from the registered
owner, who produces proof of ownership or autho-
rization and signs a receipt therefor, may redeem
an impounded vehicle. A tow company may use
any reasonable means necessary to confirm that the
person redeeming the vehicle is authorized to
redeem the vehicle, and neither the city nor the tow
company shall be responsible for any loss resulting
from a delay during the time in which the tow com-
pany is confirming authorization.
6. Prior to redeeming the impounded vehicle,
any person redeeming a vehicle impounded pursu-
ant to this section shall pay the tow company for
the costs of impoundment, including removal, tow-
ing, and storage fees accrued as a result of the
impoundment. The tow company shall accept pay-
ment as provided in RCW 46.55.120 and other
applicable statutes as currently enacted or hereafter
amended. If the vehicle was impounded pursuant
to this section and was being operated by the regis-
tered owner when it was impounded, it may not be
released to any person until all traffic-related pen-
Kent City Code
alties, fines, and forfeitures owed by the registered
owner have been satisfied.
7. A vehicle impounded pursuant to this sec-
tion may be inventoried incident to the impound of
the vehicle pursuant to the laws of the state of
Washington and the United States. With the excep-
tion ofpersonal property seized by a police officer,
personal property contained within an impounded
vehicle shall continue to be the responsibility of its
owner, or the person driving the vehicle, and shall
be dealt with pursuant to the requirements of RCW
46.55.090 and other applicable statutes as now
enacted or hereafter amended. Property which is
attached to the vehicle with electronic wiring, or by
bolts, screws, glue, or other adhesive material,
shall be considered a component of, or a part of, the
vehicle for purposes of impoundment.
C, Economic or personal hardship petition.
The court is authorized to release a vehicle towed
and impounded pursuant to this section prior to the
expiration of any period of impoundment provided
for under subsection (B) of this section.
l. Persons who may file a petition The fol-
lowing individuals may file a petition seeking early
release of a vehicle subject to a mandatory hold
under this section:
a. The owner of the vehicle who was not the
driver, provided they state under penalty of perjury
that they were unaware the driver was suspended
or revoked at the time of impoundment; or
b. A family member or dependent person of
the driver who is suffering economic or personal
hardship due to the unavailability of the vehicle.
2. Manner in which petition filed. A petition
under this section shall be filed in accordance with
the provisions set forth in KCC 9.39.050 for other
hearings requested under this chapter.
3. Matters considered by the court.In consid-
ering a petition filed under this section, the court
shall consider: (a) any prior economic or hardship
petition that may have been flled; (b) the threat to
public safety that may result from the release of the
vehicle, including, without limitation, the driver's
criminal history, driving record, license status, and
access to the vehicle; and (c) any other evidence
relevant to the petitioner's economic or personal
hardship petition. If the court authorizes a vehicle's
release prior to expiration of the impound hold, the
person redeeming the vehicle must satisfy the
(Revised 6/22)9-50.12
Kent City Code
redemption requirements of subsections (B)(5) and
(6) of this section.
4. No duty created. The court's decision to
release the vehicle pursuant to this section shall not
create any duty to protect any individual, nor shall
it impart any costs, fees, or other financial obliga-
tions associated with the removal, towing, and/or
storage of the vehicle to the city, provided the
removal, towing, and/or storage were lawful under
the Kent City Code or the Revised Code of Wash-
ington. Further, neither the decision to release the
vehicle, nor any determination of facts at a hearing
under KCC 9.39.050, shall provide a defense in
any subsequent criminal prosecution, or have any
collateral estoppel effect or preclude litigation of
those same facts in a subsequent criminal prosecu-
tion.
(Ord. No.3464, S 2,7-6-99; Ord. No.3569, S 1, B-
7-0i; Ord. No. 4030, S 1,2-21-12; Ord. No. 4427,
s t,4-s-22)
9.39.040 Notice of impound.
When a vehicle is impounded, the tow truck
operator shall send notice to the legal and regis-
tered owners as required by RCW 46.55.110 and
other applicable statutes as now enacted or hereaf-
ter amended.
(Ord. No. 4427 , S r, 4-5-22)
9.39.050 Hearing to contest impound or
charges.
In accordance with RCW 46.55.120, any person
seeking to redeem an impounded vehicle has a
right to request a hearing, without a jury, in the
Kent municipal court to contest the validity of the
impound or the amount of towing and storage
costs. Absent good cause as provided for in subsec-
tion (B)(3) of this section, failure to timely request
a hearing pursuant to this section shall constitute a
waiver of the right to a hearing.
A. A request for a hearing must:
1. Be in writing in a form approved by the
administrator of the Kent municipal court;
2. Be signed by the person contesting the
impound;
3. Be received by the Kent municipal court
within 10 days of the date the notice of impound-
ment was mailed or given to such person pursuant
to RCW 46.55.110 or 46.55.120(2)(a), whichever
9.39.050
is later, and more than five days before the date of
the auction; and
4. Be accompanied with the required filing
fee. At the time of filing the request for hearing, the
petitioner must pay to the court a filing fee in the
amount of $39. The court, in its discretion, may
waive this filing fee upon proof by competent evi-
dence that the person who is requesting the hearing
is indigent as that term is defined in RCW
10.101.010(3), as currently enacted or later
amended.
B. The hearing shall be provided as follows:
1. The court, within five days after a proper
request for a hearing has been received, shall set
the hearing date and send notice of the date, time,
and location of the hearing to the registered and
legal owners of the vehicle or other item of per-
sonal property registered or titled with the Depart-
ment of Licensing, the person requesting the
hearing if not the owner, the tow truck operator,
and the person or agency authorizing the impound.
2. If the vehicle is still impounded at the time
the written request for a hearing is received, the
court shall set the hearing within seven days of
receipt of the written request. The hearing, how-
ever, may be set beyond this time period if reason-
ably necessary to secure the presence ofwitnesses.
If the vehicle has been released from impound at
the time the written request is received, the court
shall set the hearing within 45 days of receipt of the
written request.
3. Any person seeking a hearing who has
failed to request such hearing within the time
requirements set forth in subsection (A) of this sec-
tion may petition the court for an extension to file
a request for hearing. Such extension shall be
granted only upon the demonstration of good cause
as to the reason(s) the request for hearing was not
timely filed and only in the event that notice of the
auction ofthe vehicle has not been published by the
tow company pursuant to the requirements of
RCW 46.55.110, 46.55.130, and other applicable
statutes as now enacted or hereafter amended.
a. For the purposes of this section, good
cause shall be defined as circumstances beyond the
control of the person seeking the hearing that pre-
vented such person from filing a timely request for
hearing. In the event such extension is granted, the
date of granting the extension shall be treated as the
date the hearing request was received. In the event
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that an extension is granted, additional fees result-
ing from the storage of the vehicle caused by the
delay in the hearing shall be paid by the person
requesting the extension, regardless of whether the
impound is determined to be lawful or unlawful.
b. If a person fails to file a request for hear-
ing within the time periods required, and no exten-
sion to file a request has been granted, the right to
a hearing is waived, the impoundment and the
associated costs of impoundment are deemed to be
proper, and the registered owner is liable for any
towing, storage, or other impoundment charges as
provided for by Chapter 46.55 RCW.
c. For the purposes of this section, any
computation of time shall be in accordance with
RCW 1.12.040.
d. Delivery of notices required by this sec-
tion shall be deemed proper three calendar days
after the date such notice is sent by regular first
class mail, or in any other manner reasonably cal-
culated to reach the intended recipient. For the pur-
poses ofdelivering notices required by this section,
the address of the intended recipient which is either
listed on a citation issued by a police officer, or
which appears on any record maintained by or for
the Department of Licensing, or which appears on
any document or correspondence filed with the
court by the intended recipient, shall be an appro-
priate and accurate address of the intended recipi-
ent.
4. Hearings shall, at the discretion of the
court, be held by a judge, commissioner, judge pro
tempore, or magistrate of the Kent municipal court,
who shall determine whether the impoundment
was proper and/or whether the associated removal,
towing, storage, and any administrative fees were
proper. The court may not adjust fees or charges
that are in compliance with the posted or con-
tracted rates; the purpose of these fees is to cover
tow and impound costs associated with remedial
tows authorized under Chapter 46.55 RCW and not
to punish the individual.
5. The court may consider the criminal cita-
tion, any civil infraction, the authorization to
impound created pursuant to KCC 9.39.060, and
any other written report made under penalty of per-
jury submitted by the city of Kent or other
impounding agency in lieu of the officer's personal
appearance at the hearing. In evaluating any tow or
impound under KCC 9.39.030, the court may also
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consider an abstract of driving record and electron-
ically printed registration information, without fur-
ther evidentiary foundation, which collectively
with any other records, shall constitute prima facie
evidence ofthe status ofthe driver's or contestant's
license to drive a motor vehicle, the proper period
of impoundment, or the ownership of the
impounded motor vehicle. The person requesting a
hearing under this section may subpoena wit-
nesses, including the officer, and has the right to
present evidence and examine witnesses present in
court.
6. The burden of proof is upon the city to
establish that the tow and impound were proper by
a preponderance of the evidence.
7. If the tow and impound are found to be
proper, the court shall enter an order so stating. For
impounds made under KCC 9.39.030, the court's
order shall provide that the impounded vehicle
shall be released only after the applicable impound
period has expired and the redemption require-
ments of KCC 9.39.030(B)(5) and (6) have been
satisfied. The court shall grant time payments only
in cases of extreme financial need, and only after a
finding of such extreme financial need, and only
where there is an assured and effective guarantee
of payment. Tow companies who contract with the
city are required to abide by any orders issued by
the Kent municipal court under this chapter.
8. If the tow and impound decision of the
police officer is found to be improper, the court
shall enter an order so stating and order the imme-
diate release of the vehicle. If the tow and impound
costs have already been paid, the court shall order
the city to refund the person who previously paid
those costs. If the tow and impound is determined
to be improper, and a filing fee was paid, the city
shall also refund the filing fee to the payor.
9. In the event the court finds that the tow and
impound was proper, but the costs associated with
the vehicle's removal, towing, storage, or adminis-
trative fees were not in compliance with the posted
or contracted rates, the court shall determine the
correct fees to be charged. If the tow and impound
costs have been overpaid, the court shall order a
refund by the tow company of the tow and
impound costs that were overpaid. If the tow and
impound costs are found to have been overpaid, the
city shall reimburse the filing fee to the payor.
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10. No determination of facts made at a hear-
ing under this section shall have any collateral
estoppel effect on a subsequent criminal prosecu-
tion, and such determination shall not preclude lir
igation of those same facts in a subsequent criminal
prosecution.
11. The hearing procedures set forth in this
subsection shall apply only to hearings set pursuant
to this section.
(Ord. No. 4427,5I, 4-5-22)
9.39.060 Authorizationtoimpound.
When an officer authorizes the impound of a
motor vehicle pursuant to this chapter, such autho-
rization shall state the basis for the impound; the
ordinance or statute which authorizes the impound;
the date, time, and place of the impound; and the
officer who authorized the impound. Such authori-
zation shall be delivered to the tow company
within 24 hours of the impoundment. The tow
company shall deliver the authorization to
impound to the registered and legal owners of the
vehicle with the other required information and
within the time period required by RCW
46.55.1i0.
(Ord. No.3464, S 2,7'6-99; Ord. No.4030, S 1,2-
2l-12; Ord. No. 4427, Sl, 4-5-22. Formerly
9.39.040)
9.39.070 Authority to enforce.
The chief of police, or their designee, and the
court are hereby authorized to implement such
administrative procedures as may be necessary to
carry out the provisions of this chapter, including
any necessary contracts with tow companies to
respond to calls for service.
(Ord. No. 4427 , S l, 4-5-22)
9.40.030
Chapter 9.40
SPEED LIMITS
Findings.
State speed law applicable.
Streets and speed limits.
Approval of State Highway
Commission.
Regulation of speed by traffic signals
Violations.
Sections:
9.40.010
9.40.020
9.40.030
9.40.040
9.40.050
9.40.060
9.40.010 Findings.
The Kent Traffic Code adopts by reference the
Model Traffic Ordinance, set forth in Chapter 308-
330 WAC. The Model Traffic Ordinance, pursuant
to WAC 308-330-270, and RCW 46.61.415, set
forth the procedure for a municipality such as the
city of Kent to determine and declare the maximum
speed limits on city arterials, streets, and other
rights-of-way, and allows such to be done by reso-
lution after an engineering and traffic investigation
by the traffic engineer. The city council finds that
it is necessary and appropriate to adopt an ordi-
nance relating to the establishment of vehicular
speed limits on certain designated streets in the city
as authorized by state law.
(Ord. No. 3188, S 1, 10-4-94)
9.40.020 State speed law applicable.
The state traffic laws regulating the speed of
vehicles, RCW 46.61.400 through 46.61.475, shall
be applicable upon all streets within this city,
except as this chapter, as authorized by state law,
declares and determines upon the basis of engi-
neering and traffic investigation that certain speed
regulations shall be applicable upon specified
streets or in certain areas, in which event, it shall be
unlawful for any person to drive a vehicle at a
speed in excess of any speed so declared in this
chapter when signs are in place giving notice
thereof.
(Ord. No. 3188, S 1, 10-4-94)
9.40.030 Streets and speed limits.
Pursuant to RCW 46.61.a00(2)(a), all city
streets within the city limits shall have a speed limit
25 miles per hour to be in effect at all times except
those streets and/or parts of streets
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which shall have speed limits to be in effect at all
times, as established by city council resolution,
pursuant to the Model Traffic Ordinance set forth
in KCC 9.36.010, more specifically, WAC 308-
330-270 and RCW 46.61.415, which resolution
shall be on file in the city clerk's office.
(Ord. No. 3188, $ 1, 10-4-94)
9.40.040 Approval of State Highway
Commission.
The city traffic engineer is directed to obtain
from the Washington State Department of Trans-
portation any approval which may be required by
R:CW 47.24.020, and to see that proper signs are
posted along any highway or portion thereof for
which such approval is required, notifying the pub-
lic of the legal speed limit thereon.
(Ord. No. 3188, $ l, 10-4-94)
9.40.050 Regulation of speed try traffic
signals.
The traffic engineer is authorized to regulate the
timing of traffic signals so as to permit the move-
ment of traffic in an orderly and safe manner.
(Ord. No. 3188, $ l, 10-4-94)
9.40.060 Violations.
Violation of any of the speed limits established
pursuant to this chapter, and any city council reso-
lution established hereunder, shall be considered to
be a traffic infraction and shall be punishable by a
monetary amount that may be detennined by stat-
ute, ordinance or coutt rule.
(Ord. No. 3188, $ 1, 10-4-94)
9.41.060
9.41.070
9.41.010 Purpose and policy declared.
A. It is the express purpose of this chapter to
provide for and to promote the health, safety, and
welfare of the general public and not to create,
establish, or designate any particular class or group
of persons who will or should be especially pro-
tected or benefited by the terms of this chapter.
B. It is the specific intent of this chapter to place
the obligation of cornplying with its tetms upon
any person falling within its scope. No provision of
this chapter is intended to impose any duty upon
the city of Kent or any of its officers, employees, or
agents for any damage or injury resulting from the
failure of a person to comply with this chapter.
Implementation and enforcement of this chapter by
the city of Kent and its officers or employees shall
be discretionary and not mandatory. This chapter is
not intended to form the basis for liability of the
city of Kent, or any of its officers, employees, or
agents, in the event that a person is injured or prop-
erty is damaged as a result of the failure of any per-
son to comply with its terms.
(Ord. No. 3465, $ 1,7-6-99)
9.41.020 Definitions.
For the purposes of this chapter, the following
terms shall have the following meanings:
A. Bicycle means every device propelled solely
by human power upon which a person or persons
may ride, having two (2) tandem wheels, either of
which is eight (8) inches or more in diameter, or
three (3) wheels, any one of which is more than
twenty (20) inches in diameter. The term oobicycle"
shall include any child-seat, trailer, side-car, or
other device attached to a bicycle. A device meet-
9.41.020
Chapter 9.41
BICYCLE HELMETS
Purpose and policy declared.
Definitions.
Bicycle hehnet required.
Bicycle races and events - Bicycle
helmet required.
Bicycle on lease or loan - Bicycle
helmet to be provided.
Helmet sales - Safety standards.
Enforcement.
Sections:
9.4 1 .0 l0
9.41.020
9.41 .030
9.41.040
9.41.050
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9.41.030
ing the definition of a bicycle shall be considered a
bicycle notwithstanding the fact that training
wheels are affixed to the device.
B. Guardian means a person legally responsi-
ble for the care and management of a person under
the age of sixteen (16). "Guardian" shall include
the parent, a person with legal custody, a person
with temporary custody, or a person who is tempo-
rarily caring for the child.
C. Child means a person under the age of six-
teen (16).
D. Approved bicycle helmet means a head cov-
ering designed to protect the head that meets or
exceeds safety standards adopted by the United
States Consumer Product Safety Commission
(CPSC), the American National Standards Institute
(ANSI), or the Snell Foundation.
E. Public area means the public roadways,
sidewalks, bicycle paths, parks, public property,
public rights-of-way, and publicly owned facilities
within the city limits of the city of Kent.
(Ord. No. 3465, $ 1,7-6-99)
9.41.030 Bicycle helmet required.
A. Any person riding a bicycle, including a pas-
senger on a bicycle or a person in tow of a bicycle,
upon any public area, shall wear an approved bicy-
cle helmet and shall have either the neck or chin
strap of the helmet fastened securely while the
bicycle is in motion.
B. No person shall transport another person on
a bicycle or in tow of a bicycle upon any public
area, unless the passenger is wearing an approved
bicycle helmet. Each person transported in viola-
tion of this subsection shall be considered a sepa-
rate offense chargeable to the person in control of
the bicycle.
C. The guardian of a child is responsible for
requiring that the child under his or her care wears
an approved bicycle helmet while bicycling, or
riding as a passenger on a bicycle or in tow of a
bicycle, in any public area, and that the child has
the neck or chin strap of the helmet fastened
securely. Each child not wearing an approved bicy-
cle helmet in violation of this section shall be con-
sidered a separate offense chargeable to the parent
or guardian.
D. It is a defense to this section for a person
wearing an unapproved bicycle helmet that the hel-
met was furnished in conjunction with his or her
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lease of the bicycle by a person engaged in the
business of leasing bicycles and that the helmet
was fastened securely while bicycling'
(Ord. No. 3465, $ 1,7-6-99)
9.41.040 Bicycle races and events - Bicycle
helmet required.
The person managing, organizing, or promoting
a bicycle race, tour, or event shall include notice of
the bicycle helmet requirement on all promotional
brochures and on all registration materials.
(Ord. No. 3465, $ 1,7-6-99)
9.41.050 Bicycle on lease or loan - Bicycle
helmet to be Provided.
A. Any person regularly engaged in the busi-
ness of renting or loaning (e.g., "a test drive") a
bicycle for use in any public area shall have an
approved bicycle helmet available, shall offer such
helmet to the person renting or borrowing the bicy-
cle, and shall retain proof that such person was
offered the use of an approved bicycle helmet.
B. Each rental or lease in violation of this sec-
tion shall constitute a separate offense.
(Ord. No. 3465, $ 1,7-6-99)
9.41.060 Helmet sales - Safety standards.
No person who is regularly engaged in the sell-
ing of bicycle helmets shall sell or offer for sale a
bicycle helmet that does not meet or exceed the
safety standards approved in KCC 9.41.020(D).
Each sale in violation of this section shall consti-
tute a separate offense.
(Ord. No. 3465, $ 1,7-6-99)
9.41.070 Enforcement.
A. Any person who violates any provision of
this chapter shall have committed a traffic infrac-
tion punishable by a monetary penalty in the
amount of twenty-five dollars ($25).
B. In the event that a person is charged with a
violation of KCC 9.41.030, the court may, upon
proof that the person has not been cited with a pre-
vious violation of this chapter or a similar ordi-
nance, and upon proofthat the person has obtained
an approved bicycle helmet and upon presentation
of a receipt therefor, may dismiss the charge.
(Ord. No. 3465, $ 1,1-6-99)
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Chapter 9.42
UNLAWFUL RACE ATTENDANCE
Sections:
9.42.010
9.42.020
Definitions.
Unlawful race attendance -
Prohibited.
9.42.010 Definitions.
Unless the context clearly requires otherwise,
the definitions in this section shall apply through-
out this chapter.
A. Public place means an area, whether pub-
licly or privately owned, generally open to the pub-
lic and includes, without limitation, the doorways
and entrances to buildings or dwellings and the
grounds enclosing them, streets, sidewalks,
bridges, alleys, plazas, parks, driveways, and park-
ing lots.
B. tlnlawful race eventmeans an event wherein
persons willfully compare or contest relative
speeds by operation of one or more motor vehicles
or wherein persons willfully demonstrate, exhibit,
or compare speed, maneuverability, or the power
of one or more motor vehicles, in a straight or
curved direction, in a circular direction, around
corners, or in circles in an activity commonly
referred to as "drifting," or by breaking traction.
(Ord. No. 3557, S 1, 6-5-01; Ord. No. 3738, S 1, 4-
5-05; Ord. No. 4391, S 1, 2-16-21)
9.42.020 Unlawful race attendance -
Prohibited.
A. Any person (1) who has actual or construc-
tive knowledge that he or she is in attendance of an
unlawful race event and (2) who has actual or con-
structive knowledge that an unlawful race event is
occurring, has occurred, or is about to occur, and
(3) was there with the intent to observe or support
or encourage the unlawful race event is guilty of a
misdemeanor.
B. The circumstances which may be considered
in determining whether a violation of subsection
(A) of this section has occurred shall include, but
not be limited to:
1. The unlawful race event occurred in a des-
ignated "No Racing Zone" as defined in KCC
9.43.030;
9.42.020
2. The person is associating with persons rac-
ing in an unlawful race event;
3. The person, by admission, is in attendance
of an unlawful race event with the intent to observe
or support or encourage the unlawful race event;
4. Statements of other persons who are shown
to be in attendance of an unlawful race event which
provide evidence that the person intends to observe
or support or encourage an unlawful race event;
5. The person either operates or is a passenger
in a vehicle that shares the attributes of other vehi-
cles that are in attendance of the unlawful race
event or which are engaging in, about to engage in,
or which have engaged in an unlawful race;
6. The person either operates or is a passenger
in a vehicle which is driven in such a manner as to
show evidence of an attempt to flee or escape
detection when a police officer arrives on the scene
of an unlawful race event; or
7. The person has no reasonable alternative
purpose for being in the area in which the unlawful
race event is occurring, is about to occur, or which
occurred.
(Ord. No.3557, S 1,6-5-01;Ord. No.3598, S 1,4-
16-02: Ord. No. 3738, S 1, 4-5-05; Ord. No. 3921,
s 1, 6-16-09)
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Sections:
9.43.005
9.43.010
9.43.005
Chapter 9.43
STAY OUT OF AREAS OF RACING - SOAR
9.43.040
Findings.
Stay Out of Areas of Racing -
Abbreviation.
SOAR orders.
SOAR orders - Issuance.
SOAR orders - Designated "No
Racing Zones."
SOAR orders Violation.
9.43.005 Findings.
The zones listed in KCC 9.43.030 are fre-
quented by illegal racers and those who attend ille-
gal races. These zones attract illegal street racers
and their spectators as the roads are straight, wide,
and long, and traffic during the dark hours is not
heavy. It is in these zones that street racers and
their spectators cause damage to pavement, curb-
ing, and street striping. Due to the volume of peo-
ple that attend illegal street races in these zones,
which can number in the hundreds, adjacent pri-
vate property owners suffer economic loss due to
the trash, human waste, and graffiti that is left
behind. Street racers also cause damage to this pri-
vate property by destroying planters and vegetation
and parking lot black top. In addition, due to the
high volume of people who attend illegal street
races, there is a severe risk of danger to the street
racers and their spectators. Spectators crowd the
streets as vehicles race close by at excessive
speeds. This uncontrolled racing environment has
been known to cause serious injuries and death
around the country. The zones listed in KCC
9.43.030 suffer a much higher incidence of illegal
street racing and race attendance than other zones
or areas of the city. (Ord. No. 3738, S 2,4-5-05)
9.43.010 Stay Out of Areas of Racing -
Abbreviation.
As used in this title, the acronym "SOAR" rep-
resents "Stay Out of Areas of Racing."
(Ord. No. 3557, S 2, 6-5-01; Ord. No. 3738,52,4-
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9.43.015 SOAR orders.
A SOAR order prohibits persons from engaging
in racing or unlawful race attendance within a "No
Racing Zone," as set forth in KCC 9.43.030.
(Ord. No,3557, S 2,6-5-01;Ord. No.3598, S 2,4-
16-02; Ord. No. 3738, S 2, 4-5-05)
9.43.020 SOAR orders - Issuance.
A. The municipal court may issue a SOAR
order to any person charged with racing, unlawful
race attendance, reckless driving associated with
race activity, or trespass associated with race activ-
ity as a condition of pre-trial release, sentence, or
deferred sentence.
B. A person is deemed to have notice of the
SOAR order when:
1. The signature of either the person named in
the order or that of his or her attorney is affixed to
the bottom of the order, which signature shall sig-
nify the person named in the order has read the
order and has knowledge of the contents of the
order; or
2. The order recites that the person named in
the order, or his or her attorney, has appeared in
person before the court at the time of issuance of
the order.
C. The written SOAR order shall contain the
court's directives and shall bear the statement:
"Violation of this order is a criminal offense under
KCC 9.43.030 and will subject the violator to
arrest. "
(Ord. No. 3557, S 2, 6-5-01; Ord. No. 3738, S 2, 4-
5-05)
9.43.030 SOAR orders - Designated "No
Racing Zones."
A. Designated zones. The SOAR order may
apply to any of the following "No Racing Zones"'.
1. 54th Avenue South from South 228th
Street to the end of the road at the 22500 block.
2. 58th Place South from Russell Road to
South 194th Way.
3. 59th Place South from South 21Zth Street
to South 199th Place.
4. 62nd Avenue South from South 199th
Place to South 190th Street.
5. 64th Avenue South from James Street to
South 212th Street.
6. 72nd Avenue South from 220th Street to
South 180th Street.
9.43.015
9.43.020
9.43.030
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7 . 76th Avenue South (signage reads 76th
Avenue) from South 228th Street (signage reads
228th St.) to South 212th Street.
8. 80th Avenue South from l96th Street to
South 180th Street.
9. B5th Avenue South from South 202nd
Street to South l98th Street.
10. BTth Avenue South from South 208th
Street to South 198th Street.
i1. 89th Avenue South (signage reads 89th)
from the 20400 block to South 198th Street.
12. South 180th Street from 68th Avenue
South (West Valley Highway) to 84th Avenue
South (East Valley Highway).
13. South 190th Street from 62nd Avenue
South to 68th Avenue South.
14. South 194th Street and 58th Place South
from 66th Avenue South to Russell Road.
15. South l99th Place from 59th Place South
to 68th Avenue South (West Valley Highway).
16. South 202nd Street from B4th Avenue
South (East Valley Highway) to B9th Avenue
South.
17. South 226th Street from 54th Avenue
South to 64th Avenue South.
B. Adjoining areas included These "No Racing
Zones" include any highway, as that term is
defined in RCW 46.04.197, together with adjoin-
ing property areas (such as sidewalks, entryways,
landscaped areas, and parking areas) if those
adjoining areas are being used for racing or unlaw-
ful race attendance.
C. Posting of signs. These "No Racing Zones"
shall be designated by the placement of clear and
conspicuous signs at all highway entrances to the
No Racing Zone. At a minimum, these signs must
include the following statements: "No Racing
Zone; Race Attendance Prohibited; KCC
9.42.020."
(Ord. No.3557, S 2,6-5-01;Ord. No.3598, S 3,4-
16-02; Ord. No. 3738, S 2,4-5-05; Ord. No. 3921,
s 2,6-16-0e)
9.43.040 SOAR orders - Violation.
A. In the event a police officer has probable
cause to believe that a person has been issued a
SOAR order as a condition of pre-trial release or a
sentence imposed by the court and, in the officer's
presence, the person is seen violating or failing to
comply with any requirement or restriction set
9.43.040
forth in the SOAR order, the officer may arrest the
violator without warrant for violation of the SOAR
order and shall bring that person before the court
that issued the order.
B. When a SOAR order is issued pursuant to
this chapter and the person so named in the order
has notice of the order, a violation of any of the
provisions of the SOAR order is a gross misde-
meanor and shall be punishable by a fine not to
exceed five thousand dollars ($5,000) or imprison-
ment not to exceed more than one (1) year, or both.
(Ord. No. 3557, S 2, 6-5-01; Ord. No. 3738, S 2,4-
5-05)
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Sections:
9.44.010
9.44.020
9.44.030
9.44.040
9.44.050
9.44.060
9.44.070
9.44.080
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Chapter 9.44
MOTORIZED WHEELED
TRANSPORTATION DEVICES
9.44.050
9.44.020 Prohibitedareas.
A. The operation or use of motorized wheeled
transportation devices shall not be permitted in or
upon the following areas:
1. Improved or natural surface recreational
trails.
2. Parks.
3. Publicly owned or operated parking lots'
4. Streets with a maximum speed limit in
excess of twenty-five (25) miles per hour.
B. Motorized wheeled transportation devices
shall not be permitted on sidewalks; provided, that
motorized wheeled transportation devices may be
operated upon sidewalks that are adjacent to streets
that have aspeed limit in excess of twenty-five (25)
miles per hour; provided further, that when the
operation of a motorized wheeled transportation
device on a sidewalk is lawful, the device shall not
be operated on the sidewalk at a speed in excess of
five (5) miles per hour, and the operator must, at all
times, yield to pedestrian or bicycle traffic.
(Ord. No. 3707, S 1,9-7-04)
9.44.030 Times of operation.
A. A motorized wheeled transportation device
shall not be operated between the hours of 9:00
p.m. and 7:00 a.m.
B. A motorized wheeled transportation device
operated during the "hours of darkness," as that
phrase is defined in RCW 46.04.200, shall display
a white light to the front of the device that is visible
from a distance of five hundred (500) feet from the
front ofthe device, and a red light on the rear ofthe
device that is visible from a distance of five hun-
dred (500) feet from the rear of the device.
(Ord. No. 3707, S 1,9-7-04)
9.44.040 Age of operator.
No person under the age of thirteen (13) shall
operate a motorized wheeled transportation device.
(Ord. No. 3707, S 1,9-7-04)
9.44.050 Helmetrequired.
Any person operating or riding upon any motor-
ized wheeled transportation device shall, at all
times, wear a "motorcycle helmet" as that term is
defined in RCW 46.37.530, or an approved bicycle
helmet certified by the United States Consumer
Product Safety Commission (CPSC), the American
National Standards Institute (ANSI), or the Snell
Definition.
Prohibited areas.
Times of operation.
Age of operator.
Helmet required.
Brakes required.
Noise.
No more than one (1) person permitted
- Towing or pulling prohibited.
Operator to abide by rules applicable
to bicycles.
Negligent operation - Prohibited.
Parental responsibility.
Recreation or entertainment business
that uses motorized wheeled
transportation device.
Violation - Penalty.
9.44.100
9.44.1t0
9.44.120
9.44.090
9.44. 130
9.44.010 Definition.
For the purposes of this section, a motofized
wheeled transportation device shall mean any
device which has no more than two (2) wheels, is
propelled by an elec[ic or liquid fuel motor, and is
intended to transport a person on or across land. A
motorized wheeled transportation device shall
include, but shall not be limited to, a "motorized
foot scooter" as that term is defined in RCW
46.04.336, and any electric or gas powered scooter,
power board, motor powered skateboard, minia-
ture motorcycle, pocket bike, or miniature chopper,
regardless of the manner in which the device is
designed; provided, that a motorized wheeled
transportation device shall not include any of the
following as defined in the referenced RCW:
RCW
46.04.169 Electric-assisted bicycle.
46.04.1695 Electricpersonalassistive
mobility device.
46.04.304 Moped.
46.04.330 Motorcycle.
46.04.332 Motor-driven cycle.
46.04.415 Power wheelchair.
46.04.710 Wheelchair conveyance.
(Ord. No. 3707, S 1, 9-7-04)
9-55 (Revised 12l04)
9.44.060
foundation, and shall have the chin strap fastened
securely while the motorized wheeled transporta-
tion device is in motion.
(Ord. No. 3707, S 1, 9-7-04)
9.44.060 Brakesrequired.
Motorized wheeled transportation devices shall
be equipped with brakes that will enable the oper-
ator to make the braked wheels skid on dry, level,
clean pavement.
(Ord. No. 3707, S 1, 9-7-04)
9.44.070 Noise.
A. The operation of a motorized wheeled trans-
portation device shall be subject to the provisions
of KCC 9.02.200, Public disturbance.
B. No motorized wheeled transportation device
powered by a liquid fuel motor shall be operated
unless such device is equipped with a properly
working muffler that is designed to reduce the
noise produced by the device.
(Ord. No. 3707, S 1,9-7'04)
9.44.080 No more than one (1) person
permitted - Towing or Pulling
prohibited.
A. No more than one person shall operate or
ride upon a single motorized wheeled transporta-
tion device at the same time. In the event that more
than one person operates or rides upon a single
device at the same time, each person operating or
riding the device shall be in violation of this sec-
tion.
B. No person operating a motorized wheeled
transportation device shall tow or pull another per-
son behind such device. In the event that a person
is towed or pulled behind a motorized wheeled
transportation device, the person operating the
motorized wheeled transportation device and the
person being towed or pulled shall be in violation
of this section.
(Ord. No. 3707, S 1, 9-7-04)
9.44.090 Operator to abide by rules
applicable to bicycles.
Except as provided in this chapter, every person
operating a motorized wheeled transportation
device upon a roadway shall have the same rights
and duties as operators of bicycles.
(Ord. No. 3707, S 1,9-7'04)
Kent City Code
9.44.100 Negligent operation - Prohibited.
The negligent operation of a motorized wheeled
transportation device shall be prohibited. For the
purposes of this section, the term negligent shall
mean the failure to exercise ordinary care, and is
the doing of some act that a reasonably careful per-
son would not do under the same or similar circum-
stances or the failure to do something that a
reasonably careful person would do under the same
or similar circumstances. It is an affirmative
defense to negligent operation of motorized
wheeled transportation device that must be proved
by the defendant by a preponderance of the evi-
dence that the operator was operating the motor-
ized wheeled transportation device on private
property with the consent of the owner in a manner
consistent with the owner's consent.
(Ord. No. 3707, S 1, 9-7-04)
9.44.110 Parental responsibility.
A parent or guardian who has custody of any
child or ward under the age of eighteen (18) shall
not authorize or knowingly permit any such child
or ward to violate any of the provisions of this sec-
tion.
(Ord. No. 3707, S 1, 9-7-04)
9.44.120 Recreationorentertainment
business that uses motorized
wheeled transportation device.
This chapter shall not apply to any properly
zoned, located, and licensed business in which
motorized wheeled transportation devices are uti-
lized for recreation or entertainment on the prop-
erty of the business.
(Ord. No. 3707, S 1, 9-7-04)
9.44.130 Violation - Penalty.
A violation of any provision of this chapter shall
be punishable by the imposition of a monetary pen-
alty in the amount of one hundred fifty dollars
($ 150). The court may also order a person found to
have committed a civil infraction to make restitu-
tion.
A. Kent municipal court - iurisdiction. The
Kent municipal court shall have jurisdiction to
adjudicate, in accordance with applicable laws, any
violation of this chapter; provided, that in the event
(Revised 12104)9-56
Kent City Code
jurisdiction over a juvenile lies with another court,
that other court shall havejurisdiction to adjudicate
the offense.
B. Penatty - immediately payable. Whenever a
monetary penalty is imposed by a court under this
section, it is immediately payable. If the person is
unable to pay at that time, the court may grant an
extension of the time period within which the pen-
alty may be paid. If the penalty is not paid on or
before the time established for payment, the court
may proceed to collect the penalty in the same
manner as other civiljudgments and may notify the
prosecuting authority of the failure to pay.
(Ord. No. 3707, S l,g-7'04)
9.44.130
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EXHIBIT B
Ordinance No. 4436
Adopted July 19, 2022
ORDINANCE NO. 4496
AN ORDINANCE of the City Council of the
City of Kent, Washington, declaring an emergency
and amending Chapter 9.02 of the Kent City Code,
entitled "Criminal Code," to: (i) adopt by reference
new civil infractions and crimes enacted by the state
Legislature during its 2021 and 2O22 sessions for
application and enforcement in the City of Kent; and
(ii) make other housekeeping amendments to the
criminal code to update changes rnade to the
Revised Code of Washington titles, adopt other
misdemeanor crimes that were not previously
adopted by specific reference and adopt Class C
felony crimes that may be used as a basis to support
the crime of criminalattempt or criminal conspiracy,
which is punishable as a gross misdemeanor.
RECXTALS
A, During its 2021 and 2022 legislative sessions, the Washington
State Legislature adopted a number of bills that added new criminal
provisions to the Revised Code of Washington ("RCW"),I The Kent City Code
has adopted by reference a number of state law provisions for application
and enforcement in the City of Kent. Once a state law is adopted by
reference into the Kent City Code, that reference is sufficient for subsequent
amendments the Legislature may make to that state law provision, Through
I These new offenses lncludel violatlon of various types of court orders; carrying a
weapon on the state capltol; failure to pay an exclse tax; failure to pay or
converslon of funds meant for 988 behavioral health emergency line; prohibltlons
on large capacity magazines, untraceable flrearms, and unfinished frames.
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Section 9.02.A20, the Kent City Code has adopted nearly all misdemeanors,
gross misdemeanors, and Class C felonies contained in the RCW. However,
to provide clarity as to new crimes that didn't previously exist, the Kent City
Code is hereby amended to specifically name new state law provisions.
B. Although the City of Kent has broadly adopted by reference
virtually all state criminal statutes through Kent City Code Section 9.02,020,
this ordinance is being presented as an emergency measure out of an
abundance of caution, to address a recent challenge to the Kent Municipal
Court's jurisdiction. While the challenge lacks legal merit, the risk of an
adverse ruling and the gap in services that could emerge while the City
appeals is an undue risk. It is of overwhelming importance that the physical
safety of victims be maintained, and therefore to remove any potential
ambiguity or question of the Munlcipal Court's ability to enforce protection
orders, this ordinance is advanced as an emergency to be retroactlvely
effective as of the date each state law adopted by reference took effect. With
respect to the changes applicable to protection orders, that date is July 1'
2022,
C. While updating the criminal code to add these new crimes, staff
made other housekeeping amendments to reflect changes made to the
Revised Code of Washington titles, and incorporated into the ordinance other
misdemeanor crimes that were not previously adopted by specific
reference.2
D,
removed.l
A reference to a repealed section of the RCW has also been
2 These offenses include: improper disclosure of Department of Licenslng
information; sale of noxious weed seed; disclosure of tax information; various
agrlcultural and envlronmental crimes,
3 This repealed offense was advertising cures of lost sexual potency, Addltionally'
several offenses related to protective orders were repealed or recodified.
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NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENT,
WASHINGTON, DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
oRDINAII|CE
SECTION 7. - Adaption * Sectlon 9,Q2.045. A new Section 9'02.045
of the Kent City Code, entitled "RCW Chapter 4.24, entitled 'Special Rights
of Action and Special Immunities' - Adoption by reference," is adopted as
follows:
Sec. 9.02.045. RCW Chapter 4.24t entitled "special Rights of
Action and Special Immuniti€s" - Adoption by reference' The
following RCW sections, as currently enacted or as hereafter amended or
recodified from time to time, are hereby adopted by reference and shall be
given the same force and effect as if set forth herein in full:
RCW
4.24.L30 Action for change of name - Fees
SECTION 2,'Amendmsnt - Sgctian 9.02'05-A. Section 9'02'050 of
the Kent City Code, entitled "RCW Title 7, entitled'special Proceedings and
Actions'- Adoption by reference." is amended as follows:
Sec. 9.02,050. RCW Title 7, entitled "special Proceedings and
Actions" - Adoption by reference. The following RCW sections, as
currently enacted or as hereafter amended or recodified from time to time,
are hereby adopted by reference and shall be given the same force and
effect as if set fofth herein in full:
RCW
7,2L.0tO
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Definitions.
7,2L.O20
7,7t.430
7,2L.A44
7.21.050
7.21.070
7.80.120
7.80.150
7.80.160
7.84.060
Sanctions - Who may imPose.
Remedial sanctions - Payment for losses.
Punitive sanctions * Fines.
Sanctions - Summary imposition - Procedure.
Appellate review,
Monetary penalties - Restitution.
Notices - Record of - Cancellation prohibited, penalty - Audit'
Failure to exercise notice options - Failure to satisfy penalty,
Response to notice - Contesting determination * Mitigating
circumstances - Hearing - Failure to respond or appear -
Penalty.
7.84.100 MonetarYPenalties.
7.84.130 Failure to pay or cornplete community restitution - Penalty.
7:99;O9g Eurelen oflprosf Issuanee of proteetion-order*' Rernedies
Viel.atienr.
7,9S,1*9- Fx parte temBorary sexual assault proteetion erders*
{sft}anee
*9*,130 *Ex parte temperary<rde- fer preteetion Issuanee'
ffi
ffii€n&'
7#+g30-Fetitirsft -f€r€f d€f ;ffi
7#lh€€'s**-$effieeof-orders:
+;g4=eHer'uee-gfpt#tieatise.ermai+"
tq.gMies-
false pgtitions.
s cfiou 1. - Amendment - segtion 9.a2"06Q. Section 9.02.060 of
the Kent City Code, entitled "RCW Title 9, entitled 'Crimes and Punishments'
- Adoption by reference," i5 amended as follows:
sec. 9.o2.05o. Rcw Title 9, entitled "crimes and Punishments"
- Adoption by reference. The following RCW sections, as currently
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enacted or as hereafter amended or recodified frorn time to time, are hereby
adopted by reference and shall be given the same force and effect as if set
forth herein in full:
RCW
9.01,055 Citizen immunity if aiding officer, scope - When.
9.01,110 Omission, when not punishable'
9.01.130 Sending letter, when complete.
9,02.050 Concealing birth.
9,O2.12O Unauthorized abortions - Penalty.
9.02.130 Defenses to prosecution.
9.02.L7Q Definitions.
9.03.010 Abandoning, discarding refrigeration equipment.
9,03.020 Permitting unused equipment to remain on premises,
9,03,030 Violation of RCW 9.03.010 or 9.03'020.
9.03.040 Keeping or storing equipment for sale'
9.04,010 Falseadvertising.
'
9.04.050 False, misleading, deceptiveadvertising.
g.O4.O7O False, misleading, deceptive advertising - Penalty'
9.04.090 Advertising fuel prices by service stations.
9.08,030 False certificate of registration of animals - False
representation as to breed.
9,08.065 Definitions.g,08.070 Pet animals - Taking, concealing, injuring, killing, etc.
Penalty,
9.08.072 Transferring stolen pet animal to a research institution
PenaltY.g.08.074 Transferring stolen pet animal to a person who has previously
sold a stolen pet animal to a research institution - Penalty.
9,08.076 lransferring stolen pet animal to a research institution by a
U.5.D.A. licensed dealer - Penalty.
9.08.078 lllegal sale, receipt, or transfer of pet animals - Separate
offenses.
9.08.090 Acts against animal facilities.
9.12.010 BarratrY.
9.12.020 Buying, demanding, or promising reward by district judge or
deputy,
9.16.005 Definitions.
9.16.010 Removing lawful brands.
9.16,020 Imitating lawful brand.
9.16,030 Counterfett mark * Intellectual property.
9.16.035 Counterfeiting - Penalties'
9.16.041 Counterfeit items - Seizure and forfeiture'
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9.16.050
9.16,060
9.16.070
9.16.080
9.16.100
9,16. 1 10
9,16.120
9,16.130
9.16.140
9.16.150
9,18.080
9. 18.120
9.18.130
9,18,150
9.24.010
9,24.040
9.26A.090
9.264.100
9.26A.110
9.26A.120
9.264,130
9.26A.140
When deemed affixed.
Fraudulent registration of tradema rk.
Form and similitude defined.
Petroleum products improperly labeled or graded - Penalty..
Use of the words "sterling silver," etc.
Use of words "coin silver," etc,
Use of the word "sterling" on mounting'
Use of the words "coin silver" on mounting,
Unlawfully marking article made of gold'
"Marked, stamped or branded" defined.
Offender a competent witness.
Suppression of competitive bidding.
Collusion to prevent competitive bidding - Penalty'
Agreements outside state.
Fraud in stock subscription.
Corporation doing business without license'
Telephone company credit cards - Prohibited acts.
Definitions.
Fraud in obtaining telecommunications service - Penalty,
Fraud in operating coin-box telephone or other receptacle'
Penalty for manufacture or sale of slugs to be used for coin,
Unauthorized sale or procurement of telephone records -
Penalties - Defi nitions,
Interference, obstruction of any court, building, or residence -
Violations.
Definitions.
Improperly obtaining financial information.
Identity theft,
Soliciting undesired mail.
False representation concerning credit.
False statement by deposit account applicant'
False representation concerning title.
Digital signature violations.
Operating engine or boiler without spark arrester.
Tampering with fire alarm or firefighting equipment - False
alarm - Penalties.
Terms defined,
Unlawful possession of firearms - Ownership, possession by
certain persons - Restoration of ri$ht to possess - Penaltiggy.
Carrying firearms.
Exceptions to restrictions on carrying firearms.
Concealed pistol license - Application - Fee - Renewal.
Delivery to ineligible persons.
Dealer deliveries regulated - Hold on delivery * Fees
authorized,
Dealer licensing and registration required.
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9
9
9
9.27.O15
9.35,005
9.35.010
9.35.020
9.35.030
9.38.010
9,38.015
38.020
060
040
9.41.010
9.41.040
9.41.050
9.41.060
9.41.070
9.4r,080
9.41.090
100
38
40
40
6
9.41,100
9.41.110
9.41.113
9.41, 115
9,47.L20
9.41.140
9,4L,77r
9.41.t73
9.4L,175
9.41.190
9.4L.220
9.41.230
9.4L.240
9.41.250
9.4L.757
9.4L.260
9,4L,274
9.41.280
9.4L.282
Dealer's licenses, by whom granted, conditions, fees
Ernployees, fingerprinting and background checks * Wholesale
sales excepted - Permits prohibited.
Firearm sales or transfers Background checks
Requirements - ExcePtions.
Penaltles - Violations of RCW 9.41.113.
Firearms as loan security.
Alteratlon of identifylng marks - Exceptions.
Alien possession of firearms - Requirements - Penalty'
Alien possession of firearms - Alien firearm license - Political
subdivisions may not modify requirements - Penalty for false
statement.
Alien possession of firearms - Possession without license *
Conditions.
Unlawful firearms - Exceptions.
Unlawful firearms and parts contraband.
Aiming or discharging firearms, dangerous weapons.
Possession of pistol or semiautomatic assault rifle by person
from eighteen to twenty-one,
Dangerous weapons - PenaltY.
Dangerous weapons - Application of restrictions to law
enforcement, firefighting, rescue, and military personnel.
Dangerous exhibitions,
Weapons apparently capable of producing bodily harm
Unlawful carrying or handling - Penalty - Exceptions.
Possessing dangerous weapons on school facilities - Penalty -
Exceptions.
Possessing dangerous weapons on child care premises -
Penalty - Exceptions
c 41 744 inn danoernlrs weabons at votino rilitiec - Penaltv -
ExceBtions.
9.4L.29A State preemPtion.
9.41.300 Weapons prohibited in certain places Local laws and
ordinances - Exceptions * Penalty.
9.41.305 Open carry of weapons prohibited on state capitol orounds and
municipal buildinos.
9.4L.325 Undetectable or untraceable firearms - Penalties.
9*.41.320. Untraceable firearrr0s - Exc.eplio.n5 : Le-n?lIies.
9.41.327 U.Ofinished fr:ames-pr receivers :-Fxceptlons - Psn.alties.
9.41.335 Failure to register as felony firearm offender.
9.41.345 Return of privately owned firearm or concealed pistol license
by law enforcement agency - Duties - Notice - Exception'
9,41.350 Voluntary waiver of firearm rights * Procedure - Penalty -
ExemPtion from Public disclosure.
9,41.360 Unsafe storage of a firearm.
9.41.800 Surrender of weapons or licenses - Prohibition on future
possession or licensing.
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9.41,810
9.44.080
9.45.060
9.45.070
9.45.080
9.45.090
9.45.100
9.45.160
9.45.774
9.45.210
9.45.220
9.45.260
9.45.270
9.46.0201
9.46.0205
e.46,0209
9.46.0213
9,46.02L7
9.46.022L
9.46,02?.5
9.46,0229
9.46.0233
9,46.0237
9.46.424L
9.46.Q245
9.46.0249
9.46.0253
9.46,0257
9.46,0261
9.46,0265
9.46.0269
9.46.0273
9,46.0277
9.46.0282
9.46.0285
9.46.0289
9.46.170
9,46.185
9.46.190
9.46.195
9.46.196
9,46.1951
9.46.L962
Penalty.
Misconduct in signing a Petition'
Encumbered, leased, or rented personal property
Construction.
Mock auctions.
Fraudulent removal of Property.
Knowingly receiving fraudulent conveyance.
Fraud in assignment for benefit of creditors.
Fraud in liquor warehouse receipts.
Penalty.
Altering sample or certificate of assay.
Making false sample or assay of ore.
Fire piotection sprinkler system contractors - Wrongful acts.
Fraudulent flling of vehicle report of sale.
"Amusement game."
"Bingo."
"Bona fide charitable or nonprofit organization."
"Bookmaking."
"Commercial stimulant. "
"Commission."
"Contest of chance."
"Fishing derby."
"Fund-raising event.'
"Gambling."
"Gambling device."
"Gambling information. "
"Gambling premises."
"Gambling record."
"Lottery."
"Member," "bona fide member."
"Player. "
"Professional gambling. "
"Punchboardsr" "PUl l-tabs. "
"Raffle. "
"social card game."
"Thing of value."
"Whoeverr" "persorl. "
False or misleading entries or statements, refusal to produce
records.
Causing person to violate rule or regulation.
Violations relating to fraud, er--deceit
--aEef!ru_--9rmisreBresenting" betting. oriamblinq : Penalty'
Obstruction of public servant - Penalty.
Cheating - Defined,
Cheating in the first degree.
Cheating in the second degree'
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9,46,198 Working in gambling activity without license as violation -
Penalty.
9.46.215 Ownership or interest in gambling device Penalty
Exceptions.
9,46.2L7 Gambling records - Penalty - Exceptions.
9,46.22L Professional gambling in the second degree.
9.46.222 Professional gambling in the third degree.
9.46.728 Gambling activities by persons under age eighteen prohibited
- Penalties - Jurisdiction - In-house controlled purchase
programs authorized.
9,46,24A Gambling information, transmitting or receiving-
9.47.080 Bucket shop defined.
9.47.090 Maintaining bucket shop - Penalty.
9.47.fiA Written statement to be furnished * Presumption.
9.47A.010 Definition.
9.47A.Q20 Unlawful inhalation - Exception.
9.47A,030 Possession of certain substances prohibited, when.
9.47A.04A Sale of certain substances prohibited, when,
9.47A.050 Penalty.
9,51.010 Misconduct of officer drawing jury'
9.51,020 Soliciting jury duty.
9.51.030 Misconduct of officer in charge of jury.
9.51.040 Grand juror acting after challenge allowed,
9.51.050 Disclosing transaction of grand jury.
9,51.060 Disclosure of deposition returned by grand jury.
9.55.020 Witness refusing to attend legislature or committee or to
testifY.
9.61.190 Carrier or racing pigeons - Injury to.
9.61.200 Carrier or racing pigeons Removal or alteration of
identification.
9.61.230 Telephoneharassrnent.
9.6L.240 Telephone harassment - Permitting tetephone to be used.
9.61,250 Telephone harassment - Offense, where deemed committed.
ffi.9,62.010 Malicious prosecution.
9.62.020 Instituting suit in name of another,
9.66.010 Public nuisance.
9.56.020 Unequal damage.
9.66.030 Maintaining or permitting nuisance.
9,66.040 Abatement of nuisance.
9.66.050 Deposit of unwholesome substance,
9.68.015 Obscene literature, shows, etc, - Exemptions'
9.68.030 Indecent afticles, etc.
9.68,050 "Erotic material" - Definitions.
9.68,060 "Erotic material" - Determination by court Labeling
Penalties.
9.68,070 Prosecution for violation of RCW 9.68.060 - Defense.
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9.68,080
9.68.100
9.68.110
9.68.130
9.68.140
9,684.011
9.684.050
9.684.060
9.684.070
9.684.07s
9.684.080
9.68A.090
9.68A.102
9.68A.103
9.68A,110
9,684,120
9.68A.150
9.69.100
9.72.O90
9.73.010
9.73.420
9.73.030
73.050
73.O70
73.080
73.090
9.73.100
9,73.110
9.73.230
9
9
9
9
Unlawful acts.
Exceptions to RCW 9.68.050 through 9.68-120.
Motlon picture operator or projectionist exempt, when.
"sexually explicit material" - Defined - Unlawful display.
Promoting pornography - Class C felony - Penalties'
Definitions.
Dealing in depictions of minor engaged in sexually expliclt
conduct.
Sending, bringing into state depictions of minor engaged in
sexually explicit conduct,
Possession of depictions of minor engaged in sexually explicit
conduct.
Viewing depictions of a minor engaged in sexually explicit
conduct.
Reporting of deplctions of a minor engaged in sexually explicit
conduct - Civil immunity.
Communication with minor for immoral purposes - Penalties.
Promoting travel for commercial sexual abuse of a minor -
Penalty - Consent of minor does not constitute defense.
Permitting commercial sexual abuse of a minor - Penalty -
Consent of minor does not constitute defense.
Certain defenses barred, permitted.
Seizure and forfeiture of property.
Allowing minor on premises of live erotic performance
Definitions - Penalty.
Duty of witness of offense against child or any violent offense
- Penalty,
Comrnittal of witness - Detention of documents.
Divulging telegram.
Opening sealed letter.
Intercepting, recording or divulging private communication *
Consent required - ExcePtions.
Admissibility of intercepted communication in evidence.
Persons and activities excepted from chapter.
Penalties.
Certain emergency response personnel exempted from RCW
9.73.030 through 9,73.080 - Standards - Court authorizations
- Admissibility.
Recordings available to defense counsel'
Intercepting, recording, or disclosing private communications *
Not unlawful for building owner - Conditions.
Intercepting, transmitting, or recording conversations
concerning controlled substances or commercial sexual abuse
of a minor - Conditions - Written reports required - Judicial
review - Notice - Admissibility - Penalties.
Pen registers, trap and trace devices, cell site simulator
devices.
Crlmlnal Codc Amendments'
2O2l and 2022 StafE Leglelative Sesdons
9.73,260
10
e.81.010
9.81.030
9.81,110
9,86.010
9.86.020
9.86.030
9.91.010
9.91.020
9.91.060
9.91.130
9.91
9,91
9.91
9.91
9.91
140
r42
L44
150
160
Definitions.
Membership in subversive organization is felony - Penalty'
Misstatements are punishable as perjury - Penalty.
"Flag," etc,, dgfined.
Improper use of flag prohibited.
Desecration of flag.
Denial of civil rights - Terms defined.
Operating railroad, steamboat, vehicle, etc., while intoxicated.
Leaving children unattended in a parked automobile.
Disposal of trash in charity donation receptacle.
Food stamps - Unlawful sale,
Food stamps - Trafficking.
Food stamps - Unlawful redemption.
Tree spiking.
Personal protection spray devices,
Interfering with dog guide or service animal.
Interfering with search and rescue dog.
Violent video or computer games.
Punishment of gross misdemeanor when not fixed by statute.
Punishment of misdemeanor when not fixed by statute'
Punishment for contemPt.
Sentence on two or more convictions or counts.
Narcotic drugs, controlled substances, alcohol, marijuana,
other intoxicant, celt phone, or other form of electronic
telecommunications device - Possession, etc., by prisoners -
Penalty.
Vacating records of conviction for misdemeanor: and gross
misdemeanor offenses. fvtiselemeaner onr gross m
ing-€
ing-
9,91,170
9,9L.L75
9.91.180
9.92.024
9.92.030
9,92.040
9.92.080
9.94.041
9.96,060
SECTION 4. - Amendment - Sectlon 9.A2,07A. Section 9.02.070 of
the Kent City Code, entitled "RCW Title 9A, entitled 'Washington Criminal
Code' - Adoption by reference," is amended as follows:
Sec. 9.02.A7O. RCW Title 9A, entitled "Waehington Griminal
Gode" - Adoption by referenc€. The following RCW sections, as currently
enacted or as hereafter amended or recodified from time to time, are hereby
Crimlnal Code Amendmants -
2O21 and 2022 Strag Lcgislatlva Ssssions
11
adopted by reference and shall be given the same force and effect as if set
forth herein in full:
RCW
9A.04.020
9A.04.030
9A,04.040
9A.04.050
9A.04.060
9A.04.070
9A.04.080
9A.04.090
9A.04.100
9A.04.110
9A.08.010
eA.08.020
9A.08.030
9A.12.010
9A,16.010
9A.16.020
9A.16.060
9A.16.070
9A.16.080
Purposes - Principles of construction'
State criminal jurisdiction'
Classes of crimes.
People capable of committing crimes - capability of children.
Common law to suPPlement statute.
Who amenable to criminal statutes.
Limitation of actions.
Application of general provisions of the code.
Proof beyond a reasonable doubt.
Definitions.
General requirements of culpability.
Liability for conduct of another * Complicity,
€erp€rateEnlly and personal liability.
insanity.
Definitions.
Use of force - When lawful.
Duress.
Entrapment.
Action for being detained on mercantile establishment premises
for investigation - "Reasonable grounds" as defense.
Intoxication.
Use of force on children - Policy - Actions presumed
unreasonable.
Outdoor music festival, campground - Detention'
Classification and designation of crimes.
Maximum sentences for crimes committed July 1, 1984. and
after,
Alternative to a fine - Restitution.
Criminal attemPt.
Criminal solicitation.
Crlminal conspiracy.
Assault in the third deqree'
Assault in the fourth degree.
Reckless endangerment.
Promoting a suicide attemPt'
Coercion.
Hate crime offenseffi Definition and
criminal penaltY.
Custodial assault.
Assault of a child in the third degree.
Interfering with the reporting of domestic violence.
Cr[minal Gode Amendmen?s'
2O2l aad 2O22 Statp Laglslativa Sessiorrs
9A.16.090
9A.16.100
94.16.120
9A.20.010
9A.20.021
9A.20.030
9A.28.020
9A,28,030
9A.28.040
9A.36.031
9A.36,041
9A.36.050
9A.36.060
9A.36.070
9A.36.080
100
140
150
9A.36
9A.36
9A.36
T2
9A.36,160
9A.36.161
9A.40.010
9A.40.040
9A.40.060
9A.40.070
9A.40.080
Failing to summon assistance.
Failing to summon assistance - Penalty.
Definitions.
Unlawful imprisonment.
Custodial interference ln the first degree.
Custodial interference in the second degree.
Custodial interference - Assessment of costs - Defense -
Consent defense, restricted.
Luring.
Coercion of involuntary servitude.
Enforcement of orders restricting contact.
Definitions.
Criminal mistreatment in the second degree.
Criminal mistreatment in the third degree.
Criminal mistreatment in the fourth degree.
Withdrawal of life support systems.
Palliative care.
Defense of financial inability.
Abandonment of a dependent person in the second degree -
Exceptlon.
Abandonment of a dependent person in the third degree *
Exception.
Abandonment of a dependent person - Defense.
Leaving a child in the care of a sex offender.
Definitions.
Testimony - Evidence - Written motion - Admissibility"
Defenses to prosecution under this chapter.
Rape in the third degree.
Rape of a child in the thlrd degree.
Child molestation in the third degree.
Sexual misconduct with a minor in the first degree'
Sexual misconduct with a minor in the second degree.
Sexually violating human remains.
Voyeurism.
Admissibility of child's statement * Conditions.
Definitions applicable to RCW 9A.44.130 througn 9A.44.t45,
10.01 .20O, 43.43,540, 70.48.470, and 72'09'33O.
Registration of sex offenders and kidnapping offenders -
Procedures - Definition - Penalties.
Failure to register as sex offender or kidnapping offender-
@.
Testimony of child by closed-circuit television.
Custodial sexual misconduct in the first degree.
Custodial sexual misconduct in the second degree.
Custodial sexual misconduct - Defense.
Criminal trespass against children - Definitions.
Criminal trespass against children - Covered entities.
Crimlnzl Coda Amcndmenb'
2027 and 2022 Statp LeglslaClvc Sasslons
9A.40.090
94.40,110
9A.40.120
9A.42.010
9A.42.030
9A.42.035
9A.42.O37
9A,42.A40
9A.42.045
9A.42.050
9A,42.070
9A.42.090
9A,42.110
94,44,010
9A.44.42A
9A.44.030
9A.44.060
9A.44.079
9A.44.089
9A.44.093
9A.44.096
9A.44.105
9A.44,115
9A,44.L24
9A,44,L28
9A.42.080
9A.44,130
9A.44.L32
9A.44.150
9A.44,160
9A.44.17A
9A.44.180
9A,44.L90
9A.44.193
13
9A.44.196
9A.44.210
9A.46.010
9A,46.020
9A.46.030
9A.46.040
9A.46.050
94.46.060
9A.46.070
9A.46.080
9A.46.085
Criminal trespass against children.
Court initiated issuance oJ seXUAlSF-saulJ no-contact o-fders*
Terms, conditions. requirements,-etc.
Legislative finding,
Definltion - Penalties.
Place where committed.
Court-ordered requirements upon person charged with crime -
Violation,
Arraignment - No contact order.
Crimes included in harassment,
Enforcement of orders restricting contact.
Order restricting contact - Violation,
Stalking no-contact orders - Appearance before magistrate
required,
Nonliability of peace officer.
"Convicted," time when.
Stalking.
Criminal gang intimidation.
Definitions.
Reckless burning in the first degree.
Reckless burning in the second degree.
Reckless burning - Defense.
Malicious mischief in the second degree.
Malicious mischief in the third degree.
Malicious mischief - "Physical damage" defined.
Criminal street gang tagging and graffiti.
Defaclng a state monument.
Findings.
Definitions.
Unlawful discharge of a laser in the first degree.
Unlawful discharge of a laser in the second degree,
Civil infraction, when,
Exclusions.
Definitions.
Interference with health care facility.
Penalty.
Informational picketing.
Definitions.
Other crime in committing burglary punishable'
Making or having burglar tools.
Criminal trespass in the first degree.
Criminal trespass in the second degree.
Criminal trespass - Defenses.
Vehicle prowling in the first degree.
Vehicle prowling in the second degree.
Removal of unauthorized persons - Declaration - Liability -
Rights.
9A.46.090
9A.46.100
9A,46.110
9A.46.120
9A.48.010
9A.48.040
9A.48,050
9A.48.060
9A.48.080
9A.48,090
94.48,100
9A.48.105
9A,48.110
9A,49.001
9A.49.010
9A.49.020
9A.49.030
9A.49.040
9A,49.050
9A.50.010
9A.50.020
9A.50.030
9A.s0.060
9A.52.010
9A,52.050
94.52.060
9A.52.070
9A.s2,080
9A.52.090
9A.52.095
9A.52,100
9A.52.105
Criminal Code AmQndman?s -
2027 .nd 2022 Stace Lagislailve Sesstotts
t4
sA.52,1 15
9A.56.010
sA.56,020
9A.56.040
9A.56.050
9A.56.060
9A.56.063
9A.s5.075
9A.56.083
9A,56.096
9A.56.100
9A.56.1 10
9A.56.130
9A.55.140
9A.56.160
9A.56. r70
9A.56.180
9A.56.220
9A.56.230
eA.56.240
9A.56.260
9A.56.262
9A.56.264
9A.56.266
9A.56.270
9A.56.280
9A.56.290
9A.56.320
9A.56,330
9A.56.340
9A.56.350
9A.56.360
9A.56.370
9A.56.380
9A.56.390
9A.58,010
9A.58.020
9A.60.010
9A.60.020
9A.60.030
9A.60.040
9A.60.045
Removal of unauthorized persons - Declaration form - Penalty
for false swearing.I
Definitions.
Theft r Definition, defense.
Theft in the second degree.
Theft in the third degree.
Unlawful issuance of checks or drafts'
Making or possessing motor vehicle theft tools'
Taking-moior vehicle without permission in the second degree.
Theft of llvestock in the second degree.
Theft of rental, leased, lease-purchased, or loaned property'
Theft and larceny equated.
Extortion - Deflnition.
Extortion in the second degree.
Possessing stolen property - Definition - Presumption'
possessinf stolen property in the second degree - Other than
flrearm or motor vehicle.
Possessing property in the third degree.
Obscuring the identity of a machine.
Theft of subscription television services'
Unlawful sale of subscription television services'
Forfeiture and disposal of device used to commit violation.
Connection of channel converter.
Theft of telecommunication services'
Unlawful manufacture of telecommunication device'
Unlawful sale of telecommunication device'
Shopping cart theft.
Credit, debit cards, checks, etc. - Definitions
credit, payment cards - unlawful factoring of transactions'
Financial fraud unlawful possession, production of
instruments of,
Possession of another's identification.
Theft with the intent to resell'
Organized retail theft.
Retail theft with special circumstances'
Mail theft.
Possession of stolen mail'
Mail theft - Possession of stolen mail - commission of other
crime.
Definitions.
Possessing, or reading or capturing, information contained on
another person's identification document - Exceptions'
Definitions.
Forgery,
Obtaining a signature by deception or duress'
Criminal impersonation in the first degree.
Criminal impersonation in the second degree.
Crimlnal CodQ Amendments'
2o27 and 2022 StEcG LeglstativQ scssions1s
9A,60.080
9A,61.010
9A.61.020
9A.61.040
9A.51.050
9A.61.060
9A.64.010
9A.64.020
9A.64.030
9A.68.020
9A.68.030
9A.68.040
9A.68.050
9A.72.010
9A.72.030
9A,77.040
9A.72.O50
9A,60.050
9A.50.060
9A.60.070
9A.72.060
94.72.070
9A,72.080
9A.72,085
9A,72..L20
9A.72,L40
94.72.L50
9A.76.010
9A.76.023
sA.76.025
9A,76.027
False certification
Fraudulent creation or revocation of a mental health advance
directive.
False academic credentials - Unlawful issuance or use
Definitions - Penalties,
Impersonating a census taker.
Definitions.
Defrauding a public utility.
Defrauding a public utility in the second degree.
Defrauding a public utility in the third degree.
Restitution and costs.
Bigamy.
Incest.
Child selling - Child buying.
Requesting unlawful compensation,
Receiving or granting unlawful compensation'
Trading in public office.
Trading in special influence.
Definitions,
Perjury in the second degree.
False swearing.
Perjury and false swearing - Inconsistent statements - Degree
of crime.
Perjury and false swearing - Retraction.
Perjury and false swearing - Irregularities no defense.
Statement of what one does not know to be true.
Unsworn statements, certification - Standards for subscribing
to an unsworn statement.
Tampering with a witness.
Jury tampering.
Tampering with physical evidence.
Definitions,
Disarming a law enforcement or corrections officer.
Disarming a law enforcement or corrections officer
Commission of another crime,
Law enforcement or corrections officer engaged in criminal
conduct.
Refusing to summon aid for a peace officer'
Resisting arrest.
Rendering criminal assistance - Definition of term,
Relative defined.
Rendering criminal assistance in the first degree.
Rendering criminal assistance in the second degree.
Rendering criminal assistance in the third degree.
Compounding,
Introducing contraband in the second degree.
Introducing contraband in the third degree.
9A,76.030
9A.76.040
9A,76.050
9A.76.060
9A.76.470
9A.76.080
9A,75.090
9A.76,100
9A.76.150
9A,76,L60
Criminal Code Amandmenls -
20.27 t'''d 2022 SCafG Lc9lslttive Sc.'sfons
16
9A.76.170
9A.76.175
9A.76.t77
9A.76.190
94.76.200
9A.80.010
9A.82.010
9A.82.045
9A,82.055
9A.82.070
9A.82.080
9A.82.100
9A.82.120
9A.82.130
9A.82.160
9A.82.170
9A,84.010
9A.B4.O2A
9A.84.040
9A.86.010
9A.88.010
9A.88.030
9A.88.040
Bailjumping.
Making a false or misleading statement to a public servant.
Amber alert - Making a false or misleading statement to a
public servant.
Failure to appear or surrender - Affirmative defense - Penalty.
Harming a police dog, accelerant detection dog, or police horse
- Penalty.
Official misconduct.
Definitions,
Collection of unlawful debt.
Trafficking in stolen property in the second degree.
Influencing outcome of sporting event.
Use of proceeds of criminal profiteering - Controlling enterprise
or realty - ConspiracY or attemPt.
Remedies and procedures.
Criminal profiteering lien - Authority, procedures'
Criminal profiteering lien - Trustee of real property,
Criminal profiteering lien - Trustee's failure to comply, evasion
of procedures or lien.
Financial institution records - Inspection and copying
Wrongful disclosure,
Criminal mischief.
Failure to disperse.
False reporting.
Disclosing intimate images.
Indecent exposure.
Prostitution.
Prosecution for prostitution under RCW 9A.88.030 * Affirmative
defense.
Prostitution * Sex of parties immaterial - No defense.
Promoting prostitution - Definitiorts.
Promoting prostitution in the second degree.
Promoting travel for prostitution.
Perm itting prostitution.
Patronizing a prostitute.
Additional fee assessments.
Additional req uirements.
Vehicle impoundment - Fees - Fines'
Seizure and forfeiture.
Definitions.
Computer trespass in the first degree.
Computer trespass in the second degree'
Electronic data service interference.
Spoofing,
Electronic data tampering in the first degree.
Electronic data tampering in the second degree.
Electronic data theft,
Crimlnal Coda Amcndments -
2O27 end 2O22 Stefg Leglsladva Scsslons
9A.88.050
9A.88.060
9A.88.080
9A,88.085
9A.88.090
9A.88.110
9A.88.120
9A.88.130
9A.88.140
94.88,150
9A.90,030
9A,90.040
9A.90.050
9A.90.060
eA.90,070
9A,90.080
9A.90.090
9A.90.100
T7
9A.90.110 Commission of other crime.
9A.90.130 CvberS.Eatt<ing.
SFCTIO S. - Adoptlon - Sectlpp-9..02.993. A new Section 9.02.095
of the Kent City Code, entitled "RCW Title 15, entitled 'Agriculture and
Marketing' - Adoption by reference," is adopted as follows:
Sec. 9.02.095, RCW Title 15,, entitled "Agriculture and
Marketing" - Adoption by reference. The following RCW sections, as
currently enacted or as hereafter amended or recodified from time to time,
are hereby adopted by reference and shall be given the same force and
effect as if set forth herein in full:
RCW
15,21.060
15.24.200
1s.26.300
L5.28.270
15.30.250
15,35.300
L5.36.473
15.37.150
15.44.174
15.53.904
Penalties.
Penalties.
Violations - Penalty.
Violations - Penalty.
Penalties for violating chaPter.
General penalty - Misdemeanor - Exception.
Failure to comply with chapter or rules - Criminal penalties.
Penalty.
Penalty.
Department's remedies for noncompliance - Classification of
crimes*Prosecutions-I nj u n ctions.
Reports - Inspection fees - Late fees - Confidentiality - Penal$
- Exception.
Violation of chapter - Misdemeanor.
Violations - Penalty.
Violations - Penalty.
Violations - Misdemeanor.
Criminal acts and penalties
Unlawful acts - Penalties - Injunctions - Investigations.
Writing, etc,, false ticket or certificate - Influence - Penalty.
Violations Penalty Criminal Civil-Opportunity to
request hearing.
Penalties - Injunctions - Referring a violation to the county
prosecutor - lurisdiction
Criminal Penalties.
1s.54.362
15.58.330
15.60.055
15,61.050
t5.62.220
15,65,520
15,65.2r0
15.80.640
15.80.650
15.115.310
Crlminal Codc Antendments'
2O2t and 2O22 State Lcglslative Ses$t'oos
15.130.560
18
SECTION 6, - Amendment * Sectian 9-A2.11Q. Section 9.02.1r0 of
the Kent City Code, entitled "Chapter 17,A4 RCW, entitled 'Weed districts' -
Adoption by reference,' is amended to be entitled "RCW Title 17, entitled
"Weed, Rodents, and Pests" * Adoption by reference," and is amended as
follows;
Sec. 9.02.110. Cffi+"e4RCW Title 17' entitled rrlUGcGl
dictrictca " " - Adoption by reference. The
following RCW sections, as currently enacted or as hereafter amended or
recodified from time to time, are hereby adopted by reference and shall be
given the same force and effect as if set forth herein in full:
RCW
17.04.280 Officials of district may enter lands - Penalty for prevention,
17.10.235_--Selling product, article. or feed containing noxious weed seeds
or toxic weeds :- Penaltv - Rules - InspegHons -.Fe-es.
SE0TION Z. - Amendment - Section 9.02,150. Section 9,02.150 of
the Kent City Code, entitled "RCW Title 26, entitled 'Domestic Relations' -
Adoption by reference," is amended as follows:
Sec. 9.O2.15O. RCW Title 26, entitled "Domestic Relations" -
Adoption by reference. The following RCW sections, as currently enacted
or as hefeafter amended or recodified from time to time, are hereby adopted
by reference and shall be given the same force and effect as if set forth
herein in full:
RCW
26.04.110 Penalty for failure to deliver certificates.
26,04.240 Penalty for unlawful solemnization - Code 1881.
26.04.25Q Penalty for unlawful solemnization - 1909 c 249.
26.09.300 Restraining orders - Notice - Refusal to comply - Arrest -
Penalty - Defense - Peace officers, immunity.
26.20,030 Family abandonment - Penalty - Exception.
Criminal Code Amcndmants -
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19
26.20.035 Family nonsupport - Penalty * Exception.
26,20,87L Evidence * Spouse or domestic partner as witness.
25.20.080 Proof of wilfulness - Application of penalty provisions.
26.268,13€05{l Restraining order - Knowing violation - Penalty - Law
enforcement immunitY.Aeee"*+g*€Brro@ies*
3G*5-.aA€-S$rsgate Farenting Ferssns exeluded frem eentraeting'
26.26A.450355 Confidentiality of genetic testing - Penalty.
2.264.4.70 Proceeding to adi.udicate parentage-Te.mporary cltild support
ord_ers. restraininq orders- orelim i[ary iniultgtions., domestic
violence protection orders. antihBrassment orotection orders.
and o.ther. court orders-Preservation of suooort debt.
26.28.060 Child labor - PenaltY,
26.28.070 Certain types of employment prohtbited - Penalty'
26.28.080 Selling or giving tobacco to minor - Belief of representative
capacity, no defense - PenaltY.
26.28.085 Applying tattoo to a minor - Penalty.
@
26.34.010 Compact enacted * Provisions.
26.34.d30 "Appropriate public authorities" defined,
2634,A40 "Appropriate authority of the receiving state" defined.
26.34.07O "Executive head" defined - Compact administrator.
26.34.080 Violations - PenaltY.
26.39.110 .Prohibited custodv transfer.
26.44.015 Limitations of chapter.
26.44,020 Definitions.
26.44.030 Reports - Duty and authority to make - Duty of receiving
agency - Duty to notify - Case planning and consultation -
Penalty for unauthorized exchange of information Filing
dependency petitions - Investigations - Interviews of children
* Records - Risk assessment process'
26.44.A40 Reports - Oral, written - Contents'
26,44.060 Immunity from civil or criminal liability - Confidential
communications not violated Actions against state not
affected - False rePolt, PenaltY.
26.44.063 Temporary restraining order or preliminary injunction
Enforcement - Notice of modification or termination of
restraining order.
26.44,067 Temporary restraining order or preliminary injunction
Contents - Notice - Noncompllance - Defense - Penalty.
26.44.08O Violation - PenaltY.
Criminal Code Amandmanfs'
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20
26,44,150 Temporary restraining order restricting visitation for persons
accused of sexually or physically abusing a child - Penalty for
violating court order.ffiien*'
rngnieiFality may be requested to a€sist €ffits and atterneyt
f€e
ien'
26,52.010 Definitions.
26.52,020 Foreign protection orders - Validity.
26.52,050 Peace officer immunity.
26,52.A7A Violation of foreign orders - Penalties,
SECTIAN 8, - Amendment: Section 9.03,34A. Section 9.02'340 of
the Kent City Code, entitled 'RCW Title 46, entitled 'Motor Vehicles' -
Adoption by reference," is arnended as follows:
Sec. 9.O2.34O. RCW Title 46, entitled "Motor Vehicles" -
Adoption by reference. The following RCW sections, as currently enacted
or as hereafter amended or recodified from time to tirne, are hereby adopted
by reference and shall be given the same force and effect as if set fotth
herein in full:
RCW
46.09.495 Failure to title or register an off'road vehicle - Penalty,
circumstances when.
46.10.505 Failure to register a snowrnobile, circumstances when.
46.12.6f 0 Contaminated vehicles.
46. 12,640 Pjsclosure violations-penalties.
+O.iOn.OS0 Registration - Requirements before issuance - Penalty - Rules.
46,16A.070 Registration * Cancellation, refusal, etc. - Appeals'
46,19.010 Criteria for natural persons - Applicatlon - Identification cards,
placards, and license Plates.
46.20.091 Application - Penatty for false statement - Driving records from
and to other jurisdictions,
46.29.610 Surrender of license - Penalty.
46.29,620 Forged Proof - PenaltY.
46.35.030 Confidential information - Exceptions - Penalty.
45,52.130 Abstract of driving record - Access - Fee - Violations'
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46,55.300
46.68.010
46.7A.A21
46.70.051
46,74,r40
46.7Q.174
46.72,LOO
46,72A.060
46.72A.070
46.80.020
46.80.080
46.80. 110
46.80.130
46.80.170
46,82.390
46.87.290
Vehicle immobilization.
Refunds, overpayments, and underpayments - Penalty for false
statements.
License required for dealers or manufacturers - Penalties,
Issuance of license - Private party dissemination of vehicle
database.
Handling "hot" vehicles - Unreported motor "switches" -
Unauthorized use of dealer plates - Penalty.
Penalty for violations.
Unprofessional conduct - Bond/insurance policy - Penalty.
Insurance - Amount * PenaltY.
Vehicle ceftificates - Issuance of new or duplicate certificate -
Penalty.
License required - PenaltY.
Records - Penalty.
License penalties, civll fines, criminal penalties,
All storage at place of business - Screening required - Penalty,
Violations - Penalties.
Penalty.
Refusal, cancellation of crede[tlals @-
Procedures, penalties.
9EFTION 9. - Adoption - section 9,02.530. section 9.02.530 of the
Kent City Code, entitled "RCW Title 70, entitled'Public Health and Safety'-
Adoption by reference," is amended as follows;
Sec. 9.O2.53O. RCW Title 7O, entitled "Public Health and
Safety" - Adoption by reference. The following RCW sections, as
currently enacted or as hereafter amended or recodified from time to time,
are hereby adopted by reference and shall be given the same force and
effect as if set forth herein in full:
RCW
70.02,330
70.05.120
70.24,O22
025
a27
080
70.24
7A.24
70.24
Obtaining confidential records under false pretenses - Penalty.
Violations * Remedies * Penalties.
Interviews, examination, counseling, or treatment of infected
persons or persons believed to be infected - Dissemination of
false information - PenaltY.
Violations of health order - Penalties.
Intentional transmission of HIV - Penalties.
Penalty.
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70,s4
70.54
70,54
70,54
70,54
74.54
70.54
7A.54
70.54
7A.54
70.28.033
70,4L.t70
70,42,180
010
020
030
050
065
070
080
090
160
350
70.s4.400
70.58.280
70.58A.590
7A.62.280
70.74,0r0
70.74.022
Treatment, isolation, or examination order of health officer -
Violation - Penalty.
Operating or maintaining unlicensed hospital or unapproved
tertiary health service - Penalty.
Operating without a license - Injunctions or other remedies -
Penalty.
Polluting water supply - PenaltY.
Furnishing impure water - Penalty.
Pollution of watershed of city in adJoining state - Penalty'
Exposing contagious disease * Penalty.
Ambulances and drivers - PenaltY.
Door of public buildings to swing outward - Penalty.
Uability of person handling steamboat or steam boiler.
Attachment of objects to utility poles - Penalty,
Public restrooms - Pay facilities - Penalty.
Electrology and tattooing - Practitloners to comply with rules -
Penalty.
Retail restroom access * Customers with medical conditions -
Penalty,
Penalty.
Penalties.
Violations - Penalty,
Definitions.
License required to manufacture, purchase, sell, use, possess'
transpott, or store explosives Penalty - Surrender of
explosives by unlicensed person - Other relief.
Unlawful access to explosives.
Malicious placement of an imitation device - Penalties.
Intimidation or harassment with an explosive - Class C felony'
Abandon ment of exploslves.
Explosive containers to be marked - Penalty.
Gas bombs, explosives, stink bombs, etc'
Seizure and forfeiture,
Sale of nonstandard equipment as misdemeanor - Exceptions.
Declaration - PolicY.
Unauthorized use of white cane, dog guide, or service animal.
Penalty for violations.
Definitions.
Refusal to yield line - PenaltY,
Request for line on pretext of emergency - Penalty.
Penalty,
Orderto discontinue operation - Notice - Conditlons - Contents
of order - Recision of order - Violation - Penalty - Random
inspections.
Violations.
Criminal penalties.
Penalties.
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7A.74.t60
70.74.272
70.74.275
70.74.295
70.74.304
70.74.370
70,74,404
70.75,040
70.84.010
70,84.060
70.84.070
70,85.010
70,85,020
70,85.030
70.86.040
70.87.t45
70.87.180
70.90.205
70.94,430
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7A.95.?.4A Unlawful to dump or deposit solid waste wathout permit *
Penalties - Litter cteanup restitution payment'
70.95.515 Fee on the retail sale of new replacement vehicle tires - Failure
to collect, pay to department - Penalties,
70.95,560 Waste tires * Violation of RCW 70.95,555 - Penalty.
70.958.140 Penalties for violations - [njunctions'
70.95D.100 Penalties.
70.95I.040 Oil sellers - Education responsibility - Penalty'
70.95I.060 Disposal of used oil - Penalty'
70.95J,060 Violations - Punishment.
7Q.97.L4O Unlicensed operation - Criminal penalty.
70.99.050 Violations - Penalties - Injunctions - Jurisdiction and venue -
Fees and costs.
7O.LO7,O7O Rules relating to motor vehicles - Violations - Penalty.
70.108.130 Penalty.
70.108.150 Firearrns * FenaltY.
70. 1 10.040 Compliance required,
70.L11.030 Unsafe cribs - Prohibition - Definition - Penalty.
70.LLg,130 Violations * Penalties.
7O.L22,A90 Criminal conduct - Penalties.
70. 123.078 Disclosure of Information.
70.L24.A70 Failure to report is gross misdemeanor.
7O.I27.020 Licenses required after July 1, 1990 - Penalties.
70.128.055 Operating without a license * Misdemeanor.
70.138,070 Criminal penalties,
70.148,060 Disclosure of reports or information - Penalty.
70.155.050 Sampling prohibited - Penalty.
70.155.080 Purchasing, possessing by persons under eighteen - Civil
i nfraction -Jurisdiction.
70.155. 140 Shipping or transporting tobacco products ordered or
purchased by mail or through the internet prohibited - Penalty.
70,158,060 Penalties - Application of consumer protection act.
70,t7O,A7O Penalties.
7Q,L75.O}A Participants authorized to contract - Penalty - Secretary and
state exempt from liabilitY.
70.185.080 Participants authorized to contract - Penalty - Secretary and
state exemPt from liabilitY.
7O.Z3O,O7O Denial, suspension, or revocation of license - Investlgating
complaints - Penalties'
70.345.030 License required - Must allow inspections - Sale of ceftain
substances prohibited - Penalties,
70.345.090 Mail and internet sales - License required - Age and identity
verification Penalties - Enforcement Application of
consumer Protection act - Rules.
70.345.100 Product tastings - Requirements - Penalty,
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SECTION 70, - Adqotion --SectiPO 9.02.535.. A new Sectlon
9.02.535 of the Kent City Code, entitled "RCW Title 70A, entitled
'Environmental Health and Safety'- Adoption by reference," is adopted as
follows:
Sec. 9.O2.535. RCW Title 70A, entitled "Environmental Health
and Safety" - Adoption by reference. The following RCW sections, as
currently enacted or as hereafter amended or recodified from time to time,
are hereby adopted by reference and shall be given the same force and
effect as if set forth herein in full:
RCW
70A.2.0.070
70A.10.180
70A.15.3150
70A.300.100
70A.300.110
70A.120.130
70A.200.060
70A.205.195
70A.205,410
Rules relating to motor vehicles - Violations - Penalty.
Penalty.
Penalties.
Violations - Criminal Penalties.
Violations - Gross misdemeanor.
Violations - Penalties.
Littering prohibited Penalties Litter cleanup
restitution payment.
Unlawful to dump or deposit solid waste without permit
- Penalties - Litter cleanup restitution payment.
Fee on the retail sale of new replacement vehicle tires -
Failure to collect, pay to department - Penalties.
Waste tires - Violation of RCW 7AA.205'445 - Penalty.
Penalties for violations - Injunctions.
Penalties.
Oil sellers - Education responsibility - Penalty'
Disposal of used oil - Penalty.
Violations - Punishment.
Violations - Gross misdemeanor.
Criminal penalties.
Disclosure of reports or information - Penalty.
Penalties.
Violations - Penalties - Injunctions - Jurisdiction and
venue - Fees and costs.
Certification required to perform lead-based paint
activities * Certificate revocation - Penalties.
Penalties.
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70A,205.4s0
70A.2L2.L60
70A.216.100
70A.224,040
70A,224.064
70A.226.070
70A.300,110
70A.315.070
70A.325.080
70A.388.220
70A.390.050
70A.420.080
70A,425.t30
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SECTION lr. - Amendmsnt - Section 9.82.6Q5. Section 9'02.605
of the Kent City Code, entitled "RCW Title 82, entitled'Excise Tax'- Adoption
by reference," is amended and retitled as follows:
Sec. 9.02.605. RCW Title 82, entitled "Excise Taxgg"
Adoption by reference, The following RCW sections, as currently enacted
or as hereafter amended or recodified from time to time, are hereby adopted
by reference and shall be given the same force and effect as if set forth
herein in full:
RCW
82,12.040 Retailers to collect tax - Penalty'
82.148.042 Payment and collection of taxes-P"enalties for violations.
82,26.190 Distributors and retailers - Valid license required - Violations
- Penalties.
82.,32'29*Q-- Uc,lawfu! Acts - Penalties
82.32.330 Disclosurp gf r:etUrn or.tax infprmation.
82.86.040 Payment and collection.
82.87,140 Tax criminal oenalties.
SECTIAN 72. - Severability. If any one or more section, subsection,
or sentence of this ordinance is held to be unconstitutional or invalid, such
decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portion of this ordinance
and the same shall remain in full force and effect.
SECTION 13, - Correctlons by City Clerk or Code Reviser, Upon
approval of the city attorney, the city clerk and the code reviser are
authorized to make necessary corrections to this ordinance, including the
correction of clerical errors; ordinance, section, or subsection numbering; or
referenceS to other local, state, Or federal lawS, Codes, rLlles, Or regulations'
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E9TION 74. - Effectiye^dte. The city council finds and declares
that an emergency exists which necessitates that this ordinance become
effective immediately in order to preserve the public health, safety and
welfare. This ordinance, having been adopted by unanimous vote, shall
become effective immediately upon passage, and further shall be considered
retroactively effective as of the date each state law adopted by reference
took effect. The City Clerk is directed to publish a summary of this ordinance
at the earliest possible publication date.
DANA MLPH,
Julv !8,2022
Date Approved
AfiEST:
KIMBERLEY MOTO, CITY CLERK
)uly L8,2022
Date Adopted
JulV 22.2Q22
Date Publ
AS TO FORM:
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ACTING CITY ATTORNEY
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STATE OF WASHINGTON, COUNTY OF KING }
AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION
PUBLIC NOTICE
Rudi Alcott, being first duly sworn on oath that he is the
Vice President of Advertising for Sound Publishing,
which publishes the
Kent Reporter
a weekly newspaper, which newspaper is a legal newspaper of general
circulation and is now and has been for more than six months prior to the date
of publication hereinafter referred to, published in the English language
continuously as a weekly newspaper in King County, Washington. The
Kent- Covington Reporter has been approved as a Legal Newspaper by order of
the Superior Court of the State of Washington for King County.
The notice in the exact form annexed was published in regular issues of
the Kent- Covington Reporter (and not in supplement form) which was regularly
distibuted to its subscribers during the below stated period. The annexed
notice, a:
Public Notice #KENsGooeB
was published on August 5,2022
The full amount of the fee charged for said foregoing publication is the
sum of S138.26 f
ehaf-
Rudi Alcott
Vice President, Advertising
Subscribed and sworn to me this Srt day of August,2022.
Tri Notary Public for the State of Washington, Residing in
Washington
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Classified Proof
CITYOF KENT
NOTICE OF
ORDINANCE
PASSED BY THE CITY
COUNCIL
The following is the sum-
mary of an ordinance
passed by the Kent CitY
Council on August 2,
2022.
oRDINANCE NO. ,1437
- An Ordinance of the
City Council of the City
of K€nt, Washington, re-
lating 10 codes, ordi-
nances, regulations, and
statutes adopted by ref-
erence in the Kent City
Code lo: (i) clariiy the fil-ing obligations under
RCW 35A.12.140, (ii)
readopt by reference the
statutes and regulations
adopted by reference in
Title 9 of the Kent City
Code, as cunently en-
acted or as subsequent-
lv amended or recodified
fiorn time to time: (iii) to
ratifv and confirrn all ac-
tion6 previously taken in
relation to Title I of the
Kent City Code; (iv) to
amend KCC 9.02.070 to
identify the crime of cy-
ber harassment under
RCW 9A.90.120; and (v)
to declare an emergency
requiring lhe ordinance
be effective immedialely
and applied retroactive-
ly. The City Council finds
and declares that an
emergency exists which
necessitates that this or-
dinance b€come effec-
tive immediately in orderto preserve the public
health, safety and wel-
fare. This ordinance,
having been adopted b1t
unanimous vote, shall
become effective imme-
diately upon passage,
and furiher shall be con-
sidered retroactively ef-
leclive as of the date
each code, ordinance,
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reaulation. ot slatute
ad"optecl by reference
took eifect. The CitY
Clerk is dirccted to pub-
lish a surnmary of this
ordinance at the eelrliest
possibie publication
clat e.
A copy of ihe conrplete
text of any otdinance vrill
be mailed ijpon request
of the City Clerk.
Kimberley A. Konroto,
City Clerk
Kkomoto@ KentVVA.!tov
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