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T UKWIL A
WASHINGTON
ORDINANCE NO. --14
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF TUKWILA, WASHINGTON,
REGARDING VIOLATIONS OF COURT ORDERS, PROVIDING FOR
SEVERABILITY, AND ESTABLISHING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the City of Tukwila now has in effect certain
provisions providing criminal penalties for violations of certain
court orders, and
WHEREAS, the City of Tukwila now desires to expand such
provisions to create a criminal misdemeanor for the violation of
all valid court orders, and
WHEREAS, the City Council finds that this amendment is in
the best interests of the citizens and will help to protect the
public health, safety and welfare, NOW, THEREFORE,
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TUKWILA, WASHINGTON DO
ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Failure to Abide by Court Order. Section
8.30.040 of the Tukwila Municipal Code is hereby amended to read
as follows:
8.30.040 Failure to Abide by Court Order. It shall be
unlawful for any person subject to a Restraining Order, No
Contact Order, or any other court order or condition of probation
or release, to knowingly violate the terms of that order or
condition. Each violation shall constitute a misdemeanor.
Section 2. Severabilitv. If any section, sentence, clause
or phrase of this ordinance should be held to be invalid or
unconstitutional by a court of competent jurisdiction, such
invalidity or unconstitutionality shall not affect the validity
or constitutionality of any other section, sentence, clause or
phrase of this ordinance.
Section 3. Effective Date. This ordinance shall take
effect and be in full force five (5) days after publication of
the attached summary which is hereby approved.
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TUK8�LA,
WASHINGTON, at a regular meeting thereof this /7 day of
1991.
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Ma r Gary L. VanDusen
ATTEST /AUTHENTICATED:
�Oe Cantu, City Clerk
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APPROVED,AS TO FORM:
OFFICE OF THEiCITY ATTORNEY
Filed with t�'e City Clerk:
Passed by the City C uncil: l
Ordinance No.
CRTORDER
SUMMARY OF ORDINANCE NO. 1600
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF TUKWILA, WASHINGTON, REGARDING
VIOLATIONS OF COURT ORDERS, PROVIDING FOR
SEVERABILITY, AND ESTABLISHING AN EFFECTIVE
DATE.
On June 13. 1991. the City Council of the City of Tukwila passed Ordinance No. 1600,
expanding provisions which constitute creating a criminal misdemeanor for violations of all
valid court orders.
The full text of this ordinance will be mailed without charge to anyone who submits a
written request to the City Clerk of the City of Tukwila for a copy of the text.
APPROVED by the City Council at its meeting of June 13, 1991.
Published Valley Daily News June 21, 1991
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4ane E. Cantu, City Clerk