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CITY of TUK
WASHINGTON
ORDINANCE NO. 687 4
AN ORDINANCE relating to prostitution.
WHEREAS, protection of the peace, safety, morals of
the City of Tukwila and its citizens requires the exercise of the
police power to make illegal certain acts relating to prostitution;
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TUKWILA
DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Title 8 of the Tukwila Municipal Code is amended to add
the following Chapter 8.32 entitled "Prostitution
8.32.010. Unlawful Acts. It is unlawful for anyone:
(1) To commit or offer or agree to commit any act of
prostitution; or
(2) To secure or offer to secure another for the pur-
pose of committing any act of prostitution; or
(3) To knowingly transport a person into or within the
City with purpose to promote that person's engaging
in prostitution, or procuring or paying for trans-
portation with that purpose; or
(4) To knowingly receive, offer or agree to receive
another into any place or building for the pur-
pose of performing an act of prostitution, or to
knowingly permit another to remain there for any
such purpose; or
(5) To direct another to any place for the purpose of
committing an act of prostitution; or
(6) To knowingly in any way aid, abet or participate in an
act of prostitution.
8.32.020. Unlawful behavior.
(1) It is unlawful for anyone to loiter in or near any
thoroughfare or place open to the public in a manner
and under circumstances manifesting the purpose of
inducing, enticing, soliciting or procuring another
to commit an act of prostitution.
(2) Among the circumstances which may be consid-
ered in determining whether such purpose is
manifested are: that such person is a known
prostitute or panderer, repeatedly beckons to,
stops, attempts to stop, or engages male
passers -by in conversation, or repeatedly stops
or attempts to stop motor vehicle operators by
hailing, waving of arms or any other bodily
gesture.
(3) No arrest shall be made for a violation of this
subsection unless the arresting officer first
affords such person an opportunity to explain
such conduct, and no one shall be convicted of
violating this subsection if it appears at trial
-that any explanation so given was true and dis-
closed a lawful purpose.
(4) For the purpose of this section, a "known prosti-
tute or panderer" is any person who, within one
year previous to the date of arrest for violation
of this subsection, has within the knowledge of
the arresting officer been convicted of violating
any law or ordinance of the State of Washington or
any jurisdiction within the State defining and pun-
ishing acts of soliciting, committing, offering or
agreeing to commit prostitution.
8.32.030. Penalty. The violation of or failure to comply
with any provision of this chapter shall be punish-
able by imprisonment for a period not to exceed one
hundred eighty (180) days, or by a fine not exceeding
five hundred dollars ($500.00), or by both such fine
and imprisonment.
8.32.040. Severability. If any provision of this chapter
is duly found by the Courts of the State to be void on
grounds of unconstitutionality, the remainder of this
chapter shall remain in full force and effect.
PAS D BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TUKWILA, this
day of 1971.
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MAYOR
ATTEST:
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`CITY CLERK
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
CITY ATTORNEY(/
FILED IN THE RECORD CHRONICLE
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