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ORDINANCE NO.-e����
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITX 0�' RENTON,
WASHINGTON, AMENDING SECTION 6-177A OF
TITLE vI CPOLICE REGULATIONS) OF. ORDINANCE
N0. 1628 ENTITLED tPCODE 0�' GENERAL ORDINANCES
OF THE CITY OF RENTON" RELATING TO LOITERING.
THE CITY COUNCIL 0�' THE CITY OF RENTON DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION I : Existing Section 6-177A - WANDERING OR PROWLING -
of Section VI (Police Regulations ) of Ordinance No. 1628 entitled
"Code of General Ordinances of the City of Renton" is hereby
amended to read as follows :
Section 6-177A as amended:
Cl) Any person who wanders or prowls in a place, at a time ,
or in a man.ner and under ci.r.cumstances , which mani,fest an unlaw-
ful purpose or which warrant alarm for the safety of persons or
property in the vicinity is hereby declared to be a vagrant.
C2) Among the circumstances which may be considered as
manifesting such an unlawful purpose or warranting alarm for the
safety of persons or property, for purposes of this Section ,
are : (a) flight by a person upon the ap�earance of a police or
other peace officer; (b) refusal to identify himself to such
police or peace officer; (c) an attempt by such person to conceal
himself or any object from such officer.
(3) No arrest shall be made under this Section, nor shall
any person be cnnvicted of an offense under this Section, unless
the police or peace officer af�ords an opportunity for a person
suspected of violating this Section to dispel any alarm which
would otherwise be warranted by requesting such person to identify
himself, and explain his presence and conduct , unless flight by
the suspected violator, or other similar circumstance, makes it
impractical for the police or other peace o�ficer to afford him
such an opportunity. No person shall be convicted of an offense
� under this Section if it appears at the trial that the explanation
given by the suspected violator was true and , if believed by the
police or peace officer at the time , would have dispelled the alarm.
C4) Loitering - Police order to disperse.
It shall be unlawful for any person to loiter, loaf, wander ,
stand or remain idle either alone and/or in consort with others
in a public place in such manner so as to :
(a) Obstruct any public st�eet , �ublic high�ay, public
sidewalk or any other public �lace or building by
hindering or i.mpeding o� tend to hinder or impede
the free and uninterrupted passage of vehicles ,
traffic or pedestrians.
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Cb) Commit in or upon any public stre� , public highway, �
public sidewalk, or any other public place or
building any act or thing which is an obstruction
or interference to the ,fxee and uninterrupted use
of property or with any business lawfully conducted
by anyone in or upon or facing or fronting on any
such public street , public highway , public sidewalk
or any other public place or building, all of which
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prevents the free and uninterrupted ingress ,
egress , and regress , therein, thereon and
thereto.
Cc) When any person causes or commits any of the
conditions enumerated in Subsections (a) and (b)
h��ein.above , a police officer or any law
enforcement officer shall order that person to
stop causing or committing such conditions and
to move on or disperse. Any person who fails or
refuses to obey such orders shall be guilty of a
violation of the Section:=. .
(d) Any person who violates any of the provisions of
this Section shall be subject to a fine not
exceeding Five Hundred Dollars C$500. 00) or by
imprisonment not exceeding ninety (90) days or both.
Any such violation shall constitute a separate
offense on each successive day continued.
SECTION II : If any Section, subsecti.on, sentence, clause or
portion of this Ordinance is for any reason held invalid or unconsti-
tufional by any court of competent juri.sdiction, such portion shall
be deemed a separate, distinct and independent provision and such
holding shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions hereof.
SECTION III : This Ordinance shall be �;ffec.�ive upon its
passage , approval and five days after its publication, unless other-
wise provided for hereinabove.
i PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL this ���`� day of Sc�.±�j:.��i, 1971..
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Helmie Nelson, �City Clerk
APPROVED BY THE MAYOR this j 8� day of ��r+��^r 19 71.
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