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HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 1562f " ,a--- *r ORDINANCE NO. 1562 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF RENTON, WASHINGTON, RELATING TO PERSONS CONVICTED OF CERTAIN CRIMES, REQUIRING.THEM TO REGISTER, ETC., WITH THE CHIEF OF POLICE;.MAKING CERTAIN RECORDS PRIVATE AND.— DEFINING OFFENSES AND.PRESCRIBING PENALTIES FOR THE.VIOLATION THEREOF. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RENTON AS FOLLOWS: SECTION I: Every person convicted of a felony under the laws of the United States, of the State of Washington, or of any other state, or any other government or country, or who has violated any national or state law'relating to the possession, sale, or transportation of any narcotic, and who is residing within the city limits of the City of Renton on the effective date of this ordinance or comes into the City from any point outside the City of Renton, whether in transit through the City or otherwise, shall report to the Chief of Police of the City within five days of the effective date of this ordinance if residing in the City on said effective date, or within 72 hours after his arrival within the City if coming into the City after said effective date, and shall furnish to the Chief of Police a written statement signed by such person, giving the following information: a. His true name and all aliases which he has used or under which he may have been known. b. A full and complete description of his person. c. The kind, character and nature of each crime of which he has been convicted. d. The place where such crime was or w-imes were commi ted and the place of conviction of same, together with the name under which he was convicted in each instance and the date thereof. e. The name, if any, and the location of each prison, re- formatory, jail or other penal institution in which he was confined or to which he was sentenced. r f. The location and address of his residence, stopping place, living quarters or,place of abode in the City of Renton; if he has more than one residence, stopping place or place of abode, that fact must be stated and the location and address of each given. g. A statement of the kind of residence, stopping place, or place of abode in which he resides, whether the same is temporary or permanent, ie., whether same is a private residence, hotel, apartment house or other building or structure. h. The length of time he has occupied each such place of resi- dence, stopping place, or place of abode, and the length of time he expects to remain in the city. i. Such other information as the Chief of Police shall find reasonably necessary to carry out the intent of this ordinance. At the time for furnishing such information as required hereinabove, the person registering shall be photographed and finger -printed by the Chief of Police and photographs and finger prints shall be made a part of the permanent record herein provided for. SECTION II: The requirements of this ordinance shall not apply to any person five years after a full pardon or a final release or dis- charge from a reformatory, penitentiary, or other penal institution has been granted such person. SECTION III: Any such person as defined in Section I who changes his place of residence, stopping place, living quarters or. place of abode shall within 72 hours thereafter notify the Chief of Police in a written and signed statement of said change of address, and shall furnish in the statement such new address. SECTION IV: The statements herein required shall at all times be kept by the Chief of Police in a file or files separate and apart from other files and records maintained and kept by the Police Department of the City of Renton and shall not be open to inspection by the public -2- or by any person other than a regular member of the Police Department of the City of Renton. SECTION V: It shall be unlawful to fail to furnish any statement, report, information, photograph or finger print required by this ordinance within the time required hereby or to furnish any such statement, informa- tion, photograph or finger print which is false or misleading. SECTION VI: The Chief of Police shall have the authority to transmit copies of records required herein to the Sheriff of any county of the State of Washington, to the head of any organized Police Depart- ment of any municipality within the State of Washington, or to the head of any department of the state engaged in the enforcement of any criminal laws of this state, or to the head of any Federal law enforcement agency or to any Sheriff or Chief of Police of any municipality, or to the head of any other law enforcement agency of any state or territory outside the State of Washington, when a request is made in writing by such Sheriff or other law enforcement agency asking for the record of a certain person named therein, and stating that such record is deemed necessary for the use of such law enforcement officer or agency for the investigation of any crime, or any person who is accused of committing a crime, or any crime which is purported to have been committed, and further stating that the record will be used for such purpose only. SECTION VII: Any one who shall violate or fail to comply with any provision of this ordinance, shall upon conviction thereof be punished by a fine in any sum not exceeding $100.00 or by imprisonment in the City Jail for a term not ej(ceeding thirty days, or by both such fine and imprisonment. Each separate day or portion thereof during which any violation of this ordinance occurs or continues shall be deemed to constitute a separate violation hereof and a separate offense hereunder, and upon conviction thereof, shall be punished as herein provided. -3- SECTION VIII: This ordinance shall be effective from and after its passage, approval and legal publication as provided by law. PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL this 4th day of Septembep,1956. Elton L. Alexander, City Clerk APPROVED BY THE MAYOR this 4th day of September,1956. Appr,9ved as to form:. erard M. Shellan ity Attorney 77- Baxter Mayo Date of publication: September 6, 1956. --4-