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CITY OF RENTON, WASHINGTON
ORDINANCE N0. ��hS
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF RENTON, WASHINGTON,
AMENDING PORTIONS AND ADDING NEW SECTIONS TO
CHAPTER 1 of SECTION 6 OF TITLE VI (POLICE
REGULATIONS) OF ORDINANCE N0. 1628 ENTITLED
r'CODE OF GENERAL ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF
RENTON" RELATING TO TRESPASSING , PROSTITUTION,
PROMOTING OR PERMITTING PROSTITUTION AND PUBLIC
INDECENCY.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RENTON,WASHINGTON DO ORDAIN
AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION I: Existing subsection 12 of Section 6-163 (A)
of Chapter l , Title VI (Police Re-gulations ) of Ordinance No. 1628
entitled "Code of General Ordinances of the City of Renton" is hereby
rep:ealed, and existing subsection 13 is to be re-numbered subsection 12 .
SECTION II : There is hereby established a new subsection
to Section 6 of Chapter l , Title VI (Police Regulations) of Ordinance
No. 1628 entitled "Code of General Ordinances of the City of Renton"
entitled "Criminal Trespass" as follows :
Section 6-185 . Cr'im'irial Trespass . It shall be unlawful for
any person to commit a trespass on private property or on public property.
Trespass for the purpose of this Ordinance shall mean:
(a) Entering upon, or refusing to leave, any private
property of another, either where such property has been posted with
"NO '�respassing" signs , or where immediately prior to such entry, or
subsequent thereto , notice is given by the owner, occupant or person
lawfully in charge of said property, either orally or in writing that
such entry , or continued presence, within said premises , is prohibited.
(b) Entering upon, or refusing to leave , any public property
in violation of regulations promulgated by the official charged with the
security, care or maintenance of the property and approved by the
governing body of the public agency owning the property, where such
regulations have been conspicuously posted or where immediately prior
to such entry, or subsequent thereto , such regulations are made known
by the official charged with the security , care or maintenance of the
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property, his agent or a police officer.
SECTION III : Existing Section 6-127 to Section 6 of Chapter l ,
Title VI (Police Regulations ) of Ordinance No. 1628 entitled "Code of
General Ordinances of the City of Renton" is amended and retitled
"prostitution and Promoting or Permitting Prostitution" , as follows :
SECTION 6-127 . Prostitution. Promoting or Permitting Prostitution I
A. Prostitution. It shall be unlawful for any person to engage I
in an act of prostitution and a person is guilty of prostitution if such
person engages or agrees or offers to engage in sexual conduct with
another person in return for a fee. In any prosecution for prostitution, I'
the sex of the two parties or prospective parties to the sexual conduct
engaged in, contemplated, or solicited is immaterial , and it is no defense
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(1) such persons were of the same sex ; or
(2 ) the person who received, agreed to receive, or
solicited a fee was a male and the other person
who agreed or offered to pay, or paid such fee
was a female.
B. Promoting or Permitting Prostitution. It shall be unlawful
for any person to promote or permit prostitution. A person promotes
prostituti:on if he knowingly profits from prostitution or advances
prostitution. A person permits prostitution if he, having possession
or control of the premises , knows the same are being used for prostitution
purposes , but fails without lawful excuse to make reasonable efforts to
halt or abate such use.
SECTION V : Existing Subsection 6-128 , Section 6 of Chapter l ,
Title VI (Police Regulations) of Ordinance No. 1628 entitled "Code of
General Ordinances of the City of Renton" entitled "Indecent Exposure" is
amended to read as follows : I
SECTION 6-128A. Indecent Exposure. It shall be unlawful for
any person to commit an act of public indecency. A person is guilty of
public indecency if he makes an open public and obscene exposure of his I
person or the person of another, including buttocks , or sexual organs ,
knowing that such conduct is likely to cause reasonable affront or alarm. I
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SECT.ION vI: All ordinances or parts of ordinances in
conflict herewith are hereby repealed.
, SE�TTON VTI : This Ordinance shall be effective upon its
passage, approval and five days after its publication.
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL this 20th day of :Sep�tember,,s 1976 .
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Delores A. Mead, City Qlerk
APPROVED BY THE MAYOR thi.s 20th day of �-S�ep,tember_„ 1976.
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' Charle�. Delaurenti, Mayor �
Approved as to forin:
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Gexard M. Shellan, City Attorney
Date of P - -
ubllcatlon: 9 24 76
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