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Quite often, business owners and managers are faced with crimes that occur on the property after the
businesses are closed and the employees have gone home. Some of the crimes that occur are burglary,
vandalism graffiti, trespassing, drug dealing and robbery in the parking lots.
There is a way for police and business owners to discourage these types of crimes from taking place on
private property, and that is by enforcing the City ofRenton's Municipal Trespass Code 6-18-10.
In order for police to be able to make an arrest for Trespass, business owners or managers need to purchase
signs and display them in conspicuous areas on the property.
These signs need to include the following language:
Indicate that the subject property is privately owned and;
2. Uninvited presence on the specified property is not permitted during the hours the business is closed,
and;
3. Violators will be subject to criminal sanctions pursuant to Renton City Code 6-18-10.
MOST IMPORTANTLY — THE SIGNS SHOULD BE CONSPICUOUS FROM ALL POSSIBLE POINTS OF ENTRY
TO THE PROPERTY, AND ALSO BE PLACED ON THE EXTERIOR OF THE BUELDINGS. This way when a
suspect is arrested, he/she will not be able to claim as a defense that he/she did not know he or she was
trespassing.
EXAMPLES FOR TRESPASS SIGNS:
NO TRESPASSING
This is private property. Persons without specific
business are not authorized to be on the premises between
the hours of (insert the hours your business is closed).
Violators are subject to arrest and/or citation for criminai
Trespass pursuant to Renton City Code 46-18-10..
NO TRESPASSING
No Trespassing after business hours
(insert specific times). Anyone on the
premises after business hours is subject to
arrest and/or citation for Criminal
Trespass and/or impoundment of vehicle.
Per Renton City Code :6-18-10.
By enforcing the Trespass Ordinance, business owners and police will be sending a message to criminals
that they are not allowed to conduct criminal activity on the property. In making arrests for Trespass,
police may be preventing the more serious climes from tatting place.
COURTESY OF RENTON POLICE DEPARTMENT
.r CRIME PREVENTION UNIT
235-2571