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ORDINANCE NO. 5598
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF RENTON, WASHINGTON, AMENDING CHAPTER
31, REGULATION OF CONDUCT AT TRANSIT CENTER, OF TITLE VI (POLICE
REGULATIONS) OF ORDINANCE NO. 4260 ENTITLED "CODE OF GENERAL
ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF RENTON, WASHINGTON", BY AMENDING
SUBSECTION 6-31-3A, ADDING A NEW SUBSECTION 6-31-3D, ADDING A NEW
SECTION 6-31-6, ENTITLED "TRESPASS IN TRANSIT CENTER DEFINED",
RENUMBERING THE CURRENT SECTIONS 6-31-6 AND 6-31-7, ADDING A NEW
SUBSECTION 6-31-7D, TO CLARIFY THE CRIME OF TRESPASS IN THE TRANSIT
CENTER AND TO EXPAND THE CIRCUMSTANCES UNDER WHICH A PERSON CAN
BE PROSECUTED FOR TRESPASS IN THE TRANSIT CENTER AND DECLARING AN
EMERGENCY.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RENTON, WASHINGTON, DOES ORDAIN AS
FOLLOWS:
SECTION I. Subsection 6-31-3A, Immediate Expulsion, of Chapter 31, Regulation of
Conduct at Transit Center, of Title VI (Police Regulations) of Ordinance No. 4260 entitled "Code
of General Ordinances of the City of Renton, Washington", is hereby amended as follows:
A. Immediate Expulsion: Any person violating a rule or provision of this
Chapter or any federal, state or local law may be ordered by a commissioned
peace officer to leave the Transit Center immediately. Failure to comply with such
an expulsion order shall bo grounds for prosecution for criminal trespass.
SECTION II. Section 6-31-3, Expulsion, of Chapter 31, Regulation of Conduct at Transit
Center, of Title VI (Police Regulations) of Ordinance No. 4260 entitled "Code of General
Ordinances of the City of Renton, Washington", is hereby amended to add a new subsection D,
to read as follows:
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P. Failure to comply with any expulsion order shall be grounds for
prosecution for criminal trespass.
SECTION III. Chapter 31, Regulation of Conduct at Transit Center, of Title VI (Police
Regulations) of Ordinance No. 4260 entitled "Code of General Ordinances of the City of Renton,
Washington", is hereby amended to add a new Section 6-31-6, entitled "Trespass in Transit
Center Defined", to read as shown below. The remaining sections shall be renumbered
accordingly.
6-31-6 TRESPASS IN TRANSIT CENTER DEFINED:
It is unlawful for any person to enter or remain in the Transit Center during
the period covered by an expulsion notice pursuant to RMC 6-31-3.
SECTION IV. Section 6-31-7, Penalties, of Chapter 31, Regulation of Conduct at Transit
Center, of Title VI (Police Regulations) of Ordinance No. 4260 entitled "Code of General
Ordinances of the City of Renton, Washington", is hereby renumbered as section 6-31-8
pursuant to SECTION III of this ordinance, and amended to add a new subsection D, to read as
follows:
P. Any person who enters or remains in the Transit Center during the period
covered by an expulsion notice shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and may be
punished by a fine in any sum not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000) or by
imprisonment for a term not to exceed ninety (90) days, or by both such fine and
imprisonment.
SECTION V. The City Council hereby declares an emergency and this ordinance shall
be effective immediately upon adoption.
ORDINANCE NO. 5598
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL this 25th day of APRIL _, 2011.
Bonnie I. Walton, City Clerk
APPROVED BY THE MAYOR this 25th day of APRIL , 2011.
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Denis Law, Mayor
Approved as to form:
Lawrence J. Warren, City Attorney
Date of Publication: 4/29/2011 (summary)
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