HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 4462Amends: ORD 1074, 1546, 2818, 2831, 2833,
3041, 3459, 3775, 3778, 3780,
3781, 4206, 4286, 4324, 4351,
4381
CITY OF RENTON, WASHINGTON
Amended by: ORD 4686, 4723
4856, 5358
ORDINANCE NO. 4462
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF RENTON, WASHINGTON, AMENDING
SECTION 1-3-1, OF CHAPTER 3, GENERAL PENALTY, OF TITLE I
(ADMINISTRATIVE); TITLE VI (POLICE REGULATIONS); AND
SECTIONS 10-12-25.B AND 10-12-27 OF CHAPTER 12, TRAFFIC
CODE, OF TITLE X (TRAFFIC), OF ORDINANCE NO. 4260 ENTITLED
"CODE OF GENERAL ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF RENTON,
WASHINGTON" RELATING TO DEFINITION OF CRIMES AND PENALTIES
FOR CRIMES.
WHEREAS, the State Legislature has provided that on and after
July 1, 1994 the punishment for any criminal offense shall be the
same as the punishment provided in state law for the same crime, and
no act that is a state crime may be made a civil violation; and
WHEREAS, the State Legislature has provided that the state of
Washington fully occupies and preempts the entire field of firearms
regulation within the boundaries of the state, and municipalities
may enact only those laws and ordinances relating to firearms that
are specifcally authorized by state law and are consistent with RCW
Title 9, Chapter 41;
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RENTON,
WASHINGTON, DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION I. Section 1-3-1 of Chapter 3, General Penalty, of
Title I (Administrative), of Ordinance No. 4260, entitled "Code of
General Ordinances of the City of Renton, Washington," is hereby
amended to read as follows:
1-3-1: GENERAL PENALTY: Any person convicted of a violation
of any section of this Code shall be punished in accordance with RCW
9A.20.021(2), as now or hereafter amended, for gross misdemeanors
and RCW 9A.20.021(3), as now or hereafter amended, for misdemeanors.
Whenever a specific penalty or range of penalties has been
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established for a crime by the State Legislature and that crime has
been incorporated into the City's Criminal Code, either directly or
by reference, then the penalty ranges established by the Legislature
shall govern and this provision shall not be enforced.
SECTION II. Sections 6-18-2, 6-18-4, 6-18-6 and 6-18-9 of
Title VI (Police Regulations), of Ordinance No. 4260, entitled "Code
of General Ordinances of the City of Renton, Washington," are hereby
repealed.
SECTION III. Title VI (Police Regulations), of Ordinance No.
4260, entitled "Code of General Ordinances of the City of Renton,
Washington," is hereby amended by changing the following sections to
read as follows:
6-3-9: VIOLATION; PENALTY: Any person, firm or corporation
convicted of violating any provision of this ordinance shall be
guilty of a misdemeanor.
6-11-2: CONTRIBUTING TO DELINQUENCY: Any parent, legal
guardian, or person having custody of the child, or any other
person, who by any act or omission encourages, causes, or
contributes to the delinguency of any delinguent child as herein
defined upon conviction, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
6-14-22: VIOLATION; PENALTIES: It shall be unlawful for any
person to violate any of the provisions of this Chapter. Any
violation of this Chapter shall constitute a civil infraction.
Penalties for any person found to have committed a violation of this
Chapter shall be in accordance with RCW 70.93.060, RCW 70.93.070,
and RCW 7.80.120(1)(a) and (c) as now or hereafter amended.
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6-15-5: VIOLATIONS; PENALTIES: Every person, whether as
principal, agent or otherwise, who fails, neglects or refuses to
comply with any provisions or terms of this Chapter or violates the
same shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a misdemeanor. Each day
of such failure, neglect or refusal to comply with the provisions of
this Chapter or the violation of same, shall constitute a separate
offense hereunder.
6-18-3.C: Violation; Penalty: Each day's exhibition,
display, distribution, or possession of any material in violation of
this section shall be deemed a separate and distinct offense, and
except as otherwise specified, any person convicted of a violation
of this section shall be fined a sum of not less than one hundred
dollars ($100.00) nor more than that set out in RCW 9A.20.021(2), as
now or hereafter amended, or imprisoned in the City Jail for a
period not exceeding that set forth in RCW 9A. 20.021 (2), as now or
hereafter amended, or both such fine and imprisonment for each day's
violation.
6-18-12: MENACING: A person is guilty of menacing if such
person, by physical action, places another person in fear of bodily
injury or death. Menacing is a gross misdemeanor.
6-18-13.D: Penalty: Any person violating the provisions of
this Chapter shall, upon conviction thereof, be guilty of a
misdemeanor.
Upon conviction, said weapon or instrument involved may be
confiscated by order of the presiding judge, and shall thereafter be
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disposed of in accordance with statutes or ordinances governing the
disposal of confiscated or found property.
6-20-7: PENALTY: Any firm, person, or corporation violating
any provisions of this Chapter shall, upon conviction, be guilty of
a misdemeanor.
6-21-6: PENALTY: Any person violating or failing to comply
with any of the provisions of this section shall, upon conviction,
be guilty of a misdemeanor.
6-24-1.G: Violations and Penalties: Any person violating or
failing to comply with any of the provisions of this Chapter shall,
upon conviction, be guilty of a misdemeanor.
SECTION IV. Sections 10-12-25.B and 10-12-27 of Chapter 12,
Traffic Code, of Title X (Traffic), of Ordinance No. 4260, entitled
"Code of General Ordinances of the City of Renton, Washington," are
hereby amended to read as follows:
10-12-25.B: Penalty: Inattentive driving shall be a traffic
infraction. Any person found to have committed the infraction of
inattentive driving shall be fined in accordance with the most
recent bail schedule which has been adopted by the Renton Municipal
Court.
10-12-27: AVOIDING INTERSECTION: It is unlawful for any person
operating a motor vehicle on the roadways of the City, upon
approaching or leaving an intersection, to proceed across any
private property in such a way as to avoid the intersection or any
traffic control device controlling the intersection, unless so
directed by lawful authority. Any violation of this section shall
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be considered an infraction. Any person found to have committed the
infraction of avoiding intersection shall be fined in accordance
with the most recent bail schedule which has been adopted by Renton
Municipal Court.
SECTION V. ' SAVINGS CLAUSE. The amendments under this
ordinance do not affect any pending or existing litigation and does
not operate as an abatement or ban to any action or proceeding
pending under virtue of the repealed ordinance.
SECTION VI. SEVERABILITY CLAUSE. If any provision of this
ordinance or its application to any person or circumstance is held
invalid, the remainder of the ordinance, or the application of the
provision to other persons or circumstances is not affected.
SECTION VII. This ordinance shall take effect from and after
July 1, 1994.
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL this 25th day of July ,
1994.
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Petersen, City Clerk
APPROVED BY THE MAYOR this 25th day of July , 1994.
Earl" Clymer, Mayo,
Approved/as to Form:
La^r^nce^ J. Wartfan, City Attorney
Date of Publication: July 29, 19 9 4
ORD.376:6/28/94.
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