Chapter 9.34
CRIMES RELATING TO PUBLIC PEACE
Sections:
9.34.020 Riot, failure to disperse and obstruction.
9.34.030 Privacy, violating right of.
9.34.050 Malicious prosecution – Abuse of process.
9.34.010 Disorderly conduct.
A. A person is guilty of disorderly conduct if he or she:
1. Engages in fighting or in tumultuous conduct;
2. Encourages others to fight in any public place in the city;
3. Uses abusive language which creates a risk of assault;
4. Intentionally annoys, bothers, molests, insults, or offers an affront or indignity to any person, under circumstances which create a risk of assault;
5. Intentionally disrupts any lawful assembly or meeting of persons without lawful authority;
6. Intentionally obstructs vehicular traffic or pedestrian traffic without lawful authority;
7. Enters or remains in any school building, classroom or upon any school ground, or street, sidewalk or public way adjacent thereto, and intentionally causes disruption of the activities of the school;
8. Makes unreasonable noise and continues to do so after being asked to stop;
9. Is found intoxicated from the use of drugs or other substances, exclusive of alcoholic beverages, in any public place in the city;
10. Unless properly authorized, intentionally removes, defaces, injures, or destroys any street sign, or sign erected or placed in or adjacent to any street, which sign indicates the name of the street or serves as a traffic-control device; or
11. Spits at or toward another person.
B. Disorderly conduct is a misdemeanor. (Ord. 07-01 § 2, 2007; Ord. 04-04 § 1, 2004; Ord. 88-3, 1988)
9.34.020 Riot, failure to disperse and obstruction.
The following state statutes, including all future amendments, are adopted by reference:
RCW
9A.84.010 (1)
(2)(b) Riot.
9A.84.020 Failure to disperse.
9.27.015 Interference, obstruction of any court, building or residence – Violations.
(Ord. 88-3, 1988)
9.34.030 Privacy, violating right of.
The following state statutes, including all future amendments, are adopted by reference:
RCW
9.73.010 Divulging telegram.
9.73.020 Opening sealed letter.
9.73.030 Intercepting, recording or divulging private communication – Consent required – Exceptions.
9.73.070 Same – Persons and activities excepted.
9.73.090 Police and fire personnel exempted from RCW 9.73.030 – 9.73.080 – Standards.
9.73.100 Recordings available to defense counsel.
(Ord. 88-3, 1988)
9.34.040 Libel and slander.
The following statutes of the state, including all future amendments, are adopted by reference:
RCW
9.58.010 Libel, what constitutes.
9.58.020 How justified or excused – Malice, when presumed.
9.58.030 Publication defined.
9.58.040 Liability of editors and others.
9.58.050 Report of proceedings privileged.
9.58.070 Privileged communications.
9.58.080 Furnishing libelous information.
9.58.090 Threatening to publish libel.
9.58.100 Slander of financial institution.
9.58.120 Testimony necessary to convict.
(Ord. 88-3, 1988)
9.34.050 Malicious prosecution – Abuse of process.
The following state statutes, including all future amendments, are adopted by reference:
RCW
9.62.010 Malicious prosecution.
9.62.020 Instituting suit in name of another.
(Ord. 88-3, 1988)