Chapter 9.32
CRIMES RELATING TO
PUBLIC OFFICERS

Sections:

9.32.010    Obstructing justice, criminal assistance, introducing contraband and related offenses.

9.32.030    Escape.

9.32.040    Vehicles resembling city vehicles.

9.32.050    Interference with and abuse of police dogs prohibited.

9.32.010 Obstructing justice, criminal assistance, introducing contraband and related offenses.

The following state statutes are adopted by reference:

RCW

    9.69.100 Duty of witness of offense against child or any violent offense – Penalty.

    9A.72.010 Definitions.

    9A.72.040 False swearing.

    9A.72.050 Perjury and false swearing – Inconsistent statements – Degree of crime.

    9A.72.060 False swearing – Retraction.

    9A.72.070 False swearing – Irregularities no defense.

    9A.72.080 Statement of what one does not know to be true.

    9A.72.140 Jury tampering.

    9A.72.150 Tampering with physical evidence.

    9A.76.010 Definitions.

    9A.76.020 Obstructing a law enforcement officer.

    9A.76.030 Refusing to summon aid for a peace officer.

    9A.76.040 Resisting arrest.

    9A.76.050 Rendering criminal assistance – Definition of terms.

    9A.76.060 Relative defined.

    9A.76.070 Rendering criminal assistance in the first degree.

    9A.76.080 Rendering criminal assistance in the second degree.

    9A.76.090 Rendering criminal assistance in the third degree.

    9A.76.100 Compounding.

    9A.76.160 Introducing contraband in the third degree.

    9A.76.170 Bail jumping.

    9A.76.175 Making a false or misleading statement to a public servant.

    9A.84.040 False reporting.

(Ord. 801 § 33, 1998; Ord. 529 § 2, 1988. Formerly 9.32.020).

9.32.030 Escape.

The following state statutes, including all future amendments, are adopted by reference:

RCW

    9.31.090 Escaped prisoner recaptured.

    9A.76.130 Escape in the third degree.

(Ord. 529 § 2, 1988).

9.32.040 Vehicles resembling city vehicles.

No person shall operate a motor vehicle within the city which is painted and contains decals, numbers, name, or insignia so as to simulate a Gig Harbor police or fire department vehicle or any other city vehicle without prior authorization from the city administrator, police chief, fire chief or their designees. Violation of this section is a misdemeanor. (Ord. 529 § 2, 1988).

9.32.050 Interference with and abuse of police dogs prohibited.

It is a misdemeanor for any person to wilfully or maliciously interfere with, obstruct, torture, beat, kick, strike, or in any way abuse or harass any dog used by any police officer in discharging or attempting to discharge any legal duty or power of his office, under circumstances not amounting to “harming a police dog,” as defined in RCW 9A.76.200. (Ord. 529 § 2, 1988).