Chapter 9.05
OFFENSES

Sections:

Article I. General Offenses

9.05.010    Assault.

9.05.020    Disturbing the peace.

9.05.030    Disorderly conduct.

9.05.040    Obstructing a public servant.

9.05.050    Reckless endangerment.

Article II. Violations – Penalties

9.05.100    Penalties.

Article I. General Offenses

9.05.010 Assault.

A. A person is guilty of assault when he or she intentionally assaults another person.

B. Penalty. Any person convicted of violating subsection A of this section shall be punished by not more than one year in jail or a fine of $5,000 or both. Any person convicted of violating any other section of this chapter shall be punished by not more than 90 days in jail or a fine of $1,000 or both. [Ord. 776 §§ 1, 2, 1994.]

9.05.020 Disturbing the peace.

No person shall within the city engage in conduct likely to promote an assaultive response by a reasonable person or engage in any conduct or make any noise, whether by language or other sound, that will disturb a reasonable person in the quiet enjoyment of any property that they inhabit by reason of ownership, lease, or lawful license. No person shall violate this section of the Roslyn Municipal Code by engaging in conduct that is lawful under the First Amendment of the United States Constitution or under the Constitution of the State of Washington. [Ord. 648, 1989.]

9.05.030 Disorderly conduct.

A person is guilty of disorderly conduct if he or she:

A. Uses abusive language and thereby intentionally creates a risk of assault;

B. Intentionally obstructs vehicular or pedestrian traffic without lawful authority; or

C. Is fighting another person or persons in a public place or in the public view. [Ord. 828 § 1, 1996.]

9.05.040 Obstructing a public servant.

Every person who:

A. Without lawful excuse shall refuse or knowingly fail to make or furnish any statement, report, or information lawfully required of him by a public servant; or

B. In any such statement or report shall make any knowingly untrue statement to a public servant; or

C. Shall knowingly hinder, delay, or obstruct any public servant in the discharge of his official powers or duties;

shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. [Ord. 714, 1992.]

9.05.050 Reckless endangerment.

A. A person is guilty of reckless endangerment when he or she recklessly engages in conduct which creates a substantial risk of death or serious physical injury to another person.

B. Reckless endangerment is a gross misdemeanor. [Ord. 840 § 2, 1997.]

Article II. Violations – Penalties

9.05.100 Penalties.

A. Unless otherwise stated, all violations of this title are misdemeanors. Every person convicted of a misdemeanor shall be punished by imprisonment in the county jail for a maximum term fixed by the court of not more than 90 days, or by a fine in an amount fixed by the court of not more than $1,000 or both such imprisonment and fine.

B. Every person convicted of a gross misdemeanor shall be punished by imprisonment in the county jail for a maximum term fixed by the court of not more than one year, or by a fine in an amount fixed by the court of not more than $5,000 or both such imprisonment and fine. [Ord. 840 § 3, 1997; Ord. 654, 1989.]