Chapter 6.47
TRESPASS CRIMES

Sections:

6.47.010    Trespass in the first degree.

6.47.020    Trespass in the second degree.

6.47.030    Trespassing on roofs.

6.47.040    Trespass at night to eavesdrop or observe.

6.47.050    Refusal to leave premises of another.

6.47.060    Computer trespass—Second degree.

6.47.010 Trespass in the first degree.

(1)    A person is guilty of criminal trespass in the first degree if he knowingly enters or remains unlawfully in a building.

(2)    Criminal trespass in the first degree is a gross misdemeanor. (Ord. 98-3 § 31 (part), 1998).

6.47.020 Trespass in the second degree.

(1)    A person is guilty of criminal trespass in the second degree if he knowingly enters or remains in or upon the premises of another under circumstances not constituting criminal trespass in the first degree.

(2)    Criminal trespass in the second degree is a misdemeanor. (Ord. 98-3 § 31 (part), 1998).

6.47.030 Trespassing on roofs.

A.    It is unlawful for any person to go onto the roof or top of any building, cornice, roof or wall thereof, without the consent of the owner or person entitled to possession of the building.

B.    It is unlawful for any person to sit, stand on or lean against the cornice or exterior of any building from the roof of the building, when such cornice, wall or roof faces toward any public street or alley of the city of Yakima.

C.    Any violation of this section is a misdemeanor. (Ord. 98-3 § 32, 1998).

6.47.040 Trespass at night to eavesdrop or observe.

A.    Any person who, during the nighttime goes upon the land of another and near any residence located upon said land without invitation and without lawful reasons therefor, or who approaches at any time the dwelling, residence or apartment of another for the purpose of or with the intent to spy, eavesdrop or observe the interior or persons within any such dwelling or residence, is declared to be a disorderly person.

B.    A violation of this section is a misdemeanor. (Ord. 98-3 § 33, 1998: Ord. B-218, 1937: Ord. A-236 § 1(60-C), 1917).

6.47.050 Refusal to leave premises of another.

A.    Any person who refuses to leave the premises occupied by another person or their agent, after being ordered to leave the premises by the legal occupant thereof, is declared to be a disorderly person.

B.    Refusal to leave premises of another is a misdemeanor. (Ord. 98-3 § 34, 1998: Ord. B-1238, 1951: Ord. A-236 § 1(62), 1917).

6.47.060 Computer trespass—Second degree.

A.    A person is guilty of computer trespass in the second degree if the person, without authorization, intentionally gains access to a computer system or electronic database of another under circumstances not constituting the offense in the first degree.

B.    Computer trespass in the second degree is a gross misdemeanor. (Ord. 98-32 § 14, 1998).