Chapter 9.01
PRELIMINARY ARTICLE
Sections:
9.01.020 Principles of liability.
9.01.060 Reward--Damage to city property.
9.01.090 Amendments to state statutes.
9.01.010
General provisions.
The following statutes of the state are adopted by reference:
RCW 9.01.055 Citizen immunity if aiding officer.
RCW 9.01.110 Omission, when not punishable.
RCW 9.01.120 Civil remedies preserved.
RCW 9.01.130 Sending letter, when complete.
RCW 9.01.160 Application to existing civil rights.
RCW 9A.04.020 Purposes--Principles of construction.
RCW 9A.04.040 Classes of crime.
RCW 9A.04.050 People capable of committing crimes.
RCW 9A.04.060 Common law to supplement statutes.
RCW 9A.04.070 Who amenable to criminal statutes.
RCW 9A.04.080 Limitations of actions.
RCW 9A.04.090 Application of general provisions of the code.
RCW 9A.04.100 Proof beyond a reasonable doubt.
RCW 9A.04.110 Definitions.
(Ord. 1457 §2, 1999).
9.01.020 Principles of liability.
The following statutes of the state are adopted by reference:
RCW 9A.08.010 General requirements of culpability.
RCW 9A.08.020 Liability of conduct of another--Complicity.
RCW 9A.08.030 Criminal liability of corporations.
(Ord. 1457 §3, 1999).
9.01.030 Defenses.
The following statutes of the state are adopted by reference:
RCW 9A.12.010 Insanity.
RCW 9A.16.010 Definition.
RCW 9A.16.020 Use of force--When lawful.
RCW 9A.16.060 Duress.
RCW 9A.16.070 Entrapment.
RCW 9A.16.080 Action for being detained on mercantile.
RCW 9A.16.090 Intoxication.
(Ord. 1457 §4, 1999).
9.01.040 Contempt.
The following statutes of the state are adopted by reference:
RCW 7.20.010 Contempt of court defined.
RCW 7.20.020 Punishment--General.
RCW 7.20.030 Contempt in presence of court--Summary punishment.
RCW 7.20.040 Procedure in other cases.
RCW 7.20.050 Production of defendant if in custody.
RCW 7.20.060 How prosecuted.
RCW 7.20.070 Execution of warrant--Bond.
RCW 7.20.080 Return of warrant--Examination of defendant.
RCW 7.20.090 Judgment and sentence.
RCW 7.20.100 Indemnity to injured party.
RCW 7.20.110 Imprisonment until act performed.
RCW 7.20.120 Offender may be indicted.
RCW 7.20.130 Alias warrant--Prosecution of bond.
RCW 7.20.140 Appeal--Punishment for contempt of justice courts.
RCW 7.23.010 Criminal contempt.
(Ord. 1457 §5, 1999).
9.01.050 Penalties.
A. Any person convicted of a gross misdemeanor shall be punished by a fine not to exceed five thousand dollars or by imprisonment in jail for a term not to exceed one year, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
B. Any person convicted of a misdemeanor shall be punished by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars or by imprisonment in jail for a term not to exceed ninety days, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
C. Unless otherwise specifically defined as a gross misdemeanor, all violations of this title shall be deemed a misdemeanor. (Ord. 1457 §6, 1999).
9.01.060 Reward--Damage to city property.
A reward equal to ten percent of the dollar amount of the actual property damage (including cost of repair and replacement), but not less than fifty dollars and not to exceed one thousand dollars, resulting from any incident of property damage reported to the city shall be paid by the city to individual(s) providing information leading to the arrest and conviction of any individual or group of individuals for damaging city property when the information provided leads to the individual’s conviction for damage to city property. When the city pays such a reward, the convicted individual(s) shall repay the reward amount to the city. (Ord. 1457 §7, 1999).
9.01.070 Construction.
In adopting the state’s statutes by reference, only those crimes and offenses within the jurisdiction of a second-class city are intended to be adopted, and in those sections which deal with misdemeanors, gross misdemeanors and felonies, only the language applicable to misdemeanors and gross misdemeanors is to be applied. (Ord. 1457 §8, 1999).
9.01.080 Severability.
If any section, sentence, clause or phrase of this title should be held to be invalid or unconstitutional by a court of competent jurisdiction, such invalidity or unconstitutionality shall not affect the validity or constitutionality of any other section, sentence, clause or phrase of this title. (Ord. 1457 §9, 1999).
9.01.090 Amendments to state statutes.
The amendment of any state statute (RCWs) and/or administrative code (WACs) adopted by reference in this title shall be deemed to amend the corresponding section of this title and it shall not be necessary for the city council to take any action with respect to such amendment. (Ord. 1457 §10, 1999).