Chapter 9.20
STAY OUT OF AREAS OF PROSTITUTION (SOAP) ORDERS

Sections:

9.20.010    Stay out of areas of prostitution orders.

9.20.010 Stay out of areas of prostitution orders.

A. Stay out of areas of prostitution orders, hereinafter known as “SOAP” orders, may be issued by the Milton municipal court to anyone charged with or convicted of prostitution, permitting prostitution, or patronizing a prostitute under RCW 9A.88.030, 9A.88.090, and 9A.88.110, respectively, as adopted by reference by the city in MMC 9.04.020, or a criminal violation of any ordinance or law of any jurisdiction within the state prohibiting acts of soliciting, committing, or offering or agreeing to commit prostitution, as a condition of pretrial release, as a condition of a diversion agreement, or as a condition of sentence or other post-conviction disposition.

B. A SOAP order shall warn the person named in the order to stay out of the following high risk prostitution area, in substantially similar form:

The entire area which extends 1,000 feet in all directions from 7909 Pacific Hwy. E., Milton, Washington. A map of the area is included as reference.

C. The written SOAP order shall contain the court’s directive and shall bear the legend, in substantially similar form:

WARNING: Violation of this order subjects the violator to arrest under Chapter 9.04 MMC and shall constitute a separate criminal offense and may result in imposition of suspended or deferred jail time and/or fine.

D. A SOAP order may allow the person named to cross the high risk prostitution area while traveling directly across from east to west, west to east, north to south, or south to north without stopping, and only to the extent necessary to facilitate travel from one area outside the high risk prostitution area to another.

E. A person is deemed to have notice of the SOAP order when:

1. The signature of the person named in the order is affixed to the bottom of the order, signifying that he/she has read the order and has knowledge of the contents of the order; or

2. The order recites that the person named in the order or the person’s attorney appeared in person before the court when the same was issued.

F. Penalties. A person who knowingly and willfully disobeys a SOAP order issued under this section is guilty of a gross misdemeanor. (Ord. 1830 § 1 (Exh. A), 2013).