Chapter 9.32
PUBLIC OFFICERS – CRIMES RELATING TO

Sections:

9.32.010    Obstructing public officers.

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

9.32.030    Escape.

9.32.040    Vehicles resembling police or fire vehicles.

9.32.050    Interference with and abuse of police dogs prohibited.

9.32.010 Obstructing public officers.

It is unlawful for any person to make any willfully untrue, misleading or exaggerated statement to, or willfully hinder, delay or obstruct any public officer in the discharge of his or her official powers or duties. Obstructing public officers is a misdemeanor. (Ord. 629 § 1, 1990)

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

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

RCW

9.69.100    Withholding knowledge of felony involving violence – Penalty

9A.72.010    Definitions

9A.72.040    False swearing

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.76.030    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.76.090    Rendering criminal assistance – Definition of terms

9A.76.100    Compounding

9A.76.160    Introducing contraband in the third degree

9A.76.170(1)(2)(d)        Bail jumping

9A.84.040    False reporting

(Ord. 629 § 1, 1990)

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. 629 § 1, 1990)

9.32.040 Vehicles resembling police or fire vehicles.

No person shall operate a motor vehicle within the town which is painted and contains decals, numbers, name or insignia so as to simulate a Clyde Hill police or fire department vehicle without prior authorization from the police chief, fire chief or their designees. Violation of this section is a misdemeanor. (Ord. 629 § 1, 1990)

9.32.050 Interference with and abuse of police dogs prohibited.

It is a misdemeanor for any person to willfully 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. 629 § 1, 1990)