Chapter 9.80
PUBLIC OFFICERS, CRIMES RELATING TO
Sections
9.80.010 Public officer defined.
9.80.020 Obstructing justice and related offenses.
9.80.040 Vehicles resembling police or fire vehicles.
9.80.050 Interference with and abuse of police dogs prohibited.
9.80.010 Public officer defined.
(1) Use of Words and Phrases. As used in this chapter, unless the context or subject matter clearly indicates otherwise, the words or phrases defined in this section shall have the indicated meanings.
(2) “Public officer” means police officers, paid and volunteer firefighters, health officers, the public works director and designees, city clerk and designees, code enforcement personnel, and other city personnel authorized to enforce city ordinances, statutes, and codes. “Public officer” and “public servant” have the same breadth of meaning. [Ord. 1036 § 91, 1993.]
9.80.020 Obstructing justice and related offenses.
The following state statutes, as presently constituted or as may be subsequently amended, are adopted by reference and are applicable within the city:
RCW
9.69.100 Duty of witness of offense against child or any violent offense – Penalty.
9A.72.010 Definitions.
9A.72.040 False swearing.
9A.72.060 Perjury and false swearing – Retraction.
9A.72.070 Perjury and 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.76.020 Obstructing a public servant.
9A.76.030 Refusing to summon aid for a peace officer.
9A.76.040 Resisting arrest.
9A.76.050 Rendering criminal assistance – Definition of term.
9A.76.060 Relative defined.
9A.76.070 Rendering criminal assistance in the first degree.
9A.76.080 Rendering criminal assistance in the second degree.
9A.76.090 Rendering criminal assistance in the third degree.
9A.76.100 Compounding.
9A.76.160 Introducing contraband in the third degree.
9A.76.175 Making a false or misleading statement to a public servant.
[Ord. 1364 § 3, 2005: Ord. 1036 § 92, 1993.]
9.80.030 Escape.
The following state statutes are adopted by reference and are applicable within the city:
RCW
9.31.090 Escaped prisoner recaptured.
9A.76.130 Escape in the third degree.
9A.76.170 Bail jumping.
[Ord. 1036 § 93, 1993.]
9.80.040 Vehicles resembling police or fire vehicles.
(1) No person shall operate a motor vehicle within the city which is painted and contains decals, numbers, name, or insignia so as to simulate a city of Des Moines police, King County police, Washington State Patrol, or fire department vehicle, or other city vehicle, without prior authorization from the appropriate law enforcement chief, fire chief, city manager, or their designees.
(2) A violation of or failure to comply with this section is a misdemeanor. [Ord. 1036 § 94, 1993.]
9.80.050 Interference with and abuse of police dogs prohibited.
(1) It is unlawful for a person to willfully or maliciously interfere with, obstruct, torture, beat, kick, strike, or in any way abuse or harass a dog used by a police officer in discharging or attempting to discharge a legal duty or power of the police officer’s office, under circumstances not amounting to “Harming a Police Dog,” as defined in RCW 9A.76.200 as presently constituted or as may be subsequently amended.
(2) A violation of or failure to comply with this section is a misdemeanor. [Ord. 1036 § 95, 1993.]