Chapter 6.50
PUBLIC OFFICERS
Sections:
6.50.005 Misconduct of public officers – Statutes adopted.
6.50.010 Obstructing public officers.
6.50.020 Public officer defined.
6.50.030 Obstructing justice, criminal assistance, introducing contraband and related offenses.
6.50.050 Vehicles resembling police or fire vehicles.
6.50.060 Interference with and abuse of police dogs prohibited.
6.50.080 Unlawful acts against police department animal – Penalty for violation.
6.50.005 Misconduct of public officers – Statutes adopted.
The following state statutes are adopted by reference:
RCW
9A.80.010 Official misconduct.
42.20.020 Powers may not be delegated for profit.
42.20.030 Intrusion into and refusal to surrender public office.
42.20.040 False report.
42.20.050 Public officer making false certificate.
42.20.060 Falsely auditing and paying claims.
42.20.080 Other violations by officers.
42.20.100 Failure of duty by public officer a misdemeanor.
42.20.110 Improper conduct by certain justices.
(Ord. No. 13-741, § 1, 5-7-13.)
6.50.010 Obstructing public officers.
It is unlawful for any person to make any wilfully untrue, misleading or exaggerated statement to, or to wilfully hinder, delay or obstruct any public officer in the discharge of his or her official powers or duties. Obstructing public officers is a gross misdemeanor.
(Ord. No. 02-429, § 8, 11-19-02; Ord. No. 91-89, § 1(9.32.010), 3-5-91. Code 2001 § 6-266.)
6.50.020 Public officer defined.
“Public officer,” as used in FWRC 6.50.010, comprises police officers; fire chief and his or her designees; health officers; the public works director and his or her designees; city clerk and his or her designee; code enforcement personnel; and other city personnel authorized for enforcement of city ordinances, statutes and codes.
(Ord. No. 13-741, § 2, 5-7-13; Ord. No. 91-89, § 1(9.32.020), 3-5-91. Code 2001 § 6-267.)
6.50.030 Obstructing justice, criminal assistance, introducing contraband and related offenses.
The following state statutes are adopted by reference:
RCW
7.80.160 Failure to exercise notice options of nontraffic infraction.
9.69.100 Withholding knowledge of felony involving violence – Penalty.
9.91.175 Interfering with search and rescue dog.
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.76.020 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 terms.
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.76.170 Bail jumping.
9A.76.175 Making a false or misleading statement to a public servant.
9A.84.040 False reporting.
(Res. No. 09-539, § 1, 1-6-09; Ord. No. 07-561, § 1, 9-18-07; Ord. No. 05-508, § 3, 11-1-05; Ord. No. 04-463, § 6, 8-3-04; Ord. No. 02-429, § 9, 11-19-02; Ord. No. 00-374, § 13, 9-19-00; Ord. No. 91-89, § 1(9.32.030), 3-5-91. Code 2001 § 6-268.)
6.50.040 Escape.
The following state statutes are adopted by reference:
RCW
9.31.090 Escaped prisoner recaptured.
9A.76.130 Escape in the third degree.
(Res. No. 09-539, § 1, 1-6-09; Ord. No. 91-89, § 1(9.32.040), 3-5-91. Code 2001 § 6-269.)
6.50.050 Vehicles resembling police or fire vehicles.
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 or county police or fire department vehicle, or city vehicle, without prior authorization from the police chief, fire chief, mayor, or their designees. Violation of this section is a misdemeanor.
(Ord. No. 10-669, § 62, 9-21-10; Ord. No. 91-89, § 1(9.32.050), 3-5-91. Code 2001 § 6-270.)
6.50.060 Interference with and abuse of police dogs prohibited.
It is a misdemeanor for any person to wilfully 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 or her office, under circumstances not amounting to “Harming a Police Dog,” as defined in RCW 9A.76.200.
(Ord. No. 91-89, § 1(9.32.060), 3-5-91. Code 2001 § 6-271.)
6.50.070 Abuse of office.
The following state statute is hereby adopted by reference: RCW 9A.80.010.
(Res. No. 09-539, § 1, 1-6-09; Ord. No. 00-374, § 14, 9-19-00. Code 2001 § 6-272.)
6.50.080 Unlawful acts against police department animal – Penalty for violation.
No person shall willfully hit, kick, strike, injure, harass, obstruct, or otherwise interfere with the use of any animal used by a police department for police work. Any person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor.
(Ord. No. 09-601, § 27, 1-6-09. Code 2001 § 6-273.)