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.

6.50.040    Escape.

6.50.050    Vehicles resembling police or fire vehicles.

6.50.060    Interference with and abuse of police dogs prohibited.

6.50.070    Abuse of office.

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.)