Chapter 6A.04
CRIMES AGAINST PERSONS
Sections:
6A.04.025 Domestic relations no contact orders.
6A.04.027 Protection from unlawful harassment.
6A.04.030 Violation of domestic violence protection order – Penalties.
6A.04.035 Violation of protection or restraining orders.
6A.04.037 Interfering with the reporting of domestic violence.
6A.04.040 Peace officers – Immunity.
6A.04.050 Harassing telephone calls.
6A.04.060 Communication with a minor for immoral purposes.
6A.04.070 Leaving children unattended in parked automobile.
6A.04.090 Reckless endangerment.
6A.04.100 Violation of no contact order for crimes of harassment.
6A.04.010 Assault.
It is unlawful for any person to intentionally touch or strike another, regardless of whether any actual physical harm is done to the other, without the express or implied permission of said other person. Every person convicted of a violation of this section shall be guilty of assault, a gross misdemeanor. (Ord. 2652 § 5, 1986; Ord. 2507 § 1, 1983; Ord. 2419 § 1.01, 1980)
6A.04.020 Coercion.
(1) A person is guilty of coercion if by use of a threat he compels or induces a person to engage in conduct which the latter has a legal right to abstain from, or to abstain from conduct which he has a legal right to engage in.
(2) “Threat” as used in this section means:
(a) To communicate, directly or indirectly, the intent immediately to use force against any person who is present at the time; or
(b) To communicate, directly or indirectly, the intent:
(i) To cause bodily injury in the future to the person threatened or to any other person, or
(ii) To cause physical damage to the property of a person other than the actor, or
(iii) To subject the person threatened or any other person to physical confinement or restraint.
(3) Coercion is a gross misdemeanor. (Ord. 2652 § 6, 1986; Ord. 2507 § 2, 1983; Ord. 2419 § 1.01, 1980)
6A.04.025 Domestic relations no contact orders.
(1) Pursuant to RCW 35.21.180, and the authority extended thereby, the city of Wenatchee does hereby adopt by reference, in its entirety, Chapter 10.99 RCW, et seq., together with amendments thereto or additions thereto on the subject of this section.
(2) One copy of such statute, Chapter 10.99 RCW, et seq., which is attached to the ordinance codified in this section and incorporated in this section by reference, shall be filed with the city clerk for use and examination by the public prior to the adoption of said Chapter 10.99 RCW et seq. (Ord. 97-19 §§ 1, 2)
6A.04.027 Protection from unlawful harassment.
(1) Pursuant to RCW 35.21.180, and the authority extended thereby, the city of Wenatchee does hereby adopt by reference, in its entirety, Chapter 10.14 RCW, et seq., together with amendments thereto or additions thereto on the subject of this section.
(2) One copy of such statute, Chapter 10.14 RCW, et seq., which is attached to the ordinance codified in this section and incorporated in this section by reference, shall be filed with the city clerk for use and examination by the public prior to the adoption of said Chapter 10.14 RCW. (Ord. 97-20 §§ 1, 2)
6A.04.030 Violation of domestic violence protection order – Penalties.
(1) Whenever an order for protection is granted under Chapter 26.50 RCW, et seq., and the respondent or person to be restrained knows of the order, a violation of the restraint provisions or of a provision excluding the person from a residence, workplace, school, or day care, or of a provision prohibiting a person from knowingly coming within, or knowingly remaining within, a specified distance of a location, is a gross misdemeanor.
(2) A police officer shall arrest and take into custody, pending release on bail, personal recognizance, or court order, a person without a warrant when the officer has probable cause to believe that an order has been issued pursuant to Chapter 26.50 RCW, et seq., and that the person has violated the terms of the order restraining the person from acts or threats of violence, or restraining the person from going onto the grounds of or entering a residence, workplace, school, or day care, or prohibiting the person from knowingly coming within, or knowingly remaining within, a specified distance of a location. (Ord. 2001-17 § 1; Ord. 2715 § 1, 1983)
6A.04.035 Violation of protection or restraining orders.
RCW 26.09.300 is adopted in its entirety.
RCW 26.10.220 is adopted in its entirety.
RCW 26.44.063 is adopted in its entirety.
RCW 26.44.067 is adopted in its entirety. (Ord. 3014 §§ 1 – 4, 1993)
6A.04.037 Interfering with the reporting of domestic violence.
(1) Pursuant to RCW 35.21.180, and the authority extended thereby, the city of Wenatchee does hereby adopt by reference RCW 9A.36.150, together with amendments thereto or additions thereto on the subject of this section.
(2) One copy of such statute, RCW 9A.36.150, which is attached to the ordinance codified in this section and incorporated in this section by reference, shall be filed with the city clerk for use and examination by the public in the office of the city clerk, and is on file with said city clerk prior to the adoption of said RCW 9A.36.150. (Ord. 97-1 §§ 1, 2)
6A.04.040 Peace officers – Immunity.
No peace officer may be held criminally or civilly liable for making an arrest under WCC 6A.04.030 if the police officer acts in good faith and without malice. (Ord. 2715 § 1, 1988)
6A.04.050 Harassing telephone calls.
Every person who, with intent to harass, intimidate, torment or embarrass any other person, shall make a telephone call to such other person:
(1) Using any lewd, lascivious, profane, indecent, or obscene words or language, or suggesting the commission of any lewd or lascivious act; or
(2) Anonymously or repeatedly or at an extremely inconvenient hour, whether or not conversation ensues; or
(3) Threatening to inflict injury on the person or property of the person called or any member of his or her family or household; shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. Any offense committed by use of a telephone as set forth above, may be deemed to have been committed either at the place from which the telephone call or calls were made or at the place where the telephone call or calls were received. (Ord. 2652 § 9, 1986; Ord. 2508 § 1, 1983; Ord. 2419 § 1.01, 1980)
6A.04.060 Communication with a minor for immoral purposes.
A person who communicates with a minor for immoral purposes is guilty of a gross misdemeanor. As used in this section, “minor” means a person under 16 years of age. (Ord. 2652 § 10, 1986; Ord. 2419 § 1.01, 1980)
6A.04.070 Leaving children unattended in parked automobile.
Every person having the care and custody, whether temporary or permanent, of minor children or a child under the age of 12 years, who shall leave such children or child in a parked automobile unattended by an adult while such person enters a tavern or other premises where alcoholic beverages are dispensed for consumption on the premises shall be guilty of a gross misdemeanor. (Ord. 2715 § 1, 1988)
6A.04.080 Threats to do harm.
(1) A person is guilty of threats to do harm if:
(a) Without lawful authority, the person knowingly threatens:
(i) To cause bodily injury immediately or in the future to the person threatened or to any other person; or
(ii) To cause physical damage to the property of a person other than the actor; or
(iii) To subject the person threatened or any other person to physical confinement or restraint; or
(iv) Maliciously to do any other act which is intended to substantially harm the person threatened or another with respect to his or her physical or mental health or safety; and
(b) The person by words or conduct places the person threatened in reasonable fear that the threat will be carried out.
(2) Threats to do harm is a gross misdemeanor.
(3) For the purposes of this provision, “words or conduct” includes, in addition to any other form of communication or conduct, the sending of an electronic communication.
(4) The penalty provided in this provision shall not preclude the victim from seeking any other remedy otherwise available under law. (Ord. 2004-13 § 2; Ord. 2780 § 1, 1989)
6A.04.090 Reckless endangerment.
(1) A person is guilty of reckless endangerment when he recklessly engages in conduct which creates a substantial risk of death or serious physical injury to another person.
(2) Reckless endangerment is a gross misdemeanor. (Ord. 2652 § 38, 1986)
6A.04.100 Violation of no contact order for crimes of harassment.
(1) RCW 9A.46.040, 9A.46.050, 9A.46.060, 9A.46.070, 9A.46.080, and 9A.46.090 are adopted by reference as though fully set forth in this chapter together with all subsequent amendments thereto.
(2) One copy of each of the statutes listed in subsection (1) of this section have heretofore been filed with the city clerk of the city of Wenatchee, as provided by RCW 35.21.180. (Ord. 2006-10 § 1)