Chapter 6.48
OFFENSES AGAINST GOVERNMENTAL ORDER
Sections:
6.48.060 Willful interference with a police dog.
6.48.070 Unauthorized communications with prisoners—Unauthorized transport of articles.
6.48.080 Interference with a firefighter or emergency medical services technician.
6.48.015 Statutes adopted.
The following Revised Code of Washington (RCW) sections, as currently enacted or as hereafter amended or recodified from time to time, are hereby adopted by reference and shall be given the same force and effect as if set forth herein in full:
RCW
9.40.100 Tampering with fire alarm or firefighting equipment—False alarm—Penalties.
9A.60.045 Criminal impersonation in the second degree.
9A.76.010 Definitions.
9A.76.020 Obstructing a law enforcement officer.
9A.76.030 Refusing to summon aid for a peace officer.
9A.76.040 Resisting arrest.
9A.76.130 Escape 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.
(Ord. 2015-021 § 19, 2015: Ord. 2011-29 § 4, 2011).
6.48.060 Willful interference with a police dog.
A. It shall be unlawful for any person, under circumstances not amounting to “harming a police dog,” as defined in RCW 9A.76.200, to willfully or maliciously interfere with, obstruct, torture, beat, kick, strike, or in any way abuse or harass any police dog or otherwise interfere with or attempt to interfere with a police officer’s use of any police dog while discharging or attempting to discharge the duties of the police officer.
B. As used in this section, “police dog” is a dog used by any law enforcement agency which dog has been specially trained for law enforcement and which dog is under the control of a law enforcement officer.
C. Willful interference with a police dog is a misdemeanor. (Ord. 2002-29 § 1, 2002).
6.48.070 Unauthorized communications with prisoners—Unauthorized transport of articles.
A. It is unlawful for any person, other than a police officer or a person authorized by the detention facility custodian, to verbally communicate with any prisoner in any city of Yakima or Yakima County detention facility, or to transport or cause to be transported into or out of such facility any writing, clothing, food or other article whatsoever.
B. It is unlawful for any person to loiter in or about any city of Yakima or Yakima County detention facility for the purpose of engaging in any conduct prohibited by subsection A of this section.
C. A violation of this section is a misdemeanor. (Ord. 2011-29 § 5, 2011: Ord. 2069 § 1, 1977: Ord. B-507, 1941: Ord. A-236 § 1(61), 1917. Formerly 6.04.325).
6.48.080 Interference with a firefighter or emergency medical services technician.
A. An individual commits the crime of interfering with a firefighter or emergency medical services technician if the individual, knowing that another person is a firefighter or emergency medical services technician, intentionally acts in a manner that prevents, or attempts to prevent, a firefighter or emergency medical services technician from performing their official powers or duties.
B. As used in this section, “individual” means any person excluding city of Yakima employees acting in their capacity as employees of the city of Yakima and within the scope of their official powers or duties.
C. As used in this section, “firefighter” is defined as it is in RCW 41.26.030.
D. As used in this section, “emergency medical services technician” means any person authorized by the Secretary of the Washington State Department of Health to render emergency medical care.
E. Interfering with a firefighter or emergency medical services technician is a gross misdemeanor. (Ord. 2021-023 § 1, 2021).