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AN ORDINANCE relating to Prostitution, adopting anti-prostitution emphasis areas for
inclusion in conditions of release or conditions of probation for those persons charged or
convicted of prostitution, and amending Chapter 9.24 of the Bremerton Municipal Code.
WHEREAS, the City of Bremerton City Council has heard testimony from the City's
police officers concerning the scope and magnitude of prostitution activity in those areas of the
City of Bremerton set forth in this ordinance, and finds that the frequency of prostitution activities
in those areas constitute a high risk for prostitution in the future and have become a focal point
for those participating in prostitution activities; now, therefore,
THE CITY OF BREMERTON DOES HEREBY ORDAIN:
Section 1. New Section. A new section shall be added to Chapter 9.24 of the Bremerton
Municipal Code to read as follows:
9.24.072 Stay Out of Areas o£Prostitution Orders.
(a) Stay Out of Areas o£Prostitution orders, hereinai~er designated as SOAP orders, may
be issued by the Bremerton Municipal Court to anyone charged with any offense defined in this
chapter as a condition of pre-trial release.
(b) SOAP orders may be issued by the Bremerton Municipal court to anyone convicted of
any offense defined in this chapter.
(c) SOAP orders shall order the person named in the order to stay out of the following
described areas of the City designated to be anti-prostitution emphasis areas in order to assure
elimination of all prostitution and prostitution-related activity within these areas:
(1) The entire area extending from the 100 block to the 900 block of North Callow
Avenue, and one block east and west of this area of North Callow Avenue; and
(2) The entire area extending fi.om the 800 block to the 1700 block of 6th Street, and one
block north and south of this area of 6th Street; and
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(3) The entire area extending from the 600 block to the 1100 block of Park Avenue, and
one block east and west of this area of Park Avenue including Evergreen Park; and
(4) The entire area extending from the 600 block to the 1100 block of Warren Avenue,
and one block east and west of this area of Warren Avenue.
(5) Any other area found by the Judge of the Municipal Court to warrant designation as
an anti-prostitution emphasis area when specifically set forth and identified in a court order
naming a particular defendant.
Section 2. New Section. A new section shall be added to Chapter 9.24 of the Bremerton
Municipal Code to read as follows:
9.24.074 Violation of Condition of Release or Probation.
The presence of any person within an anti-prostitution emphasis area in violation of court-
imposed conditions of release or conditions of suspension or deferral of any sentence shall
constitute a separate crime hereby designated a gross misdemeanor and any such person may be
apprehended and arrested without the necessity for any warrant or additional court order. Upon
conviction, any person so violating the conditions of release or conditions of suspension or
deferral shall be punished by imprisonment in jail for a maximum term fixed by the court of not
more than one (1) year, or by a fine in an amount fixed by the court of not more than Five
Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00), or by both such imprisonment and fine.
Section 3. Effective Date. This ordinance shall take effect ten (10) days from passage
and publication.
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Section 4. Expiration Date. Section 1 of this Ordinance shall expire on December 31,
1998.
APPROVED by the City Council of the City of Bremerton this ~ day of
, 1997.
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PASSED by the City Council of the City of Bremerton this /~/d, day of
~...~ ~-~,t ~, 1997.
DAVID D. FARR, Council President
APPROVED this ~ay of,/~//-eJ_,, 1997.
LYNN HORTON, Mayor
ATTEST:
KATHLEEN McCLUSKEY, City Clerl4
EFFEOTIVE DATE
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