HomeMy WebLinkAbout3936 AN ORDINANCE providing for penalties for violation of
a criminal No Contact Order issued pursuant to RCW
10.99 and violation of a civil Order for Protection issued
pursuant to the 1984 Domestic Violence Prevention Act
constitute misdemeanors.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BREMERTON DOES HEREBY ORDAIN:
SECTION 1: Violation of a criminal No Contact Order -
a. Wilful violation of a court order prohibiting a
defendant from having contact with the victim(s) of domestic
violence is a Misdemeanor.
b. For the purpose of this Section, victim(s) means
the spouse, ex-spouse, relative by blood or marriage, housemate
or roommate and ex-housemate or roommate the defendant allegedly
committed a crime of domestic violence against. Domestic
violence includes, but is not limited to, the crimes of assault,
reckless endangerment, coercion, burglary, criminal trespass,
malicious mischief, kidnapping and unlawful imprisonment.
SECTION 2: Violation of a civil Order for Protection -
a. Wilful violation of the following provisions of a
civil Order for Protection is a Misdemeanor.
1. Restraining any party from committing
acts of domestic violence;
2. Restraining any party from having contact
with the other party;
3. Excluding any party from the residence of
the other party;
4. Restraining any party from interfering
with the other party's custody of children;
5. Restraining any party from removing
the children from the jurisdiction of the court or
out of the state.
b. For the purpose of this Section, a civil Order for
Protection means a Temporary Civil Protection Order or a Civil
Protection Order issued pursuant to the 1984 Domestic Violence
Prevention Act. Domestic violence means those crimes set forth
in Section 10(b) above.
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APPROVED by the City Council on the first reading this
~ay of 9,3 ~c~.~c~%_~ , 19 84.
PASSED by the City Council of the City of Bremerton, signed
by k~]e Mayor and attested by the city Clerk in authentication of
s~.lch ~assage this .~ day o~ ~ /~, 1984.
MORRIE DAWKINS, ~ayor
K~THL~E~ L. ~cCBUSKE~ ~ Clerk