HomeMy WebLinkAbout3838 Ordinance ORDINANCE NO. 3
AN ORDINANCE of the City of Pasco, Washington,
Creating a New Section 5.40.110, Entitled "Notice of Sex
Offender Residence"
WHEREAS, the Washington legislature has previously found that sex offenders pose a
high risk of engaging in sex offences even after being released from incarceration or
commitment and that protection of the public from sex offenders is a paramount governmental
interest; and
WHEREAS, registration of sexual offenders is mandated to assist law enforcement's
efforts to protect the members of our community and to give the public adequate notice and
information concerning the location of sex offenders to allow them to protect themselves and
their children from the risks incident to being in proximity to the registered sex offenders having
a probability or high probability to reoffend; and
WHEREAS, the legislature has recognized that homeless and transient offenders may
present unique risks to the community making their location more difficult to determine and to
provide appropriate protection to those that may reside by; and
WHEREAS, homeless and transient offenders have been found to utilize public
accommodations and lodgings as residences which are also available for other members of the
public who may be unaware and unprepared to protect themselves and their families from the
potential risks created by the presence of registered sex offenders; and
WHEREAS, in order to provide to the public notice of these risks, the most practical
means of providing this notice is posting of the notice at such places that provide public
accommodation and lodging designated as residences and registered sex offenders, NOW,
THEREFORE,
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PASCO, WASHINGTON, DO ORDAIN
AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. That a new Section 5.40.110 entitled "Notice of Sex Offender Residence"
shall be and hereby is enacted and shall read as follows:
5.40.110 NOTICE OF SEX OFFENDER RESIDENCE. Any provider of public
accommodations and lodging, as defined by RCW 70.62.210, upon notification of designation as
the residence of a registered Level II or Level III sex offender by the Franklin County Sheriff's
Office, Pasco Police Department, or subject to a contract with the Department of Corrections,
other State agencies, or subcontractors, to provide housing placement or assistance, designated as
the current residence of a Level II or Level III sex offender, shall post, in a conspicuous location
displayed in the lobby &P-effree•a sign stating "Registered Sex Offender(s) Reside Within this
Facility", upon which sign shall have lettering of not less than one inch height, clearly visible
from the registration location and provide immediately adjacent thereto posting of the sex
offender flyer prepared and distributed by the Pasco Police Department for each sex offender
residing within the facility.
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This sign, together with posted flyers, shall remain in place so long as the registered sex
offender resides within the facility.
Section 2. This Ordinance shall take full force and effect five (5) days after its
approval,passage and publication as required by law.
PASSED by the City Council of the City of Pasco, Washington, and approved as
provided by law this�day of , 2007.
Joyce o
Mayo
ATTEST: APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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Debbie Clark Leland B. Kerr
City Clerk City Attorney
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