HomeMy WebLinkAbout2056 OrdinanceORDINANCE NO. 2056
AN ORDINANCE of the City of Pasco relating to peace, safety, and morals and creating
certain criminal offenses by amending Sections 9.08.020, 9.12.010, and
9.12.020, and by enacting Section 9.12.030 of the Pasco Municipal Code.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PASCO DOES ORDAIN
AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. That Section 9.08.020 of the Pasco Municipal Code (Ord. 1273
1, 1967) be and the same is hereby amended to read as follows:
P.M.C. 9.08.020 VAGRANCY. Any person who:
1. Keeps a place knowing that lost or stolen property is concealed
therein without promptly notifying the police;
2. Approaches another person in or upon any place or property open
to members of the public and requests the other to contribute
money or something of value for his private support;
3. Who lodges in any enclosed structure, vessel, car, or other place
belonging to another without the permission of the owner or person
entitled to have control of the premises;
is a vagrant and is guilty of violation of this code.
Section 2. That Section 9.12.010 of the Pasco Municipal Code (Prior Code ,
10 - 2.04) be and the same is hereby amended to read as follows:
P. M.0 . 9.12.010 PROSTITUTION . It is a violation of this code for any person
to practice or solicit prostitution.
1. Prostitution includes but is not limited to the following:
To engage, or to agree, or to offer to engage in sexual donduct with
another person in return for a fee; or to solicit, procure, or induce
another person to engage or to agree to engage in sexual conduct in
return for a fee; or to offer to another person a fee to engage in sexual
conduct. This sub -section shall not apply if the respective parties
are married to each other.
2. Sexual conduct means:
6) Sexual intercourse in its ordinary sense which occurs upon
penetration, however slight, or contact between persons
involving the sex orgrans of one and the mouth or anus of
another done for the sexual gratification of either person.
b) The touching or handling of the genitals of another person
for the sexual gra tifica tion of either person.
Section 3. That Section 9.12.020 of the Pasco Municipal Code (Prior Code 9
10 - 2.08) be and the same is hereby amended to read as follows:
P.M.C. 9.12.02 0 PROSTITUTION LOITERING. It is a violation of this code
for any person to remain in any public place and intentionally solicit, entice, induce, or
procure another person to commit an act of prostitution as provided in this chapter..
1. "Public place" shall include any area generally visible to public
view including streets, sidewalks, bridges, alleys, plazas, parks,
driveways, parking lots, automobiles (whethermoving or not), and
builidings apen to the general public including those which serve
food or drink, or provide entertainment, and the doorways and
entrances to buildings or dwellings and the grounds enclosing them.
2. Among the circumstances which may be considered in determining
whether the actor intends the conduct prohibited by this section
shall include:
a) Attempting to stop or attract the attention of passersby including
the occupants of vehicles by repeated beckoning to or other
gestures or expressive conduct.
b) Being located in an area or place where it is commonly known
that the conduct prohibited by this chapter occurs.
c) Being a known prostiztute, panderer, or solicitor, of prostitutes.
d) The believability of any explanation offerred by the person at
the time of the incident regarding their presence and conduct.
3. A known prostitute, panderer, or solicitor of prostitutes shall include
any person who has been convicted of violating this chapter or any
like or similar law or any law dealing with prostitution ,TeWd or
immoral conduct associated with the same of any other. jurisdiction.
Section 3. That Section 9.08.030 be and the same is hereby enacted to read
as follows:
P.M.C. 9.12.030 PERSONS. In the prosecution of any offense under this
chapter it shall not matter what the sex of the persons may be or that the persons are of
the same sex. A person acting as an agent for the Police engaged in efforts to enforce
this chapter is not guilty of violating this chapter provided his or her conduct has been
authorized.
May PASSED by the City Council of the City of Pasco this 7 day of
1979. `
Chet Bailie, Mayor
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y n ells , City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Dennis J. De Felice, City Attorney