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AN ORDINANCE amending Chapter 9 . 04 , Chapter 9 . 24 , and
Chapter 9 . 28 of the Camas Municipal Code by amending the
public officer obstructing and false reporting provisions ,
prescribing a penalty for violations thereof, amending the penalty
for the offense of minor in possession/ supplying liquor to a minor
and amending provisions of certain firearm offenses .
THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CAMAS DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS :
Section I
Section 9 . 04 . 030 of the Camas Municipal Code is hereby amended top rovide as follows :
9 . 04 . 030 Public officer Obstructing prohibited .
A person is guilty of obstructing a public officer if the person :
A . Willfully interferes , hinders , delays , or obstructs a public officer in the discharge of
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his or her official powers or duties ; or
B . Intentionally hinders or delays a public officer by disobeying a lawful order to stop
given by such officers or
C . Intentionally refuses to cease an activity or behavior that creates a risk of injury to
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any person when ordered to do so by a public officer ; or
D . Intentionally destroys or removes or attempts to destroy or remove anyro ert
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which he knows the public officer is lawfully attempting to obtain , secure , orp reserve
during a lawful investigation , search or arrest ; or
E . Intentionally refuses to leave the scene of a crime or fire while an investigation is in
progress after being requested to leave by a public officer .
A "public officer" means any general authority , limited authority , or specially
commissioned Washington peace officer or federal peace officer as those terms are
defined in RCW 10 . 93 . 020 , and other public officers who are responsible for enforcement
of fire , building , zoning , and life and safety codes .
Section II
Section 9 . 04 . 040 of the Camas Municipal Code is hereby amended to provide as follows :
9 . 04 . 040 False reports .
A person is guilty of false reporting if the person :
A . With knowledge that the information reported , conveyed or circulates is false , he or
sheinitiates or circulates a false written or oral report or warning of an alleged or
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impending occurrence of a fire , explosion , crime , catastrophe or emergency knowing that
such false report is likely to cause evacuation of a building , place of assembly , or
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transportation facility , or to cause public inconvenience or alarm , or causes a police or
fire officer to respond ; or
B . Makes a verbal or written statement relating to a crime , catastrophe or emergency to a
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public officer , police or fire department employee , or a 911 communications operator ,
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knowing that such statement contains a misstatement of facts ; or
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C . Makes files , or causes to be filed with aublic officer er a written report , statement ,
application , citation or complaint which he or she knows to contain a misstatement of
facts ; or
D . Gives false identification or personal data to a public officer when such officer has
probable cause to believe that the person has committed a traffic or nonAraffic offense
the officer is executing a search or arrest warrant , issuinga citation or notice of infraction ,
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or making an arrest .
" Public officer" shall have the same meaning as described in Section 9 . 04 . 030 .
Section III
Section 9 . 04 . 050 of the Camas Municipal Code is hereby amended top rovide as follows :
9 . 04 . 050 Penalty .
Any persons violating any of the provisions of Section 9 . 04 . 010 shall beuilt of a
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misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by imprisonment for a
period not to exceed ninety days or a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars or by both
such fine and imprisonment .
Any persons violating any of the provisions of Sections 9 . 04 . 030 and 9 . 04 . 040 shall be
guilty of a gross misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall beunished b
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imprisonment for a period not to exceed one year or a fine not exceeding five thousand
dollars or by both such fine and imprisonment .
Section IV
Section 9 . 24 . 050 of the Camas Municipal Code is hereby amended top rovide as follows :
9 . 24 . 050 Penalty .
Any person eighteen years of age and over who violates or fails to comply any with of the
provisions of this article or who shall counsel , aid or abet any such violation or failure to
comply , shall be guilty of a gross misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be
punished by imprisonment for a period not to exceed one year or a fine not exceedingfive
thousand dollars or by both such fine and imprisonment .
Section V
Section 9 . 28 . 030 of the Camas Municipal Code is hereby amended top rovide as follows :
9 . 28 . 030 Aiming or discharging prohibited .
Any person who :
A . Aims any gun , pistol , revolver or other firearm , whether loaded or not at or towards
any human being ; or
B . Willfully discharges any firearm , air gun or other weapon , or throws an deadl
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missile in a public place , or in any place where any person might be endangered thereby ,
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although no injury results . A public place shall not include an location at which
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firearms are authorized to be lawfully discharged ;
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shall be guilty of a gross misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be punished. p d by
imprisonment for a period not to exceed one year or a fine not exceedingfive thousand
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dollars or by both such fine an imprisonment .
Section VI
Section 9 . 28 . 060 of the Camas Municipal Code is hereby amended top rovide as follows :
Section 9 . 28 . 060 Dangerous weapons Prohibitions .
Any person who :
A . Manufactures , sells or disposes of or possesses any instrument or weapon of the kind
commonly known as .slu tet , sand club , metal knuckles , spring blade knife , or any
knife of which is automatically released by a spring mechanism or other mechanical
device , or any knife having a blade which opens or falls , or is ejected into position b the
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force of gravity , or by an outward , downward , or centrifugal thrust or movement ; or
B . Furtively carries with intent to conceal any dagger , dirk , pistol , or other dangerous
weapon ; or
C . Uses any contrivance or device for suppressing the noise of any firearm ;
shall be guilty of a gross misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall beunished b
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imprisonment for a period not to exceed one year or a fine not exceeding five thousand
dollars or by both such fine and imprisonment .
Section VII
This ordinance shall take force and be in effect five ( 5 ) days from and after itsp ublication
according to law . -
PASSED by the Council and APPROVED b the Mayor this da
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2005 .
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SIGNED : �(2
Mayor
ATTEST , � . y
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Clerk
APpj<iVF,D as to form :
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City Attorney