Title 14 PUBLIC PEACE, SAFETY AND MORALS
Chapter 14.08 ENFORCEMENT
(Added by Ord. No. 168730, Apr. 26, 1995.)
A. Any person who if to be designated as a gang affiliate by the Police Bureau following the administrative hearing provided for in Police Bureau General Orders, or who has unsuccessfully challenged a gang affiliate designation at such a hearing, has a right of appeal to the Code Hearings Officer.
B. The appeal authorized by this section shall be conducted in accordance with the procedures and under the conditions set forth in Chapter 22.10 of this Code.
Chapter 14.28 MINORS
14.28.040 Tattooing
It is unlawful for any person to tattoo a minor under the age of 18 years or to assist or permit such tattooing.
Chapter 14.28 MINORS
14.28.070. Harboring a Runaway Child
It is unlawful for any person knowingly to harbor a runaway child. As used in this Section:
A. "To harbor" means to provide lodging, whether or not for compensation, without first notifying the Bureau of Police; and
B. "Knowingly" means with actual knowledge or under circumstances that would lead a person of common intelligence to believe that the child was a runaway; and
C. "Runaway child" means an unmarried child under 18 years of age who, without consent of the parent or other person having legal custody of that child, leaves and stays away from the home or other dwelling place provided for the child by that person.
(Top)Municipal Code of the City of Seattle, Washington
SMC 12A.16.020. Hindering law enforcement
A. As used in this section, "detention facility" means any place used for the confinement of a person:
1. Arrested for, charge with or convicted of a crime;
2. Charged with being or adjudicated to be a juvenile offender, as defined in RCW 13.40.020;
3. Held for extradition or as a material witness;
4. Otherwise confined pursuant to an order of a court, except an order under RCW Chapter 13.34 or RCW Chapter 13.32A; or
5. In any work release, furlough or other such facility or program.
B. As used in this section "relative" means a person who:
1. Is related as husband, wife, brother, sister, parent, grandparent, child, grandchild, stepchild or stepparent to the person of whom the actor intends to prevent, hinder or delay the apprehension or prosecution; and
2. Does not hinder law enforcement in one (1) or more of the means defined in subsections C4, 5 or 6 of this section.
C. A person is guilty of hindering law enforcement if with, intent to prevent, hinder or delay the apprehension or prosecution of another person who he or she knows has committed a crime or juvenile offense, is being sought by law enforcement officials for the commission of a crime or juvenile offense or has escaped from a detention facility, he or she:
1. Harbors or conceals such person; or
2. Warns such person of impending discovery or of apprehension; or
3. Provides such person with money, transportation, disguise or other means of avoiding discovery or apprehension; or
4. Prevents or obstructs, by use of force or threat, a private person from performing an act that might aid in the discovery or apprehension of such person; or
5. Conceals, alters or destroys any physical evidence that might aid in the discovery or apprehension of such person; or
6. Provide such person with a weapon. D. Except as provided by subsection E of this section, hindering law enforcement is a gross misdemeanor.
E. Hindering law enforcement is a misdemeanor if:
1. The person of whom the actor intends to prevent, hinder or delay the apprehension or prosecution has committed or is being sought for a class B felony, a class C felony, an equivalent juvenile offense or violation of parole, probation or community supervision and it is established by a preponderance of the evidence that the actor is a relative; or
2. The person of whom the actor intends to prevent, hinder or delay the apprehension or prosecution has committed a gross misdemeanor or a misdemeanor.
(Ord. 117156 Section 3, 1994: Ord. 102843 Section 12A.20.050, 1973.) Cases: Defendant’s bumping of store security officer for the purpose of helping a shoplifter escape constituted hindering law enforcement. State v. Kirvin, 37 Wn.App. 452, 682 P2d 919 (1984).
It shall be unlawful to tattoo any person under the age of eighteen (18) years without the written consent of his parent or guardian, and such written consent shall be kept on file for at least two (2) years in the tattoo shop where the operation is performed. Where there is doubt about such age the operator shall before the operation is performed obtain proof thereof. (Ord. 80818 Section 7, 1952.)
(Top)No person will wear gang clothing or possess gang-related personal property while on the premises of any courthouse. This will include gang insignias, monikers, color patterns, bandannas, hats, jewelry, clothing, belts, or any other clothing or personal property with any gang significance. Any persons identified by courthouse security personnel, or law enforcement, as wearing or possessing any item of property in violation of this rule will be asked to remove the property or themselves from the courthouse. Any such property is also subject to confiscation as contraband.
Violation of this order is punishable as contempt pursuant to Penal Code § 166 (maximum penalty of six months in county jail, a $500 fine, or both.) Any person who resists any courthouse security or law enforcement request to comply with this rule can be punished pursuant to Penal Code § 148 (maximum penalty of one year in county jail, $1,000 fine, or both.)