Ordinance 1433ORD.T.;_:l _NCE NO. /q3 3
AN ORDINANCE or TH" CITY or EDMONDS, WASHINGTON
Rt•-IENDING SECTION 5.12.145 OF THE EDi:ONDS CITY
CODE TO CONORii ARREST AND CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS
TO THE RULES PRESCRIBED BY THE CRIMINAL RULES
FOR JUSTICE COURT AND TILE TRAFFIC RULES FOR
JUSTICE COURT AS PROMULGATED BY THE SUPREME COURT
OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON AND PROVIDING FOR
ARREST BY A POLICE OFFICER HAVING INFORMATION
TO SUPPORT A REASONABLE BELIEF THAT A PERSON
HAS COI IIITTED MMISDEiI ANORS INVOLVING PHYSICAL
HART. i OR THREATS OF MART TO PERSONS OR PROPERTY,
THE UNLAWFUL TAXING OF PROPERTY OR THE USE OR
POSSESSION OF CANNIBAS.
THE CITY COUNCIL or THE CITY OF EDIIONDS, WASHINGTON
DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
The Edmonds City Code, Section 5.12.145 is hereby amended
to read as follows:
"Section 5.12.145 Warrants, Arrest and Proceedings. The
Police Judge shall issue warrants for the arrest of any
person or persons accused in a written complaint of vio-
lating any of the provisions of the Edmonds City Code or
other City ordinances, provided, that police officers may
arrest without a warrant any person violating any of the
provisions of said Ldmonds City Code or ether ordinances
of the City of Edmonds in his or their presence. The pro-
ceedings for issuance of warrants, arrests and general
criminal proceedings shall be governed by the Criminal
Rules for Justice Court and the Traffic Rules for Justice
Court as promulgated and adopted by the Supreme Court of
the State of Washington.
"A. In addition to the powers of arrest provided
for herein above and the powers granted by the Legis-
lature of the State of Washington governing the laws of
arrest, a police officer in the City of Edmonds having
information to support a reasonable belief that a person
has committed or is committing a misdemeanor or gross mis-
demeanor, involving physical harm or threat of harm to any
person or property or the unlawful taking of property or
involving the use or possession of cannibas shall have the
authority to arrest said person as prescribed by Chapter
198, Extraordinary Session, Laws of 1969. Nothing herein
shall extend or otherwise affect the powers of arrest
described by Chapter 46, the Revised Code of Washington."
APPROVED:
H . II HARRI S ON -�-+-J
TAYOR
ATTEST:
IRENE A3RNEY TIVRAN
CITY CLEPiZ
FILED ;'uITH THE CITY CLERx:: July 1, 1969
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL: July 15, 1969
PUBLISHED: July 23, 1969