Ordinance 1787ORDINANCE NO. l% $ 7
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF EDMONDS, WASHINGTON,
RELATING TO WARRANTS, ARRESTS AND PROCEEDINGS AND
AMENDING SECTION 5.12.145 OF THE EDMONDS CITY CODE
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EDMONDS, WASHINGTON DO
ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 5.12.145 of the Edmonds City Code is hereby
amended to read as follows,:
Section 5.12.145. Warrants -Arrests -Proceedings o The
Municipal Judge shall issue warrants for the arrest of
any person or persons accused in a written complaint of
violating any of the provisions of the Edmonds City
Code or other city ordinances, provided, the police
officers may arrest without a warrant any person violating
any of the provisions of the Edmonds City Code or other
ordinances of the City of Edmonds in the manner and on
occasions as provided by the laws of the State of
Washington as they now exist or may be amended from
time to time. Such powers of arrest for violations of
city ordinances occurring either in or outside of the
presence of said police officer shall include but not
limited to the powers of arrest created by Chapter 56,
Regular Session, Laws of 1975. The proceedings 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, adopted and/or amended from time to
time by the Supreme Court of the State of Washington.
In addition to the powers of arrest provided for
in this Section and the powers granted by the Legislature
of the State of Washington governing the laws of arrest,
as they now exist and as they may be amended from time to
time, 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
misdemeanor, 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 cannibis
shall have the authority to arrest as prescribed by
Chapter 198, Extraordinary Session, Laws of 1969 and
as it may be amended from time to time.
ATTEST:
APPROVED:
�� i� M M, � �
���. H. H. HARRISON
CITY CLERK, IRENE YARNEY MORAN
FILED WITH THE CITY CLERK: AUGUST 12, 1975
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL: August 26, 1975
PUBLISHED: Septe be,,' 3, 1975