HomeMy WebLinkAbout1717ORDINANCE NO. / 7/ 7
AN ORDINANCE declaring certain conduct to be a misdemeanor,
defining terms and establishing standards.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PORT
ANGELES as follows:
Section 1. Any person who loiters or prowls in a place in
the City at a time or in a manner not usual for law - abiding indi-
viduals under circumstances that warrant alarm for the safety,
privacy or well -being of persons or property in the vicinity is
guilty of a misdemeanor.
Section 2. Among the circumstances which may be con-
sidered in determining whether such alarm is warranted is the
fact that the actor takes flight upon the appearance of a police
officer or authorized patrolman, refuses to identify himself, or
manifestly endeavors to conceal himself or any object; provided
that: these circumstances are not exclusive.
Section 3. Unless flight by the actor or other circum-
stances makes it impracticable, the police officer or patrolman
shall prior to making an arrest for an offense under this ordi-
nance afford the actor an opportunity to dispel any alarm which
would otherwise be warranted, by requesting him. to identify him-
self and explain his presence and conduct.
Section 4. No person shall be convicted of an offense
under this ordinance if the officer or patrolman did not comply
with Section 3 above, or if it appears at trial that the explana-
tion given by the actor was true and, if believed by the officer
or patrolman at the time, would have dispelled alarm.
PASSED by the City Council of the City of Port Angeles and
approved by its Mayor at a regular meeting of the Council held on
the ,70c day of
Attest:
(.i'YI /i 4,e ._1
City Clerk
Approved as to form:
City t -hey
PUBLISHED: *L2e.iv /971
, 1971.
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Mayor