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CIT Y 0 F MAR Y S V ILL E
Marysville,Washington
ORDINANCE NO./93.7
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF MARYSVILLE,WASHINGTON
ESTABLISHING A NEW SECTION TO THE MARYSVILLE CRIMINAL
CODE,CHAPTER 6.57,PROHIBITING PERSONS IN CHARGE OF A
MOTOR VEHICLE FROM LEAVING CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF
SEVEN (7)UNATTENDED IN PARKED VEHICLES AND REPEALING
THAT PORTION OF MMC 6.57.010 WHICH ADOPTS RCW 9.91.060
BY REFERENCE.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MARYSVILLE,WASHINGTON,DO
ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
section I.A new section,6.57.040,is added to Chapter
6.57 of the Marysville Municipal Code,which shall read as
follows:
6.57.040 Leaving Children Under Age Seven
(71 in a Parked Vehicle.
a.No person,while in charge of a motor vehicle,
shall park or willfully allow such vehicle to
stand Upon a highway,road or street or in a place
open to the pUblic leaving a child under the age
of seven (7)unattended therein,except when
another responsible person of at least twelve (12)
years of age has immediate control over such child
and is physically present in the vehicle.
b.penalty for violation of this section:
Any person convicted of a violation of
this section shall be guilty of a
criminal misdemeanor.The maximum
penalty provided for such conviction is
a fine of FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS
($500.00).
"',Section 2.Repealor.That portion of MMC 6.57.010 which
adopts RCW 9.91.060 by reference is hereby repealed for the
reason that it is replaced by this ordinance.
section 3.Severability.If any section,SUbsection,
paragraph,sentence,clause,phrase or word of this ordinance
should be held to be invalid or unconstitutional by a court of
competent jurisdiction,such invalidity or unconstitutionality
thereof shall not affect the validity or constitutionality of any
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other section,sUbsection,paragraph,sentence,clause,phrase or
word of this ordinance.
~PASSED by the City Council and APPROVED by the Mayor thisgdayofFebruary,1993.
Attest:.~BY~_0
CITY OF MARYSVILLE
By ~rlu)~
City Clerk
Mayor
Approved as to form:
By /J~K.w--edJ
City Attorney
Date of Publication:J-/0 -}:J
Effective Date (5 days after pUblication):
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