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HomeMy WebLinkAboutO-1937 - Adds Sec. 6.57.040; amends Sec. 6.57.010, offenses by and against minors (6.57)I-W~ I-~ 3 --/TWc- d -'73,vtf,j7?~ 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 "',Section 2.Repealor.That portion of MMC 6.57.010 which adopts RCW 9.91.060 by reference is hereby repealed for the reason that it is replaced by this ordinance.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 ORDINANCE - 1 ImvL/child.ord 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): ORDINANCE - 2 Imvl/chiLd.ord cJ-/J-9..3