HomeMy WebLinkAboutO-3143 - Amends § 6.33.010, obscenity and pornography (6.33)CITY OF MARYSVILLE
Marysville, Washington
ORDINANCE NO. 3 J 'f 3
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MARYSVILLE,
WASHINGTON, AMENDING CHAPTER 6.33 OF THE MARYSVILLE
MUNICIPAL CODE.
WHEREAS, Title 6 of the municipal code sets crimes and penalties for offenses within
the City of Marysville; and
WHEREAS, there is currently not a criminal offense in the municipal code for
wrongfully disclosing intimate images; and
WHEREAS, disclosing intimate images is prohibited by RCW 9A.86.010; and
WHEREAS, it is appropriate to amend the municipal code in response to changes in state
law or conditions in the City; and
WHEREAS, public health, safety, and welfare benefits from periodic updates to the
municipal code.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MARYSVILLE,
WASHINGTON, DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Amendment of Municipal Code. Section 6.33 of the municipal code is
amended as set forth in Exhibit A.
SECTION 2. Severability. If any section, subsection, 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 other section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or word of this
ordinance.
SECTION 3. Upon approval by the city attorney, the city clerk or the code reviser are
authorized to make necessary corrections to this ordinance, including scrivener's errors or
clerical mistakes; references to other local, state, or federal laws, rules, or regulations; or
numbering or referencing of ordinances or their sections and subsections.
SECTION 4. Effective Date. This ordinance shall become effective five days after the
date of its publication by summary.
PASSED by the City Council and APPROVED by the Mayor this I 0--t-k day of
DeC--CM.i?-e..y ' 2011_.
CITY OF MARYSVILLE
Attest:
By zh_ IU\_, 8~
llY1q~r3lot.-k,-DEPUTY CITY CLERK
::pro~TORNEY
Date of publication: 1.2-J 14-\ ·;t.o1 ~ /
Effective Date ( 5 days after publication): ) 'i-11 ) 2e.t 4
Sections:
EXHIBIT A
Chapter 6.33
OBSCENITY AND PORNOGRAPHY
6.33.010 Statutes incorporated by reference .
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The following statutes regarding obscenity and pornography are incorporated by reference:
RCW
9.68.015
9.68.030
9.68.050
9.68.060
9.68.070
9.68.080
9.68.100
9.68.110
9.68.130
9A.86.010
Obscene literature, shows, etc. -Exemptions.
Indecent articles, etc.
Erotic material -Definitions.
Sale, distribution or exhibition of erotic material.
Affirmative defenses.
Unlawful acts relating to minors.
Exceptions for libraries.
Exceptions for motion picture projectionists.
Display of sexually explicit material.
Disclosing intimate images