AGENDA BILL APPROVAL FORM

 
Agenda Subject:
Ordinance No. 6756 (Comeau) 		Date:
February 12, 2020
Department:
Legal 		Attachments:
Ordinance No. 6756
Budget Impact:
Current Budget: $0
Proposed Revision: $0
Revised Budget: $0
Administrative Recommendation:
City Council to adopt Ordinance No. 6756.
Background for Motion:
Background Summary:

RCW 9A.36.031 designates assaulting a Police Officer a Class C felony, which can only be charged by a County Prosecutor.  If a County declines to file felony charges, the City is left with two options: 1) either charge the suspect with assault 4, which doesn't account for the victim's status as a Police Officer; or 2) charge the suspect with attempted assault 3, which is legally and factually confusing.

 

This Ordinance would create a new section to the Auburn City Code that would allow City Prosecutors to file misdemeanor charges against a suspect who assaults a City Police Officer, Code Enforcement Officer, Parking Enforcement Officer, or Animal Control Officer.
Reviewed by Council Committees:
Councilmember: Staff: Comeau
Meeting Date: February 18, 2020 Item Number: ORD.A