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• rwe ETT ORDINANCE NO. 2270-98 AN ORDINANCE relating to Theft of Rental and Leased Property, amending section 50 of Ordinance 1145-85, as amended by section 1 of Ordinance 1262-86 (EMC 10.56.010), adding a new section to EMC Chapter 10.56, and repealing EMC 10.56.160 and EMC 10.56.170. WHEREAS, the 1997 Washington State Legislature revised the state laws regarding the theft of rental and leased property; and WHEREAS, the City of Everett City Council finds it appropriate to be consistent with state law regarding the theft of rental and leased property. NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY OF EVERETT DOES ORDAIN: Section 1: Section 50 of Ordinance 1145-85, as amended by section 1 of Ordinance 1262-86 (EMC 10.56.010), which reads as follows: Definitions. The following definitions are applicable in this chapter unless the context otherwise requires: A. "Appropriate lost or misdelivered property or services" means obtaining or exerting control over the property or services of another which the actor knows to have been lost or mislaid, or to have been delivered under a mistake as to identity of the recipient or as to the nature or amount of the property. B. "By color or aid of deception" means that the deception operated to bring about the obtaining of the property or services; it is not necessary that deception be the sole means of obtaining the property or services. C. "Credit card" means any instrument or device, whether incomplete, revoked or expired, whether known as a credit card, credit plate, charge plate, courtesy card, or by any other name, issued with or without fee for the use of the cardholder in obtaining money, goods, services or anything else of value, including satisfaction of a debt or the payment of a check drawn by a cardholder, either on credit or in consideration of an undertaking or guaranty by the issuer. D. "Deception" occurs when an actor knowingly: 1. Creates or confirms another's false impression which the actor knows to be false; or