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ORDINANCE NO. 2316-98 .7 <br /> AN ORDINANCE relating to the crime of Failure to Register as a Sex Offender, amending <br /> section 1 of Ordinance 1825-91, as amended by section 1 of Ordinance 2267-98 (EMC <br /> 10.24.150). <br /> WHEREAS, the 1998 Washington State Legislature amended the crime of Failure to Register as <br /> a Sex Offender, requiring sex offenders to notify law enforcement if they have their name legally <br /> changed; and <br /> WHEREAS, the City of Everett City Council deems it appropriate for the City's ordinances <br /> relating to sex offenders to be consistent with state law. <br /> NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY OF EVERETT DOES ORDAIN: <br /> Section 1: Section 1 of Ordinance 1825-91, as amended by section 1 of Ordinance 2267-98 <br /> (EMC 10.24.150), which reads as follows: <br /> A person who knowingly fails to register or who moves without notifying the county sheriff <br /> as required by RCW 9A.44.130, as now or hereafter amended, is guilty of a class C felony if <br /> the crime for which the individual was convicted was a felony or a federal or out-of-state <br /> conviction for an offense that under the laws of this state would be a felony. If the crime <br /> was other than a felony under the laws of this state or a federal or out-of-state conviction <br /> for an offense that under the laws of this state would be other than a felony, violation of the <br /> provisions of RCW 9A.44.130, as now or hereafter amended, is a gross misdemeanor. <br /> is hereby amended to read as follows: <br /> A person who knowingly fails to register or who moves without notifying the county <br /> sheriff, or who changes his or her name without notifying the county sheriff and the state <br /> patrol, as required by RCW 9A.44.130, as now or hereafter amended, is guilty of a class C <br /> felony if the crime for which the individual was convicted was a felony or a federal or out- <br /> of- state conviction for an offense that under the laws of this state would be a felony. If the <br /> crime was other than a felony or a federal or out-of-state conviction for an offense that <br /> under the laws of this state would be other than a felony, violation of the provisions of <br /> RCW 9A.44.130, as now or hereafter amended, is a gross misdemeanor. <br /> Section 2: Severability. <br /> Should any section, subsection, paragraph, sentence, clause or phrase of this ordinance or its <br /> application to any person or situation be declared unconstitutional or invalid for any reason, such <br /> decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this ordinance or its application <br />