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00111.° <br /> vii101111di <br /> ORDINANCE NO. 2621-02 <br /> AN ORDINANCE Relating to Criminal Mistreatment,Amending Ordinance <br /> No. 2468-00 (Chapter 10.19 of the Everett Municipal Code). <br /> WHEREAS, in 2002 the Legislature of the State of Washington added a fourth degree, <br /> misdemeanor crime of Criminal Mistreatment with the intent of improving the capacity <br /> of the department of social and health services and public safety agencies to respond to <br /> situations where the basic necessities of life are withheld; and <br /> WHEREAS, the City of Everett City Council deems it appropriate for the City Criminal <br /> Code to be consistent with state law in this area; <br /> NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY OF EVERETT DOES ORDAIN: <br /> Section 1: Section 2 of Ordinance No. 2468-00 (EMC 10.19.020), which reads as <br /> follows: <br /> Criminal mistreatment. <br /> A. A person is guilty of the crime of criminal mistreatment if the person is the parent of a <br /> child, is a person entrusted with the physical custody of a child or other dependent <br /> person, or is a person employed to provide to the child or dependent person the basic <br /> necessities of life, and either: <br /> 1. With criminal negligence, creates an imminent and substantial risk of substantial <br /> bodily harm to a child or dependent person by withholding any of the basic necessities of <br /> life; or <br /> 2. With criminal negligence, causes substantial bodily harm to a child or dependent <br /> person by withholding any of the basic necessities of life. <br /> B. Criminal mistreatment is a gross misdemeanor. <br /> is hereby amended to read as follows: <br /> Criminal mistreatment in the third degree. <br />