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, Ai,'" litivi Ordinance No. 2790-04 An Ordinance relating to Possession of Weapons in Courthouse Buildings, Amending Sections 3 and 4 (part) of Ordinance No. 1641-89 (EMC 10.78.100) WHEREAS the 2004 State Legislature amended State firearms restrictions to subject law enforcement officers who are parties to domestic violence or civil harassment cases to courthouse firearms restrictions; and WHEREAS the State law amendments became effective June 10, 2004; and WHEREAS the City of Everett City Council finds that the City Criminal Code must be consistent with state law in this area due to State pre-emption regarding firearms laws; NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY OF EVERETT DOES ORDAIN: Section 1: Sections 3 and 4 (part) of Ordinance No. 1641-89 (EMC 10.78.100), which read as follows: Firearms prohibited in certain places—Exceptions—Penalty. A. It is unlawful for any person to enter the following places when he or she knowingly possesses or knowingly has under his or her control a firearm: 1. The restricted access area of a jail, or of a law enforcement facility, or any place used for the confinement of a person (a) arrested for, charged with or convicted of an offense, (b) charged with being or adjudicated to be a juvenile offender as defined in RCW 13.40.020, (c) held for extradition or as a material witness, or (d) otherwise confined pursuant to an order of a court, except an order under Chapter 13.32A or 13.34 RCW. Restricted access areas do not include common areas of egress or ingress open to the general public; 2. A courtroom or judge's chamber, while either is being used for any judicial proceeding. This does not include common areas of egress or ingress of the courthouse; 3. The restricted access areas of a public mental health facility certified by the department of social and health services for inpatient hospital care and state institutions for the care of the mentally ill, excluding those facilities solely for evaluation and treatment. Restricted access areas do not include common areas of egress and ingress open to the general public; or 4. That portion of an establishment classified by the state liquor control board as off-limits to persons under twenty-one years of age.