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been convicted in this or any other state of any crime of harassment, as defined in RCW <br /> 9A.46.060, of the same victim or members of the victim's family or household or any <br /> person specifically named in a no-contact or no-harassment order; or (2) the person <br /> harasses another person under subsection (A)(1)(a) of this section by threatening to kill <br /> the person threatened or any other person. <br /> C. The penalties provided in this section for harassment do not preclude the victim from <br /> seeking any other remedy otherwise available under law. <br /> Is hereby amended to read as follows: <br /> Prohibited—Penalty. <br /> A. A person is guilty of harassment if: <br /> 1. Without lawful authority,the person knowingly threatens: <br /> a.To cause bodily injury immediately or in the future to the person <br /> threatened or to any other person; or <br /> b.To cause physical damage to the property of a person other than the actor; <br /> or <br /> c.To subject the person threatened or any other person to physical <br /> confinement or restraint; or <br /> d.Maliciously to do any other act which is intended to substantially harm the <br /> person threatened or another with respect to his or her physical or mental <br /> health or safety; and <br /> 2. The person by words or conduct places the person threatened in reasonable fear <br /> that the threat will be carried out. "Words or conduct" includes, in addition to any <br /> other form of communication or conduct, the sending of an electronic <br /> communication. <br /> B. A person who harasses another is guilty of a gross misdemeanor, except that the person is <br /> guilty of a class C felony if any of the circumstances set forth in RCW 9A.46.020(2) <br /> apply. <br /> C. The penalties provided in this section for harassment do not preclude the victim from <br /> seeking any other remedy otherwise available under law. <br /> Section 2: General duty. <br /> It is expressly the purpose of this ordinance to provide for and promote the health, safety and <br /> welfare of the general public and not to create or otherwise establish or designate any particular <br /> class or group of persons who will or should be especially protected or benefited by the terms of <br /> this ordinance. It is the specific intent of this ordinance that no provision nor any term used in <br /> this ordinance is intended to impose any duty whatsoever upon the city or any of its officers or <br /> employees. Nothing contained in this ordinance is intended nor shall be construed to create or <br /> form the basis of any liability on the part of the city, or its officers, employees or agents, for any <br /> injury or damage resulting from any action or inaction on the part of the city related in any <br /> manner to the enforcement of this ordinance by its officers, employees or agents. <br /> 2 <br />