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Liability of peace officers. <br /> A peace officer shall not be held liable in any civil action for an arrest based on probable cause, <br /> enforcement in good faith of a court order, or any other action or omission in good faith under <br /> Section 2 or 3 of this ordinance arising from an alleged incident of domestic violence brought by <br /> any party to the incident. <br /> Section 10: <br /> Section 3 of Ordinance No. 1234-86, as amended by Section 8 of Ordinance No. 2417-99 and <br /> Section 1 of Ordinance No. 2463-00 (EMC 10.22.030), which reads as follows: <br /> Violation of restraining order. <br /> A. Whenever a restraining order is issued under Chapter 26.09, 26.10, or 26.26 RCW, and the <br /> person to be restrained knows of the order, a violation of the provisions restricting the person <br /> from acts or threats of violence or of a provision restraining the person from going onto the <br /> grounds of or entering the residence, workplace, school, or day care of another, or prohibiting the <br /> person from knowingly coming within, or knowingly remaining within, a specified distance of a <br /> location, is punishable under Section 10.22.040. <br /> B. A person is deemed to have notice of a restraining order issued under Chapter 26.09, 26.10, <br /> or 26.26 RCW if: <br /> 1. The person to be restrained or the person's attorney signed the order; <br /> 2. The order recites that the person to be restrained or the person's attorney appeared in <br /> person before the court; <br /> 3. The order was served upon the person to be restrained; or <br /> 4. The peace officer gives the person oral or written evidence of the order by reading <br /> from it or handing to the person a certified copy of the original order, certified to be an <br /> accurate copy of the original by a notary public or by the clerk of the court. <br /> C. It is a defense to prosecution under subsection A of this section that the court order was <br /> issued contrary to law or court rule. <br /> Is hereby amended to read as follows: <br /> Violation of restraining order. <br /> A. Whenever a restraining order is issued under Chapter 26.09, 26.10, or 26.26 RCW, a <br /> knowing violation of the order is punishable under EMC 10.22.040. <br /> B. A person is deemed to have notice of a restraining order issued under Chapter 26.09, 26.10, <br /> or 26.26 RCW if: <br /> 1. The person to be restrained or the person's attorney signed the order; <br /> 2. The order recites that the person to be restrained or the person's attorney appeared in <br /> person before the court; <br /> 3. The order was served upon the person to be restrained; or <br /> 4. The peace officer gives the person oral or written evidence of the order by reading <br /> from it or handing to the person a certified copy of the original order, certified to be an <br /> accurate copy of the original by a notary public or by the clerk of the court. <br /> C. It is a defense to prosecution under subsection A of this section that the court order was <br /> issued contrary to law or court rule. <br /> 5 <br />