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Section 11:
<br /> Section 4 of Ordinance No. 1234-86, as amended by Section 3 of Ordinance No. 1807-91,
<br /> Section 3 of Ordinance No. 2291-98, Section 1 of Ordinance No. 2466-00, Section 2 of
<br /> Ordinance No. 2919-06, Section 1 of Ordinance No. 3026-07 and Section 1 of Ordinance No.
<br /> 3140-09 (EMC 10.22.040),which reads as follows:
<br /> Violation of order for protection.
<br /> A. Whenever an order is granted under Chapter 7.90, 10.99, 26.09, 26.10, 26.26, 26.50 or
<br /> 74.34 RCW, or there is a valid foreign protection order as defined in RCW 26.52.020, and the
<br /> respondent or person to be restrained knows of the order, a violation of any of the following
<br /> provisions of the order is a gross misdemeanor, except as provided in subsection B or C of this
<br /> section:
<br /> 1. The restraint provisions prohibiting acts or threats of violence against, or stalking of,
<br /> a protected party, or restraint provisions prohibiting contact with a protected party;
<br /> 2. A provision excluding the person from a residence, workplace, school, or day care;
<br /> 3. A provision prohibiting a person from knowingly coming within, or knowingly
<br /> remaining within, a specified distance of a location;
<br /> 4. A provision prohibiting interfering with the protected party's efforts to remove a pet
<br /> owned, possessed, leased, kept, or held by the petitioner, respondent, or a minor child
<br /> residing with either the petitioner or the respondent; or
<br /> 5. A provision of a foreign protection order specifically indicating that a violation will
<br /> be a crime.
<br /> Upon conviction, and in addition to any other penalties provided by law, the court may require
<br /> that the respondent submit to electronic monitoring. The court shall specify who shall provide
<br /> the electronic monitoring services, and the terms under which the monitoring shall be performed.
<br /> The order also may include a requirement that the respondent pay the costs of monitoring. The
<br /> court shall consider the ability of the convicted person to pay for electronic monitoring.
<br /> B. Any assault that is a violation of an order issued under Chapter 7.90, 10.99, 26.09, 26.10,
<br /> 26.26, 26.50 or 74.34 RCW, or of a valid foreign protection order as defined in RCW 26.52.020,
<br /> and that does not amount to assault in the first or second degree under RCW 9A.36.011 or
<br /> 9A.36.021 is a class C felony, and any conduct in violation of such an order that is reckless and
<br /> creates a substantial risk of death or serious injury to another person is a class C felony.
<br /> C. A violation of a court order issued under Chapter 7.90, 10.99, 26.09, 26.10, 26.26, 26.50 or
<br /> 74.34 RCW, or of a valid foreign protection order as defined in RCW 26.52.020, is a class C
<br /> felony if the offender has at least two previous convictions for violating the provisions of an
<br /> order issued under Chapter 7.90, 10.99, 26.09, 26.10, 26.26, 26.50 or 74.34 RCW, or a valid
<br /> foreign protection order as defined in RCW 26.52.020. The previous convictions may involve the
<br /> same victim or other victims specifically protected by the orders the offender violated.
<br /> Is hereby amended to read as follows:
<br /> Violation of order for protection - Penalties.
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