Ordinance 3654-19 - Laserfiche WebLink

to patronize a prostitute is considered to have committed the crime at the place from which the contact was made pursuant to subsection A of this section or where the communication is received. C. Patronizing a prostitute is a misdemeanor. Be and the same is hereby amended to read as follows: Patronizing a prostitute. A. A person is guilty of patronizing a prostitute if: 1. Pursuant to a prior understanding, he or she pays a fee to another person as compensation for such person or a third person having engaged in sexual conduct with him or her; or 2. He or she pays or agrees to pay a fee to another person pursuant to an understanding that in return therefor such person will engage in sexual conduct with him or her; or 3. He or she solicits or requests another person to engage in sexual conduct with him or her in return for a fee. B. The crime of patronizing a prostitute may be committed in more than one location. The crime is deemed to have been committed in any location in which the defendant commits any act under subsection A of this section that constitutes part of the crime.A person who sends a communication to patronize a prostitute is considered to have committed the crime at the place from which the contact was made pursuant to subsection A of this section or where the communication is received. C. Patronizing a prostitute is a misdemeanor. RCW 9A.88.110 as currently enacted or later amended, is adopted by reference as if set forth in full herein. Section 6. Section 1 of Ordinance 1825-91, as amended by Section 1 of Ordinance 2267-98, as amended by Section 1 of Ordinance 2316-98 (EMC 10.24.150), which reads as follows: Sex offenders—Failure to Register. A person who knowingly fails to register or moves without notifying the county sheriff, or who changes his or.her name without notifying the county sheriff and the State Patrol, as required by RCW 9A.44.130, as now or hereafter amended, is guilty of a class C felony if the crime for which the individual was convicted was a felony or a federal or out-of-state conviction for an offense that under the laws of this state would be a felony. If the crime was other than a felony under the laws of this state or a federal or out-of-state conviction for an offense that under the laws of this state would be other than a felony, violation of the provisions of RCW 9A.44.130, as now or hereafter amended, is a gross misdemeanor. Be and the same is hereby amended to read as follows: A person who knowingly fails to register or moves without notifying the county sheriff, or who