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ORDINANCE NO. 2 26 7-98 rEk-17- <br /> AN ORDINANCE relating to the crime of Failure to Register as a Sex Offender, amending <br /> section 1 of Ordinance 1825-91 (EMC 10.24.150). <br /> WHEREAS, the 1997 Washington State Legislature amended the crime of Failure to Register as <br /> a Sex Offender, increasing the crime to a felony level when the sex offense was a felony: and <br /> WHEREAS, the City of Everett City Council deems it appropriate for the City's ordinances <br /> relating to sex offenders to be consistent with state law. <br /> NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY OF EVERETT DOES ORDAIN: <br /> Section 1: Section 1 of Ordinance 1825-91 (EMC 10.24.150),which reads as follows: <br /> Sex offenders-Failure to register. <br /> A person who knowingly fails to register as required by RCW 9A.44.130, as now or hereafter <br /> amended, is guilty of a class C felony if the crime for which the individual was convicted was a <br /> class A felony or a federal or out-of-state conviction for an offense that under the laws of this <br /> state would be a class A felony. If the crime was other than a class A felony under the laws of this <br /> state or a federal or out-of-state conviction for an offense that under the laws of this state would <br /> be a class A felony, violation of the provisions of RCW 9A.44.130, as now or hereafter amended, <br /> is a gross misdemeanor. <br /> is hereby amended to read as follows: <br /> A person who knowingly fails to register or who moves without notifying the county sheriff as <br /> required by RCW 9A.44.130, as now or hereafter amended, is guilty of a class C felony if the <br /> crime for which the individual was convicted was a felony or a federal or out-of-state conviction <br /> for an offense that under the laws of this state would be a felony. If the crime was other than a <br /> felony under the laws of this state or a federal or out-of-state conviction for an offense that under <br /> the laws of this state would be other than a felony,violation of the provisions of RCW 9A.44.130, <br /> as now or hereafter amended, is a gross misdemeanor. <br /> Section 2: Severability. <br /> Should any section, subsection, paragraph, sentence, clause or phrase of this ordinance or its <br /> application to any person or situation be declared unconstitutional or invalid for any reason, such <br /> decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this ordinance or its application <br /> to any other person or situation. The City Council of the City of Everett hereby declares that it <br />