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1401 <br /> ORDINANCE NO. 3027-07 <br /> An Ordinance relating to Stalking, amending Section 1 of Ordinance No. 1974-93, as <br /> amended by Section 1 of Ordinance No. 2413-99, (EMC 10.16.050). <br /> Whereas, the Everett City Council has been advised that the 2007 State Legislature <br /> amended the crime of felony stalking to expand the group of victims protected to include <br /> employees, contract staff, or volunteers of a correctional agency; and <br /> Whereas,the State law amendments became effective July 22, 2007; and <br /> Whereas, the Everett City Council deems it appropriate for the City Criminal Code to be <br /> consistent with state law in this area; <br /> NOW,THEREFORE, THE CITY OF EVERETT DOES ORDAIN: <br /> Section 1: Section 1 of Ordinance No. 1974-93, as amended by Section 1 of Ordinance <br /> No. 2413-99, (EMC 10.16.050), which reads as follows: <br /> Stalking. <br /> A. A person commits the crime of stalking if, without lawful authority and under <br /> circumstances not amounting to a felony attempt of another crime: <br /> 1. He or she intentionally and repeatedly harasses or repeatedly follows another <br /> person; and <br /> 2. The person being harassed or followed is intimidated, harassed or placed in fear <br /> that the stalker intends to injure the person, another person, or property of the person or <br /> of another person. The feeling of fear must be one that a reasonable person in the same <br /> situation would experience under all the circumstances; and <br /> 3. The stalker either: <br /> a. Intends to frighten, intimidate or harass the person, or <br /> b. Knows or reasonably should know that the person is afraid, intimidated or <br /> harassed even if the stalker did not intend to place the person in fear or intimidate or <br /> harass the person. <br /> B. 1. It is not a defense to the crime of stalking under subsection A.3.a of this section <br /> that the stalker was not given actual notice that the person did not want the stalker to <br /> contact or follow the person. <br /> 2. It is not a defense to the crime of stalking under subsection A.3.b of this section <br /> that the stalker did not intend to frighten, intimidate or harass the person. <br />