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. . 41,21 ORDINANCE NO. 2463-00 AN ORDINANCE Relating to Restraining Orders, Amending Section 3 of Ordinance No. 1234-86, as Amended by Section 8 of Ordinance No. 2417-99 (EMC 10.22.030), and repealing Section 7 of Ordinance No. 2417-99 (EMC 10.22.035). WHEREAS, the 2000 Washington State Legislature amended the laws regarding restraining orders; and WHEREAS, the City of Everett City Council deems it appropriate for the City Criminal Code to be consistent with state law in this area. NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY OF EVERETT DOES ORDAIN: Section 1: Section 3 of Ordinance No. 1234-86, as amended by Section 8 of Ordinance No. 2417-99 (EMC 10.22.030), which reads as follows: Violation of restraining orders issued under Chapter 26.09 RCW. A. Whenever a restraining order is issued under Chapter 26.09 RCW, and the person to be restrained knows of the order, a violation of the provisions restricting the person from acts or threats of violence or of a provision restraining the person from going onto the grounds of or entering the residence, workplace, school, or day care of another is a misdemeanor. B. A person is deemed to have notice of a restraining order issued under Chapter 26.09 RCW if: 1. The person to be restrained or the person's attorney signed the order; 2. The order recites that the person to be restrained or the person's attorney appeared in person before the court; 3. The order was served upon the person to be restrained; or 4. The peace officer gives the person oral or written evidence of the order by reading from it or handing to the person a certified copy of the original order, certified to be an accurate copy of the original by a notary public or by the clerk of the court.