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#J4P,. 14•Vg' ORDINANCE NO. 2465-00 AN ORDINANCE Relating to Vulnerable Adult Protection Orders, adding a new section to Chapter 10.22 of the Everett Municipal Code. WHEREAS, the 2000 Washington State Legislature adopted new laws protecting vulnerable adults, which new laws include providing penalties for violation of an order for protection of a vulnerable adult; 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: Violation of vulnerable adult protection order. Whenever an order for protection of a vulnerable adult is issued under Chapter 74.34 RCW, and the respondent or person to be restrained knows of the order, a violation of a provision restraining the person for committing acts of abuse, prohibiting contact with the petitioner, excluding the person from any specified location, or prohibiting the person from coming within a specified distance of a location, shall be punishable under Section 10.22.040 of the Everett Municipal Code, regardless of whether the person is a family or household member as defined in RCW 26.50.010. Section 2: Section 1 of this ordinance shall be codified as a new section in Chapter 10.22 of the Everett Municipal Code. Section 3: Severability. Should any section, subsection, paragraph, sentence, clause or phrase of this ordinance or its application to any person or situation be declared unconstitutional or invalid for any reason, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this ordinance or its application to any other person or situation. The City Council of the City of Everett hereby declares that it would have adopted this ordinance and each section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or 1