The purpose of this chapter is to authorize the police court to require persons found guilty of a violation of a city ordinance wherein a jail penalty may be imposed to work on the city streets, public property and works of the city in lieu of being imprisoned in jail. This chapter is pursuant to RCW 35.24.290(13).
(Ord. 915 § 1, 1978)
Upon the conviction of any person by the police court of the city for a violation of any municipal ordinance which provides for imprisonment in the city jail as a penalty, the court may, at the time it passes sentence, provide that the prisoner be required to labor on the city streets or other public property or works within the city. Such person may be compelled to perform eight hours labor on each day of his imprisonment, except Saturdays and Sundays.
(Ord. 915 § 2, 1978)
Whenever any person imprisoned in the city jail has been required by the court to labor on the city streets, or other public property or works within the city, the chief of police shall put the person to work on any such municipal activity available and shall furnish the proper supervisory personnel for such prisoner at the municipal activity.
(Ord. 915 § 3, 1978)