Every person who, by word, sign or gesture, wilfully provokes, or attempts to provoke another person to commit an assault or breach of the peace, is guilty of a misdemeanor.
(Ord. 1300 § 8, 1985)
Pursuant to the authority contained in RCW 35A.12.140, the following sections of the chapters 9A.46 and 10.14 RCW, relating to harassment, are hereby adopted by this reference.
RCW 9A.46.010
Legislative finding.
RCW 9A.46.020
Definition – Penalties.
RCW 9A.46.030
Place where committed.
RCW 9A.46.040
Court-ordered requirements upon person charged with crime – Violation.
RCW 9A.46.050
Arraignment – No-contact order.
RCW 9A.46.060
Crimes included in harassment.
RCW 9A.46.070
Enforcement of orders restricting contact.
RCW 9A.46.080
Order restricting contact – Violation.
RCW 9A.46.090
Non-liability of peace officer.
RCW 9A.46.100
"Convicted", time when.
RCW 9A.46.110
Stalking.
RCW 9A.46.900
Short title.
RCW 9A.46.910
Severability.
RCW 10.14.120
Disobedience of order – Penalties.
RCW 10.14.150
Jurisdiction.
RCW 10.14.170
Criminal penalty.
(Ord. 1553 § 1, 1992; Ord. 1775 § 1, 1996)
A. 
A person is guilty of the crime of neglect of a child or dependent person if the person is a parent of a child, a person entrusted with the physical custody of a child or other dependent person, or a person employed to provide to the child or dependent person any of the basic necessities of life and, with criminal negligence, the person:
1. 
Withholds any of the basic necessities of life; or
2. 
Maintains living conditions that place the child or dependent person at a significant risk of disease, illness, or bodily injury; or
3. 
Supervises the child or dependent person and:
a. 
As a result of such supervision, the child or dependent person suffers bodily injury; or
b. 
The supervision creates a substantial risk that the child or dependent person will suffer bodily injury; or
4. 
Fails to supervise the child or dependent person and:
a. 
As a result of such failure, the child or dependent person suffers bodily injury; or
b. 
Such failure creates a substantial risk that the child or dependent person will suffer bodily injury.
B. 
In any prosecution for neglect of a child or dependent person, it shall be a defense that the withholding of the basic necessities of life or the maintenance of living conditions that place the child or dependent person at a significant risk of disease, illness, or bodily injury is due to financial inability only if the person charged has made a reasonable effort to obtain adequate assistance. This defense is available to a person employed to provide the basic necessities of life only when the agreed-upon payment has not been made.
C. 
A person is criminally negligent or acts with criminal negligence when he or she fails to be aware of a substantial risk that a wrongful act may occur and his or her failure to be aware of such substantial risk constitutes a gross deviation from the standard of care that a reasonable person would exercise in the same situation.
D. 
"Child"
means a person under 18 years of age.
E. 
"Dependent person"
means a person who, because of physical or mental disability or because of advanced age, is dependent upon another person to provide the basic necessities of life. A resident of a nursing home as defined in RCW 18.51.010, a resident of an adult family home as defined in RCW 70.128.010, and a frail, elderly, or vulnerable adult as defined in RCW 74.34.020(15) is presumed to be a dependent person for purposes of this section.
F. 
For the purposes of this section, "bodily injury" means physical pain, injury, illness, or impairment of physical condition that is more than minor or transient.
G. 
Neglect of a child or dependent person is a gross misdemeanor.
(Ord. 2288 § 2, 2009)