A.
Certain areas of the City shall be designated as and identified to be anti-drug activity emphasis areas based on the repeat incidents of narcotics-related activities occurring therein, and additional penalties may be applied in the event of conviction of City or state laws within said areas. The areas to be so designated shall be identified by the City Council in a resolution passed after consultation with the City Manager, City Attorney, and the chief law enforcement officer of the City, and the list identifying such areas shall be kept on file in the office of the City Clerk. Additional areas may also be identified by the Municipal Court hearing drug-related cases arising from within the City limits.
B.
Stay Out of Drug Areas orders, hereafter known as “SODA orders,” may be issued by the Tacoma Municipal Court as a condition or term of sentence, deferral, or suspension to any person convicted of prohibited narcotics-related offenses contrary to any provision of the Tacoma Municipal Code (“TMC”). Further, the court may issue a SODA order as a condition of release pending disposition of a narcotics-related offense.
D.
The SODA order shall be in writing and shall bear the following language: “Violation of this court order is a criminal offense under TMC Chapter 8.160 and will subject the violator to arrest.”
E.
If a law enforcement officer has probable cause to believe that a person subject to the conditions of a SODA order is violating or failing to comply with any requirement or restriction imposed by the court, such person may be apprehended and arrested without the necessity for any warrant or additional court order.
F.
A violation of a SODA order shall constitute a misdemeanor. Upon conviction, any person so violating the terms and conditions of the SODA order shall be punished by imprisonment in jail for a maximum term fixed by the court of not more than 90 days, or by a fine in an amount fixed by the court of not more than $1,000, or by both such imprisonment and fine.
(Ord. 27513 § 1, 2006-08-01)