A. 
Certain areas of the City shall be designated as and identified to be anti-prostitution emphasis areas based on the repeat incidents of prostitution activities occurring therein, and additional penalties may be applied in the event of conviction of unlawful acts of prostitution, prostitution loitering, permitting prostitution or pandering, or patronizing a prostitute 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 prostitution cases arising from within the City.
B. 
Stay Out of Areas of Prostitution orders, hereafter known as “SOAP 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 acts of prostitution or a prostitution-related offence contrary to any provision of Tacoma Municipal Code (“TMC”) 8.46.
C. 
A person is deemed to have notice of the SOAP order when:
1. 
The signature of the person prohibited in the in the order is affixed to the bottom of the order, acknowledging receipt of the order; or
2. 
The order otherwise indicates that either the person or the person’s attorney appeared before the court.
D. 
The SOAP 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 SOAP 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 SOAP order shall constitute a misdemeanor. Upon conviction, any person so violating the terms and conditions of the SOAP 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. 27514 § 1, 2006-08-01)