CERTIFICATION OF ENROLLMENT

HOUSE BILL 1168



60th Legislature
2007 Regular Session

Passed by the House January 22, 2007
  Yeas 89   Nays 5


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Speaker of the House of Representatives


Passed by the Senate January 26, 2007
  Yeas 42   Nays 1



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President of the Senate
CERTIFICATE

I, Richard Nafziger, Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives of the State of Washington, do hereby certify that the attached is HOUSE BILL 1168 as passed by the House of Representatives and the Senate on the dates hereon set forth.



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Chief Clerk
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Governor of the State of Washington
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Secretary of State
State of Washington


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HOUSE BILL 1168
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Passed Legislature - 2007 Regular Session
State of Washington60th Legislature2007 Regular Session

By Representatives Roach, Hurst, Newhouse, Santos, Orcutt, Pettigrew, Moeller, Morrell, Priest, Armstrong, Curtis, Haler, Condotta, Buri, Kristiansen, Alexander, Warnick, Strow, Ericksen, Dunshee, Kirby, Chase, Bailey, Springer, McDonald, Ross, Blake, Kenney, Lovick, Appleton, Darneille, McCoy, O'Brien, Sells, Takko, Williams, VanDeWege, Hunter, Ormsby, Schual-Berke, Pearson, Fromhold, Hinkle, Simpson, Clibborn, Lantz, Linville, Campbell, Kelley, Green, Eddy and McCune

Read first time 01/11/2007.   Referred to Committee on Judiciary.



     AN ACT Relating to disorderly conduct; amending RCW 9A.84.030; prescribing penalties; and declaring an emergency.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

Sec. 1   RCW 9A.84.030 and 1975 1st ex.s. c 260 s 9A.84.030 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) A person is guilty of disorderly conduct if ((he)) the person:
     (a) Uses abusive language and thereby intentionally creates a risk of assault; ((or))
     (b) Intentionally disrupts any lawful assembly or meeting of persons without lawful authority; ((or))
     (c) Intentionally obstructs vehicular or pedestrian traffic without lawful authority; or
     (d)(i) Intentionally engages in fighting or in tumultuous conduct or makes unreasonable noise, within five hundred feet of:
     (A) The location where a funeral or burial is being performed;
     (B) A funeral home during the viewing of a deceased person;
     (C) A funeral procession, if the person described in this subsection (1)(d) knows that the funeral procession is taking place; or
     (D) A building in which a funeral or memorial service is being conducted; and
     (ii) Knows that the activity adversely affects the funeral, burial, viewing, funeral procession, or memorial service.
     (2) Disorderly conduct is a misdemeanor.

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 2   This act is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, or safety, or support of the state government and its existing public institutions, and takes effect immediately.

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