Chapter 9.10
HARASSMENT

Sections:

9.10.010    Harassment.

9.10.010 Harassment.

A.    A person is guilty of harassment if:

1.    Without lawful authority, the person knowingly threatens:

a.    To cause bodily injury in the future to the person threatened or to any other person, or

b.    To cause physical damage to the property of a person other than the actor, or

c.    To subject the person threatened or any other person to physical confinement or restraint, or

d.    Maliciously to do any other act which is intended to substantially harm the person threatened or another with respect to his or her physical or mental health or safety; and

2.    The person by words or conduct places the person threatened in reasonable fear that the threat will be carried out.

B.    A person who harasses another is guilty of a gross misdemeanor except under the circumstances described in RCW 9A.46.020(2). (Ord. 97-844 § 14, 1997)