10.04.930 Stay out of areas of prostitution orders.*
A. Stay out of areas of prostitution orders, hereinafter known as SOAP orders, may be issued by the Lynnwood municipal court to anyone charged with prostitution or patronizing a prostitute under Chapter 10.02 LMC, or prostitution loitering under this chapter as a condition of pre-trial release.
B. SOAP orders may be issued by the Lynnwood municipal court to anyone convicted of, or placed on a stay of proceedings for, prostitution or patronizing a prostitute under Chapter 10.02 LMC, or prostitution loitering under this chapter.
C. Whenever a police officer shall have probable cause to believe that a person has received a SOAP order and in the officer’s presence is seen violating or failing to comply with any requirement or restriction imposed by the court, such officer may arrest the violator without warrant or other process for violation of the SOAP order and bring said person before the court issuing the order.
D. The SOAP order shall warn the person named in the order to stay out of the following high risk prostitution area:
The entire area within the City of Lynnwood extending from the South City limits to the North City limits along Highway 99, and 500 feet to either side of the centerline of Highway 99.
E. A person is deemed to have notice of the SOAP order when:
1. The signature of the person named in the order or their attorney is affixed to the bottom of the order, signifying that they have read the order and have knowledge of the contents of the order; or
2. The order recites that the person named in the order or the person’s attorney appeared in person before the court.
F. The written SOAP order shall contain the court’s directives and shall bear the legend: “Violation of this order is a criminal offense under Chapter 10.04 LMC and will subject the violator to arrest.”
G. Whenever a SOAP order is issued under this section, and the person named in the order knows of the order, or is deemed to have notice of the order, a violation of any of the provisions of the order is a misdemeanor. (Ord. 2137 § 1, 1997)