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***Note: Many local criminal codes can now be located under Chapter 10.60 SMC while others are now cited under the Revised Code of Washington (RCW), which was incorporated into the municipal code in 2022. (See SMC 10.58.010). Code Enforcement, including Noise Control and Animal Regulations are located in Chapters 10.62 through 10.74.

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Chapter 10.56
Section 10.56.030
 

Title 10 Regulation of Activities

Chapter 10.56 Reality-Based Police Shows

Section 10.56.030 Consent Required

  1. Reality-based police shows shall not publish, produce, broadcast, distribute or make publicly available any footage of any person filmed within the city of Spokane without first receiving written consent from all persons shown in such footage in a manner by which they may be identified; provided, that no such consent is required in order to show footage of law enforcement officers.

  2. Mentally incapacitated individuals are, for purposes of this chapter, incapable of providing the consent required.

Date Passed: Monday, March 5, 2018

Effective Date: Saturday, April 21, 2018

ORD C35593 Section 1