City of Spokane

Spokane Municipal Code

***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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Title 01
Chapter 01.05
Section 01.05.020
 

Title 01 General Provisions

Chapter 01.05 Civil Infraction System

Section 01.05.020 Administrative Responsibilities
  1.  Except as provided in this section, this chapter does not alter the responsibilities vested by this code in the several officers and employees for administration and enforcement of its various provisions.  Promulgation of any rules or regulations relating to enforcement of this code shall comply with Chapter 03.14 of this code.
  1. For purposes of issuing a notice of infraction, the code enforcement officer is:
    1. the mayor or the division director, department director or assistant director, described in chapter 3.01A SMC, vested with administrative and enforcement jurisdiction in the particular matter; or
    1. an employee or agent to whom enforcement jurisdiction has been specifically conferred, who carries a special police commission conferring authority to issue a notice of infraction for the kind of violation in question; or
    1. a regularly commissioned law enforcement officer; or
  1. a city prosecutor 

 

Date Passed: Monday, November 24, 2025

Effective Date: Tuesday, January 7, 2025

ORD C36752 Section 1