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 01.05.030
 

Title 01 General Provisions

Chapter 01.05 Civil Infraction System

Section 01.05.030 Preliminary Determination of Violation
  1. Whenever it appears that a prohibited act may have been done, a required act may have been omitted, a prohibited condition may exist, or otherwise there may have been a violation of this code, the code enforcement officer investigates the matter as warranted to determine whether there is a code violation. If the alleged violation came to the officer’s attention by way of a written complaint and, after investigation, a code violation is not found, the officer should inform the complainant of the finding.
  1. If the officer finds a violation, the officer will first, as a matter of policy and discretion, attempt to secure voluntary correction by contacting the responsible person(s), explaining the violation and requesting correction before issuing a notice of violation or notice of infraction.

Date Passed: Monday, January 22, 2007

Effective Date: Sunday, March 4, 2007

Recodification ORD C33969 Section 1