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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 04
Chapter 04.32
Section 04.32.140
 

Title 04 Administrative Agencies and Procedures

Chapter 04.32 Office of Police Ombudsman (OPO)

Section 04.32.140 False Reporting
  1. The OPO shall have the discretion to decline further action on a complaint filed with the OPO if it is found that there is a reasonable belief that the alleged acts of misconduct in the complaint are false and that the person(s) filing the complaint knew them to be false at the time the complaint was filed.
  1. The employees of the OPO are considered public servants for the purposes of SMC 10.07.020, and may notify complainants that SMC 10.07.020 makes it a gross misdemeanor to knowingly make a false or misleading material statement to a public servant.

Date Passed: Monday, January 28, 2019

Effective Date: Wednesday, March 13, 2019

ORD C35735 Section 1