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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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Title 09
Chapter 09.02
Section 09.02.030
 

Title 09 Employment Standards

Chapter 09.02 Fair Chance Hiring

Section 09.02.030 Definitions

  1. “Arrest or Conviction Record” means any record or information about a citation or arrest for criminal conduct, including records relating to probable cause to arrest, and includes any record about a criminal or juvenile case filed with any court, whether or not such a case resulted in a finding of guilt, has been vacated, or overturned on appeal.

  2. “Employment” means any individual occupation, vocation, job, or work for pay, including temporary or seasonal work, and work through the services of a temporary or other employment agency.

  3. “Employer” means any individual, partnership, association, corporation, business trust, contractor, temporary staffing agency, training and apprenticeship program, job placement, referral and employment agency, or any person or group of persons acting directly or indirectly and within the city limits of Spokane, in the interest of an employer in relation to an employee; provided, however, that the term “employer” does not include: (i) the City of Spokane (which is covered under chapter 09.03, SMC); (ii) the United States, any agency or instrumentality of the United States, or any corporation wholly owned by the government of the United States; (iii) the State of Washington; (iv) Spokane County; or (v) any federally-recognized Indian tribe.

  4. “Otherwise qualified” means that the applicant meets the basic criteria for the position as set out in the advertisement or job description without taking into account the existence or absence of a criminal conviction or arrest record.

Date Passed: Monday, November 27, 2017

Effective Date: Thursday, June 14, 2018

ORD C35564 Section 1