Legal Opinion
City of Seattle v. Rice
Washington Supreme Court
Decided June 19, 1980No. 46078PublishedCited by 52 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWright, J.
This action presents one question. Is Seattle City Ordinance No. 102843 (codified as section 12A.08.240, Seattle Municipal Code) valid as against a challenge under the "void for vagueness" rule?
The Seattle Public Safety Building is owned by the City of Seattle (city). The first and third floors of that building are open to the public for certain purposes on a 24-hour basis. Among the purposes for which the public is admitted are: making complaints as to criminal activity, making inquiry as to persons detained in the city jail, and on occasion furnishing bail for such persons.
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