AN ORDINANCE relating to street racing; adding the crime of racing; adding the traffic infraction of vehicle participation in unlawful racing; adding the civil infraction of attendance at an unlawful race event; adding a new Section 11.58.440 to the Seattle Municipal Code; adding a new Section 12A.12.050 to, and amending Sections 11.20.230, 11.31.020, 11.31.121, 11.56.120, and 12A.09.020 of, the Seattle Municipal Code; declaring an emergency; and establishing an immediate effective date; all by a 3/4 vote of the City Council.

Committee

City Clerk

Introduced

June 27, 2024

On agenda

July 16, 2024

Passed

July 18, 2024

Enacted

July 18, 2024

Enactment no.

Ord 127056

Where it was heard

City Council Jul 16, 2024 passed Pass Public Safety Committee Jul 9, 2024 pass as amended Pass

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