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Record No: CB 121082    Version: 1 Council Bill No: CB 121082
Type: Ordinance (Ord) Status: Passed
Current Controlling Legislative Body City Clerk
On agenda: 9/23/2025
Ordinance No: Ord 127303
Title: AN ORDINANCE relating to unsworn declarations; updating references to state law on unsworn declarations by amending all references to RCW 9A.72.085 to chapter 5.50 RCW; and amending Sections 6.430.040, 6.500.170, 6.600.120, 7.24.130, 8.37.220, 8.38.220, 10.52.035, 14.16.050, 14.16.070, 14.16.105, 14.17.045, 14.17.080, 14.19.050, 14.19.070, 14.19.105, 14.20.030, 14.20.050, 14.20.085, 14.21.050, 14.22.065, 14.22.085, 14.22.120, 14.23.085, 14.23.120, 14.26.150, 14.26.220, 14.27.150, 14.27.220, 14.28.150, 14.28.220, 14.29.150, 14.29.220, 14.30.120, 14.30.190, 14.33.110, 14.33.150, 14.33.220, 14.34.150, 14.34.220, 15.91.004, 15.91.012, 18.12.278, 22.212.110, 23.91.012, 25.08.900, and 25.08.940 of the Seattle Municipal Code and Section 112 of the Seattle Fire Code.
Sponsors: Sara Nelson
Supporting documents: 1. Summary and Fiscal Note
CITY OF SEATTLE
ORDINANCE __________________
COUNCIL BILL __________________
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AN ORDINANCE relating to unsworn declarations; updating references to state law on unsworn declarations by amending all references to RCW 9A.72.085 to chapter 5.50 RCW; and amending Sections 6.430.040, 6.500.170, 6.600.120, 7.24.130, 8.37.220, 8.38.220, 10.52.035, 14.16.050, 14.16.070, 14.16.105, 14.17.045, 14.17.080, 14.19.050, 14.19.070, 14.19.105, 14.20.030, 14.20.050, 14.20.085, 14.21.050, 14.22.065, 14.22.085, 14.22.120, 14.23.085, 14.23.120, 14.26.150, 14.26.220, 14.27.150, 14.27.220, 14.28.150, 14.28.220, 14.29.150, 14.29.220, 14.30.120, 14.30.190, 14.33.110, 14.33.150, 14.33.220, 14.34.150, 14.34.220, 15.91.004, 15.91.012, 18.12.278, 22.212.110, 23.91.012, 25.08.900, and 25.08.940 of the Seattle Municipal Code and Section 112 of the Seattle Fire Code.
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WHEREAS, chapter 232, Laws of 2019 consolidated material relating to unsworn statements and their certification by repealing RCW 9A.72.085 and amending chapter 5.50 RCW; and
WHEREAS, that law contained 21 sections of conforming amendments, the majority of changed RCW 9A.72.085 references to chapter 5.50 RCW references; and
WHEREAS, according to Seattle Municipal Code Section 1.03.070, "[t]he code reviser may prepare legislation for submission or make written recommendations to the City Council concerning correction or removal of deficiencies, conflicts, or obsolete provisions in the code or otherwise improving the form or substance of city laws"; and
WHEREAS, the Code Reviser has prepared this ordinance to conform the Seattle Municipal Code to the RCW; NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF SEATTLE AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Section 6.430.040 of the Seattle Municipal Code, last amended by Ordinance 124919, is amended as follows:
6.430.030 Applications and examinations.
A. Applications. Applications for gas piping mechanic licenses shall be made to SDCI on a form provided by the department, accompanied by t...

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