CITY OF SEATTLE v. RICE

No. 46078.

93 Wn.2d 728 (1980)

612 P.2d 792

THE CITY OF SEATTLE, Appellant, v. LORENZO RICE, Respondent.

The Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

June 19, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Douglas N. Jewett, City Attorney, and Michael S. Hurtado, Assistant, for appellant.

Jeffrey L. Needle, for respondent.

John Henry Browne on behalf of American Civil Liberties Union, amicus curiae.


WRIGHT, 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...

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