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Sumner council adopts ordinance making child endangerment with nonprescribed controlled substances a gross misdemeanor
Summary
On Feb. 3 the Sumner City Council unanimously adopted Ordinance 2917, criminalizing intentional or reckless exposure of children or dependents to nonprescribed controlled substances; the law excludes marijuana and alcohol and carries up to 364 days in jail and a $5,000 fine.
Sumner City Council voted unanimously on Feb. 3 to adopt Ordinance 2917, creating a local gross-misdemeanor offense for adults who intentionally permit a child or dependent to ingest or have contact with a nonprescribed controlled substance.
City Attorney Andrea Marquez told the council the ordinance is intended to close a gap in state law that the attorney said currently criminalizes endangerment with a controlled substance only when methamphetamine is involved. Marquez said the local measure is a stopgap until a state…
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