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Seattle Mun. Code § 12A.04.180
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12A.04.180 - De minimis infractions. The court may dismiss a prosecution if, having regard to the nature of the conduct charged to constitute an offense and the nature of the attendant circumstances, it finds that the defendant's conduct: A. Was within a customary license or tolerance not inconsistent with the purpose of the law defining the offense; or B. Did not actually cause or threaten the harm or evil sought to be prevented by the law defining the offense or did so only to an extent too trivial to warrant the condemnation of conviction; or C. Presents such other extenuations that it cannot reasonably be regarded as envisioned by the legislature in forbidding the offense. (Ord. 102843 § 12A.02.230, 1973.)
Source: City of Seattle, Seattle Municipal Code and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/wa/seattle/codes/municipal_code?nodeId=TIT12ACRCO_SUBTITLE_ICRCO_CH12A.04CRLIDE_12A.04.180DEMIINFetched: 11/1/2026

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