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SEA-MC tit. 14, ch. 14.125
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Seattle Mun. Code § 14.125.010 Prohibiting use of City property for immigration enforcement staging

14.125.010 - Prohibiting use of City property for immigration enforcement staging A. Real property that is City owned or controlled, but which does not include the public right-of-way used for pedestrian and vehicular traffic, shall not be used for civil immigration enforcement staging, including actions to assemble, mobilize, or deploy personnel, vehicles, or equipment for civil immigration enforcement staging operations, or for surveillance or logistical coordination for those operations. B. For the purpose of this Chapter 14.125, a City controlled property is any real property in which the City possesses any ownership interest or any leasehold interest and for which the City has not agreed through a contractual or other legal instrument to cede control of the City's property interest as pertains to the enforcement of this Chapter 14.125. (Ord. 127406, § 2, 2026.)

Seattle Mun. Code § 14.125.020 Scope

14.125.020 - Scope A. Nothing in this Chapter 14.125 shall be construed as restricting or interfering with the execution of lawful judicial warrants or the enforcement of criminal law, nor as limiting the rights of any person under state or federal law. B. This Chapter 14.125 does not prohibit the lawful use of real property that is City owned or controlled for purposes other than civil immigration enforcement staging, nor does it restrict any person or entity from carrying out lawful functions unrelated to that purpose on such property. (Ord. 127406, § 2, 2026.)

Seattle Mun. Code § 14.125.030 Injunctive relief

14.125.030 - Injunctive relief The Seattle City Attorney's Office may seek legal or equitable relief in a court of competent jurisdiction, including injunctive relief, to enjoin any acts or practices that violate this Chapter 14.125. (Ord. 127406, § 2, 2026.)
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=TIT14HURI_CH14.125IMENSTFetched: 11/1/2026

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