All misdemeanor and gross misdemeanor criminal behavior and the penalties therefor as defined by the state of Washington, Revised Code of Washington, are adopted by reference by the city of Monroe.

There are adopted by reference all provisions of any enactment of the State Legislature not previously adopted by reference, and establishing a misdemeanor or gross misdemeanor, otherwise enforceable by the state of Washington within the city of Monroe, to become a misdemeanor or gross misdemeanor of the city of Monroe, and to the extent otherwise enforceable by the state of Washington, shall likewise be enforceable by the city of Monroe, through its police department and its prosecuting authority, all in the same manner and fashion as such enactment may be enforced or prosecuted in the name of the state. (Ord. 013/2011 § 1)