8.08.020 Assistance, protective custody.
Except for a person who may be apprehended for possible violation of laws not relating to alcoholism or intoxication and except for a person who may be apprehended for possible violation of laws relating to driving or being in physical control of a vehicle while intoxicated and except for a person who may wish to avail himself of the provisions of RCW 46.20.308:
A. A person who appears to be intoxicated in a public place and to be in need of help, if he consents to the proffered help, may be assisted to his home, an approved treatment facility or other health facility;
B. A person who appears to be incapacitated by alcohol and who is in a public place or who has threatened, attempted, or inflicted physical harm on another, shall be taken into protective custody by the police or the emergency service patrol, if any, and brought to an approved treatment facility for treatment. A taking into protective custody under this chapter is not an arrest. No entry or other record shall be made to indicate that the person has been arrested or charged with a crime. (Ord. 359 §2, 1974).