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Since 2006, the Seattle Police Department and the King County Prosecutor's Office have been working together to implement a Stay Out of Drug Area (SODA) program for defendants charged with narcotics trafficking crimes. The boundaries of the SODAs were established in December, 2007.

As a part of that effort, the Seattle Police precinct commanders have identified geographic locations in their precincts as high narcotics trafficking areas. These areas were identified as such based upon citizen and business complaints, crime statistics and police observations.

The Pre-Trial SODA order makes exceptions to the restriction for places of employment, court/government offices, social services provider, attorney office, medical services, and school between the hours of 6:00 am and 6:00 pm. If an individual lives in a SODA zone then the order is usually not imposed. The request is made only for the SODA zone that the person was arrested in, not all the zones in a precinct.

The order is for a 90-day period from the date that a defendant is arraigned for the offense. Most cases are adjudicated by that time.

Pre-Trial SODA orders have been issued in other cities in the United States.

Superior Court Judges often place pre-trial restrictions on charged defendants if the restriction is related to the charged crime.

SODA Pre-trial Order - pdf

South SODA Zone

East SODA Zone

Southwest SODA Zone