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9.95.900 | Application of certain laws to felonies committed before, on, or after certain dates. | (1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, the following sections of law do not apply to any felony offense committed on or after July 1, 1984: RCW 9.95.010 , 9.95.011 , 9.95.013 , 9.95.015 , 9.95.017 , 9.95.040 , 9.95.045 , 9.95.047 , 9.95.052 , 9.95.080 , 9.95.100 , 9.95.115 , 9.95.116 , 9.95.120 , 9.9... |
9.96.010 | Restoration of civil rights. | Whenever the governor shall grant a pardon to a person convicted of an infamous crime, or whenever the maximum term of imprisonment for which any such person was committed is about to expire or has expired, and such person has not otherwise had his or her civil rights restored, the governor shall have the power, in his... |
9.96.020 | Form of certificate. | Whenever the governor shall determine to restore his or her civil rights to any person convicted of an infamous crime in any superior court of this state, he or she shall execute and file in the office of the secretary of state an instrument in writing in substantially the following form: "To the People of the State of... |
9.96.030 | Certified copy—Recording and indexing. | Upon the filing of an instrument restoring civil rights in his or her office, it shall be the duty of the secretary of state to transmit a duly certified copy thereof to the clerk of the superior court named therein, who shall record the same in the journal of the court and index the same in the execution docket of the... |
9.96.050 | Final discharge of parolee—Restoration of civil rights—Governor's pardoning power not affected. | (1)(a) When an offender on parole has performed all obligations of his or her release, including any and all legal financial obligations, for such time as shall satisfy the indeterminate sentence review board that his or her final release is not incompatible with the best interests of society and the welfare of the par... |
9.96.060 | Vacating records of conviction for misdemeanor and gross misdemeanor offenses. | (1) When vacating a conviction under this section, the court effectuates the vacation by: (a)(i) Permitting the applicant to withdraw the applicant's plea of guilty and to enter a plea of not guilty; or (ii) if the applicant has been convicted after a plea of not guilty, the court setting aside the verdict of guilty; a... |
9.96.080 | Victims of certain crimes vacating records of conviction. | (1)(a) A victim of sex trafficking, prostitution, or commercial sexual abuse of a minor; sexual assault; or domestic violence, as defined in RCW 9.94A.030 may apply to the sentencing court or the sentencing court's successor to vacate the applicant's record of conviction for the offense; or (b) The prosecutor of a coun... |
9.96A.010 | Legislative declaration. | The legislature declares that it is the policy of the state of Washington to encourage and contribute to the rehabilitation of felons and to assist them in the assumption of the responsibilities of citizenship, and the opportunity to secure employment or to pursue, practice or engage in a meaningful and profitable trad... |
9.96A.020 | Employment, occupational licensing by public entity—Prior felony conviction no disqualification—Exceptions. | (1) Subject to the exceptions in subsections (3) through (5) of this section, and unless there is another provision of law to the contrary, a person is not disqualified from employment by the state of Washington or any of its counties, cities, towns, municipal corporations, or quasi-municipal corporations, nor is a per... |
9.96A.030 | Exclusion—Law enforcement agencies. | This chapter shall not be applicable to any law enforcement agency; however, nothing herein shall be construed to preclude a law enforcement agency in its discretion from adopting the policy set forth in this chapter.
[ 1973 c 135 s 3 .] |
9.96A.040 | Violations—Adjudication pursuant to administrative procedure act. | Any complaints or grievances concerning the violation of this chapter shall be processed and adjudicated in accordance with the procedures set forth in chapter 34.05 RCW, the administrative procedure act.
[ 1973 c 135 s 4 .] |
9.96A.050 | Provisions of chapter prevailing—Exception. | Except as provided in RCW 9.97.020 , the provisions of this chapter shall prevail over any other provisions of law which purport to govern the denial of licenses, permits, certificates, registrations, or other means to engage in a business, on the grounds of a lack of good moral character, or which purport to govern th... |
9.96A.060 | Exclusion—Employees dealing with children or vulnerable persons. | This chapter is not applicable to the department of social and health services or the department of children, youth, and families when employing a person, who in the course of his or her employment, has or may have unsupervised access to any person who is under the age of eighteen, who is under the age of twenty-one an... |
9.96A.900 | Effective date—1973 c 135. | This act shall take effect on July 1, 1973.
[ 1973 c 135 s 7 .] |
9.97.010 | Definitions. | The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise. (1) "Qualified applicant" means any adult or juvenile who meets the following requirements: (a)(i) One year has passed from sentencing for those sentenced by a Washington state court to probation, or receiving a... |
9.97.020 | Certificate of restoration of opportunity—Qualified applicants—States, counties, municipal departments, boards, officers, or agencies authorized may not disqualify—Exceptions—Immunity—Qualified courts have jurisdiction to issue certificates—Employers, housing providers—Department of social and health services and depar... | (1) Except as provided in this section, no state, county, or municipal department, board, officer, or agency authorized to assess the qualifications of any applicant for a license, certificate of authority, qualification to engage in the practice of a profession or business, or for admission to an examination to qualif... |
9.98.010 | Disposition of untried indictment, information, complaint—Procedure—Escape, effect. | (1) Whenever a person has entered upon a term of imprisonment in a penal, correctional, or juvenile rehabilitation institution of this state, and whenever during the continuance of the term of imprisonment there is pending in this state any untried indictment, information, or complaint against the person, he or she sha... |
9.98.020 | Loss of jurisdiction and failure of indictment, information, complaint—Dismissal. | In the event that the action is not brought to trial within the period of time as herein provided, no court of this state shall any longer have jurisdiction thereof, nor shall the untried indictment, information or complaint be of any further force or effect, and the court shall enter an order dismissing the same with ... |
9.98.030 | Chapter not applicable to mentally ill. | The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to any person adjudged to be mentally ill.
[ 1959 c 56 s 3 .] |
9.98.040 | Court not prohibited from ordering prisoner to trial. | This chapter shall not be construed as preempting the right of the superior court on the motion of the county prosecuting attorney from ordering the superintendent of a state penal or correctional institution to cause a prisoner to be transported to the superior court of the county for trial upon any untried indictment... |
9.100.010 | Agreement on detainers—Text. | The agreement on detainers is hereby enacted into law and entered into by this state with all other jurisdictions legally joining therein in the form substantially as follows: TEXT OF THE AGREEMENT ON DETAINERS The contracting states solemnly agree that: ARTICLE I The party states find that charges outstanding against ... |
9.100.020 | Appropriate court defined. | The phrase "appropriate court" as used in the agreement on detainers shall, with reference to the courts of this state, mean any court with criminal jurisdiction.
[ 1967 c 34 s 2 .] |
9.100.030 | Courts, state and political subdivisions enjoined to enforce agreement. | All courts, departments, agencies, officers and employees of this state and its political subdivisions are hereby directed to enforce the agreement on detainers and to cooperate with one another and with other party states in enforcing the agreement and effectuating its purposes.
[ 1967 c 34 s 3 .] |
9.100.040 | Escape—Effect. | Escape from custody while in another state pursuant to the agreement on detainers shall constitute an offense against the laws of this state to the same extent and degree as an escape from the institution in which the prisoner was confined immediately prior to having been sent to another state pursuant to the provision... |
9.100.050 | Giving over inmate authorized. | It shall be lawful and mandatory upon the warden or other official in charge of a penal or correctional institution in this state to give over the person of any inmate thereof whenever so required by the operation of the agreement on detainers.
[ 1967 c 34 s 5 .] |
9.100.060 | Administrator—Appointment. | The governor is hereby authorized and empowered to designate and appoint a state officer to act as the administrator who shall perform the duties and functions and exercise the powers conferred upon such person by Article VII of the agreement on detainers.
[ 1967 c 34 s 6 .] |
9.100.070 | Request for temporary custody—Notice to prisoner and governor—Advising prisoner of rights. | In order to implement Article IV(a) of the agreement on detainers, and in furtherance of its purposes, the appropriate authorities having custody of the prisoner shall, promptly upon receipt of the officer's written request, notify the prisoner and the governor in writing that a request for temporary custody has been m... |
9.100.080 | Copies of chapter—Transmission. | Copies of this chapter shall, upon its approval, be transmitted by the secretary of state to the governor of each state, to the attorney general and the secretary of state of the United States, and the council of state governments.
[ 1967 c 34 s 8 .] |
9.101.010 | Criminal street gang definitions—State preemption. | (1) The state of Washington hereby fully occupies and preempts the entire field of definitions used for purposes of substantive criminal law relating to criminal street gangs, criminal street gang-related offenses, criminal street gang associates and members, and pattern of criminal street gang activity. These definiti... |
9.91.010 | Denial of civil rights—Terms defined. | Terms used in this section shall have the following definitions: (1)(a) "Every person" shall be construed to include any owner, lessee, proprietor, manager, agent or employee whether one or more natural persons, partnerships, associations, organizations, corporations, cooperatives, legal representatives, trustees, rece... |
9.91.020 | Operating railroad, steamboat, vehicle, etc., while intoxicated. | Every person who, being employed upon any railway, as engineer, motor operator, grip operator, conductor, switch tender, fire tender, bridge tender, flagger, or signal operator, or having charge of stations, starting, regulating, or running trains upon a railway, or being employed as captain, engineer, or other officer... |
9.91.025 | Unlawful transit conduct. | (1) A person is guilty of unlawful transit conduct if, while on or in a transit vehicle or in or at a transit station, he or she knowingly: (a) Smokes or carries a lighted or smoldering pipe, cigar, or cigarette, unless he or she is smoking in an area designated and authorized by the transit authority; (b) Discards lit... |
9.91.060 | Leaving children unattended in parked automobile. | Every person having the care and custody, whether temporary or permanent, of minor children under the age of twelve years, who shall leave such children in a parked automobile unattended by an adult while such person enters a tavern or other premises where vinous, spirituous, or malt liquors are dispensed for consumpti... |
9.91.130 | Disposal of trash in charity donation receptacle. | (1) It is unlawful for any person to throw, drop, deposit, discard, or otherwise dispose of any trash, including, but not limited to items that have deteriorated to the extent that they are no longer of monetary value or of use for the purpose they were intended; garbage, including any organic matter; or litter, in or ... |
9.91.140 | Food stamps—Unlawful sale. | A person who sells food stamps obtained through the program established under RCW 74.04.500 or food stamp benefits transferred electronically, or food purchased therewith, is guilty of the following: (1) A gross misdemeanor if the value of the stamps, benefits, or food transferred exceeds one hundred dollars; or (2) A ... |
9.91.142 | Food stamps—Trafficking. | A person who purchases, or who otherwise acquires and sells, or who traffics in, food stamps as defined by the federal food stamp act, as amended, 7 U.S.C. Sec. 2011 et seq., or food stamp benefits transferred electronically, is guilty of the following: (1) A class C felony punishable according to chapter 9A.20 RCW if ... |
9.91.144 | Food stamps—Unlawful redemption. | A person who, in violation of 7 U.S.C. Sec. 2024(c), obtains and presents food stamps as defined by the federal food stamp act, as amended, 7 U.S.C. Sec. 2011 et seq., or food stamp benefits transferred electronically, for redemption or causes such stamps or benefits to be presented for redemption through the program e... |
9.91.150 | Tree spiking. | (1) Any person who maliciously drives or places in any tree, forest material, forest debris, or other wood material any iron, steel, ceramic, or other substance sufficiently hard to injure saws or wood processing or manufacturing equipment, for the purpose of hindering logging or timber harvesting activities, is guilty... |
9.91.155 | Tree spiking—Action for damages. | Any person who is damaged by any act prohibited in RCW 9.91.150 may bring a civil action to recover damages sustained, including a reasonable attorney's fee. A party seeking civil damages under this section may recover upon proof of a violation of the provisions of RCW 9.91.150 by a preponderance of the evidence.
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9.91.160 | Personal protection spray devices. | (1) It is unlawful for a person under eighteen years old, unless the person is at least fourteen years old and has the permission of a parent or guardian to do so, to purchase or possess a personal protection spray device. A violation of this subsection is a misdemeanor. (2) No town, city, county, special purpose distr... |
9.91.170 | Interfering with dog guide or service animal. | (1)(a) Any person who has received notice that his or her behavior is interfering with the use of a dog guide or service animal who continues with reckless disregard to interfere with the use of a dog guide or service animal by obstructing, intimidating, or otherwise jeopardizing the safety of the dog guide or service ... |
9.91.175 | Interfering with search and rescue dog. | (1)(a)(i) Any person who has received notice that his or her behavior is interfering with the use of an on-duty search and rescue dog who continues with reckless disregard to interfere with the use of an on-duty search and rescue dog by obstructing, intimidating, or otherwise jeopardizing the safety of the search and r... |
9A.04.010 | Title, effective date, application, severability, captions. | (1) This title shall be known and may be cited as the Washington Criminal Code and shall become effective on July 1, 1976. (2) The provisions of this title shall apply to any offense committed on or after July 1, 1976, which is defined in this title or the general statutes, unless otherwise expressly provided or unless... |
9A.04.020 | Purposes—Principles of construction. | (1) The general purposes of the provisions governing the definition of offenses are: (a) To forbid and prevent conduct that inflicts or threatens substantial harm to individual or public interests; (b) To safeguard conduct that is without culpability from condemnation as criminal; (c) To give fair warning of the nature... |
9A.04.030 | State criminal jurisdiction. | The following persons are liable to punishment: (1) A person who commits in the state any crime, in whole or in part. (2) A person who commits out of the state any act which, if committed within it, would be theft and is afterward found in the state with any of the stolen property. (3) A person who being out of the sta... |
9A.04.040 | Classes of crimes. | (1) An offense defined by this title or by any other statute of this state, for which a sentence of imprisonment is authorized, constitutes a crime. Crimes are classified as felonies, gross misdemeanors, or misdemeanors. (2) A crime is a felony if it is so designated in this title or by any other statute of this state ... |
9A.04.050 | People capable of committing crimes—Capability of children. | Children under the age of eight years are incapable of committing crime. Children of eight and under twelve years of age are presumed to be incapable of committing crime, but this presumption may be removed by proof that they have sufficient capacity to understand the act or neglect, and to know that it was wrong. When... |
9A.04.060 | Common law to supplement statute. | The provisions of the common law relating to the commission of crime and the punishment thereof, insofar as not inconsistent with the Constitution and statutes of this state, shall supplement all penal statutes of this state and all persons offending against the same shall be tried in the courts of this state having ju... |
9A.04.070 | Who amenable to criminal statutes. | Every person, regardless of whether or not he or she is an inhabitant of this state, may be tried and punished under the laws of this state for an offense committed by him or her therein, except when such offense is cognizable exclusively in the courts of the United States.
[ 2011 c 336 s 348 ; 1975 1st ex.s. c 260 s 9... |
9A.04.080 | Limitation of actions. | (1) Prosecutions for criminal offenses shall not be commenced after the periods prescribed in this section. (a) The following offenses may be prosecuted at any time after their commission: (i) Murder; (ii) Homicide by abuse; (iii) Arson if a death results; (iv) Vehicular homicide; (v) Vehicular assault if a death resul... |
9A.04.090 | Application of general provisions of the code. | The provisions of chapters 9A.04 through 9A.28 RCW of this title are applicable to offenses defined by this title or another statute, unless this title or such other statute specifically provides otherwise.
[ 1975 1st ex.s. c 260 s 9A.04.090 .] |
9A.04.100 | Proof beyond a reasonable doubt. | (1) Every person charged with the commission of a crime is presumed innocent unless proved guilty. No person may be convicted of a crime unless each element of such crime is proved by competent evidence beyond a reasonable doubt. (2) When a crime has been proven against a person, and there exists a reasonable doubt as ... |
9A.04.110 | Definitions. | In this title unless a different meaning plainly is required: (1) "Acted" includes, where relevant, omitted to act; (2) "Actor" includes, where relevant, a person failing to act; (3) "Benefit" is any gain or advantage to the beneficiary, including any gain or advantage to a third person pursuant to the desire or consen... |
9A.08.010 | General requirements of culpability. | (1) Kinds of Culpability Defined. (a) INTENT. A person acts with intent or intentionally when he or she acts with the objective or purpose to accomplish a result which constitutes a crime. (b) KNOWLEDGE. A person knows or acts knowingly or with knowledge when: (i) He or she is aware of a fact, facts, or circumstances o... |
9A.08.020 | Liability for conduct of another—Complicity. | (1) A person is guilty of a crime if it is committed by the conduct of another person for which he or she is legally accountable. (2) A person is legally accountable for the conduct of another person when: (a) Acting with the kind of culpability that is sufficient for the commission of the crime, he or she causes an in... |
9A.08.030 | Entity and personal liability. | (1) As used in this section: (a) "Agent" means any director, officer, or employee of an entity, or any other person who is authorized to act on behalf of the entity; (b) "Entity" includes any domestic entity formed under or governed as to its internal affairs by Title 23 , 23B , 24 , or 25 RCW or any foreign business e... |
9A.08.040 | Diminished capacity—Victim identity. | A defendant does not suffer from diminished capacity based on the discovery of, knowledge about, or potential disclosure of the victim's actual or perceived gender, gender identity, gender expression, or sexual orientation, including under circumstances in which the victim made an unwanted nonforcible romantic or sexua... |
9A.12.010 | Insanity. | To establish the defense of insanity, it must be shown that: (1) At the time of the commission of the offense, as a result of mental disease or defect, the mind of the actor was affected to such an extent that: (a) He or she was unable to perceive the nature and quality of the act with which he or she is charged; or (b... |
9A.16.010 | Definitions. | In this chapter, unless a different meaning is plainly required: (1) "Necessary" means that no reasonably effective alternative to the use of force appeared to exist and that the amount of force used was reasonable to effect the lawful purpose intended. (2) "Deadly force" means the intentional application of force thro... |
9A.16.020 | Use of force—When lawful. | The use, attempt, or offer to use force upon or toward the person of another is not unlawful in the following cases: (1) Whenever necessarily used by a public officer in the performance of a legal duty, or a person assisting the officer and acting under the officer's direction; (2) Whenever necessarily used by a person... |
9A.16.025 | Use of force—When unjustified—Victim identity. | A person is not justified in using force against another based on the discovery of, knowledge about, or potential disclosure of the victim's actual or perceived gender, gender identity, gender expression, or sexual orientation, including under circumstances in which the victim made an unwanted nonforcible romantic or s... |
9A.16.030 | Homicide—When excusable. | Homicide is excusable when committed by accident or misfortune in doing any lawful act by lawful means, without criminal negligence, or without any unlawful intent.
[ 1979 ex.s. c 244 s 8 ; 1975 1st ex.s. c 260 s 9A.16.030 .]
Effective date — 1979 ex.s. c 244: See RCW 9A.44.902 . |
9A.16.040 | Justifiable homicide or use of deadly force by public officer, peace officer, person aiding—Good faith standard. | (1) Homicide or the use of deadly force is justifiable in the following cases: (a) When a public officer applies deadly force in obedience to the judgment of a competent court; or (b) When necessarily used by a peace officer meeting the good faith standard of this section to overcome actual resistance to the execution ... |
9A.16.046 | Justifiable homicide or use of deadly force by peace officer—Reimbursement of defendant for costs—Special verdict. | (1) When a peace officer who is charged with a crime is found not guilty or charges are dismissed by reason of justifiable homicide or use of deadly force under RCW 9A.16.040 , or by reason of self-defense, for actions taken while on duty or otherwise within the scope of his or her authority as a peace officer, the sta... |
9A.16.050 | Homicide—By other person—When justifiable. | Homicide is also justifiable when committed either: (1) In the lawful defense of the slayer, or his or her husband, wife, parent, child, brother, or sister, or of any other person in his or her presence or company, when there is reasonable ground to apprehend a design on the part of the person slain to commit a felony ... |
9A.16.060 | Duress. | (1) In any prosecution for a crime, it is a defense that: (a) The actor participated in the crime under compulsion by another who by threat or use of force created an apprehension in the mind of the actor that in case of refusal he or she or another would be liable to immediate death or immediate grievous bodily injury... |
9A.16.070 | Entrapment. | (1) In any prosecution for a crime, it is a defense that: (a) The criminal design originated in the mind of law enforcement officials, or any person acting under their direction, and (b) The actor was lured or induced to commit a crime which the actor had not otherwise intended to commit. (2) The defense of entrapment ... |
9A.16.080 | Action for being detained on mercantile establishment premises for investigation—"Reasonable grounds" as defense. | In any criminal action brought by reason of any person having been detained on or in the immediate vicinity of the premises of a mercantile establishment for the purpose of investigation or questioning as to the ownership of any merchandise, it shall be a defense of such action that the person was detained in a reasona... |
9A.16.090 | Intoxication. | No act committed by a person while in a state of voluntary intoxication shall be deemed less criminal by reason of his or her condition, but whenever the actual existence of any particular mental state is a necessary element to constitute a particular species or degree of crime, the fact of his or her intoxication may ... |
9A.16.100 | Use of force on children—Policy—Actions presumed unreasonable. | (1) It is the policy of this state to protect children from assault and abuse and to encourage parents and their authorized agents to use methods of correction and restraint of children that are not dangerous to the children. However, the physical discipline of a child is not unlawful when it is reasonable and moderate... |
9A.16.110 | Defending against violent crime—Reimbursement. | (1) No person in the state shall be placed in legal jeopardy of any kind whatsoever for protecting by any reasonable means necessary, himself or herself, his or her family, or his or her real or personal property, or for coming to the aid of another who is in imminent danger of or the victim of assault, robbery, kidnap... |
9A.16.120 | Outdoor music festival, campground—Detention. | (1) In a criminal action brought against the detainer by reason of a person having been detained on or in the immediate vicinity of the premises of an outdoor music festival or related campground for the purpose of pursuing an investigation or questioning by a law enforcement officer as to the lawfulness of the consump... |
9A.16.900 | Construction—Chapter applicable to state registered domestic partnerships—2009 c 521. | For the purposes of this chapter, the terms spouse, marriage, marital, husband, wife, widow, widower, next of kin, and family shall be interpreted as applying equally to state registered domestic partnerships or individuals in state registered domestic partnerships as well as to marital relationships and married person... |
9A.20.010 | Classification and designation of crimes. | (1) Classified Felonies. (a) The particular classification of each felony defined in Title 9A RCW is expressly designated in the section defining it. (b) For purposes of sentencing, classified felonies are designated as one of three classes, as follows: (i) Class A felony; or (ii) Class B felony; or (iii) Class C felon... |
9A.20.020 | Authorized sentences for crimes committed before July 1, 1984. | (1) Felony. Every person convicted of a classified felony shall be punished as follows: (a) For a class A felony, by imprisonment in a state correctional institution for a maximum term fixed by the court of not less than twenty years, or by a fine in an amount fixed by the court of not more than fifty thousand dollars,... |
9A.20.021 | Maximum sentences for crimes committed July 1, 1984, and after. | (1) Felony. Unless a different maximum sentence for a classified felony is specifically established by a statute of this state, no person convicted of a classified felony shall be punished by confinement or fine exceeding the following: (a) For a class A felony, by confinement in a state correctional institution for a ... |
9A.20.030 | Alternative to a fine—Restitution. | (1) If a person has gained money or property or caused a victim to lose money or property through the commission of a crime, upon conviction thereof or when the offender pleads guilty to a lesser offense or fewer offenses and agrees with the prosecutor's recommendation that the offender be required to pay restitution t... |
9A.20.040 | Prosecutions related to felonies defined outside Title9ARCW. | In any prosecution under this title where the grade or degree of a crime is determined by reference to the degree of a felony for which the defendant or another previously had been sought, arrested, charged, convicted, or sentenced, if such felony is defined by a statute of this state which is not in Title 9A RCW, unle... |
9A.28.010 | Prosecutions based on felonies defined outside Title9ARCW. | In any prosecution under this title for attempt, solicitation, or conspiracy to commit a felony defined by a statute of this state which is not in this title, unless otherwise provided: (1) If the maximum sentence of imprisonment authorized by law upon conviction of such felony is twenty years or more, such felony shal... |
9A.28.020 | Criminal attempt. | (1) A person is guilty of an attempt to commit a crime if, with intent to commit a specific crime, he or she does any act which is a substantial step toward the commission of that crime. (2) If the conduct in which a person engages otherwise constitutes an attempt to commit a crime, it is no defense to a prosecution of... |
9A.28.030 | Criminal solicitation. | (1) A person is guilty of criminal solicitation when, with intent to promote or facilitate the commission of a crime, he or she offers to give or gives money or other thing of value to another to engage in specific conduct which would constitute such crime or which would establish complicity of such other person in its... |
9A.28.040 | Criminal conspiracy. | (1) A person is guilty of criminal conspiracy when, with intent that conduct constituting a crime be performed, he or she agrees with one or more persons to engage in or cause the performance of such conduct, and any one of them takes a substantial step in pursuance of such agreement. (2) It shall not be a defense to c... |
9A.32.010 | Homicide defined. | Homicide is the killing of a human being by the act, procurement, or omission of another, death occurring at any time, and is either (1) murder, (2) homicide by abuse, (3) manslaughter, (4) excusable homicide, or (5) justifiable homicide.
[ 1997 c 196 s 3 ; 1987 c 187 s 2 ; 1983 c 10 s 1 ; 1975 1st ex.s. c 260 s 9A.32.... |
9A.32.020 | Premeditation—Limitations. | (1) As used in this chapter, the premeditation required in order to support a conviction of the crime of murder in the first degree must involve more than a moment in point of time. (2) Nothing contained in this chapter shall affect RCW 46.61.520 .
[ 1975 1st ex.s. c 260 s 9A.32.020 .] |
9A.32.030 | Murder in the first degree. | (1) A person is guilty of murder in the first degree when: (a) With a premeditated intent to cause the death of another person, he or she causes the death of such person or of a third person; or (b) Under circumstances manifesting an extreme indifference to human life, he or she engages in conduct which creates a grave... |
9A.32.040 | Murder in the first degree—Sentence. | Notwithstanding RCW 9A.32.030 (2), any person convicted of the crime of murder in the first degree shall be sentenced to life imprisonment.
[ 1982 c 10 s 2 . Prior: (1) 1981 c 138 s 21 ; 1977 ex.s. c 206 s 3 ; 1975 1st ex.s. c 260 s 9A.32.040 . (2) 1981 c 136 s 55 repealed by 1982 c 10 s 18 .]
Severability — 1982 c 10:... |
9A.32.050 | Murder in the second degree. | (1) A person is guilty of murder in the second degree when: (a) With intent to cause the death of another person but without premeditation, he or she causes the death of such person or of a third person; or (b) He or she commits or attempts to commit any felony, including assault, other than those enumerated in RCW 9A.... |
9A.32.055 | Homicide by abuse. | (1) A person is guilty of homicide by abuse if, under circumstances manifesting an extreme indifference to human life, the person causes the death of a child or person under sixteen years of age, a developmentally disabled person, or a dependent adult, and the person has previously engaged in a pattern or practice of a... |
9A.32.060 | Manslaughter in the first degree. | (1) A person is guilty of manslaughter in the first degree when: (a) He or she recklessly causes the death of another person; or (b) He or she intentionally and unlawfully kills an unborn quick child by inflicting any injury upon the mother of such child. (2) Manslaughter in the first degree is a class A felony.
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9A.32.070 | Manslaughter in the second degree. | (1) A person is guilty of manslaughter in the second degree when, with criminal negligence, he or she causes the death of another person. (2) Manslaughter in the second degree is a class B felony.
[ 2011 c 336 s 358 ; 1997 c 365 s 6 ; 1975 1st ex.s. c 260 s 9A.32.070 .] |
9A.36.011 | Assault in the first degree. | (1) A person is guilty of assault in the first degree if he or she, with intent to inflict great bodily harm: (a) Assaults another with a firearm or any deadly weapon or by any force or means likely to produce great bodily harm or death; or (b) Transmits HIV to a child or vulnerable adult; or (c) Administers, exposes, ... |
9A.36.021 | Assault in the second degree. | (1) A person is guilty of assault in the second degree if he or she, under circumstances not amounting to assault in the first degree: (a) Intentionally assaults another and thereby recklessly inflicts substantial bodily harm; or (b) Intentionally and unlawfully causes substantial bodily harm to an unborn quick child b... |
9A.36.031 | Assault in the third degree. | (1) A person is guilty of assault in the third degree if he or she, under circumstances not amounting to assault in the first or second degree: (a) With intent to prevent or resist the execution of any lawful process or mandate of any court officer or the lawful apprehension or detention of himself, herself, or another... |
9A.36.041 | Assault in the fourth degree. | (1) A person is guilty of assault in the fourth degree if, under circumstances not amounting to assault in the first, second, or third degree, or custodial assault, he or she assaults another. (2) Assault in the fourth degree is a gross misdemeanor, except as provided in subsection (3) of this section. (3)(a) Assault i... |
9A.36.045 | Drive-by shooting. | (1) A person is guilty of drive-by shooting when he or she recklessly discharges a firearm as defined in RCW 9.41.010 in a manner which creates a substantial risk of death or serious physical injury to another person and the discharge is either from a motor vehicle or from the immediate area of a motor vehicle that was... |
9A.36.050 | Reckless endangerment. | (1) A person is guilty of reckless endangerment when he or she recklessly engages in conduct not amounting to drive-by shooting but that creates a substantial risk of death or serious physical injury to another person. (2) Reckless endangerment is a gross misdemeanor.
[ 1997 c 338 s 45 ; 1989 c 271 s 110 ; 1975 1st ex.... |
9A.36.060 | Promoting a suicide attempt. | (1) A person is guilty of promoting a suicide attempt when he or she knowingly causes or aids another person to attempt suicide. (2) Promoting a suicide attempt is a class C felony.
[ 2011 c 336 s 360 ; 1975 1st ex.s. c 260 s 9A.36.060 .] |
9A.36.070 | Coercion. | (1) A person is guilty of coercion if by use of a threat he or she compels or induces a person to engage in conduct which the latter has a legal right to abstain from, or to abstain from conduct which he or she has a legal right to engage in. (2) "Threat" as used in this section means: (a) To communicate, directly or i... |
9A.36.078 | Hate crime offenses—Finding. | The legislature finds that crimes and threats against persons because of their race, color, religion, ancestry, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender expression or identity, or mental, physical, or sensory disabilities are serious and increasing. The legislature also finds that crimes and threats are ofte... |
9A.36.080 | Hate crime offense—Definition and criminal penalty. | (1) A person is guilty of a hate crime offense if the person maliciously and intentionally commits one of the following acts in whole or in part because of their perception of another person's race, color, religion, ancestry, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender expression or identity, or mental, physica... |
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