Washington

Revised Code of Washington — Title 9A, Criminal Code

402 sections, each with the official text and a plain-English explanation of what it means for you.

• § 9A.04.010 — Title, effective date, application, severability, captions
• § 9A.04.020 — Purposes—Principles of construction
• § 9A.04.030 — State criminal jurisdiction
• § 9A.04.040 — Classes of crimes
• § 9A.04.050 — People capable of committing crimes—Capability of children
• § 9A.04.060 — Common law to supplement statute
• § 9A.04.070 — Who amenable to criminal statutes
• § 9A.04.080 — Limitation of actions
• § 9A.04.090 — Application of general provisions of the code
• § 9A.04.100 — Proof beyond a reasonable doubt
• § 9A.04.110 — Definitions
• § 9A.08.010 — General requirements of culpability
• § 9A.08.020 — Liability for conduct of another—Complicity
• § 9A.08.030 — Entity and personal liability
• § 9A.08.040 — Diminished capacity—Victim identity
• § 9A.12.010 — Insanity
• § 9A.16.010 — Definitions
• § 9A.16.020 — Use of force—When lawful
• § 9A.16.025 — Use of force—When unjustified—Victim identity
• § 9A.16.030 — Homicide—When excusable
• § 9A.16.040 — Justifiable homicide or use of deadly force by public officer, peace officer, person aiding—Good faith standard
• § 9A.16.046 — Justifiable homicide or use of deadly force by peace officer—Reimbursement of defendant for costs—Special verdict
• § 9A.16.050 — Homicide—By other person—When justifiable
• § 9A.16.060 — Duress
• § 9A.16.070 — Entrapment
• § 9A.16.080 — Action for being detained on mercantile establishment premises for investigation—"Reasonable grounds" as defense
• § 9A.16.090 — Intoxication
• § 9A.16.100 — Use of force on children—Policy—Actions presumed unreasonable
• § 9A.16.110 — Defending against violent crime—Reimbursement
• § 9A.16.120 — Outdoor music festival, campground—Detention
• § 9A.16.900 — Construction—Chapter applicable to state registered domestic partnerships—2009 c 521
• § 9A.20.010 — Classification and designation of crimes
• § 9A.20.020 — Authorized sentences for crimes committed before July 1, 1984
• § 9A.20.021 — Maximum sentences for crimes committed July 1, 1984, and after
• § 9A.20.030 — Alternative to a fine—Restitution
• § 9A.20.040 — Prosecutions related to felonies defined outside Title 9A RCW
• § 9A.28.010 — Prosecutions based on felonies defined outside Title 9A RCW
• § 9A.28.020 — Criminal attempt
• § 9A.28.030 — Criminal solicitation
• § 9A.28.040 — Criminal conspiracy
• § 9A.32.010 — Homicide defined
• § 9A.32.020 — Premeditation—Limitations
• § 9A.32.030 — Murder in the first degree
• § 9A.32.040 — Murder in the first degree—Sentence
• § 9A.32.050 — Murder in the second degree
• § 9A.32.055 — Homicide by abuse
• § 9A.32.060 — Manslaughter in the first degree
• § 9A.32.070 — Manslaughter in the second degree
• § 9A.36.011 — Assault in the first degree
• § 9A.36.021 — Assault in the second degree
• § 9A.36.031 — Assault in the third degree
• § 9A.36.041 — Assault in the fourth degree
• § 9A.36.045 — Drive-by shooting
• § 9A.36.050 — Reckless endangerment
• § 9A.36.060 — Promoting a suicide attempt
• § 9A.36.070 — Coercion
• § 9A.36.078 — Hate crime offenses—Finding
• § 9A.36.080 — Hate crime offense—Definition and criminal penalty
• § 9A.36.083 — Hate crime offense—Civil action
• § 9A.36.090 — Threats against governor or family
• § 9A.36.100 — Custodial assault
• § 9A.36.120 — Assault of a child in the first degree
• § 9A.36.130 — Assault of a child in the second degree
• § 9A.36.140 — Assault of a child in the third degree
• § 9A.36.150 — Interfering with the reporting of domestic violence
• § 9A.36.160 — Failing to summon assistance
• § 9A.36.161 — Failing to summon assistance—Penalty
• § 9A.36.170 — Female genital mutilation—Minors
• § 9A.36.175 — Female genital mutilation—Minors—Civil action
• § 9A.40.010 — Definitions
• § 9A.40.020 — Kidnapping in the first degree
• § 9A.40.030 — Kidnapping in the second degree
• § 9A.40.040 — Unlawful imprisonment
• § 9A.40.060 — Custodial interference in the first degree
• § 9A.40.070 — Custodial interference in the second degree
• § 9A.40.080 — Custodial interference—Assessment of costs—Defense—Consent defense, restricted
• § 9A.40.090 — Luring
• § 9A.40.100 — Trafficking
• § 9A.40.102 — Trafficking—Court appearance—No-contact orders—Entry of order into computer-based criminal intelligence information system
• § 9A.40.104 — Trafficking—Court may prohibit defendant's contact with victim—No-contact orders—Issuance, termination, modification—Entry of order into computer-based criminal intelligence information system
• § 9A.40.106 — Trafficking—Condition of sentence restricting contact—No-contact orders—Entry of order into computer-based criminal intelligence information system
• § 9A.40.110 — Coercion of involuntary servitude
• § 9A.40.120 — Enforcement of orders restricting contact
• § 9A.40.900 — Construction—Chapter applicable to state registered domestic partnerships—2009 c 521
• § 9A.42.005 — Findings and intent—Christian Science treatment—Rules of evidence
• § 9A.42.010 — Definitions
• § 9A.42.020 — Criminal mistreatment in the first degree
• § 9A.42.030 — Criminal mistreatment in the second degree
• § 9A.42.035 — Criminal mistreatment in the third degree
• § 9A.42.037 — Criminal mistreatment in the fourth degree
• § 9A.42.039 — Arresting officer, notification by
• § 9A.42.040 — Withdrawal of life support systems
• § 9A.42.045 — Palliative care
• § 9A.42.050 — Defense of financial inability
• § 9A.42.060 — Abandonment of a dependent person in the first degree—Exception
• § 9A.42.070 — Abandonment of a dependent person in the second degree—Exception
• § 9A.42.080 — Abandonment of a dependent person in the third degree—Exception
• § 9A.42.090 — Abandonment of a dependent person—Defense
• § 9A.42.100 — Endangerment with a controlled substance
• § 9A.42.110 — Leaving a child in the care of a sex offender
• § 9A.44.010 — Definitions
• § 9A.44.020 — Testimony—Evidence—Written motion—Admissibility
• § 9A.44.025 — Depictions of victim created during forensic examination—Confidentiality
• § 9A.44.026 — Depiction of victim created during forensic examination—Sealing and destruction of exhibit
• § 9A.44.030 — Defenses to prosecution under this chapter
• § 9A.44.040 — Rape in the first degree
• § 9A.44.045 — First degree rape—Penalties
• § 9A.44.050 — Rape in the second degree
• § 9A.44.060 — Rape in the third degree
• § 9A.44.073 — Rape of a child in the first degree
• § 9A.44.076 — Rape of a child in the second degree
• § 9A.44.079 — Rape of a child in the third degree
• § 9A.44.083 — Child molestation in the first degree
• § 9A.44.086 — Child molestation in the second degree
• § 9A.44.089 — Child molestation in the third degree
• § 9A.44.093 — Sexual misconduct with a minor in the first degree
• § 9A.44.096 — Sexual misconduct with a minor in the second degree
• § 9A.44.100 — Indecent liberties
• § 9A.44.105 — Sexually violating human remains
• § 9A.44.115 — Voyeurism
• § 9A.44.120 — Admissibility of child's statement—Conditions
• § 9A.44.128 — Definitions applicable to RCW 9A.44.130 through 9A.44.145, 10.01.200, 43.43.540, 70.48.470, and 72.09.330
• § 9A.44.130 — Registration of sex offenders and kidnapping offenders—Procedures—Definition—Penalties
• § 9A.44.132 — Failure to register as sex offender or kidnapping offender
• § 9A.44.135 — Address verification
• § 9A.44.138 — Attendance, employment of registered sex offenders and kidnapping offenders at schools and institutions of higher education—Notice to designated recipients—Information exempt from disclosure
• § 9A.44.140 — Registration of sex offenders and kidnapping offenders—Duty to register
• § 9A.44.141 — Investigation—End of duty to register—Removal from registry—Civil liability
• § 9A.44.142 — Relief from duty to register—Petition—Exceptions
• § 9A.44.143 — Relief from duty to register for sex offense or kidnapping offense committed when offender was a juvenile and who has not been determined to be a sexually violent predator—Petition—Exception
• § 9A.44.144 — Relief from duty to register—Juvenile offenders
• § 9A.44.145 — Notification to offenders of changed requirements and ability to petition for relief from registration
• § 9A.44.148 — Application of RCW 9A.44.128 through 9A.44.145—Duty to register under law as it existed prior to July 28, 1991
• § 9A.44.150 — Testimony of child by closed-circuit television
• § 9A.44.160 — Custodial sexual misconduct in the first degree
• § 9A.44.170 — Custodial sexual misconduct in the second degree
• § 9A.44.180 — Custodial sexual misconduct—Defense
• § 9A.44.190 — Criminal trespass against children—Definitions
• § 9A.44.193 — Criminal trespass against children—Covered entities
• § 9A.44.196 — Criminal trespass against children
• § 9A.44.210 — Court initiated issuance of sexual assault no-contact orders—Terms, conditions, requirements, etc
• § 9A.44.900 — Decodifications and additions to this chapter
• § 9A.44.901 — Construction—Sections decodified and added to this chapter
• § 9A.44.902 — Effective date—1979 ex.s
• § 9A.44.903 — Section captions—1988 c 145
• § 9A.44.904 — Construction—Chapter applicable to state registered domestic partnerships—2009 c 521
• § 9A.46.010 — Legislative finding
• § 9A.46.020 — Definition—Penalties
• § 9A.46.030 — Place where committed
• § 9A.46.040 — Court-ordered requirements upon person charged with crime—Violation
• § 9A.46.050 — Arraignment—No-contact order
• § 9A.46.055 — Court-initiated stalking no-contact orders
• § 9A.46.060 — Crimes included in harassment
• § 9A.46.070 — Enforcement of orders restricting contact
• § 9A.46.080 — Order restricting contact—Violation
• § 9A.46.085 — Stalking no-contact orders—Appearance before magistrate required
• § 9A.46.090 — Nonliability of peace officer
• § 9A.46.100 — "Convicted," time when
• § 9A.46.110 — Stalking
• § 9A.46.120 — Criminal gang intimidation
• § 9A.46.900 — Short title
• § 9A.46.905 — Effective date—1985 c 288
• § 9A.48.010 — Definitions
• § 9A.48.020 — Arson in the first degree
• § 9A.48.030 — Arson in the second degree
• § 9A.48.040 — Reckless burning in the first degree
• § 9A.48.050 — Reckless burning in the second degree
• § 9A.48.060 — Reckless burning—Defense
• § 9A.48.070 — Malicious mischief in the first degree
• § 9A.48.080 — Malicious mischief in the second degree
• § 9A.48.090 — Malicious mischief in the third degree
• § 9A.48.100 — Malicious mischief—"Physical damage" defined
• § 9A.48.105 — Criminal street gang tagging and graffiti
• § 9A.48.110 — Defacing a state monument
• § 9A.48.120 — Civil disorder training
• § 9A.49.001 — Findings
• § 9A.49.010 — Definitions
• § 9A.49.020 — Unlawful discharge of a laser in the first degree
• § 9A.49.030 — Unlawful discharge of a laser in the second degree
• § 9A.49.040 — Civil infraction, when
• § 9A.49.050 — Exclusions
• § 9A.50.005 — Finding
• § 9A.50.010 — Definitions
• § 9A.50.020 — Interference with health care facility
• § 9A.50.030 — Penalty
• § 9A.50.040 — Civil remedies
• § 9A.50.050 — Civil damages
• § 9A.50.060 — Informational picketing
• § 9A.50.070 — Protection of health care patients and providers
• § 9A.50.900 — Construction
• § 9A.50.902 — Effective date—1993 c 128
• § 9A.52.010 — Definitions
• § 9A.52.020 — Burglary in the first degree
• § 9A.52.025 — Residential burglary
• § 9A.52.030 — Burglary in the second degree
• § 9A.52.040 — Inference of intent
• § 9A.52.050 — Other crime in committing burglary punishable
• § 9A.52.060 — Making or having burglar tools
• § 9A.52.070 — Criminal trespass in the first degree
• § 9A.52.080 — Criminal trespass in the second degree