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RCWs > Title 9A > Chapter 9A.56
Chapter 9A.56 RCW
9A.56.020 Theft—Definition, defense.
9A.56.030 Theft in the first degree.
9A.56.040 Theft in the second degree.
9A.56.068 Possession of stolen vehicle.
9A.56.078 Motor vehicle crimes—Civil action.
9A.56.096 Theft of rental, leased, lease-purchased, or loaned property.
9A.56.110 Extortion—Definition.
9A.56.120 Extortion in the first degree.
9A.56.130 Extortion in the second degree.
9A.56.140 Possessing stolen property—Definition—Presumption.
9A.56.150 Possessing stolen property in the first degree—Other than firearm or motor vehicle.
9A.56.160 Possessing stolen property in the second degree—Other than firearm or motor vehicle.
9A.56.190 Robbery—Definition.
9A.56.262 Theft of telecommunication services.
9A.56.264 Unlawful manufacture of telecommunication device.
9A.56.266 Unlawful sale of telecommunication device.
9A.56.268 Civil cause of action.
9A.56.280 Credit, debit cards, checks, etc.—Definitions.
9A.56.290 Credit, payment cards—Unlawful factoring of transactions.
9A.56.300 Theft of a firearm.
9A.56.310 Possessing a stolen firearm.
9A.56.320 Financial fraud—Unlawful possession, production of instruments of.
9A.56.330 Possession of another's identification.
9A.56.340 Theft with the intent to resell.
9A.56.360 Retail theft with special circumstances.
9A.56.370 Mail theft.
9A.56.380 Possession of stolen mail.
9A.56.390 Mail theft—Possession of stolen mail—Commission of other crime.
9A.56.400 Theft from a vulnerable adult in the first degree—Theft from a vulnerable adult in the second degree.
Insurance producer, appropriation of premiums: RCW 48.17.480.
Pawnbrokers and secondhand dealers: RCW 19.60.066.
Public lands, taking or destroying property is theft: RCW 79.02.310.
Public officer misappropriating funds: RCW 42.20.070, 42.20.090.
Removing native flora from state lands or highways: RCW 47.40.080.
Retaining books, etc., from public library: RCW 27.12.340.
Search and seizures: Chapter 10.79 RCW.
Stealing, receiving railroad property: RCW 81.60.080.
Stolen property, restoration, sale does not divest rights, duty of officer: RCW 10.79.050.
Sufficiency of indictment or information alleging crime of larceny: RCW 10.37.110.
9A.56.010
9A.56.020
Theft—Definition, defense.
[ 2004 c 122 § 1; 1975-'76 2nd ex.s. c 38 § 9; 1975 1st ex.s. c 260 § 9A.56.020.]
(1) Except as provided in RCW 9A.56.400, a person is guilty of theft in the first degree if he or she commits theft of:
[ 2017 c 266 § 10; 2013 c 322 § 2; 2012 c 233 § 2; 2009 c 431 § 7; 2007 c 199 § 3; 2005 c 212 § 2; 1995 c 129 § 11 (Initiative Measure No. 159); 1975 1st ex.s. c 260 § 9A.56.030.]
(1) Except as provided in RCW 9A.56.400, a person is guilty of theft in the second degree if he or she commits theft of:
[ 2017 c 266 § 11; 2013 c 322 § 3; 2012 c 233 § 3; 2009 c 431 § 8; 2007 c 199 § 4; 1995 c 129 § 12 (Initiative Measure No. 159); 1994 sp.s. c 7 § 433; 1987 c 140 § 2; 1982 1st ex.s. c 47 § 15; 1975 1st ex.s. c 260 § 9A.56.040.]
[ 2009 c 431 § 9; 1998 c 236 § 4; 1975 1st ex.s. c 260 § 9A.56.050.]
9A.56.060
9A.56.063
9A.56.065
9A.56.068
[ 2007 c 199 § 5.]
9A.56.070
Taking motor vehicle without permission in the second degree.
[ 2003 c 53 § 73.]
9A.56.078
Motor vehicle crimes—Civil action.
[ 2007 c 393 § 1.]
9A.56.080
Theft of livestock in the first degree.
[ 2005 c 419 § 1; 2003 c 53 § 74; 1986 c 257 § 32; 1977 ex.s. c 174 § 2; 1975 1st ex.s. c 260 § 9A.56.080.]
Action by owner of damaged or stolen livestock: RCW 4.24.320.
9A.56.083
Theft of livestock in the second degree.
[ 2003 c 53 § 75.]
9A.56.085
9A.56.096
9A.56.100
Theft and larceny equated.
All offenses defined as larcenies outside of this title shall be treated as thefts as provided in this title.
[ 1975 1st ex.s. c 260 § 9A.56.100.]
9A.56.110
Extortion—Definition.
[ 1999 c 143 § 37; 1983 1st ex.s. c 4 § 2; 1975-'76 2nd ex.s. c 38 § 10. Prior: 1975 1st ex.s. c 260 § 9A.56.110.]
9A.56.120
Extortion in the first degree.
(1) A person is guilty of extortion in the first degree if he or she commits extortion by means of a threat as defined in *RCW 9A.04.110(27) (a), (b), or (c).
[ 2011 c 336 § 377; 1975 1st ex.s. c 260 § 9A.56.120.]
9A.56.130
[ 2018 c 22 § 5; 2002 c 47 § 2; 1975 1st ex.s. c 260 § 9A.56.130.]
Intent—2002 c 47: "The legislature intends to revise the crime of extortion in the second degree in response to the holding in State v. Pauling, 108 Wn. App. 445 (2001), by adding a requirement that the threat required for conviction of the offense be wrongful." [ 2002 c 47 § 1.]
9A.56.140
Possessing stolen property in the first degree—Other than firearm or motor vehicle.
(1) A person is guilty of possessing stolen property in the first degree if he or she possesses stolen property, other than a firearm as defined in RCW 9.41.010 or a motor vehicle, which exceeds five thousand dollars in value.
[ 2009 c 431 § 12; 2007 c 199 § 6; 1995 c 129 § 14 (Initiative Measure No. 159); 1975 1st ex.s. c 260 § 9A.56.150.]
Possessing stolen property in the second degree—Other than firearm or motor vehicle.
[ 2009 c 431 § 13; 2007 c 199 § 7; 1995 c 129 § 15 (Initiative Measure No. 159); 1994 sp.s. c 7 § 434; 1987 c 140 § 4; 1975 1st ex.s. c 260 § 9A.56.160.]
9A.56.170
Possessing stolen property in the third degree.
(1) A person is guilty of possessing stolen property in the third degree if he or she possesses (a) stolen property which does not exceed seven hundred fifty dollars in value, or (b) ten or more stolen merchandise pallets, or ten or more stolen beverage crates, or a combination of ten or more stolen merchandise pallets and beverage crates.
(2) Possessing stolen property in the third degree is a gross misdemeanor.
[ 2009 c 431 § 14; 1998 c 236 § 2; 1975 1st ex.s. c 260 § 9A.56.170.]
9A.56.180
(2) "Obscure" means to remove, deface, cover, alter, destroy, or otherwise render unidentifiable.
(3) Obscuring the identity of a machine is a gross misdemeanor.
[ 2011 c 336 § 378; 1975-'76 2nd ex.s. c 38 § 11; 1975 1st ex.s. c 260 § 9A.56.180.]
9A.56.190
[ 2011 c 336 § 379; 1975 1st ex.s. c 260 § 9A.56.190.]
[ 2002 c 85 § 1; 1975 1st ex.s. c 260 § 9A.56.200.]
9A.56.210
(1) A person is guilty of robbery in the second degree if he or she commits robbery.
[ 2011 c 336 § 380; 1975 1st ex.s. c 260 § 9A.56.210.]
9A.56.220
Theft of subscription television services.
(1) A person is guilty of theft of subscription television services if, with intent to avoid payment of the lawful charge of a subscription television service, he or she:
(a) Obtains or attempts to obtain subscription television service from a subscription television service company by trick, artifice, deception, use of a device or decoder, or other fraudulent means without authority from the company providing the service;
(b) Assists or instructs a person in obtaining or attempting to obtain subscription television service without authority of the company providing the service;
(c) Makes or maintains a connection or connections, whether physical, electrical, mechanical, acoustical, or by other means, with cables, wires, components, or other devices used for the distribution of subscription television services without authority from the company providing the services;
(d) Makes or maintains a modification or alteration to a device installed with the authorization of a subscription television service company for the purpose of interception or receiving a program or other service carried by the company that the person is not authorized by the company to receive; or
(e) Possesses without authority a device designed in whole or in part to receive subscription television services offered for sale by the subscription television service company, regardless of whether the program or services are encoded, filtered, scrambled, or otherwise made unintelligible, or to perform or facilitate the performance of any other acts set out in (a) through (d) of this subsection for the reception of subscription television services without authority.
(2) Theft of subscription television services is a gross misdemeanor.
[ 1995 c 92 § 2; 1989 c 11 § 1; 1985 c 430 § 1.]
Severability—1989 c 11: "If any provision of this act or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of the act or the application of the provision to other persons or circumstances is not affected." [ 1989 c 11 § 33.]
Severability—1985 c 430: "If any provision of this act or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of the act or the application of the provision to other persons or circumstances is not affected." [ 1985 c 430 § 7.]
9A.56.230
9A.56.240
Forfeiture and disposal of device used to commit violation.
Upon conviction of theft or unlawful sale of cable television services and upon motion and hearing, the court shall order the forfeiture of any decoder, descrambler, or other device used in committing the violation of RCW 9A.56.220 or 9A.56.230 as contraband and dispose of it at the court's discretion.
[ 1985 c 430 § 3.]
9A.56.250
(1) In addition to the criminal penalties provided in RCW 9A.56.220 and 9A.56.230, there is created a civil cause of action for theft of subscription television services and for unlawful sale of subscription television services.
(2) A person who sustains injury to his or her person, business, or property by an act described in RCW 9A.56.220 or 9A.56.230 may file an action in superior court for recovery of damages and the costs of the suit, including reasonable investigative and attorneys' fees and costs.
(3) Upon finding a violation of RCW 9A.56.220 or 9A.56.230, in addition to the remedies described in this section, the court may impose a civil penalty not exceeding twenty-five thousand dollars.
(4) The superior court may grant temporary and final injunctions on such terms as it deems reasonable to prevent or restrain violations of RCW 9A.56.220 and 9A.56.230.
[ 1995 c 92 § 4; 1985 c 430 § 4.]
9A.56.260
Connection of channel converter.
No person may be charged with theft under RCW 9A.56.220 or subject to a civil cause of action under RCW 9A.56.250 for connecting a nondecoding or nondescrambling channel frequency converter, which includes cable-ready television sets, video recorders, or similar equipment, to a cable system.
[ 1985 c 430 § 5.]
9A.56.262
Theft of telecommunication services.
[ 1995 c 92 § 6.]
9A.56.264
Unlawful manufacture of telecommunication device.
(1) A person is guilty of unlawful manufacture of a telecommunication device if he or she knowingly and with intent to avoid payment or to facilitate avoidance of payment:
(a) Manufactures, produces, or assembles a telecommunication device;
(b) Modifies, alters, programs, or reprograms a telecommunication device to be capable of acquiring or of facilitating the acquisition of telecommunication service without the consent of the telecommunication service provider; or
(c) Writes, creates, or modifies a computer program that he or she knows is thereby capable of being used to manufacture a telecommunication device.
(2) Unlawful manufacture of a telecommunication device is a class C felony.
[ 1995 c 92 § 7.]
9A.56.266
Unlawful sale of telecommunication device.
(1) A person is guilty of unlawful sale of a telecommunication device if he or she sells, leases, exchanges, or offers to sell, lease, or exchange:
(a) A telecommunication device, knowing that the purchaser, lessee, or recipient, or a third person, intends to use the device to avoid payment or to facilitate avoidance of payment for telecommunication services; or
(b) Any material, including data, computer software, or other information and equipment, knowing that the purchaser, lessee, or recipient, or a third person, intends to use the material to avoid payment or to facilitate avoidance of payment for telecommunication services.
(2) Unlawful sale of a telecommunication device is a class C felony.
[ 1995 c 92 § 8.]
9A.56.268
9A.56.270
(3) Any person who violates any provision of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor.
[ 1985 c 382 § 2.]
Severability—1985 c 382: See note following RCW 9A.56.010.
9A.56.280
Credit, debit cards, checks, etc.—Definitions.
As used in RCW 9A.56.280, 9A.56.290, 9A.60.020, 9A.56.320, and 9A.56.330, unless the context requires otherwise:
(1) "Cardholder" means a person to whom a credit card or payment card is issued or a person who otherwise is authorized to use a credit card or payment card.
(2) "Check" means a negotiable instrument that meets the definition of "check" under RCW 62A.3-104 or a blank form instrument that would meet the definition of "check" under RCW 62A.3-104 if it were completed and signed.
(3) "Credit card" means a card, plate, booklet, credit card number, credit card account number, or other identifying symbol, instrument, or device that can be used to pay for, or to obtain on credit, goods or services.
(4) "Credit card or payment card transaction" means a sale or other transaction in which a credit card or payment card is used to pay for, or to obtain on credit, goods or services.
(5) "Credit card or payment card transaction record" means a record or evidence of a credit card or payment card transaction, including, without limitation, a paper, sales draft, instrument, or other writing and an electronic or magnetic transmission or record.
(6) "Debit card" means a card used to obtain goods or services by a transaction that debits the cardholder's account, rather than extending credit.
(7) "Financial information" means financial information as defined in RCW 9.35.005.
(8) "Financial institution" means a bank, trust company, mutual savings bank, savings and loan association, or credit union authorized under state or federal law to do business and accept deposits in Washington.
(9) "Means of identification" means means of identification as defined in RCW 9.35.005.
(10) "Merchant" means an owner or operator of any retail mercantile establishment or any agent, employee, lessee, consignee, officer, director, franchisee, or independent contractor of such owner or operator. "Merchant" also means a person who receives from an authorized user, a payment card or information from a payment card, or what the person believes to be a payment card or information from a payment card, as the instrument for obtaining, purchasing, or receiving goods, services, money, or anything else of value from the person.
(11) "Payment card" means a credit card, charge card, debit card, stored value card, or any card that is issued to an authorized card user and that allows the user to obtain goods, services, money, or anything else of value from a merchant.
(12) "Person" means an individual, partnership, corporation, trust, or unincorporated association, but does not include a financial institution or its authorized employees, representatives, or agents.
(13) "Personal identification" means any driver's license, passport, or identification card actually or purportedly issued by any federal, state, local or foreign governmental entity; any credit card or debit card; or any employee identification card actually or purportedly issued by any employer, public or private, including but not limited to a badge or identification or access card.
(14) "Reencoder" means an electronic device that places encoded information from a payment card onto a different payment card.
(15) "Scanning device" means a scanner, reader, or any other electronic device that is used to access, read, scan, obtain, memorize, or store, temporarily or permanently, information encoded on a payment card.
[ 2003 c 119 § 3; 2003 c 52 § 1; 1993 c 484 § 1.]
Reviser's note: This section was amended by 2003 c 52 § 1 and by 2003 c 119 § 3, each without reference to the other. Both amendments are incorporated in the publication of this section under RCW 1.12.025(2). For rule of construction, see RCW 1.12.025(1).
9A.56.290
9A.56.300
[1995 c 129 § 10 (Initiative Measure No. 159); 1994 sp.s. c 7 § 432.]
9A.56.310
(1) A person is guilty of possessing a stolen firearm if he or she possesses, carries, delivers, sells, or is in control of a stolen firearm.
(2) This section applies regardless of the stolen firearm's value.
(3) Each stolen firearm possessed under this section is a separate offense.
(4) The definition of "possessing stolen property" and the defense allowed against the prosecution for possessing stolen property under RCW 9A.56.140 shall apply to the crime of possessing a stolen firearm.
(6) Possessing a stolen firearm is a class B felony.
[1995 c 129 § 13 (Initiative Measure No. 159).]
9A.56.320
Financial fraud—Unlawful possession, production of instruments of.
(1) A person is guilty of unlawful production of payment instruments if he or she prints or produces a check or other payment instrument in the name of a person or entity, or with the routing number or account number of a person or entity, without the permission of the person or entity to manufacture or reproduce such payment instrument with such name, routing number, or account number.
(2)(a) A person is guilty of unlawful possession of payment instruments if he or she possesses two or more checks or other payment instruments, alone or in combination:
(i) In the name of a person or entity, or with the routing number or account number of a person or entity, without the permission of the person or entity to possess such payment instrument, and with intent either to deprive the person of possession of such payment instrument or to commit theft, forgery, or identity theft; or
(ii) In the name of a fictitious person or entity, or with a fictitious routing number or account number of a person or entity, with intent to use the payment instruments to commit theft, forgery, or identity theft.
(b) (a)(i) of this subsection does not apply to:
(i) A person or financial institution that has lawful possession of a check, which is endorsed to that person or financial institution; and
(ii) A person or financial institution that processes checks for a lawful business purpose.
(3) A person is guilty of unlawful possession of a personal identification device if the person possesses a personal identification device with intent to use such device to commit theft, forgery, or identity theft. "Personal identification device" includes any machine or instrument whose purpose is to manufacture or print any driver's license or identification card issued by any state or the federal government, or any employee identification issued by any employer, public or private, including but not limited to badges and identification cards, or any credit or debit card.
(4) A person is guilty of unlawful possession of fictitious identification if the person possesses a personal identification card with a fictitious person's identification with intent to use such identification card to commit theft, forgery, or identity theft, when the possession does not amount to a violation of RCW 9.35.020.
(5) A person is guilty of unlawful possession of instruments of financial fraud if the person possesses a check-making machine, equipment, or software, with intent to use or distribute checks for purposes of defrauding an account holder, business, financial institution, or any other person or organization.
(a) A person, business, or other entity, that has lawful possession of a check, which is endorsed to that person, business, or other entity;
(b) A financial institution or other entity that processes checks for a lawful business purpose;
(c) A person engaged in a lawful business who obtains another person's personal identification in the ordinary course of that lawful business;
(d) A person who obtains another person's personal identification for the sole purpose of misrepresenting his or her age; and
(e) A law enforcement agency that produces or displays counterfeit credit or debit cards, checks or other payment instruments, or personal identification devices for investigative or educational purposes.
(7) In a proceeding under this section that is related to an identity theft under RCW 9.35.020, the crime will be considered to have been committed in any locality where the person whose means of identification or financial information was appropriated resides, or in which any part of the offense took place, regardless of whether the defendant was ever actually in that locality.
(8) A violation of this section is a class C felony.
[ 2003 c 119 § 1.]
9A.56.330
9A.56.340
9A.56.350
9A.56.360
9A.56.370
(1) A person is guilty of mail theft if he or she: (a) Commits theft of mail addressed to three or more different addresses; and (b) commits theft of a minimum of ten separate pieces of mail.
(2) Each set of ten separate pieces of stolen mail addressed to three or more different mailboxes constitutes a separate and distinct crime and may be punished accordingly.
(3) Mail theft is a class C felony.
[ 2011 c 164 § 3.]
Intent—2011 c 164: See note following RCW 9A.56.010.
9A.56.380
[ 2011 c 164 § 4.]
9A.56.390
Mail theft—Possession of stolen mail—Commission of other crime.
[ 2011 c 164 § 5.]
9A.56.400
Theft from a vulnerable adult in the first degree—Theft from a vulnerable adult in the second degree.
(1)(a) A person is guilty of theft from a vulnerable adult in the first degree if he or she commits theft of property or services that exceed(s) five thousand dollars in value, other than a firearm as defined in RCW 9.41.010, of a vulnerable adult. The defendant must have known or should have known that the victim was a vulnerable adult.
(b) Theft from a vulnerable adult in the first degree is a class B felony.
(2)(a) A person is guilty of theft from a vulnerable adult in the second degree if he or she commits theft of property or services that exceed(s) seven hundred fifty dollars in value but does not exceed five thousand dollars in value, other than a firearm as defined in RCW 9.41.010 or a motor vehicle, of a vulnerable adult. The defendant must have known or should have known that the victim was a vulnerable adult.
(b) Theft from a vulnerable adult in the second degree is a class C felony.
[ 2017 c 266 § 6.]