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WA Rev Code § 9.55.020 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 9 - Crimes and Punishments|Chapter 9.55 - Legislature, Crimes Relating To.|9.55.020 - Witness refusing to attend legislature or committee or to testify.

RCW 9.55.020 Witness refusing to attend legislature or committee or to testify.Every person duly summoned to attend as a witness before either house of the legislature of this state, or any committee thereof authorized to summon witnesses, who shall refuse or neglect, without lawful excuse, to attend pursuant to such summons, or who shall willfully refuse to be sworn or to affirm or to answer any material or proper question or to produce, upon reasonable notice, any material or proper books, papers or documents in his or her possession or under his or her control, shall be guilty of a gross misdemeanor.[ 2011 c 336 § 313; 1909 c 249 § 86; RRS § 2338.]NOTES:Candidate buying liquor for another person on election day: RCW 66.44.265.Legislative inquiry: Chapter 44.16 RCW.
WA Rev Code § 9.61.160 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 9 - Crimes and Punishments|Chapter 9.61 - Malicious Mischief—Injury to Property.|9.61.160 - Threats to bomb or injure property—Penalty.

RCW 9.61.160 Threats to bomb or injure property—Penalty.(1) It shall be unlawful for any person to threaten to bomb or otherwise injure any public or private school building, any place of worship or public assembly, any governmental property, or any other building, common carrier, or structure, or any place used for human occupancy; or to communicate or repeat any information concerning such a threatened bombing or injury, knowing such information to be false and with intent to alarm the person or persons to whom the information is communicated or repeated.(2) It shall not be a defense to any prosecution under this section that the threatened bombing or injury was a hoax.(3) A violation of this section is a class B felony punishable according to chapter 9A.20 RCW.[ 2003 c 53 § 38; 1977 ex.s. c 231 § 1; 1959 c 141 § 1.]NOTES:Intent—Effective date—2003 c 53: See notes following RCW 2.48.180.Explosives, endangering life or property: RCW 70.74.270, 70.74.280, 70.74.310.
WA Rev Code § 9.61.190 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 9 - Crimes and Punishments|Chapter 9.61 - Malicious Mischief—Injury to Property.|9.61.190 - Carrier or racing pigeons—Injury to.

RCW 9.61.190 Carrier or racing pigeons—Injury to.It is a class 1 civil infraction for any person, other than the owner thereof or his or her authorized agent, to knowingly shoot, kill, maim, injure, molest, entrap, or detain any Antwerp Messenger or Racing Pigeon, commonly called "carrier or racing pigeons", having the name of its owner stamped upon its wing or tail or bearing upon its leg a band or ring with the name or initials of the owner or an identification or registration number stamped thereon.[ 2011 c 336 § 314; 1987 c 456 § 25; 1963 c 69 § 1.]NOTES:Legislative finding—1987 c 456: See RCW 7.80.005.Effective date—1987 c 456 §§ 9-31: See RCW 7.80.901.
WA Rev Code § 9.61.200 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 9 - Crimes and Punishments|Chapter 9.61 - Malicious Mischief—Injury to Property.|9.61.200 - Carrier or racing pigeons—Removal or alteration of identification.

RCW 9.61.200 Carrier or racing pigeons—Removal or alteration of identification.It is a class 2 civil infraction for any person other than the owner thereof or his or her authorized agent to remove or alter any stamp, leg band, ring, or other mark of identification attached to any Antwerp Messenger or Racing Pigeon.[ 2011 c 336 § 315; 1987 c 456 § 26; 1963 c 69 § 2.]NOTES:Legislative finding—1987 c 456: See RCW 7.80.005.Effective date—1987 c 456 §§ 9-31: See RCW 7.80.901.
WA Rev Code § 9.61.230 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 9 - Crimes and Punishments|Chapter 9.61 - Malicious Mischief—Injury to Property.|9.61.230 - Telephone harassment.

RCW 9.61.230 Telephone harassment.(1) Every person who, with intent to harass, intimidate, torment or embarrass any other person, shall make a telephone call to such other person:(a) Using any lewd, lascivious, profane, indecent, or obscene words or language, or suggesting the commission of any lewd or lascivious act; or(b) Anonymously or repeatedly or at an extremely inconvenient hour, whether or not conversation ensues; or(c) Threatening to inflict injury on the person or property of the person called or any member of his or her family or household;is guilty of a gross misdemeanor, except as provided in subsection (2) of this section.(2) The person is guilty of a class C felony punishable according to chapter 9A.20 RCW if either of the following applies:(a) That person has previously been convicted of any crime of harassment, as defined in RCW 9A.46.060, with the same victim or member of the victim's family or household or any person specifically named in a no-contact or no-harassment order in this or any other state; or(b) That person harasses another person under subsection (1)(c) of this section by threatening to kill the person threatened or any other person.[ 2003 c 53 § 39; 1992 c 186 § 6; 1985 c 288 § 11; 1967 c 16 § 1.]NOTES:Intent—Effective date—2003 c 53: See notes following RCW 2.48.180.Severability—1992 c 186: See note following RCW 9A.46.110.Effective date—1985 c 288: See RCW 9A.46.905.Severability—1967 c 16: "If any portion of this act is held to be unconstitutional or void, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining parts of this act." [ 1967 c 16 § 4.]Communicating with child for immoral purposes: RCW 9.68A.090.Interference with telephone message: RCW 9A.48.070, 9A.48.080.
WA Rev Code § 9.61.240 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 9 - Crimes and Punishments|Chapter 9.61 - Malicious Mischief—Injury to Property.|9.61.240 - Telephone harassment—Permitting telephone to be used.

RCW 9.61.240 Telephone harassment—Permitting telephone to be used.Any person who knowingly permits any telephone under his or her control to be used for any purpose prohibited by RCW 9.61.230 shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.[ 2011 c 336 § 316; 1967 c 16 § 2.]
WA Rev Code § 9.61.250 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 9 - Crimes and Punishments|Chapter 9.61 - Malicious Mischief—Injury to Property.|9.61.250 - Telephone harassment—Offense, where deemed committed.

RCW 9.61.250 Telephone harassment—Offense, where deemed committed.Any offense committed by use of a telephone as set forth in RCW 9.61.230 may be deemed to have been committed either at the place from which the telephone call or calls were made or at the place where the telephone call or calls were received.[ 1967 c 16 § 3.]
WA Rev Code § 9.61.260 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 9 - Crimes and Punishments|Chapter 9.61 - Malicious Mischief—Injury to Property.|9.61.260 - Cyberstalking.

RCW 9.61.260 Cyberstalking.(1) A person is guilty of cyberstalking if he or she, with intent to harass, intimidate, torment, or embarrass any other person, and under circumstances not constituting telephone harassment, makes an electronic communication to such other person or a third party:(a) Using any lewd, lascivious, indecent, or obscene words, images, or language, or suggesting the commission of any lewd or lascivious act;(b) Anonymously or repeatedly whether or not conversation occurs; or(c) Threatening to inflict injury on the person or property of the person called or any member of his or her family or household.(2) Cyberstalking is a gross misdemeanor, except as provided in subsection (3) of this section.(3) Cyberstalking is a class C felony if either of the following applies:(a) The perpetrator has previously been convicted of the crime of harassment, as defined in RCW 9A.46.060, with the same victim or a member of the victim's family or household or any person specifically named in a no-contact order or no-harassment order in this or any other state; or(b) The perpetrator engages in the behavior prohibited under subsection (1)(c) of this section by threatening to kill the person threatened or any other person.(4) Any offense committed under this section may be deemed to have been committed either at the place from which the communication was made or at the place where the communication was received.(5) For purposes of this section, "electronic communication" means the transmission of information by wire, radio, optical cable, electromagnetic, or other similar means. "Electronic communication" includes, but is not limited to, electronic mail, internet-based communications, pager service, and electronic text messaging.[ 2004 c 94 § 1.]NOTES:Severability—2004 c 94: "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." [ 2004 c 94 § 6.]Effective dates—2004 c 94: "This act is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, or safety, or support of the state government and its existing public institutions, and takes effect immediately [March 24, 2004], except for section 3 of this act, which takes effect July 1, 2004." [ 2004 c 94 § 7.]
WA Rev Code § 9.62.010 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 9 - Crimes and Punishments|Chapter 9.62 - Malicious Prosecution—Abuse of Process.|9.62.010 - Malicious prosecution.

RCW 9.62.010 Malicious prosecution.Every person who shall, maliciously and without probable cause therefor, cause or attempt to cause another to be arrested or proceeded against for any crime of which he or she is innocent:(1) If such crime be a felony, is guilty of a class C felony and shall be punished by imprisonment in a state correctional facility for not more than five years; and(2) If such crime be a gross misdemeanor or misdemeanor, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.[ 2003 c 53 § 40; 1992 c 7 § 15; 1909 c 249 § 117; Code 1881 § 899; 1873 p 203 § 98; 1854 p 92 § 89; RRS § 2369.]NOTES:Intent—Effective date—2003 c 53: See notes following RCW 2.48.180.
WA Rev Code § 9.62.020 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 9 - Crimes and Punishments|Chapter 9.62 - Malicious Prosecution—Abuse of Process.|9.62.020 - Instituting suit in name of another.

RCW 9.62.020 Instituting suit in name of another.Every person who shall institute or prosecute any action or other proceeding in the name of another, without his or her consent and contrary to law, shall be guilty of a gross misdemeanor.[ 2011 c 336 § 317; 1909 c 249 § 124; RRS § 2376.]
WA Rev Code § 9.66.010 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 9 - Crimes and Punishments|Chapter 9.66 - Nuisance.|9.66.010 - Public nuisance.

RCW 9.66.010 Public nuisance.A public nuisance is a crime against the order and economy of the state. Every place(1) Wherein any fighting between people or animals or birds shall be conducted; or,(2) Wherein any intoxicating liquors are kept for unlawful use, sale or distribution; or,(3) Where vagrants resort; andEvery act unlawfully done and every omission to perform a duty, which act or omission(1) Shall annoy, injure or endanger the safety, health, comfort, or repose of any considerable number of persons; or,(2) Shall offend public decency; or,(3) Shall unlawfully interfere with, befoul, obstruct, or tend to obstruct, or render dangerous for passage, a lake, navigable river, bay, stream, canal or basin, or a public park, square, street, alley, highway, or municipal transit vehicle or station; or,(4) Shall in any way render a considerable number of persons insecure in life or the use of property;Shall be a public nuisance.[ 1994 c 45 § 3; 1971 ex.s. c 280 § 22; 1909 c 249 § 248; 1895 c 14 § 1; Code 1881 § 1246; RRS § 2500.]NOTES:Findings—Declaration—Severability—1994 c 45: See notes following RCW 7.48.140.Severability—Construction—1971 ex.s. c 280: "If any provision of this 1971 amendatory 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: PROVIDED, That should provisions of this 1971 amendatory act pertaining to the playing of bingo, or holding raffles, permitting the operation of amusement games be held invalid or unconstitutional by the supreme court of the state of Washington as being violative of Article II, section 24, of the Constitution of the state of Washington, then the provisions hereof relating to each such item as aforesaid specifically declared invalid or unconstitutional by such court shall remain inoperative unless and until the qualified electors of this state shall approve an amendment to Article II, section 24, of the Constitution which may remove any constitutional restrictions against the legislature enacting such laws." [ 1971 ex.s. c 280 § 21.]Boxing and wrestling regulated: Chapter 67.08 RCW.Devices simulating traffic control signs declared public nuisance: RCW 47.36.180.Highway obstructions: Chapter 47.32 RCW.Navigation, obstructing: Chapter 88.28 RCW.Parimutuel betting on horse races permitted: RCW 67.16.060.
WA Rev Code § 9.66.020 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 9 - Crimes and Punishments|Chapter 9.66 - Nuisance.|9.66.020 - Unequal damage.

RCW 9.66.020 Unequal damage.An act which affects a considerable number of persons in any of the ways specified in RCW 9.66.010 is not less a public nuisance because the extent of the damage is unequal.[ 1909 c 249 § 249; Code 1881 § 1236; 1875 p 79 § 2; RRS § 2501.]
WA Rev Code § 9.66.030 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 9 - Crimes and Punishments|Chapter 9.66 - Nuisance.|9.66.030 - Maintaining or permitting nuisance.

RCW 9.66.030 Maintaining or permitting nuisance.Every person who shall commit or maintain a public nuisance, for which no special punishment is prescribed; or who shall wilfully omit or refuse to perform any legal duty relating to the removal of such nuisance; and every person who shall let, or permit to be used, any building or boat, or portion thereof, knowing that it is intended to be, or is being used, for committing or maintaining any such nuisance, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.[ 1909 c 249 § 250; Code 1881 § 1248; 1875 p 81 § 14; RRS § 2502.]
WA Rev Code § 9.66.040 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 9 - Crimes and Punishments|Chapter 9.66 - Nuisance.|9.66.040 - Abatement of nuisance.

RCW 9.66.040 Abatement of nuisance.Any court or magistrate before whom there may be pending any proceeding for a violation of RCW 9.66.030, shall, in addition to any fine or other punishment which it may impose for such violation, order such nuisance abated, and all property unlawfully used in the maintenance thereof destroyed by the sheriff at the cost of the defendant: PROVIDED, That if the conviction was had in a district court, the district judge shall not issue the order and warrant of abatement, but on application therefor, shall transfer the cause to the superior court which shall proceed to try the issue of abatement in the same manner as if the action had been originally commenced therein.[ 1987 c 202 § 140; 1957 c 45 § 4; 1909 c 249 § 251; Code 1881 §§ 1244, 1245; 1875 p 80 §§ 10, 11; RRS § 2503.]NOTES:Intent—1987 c 202: See note following RCW 2.04.190.Jurisdiction to abate a nuisance: State Constitution Art. 4 § 6 (Amendment 28).
WA Rev Code § 9.66.050 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 9 - Crimes and Punishments|Chapter 9.66 - Nuisance.|9.66.050 - Deposit of unwholesome substance.

RCW 9.66.050 Deposit of unwholesome substance.Every person who shall deposit, leave or keep, on or near a highway or route of public travel, on land or water, any unwholesome substance; or who shall establish, maintain or carry on, upon or near a highway or route of public travel, on land or water, any business, trade or manufacture which is noisome or detrimental to the public health; or who shall deposit or cast into any lake, creek or river, wholly or partly in this state, the offal from or the dead body of any animal, shall be guilty of a gross misdemeanor.[ 1909 c 249 § 285; RRS § 2537.]NOTES:Discharging ballast: RCW 88.28.060.Disposal of dead animals: Chapter 16.68 RCW.Water pollution: Chapter 35.88 RCW, RCW 70.54.010 through 70.54.030, chapter 90.48 RCW.
WA Rev Code § 9.68.015 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 9 - Crimes and Punishments|Chapter 9.68 - Obscenity and Pornography.|9.68.015 - Obscene literature, shows, etc.—Exemptions.

RCW 9.68.015 Obscene literature, shows, etc.—Exemptions.Nothing in chapter 260, Laws of 1959 shall apply to the circulation of any such material by any recognized historical society or museum, the state law library, any county law library, the state library, the public library, any library of any college or university, or to any archive or library under the supervision and control of the state, county, municipality, or other political subdivision.[ 1959 c 260 § 2.]
WA Rev Code § 9.68.030 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 9 - Crimes and Punishments|Chapter 9.68 - Obscenity and Pornography.|9.68.030 - Indecent articles, etc.

RCW 9.68.030 Indecent articles, etc.Every person who shall expose for sale, loan or distribution, any instrument or article, or any drug or medicine, for causing unlawful abortion; or shall write, print, distribute or exhibit any card, circular, pamphlet, advertisement or notice of any kind, stating when, where, how or of whom such article or medicine can be obtained, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.[ 1971 ex.s. c 185 § 2; 1909 c 249 § 208; RRS § 2460.]
WA Rev Code § 9.68.050 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 9 - Crimes and Punishments|Chapter 9.68 - Obscenity and Pornography.|9.68.050 - "Erotic material"—Definitions.

RCW 9.68.050 "Erotic material"—Definitions.For the purposes of RCW 9.68.050 through 9.68.120:(1) "Minor" means any person under the age of eighteen years;(2) "Erotic material" means printed material, photographs, pictures, motion pictures, sound recordings, and other material the dominant theme of which taken as a whole appeals to the prurient interest of minors in sex; which is patently offensive because it affronts contemporary community standards relating to the description or representation of sexual matters or sado-masochistic abuse; and is utterly without redeeming social value;(3) "Person" means any individual, corporation, or other organization;(4) "Dealers", "distributors", and "exhibitors" mean persons engaged in the distribution, sale, or exhibition of printed material, photographs, pictures, motion pictures, or sound recordings.[ 1992 c 5 § 1; 1969 ex.s. c 256 § 13.]NOTES:Reviser's note: As to the constitutionality of this section, see Soundgarden v. Eikenberry, 123 Wn.2d 750, 871 P.2d 1050 (1994).Severability—1969 ex.s. c 256: "If any provision of this 1969 amendatory act, or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of the act or the application of the provisions to other persons or circumstances, is not affected." [ 1969 ex.s. c 256 § 21.]
WA Rev Code § 9.68.070 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 9 - Crimes and Punishments|Chapter 9.68 - Obscenity and Pornography.|9.68.070 - Prosecution for violation of RCW 9.68.060—Defense.

RCW 9.68.070 Prosecution for violation of RCW 9.68.060—Defense.In any prosecution for violation of RCW 9.68.060, it shall be a defense that:(1) If the violation pertains to a motion picture or sound recording, the minor was accompanied by a parent, parent's spouse, or guardian; or(2) Such minor exhibited to the defendant a draft card, driver's license, birth certificate, or other official or an apparently official document purporting to establish such minor was over the age of eighteen years; or(3) Such minor was accompanied by a person who represented himself or herself to be a parent, or the spouse of a parent, or a guardian of such minor, and the defendant in good faith relied upon such representation.[ 2011 c 336 § 318; 1992 c 5 § 4; 1969 ex.s. c 256 § 15.]NOTES:Reviser's note: As to the constitutionality of this section, see Soundgarden v. Eikenberry, 123 Wn.2d 750, 871 P.2d 1050 (1994).Severability—1969 ex.s. c 256: See note following RCW 9.68.050.
WA Rev Code § 9.68.080 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 9 - Crimes and Punishments|Chapter 9.68 - Obscenity and Pornography.|9.68.080 - Unlawful acts.

RCW 9.68.080 Unlawful acts.(1) It shall be unlawful for any minor to misrepresent his or her true age or his or her true status as the child, stepchild, or ward of a person accompanying him or her, for the purpose of purchasing or obtaining access to any material described in RCW 9.68.050.(2) It shall be unlawful for any person accompanying such minor to misrepresent his or her true status as parent, spouse of a parent, or guardian of any minor for the purpose of enabling such minor to purchase or obtain access to material described in RCW 9.68.050.[ 2011 c 336 § 319; 1969 ex.s. c 256 § 16.]NOTES:Severability—1969 ex.s. c 256: See note following RCW 9.68.050.
WA Rev Code § 9.68.090 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 9 - Crimes and Punishments|Chapter 9.68 - Obscenity and Pornography.|9.68.090 - Civil liability of wholesaler or wholesaler-distributor.

RCW 9.68.090 Civil liability of wholesaler or wholesaler-distributor.No retailer, wholesaler, or exhibitor is to be deprived of service from a wholesaler or wholesaler-distributor of books, magazines, motion pictures, sound recordings, or other materials or subjected to loss of his or her franchise or right to deal or exhibit as a result of his or her attempts to comply with this statute. Any publisher, distributor, or other person, or combination of such persons, which withdraws or attempts to withdraw a franchise or other right to sell at retail, wholesale or exhibit materials on account of the retailer's, wholesaler's, or exhibitor's attempts to comply with RCW 9.68.050 through 9.68.120 shall incur civil liability to such retailer, wholesaler, or exhibitor for threefold the actual damages resulting from such withdrawal or attempted withdrawal.[ 2011 c 336 § 320; 1992 c 5 § 3; 1969 ex.s. c 256 § 17.]NOTES:Reviser's note: As to the constitutionality of this section, see Soundgarden v. Eikenberry, 123 Wn.2d 750, 871 P.2d 1050 (1994).Severability—1969 ex.s. c 256: See note following RCW 9.68.050.
WA Rev Code § 9.68.100 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 9 - Crimes and Punishments|Chapter 9.68 - Obscenity and Pornography.|9.68.100 - Exceptions to RCW 9.68.050 through 9.68.120.

RCW 9.68.100 Exceptions to RCW 9.68.050 through 9.68.120.Nothing in RCW 9.68.050 through 9.68.120 shall apply to the circulation of any such material by any recognized historical society or museum, the state law library, any county law library, the state library, the public library, any library of any college or university, or to any archive or library under the supervision and control of the state, county, municipality, or other political subdivision.[ 1969 ex.s. c 256 § 18.]NOTES:Severability—1969 ex.s. c 256: See note following RCW 9.68.050.
WA Rev Code § 9.68.110 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 9 - Crimes and Punishments|Chapter 9.68 - Obscenity and Pornography.|9.68.110 - Motion picture operator or projectionist exempt, when.

RCW 9.68.110 Motion picture operator or projectionist exempt, when.The provisions of RCW 9.68.050 through 9.68.120 shall not apply to acts done in the scope of his or her employment by a motion picture operator or projectionist employed by the owner or manager of a theatre or other place for the showing of motion pictures, unless the motion picture operator or projectionist has a financial interest in such theatre or place wherein he or she is so employed or unless he or she caused to be performed or exhibited such performance or motion picture without the knowledge and consent of the manager or owner of the theatre or other place of showing.[ 2011 c 336 § 321; 1969 ex.s. c 256 § 19.]NOTES:Severability—1969 ex.s. c 256: See note following RCW 9.68.050.