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2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 9 - Crimes and Punishments › Chapter 9.02 - Abortion. › 9.02.160 - State-provided benefits.

RCW 9.02.160
State-provided benefits.
If the state provides, directly or by contract, maternity care benefits, services, or information through any program administered or funded in whole or in part by the state, the state shall also provide pregnant individuals otherwise eligible for any such program with substantially equivalent benefits, services, or information to permit them to voluntarily terminate their pregnancies.
[ 2022 c 65 § 6; 1992 c 1 § 7 (Initiative Measure No. 120, approved November 5, 1991).]
NOTES:
Legislative affirmation—2022 c 65: See note following RCW 9.02.100.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 9 - Crimes and Punishments › Chapter 9.02 - Abortion. › 9.02.170 - Definitions.

RCW 9.02.170
Definitions.
For purposes of this chapter:
(1) "Abortion" means any medical treatment intended to induce the termination of a pregnancy except for the purpose of producing a live birth.
(2) "Advanced registered nurse practitioner" means an advanced registered nurse practitioner licensed under chapter 18.79 RCW.
(3) "Health care provider" means a person regulated under Title 18 RCW to practice health or health-related services or otherwise practicing health care services in this state consistent with state law.
(4) "Physician" means a physician licensed to practice under chapter 18.57 or 18.71 RCW in the state of Washington.
(5) "Physician assistant" means a physician assistant licensed to practice under chapter 18.71A RCW in the state of Washington.
(6) "Pregnancy" means the reproductive process beginning with the implantation of an embryo.
(7) "Private medical facility" means any medical facility that is not owned or operated by the state.
(8) "State" means the state of Washington and counties, cities, towns, municipal corporations, and quasi-municipal corporations in the state of Washington.
(9) "Viability" means the point in the pregnancy when, in the judgment of the physician, physician assistant, advanced registered nurse practitioner, or other health care provider acting within the provider's scope of practice on the particular facts of the case before such physician, physician assistant, advanced registered nurse practitioner, or other health care provider acting within the provider's scope of practice, there is a reasonable likelihood of the fetus's sustained survival outside the uterus without the application of extraordinary medical measures.
[ 2022 c 65 § 7; 1992 c 1 § 8 (Initiative Measure No. 120, approved November 5, 1991).]
NOTES:
Reviser's note: The definitions in this section have been alphabetized pursuant to RCW 1.08.015(2)(k).
Legislative affirmation—2022 c 65: See note following RCW 9.02.100.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 9 - Crimes and Punishments › Chapter 9.02 - Abortion. › 9.02.900 - Construction—1992 c 1 (Initiative Measure No. 120).

RCW 9.02.900
Construction—1992 c 1 (Initiative Measure No. 120).
RCW 9.02.100 through 9.02.170 and 9.02.900 through 9.02.902 shall not be construed to define the state's interest in the fetus for any purpose other than the specific provisions of RCW 9.02.100 through 9.02.170 and 9.02.900 through 9.02.902.
[ 1992 c 1 § 10 (Initiative Measure No. 120, approved November 5, 1991).]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 9 - Crimes and Punishments › Chapter 9.02 - Abortion. › 9.02.902 - Short title—1992 c 1 (Initiative Measure No. 120).

RCW 9.02.902
Short title—1992 c 1 (Initiative Measure No. 120).
RCW 9.02.100 through 9.02.170 and 9.02.900 through 9.02.902 shall be known and may be cited as the Reproductive Privacy Act.
[ 1992 c 1 § 12 (Initiative Measure No. 120, approved November 5, 1991).]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 9 - Crimes and Punishments › Chapter 9.03 - Abandoned Refrigeration Equipment. › 9.03.010 - Abandoning, discarding refrigeration equipment.

RCW 9.03.010
Abandoning, discarding refrigeration equipment.
Any person who discards or abandons or leaves in any place accessible to children any refrigerator, icebox, or deep freeze locker having a capacity of one and one-half cubic feet or more, which is no longer in use, and which has not had the door removed or a portion of the latch mechanism removed to prevent latching or locking of the door, is guilty of a misdemeanor.
[ 1955 c 298 § 1.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 9 - Crimes and Punishments › Chapter 9.03 - Abandoned Refrigeration Equipment. › 9.03.020 - Permitting unused equipment to remain on premises.

RCW 9.03.020
Permitting unused equipment to remain on premises.
Any owner, lessee, or manager who knowingly permits such an unused refrigerator, icebox, or deep freeze locker to remain on the premises under his or her control without having the door removed or a portion of the latch mechanism removed to prevent latching or locking of the door is guilty of a misdemeanor.
[ 2011 c 336 § 286; 1955 c 298 § 2.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 9 - Crimes and Punishments › Chapter 9.03 - Abandoned Refrigeration Equipment. › 9.03.030 - Violation of RCW 9.03.010 or 9.03.020.

RCW 9.03.030
Violation of RCW 9.03.010 or 9.03.020.
Guilt of a violation of RCW 9.03.010 or 9.03.020 shall not, in itself, render one guilty of manslaughter, battery, or other crime against a person who may suffer death or injury from entrapment in such refrigerator, icebox, or deep freeze locker.
[ 1955 c 298 § 3.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 9 - Crimes and Punishments › Chapter 9.03 - Abandoned Refrigeration Equipment. › 9.03.040 - Keeping or storing equipment for sale.

RCW 9.03.040
Keeping or storing equipment for sale.
Any person who keeps or stores refrigerators, iceboxes, or deep freeze lockers for the purpose of selling or offering them for sale shall not be guilty of a violation of this chapter if he or she takes reasonable precautions to effectively secure the door of any refrigerator, icebox, or deep freeze locker held for purpose of sale so as to prevent entrance of children small enough to fit into such articles.
[ 2011 c 336 § 287; 1955 c 298 § 4.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 9 - Crimes and Punishments › Chapter 9.04 - Advertising, Crimes Relating To. › 9.04.010 - False advertising.

RCW 9.04.010
False advertising.
Any person, firm, corporation or association who, with intent to sell or in any wise dispose of merchandise, securities, service, or anything offered by such person, firm, corporation or association, directly or indirectly, to the public for sale or distribution, or with intent to increase the consumption thereof, or to induce the public in any manner to enter into any obligation relating thereto, or to acquire title thereto, or an interest therein, makes, publishes, disseminates, circulates, or places before the public, or causes, directly or indirectly, to be made, published, disseminated, circulated, or placed before the public in this state, in a newspaper or other publication, or in the form of a book, notice, hand-bill, poster, bill, circular, pamphlet, or letter, or in any other way, an advertisement of any sort regarding merchandise, securities, service, or anything so offered to the public, which advertisement contains any assertion, representation or statement of fact which is untrue, deceptive or misleading, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor: PROVIDED, That the provisions of this section shall not apply to any owner, publisher, agent, or employee of a newspaper for the publication of such advertisement published in good faith and without knowledge of the falsity thereof.
[ 1913 c 34 § 1; RRS § 2622-1.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 9 - Crimes and Punishments › Chapter 9.04 - Advertising, Crimes Relating To. › 9.04.050 - False, misleading, deceptive advertising.

RCW 9.04.050
False, misleading, deceptive advertising.
It shall be unlawful for any person to publish, disseminate or display, or cause directly or indirectly, to be published, disseminated or displayed in any manner or by any means, including solicitation or dissemination by mail, telephone, electronic communication, or door-to-door contacts, any false, deceptive or misleading advertising, with knowledge of the facts which render the advertising false, deceptive or misleading, for any business, trade or commercial purpose or for the purpose of inducing, or which is likely to induce, directly or indirectly, the public to purchase, consume, lease, dispose of, utilize or sell any property or service, or to enter into any obligation or transaction relating thereto: PROVIDED, That nothing in this section shall apply to any radio or television broadcasting station which broadcasts, or to any publisher, printer or distributor of any newspaper, magazine, billboard or other advertising medium who publishes, prints or distributes, such advertising in good faith without knowledge of its false, deceptive or misleading character.
[ 2000 c 33 § 1; 1961 c 189 § 1.]
NOTES:
Severability—1961 c 189: "If any provision of this act is declared unconstitutional, or the applicability thereof to any person or circumstances is held invalid, the constitutionality of the remainder of the act and the applicability thereof to other persons and circumstances shall not be affected thereby." [ 1961 c 189 § 5.]
Blind made products, false advertising: RCW 19.06.030, 19.06.040.
Highway advertising control act of 1961, Scenic Vistas Act of 1971: Chapter 47.42 RCW.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 9 - Crimes and Punishments › Chapter 9.04 - Advertising, Crimes Relating To. › 9.04.060 - False, misleading, deceptive advertising—Action to restrain and prevent.

RCW 9.04.060
False, misleading, deceptive advertising—Action to restrain and prevent.
The attorney general or the prosecuting attorneys of the several counties may bring an action in the superior court to restrain and prevent any person from violating any provision of RCW 9.04.050 through 9.04.080.
[ 1961 c 189 § 2.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 9 - Crimes and Punishments › Chapter 9.04 - Advertising, Crimes Relating To. › 9.04.070 - False, misleading, deceptive advertising—Penalty.

RCW 9.04.070
False, misleading, deceptive advertising—Penalty.
Any person who violates any order or injunction issued pursuant to RCW 9.04.050 through 9.04.080 shall be subject to a fine of not more than five thousand dollars or imprisonment for not more than ninety days or both.
[ 1999 c 143 § 1; 1961 c 189 § 3.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 9 - Crimes and Punishments › Chapter 9.04 - Advertising, Crimes Relating To. › 9.04.080 - False, misleading, deceptive advertising—Assurance of discontinuance of unlawful practice.

RCW 9.04.080
False, misleading, deceptive advertising—Assurance of discontinuance of unlawful practice.
In the enforcement of RCW 9.04.050 through 9.04.080 the official enforcing RCW 9.04.050 through 9.04.080 may accept an assurance of discontinuance of any act or practice deemed in violation of RCW 9.04.050 through 9.04.080, from any person engaging in, or who has engaged in such act or practice. Any such assurance shall be in writing and be filed with and subject to the approval of the superior court of the county in which the alleged violator resides or has his or her principal place of business, or in Thurston county. A violation of such assurance shall constitute prima facie proof of a violation of RCW 9.04.050 through 9.04.080: PROVIDED, That after commencement of any action by a prosecuting attorney, as provided herein, the attorney general may not accept an assurance of discontinuance without the consent of the prosecuting attorney.
[ 2011 c 336 § 288; 1961 c 189 § 4.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 9 - Crimes and Punishments › Chapter 9.04 - Advertising, Crimes Relating To. › 9.04.090 - Advertising fuel prices by service stations.

RCW 9.04.090
Advertising fuel prices by service stations.
It is unlawful for any dealer or service station, as both are defined in *RCW 82.36.010, to advertise by publication, dissemination, display, or whatever means:
(1) A price per unit of fuel that is expressed in a unit of measurement different from that employed by the pump or other device used to dispense the fuel, unless the price is advertised for both units of measurement in the same fashion; or
(2) A price per unit of fuel that is conditioned upon the purchase of another product, unless the conditional language, name, and price of the other product are clearly expressed in the advertisement in characters at least one-half the height of the characters used to advertise the fuel price.
Violation of this section is a misdemeanor and is subject to the provisions of RCW 9.04.060 through 9.04.080.
[ 1983 c 114 § 1.]
NOTES:
*Reviser's note: RCW 82.36.010 was amended by 1998 c 176 § 6, deleting the definition of "service station." RCW 82.36.010 was subsequently amended by 2007 c 515 § 1, deleting the definition of "dealer." Chapter 82.36 RCW was repealed in its entirety by 2013 c 225 § 501, effective July 1, 2016.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 9 - Crimes and Punishments › Chapter 9.05 - Sabotage. › 9.05.030 - Assemblages of saboteurs.

RCW 9.05.030
Assemblages of saboteurs.
Whenever two or more persons assemble for the purpose of committing criminal sabotage, as defined in RCW 9.05.060, such an assembly is unlawful, and every person voluntarily and knowingly participating therein by his or her presence, aid, or instigation, is guilty of a class B felony and shall be punished by imprisonment in a state correctional facility for not more than ten years, or by a fine of not more than five thousand dollars, or both.
[ 2003 c 53 § 6; 1999 c 191 § 1; 1992 c 7 § 2; 1909 c 249 § 314; 1903 c 45 § 4; RRS § 2566.]
NOTES:
Intent—Effective date—2003 c 53: See notes following RCW 2.48.180.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 9 - Crimes and Punishments › Chapter 9.05 - Sabotage. › 9.05.060 - Criminal sabotage defined—Penalty.

RCW 9.05.060
Criminal sabotage defined—Penalty.
(1) Whoever, with intent that his or her act shall, or with reason to believe that it may, injure, interfere with, interrupt, supplant, nullify, impair, or obstruct the owner's or operator's management, operation, or control of any agricultural, stockraising, lumbering, mining, quarrying, fishing, manufacturing, transportation, mercantile, or building enterprise, or any other public or private business or commercial enterprise, wherein any person is employed for wage, shall willfully damage or destroy, or attempt or threaten to damage or destroy, any property whatsoever, or shall unlawfully take or retain, or attempt or threaten unlawfully to take or retain, possession or control of any property, instrumentality, machine, mechanism, or appliance used in such business or enterprise, shall be guilty of criminal sabotage.
(2) Criminal sabotage is a class B felony punishable according to chapter 9A.20 RCW.
[ 2003 c 53 § 7; 1999 c 191 § 2; 1919 c 173 § 1; RRS § 2563-3.]
NOTES:
Intent—Effective date—2003 c 53: See notes following RCW 2.48.180.
Endangering life by breach of labor contract: RCW 49.44.080.
Excessive steam in boilers: RCW 70.54.080.
Malicious injury to railroad property: RCW 81.60.070.
Malicious mischief—Injury to property: Chapter 9A.48 RCW.
Sabotaging rolling stock: RCW 81.60.080.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 9 - Crimes and Punishments › Chapter 9.05 - Sabotage. › 9.05.090 - Provisions cumulative.

RCW 9.05.090
Provisions cumulative.
RCW 9.05.030 and 9.05.060 shall not be construed to repeal or amend any existing penal statute.
[ 1999 c 191 § 3; 1919 c 173 § 4; RRS § 2563-6.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 9 - Crimes and Punishments › Chapter 9.08 - Animals, Crimes Relating To. › 9.08.030 - False certificate of registration of animals—False representation as to breed.

RCW 9.08.030
False certificate of registration of animals—False representation as to breed.
Every person who, by color or aid of any false pretense, representation, token or writing shall obtain from any club, association, society or company for the improvement of the breed of cattle, horses, sheep, swine, fowls or other domestic animals or birds, a certificate of registration of any animal or bird in a herdbook, or other register of any such association, society or company, or a transfer of any such registration, and every person who shall knowingly represent an animal or bird for breeding purposes to be of a greater degree of any particular strain of blood than such animal actually possesses, shall be guilty of a gross misdemeanor.
[ 1909 c 249 § 341; RRS § 2593.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 9 - Crimes and Punishments › Chapter 9.08 - Animals, Crimes Relating To. › 9.08.065 - Definitions.

RCW 9.08.065
Definitions.
As used in RCW 9.08.070 through 9.08.078:
(1) "Pet animal" means a tamed or domesticated animal legally retained by a person and kept as a companion. "Pet animal" does not include livestock raised for commercial purposes.
(2) "Research institution" means a facility licensed by the United States department of agriculture to use animals in biomedical or product research.
(3) "U.S.D.A. licensed dealer" means a person who is licensed or required to be licensed by the United States department of agriculture to commercially buy, receive, sell, negotiate for sale, or transport animals.
[ 2003 c 53 § 8; 1989 c 359 § 1.]
NOTES:
Intent—Effective date—2003 c 53: See notes following RCW 2.48.180.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 9 - Crimes and Punishments › Chapter 9.08 - Animals, Crimes Relating To. › 9.08.070 - Pet animals—Taking, concealing, injuring, killing, etc.—Penalty.

RCW 9.08.070
Pet animals—Taking, concealing, injuring, killing, etc.—Penalty.
(1) Any person who, with intent to deprive or defraud the owner thereof, does any of the following shall be guilty of a gross misdemeanor punishable according to chapter 9A.20 RCW and, for adult offenders, a mandatory fine of not less than five hundred dollars per pet animal shall be imposed, except as provided by subsection (2) of this section:
(a) Takes, leads away, confines, secretes or converts any pet animal, except in cases in which the value of the pet animal exceeds seven hundred fifty dollars;
(b) Conceals the identity of any pet animal or its owner by obscuring, altering, or removing from the pet animal any collar, tag, license, tattoo, or other identifying device or mark;
(c) Willfully or recklessly kills or injures any pet animal, unless excused by law.
(2) Nothing in this section shall prohibit a person from also being convicted of separate offenses under RCW 9A.56.030, 9A.56.040, or 9A.56.050 for theft, under RCW 9A.56.150, 9A.56.160, or 9A.56.170 for possession of stolen property, or under chapter 16.52 RCW for animal cruelty.
[ 2015 c 265 § 10; 2015 c 235 § 5; 2003 c 53 § 9; 1989 c 359 § 2; 1982 c 114 § 1.]
NOTES:
Reviser's note: This section was amended by 2015 c 235 § 5 and by 2015 c 265 § 10, 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).
Finding—Intent—2015 c 265: See note following RCW 13.50.010.
Intent—Effective date—2003 c 53: See notes following RCW 2.48.180.
Application of Consumer Protection Act: RCW 19.86.145.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 9 - Crimes and Punishments › Chapter 9.08 - Animals, Crimes Relating To. › 9.08.072 - Transferring stolen pet animal to a research institution—Penalty.

RCW 9.08.072
Transferring stolen pet animal to a research institution—Penalty.
(1) It is unlawful for any person to receive with intent to sell to a research institution in the state of Washington, or sell or otherwise directly transfer to a research institution in the state of Washington, a pet animal that the person knows or has reason to know has been stolen or fraudulently obtained. This section does not apply to U.S.D.A. licensed dealers.
(2) The first conviction under this section is a gross misdemeanor punishable according to chapter 9A.20 RCW and, for adult offenders, a mandatory fine of not less than five hundred dollars per pet animal shall be imposed.
(3) A second or subsequent conviction under this section is a class C felony punishable according to chapter 9A.20 RCW and, for adult offenders, a mandatory fine of not less than one thousand dollars per pet animal shall be imposed.
(4) Nothing in this section shall prohibit a person from also being convicted of separate offenses under RCW 9A.56.030, 9A.56.040, or 9A.56.050 for theft or under RCW 9A.56.150, 9A.56.160, or 9A.56.170 for possession of stolen property.
[ 2015 c 265 § 11; 2003 c 53 § 10.]
NOTES:
Finding—Intent—2015 c 265: See note following RCW 13.50.010.
Intent—Effective date—2003 c 53: See notes following RCW 2.48.180.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 9 - Crimes and Punishments › Chapter 9.08 - Animals, Crimes Relating To. › 9.08.074 - Transferring stolen pet animal to a person who has previously sold a stolen pet animal to a research institution—Penalty.

RCW 9.08.074
Transferring stolen pet animal to a person who has previously sold a stolen pet animal to a research institution—Penalty.
(1) It is unlawful for any person, who knows or has reason to know that a pet animal has been stolen or fraudulently obtained, to sell or otherwise transfer the pet animal to another who the person knows or has reason to know has previously sold a stolen or fraudulently obtained pet animal to a research institution in the state of Washington.
(2) A conviction under this section is a class C felony punishable according to chapter 9A.20 RCW and by a mandatory fine of not less than one thousand dollars per pet animal.
[ 2003 c 53 § 11.]
NOTES:
Intent—Effective date—2003 c 53: See notes following RCW 2.48.180.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 9 - Crimes and Punishments › Chapter 9.08 - Animals, Crimes Relating To. › 9.08.076 - Transferring stolen pet animal to a research institution by a U.S.D.A. licensed dealer—Penalty.

RCW 9.08.076
Transferring stolen pet animal to a research institution by a U.S.D.A. licensed dealer—Penalty.
(1) It is unlawful for a U.S.D.A. licensed dealer to receive with intent to sell, or sell or transfer directly or through a third party, to a research institution in the state of Washington, a pet animal that the dealer knows or has reason to know has been stolen or fraudulently obtained.
(2) A conviction under this section is a class C felony punishable according to chapter 9A.20 RCW and by a mandatory fine of not less than one thousand dollars per pet animal.
[ 2003 c 53 § 12.]
NOTES:
Intent—Effective date—2003 c 53: See notes following RCW 2.48.180.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 9 - Crimes and Punishments › Chapter 9.08 - Animals, Crimes Relating To. › 9.08.078 - Illegal sale, receipt, or transfer of pet animals—Separate offenses.

RCW 9.08.078
Illegal sale, receipt, or transfer of pet animals—Separate offenses.
(1) The sale, receipt, or transfer of each individual pet animal in violation of RCW 9.08.070 through 9.08.078 constitutes a separate offense.
(2) The provisions of RCW 9.08.070 through 9.08.078 shall not apply to the lawful acts of any employee, agent, or director of any humane society, animal control agency, or animal shelter operated by or on behalf of any government agency, operating under law.
[ 2003 c 53 § 13.]
NOTES:
Intent—Effective date—2003 c 53: See notes following RCW 2.48.180.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 9 - Crimes and Punishments › Chapter 9.08 - Animals, Crimes Relating To. › 9.08.080 - Acts against animal facilities—Intent.

RCW 9.08.080
Acts against animal facilities—Intent.
There has been an increasing number of illegal acts committed against animal production and research facilities involving injury or loss of life to animals or humans, criminal trespass, and damage to property. These actions not only abridge the property rights of the owners, operators, and employees of the facility, they may also damage the public interest by jeopardizing crucial animal production or agricultural, scientific, or biomedical research. These actions may also threaten the public safety by exposing communities to public health concerns and creating traffic hazards. These actions substantially disrupt or damage research and result in the potential loss of physical and intellectual property. While the criminal code, particularly the malicious mischief crimes, adequately covers those who intentionally and without authority damage or destroy farm animals, the code does not adequately cover similar misconduct directed against research and educational facilities. Therefore, it is in the interest of the people of the state of Washington to protect the welfare of humans and animals, as well as the productive use of private or public funds, to promote and protect scientific and medical research, foster education, and preserve and enhance agricultural production.
It is the intent of the legislature that the courts in deciding applications for injunctive relief under RCW 4.24.580 give full consideration to the constitutional rights of persons to speak freely, to picket, and to conduct other lawful activities.
[ 1991 c 325 § 1.]
NOTES:
Severability—1991 c 325: "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." [ 1991 c 325 § 6.]
Civil liability for acts against animal facilities: RCW 4.24.570 through 4.24.580.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 9 - Crimes and Punishments › Chapter 9.08 - Animals, Crimes Relating To. › 9.08.090 - Acts against animal facilities.

RCW 9.08.090
Acts against animal facilities.
A person is guilty of a class C felony: If he or she, without authorization, knowingly takes, releases, destroys, contaminates, or damages any animal or animals kept in a research or educational facility where the animal or animals are used or to be used for medical research purposes or other research purposes or for educational purposes; or if he or she, without authorization, knowingly destroys or damages any records, equipment, research product, or other thing pertaining to such animal or animals.
[ 1991 c 325 § 2.]
NOTES:
Severability—1991 c 325: See note following RCW 9.08.080.
Civil liability for acts against animal facilities: RCW 4.24.570 through 4.24.580.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 9 - Crimes and Punishments › Chapter 9.12 - Barratry. › 9.12.010 - Barratry.

RCW 9.12.010
Barratry.
Every person who brings on his or her own behalf, or instigates, incites, or encourages another to bring, any false suit at law or in equity in any court of this state, with intent thereby to distress or harass a defendant in the suit, or who serves or sends any paper or document purporting to be or resembling a judicial process, that is not in fact a judicial process, is guilty of a misdemeanor; and in case the person offending is an attorney, he or she may, in addition thereto be disbarred from practicing law within this state.
[ 2001 c 310 § 3. Prior: 1995 c 285 § 27; 1915 c 165 § 1; 1909 c 249 § 118; Code 1881 § 901; 1873 p 204 § 100; 1854 p 92 § 91; RRS § 2370.]
NOTES:
Purpose—Effective date—2001 c 310: See notes following RCW 2.48.180.
Effective date—1995 c 285: See RCW 48.30A.900.
Attorneys-at-law: Chapter 2.44 RCW.
State bar act: Chapter 2.48 RCW.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 9 - Crimes and Punishments › Chapter 9.12 - Barratry. › 9.12.020 - Buying, demanding, or promising reward by district judge or deputy.

RCW 9.12.020
Buying, demanding, or promising reward by district judge or deputy.
Every district judge or deputy who shall, directly or indirectly, buy or be interested in buying anything in action for the purpose of commencing a suit thereon before a district judge, or who shall give or promise any valuable consideration to any person as an inducement to bring, or as a consideration for having brought, a suit before a district judge, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
[ 1987 c 202 § 138; 1909 c 249 § 119; RRS § 2371.]
NOTES:
Intent—1987 c 202: See note following RCW 2.04.190.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 9 - Crimes and Punishments › Chapter 9.16 - Brands and Marks, Crimes Relating To. › 9.16.005 - Definitions.

RCW 9.16.005
Definitions.
The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise.
(1) "Counterfeit mark" means:
(a) Any unauthorized reproduction or copy of intellectual property; or
(b) Intellectual property affixed to any item knowingly sold, offered for sale, manufactured, or distributed, or identifying services offered or rendered, without the authority of the owner of the intellectual property.
(2) "Intellectual property" means any trademark, service mark, trade name, label, term, device, design, or work adopted or used by a person to identify such person's goods or services. Intellectual property does not have exclusive use rights to trade names registered under chapter 19.80 RCW.
(3) "Retail value" means the counterfeiter's regular selling price for the item or service bearing or identified by the counterfeit mark. In the case of items bearing a counterfeit mark which are components of a finished product, the retail value shall be the counterfeiter's regular selling price of the finished product on or in which the component would be utilized.
[ 1999 c 322 § 1.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 9 - Crimes and Punishments › Chapter 9.16 - Brands and Marks, Crimes Relating To. › 9.16.010 - Removing lawful brands.

RCW 9.16.010
Removing lawful brands.
Every person who shall willfully deface, obliterate, remove, or alter any mark or brand placed by or with the authority of the owner thereof on any shingle bolt, log or stick of timber, or on any horse, mare, gelding, mule, cow, steer, bull, sheep, goat or hog, shall be punished by imprisonment in a state correctional facility for not more than five years, or by imprisonment in the county jail for up to three hundred sixty-four days, or by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars, or by both fine and imprisonment.
[ 2011 c 96 § 4; 1992 c 7 § 3; 1909 c 249 § 342; Code 1881 § 839; 1873 p 191 § 54; RRS § 2594.]
NOTES:
Findings—Intent—2011 c 96: See note following RCW 9A.20.021.
Forest product brands and marks, falsifying, etc.: RCW 76.36.110, 76.36.120.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 9 - Crimes and Punishments › Chapter 9.16 - Brands and Marks, Crimes Relating To. › 9.16.020 - Imitating lawful brand.

RCW 9.16.020
Imitating lawful brand.
Every person who, in any county, places upon any property, any brand or mark in the likeness or similitude of another brand or mark filed with the county auditor of such county by the owner thereof as a brand or mark for the designation or identification of a like kind of property, is:
(1) If done with intent to confuse or commingle such property with, or to appropriate to his or her own use, the property of such other owner, guilty of a felony, punishable by imprisonment in a state correctional facility for not more than five years, or by imprisonment in the county jail for up to three hundred sixty-four days, or by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars, or by both fine and imprisonment; or
(2) If done without such intent, guilty of a misdemeanor.
[ 2011 c 96 § 5; 1992 c 7 § 4; 1909 c 249 § 343; RRS § 2595.]
NOTES:
Findings—Intent—2011 c 96: See note following RCW 9A.20.021.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 9 - Crimes and Punishments › Chapter 9.16 - Brands and Marks, Crimes Relating To. › 9.16.030 - Counterfeit mark—Intellectual property.

RCW 9.16.030
Counterfeit mark—Intellectual property.
Any person who willfully and knowingly, and for financial gain, manufactures, uses, displays, advertises, distributes, offers for sale, sells or possesses with intent to sell or distribute any item, or offers any services, bearing or identified by a counterfeit mark, is guilty of the crime of counterfeiting.
Any state or federal certificate of registration of any intellectual property is prima facie evidence of the facts stated in the certificate.
[ 1999 c 322 § 2; 1909 c 249 § 344; Code 1881 § 854; 1873 p 194 § 63; 1854 p 85 § 87; RRS § 2596.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 9 - Crimes and Punishments › Chapter 9.16 - Brands and Marks, Crimes Relating To. › 9.16.035 - Counterfeiting—Penalties.

RCW 9.16.035
Counterfeiting—Penalties.
(1) Counterfeiting is a misdemeanor, except as provided in subsections (2), (3) and (4) of this section.
(2) Counterfeiting is a gross misdemeanor if:
(a) The defendant has previously been convicted under RCW 9.16.030; or
(b) The violation involves more than one hundred but fewer than one thousand items bearing a counterfeit mark or the total retail value of all items bearing a counterfeit mark or the total retail value of all items bearing, or services identified by, a counterfeit mark is more than one thousand dollars but less than ten thousand dollars.
(3) Counterfeiting is a class C felony if:
(a) The defendant has been previously convicted of two or more offenses under RCW 9.16.030;
(b) The violation involves the manufacture or production of items bearing counterfeit marks; or
(c) The violation involves one thousand or more items bearing a counterfeit mark or the total retail value of all items bearing, or services identified by, a counterfeit mark is ten thousand dollars or more.
(4) Counterfeiting is a class C felony if:
(a) The violation involves the manufacture, production, or distribution of items bearing counterfeit marks; and
(b) The defendant knew or should have known that the counterfeit items, by their intended use, endangered the health or safety of others.
(5) For purposes of this section, the quantity or retail value of items or services shall include the aggregate quantity or retail value of all items bearing, or services identified by, every counterfeit mark the defendant manufactures, uses, displays, advertises, distributes, possesses, or possesses with intent to sell.
(6) A person guilty of counterfeiting shall be fined an amount up to three times the retail value of the items bearing, or services identified by, a counterfeit mark, unless extenuating circumstances are shown by the defendant.
(7) The penalties provided for in this section are cumulative and do not affect any other civil and criminal penalties provided by law.
[ 1999 c 322 § 3.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 9 - Crimes and Punishments › Chapter 9.16 - Brands and Marks, Crimes Relating To. › 9.16.041 - Counterfeit items—Seizure and forfeiture.

RCW 9.16.041
Counterfeit items—Seizure and forfeiture.
(1) Any items bearing a counterfeit mark, and all personal property employed or used in connection with counterfeiting, including but not limited to, any items, objects, tools, machines, equipment, instruments, or vehicles of any kind, shall be seized by any law enforcement officer.
All seized personal property referenced in this subsection shall be forfeited in accordance with RCW 10.105.010.
(2) Upon request of the intellectual property owner, all seized items bearing a counterfeit mark shall be released to the intellectual property owner for destruction or disposition.
(3) If the intellectual property owner does not request release of seized items bearing a counterfeit mark, such items shall be destroyed unless the intellectual property owner consents to another disposition.
[ 1999 c 322 § 4.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 9 - Crimes and Punishments › Chapter 9.16 - Brands and Marks, Crimes Relating To. › 9.16.050 - When deemed affixed.

RCW 9.16.050
When deemed affixed.
A label, trademark, term, design, device or form of advertisement shall be deemed to be affixed to any goods, wares, merchandise, mixture, preparation or compound whenever it is in any manner placed in or upon either the article itself, or the box, bale, barrel, bottle, case, cask or other vessel or package, or the cover, wrapper, stopper, brand, label or other thing in, by or with which the goods are packed, enclosed or otherwise prepared for sale or distribution.
[ 1909 c 249 § 346; RRS § 2598.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 9 - Crimes and Punishments › Chapter 9.16 - Brands and Marks, Crimes Relating To. › 9.16.060 - Fraudulent registration of trademark.

RCW 9.16.060
Fraudulent registration of trademark.
Every person who shall for himself or herself, or on behalf of any other person, corporation, association, or union, procure the filing of any label, trademark, term, design, device, or form of advertisement, with the secretary of state by any fraudulent means, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
[ 2011 c 336 § 289; 1909 c 249 § 347; RRS § 2599.]
NOTES:
Trademark registration: Chapter 19.77 RCW.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 9 - Crimes and Punishments › Chapter 9.16 - Brands and Marks, Crimes Relating To. › 9.16.070 - Form and similitude defined.

RCW 9.16.070
Form and similitude defined.
A plate, label, trademark, term, design, device or form of advertisement is in the form and similitude of the genuine instrument imitated if the finished parts of the engraving thereupon shall resemble or conform to the similar parts of the genuine instrument.
[ 1909 c 249 § 348; RRS § 2600.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 9 - Crimes and Punishments › Chapter 9.16 - Brands and Marks, Crimes Relating To. › 9.16.080 - Petroleum products improperly labeled or graded—Penalty.

RCW 9.16.080
Petroleum products improperly labeled or graded—Penalty.
(1) It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation:
(a) To use, adopt, place upon, or permit to be used, adopted or placed upon, any barrel, tank, drum or other container of gasoline or lubricating oil for internal combustion engines, sold or offered for sale, or upon any pump or other device used in delivering the same, any trade name, trademark, designation or other descriptive matter, which is not the true and correct trade name, trademark, designation or other descriptive matter of the gasoline or lubricating oil so sold or offered for sale;
(b) To sell, or offer for sale, or have in his or her or its possession with intent to sell, any gasoline or lubricating oil, contained in, or taken from, or through any barrel, tank, drum, or other container or pump or other device, so unlawfully labeled or marked, as hereinabove provided;
(c) To sell, or offer for sale, or have in his or her or its possession with intent to sell any gasoline or lubricating oil for internal combustion engines and to represent to the purchaser, or prospective purchaser, that such gasoline or lubricating oil so sold or offered for sale, is of a quality, grade or standard, or the product of a particular gasoline or lubricating oil manufacturing, refining or distributing company or association, other than the true quality, grade, standard, or the product of a particular gasoline or oil manufacturing, refining or distributing company or association, of the gasoline or oil so offered for sale or sold.
(2)(a) Except as provided in (b) of this subsection, any person, firm, or corporation violating this section is guilty of a misdemeanor.
(b) A second and each subsequent violation of this section is a gross misdemeanor.
[ 2003 c 53 § 14; 1927 c 222 § 1; RRS § 2637-1.]
NOTES:
Intent—Effective date—2003 c 53: See notes following RCW 2.48.180.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 9 - Crimes and Punishments › Chapter 9.16 - Brands and Marks, Crimes Relating To. › 9.16.100 - Use of the words "sterling silver," etc.

RCW 9.16.100
Use of the words "sterling silver," etc.
Every person who shall make, sell or offer to sell or dispose of, or have in his or her possession with intent to sell or dispose of any metal article marked, stamped or branded with the words "sterling," "sterling silver," or "solid silver," unless nine hundred twenty-five one-thousandths of the component parts of the metal of which such article and all parts thereof is manufactured is pure silver, shall be guilty of a gross misdemeanor.
[ 2011 c 336 § 290; 1909 c 249 § 428; RRS § 2680.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 9 - Crimes and Punishments › Chapter 9.16 - Brands and Marks, Crimes Relating To. › 9.16.110 - Use of words "coin silver," etc.

RCW 9.16.110
Use of words "coin silver," etc.
Every person who shall make, sell or offer to sell or dispose of, or have in his or her possession with intent to dispose of any metal article marked, stamped or branded with the words "coin," or "coin silver," unless nine hundred one-thousandths of the component parts of the metal of which such article and all parts thereof is manufactured, is pure silver, shall be guilty of a gross misdemeanor.
[ 2011 c 336 § 291; 1909 c 249 § 429; RRS § 2681.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 9 - Crimes and Punishments › Chapter 9.16 - Brands and Marks, Crimes Relating To. › 9.16.120 - Use of the word "sterling" on mounting.

RCW 9.16.120
Use of the word "sterling" on mounting.
Every person who shall make, sell, offer to sell or dispose of, or have in his or her possession with intent to sell or dispose of, any article comprised of leather, shell, ivory, celluloid, pearl, glass, porcelain, pottery, steel or wood, to which is applied or attached a metal mounting marked, stamped or branded with the words "sterling," or "sterling silver," unless nine hundred twenty-five one-thousandths of the component parts of the metal of which such metal mounting is manufactured is pure silver, shall be guilty of a gross misdemeanor.
[ 2011 c 336 § 292; 1909 c 249 § 430; RRS § 2682.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 9 - Crimes and Punishments › Chapter 9.16 - Brands and Marks, Crimes Relating To. › 9.16.130 - Use of the words "coin silver" on mounting.

RCW 9.16.130
Use of the words "coin silver" on mounting.
Every person who shall make, sell, offer to sell or dispose of, or have in his or her possession with intent to sell or dispose of, any article comprised of leather, shell, ivory, celluloid, pearl, glass, porcelain, pottery, steel or wood, to which is applied or attached a metal mounting marked, stamped or branded with the words "coin" or "coin silver," unless nine hundred one-thousandths of the component parts of the metal of which such metal mounting is manufactured is pure silver, shall be guilty of a gross misdemeanor.
[ 2011 c 336 § 293; 1909 c 249 § 431; RRS § 2683.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 9 - Crimes and Punishments › Chapter 9.16 - Brands and Marks, Crimes Relating To. › 9.16.140 - Unlawfully marking article made of gold.

RCW 9.16.140
Unlawfully marking article made of gold.
Every person who shall make, sell, offer to sell or dispose of, or have in his or her possession with intent to sell or dispose of, any article constructed wholly or in part of gold, or of an alloy of gold, and marked, stamped or branded in such manner as to indicate that the gold or alloy of gold in such article is of a greater degree or carat of fineness, by more than one carat, than the actual carat or fineness of such gold or alloy of gold, shall be guilty of a gross misdemeanor.
[ 2011 c 336 § 294; 1909 c 249 § 432; RRS § 2684.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 9 - Crimes and Punishments › Chapter 9.16 - Brands and Marks, Crimes Relating To. › 9.16.150 - "Marked, stamped or branded" defined.

RCW 9.16.150
"Marked, stamped or branded" defined.
An article shall be deemed to be "marked, stamped or branded" whenever such article, or any box, package, cover or wrapper in which the same is enclosed, encased or prepared for sale or delivery, or any card, label or placard with which the same may be exhibited or displayed, is so marked, stamped or branded.
[ 1909 c 249 § 433; RRS § 2685.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 9 - Crimes and Punishments › Chapter 9.18 - Bidding Offenses. › 9.18.080 - Offender a competent witness.

RCW 9.18.080
Offender a competent witness.
Every person offending against any of the provisions of law relating to bribery or corruption shall be a competent witness against another so offending and shall not be excused from giving testimony tending to criminate himself or herself.
[ 2011 c 336 § 295; 1909 c 249 § 78; RRS § 2330. Cf. 1907 c 60 §§ 1, 2; RRS §§ 2149, 2150.]
NOTES:
Bribery and corruption: Chapter 9A.68 RCW.
Incriminating testimony not to be used: RCW 10.52.090.
Rights of accused persons: State Constitution Art. 1 § 9.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 9 - Crimes and Punishments › Chapter 9.18 - Bidding Offenses. › 9.18.120 - Suppression of competitive bidding.

RCW 9.18.120
Suppression of competitive bidding.
(1) When any competitive bid or bids are to be or have been solicited, requested, or advertised for by the state of Washington, or any county, city, town or other municipal corporation therein, or any department of either thereof, for any work or improvement to be done or constructed for or by such state, county, city, town, or other municipal corporation, or any department of either thereof, it shall be unlawful for any person acting for himself or herself or as agent of another, or as agent for or as a member of any partnership, unincorporated firm or association, or as an officer or agent of any corporation, to offer, give, or promise to give, any money, check, draft, property, or other thing of value, to another or to any firm, association, or corporation for the purpose of inducing such other person, firm, association, or corporation, either to refrain from submitting any bids upon such public work or improvement, or to enter into any agreement, understanding or arrangement whereby full and unrestricted competition for the securing of such public work will be suppressed, prevented, or eliminated; and it shall be unlawful for any person to solicit, accept, or receive any money, check, draft, property, or other thing of value upon a promise or understanding, express or implied, that he or she individually or as an agent or officer of another person, persons, or corporation, will refrain from bidding upon such public work or improvement, or that he or she will on behalf of himself or herself or such others submit or permit another to submit for him or her any bid upon such public work or improvement in such sum as to eliminate full and unrestricted competition thereon.
(2) A person violating this section is guilty of a gross misdemeanor.
[ 2003 c 53 § 15; 1921 c 12 § 1; RRS § 2333-1.]
NOTES:
Intent—Effective date—2003 c 53: See notes following RCW 2.48.180.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 9 - Crimes and Punishments › Chapter 9.18 - Bidding Offenses. › 9.18.130 - Collusion to prevent competitive bidding—Penalty.

RCW 9.18.130
Collusion to prevent competitive bidding—Penalty.
(1) It shall be unlawful for any person for himself or herself or as an agent or officer of any other person, persons, or corporation to in any manner enter into collusion or an understanding with any other person, persons, or corporation to prevent or eliminate full and unrestricted competition upon any public work or improvement mentioned in RCW 9.18.120.
(2) A person violating this section is guilty of a gross misdemeanor.
[ 2003 c 53 § 16; 1921 c 12 § 2; RRS § 2333-2.]
NOTES:
Intent—Effective date—2003 c 53: See notes following RCW 2.48.180.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 9 - Crimes and Punishments › Chapter 9.18 - Bidding Offenses. › 9.18.150 - Agreements outside state.

RCW 9.18.150
Agreements outside state.
It shall be no defense to a prosecution under RCW 9.18.120 through 9.18.150 that a payment or promise of payment of any money, check, draft, or anything of value, or any other understanding or arrangement to eliminate unrestricted competitive bids was had or made outside of the state of Washington, if such work or improvement for which bids are called is to be done or performed within the state.
[ 1921 c 12 § 4; RRS § 2333-4.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 9 - Crimes and Punishments › Chapter 9.24 - Corporations, Crimes Relating To. › 9.24.010 - Fraud in stock subscription.

RCW 9.24.010
Fraud in stock subscription.
Every person who shall sign the name of a fictitious person to any subscription for or any agreement to take stock in any corporation existing or proposed, and every person who shall sign to any such subscription or agreement the name of any person, knowing that such person does not intend in good faith to comply with the terms thereof, or upon any understanding or agreement that the terms of such subscription or agreement are not to be complied with or enforced, shall be guilty of a gross misdemeanor.
[ 1909 c 249 § 386; RRS § 2638. Formerly RCW 9.44.090.]