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2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 9 - Crimes and Punishments › Chapter 9.24 - Corporations, Crimes Relating To. › 9.24.020 - Fraudulent issue of stock, scrip, etc.

RCW 9.24.020
Fraudulent issue of stock, scrip, etc.
Every officer, agent or other person in the service of a joint stock company or corporation, domestic or foreign, who, willfully and knowingly with intent to defraud:
(1) Sells, pledges, or issues, or causes to be sold, pledged, or issued, or signs or executes, or causes to be signed or executed, with intent to sell, pledge, or issue, or cause to be sold, pledged, or issued, any certificate or instrument purporting to be a certificate or evidence of ownership of any share or shares of such company or corporation, or any conveyance or encumbrance of real or personal property, contract, bond, or evidence of debt, or writing purporting to be a conveyance or encumbrance of real or personal property, contract, bond or evidence of debt of such company or corporation, without being first duly authorized by such company or corporation, or contrary to the charter or laws under which such company or corporation exists, or in excess of the power of such company or corporation, or of the limit imposed by law or otherwise upon its power to create or issue stock or evidence of debt; or,
(2) Reissues, sells, pledges, disposes of, or causes to be reissued, sold, pledged, or disposed of, any surrendered or canceled certificate or other evidence of the transfer of ownership of any such share or shares
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 by both.
[ 2003 c 53 § 17; 1992 c 7 § 5; 1909 c 249 § 387; RRS § 2639. Formerly RCW 9.37.070.]
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 9.24 - Corporations, Crimes Relating To. › 9.24.030 - Insolvent bank receiving deposit.

RCW 9.24.030
Insolvent bank receiving deposit.
Every owner, officer, stockholder, agent or employee of any person, firm, corporation or association engaged, wholly or in part, in the business of banking or receiving money or negotiable paper or securities on deposit or in trust, who shall accept or receive, with or without interest, any deposit, or who shall consent thereto or connive thereat, when he or she knows or has good reason to believe that such person, firm, corporation or association is unsafe or insolvent, 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 ten thousand dollars.
[ 2003 c 53 § 18; 1992 c 7 § 6; 1909 c 249 § 388; 1893 c 111 § 1; RRS § 2640. Formerly RCW 9.45.140.]
NOTES:
Intent—Effective date—2003 c 53: See notes following RCW 2.48.180.
Application to mutual savings banks: RCW 32.04.120.
Receiving deposits by bank after insolvency: State Constitution Art. 12 § 12, RCW 30A.44.120.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 9 - Crimes and Punishments › Chapter 9.24 - Corporations, Crimes Relating To. › 9.24.040 - Corporation doing business without license.

RCW 9.24.040
Corporation doing business without license.
Every corporation, whether domestic or foreign, and every person representing or pretending to represent such corporation as an officer, agent or employee thereof, who shall transact, solicit or advertise for any business in this state, before such corporation shall have obtained from the officer lawfully authorized to issue the same, a certificate that such corporation is authorized to transact business in this state, shall be guilty of a gross misdemeanor.
[ 1909 c 249 § 389; RRS § 2641. Formerly RCW 9.45.130.]
NOTES:
Application to mutual savings banks: RCW 32.04.120.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 9 - Crimes and Punishments › Chapter 9.24 - Corporations, Crimes Relating To. › 9.24.050 - False report of corporation.

RCW 9.24.050
False report of corporation.
Every director, officer or agent of any corporation or joint stock association, and every person engaged in organizing or promoting any enterprise, who shall knowingly make or publish or concur in making or publishing any written prospectus, report, exhibit or statement of its affairs or pecuniary condition, containing any material statement that is false or exaggerated, 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.
[ 2003 c 53 § 19; 1992 c 7 § 7; 1909 c 249 § 390; RRS § 2642. Formerly RCW 9.38.040.]
NOTES:
Intent—Effective date—2003 c 53: See notes following RCW 2.48.180.
Application to mutual savings banks: RCW 32.04.120.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 9 - Crimes and Punishments › Chapter 9.26A - Telecommunications Crime. › 9.26A.090 - Telephone company credit cards—Prohibited acts.

RCW 9.26A.090
Telephone company credit cards—Prohibited acts.
Every person who sells, rents, lends, gives, advertises for sale or rental, or publishes the credit card number of an existing, canceled, revoked, expired, or nonexistent telephone company credit card, or the numbering or coding that is employed in the issuance of telephone company credit cards or access devices, with the intent that it be used or with knowledge or reason to believe that it will be used to avoid the payment of any lawful charge, shall be guilty of a gross misdemeanor.
[ 1990 c 11 § 3; 1974 ex.s. c 160 § 1.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 9 - Crimes and Punishments › Chapter 9.26A - Telecommunications Crime. › 9.26A.100 - Definitions.

RCW 9.26A.100
Definitions.
Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter.
(1) "Access device" shall have the same meaning as that contained in RCW 9A.56.010.
(2) "Computer" means an electronic, magnetic, optical, electrochemical, or other high-speed data processing device performing logical, arithmetic, or storage functions, and includes any data storage facility or communications facility directly related to or operating in conjunction with such device, but does not mean an automated typewriter or typesetter, portable handheld calculator, or other similar device.
(3) "Computer trespass" shall have the same meaning as that contained in chapter 9A.52 RCW.
(4) "Credit card number" means the card number or coding appearing on a credit card or other form of authorization, including an identification card or plate issued to a person by any telecommunications provider that permits the person to whom it has been issued to obtain telecommunications service on credit. The term includes the number or description of the card or plate, even if the card or plate itself is not produced at the time the telecommunications service is obtained.
(5) "Publish" means the communication or dissemination of information to any one or more persons: (a) Orally, in person, or by telephone, radio, or television; (b) in a writing of any kind, including without limitation a letter or memorandum, circular or handbill, newspaper or magazine article, or book; or (c) electronically, including by the use of recordings, computer networks, bulletin boards, or other means of electronic storage and retrieval.
(6) "Telecommunications" shall have the same meaning as that contained in RCW 80.04.010 and includes telecommunications service that originates, terminates, or both originates and terminates in this state.
(7) "Telecommunications company" shall have the same meaning as that contained in RCW 80.04.010.
(8) "Telecommunications device" means any operating procedure or code, instrument, apparatus, or equipment designed or adapted for a particular use, and which is intended or can be used in violation of this chapter, and includes, but is not limited to, computer hardware, software, and programs; electronic mail system; voice mail system; private branch exchange; or any other means of facilitating telecommunications service.
(9) "Telephone company" means any local exchange company, as defined in RCW 80.04.010.
[ 1990 c 11 § 1.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 9 - Crimes and Punishments › Chapter 9.26A - Telecommunications Crime. › 9.26A.110 - Fraud in obtaining telecommunications service—Penalty.

RCW 9.26A.110
Fraud in obtaining telecommunications service—Penalty.
(1) Every person who, with intent to evade the provisions of any order or rule of the Washington utilities and transportation commission or of any tariff, price list, contract, or any other filing lawfully submitted to the commission by any telephone, telegraph, or telecommunications company, or with intent to defraud, obtains telephone, telegraph, or telecommunications service from any telephone, telegraph, or telecommunications company through: (a) The use of a false or fictitious name or telephone number; (b) the unauthorized use of the name or telephone number of another; (c) the physical or electronic installation of, rearrangement of, or tampering with any equipment, or use of a telecommunications device; (d) the commission of computer trespass; or (e) any other trick, deceit, or fraudulent device, is guilty of a misdemeanor.
(2) If the value of the telephone, telegraph, or telecommunications service that any person obtains in violation of this section during a period of ninety days exceeds fifty dollars in the aggregate, then such person is guilty of a gross misdemeanor.
(3) If the value of the telephone, telegraph, or telecommunications service that any person obtains in violation of this section during a period of ninety days exceeds two hundred fifty dollars in the aggregate, then such person is guilty of a class C felony punishable according to chapter 9A.20 RCW.
(4) For any act that constitutes a violation of both this section and RCW 9.26A.115 the provisions of RCW 9.26A.115 shall be exclusive.
[ 2003 c 53 § 20; 1990 c 11 § 2; 1981 c 252 § 1; 1977 ex.s. c 42 § 1; 1974 ex.s. c 160 § 2; 1972 ex.s. c 75 § 1; 1955 c 114 § 1. Formerly RCW 9.45.240.]
NOTES:
Intent—Effective date—2003 c 53: See notes following RCW 2.48.180.
Injunctive relief for violations: RCW 7.40.230.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 9 - Crimes and Punishments › Chapter 9.26A - Telecommunications Crime. › 9.26A.115 - Fraud in obtaining telecommunications service—Use of telecommunications device—Penalty.

RCW 9.26A.115
Fraud in obtaining telecommunications service—Use of telecommunications device—Penalty.
Every person is guilty of a class B felony punishable according to chapter 9A.20 RCW who:
(1) Makes, possesses, sells, gives, or otherwise transfers to another a telecommunications device with intent to use it or with knowledge or reason to believe it is intended to be used to avoid any lawful telephone or telegraph toll charge or to conceal the existence or place of origin or destination of any telephone or telegraph message; or
(2) Sells, gives, or otherwise transfers to another plans or instructions for making or assembling a telecommunications device described in subsection (1) of this section with knowledge or reason to believe that the plans may be used to make or assemble such device.
[ 2003 c 53 § 21.]
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 9.26A - Telecommunications Crime. › 9.26A.120 - Fraud in operating coin-box telephone or other receptacle.

RCW 9.26A.120
Fraud in operating coin-box telephone or other receptacle.
Any person who shall knowingly and wilfully operate, or cause to be operated, or who shall attempt to operate, or attempt to cause to be operated, [any] coin-box telephone or other receptacle designed to receive lawful coin of the United States of America in connection with the sale, use or enjoyment of property or service, by means of a slug or any false, counterfeited, mutilated, sweated or foreign coin, or by any means, method, trick or device whatsoever not lawfully authorized by the owner, lessee, or licensee of such machine, coin-box telephone or other receptacle designed to receive lawful coin of the United States of America in connection with the sale, use or enjoyment of property or service, any goods, wares, merchandise, gas, electric current, article of value, or the use or enjoyment of any telephone or telegraph facilities or service without depositing in and surrendering to such machine, coin-box telephone or receptacle lawful coin of the United States of America to the amount required therefor by the owner, lessee or licensee of such machine, coin-box telephone or receptacle, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
[ 1929 c 184 § 1; RRS § 5842-1. Formerly RCW 9.45.180.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 9 - Crimes and Punishments › Chapter 9.26A - Telecommunications Crime. › 9.26A.130 - Penalty for manufacture or sale of slugs to be used for coin.

RCW 9.26A.130
Penalty for manufacture or sale of slugs to be used for coin.
Any person who, with intent to cheat or defraud the owner, lessee, licensee or other person entitled to the contents of any coin-box telephone or other receptacle, depository or contrivance, designed to receive lawful coin of the United States of America in connection with the sale, use or enjoyment of property or service, or who, knowing or having cause to believe, that the same is intended for unlawful use, shall manufacture for sale, or sell or give away any slug, device, or substance whatsoever intended or calculated to be placed or deposited in any coin-box telephone or other such receptacle, depository or contrivance, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
[ 1929 c 184 § 2; RRS § 5842-2. Formerly RCW 9.45.190.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 9 - Crimes and Punishments › Chapter 9.27 - Interference With Court. › 9.27.015 - Interference, obstruction of any court, building, or residence—Violations.

RCW 9.27.015
Interference, obstruction of any court, building, or residence—Violations.
Whoever, interfering with, obstructing, or impeding the administration of justice, pickets or parades in or near a building housing a court of the state of Washington or any political subdivision thereof, or in or near a building or residence occupied or used by such judge, juror, witness, or court officer, or uses any sound-truck or similar device or resorts to any other demonstration in or near any such building or residence, shall be guilty of a gross misdemeanor.
Nothing in this section shall interfere with or prevent the exercise by any court of the state of Washington or any political subdivision thereof of its power to punish for contempt.
[ 1971 ex.s. c 302 § 16.]
NOTES:
Severability—1971 ex.s. c 302: See note following RCW 9.41.010.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 9 - Crimes and Punishments › Chapter 9.31 - Escaped Prisoner Recaptured. › 9.31.090 - Escaped prisoner recaptured.

RCW 9.31.090
Escaped prisoner recaptured.
Every person in custody, under sentence of imprisonment for any crime, who shall escape from custody, may be recaptured and imprisoned for a term equal to the unexpired portion of the original term.
[ 1909 c 249 § 89; RRS § 2341.]
NOTES:
Indeterminate sentences: Chapter 9.95 RCW.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 9 - Crimes and Punishments › Chapter 9.35 - Identity Crimes. › 9.35.001 - Findings—Intent.

RCW 9.35.001
Findings—Intent.
(1) The legislature finds that means of identification and financial information are personal and sensitive information such that if unlawfully obtained, possessed, used, or transferred by others may result in significant harm to a person's privacy, financial security, and other interests. The legislature finds that unscrupulous persons find ever more clever ways, including identity theft, to improperly obtain, possess, use, and transfer another person's means of identification or financial information. The legislature intends to penalize for each unlawful act of improperly obtaining, possessing, using, or transferring means of identification or financial information of an individual person. The unit of prosecution for identity theft by use of a means of identification or financial information is each individual unlawful use of any one person's means of identification or financial information. Unlawfully obtaining, possessing, or transferring each means of identification or financial information of any individual person, with the requisite intent, is a separate unit of prosecution for each victim and for each act of obtaining, possessing, or transferring of the individual person's means of identification or financial information.
(2) The people find that additional measures are needed to protect seniors and vulnerable individuals from identity theft because such individuals often have less ability to protect themselves and such individuals can be targeted using information available through public sources, including publicly available information that identifies such individuals or their in-home caregivers.
[ 2017 c 4 § 4 (Initiative Measure No. 1501, approved November 8, 2016); 2008 c 207 § 3; 1999 c 368 § 1.]
NOTES:
Short title—Intent—Construction—2017 c 4 (Initiative Measure No. 1501): See notes following RCW 9.35.005.
Finding—Intent—2008 c 207 §§ 3 and 4: "The legislature enacts sections 3 and 4 of this act to expressly reject the interpretation of State v. Leyda, 157 Wn.2d 335, 138 P.3d 610 (2006), which holds that the unit of prosecution in identity theft is any one act of either knowingly obtaining, possessing, using, or transferring a single piece of another's identification or financial information, including all subsequent proscribed conduct with that single piece of identification or financial information, when the acts are taken with the requisite intent. The legislature finds that proportionality of punishment requires the need for charging and punishing for obtaining, using, possessing, or transferring any individual person's identification or financial information, with the requisite intent. The legislature specifically intends that each individual who obtains, possesses, uses, or transfers any individual person's identification or financial information, with the requisite intent, be classified separately and punished separately as provided in chapter 9.94A RCW." [ 2008 c 207 § 1.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 9 - Crimes and Punishments › Chapter 9.35 - Identity Crimes. › 9.35.030 - Soliciting undesired mail.

RCW 9.35.030
Soliciting undesired mail.
(1) It is unlawful for any person to knowingly use a means of identification or financial information of another person to solicit undesired mail with the intent to annoy, harass, intimidate, torment, or embarrass that person.
(2) Violation of this section is a misdemeanor.
(3) Additionally, a person who violates this section is liable for civil damages of five hundred dollars or actual damages, including costs to repair the person's credit record, whichever is greater, and reasonable attorneys' fees as determined by the court.
[ 2001 c 217 § 10; 2000 c 77 § 1.]
NOTES:
Captions not law—2001 c 217: See note following RCW 9.35.005.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 9 - Crimes and Punishments › Chapter 9.35 - Identity Crimes. › 9.35.050 - Incident reports.

RCW 9.35.050
Incident reports.
(1) A person who has learned or reasonably suspects that his or her financial information or means of identification has been unlawfully obtained, used by, or disclosed to another, as described in this chapter, may file an incident report with a law enforcement agency, by contacting the local law enforcement agency that has jurisdiction over his or her actual residence, place of business, or place where the crime occurred. The law enforcement agency shall create a police incident report of the matter and provide the complainant with a copy of that report, and may refer the incident report to another law enforcement agency.
(2) Nothing in this section shall be construed to require a law enforcement agency to investigate reports claiming identity theft. An incident report filed under this section is not required to be counted as an open case for purposes of compiling open case statistics.
[ 2008 c 207 § 2.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 9 - Crimes and Punishments › Chapter 9.35 - Identity Crimes. › 9.35.060 - Consumer fraud targeting seniors, vulnerable individuals.

RCW 9.35.060
Consumer fraud targeting seniors, vulnerable individuals.
(1) It is the intent of this section to increase civil penalties for consumer fraud targeting a senior or a vulnerable individual.
(2) Any consumer fraud that targets a senior or a vulnerable individual, as defined in RCW 9.35.005, is subject to civil penalties of three times the amount of actual damages.
(3) This section creates no new cause of action. This section increases penalties where a plaintiff proceeds under any existing cause of action under statute or common law and successfully proves that he or she was victim to consumer fraud that targeted him or her as a senior or vulnerable individual.
[ 2017 c 4 § 6 (Initiative Measure No. 1501, approved November 8, 2016).]
NOTES:
Short title—Intent—Construction—2017 c 4 (Initiative Measure No. 1501): See notes following RCW 9.35.005.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 9 - Crimes and Punishments › Chapter 9.35 - Identity Crimes. › 9.35.800 - Application of Consumer Protection Act.

RCW 9.35.800
Application of Consumer Protection Act.
The legislature finds that the practices covered by RCW 9.35.010 and 9.35.020 are matters vitally affecting the public interest for the purpose of applying the Consumer Protection Act, chapter 19.86 RCW. Violations of RCW 9.35.010 or 9.35.020 are not reasonable in relation to the development and preservation of business. A violation of RCW 9.35.010 or 9.35.020 is an unfair or deceptive act in trade or commerce and an unfair method of competition for the purpose of applying the Consumer Protection Act, chapter 19.86 RCW.
Nothing in RCW 9.35.010 or 9.35.020 limits a victim's ability to receive treble damages under RCW 19.86.090.
[ 2001 c 217 § 7.]
NOTES:
Captions not law—2001 c 217: See note following RCW 9.35.005.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 9 - Crimes and Punishments › Chapter 9.35 - Identity Crimes. › 9.35.900 - Effective date—1999 c 368.

RCW 9.35.900
Effective date—1999 c 368.
This act takes effect January 1, 2000.
[ 1999 c 368 § 4.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 9 - Crimes and Punishments › Chapter 9.38 - False Representations. › 9.38.010 - False representation concerning credit.

RCW 9.38.010
False representation concerning credit.
Every person who, with intent thereby to obtain credit or financial rating, shall willfully make any false statement in writing of his or her assets or liabilities to any person with whom he or she may be either actually or prospectively engaged in any business transaction or to any commercial agency or other person engaged in the business of collecting or disseminating information concerning financial or commercial ratings, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
[ 2011 c 336 § 296; 1909 c 249 § 368; RRS § 2620.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 9 - Crimes and Punishments › Chapter 9.38 - False Representations. › 9.38.015 - False statement by deposit account applicant.

RCW 9.38.015
False statement by deposit account applicant.
(1) It is a gross misdemeanor for a deposit account applicant to knowingly make any false statement to a financial institution regarding:
(a) The applicant's identity;
(b) Past convictions for crimes involving fraud or deception; or
(c) Outstanding judgments on checks or drafts issued by the applicant.
(2) Each violation of subsection (1) of this section after the third violation is a class C felony punishable as provided in chapter 9A.20 RCW.
[ 1995 c 186 § 4.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 9 - Crimes and Punishments › Chapter 9.38 - False Representations. › 9.38.020 - False representation concerning title.

RCW 9.38.020
False representation concerning title.
Every person who shall maliciously or fraudulently execute or file for record any instrument, or put forward any claim, by which the right or title of another to any real or personal property is, or purports to be transferred, encumbered or clouded, shall be guilty of a gross misdemeanor.
[2000 c 250 § 9A-821; 1909 c 249 § 369; RRS § 2621.]
NOTES:
Effective date—2000 c 250: See RCW 62A.9A-701.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 9 - Crimes and Punishments › Chapter 9.38 - False Representations. › 9.38.060 - Digital signature violations.

RCW 9.38.060
Digital signature violations.
(1) A person shall not knowingly misrepresent the person's identity or authorization to obtain a public key certificate used to reference a private key for creating a digital signature.
(2) A person shall not knowingly forge an electronic or digital signature.
(3) A person shall not knowingly present a public key certificate for which the person is not the owner of the corresponding private key in order to obtain unauthorized access to information or engage in an unauthorized transaction.
(4) A person who violates this section is guilty of a class C felony punishable under chapter 9A.20 RCW.
(5)(a) "Digital signature" means an electronic signature that is a transformation of a message using an asymmetric cryptosystem such that a person who has the initial message and the signer's public key can accurately determine whether the:
(i) Transformation was created using the private key that corresponds to the signer's public key; and
(ii) Initial message has been altered since the transformation was made.
(b) "Electronic signature" has the meaning provided in RCW 1.80.010.
[ 2020 c 57 § 24; 2019 c 132 § 1; 2001 c 39 § 1.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 9 - Crimes and Punishments › Chapter 9.40 - Fire, Crimes Relating To. › 9.40.040 - Operating engine or boiler without spark arrester.

RCW 9.40.040
Operating engine or boiler without spark arrester.
Every person who shall operate or permit to be operated in dangerous proximity to any brush, grass or other inflammable material, any spark-emitting engine or boiler which is not equipped with a modern spark-arrester, in good condition, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
[ 1929 c 172 § 1; 1909 c 249 § 272; RRS § 2524.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 9 - Crimes and Punishments › Chapter 9.40 - Fire, Crimes Relating To. › 9.40.100 - Tampering with fire alarm or firefighting equipment—False alarm—Penalties.

RCW 9.40.100
Tampering with fire alarm or firefighting equipment—False alarm—Penalties.
Any person who willfully and without cause tampers with, molests, injures or breaks any public or private fire alarm apparatus, emergency phone, radio, or other wire or signal, or any firefighting equipment, or who willfully and without having reasonable grounds for believing a fire exists, sends, gives, transmits, or sounds any false alarm of fire, by shouting in a public place or by means of any public or private fire alarm system or signal, or by telephone, is guilty of a misdemeanor. This provision shall not prohibit the testing of fire alarm systems by persons authorized to do so, by a fire department or the chief of the Washington state patrol, through the director of fire protection.
[ 2003 c 53 § 23; 1995 c 369 § 3; 1990 c 177 § 1; 1986 c 266 § 80; 1967 c 204 § 1.]
NOTES:
Intent—Effective date—2003 c 53: See notes following RCW 2.48.180.
Effective date—1995 c 369: See note following RCW 43.43.930.
Severability—1986 c 266: See note following RCW 38.52.005.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 9 - Crimes and Punishments › Chapter 9.40 - Fire, Crimes Relating To. › 9.40.105 - Tampering with fire alarm or firefighting equipment—Intent to commit arson—Penalty.

RCW 9.40.105
Tampering with fire alarm or firefighting equipment—Intent to commit arson—Penalty.
Any person who willfully and without cause tampers with, molests, injures, or breaks any public or private fire alarm apparatus, emergency phone, radio, or other wire or signal, or any firefighting equipment with the intent to commit arson, is guilty of a class B felony punishable according to chapter 9A.20 RCW.
[ 2003 c 53 § 24.]
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 9.40 - Fire, Crimes Relating To. › 9.40.110 - Incendiary devices—Definitions.

RCW 9.40.110
Incendiary devices—Definitions.
For the purposes of RCW 9.40.110 through 9.40.130, as now or hereafter amended, unless the context indicates otherwise:
(1) "Disposes of" means to give, give away, loan, offer, offer for sale, sell, or transfer.
(2) "Incendiary device" means any material, substance, device, or combination thereof which is capable of supplying the initial ignition and/or fuel for a fire and is designed to be used as an instrument of wilful destruction. However, no device commercially manufactured primarily for the purpose of illumination shall be deemed to be an incendiary device for purposes of this section.
[ 1971 ex.s. c 302 § 3; 1969 ex.s. c 79 § 2.]
NOTES:
Severability—1971 ex.s. c 302: See note following RCW 9.41.010.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 9 - Crimes and Punishments › Chapter 9.40 - Fire, Crimes Relating To. › 9.40.120 - Incendiary devices—Penalty.

RCW 9.40.120
Incendiary devices—Penalty.
Every person who possesses, manufactures, or disposes of an incendiary device knowing it to be such is guilty of a class B felony punishable according to chapter 9A.20 RCW, and upon conviction, shall be punished by imprisonment in a state prison for a term of not more than ten years.
[ 2003 c 53 § 25; 1999 c 352 § 5; 1971 ex.s. c 302 § 4; 1969 ex.s. c 79 § 3.]
NOTES:
Intent—Effective date—2003 c 53: See notes following RCW 2.48.180.
Application—1999 c 352 §§ 3-5: See note following RCW 9.94A.515.
Severability—1971 ex.s. c 302: See note following RCW 9.41.010.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 9 - Crimes and Punishments › Chapter 9.40 - Fire, Crimes Relating To. › 9.40.130 - Incendiary devices—Exceptions.

RCW 9.40.130
Incendiary devices—Exceptions.
RCW 9.40.120, as now or hereafter amended, shall not prohibit the authorized use or possession of any material, substance, or device described therein by a member of the armed forces of the United States or by firefighters, or peace officers, nor shall these sections prohibit the use or possession of any material, substance, or device described therein when used solely for scientific research or educational purposes or for any lawful purpose. RCW 9.40.120, as now or hereafter amended, shall not prohibit the manufacture or disposal of an incendiary device for the parties or purposes described in this section.
[ 2007 c 218 § 62; 1971 ex.s. c 302 § 5; 1969 ex.s. c 79 § 4.]
NOTES:
Intent—Finding—2007 c 218: See note following RCW 41.08.020.
Severability—1971 ex.s. c 302: See note following RCW 9.41.010.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 9 - Crimes and Punishments › Chapter 9.41 - Firearms and Dangerous Weapons. › 9.41.042 - Children—Permissible firearm possession.

RCW 9.41.042
Children—Permissible firearm possession.
RCW 9.41.040(2)(a)(v) shall not apply to any person under the age of eighteen years who is:
(1) In attendance at a hunter's safety course or a firearms safety course;
(2) Engaging in practice in the use of a firearm or target shooting at an established range authorized by the governing body of the jurisdiction in which such range is located or any other area where the discharge of a firearm is not prohibited;
(3) Engaging in an organized competition involving the use of a firearm, or participating in or practicing for a performance by an organized group that uses firearms as a part of the performance;
(4) Hunting or trapping under a valid license issued to the person under Title 77 RCW;
(5) In an area where the discharge of a firearm is permitted, is not trespassing, and the person either: (a) Is at least fourteen years of age, has been issued a hunter safety certificate, and is using a lawful firearm other than a pistol; or (b) is under the supervision of a parent, guardian, or other adult approved for the purpose by the parent or guardian;
(6) Traveling with any unloaded firearm in the person's possession to or from any activity described in subsection (1), (2), (3), (4), or (5) of this section;
(7) On real property under the control of his or her parent, other relative, or legal guardian and who has the permission of the parent or legal guardian to possess a firearm;
(8) At his or her residence and who, with the permission of his or her parent or legal guardian, possesses a firearm for the purpose of exercising the rights specified in RCW 9A.16.020(3); or
(9) Is a member of the armed forces of the United States, national guard, or organized reserves, when on duty.
[ 2023 c 295 § 7; 2022 c 268 § 33; 2020 c 18 § 6; 2003 c 53 § 27; 1999 c 143 § 2; 1994 sp.s. c 7 § 403.]
NOTES:
Findings—Intent—2023 c 295: See note following RCW 9.41.040.
Effective dates—2022 c 268: See note following RCW 7.105.010.
Explanatory statement—2020 c 18: See note following RCW 43.79A.040.
Intent—Effective date—2003 c 53: See notes following RCW 2.48.180.
Finding—Intent—Severability—1994 sp.s. c 7: See notes following RCW 43.70.540.
Effective date—1994 sp.s. c 7 §§ 401-410, 413-416, 418-437, and 439-460: See note following RCW 9.41.010.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 9 - Crimes and Punishments › Chapter 9.41 - Firearms and Dangerous Weapons. › 9.41.045 - Offenders under supervision of the department—Possession prohibited—Penalties.

RCW 9.41.045
Offenders under supervision of the department—Possession prohibited—Penalties.
As a sentence condition and requirement, offenders under the supervision of the department of corrections pursuant to chapter 9.94A RCW shall not own, use, or possess firearms or ammunition. In addition to any penalty imposed pursuant to RCW 9.41.040 when applicable, offenders found to be in actual or constructive possession of firearms or ammunition shall be subject to the appropriate violation process and sanctions as provided for in RCW 9.94A.633, 9.94A.716, or 9.94A.737. Firearms or ammunition owned, used, or possessed by offenders may be confiscated by community corrections officers and turned over to the Washington state patrol for disposal as provided in RCW 9.41.098.
[ 2009 c 28 § 2; 1991 c 221 § 1.]
NOTES:
Effective date—2009 c 28: See note following RCW 2.24.040.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 9 - Crimes and Punishments › Chapter 9.41 - Firearms and Dangerous Weapons. › 9.41.049 - Persons who present likelihood of serious harm—Possession rights.

RCW 9.41.049
Persons who present likelihood of serious harm—Possession rights.
(1) When a designated crisis responder files a petition for initial detention under RCW 71.05.150 or 71.05.153 on the grounds that the person presents a likelihood of serious harm, the petition shall include a copy of the person's driver's license or identicard or comparable information such as their name, address, and date of birth. If the person is not subsequently committed for involuntary treatment under RCW 71.05.240, the court shall forward within three business days of the probable cause hearing a copy of the person's driver's license or identicard, or comparable information, along with the date of release from the facility, to the department of licensing and to the state patrol, who shall forward the information to the national instant criminal background check system index, denied persons file, created by the federal Brady handgun violence prevention act (P.L. 103-159). Upon expiration of the six-month period during which the person's right to possess a firearm is suspended as provided in RCW 71.05.182, the Washington state patrol shall forward to the national instant criminal background check system index, denied persons file, notice that the person's right to possess a firearm has been restored.
(2) Upon receipt of the information provided for by subsection (1) of this section, the department of licensing shall determine if the detained person has a concealed pistol license. If the person does have a concealed pistol license, the department of licensing shall immediately notify the license-issuing authority, which, upon receipt of such notification, shall immediately suspend the license for a period of six months from the date of the person's release from the facility.
(3) A person who is prohibited from possessing a firearm by reason of having been detained under RCW 71.05.150 or 71.05.153 may, upon discharge, petition the superior court to have his or her right to possess a firearm restored before the six-month suspension period has elapsed by following the procedures provided in RCW 9.41.047(3).
[ 2020 c 302 § 61; 2019 c 247 § 2.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 9 - Crimes and Punishments › Chapter 9.41 - Firearms and Dangerous Weapons. › 9.41.050 - Carrying firearms.

RCW 9.41.050
Carrying firearms.
(1)(a) Except in the person's place of abode or fixed place of business, a person shall not carry a pistol concealed on his or her person without a license to carry a concealed pistol.
(b) Every licensee shall have his or her concealed pistol license in his or her immediate possession at all times that he or she is required by this section to have a concealed pistol license and shall display the same upon demand to any police officer or to any other person when and if required by law to do so. Any violation of this subsection (1)(b) shall be a class 1 civil infraction under chapter 7.80 RCW and shall be punished accordingly pursuant to chapter 7.80 RCW and the infraction rules for courts of limited jurisdiction.
(2)(a) A person shall not carry or place a loaded pistol in any vehicle unless the person has a license to carry a concealed pistol and: (i) The pistol is on the licensee's person, (ii) the licensee is within the vehicle at all times that the pistol is there, or (iii) the licensee is away from the vehicle and the pistol is locked within the vehicle and concealed from view from outside the vehicle.
(b) A violation of this subsection is a misdemeanor.
(3)(a) A person at least eighteen years of age who is in possession of an unloaded pistol shall not leave the unloaded pistol in a vehicle unless the unloaded pistol is locked within the vehicle and concealed from view from outside the vehicle.
(b) A violation of this subsection is a misdemeanor.
(4) Nothing in this section permits the possession of firearms illegal to possess under state or federal law.
[ 2003 c 53 § 28; 1997 c 200 § 1; 1996 c 295 § 4; 1994 sp.s. c 7 § 405; 1982 1st ex.s. c 47 § 3; 1961 c 124 § 4; 1935 c 172 § 5; RRS § 2516-5.]
NOTES:
Intent—Effective date—2003 c 53: See notes following RCW 2.48.180.
Finding—Intent—Severability—1994 sp.s. c 7: See notes following RCW 43.70.540.
Effective date—1994 sp.s. c 7 §§ 401-410, 413-416, 418-437, and 439-460: See note following RCW 9.41.010.
Severability—1982 1st ex.s. c 47: See note following RCW 9.41.190.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 9 - Crimes and Punishments › Chapter 9.41 - Firearms and Dangerous Weapons. › 9.41.060 - Exceptions to restrictions on carrying firearms.

RCW 9.41.060
Exceptions to restrictions on carrying firearms.
The provisions of RCW 9.41.050 shall not apply to:
(1) Marshals, sheriffs, prison or jail wardens or their deputies, correctional personnel and community corrections officers as long as they are employed as such who have completed government-sponsored law enforcement firearms training and have been subject to a background check within the past five years, or other law enforcement officers of this state or another state;
(2) Members of the armed forces of the United States or of the national guard or organized reserves, when on duty;
(3) Officers or employees of the United States duly authorized to carry a concealed pistol;
(4) Any person engaged in the business of manufacturing, repairing, or dealing in firearms, or the agent or representative of the person, if possessing, using, or carrying a pistol in the usual or ordinary course of the business;
(5) Regularly enrolled members of any organization duly authorized to purchase or receive pistols from the United States or from this state;
(6) Regularly enrolled members of clubs organized for the purpose of target shooting, when those members are at or are going to or from their places of target practice;
(7) Regularly enrolled members of clubs organized for the purpose of modern and antique firearm collecting, when those members are at or are going to or from their collector's gun shows and exhibits;
(8) Any person engaging in a lawful outdoor recreational activity such as hunting, fishing, camping, hiking, or horseback riding, only if, considering all of the attendant circumstances, including but not limited to whether the person has a valid hunting or fishing license, it is reasonable to conclude that the person is participating in lawful outdoor activities or is traveling to or from a legitimate outdoor recreation area;
(9) Any person while carrying a pistol unloaded and in a closed opaque case or secure wrapper; or
(10) Law enforcement officers retired for service or physical disabilities, except for those law enforcement officers retired because of mental or stress-related disabilities. This subsection applies only to a retired officer who has: (a) Obtained documentation from a law enforcement agency within Washington state from which he or she retired that is signed by the agency's chief law enforcement officer and that states that the retired officer was retired for service or physical disability; and (b) not been convicted or found not guilty by reason of insanity of a crime making him or her ineligible for a concealed pistol license.
[ 2019 c 231 § 1; 2011 c 221 § 1; 2005 c 453 § 3; 1998 c 253 § 2; 1996 c 295 § 5; 1995 c 392 § 1; 1994 sp.s. c 7 § 406; 1961 c 124 § 5; 1935 c 172 § 6; RRS § 2516-6.]
NOTES:
Severability—2005 c 453: See note following RCW 9.41.040.
Finding—Intent—Severability—1994 sp.s. c 7: See notes following RCW 43.70.540.
Effective date—1994 sp.s. c 7 §§ 401-410, 413-416, 418-437, and 439-460: See note following RCW 9.41.010.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 9 - Crimes and Punishments › Chapter 9.41 - Firearms and Dangerous Weapons. › 9.41.065 - Correctional employees—Effect of exemption from firearms restrictions—Liability limited.

RCW 9.41.065
Correctional employees—Effect of exemption from firearms restrictions—Liability limited.
The exemptions from firearms restrictions in RCW 9.41.060 and 9.41.300 for correctional personnel and community corrections officers who complete government-sponsored law enforcement firearms training do not create a duty on the part of the state or local governmental entities with respect to the off-duty conduct of correctional personnel and community corrections officers involving the use or misuse of a firearm.
The state of Washington, local governmental entities, and their officers, employees, and agents are not liable for any civil damages caused by the use or misuse of a firearm by off-duty correctional personnel or community corrections officers based on any act or omission in the provision of government-sponsored firearms training to the correctional personnel or community corrections officers.
[ 2011 c 221 § 3.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 9 - Crimes and Punishments › Chapter 9.41 - Firearms and Dangerous Weapons. › 9.41.073 - Concealed pistol license—Reciprocity.

RCW 9.41.073
Concealed pistol license—Reciprocity.
(1)(a) A person licensed to carry a pistol in a state the laws of which recognize and give effect in that state to a concealed pistol license issued under the laws of the state of Washington is authorized to carry a concealed pistol in this state if:
(i) The licensing state does not issue concealed pistol licenses to persons under twenty-one years of age; and
(ii) The licensing state requires mandatory fingerprint-based background checks of criminal and mental health history for all persons who apply for a concealed pistol license.
(b) This section applies to a license holder from another state only while the license holder is not a resident of this state. A license holder from another state must carry the handgun in compliance with the laws of this state.
(2) The attorney general shall periodically publish a list of states the laws of which recognize and give effect in that state to a concealed pistol license issued under the laws of the state of Washington and which meet the requirements of subsection (1)(a)(i) and (ii) of this section.
[ 2004 c 148 § 1.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 9 - Crimes and Punishments › Chapter 9.41 - Firearms and Dangerous Weapons. › 9.41.075 - Concealed pistol license—Revocation.

RCW 9.41.075
Concealed pistol license—Revocation.
(1) The license shall be revoked by a law enforcement agency immediately upon:
(a) Discovery by the law enforcement agency that the licensee was ineligible under RCW 9.41.070 for a concealed pistol license when applying for the license or license renewal;
(b) Conviction of the licensee, or the licensee being found not guilty by reason of insanity, of an offense, or commitment of the licensee for mental health treatment, that makes a person ineligible under RCW 9.41.040 to possess a firearm;
(c) Conviction of the licensee for a third violation of this chapter within five calendar years;
(d) An order that the licensee forfeit a firearm under RCW 9.41.098(1)(d); or
(e) The law enforcement agency's receipt of an order to surrender and prohibit weapons or an extreme risk protection order, other than an ex parte temporary protection order, issued against the licensee.
(2)(a) Unless the person may lawfully possess a pistol without a concealed pistol license, an ineligible person to whom a concealed pistol license was issued shall, within 14 days of license revocation, lawfully transfer ownership of any pistol acquired while the person was in possession of the license.
(b) Upon discovering a person issued a concealed pistol license was ineligible for the license, the law enforcement agency shall contact the department of licensing to determine whether the person purchased a pistol while in possession of the license. If the person did purchase a pistol while in possession of the concealed pistol license, if the person may not lawfully possess a pistol without a concealed pistol license, the law enforcement agency shall require the person to present satisfactory evidence of having lawfully transferred ownership of the pistol. The law enforcement agency shall require the person to produce the evidence within 15 days of the revocation of the license.
(3) When a licensee is ordered to forfeit a firearm under RCW 9.41.098(1)(d), the law enforcement agency shall:
(a) On the first forfeiture, revoke the license for one year;
(b) On the second forfeiture, revoke the license for two years; or
(c) On the third or subsequent forfeiture, revoke the license for five years.
Any person whose license is revoked as a result of a forfeiture of a firearm under RCW 9.41.098(1)(d) may not reapply for a new license until the end of the revocation period.
(4) The law enforcement agency shall notify, in writing, the department of licensing of the revocation of a license. The department of licensing shall record the revocation.
[ 2021 c 215 § 73; 2005 c 453 § 4; 1994 sp.s. c 7 § 408.]
NOTES:
Effective date—2022 c 268; 2021 c 215: See note following RCW 7.105.900.
Severability—2005 c 453: See note following RCW 9.41.040.
Finding—Intent—Severability—1994 sp.s. c 7: See notes following RCW 43.70.540.
Effective date—1994 sp.s. c 7 §§ 401-410, 413-416, 418-437, and 439-460: See note following RCW 9.41.010.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 9 - Crimes and Punishments › Chapter 9.41 - Firearms and Dangerous Weapons. › 9.41.080 - Delivery to ineligible persons.

RCW 9.41.080
Delivery to ineligible persons.
No person may deliver a firearm to any person whom he or she has reasonable cause to believe: (1) Is ineligible under RCW 9.41.040 to possess a firearm or (2) has signed a valid voluntary waiver of firearm rights that has not been revoked under RCW 9.41.350. Any person violating this section is guilty of a class C felony, punishable under chapter 9A.20 RCW.
[ 2018 c 145 § 3; 1994 sp.s. c 7 § 409; 1935 c 172 § 8; RRS § 2516-8.]
NOTES:
Effective date—2018 c 145 §§ 1, 3, and 4: See note following RCW 9.41.350.
Finding—Intent—Severability—1994 sp.s. c 7: See notes following RCW 43.70.540.
Effective date—1994 sp.s. c 7 §§ 401-410, 413-416, 418-437, and 439-460: See note following RCW 9.41.010.