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2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 9A - Washington Criminal Code › Chapter 9A.56 - Theft and Robbery. › 9A.56.220 - Theft of subscription television services.

RCW 9A.56.220
Theft of subscription television services.
(1) A person is guilty of theft of subscription television services if, with intent to avoid payment of the lawful charge of a subscription television service, he or she:
(a) Obtains or attempts to obtain subscription television service from a subscription television service company by trick, artifice, deception, use of a device or decoder, or other fraudulent means without authority from the company providing the service;
(b) Assists or instructs a person in obtaining or attempting to obtain subscription television service without authority of the company providing the service;
(c) Makes or maintains a connection or connections, whether physical, electrical, mechanical, acoustical, or by other means, with cables, wires, components, or other devices used for the distribution of subscription television services without authority from the company providing the services;
(d) Makes or maintains a modification or alteration to a device installed with the authorization of a subscription television service company for the purpose of interception or receiving a program or other service carried by the company that the person is not authorized by the company to receive; or
(e) Possesses without authority a device designed in whole or in part to receive subscription television services offered for sale by the subscription television service company, regardless of whether the program or services are encoded, filtered, scrambled, or otherwise made unintelligible, or to perform or facilitate the performance of any other acts set out in (a) through (d) of this subsection for the reception of subscription television services without authority.
(2) Theft of subscription television services is a gross misdemeanor.
[ 1995 c 92 § 2; 1989 c 11 § 1; 1985 c 430 § 1.]
NOTES:
Severability—1989 c 11: "If any provision of this act or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of the act or the application of the provision to other persons or circumstances is not affected." [ 1989 c 11 § 33.]
Severability—1985 c 430: "If any provision of this act or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of the act or the application of the provision to other persons or circumstances is not affected." [ 1985 c 430 § 7.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 9A - Washington Criminal Code › Chapter 9A.56 - Theft and Robbery. › 9A.56.230 - Unlawful sale of subscription television services.

RCW 9A.56.230
Unlawful sale of subscription television services.
(1) A person is guilty of unlawful sale of subscription television services if, with intent to avoid payment or to facilitate the avoidance of payment of the lawful charge for any subscription television service, he or she, without authorization from the subscription television service company:
(a) Publishes or advertises for sale a plan for a device that is designed in whole or in part to receive subscription television or services offered for sale by the subscription television service company, regardless of whether the programming or services are encoded, filtered, scrambled, or otherwise made unintelligible;
(b) Advertises for sale or lease a device or kit for a device designed in whole or in part to receive subscription television services offered for sale by the subscription television service company, regardless of whether the programming or services are encoded, filtered, scrambled, or otherwise made unintelligible; or
(c) Manufactures, imports into the state of Washington, distributes, sells, leases, or offers for sale or lease a device, plan, or kit for a device designed in whole or in part to receive subscription television services offered for sale by the subscription television service company, regardless of whether the programming or services are encoded, filtered, scrambled, or otherwise made unintelligible.
(2) Unlawful sale of subscription television services is a class C felony.
[ 1995 c 92 § 3; 1985 c 430 § 2.]
NOTES:
Severability—1985 c 430: See note following RCW 9A.56.220.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 9A - Washington Criminal Code › Chapter 9A.56 - Theft and Robbery. › 9A.56.240 - Forfeiture and disposal of device used to commit violation.

RCW 9A.56.240
Forfeiture and disposal of device used to commit violation.
Upon conviction of theft or unlawful sale of cable television services and upon motion and hearing, the court shall order the forfeiture of any decoder, descrambler, or other device used in committing the violation of RCW 9A.56.220 or 9A.56.230 as contraband and dispose of it at the court's discretion.
[ 1985 c 430 § 3.]
NOTES:
Severability—1985 c 430: See note following RCW 9A.56.220.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 9A - Washington Criminal Code › Chapter 9A.56 - Theft and Robbery. › 9A.56.250 - Civil cause of action.

RCW 9A.56.250
Civil cause of action.
(1) In addition to the criminal penalties provided in RCW 9A.56.220 and 9A.56.230, there is created a civil cause of action for theft of subscription television services and for unlawful sale of subscription television services.
(2) A person who sustains injury to his or her person, business, or property by an act described in RCW 9A.56.220 or 9A.56.230 may file an action in superior court for recovery of damages and the costs of the suit, including reasonable investigative and attorneys' fees and costs.
(3) Upon finding a violation of RCW 9A.56.220 or 9A.56.230, in addition to the remedies described in this section, the court may impose a civil penalty not exceeding twenty-five thousand dollars.
(4) The superior court may grant temporary and final injunctions on such terms as it deems reasonable to prevent or restrain violations of RCW 9A.56.220 and 9A.56.230.
[ 1995 c 92 § 4; 1985 c 430 § 4.]
NOTES:
Severability—1985 c 430: See note following RCW 9A.56.220.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 9A - Washington Criminal Code › Chapter 9A.56 - Theft and Robbery. › 9A.56.260 - Connection of channel converter.

RCW 9A.56.260
Connection of channel converter.
No person may be charged with theft under RCW 9A.56.220 or subject to a civil cause of action under RCW 9A.56.250 for connecting a nondecoding or nondescrambling channel frequency converter, which includes cable-ready television sets, video recorders, or similar equipment, to a cable system.
[ 1985 c 430 § 5.]
NOTES:
Severability—1985 c 430: See note following RCW 9A.56.220.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 9A - Washington Criminal Code › Chapter 9A.56 - Theft and Robbery. › 9A.56.262 - Theft of telecommunication services.

RCW 9A.56.262
Theft of telecommunication services.
(1) A person is guilty of theft of telecommunication services if he or she knowingly and with intent to avoid payment:
(a) Uses a telecommunication device to obtain telecommunication services without having entered into a prior agreement with a telecommunication service provider to pay for the telecommunication services; or
(b) Possesses a telecommunication device.
(2) Theft of telecommunication services is a class C felony.
[ 1995 c 92 § 6.]
NOTES:
Telecommunications crime: Chapter 9.26A RCW.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 9A - Washington Criminal Code › Chapter 9A.56 - Theft and Robbery. › 9A.56.264 - Unlawful manufacture of telecommunication device.

RCW 9A.56.264
Unlawful manufacture of telecommunication device.
(1) A person is guilty of unlawful manufacture of a telecommunication device if he or she knowingly and with intent to avoid payment or to facilitate avoidance of payment:
(a) Manufactures, produces, or assembles a telecommunication device;
(b) Modifies, alters, programs, or reprograms a telecommunication device to be capable of acquiring or of facilitating the acquisition of telecommunication service without the consent of the telecommunication service provider; or
(c) Writes, creates, or modifies a computer program that he or she knows is thereby capable of being used to manufacture a telecommunication device.
(2) Unlawful manufacture of a telecommunication device is a class C felony.
[ 1995 c 92 § 7.]
NOTES:
Telecommunications crime: Chapter 9.26A RCW.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 9A - Washington Criminal Code › Chapter 9A.56 - Theft and Robbery. › 9A.56.266 - Unlawful sale of telecommunication device.

RCW 9A.56.266
Unlawful sale of telecommunication device.
(1) A person is guilty of unlawful sale of a telecommunication device if he or she sells, leases, exchanges, or offers to sell, lease, or exchange:
(a) A telecommunication device, knowing that the purchaser, lessee, or recipient, or a third person, intends to use the device to avoid payment or to facilitate avoidance of payment for telecommunication services; or
(b) Any material, including data, computer software, or other information and equipment, knowing that the purchaser, lessee, or recipient, or a third person, intends to use the material to avoid payment or to facilitate avoidance of payment for telecommunication services.
(2) Unlawful sale of a telecommunication device is a class C felony.
[ 1995 c 92 § 8.]
NOTES:
Telecommunications crime: Chapter 9.26A RCW.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 9A - Washington Criminal Code › Chapter 9A.56 - Theft and Robbery. › 9A.56.268 - Civil cause of action.

RCW 9A.56.268
Civil cause of action.
(1) In addition to the criminal penalties provided in RCW 9A.56.262 through 9A.56.266, there is created a civil cause of action for theft of telecommunication services, for unlawful manufacture of a telecommunication device, and for unlawful sale of a telecommunication device.
(2) A person who sustains injury to his or her person, business, or property by an act described in RCW 9A.56.262, 9A.56.264, or 9A.56.266 may file an action in superior court for recovery of damages and the costs of the suit, including reasonable investigative and attorneys' fees and costs.
(3) Upon finding a violation of 9A.56.262, 9A.56.264, or 9A.56.266, in addition to the remedies described in this section, the court may impose a civil penalty not exceeding twenty-five thousand dollars.
(4) The superior court may grant temporary and final injunctions on such terms as it deems reasonable to prevent or restrain violations of RCW 9A.56.262 through 9A.56.266.
[ 1995 c 92 § 9.]
NOTES:
Telecommunications crime: Chapter 9.26A RCW.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 9A - Washington Criminal Code › Chapter 9A.56 - Theft and Robbery. › 9A.56.270 - Shopping cart theft.

RCW 9A.56.270
Shopping cart theft.
(1) It is unlawful to do any of the following acts, if a shopping cart has a permanently affixed sign as provided in subsection (2) of this section:
(a) To remove a shopping cart from the parking area of a retail establishment with the intent to deprive the owner of the shopping cart the use of the cart; or
(b) To be in possession of any shopping cart that has been removed from the parking area of a retail establishment with the intent to deprive the owner of the shopping cart the use of the cart.
(2) This section shall apply only when a shopping cart: (a) Has a sign permanently affixed to it that identifies the owner of the cart or the retailer, or both; (b) notifies the public of the procedure to be utilized for authorized removal of the cart from the premises; (c) notifies the public that the unauthorized removal of the cart from the premises or parking area of the retail establishment, or the unauthorized possession of the cart, is unlawful; and (d) lists a telephone number or address for returning carts removed from the premises or parking area to the owner or retailer.
(3) Any person who violates any provision of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor.
[ 1985 c 382 § 2.]
NOTES:
Severability—1985 c 382: See note following RCW 9A.56.010.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 9A - Washington Criminal Code › Chapter 9A.56 - Theft and Robbery. › 9A.56.290 - Credit, payment cards—Unlawful factoring of transactions.

RCW 9A.56.290
Credit, payment cards—Unlawful factoring of transactions.
(1) A person commits the crime of unlawful factoring of a credit card or payment card transaction if the person:
(a) Uses a scanning device to access, read, obtain, memorize, or store, temporarily or permanently, information encoded on a payment card without the permission of the authorized user of the payment card or with the intent to defraud the authorized user, another person, or a financial institution;
(b) Uses a reencoder to place information encoded on a payment card onto a different card without the permission of the authorized issuer of the card from which the information is being reencoded or with the intent to defraud the authorized user, another person, or a financial institution;
(c) Presents to or deposits with, or causes another to present to or deposit with, a financial institution for payment a credit card or payment card transaction record that is not the result of a credit card or payment card transaction between the cardholder and the person;
(d) Employs, solicits, or otherwise causes a merchant or an employee, representative, or agent of a merchant to present to or deposit with a financial institution for payment a credit card or payment card transaction record that is not the result of a credit card or payment card transaction between the cardholder and the merchant; or
(e) Employs, solicits, or otherwise causes another to become a merchant for purposes of engaging in conduct made unlawful by this section.
(2) Normal transactions conducted by or through airline reporting corporation-appointed travel agents or cruise-only travel agents recognized by passenger cruise lines are not considered factoring for the purposes of this section.
(3) In a proceeding under this section that is related to an identity theft under RCW 9.35.020, the crime will be considered to have been committed in any locality where the person whose means of identification or financial information was appropriated resides, or in which any part of the offense took place, regardless of whether the defendant was ever actually in that locality.
(4)(a) Unlawful factoring of a credit card or payment card transaction is a class C felony.
(b) A second or subsequent violation of subsection (1) of this section is a class B felony.
[ 2003 c 119 § 4; 2003 c 52 § 2; 1993 c 484 § 2.]
NOTES:
Reviser's note: This section was amended by 2003 c 52 § 2 and by 2003 c 119 § 4, 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).
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 9A - Washington Criminal Code › Chapter 9A.56 - Theft and Robbery. › 9A.56.300 - Theft of a firearm.

RCW 9A.56.300
Theft of a firearm.
(1) A person is guilty of theft of a firearm if he or she commits a theft of any firearm.
(2) This section applies regardless of the value of the firearm taken in the theft.
(3) Each firearm taken in the theft under this section is a separate offense.
(4) The definition of "theft" and the defense allowed against the prosecution for theft under RCW 9A.56.020 shall apply to the crime of theft of a firearm.
(5) As used in this section, "firearm" means any firearm as defined in RCW 9.41.010.
(6) Theft of a firearm is a class B felony.
[ 1995 c 129 § 10 (Initiative Measure No. 159); 1994 sp.s. c 7 § 432.]
NOTES:
Findings and intent—Short title—Severability—Captions not law—1995 c 129: See notes following RCW 9.94A.510.
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 9A - Washington Criminal Code › Chapter 9A.56 - Theft and Robbery. › 9A.56.310 - Possessing a stolen firearm.

RCW 9A.56.310
Possessing a stolen firearm.
(1) A person is guilty of possessing a stolen firearm if he or she possesses, carries, delivers, sells, or is in control of a stolen firearm.
(2) This section applies regardless of the stolen firearm's value.
(3) Each stolen firearm possessed under this section is a separate offense.
(4) The definition of "possessing stolen property" and the defense allowed against the prosecution for possessing stolen property under RCW 9A.56.140 shall apply to the crime of possessing a stolen firearm.
(5) As used in this section, "firearm" means any firearm as defined in RCW 9.41.010.
(6) Possessing a stolen firearm is a class B felony.
[ 1995 c 129 § 13 (Initiative Measure No. 159).]
NOTES:
Findings and intent—Short title—Severability—Captions not law—1995 c 129: See notes following RCW 9.94A.510.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 9A - Washington Criminal Code › Chapter 9A.56 - Theft and Robbery. › 9A.56.330 - Possession of another's identification.

RCW 9A.56.330
Possession of another's identification.
(1) A person is guilty of possession of another's identification if the person knowingly possesses personal identification bearing another person's identity, when the person possessing the personal identification does not have the other person's permission to possess it, and when the possession does not amount to a violation of RCW 9.35.020.
(2) This section does not apply to:
(a) A person who obtains, by means other than theft, another person's personal identification for the sole purpose of misrepresenting his or her age;
(b) A person engaged in a lawful business who obtains another person's personal identification in the ordinary course of business;
(c) A person who finds another person's lost personal identification, does not intend to deprive the other person of the personal identification or to use it to commit a crime, and takes reasonably prompt steps to return it to its owner; and
(d) A law enforcement agency that produces or displays counterfeit credit or debit cards, checks or other payment instruments, or personal identification for investigative or educational purposes.
(3) In a proceeding under this section that is related to an identity theft under RCW 9.35.020, the crime will be considered to have been committed in any locality where the person whose means of identification or financial information was appropriated resides, or in which any part of the offense took place, regardless of whether the defendant was ever actually in that locality.
(4) A violation of this section is a gross misdemeanor.
[ 2003 c 119 § 2.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 9A - Washington Criminal Code › Chapter 9A.56 - Theft and Robbery. › 9A.56.340 - Theft with the intent to resell.

RCW 9A.56.340
Theft with the intent to resell.
(1) A person is guilty of theft with the intent to resell if he or she commits theft of property with a value of at least two hundred fifty dollars from a mercantile establishment with the intent to resell the property for monetary or other gain.
(2) The person is guilty of theft with the intent to resell in the first degree if the property has a value of one thousand five hundred dollars or more. Theft with the intent to resell in the first degree is a class B felony.
(3) The person is guilty of theft with the intent to resell in the second degree if the property has a value of at least two hundred fifty dollars, but less than one thousand five hundred dollars. Theft with the intent to resell in the second degree is a class C felony.
(4) For purposes of this section, a series of thefts committed by the same person from one or more mercantile establishments over a period of one hundred eighty days may be aggregated in one count and the sum of the value of all the property shall be the value considered in determining the degree of the theft with the intent to resell involved. Thefts committed by the same person in different counties that have been aggregated in one county may be prosecuted in any county in which one of the thefts occurred.
[ 2006 c 277 § 1.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 9A - Washington Criminal Code › Chapter 9A.56 - Theft and Robbery. › 9A.56.360 - Retail theft with special circumstances.

RCW 9A.56.360
Retail theft with special circumstances.
(1) A person commits retail theft with special circumstances if he or she commits theft of property from a mercantile establishment with one of the following special circumstances:
(a) To facilitate the theft, the person leaves the mercantile establishment through a designated emergency exit;
(b) The person was, at the time of the theft, in possession of an item, article, implement, or device used, under circumstances evincing an intent to use or employ, or designed to overcome security systems including, but not limited to, lined bags or tag removers; or
(c) The person committed theft at three or more separate and distinct mercantile establishments within a one hundred eighty-day period.
(2) A person is guilty of retail theft with special circumstances in the first degree if the theft involved constitutes theft in the first degree. Retail theft with special circumstances in the first degree is a class B felony.
(3) A person is guilty of retail theft with special circumstances in the second degree if the theft involved constitutes theft in the second degree. Retail theft with special circumstances in the second degree is a class C felony.
(4) A person is guilty of retail theft with special circumstances in the third degree if the theft involved constitutes theft in the third degree. Retail theft with special circumstances in the third degree is a class C felony.
(5) For the purposes of this section, "special circumstances" means the particular aggravating circumstances described in subsection (1)(a) through (c) of this section.
(6)(a) A series of thefts committed by the same person from one or more mercantile establishments over a period of one hundred eighty days may be aggregated in one count and the sum of the value of all the property shall be the value considered in determining the degree of the retail theft with special circumstances involved. Thefts committed by the same person in different counties that have been aggregated in one county may be prosecuted in any county in which any one of the thefts occurred. In no case may an aggregated series of thefts, or a single theft that has been aggregated in one county, be prosecuted in more than one county.
(b) The mercantile establishment or establishments whose property is alleged to have been stolen may request that the charge be aggregated with other thefts of property about which the mercantile establishment or establishments is aware. In the event a request to aggregate the prosecution is declined, the mercantile establishment or establishments shall be promptly advised by the prosecuting jurisdiction making the decision to decline aggregating the prosecution of the decision and the reasons for the decision.
[ 2017 c 224 § 1; 2013 c 153 § 1; 2006 c 277 § 3.]
NOTES:
Effective date—2013 c 153: "This act takes effect January 1, 2014." [ 2013 c 153 § 3.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 9A - Washington Criminal Code › Chapter 9A.56 - Theft and Robbery. › 9A.56.370 - Mail theft.

RCW 9A.56.370
Mail theft.
(1) A person is guilty of mail theft if he or she: (a) Commits theft of mail addressed to three or more different addresses; and (b) commits theft of a minimum of ten separate pieces of mail.
(2) Each set of ten separate pieces of stolen mail addressed to three or more different mailboxes constitutes a separate and distinct crime and may be punished accordingly.
(3) Mail theft is a class C felony.
[ 2011 c 164 § 3.]
NOTES:
Intent—2011 c 164: See note following RCW 9A.56.010.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 9A - Washington Criminal Code › Chapter 9A.56 - Theft and Robbery. › 9A.56.380 - Possession of stolen mail.

RCW 9A.56.380
Possession of stolen mail.
(1) A person is guilty of possession of stolen mail if he or she: (a) Possesses stolen mail addressed to three or more different mailboxes; and (b) possesses a minimum of ten separate pieces of stolen mail.
(2) "Possesses stolen mail" means to knowingly receive, retain, possess, conceal, or dispose of stolen mail knowing that it has been stolen, and to withhold or appropriate to the use of any person other than the true owner, or the person to whom the mail is addressed.
(3) The fact that the person who stole the mail has not been convicted, apprehended, or identified is not a defense to the charge of possessing stolen mail.
(4) Each set of ten separate pieces of stolen mail addressed to three or more different mailboxes constitutes a separate and distinct crime and may be punished accordingly.
(5) Possession of stolen mail is a class C felony.
[ 2011 c 164 § 4.]
NOTES:
Intent—2011 c 164: See note following RCW 9A.56.010.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 9A - Washington Criminal Code › Chapter 9A.56 - Theft and Robbery. › 9A.56.390 - Mail theft—Possession of stolen mail—Commission of other crime.

RCW 9A.56.390
Mail theft—Possession of stolen mail—Commission of other crime.
Every person who, in the commission of mail theft or possession of stolen mail, shall commit any other crime, may be punished therefor as well as for the mail theft or possession of stolen mail, and may be prosecuted for each crime separately.
[ 2011 c 164 § 5.]
NOTES:
Intent—2011 c 164: See note following RCW 9A.56.010.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 9A - Washington Criminal Code › Chapter 9A.56 - Theft and Robbery. › 9A.56.400 - Theft from a vulnerable adult in the first degree—Theft from a vulnerable adult in the second degree.

RCW 9A.56.400
Theft from a vulnerable adult in the first degree—Theft from a vulnerable adult in the second degree.
(1)(a) A person is guilty of theft from a vulnerable adult in the first degree if he or she commits theft of property or services that exceed(s) five thousand dollars in value, other than a firearm as defined in RCW 9.41.010, of a vulnerable adult. The defendant must have known or should have known that the victim was a vulnerable adult.
(b) Theft from a vulnerable adult in the first degree is a class B felony.
(2)(a) A person is guilty of theft from a vulnerable adult in the second degree if he or she commits theft of property or services that exceed(s) seven hundred fifty dollars in value but does not exceed five thousand dollars in value, other than a firearm as defined in RCW 9.41.010 or a motor vehicle, of a vulnerable adult. The defendant must have known or should have known that the victim was a vulnerable adult.
(b) Theft from a vulnerable adult in the second degree is a class C felony.
[ 2017 c 266 § 6.]
NOTES:
Finding—Intent—2017 c 266: See note following RCW 9A.42.020.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 9A - Washington Criminal Code › Chapter 9A.58 - Identification Documents. › 9A.58.005 - Findings.

RCW 9A.58.005
Findings.
The legislature finds that:
(1) Washington state recognizes the importance of protecting
its citizens from unwanted wireless surveillance.
(2) Enhanced drivers' licenses and enhanced identicards are intended to facilitate efficient travel at land and sea borders between the United States, Canada, and Mexico, not to facilitate the profiling and tracking of individuals.
(3) Easy access to the information found on enhanced drivers' licenses and enhanced identicards could facilitate the commission of other unwanted offenses, such as identity theft.
[ 2008 c 200 § 1.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 9A - Washington Criminal Code › Chapter 9A.58 - Identification Documents. › 9A.58.010 - Definitions.

RCW 9A.58.010
Definitions.
The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise.
(1) "Enhanced driver's license" means a driver's license that is issued under RCW 46.20.202.
(2) "Enhanced identicard" means an identicard that is issued under RCW 46.20.202.
(3) "Identification document" means an enhanced driver's license or an enhanced identicard.
(4) "Radio frequency identification" means a technology that uses radio waves to transmit data remotely to readers.
(5) "Reader" means a scanning device that is capable of using radio waves to communicate with an identification document and read the data transmitted by the identification document.
(6) "Remotely" means that no physical contact between the identification document and a reader is necessary in order to transmit data using radio waves.
(7) "Unique personal identifier number" means a randomly assigned string of numbers or symbols issued by the department of licensing that is encoded on an identification document and is intended to be read remotely by a reader to identify the identification document that has been issued to a particular individual.
[ 2008 c 200 § 2.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 9A - Washington Criminal Code › Chapter 9A.58 - Identification Documents. › 9A.58.020 - Possessing, or reading or capturing, information contained on another person's identification document—Exceptions.

RCW 9A.58.020
Possessing, or reading or capturing, information contained on another person's identification document—Exceptions.
(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, a person is guilty of a class C felony if the person intentionally possesses, or reads or captures remotely using radio waves, information contained on another person's identification document, including the unique personal identifier number encoded on the identification document, without that person's express knowledge or consent.
(2) This section does not apply to:
(a) A person or entity that reads an identification document to facilitate border crossing;
(b) A person or entity that reads a person's identification document in the course of an act of good faith security research, experimentation, or scientific inquiry including, but not limited to, activities useful in identifying and analyzing security flaws and vulnerabilities; or
(c) A person or entity that unintentionally reads an identification document remotely in the course of operating its own radio frequency identification system, provided that the inadvertently received information:
(i) Is not disclosed to any other party;
(ii) Is not used for any purpose; and
(iii) Is not stored or is promptly destroyed.
[ 2008 c 200 § 3.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 9A - Washington Criminal Code › Chapter 9A.58 - Identification Documents. › 9A.58.030 - Violation—Consumer protection act.

RCW 9A.58.030
Violation—Consumer protection act.
The legislature finds that the practices covered by this chapter are matters vitally affecting the public interest for the purpose of applying chapter 19.86 RCW. A violation of this chapter is not reasonable in relation to the development and preservation of business and is an unfair or deceptive act in trade or commerce and an unfair method of competition for the purpose of applying chapter 19.86 RCW.
[ 2008 c 200 § 4.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 9A - Washington Criminal Code › Chapter 9A.60 - Fraud. › 9A.60.010 - Definitions.

RCW 9A.60.010
Definitions.
The following definitions and the definitions of RCW 9A.56.010 are applicable in this chapter unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) "Complete written instrument" means one which is fully drawn with respect to every essential feature thereof;
(2) "Incomplete written instrument" means one which contains some matter by way of content or authentication but which requires additional matter in order to render it a complete written instrument;
(3) To "falsely alter" a written instrument means to change, without authorization by anyone entitled to grant it, a written instrument, whether complete or incomplete, by means of erasure, obliteration, deletion, insertion of new matter, transposition of matter, or in any other manner;
(4) To "falsely complete" a written instrument means to transform an incomplete written instrument into a complete one by adding or inserting matter, without the authority of anyone entitled to grant it;
(5) To "falsely make" a written instrument means to make or draw a complete or incomplete written instrument which purports to be authentic, but which is not authentic either because the ostensible maker is fictitious or because, if real, he or she did not authorize the making or drawing thereof;
(6) "Forged instrument" means a written instrument which has been falsely made, completed, or altered;
(7) "Written instrument" means: (a) Any paper, document, or other instrument containing written or printed matter or its equivalent; or (b) any access device, token, stamp, seal, badge, trademark, or other evidence or symbol of value, right, privilege, or identification.
[ 2011 c 336 § 381; 1999 c 143 § 38; 1987 c 140 § 5; 1975-'76 2nd ex.s. c 38 § 12; 1975 1st ex.s. c 260 § 9A.60.010.]
NOTES:
Reviser's note: The definitions in this section have been alphabetized pursuant to RCW 1.08.015(2)(k).
Effective date—Severability—1975-'76 2nd ex.s. c 38: See notes following RCW 9A.08.020.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 9A - Washington Criminal Code › Chapter 9A.60 - Fraud. › 9A.60.020 - Forgery.

RCW 9A.60.020
Forgery.
(1) A person is guilty of forgery if, with intent to injure or defraud:
(a) He or she falsely makes, completes, or alters a written instrument or;
(b) He or she possesses, utters, offers, disposes of, or puts off as true a written instrument which he or she knows to be forged.
(2) In a proceeding under this section that is related to an identity theft under RCW 9.35.020, the crime will be considered to have been committed in any locality where the person whose means of identification or financial information was appropriated resides, or in which any part of the offense took place, regardless of whether the defendant was ever actually in that locality.
(3) Forgery is a class C felony.
[ 2011 c 336 § 382; 2003 c 119 § 5; 1975-'76 2nd ex.s. c 38 § 13; 1975 1st ex.s. c 260 § 9A.60.020.]
NOTES:
Effective date—Severability—1975-'76 2nd ex.s. c 38: See notes following RCW 9A.08.020.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 9A - Washington Criminal Code › Chapter 9A.60 - Fraud. › 9A.60.030 - Obtaining a signature by deception or duress.

RCW 9A.60.030
Obtaining a signature by deception or duress.
(1) A person is guilty of obtaining a signature by deception or duress if by deception or duress and with intent to defraud or deprive he or she causes another person to sign or execute a written instrument.
(2) Obtaining a signature by deception or duress is a class C felony.
[ 2011 c 336 § 383; 1975-'76 2nd ex.s. c 38 § 14; 1975 1st ex.s. c 260 § 9A.60.030.]
NOTES:
Effective date—Severability—1975-'76 2nd ex.s. c 38: See notes following RCW 9A.08.020.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 9A - Washington Criminal Code › Chapter 9A.60 - Fraud. › 9A.60.040 - Criminal impersonation in the first degree.

RCW 9A.60.040
Criminal impersonation in the first degree.
(1) A person is guilty of criminal impersonation in the first degree if the person:
(a) Assumes a false identity and does an act in his or her assumed character with intent to defraud another or for any other unlawful purpose; or
(b) Pretends to be a representative of some person or organization or a public servant and does an act in his or her pretended capacity with intent to defraud another or for any other unlawful purpose.
(2) Criminal impersonation in the first degree is a class C felony.
[ 2004 c 11 § 1; 2003 c 53 § 78; 1993 c 457 § 1; 1975 1st ex.s. c 260 § 9A.60.040.]
NOTES:
Effective date—2004 c 11: "This act takes effect July 1, 2004." [ 2004 c 11 § 3.]
Intent—Effective date—2003 c 53: See notes following RCW 2.48.180.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 9A - Washington Criminal Code › Chapter 9A.60 - Fraud. › 9A.60.045 - Criminal impersonation in the second degree.

RCW 9A.60.045
Criminal impersonation in the second degree.
(1) A person is guilty of criminal impersonation in the second degree if the person:
(a)(i) Claims to be a law enforcement officer or creates an impression that he or she is a law enforcement officer; and
(ii) Under circumstances not amounting to criminal impersonation in the first degree, does an act with intent to convey the impression that he or she is acting in an official capacity and a reasonable person would believe the person is a law enforcement officer; or
(b) Falsely assumes the identity of a veteran or active duty member of the armed forces of the United States with intent to defraud for the purpose of personal gain or to facilitate any unlawful activity.
(2) Criminal impersonation in the second degree is a gross misdemeanor.
[ 2004 c 124 § 1; 2004 c 11 § 2; 2003 c 53 § 79.]
NOTES:
Reviser's note: This section was amended by 2004 c 11 § 2 and by 2004 c 124 § 1, 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).
Effective date—2004 c 124: "This act takes effect July 1, 2004." [ 2004 c 124 § 2.]
Effective date—2004 c 11: See note following RCW 9A.60.040.
Intent—Effective date—2003 c 53: See notes following RCW 2.48.180.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 9A - Washington Criminal Code › Chapter 9A.60 - Fraud. › 9A.60.050 - False certification.

RCW 9A.60.050
False certification.
(1) A person is guilty of false certification, if, being an officer authorized to take a proof or acknowledgment of an instrument which by law may be recorded, he or she knowingly certifies falsely that the execution of such instrument was acknowledged by any party thereto or that the execution thereof was proved.
(2) A person is guilty of false certification, if, being a notarial officer making a certification authorized by RCW 42.45.020(3), he or she knowingly certifies falsely that a tangible copy of an electronic record is an accurate copy of the electronic record.
(3) False certification is a gross misdemeanor.
[ 2019 c 154 § 7; 2011 c 336 § 384; 1975-'76 2nd ex.s. c 38 § 15; 1975 1st ex.s. c 260 § 9A.60.050.]
NOTES:
Effective date—2019 c 154: See note following RCW 42.45.280.
Effective date—Severability—1975-'76 2nd ex.s. c 38: See notes following RCW 9A.08.020.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 9A - Washington Criminal Code › Chapter 9A.60 - Fraud. › 9A.60.060 - Fraudulent creation or revocation of a mental health advance directive.

RCW 9A.60.060
Fraudulent creation or revocation of a mental health advance directive.
(1) For purposes of this section "mental health advance directive" means a written document that is a "mental health advance directive" as defined in RCW 71.32.020.
(2) A person is guilty of fraudulent creation or revocation of a mental health advance directive if he or she knowingly:
(a) Makes, completes, alters, or revokes the mental health advance directive of another without the principal's consent;
(b) Utters, offers, or puts off as true a mental health advance directive that he or she knows to be forged; or
(c) Obtains or prevents the signature of a principal or witness to a mental health advance directive by deception or duress.
(3) Fraudulent creation or revocation of a mental health advance directive is a class C felony.
[ 2003 c 283 § 31.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 9A - Washington Criminal Code › Chapter 9A.60 - Fraud. › 9A.60.080 - Impersonating a census taker.

RCW 9A.60.080
Impersonating a census taker.
(1) A person is guilty of impersonating a census taker if the person falsely represents that he or she is a census taker with the intent to:
(a) Interfere with the operation of the census;
(b) Obtain information; or
(c) Obtain consent to enter a private dwelling.
(2) Impersonating a census taker is a gross misdemeanor.
[ 2020 c 34 § 2.]
NOTES:
Effective date—2020 c 34: See note following RCW 43.62.060.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 9A - Washington Criminal Code › Chapter 9A.61 - Defrauding a Public Utility. › 9A.61.010 - Definitions.

RCW 9A.61.010
Definitions.
The definitions set forth in this section apply throughout this chapter.
(1) "Customer" means the person in whose name a utility service is provided.
(2) "Divert" means to change the intended course or path of electricity, gas, or water without the authorization or consent of the utility.
(3) "Person" means an individual, partnership, firm, association, or corporation or government agency.
(4) "Reconnection" means the commencement of utility service to a customer or other person after service has been lawfully disconnected by the utility.
(5) "Tamper" means to rearrange, injure, alter, interfere with, or otherwise prevent from performing the normal or customary function.
(6) "Utility" means an electrical company, gas company, or water company as those terms are defined in RCW 80.04.010, and includes an electrical, gas, or water system operated by a public agency.
(7) "Utility service" means the provision of electricity, gas, water, or any other service or commodity furnished by the utility for compensation.
[ 1989 c 109 § 1.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 9A - Washington Criminal Code › Chapter 9A.61 - Defrauding a Public Utility. › 9A.61.020 - Defrauding a public utility.

RCW 9A.61.020
Defrauding a public utility.
"Defrauding a public utility" means to commit, authorize, solicit, aid, abet, or attempt to:
(1) Divert, or cause to be diverted, utility services by any means whatsoever;
(2) Make, or cause to be made, a connection or reconnection with property owned or used by the utility to provide utility service without the authorization or consent of the utility;
(3) Prevent a utility meter or other device used in determining the charge for utility services from accurately performing its measuring function by tampering or by any other means;
(4) Tamper with property owned or used by the utility to provide utility services; or
(5) Use or receive the direct benefit of all or a portion of the utility service with knowledge of, or reason to believe that, the diversion, tampering, or unauthorized connection existed at the time of the use or that the use or receipt was without the authorization or consent of the utility.
[ 1989 c 109 § 2.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 9A - Washington Criminal Code › Chapter 9A.61 - Defrauding a Public Utility. › 9A.61.030 - Defrauding a public utility in the first degree.

RCW 9A.61.030
Defrauding a public utility in the first degree.
(1) A person is guilty of defrauding a public utility in the first degree if:
(a) The utility service diverted or used exceeds one thousand five hundred dollars in value; or
(b) Tampering has occurred in furtherance of other criminal activity.
(2) Defrauding a public utility in the first degree is a class B felony.
[ 1989 c 109 § 3.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 9A - Washington Criminal Code › Chapter 9A.61 - Defrauding a Public Utility. › 9A.61.040 - Defrauding a public utility in the second degree.

RCW 9A.61.040
Defrauding a public utility in the second degree.
(1) A person is guilty of defrauding a public utility in the second degree if the utility service diverted or used exceeds five hundred dollars in value.
(2) Defrauding a public utility in the second degree is a class C felony.
[ 1989 c 109 § 4.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 9A - Washington Criminal Code › Chapter 9A.61 - Defrauding a Public Utility. › 9A.61.050 - Defrauding a public utility in the third degree.

RCW 9A.61.050
Defrauding a public utility in the third degree.
(1) A person is guilty of defrauding a public utility in the third degree if:
(a) The utility service diverted or used is five hundred dollars or less in value; or
(b) A connection or reconnection has occurred without authorization or consent of the utility.
(2) Defrauding a public utility in the third degree is a gross misdemeanor.
[ 1989 c 109 § 5.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 9A - Washington Criminal Code › Chapter 9A.61 - Defrauding a Public Utility. › 9A.61.060 - Restitution and costs.

RCW 9A.61.060
Restitution and costs.
In any prosecution under this section, the court may require restitution from the defendant as provided by chapter 9A.20 RCW, plus court costs plus the costs incurred by the utility on account of the bypassing, tampering, or unauthorized reconnection, including but not limited to costs and expenses for investigation, disconnection, reconnection, service calls, and expert witnesses.
[ 1989 c 109 § 6.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 9A - Washington Criminal Code › Chapter 9A.61 - Defrauding a Public Utility. › 9A.61.070 - Damages not precluded.

RCW 9A.61.070
Damages not precluded.
Restitution ordered or fines imposed under this chapter do not preclude a utility from collecting damages under RCW 80.28.240 to which it may be entitled.
[ 1989 c 109 § 7.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 9A - Washington Criminal Code › Chapter 9A.64 - Family Offenses. › 9A.64.010 - Bigamy.

RCW 9A.64.010
Bigamy.
(1) A person is guilty of bigamy if he or she intentionally marries or purports to marry another person when either person has a living spouse.
(2) In any prosecution under this section, it is a defense that at the time of the subsequent marriage or purported marriage:
(a) The actor reasonably believed that the prior spouse was dead; or
(b) A court had entered a judgment purporting to terminate or annul any prior disqualifying marriage and the actor did not know that such judgment was invalid; or
(c) The actor reasonably believed that he or she was legally eligible to marry.
(3) The limitation imposed by RCW 9A.04.080 on commencing a prosecution for bigamy does not begin to run until the death of the prior or subsequent spouse of the actor or until a court enters a judgment terminating or annulling the prior or subsequent marriage.
(4) Bigamy is a class C felony.
[ 2011 c 336 § 385; 1986 c 257 § 14; 1975 1st ex.s. c 260 § 9A.64.010.]
NOTES:
Severability—1986 c 257: See note following RCW 9A.56.010.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 9A - Washington Criminal Code › Chapter 9A.64 - Family Offenses. › 9A.64.020 - Incest.

RCW 9A.64.020
Incest.
(1)(a) A person is guilty of incest in the first degree if he or she engages in sexual intercourse with a person whom he or she knows to be related to him or her, either legitimately or illegitimately, as an ancestor, descendant, brother, or sister of either the whole or the half blood.
(b) Incest in the first degree is a class B felony.
(2)(a) A person is guilty of incest in the second degree if he or she engages in sexual contact with a person whom he or she knows to be related to him or her, either legitimately or illegitimately, as an ancestor, descendant, brother, or sister of either the whole or the half blood.
(b) Incest in the second degree is a class C felony.
(3) As used in this section:
(a) "Descendant" includes stepchildren and adopted children under eighteen years of age;
(b) "Sexual contact" has the same meaning as in RCW 9A.44.010; and
(c) "Sexual intercourse" has the same meaning as in RCW 9A.44.010.
[ 2003 c 53 § 80; 1999 c 143 § 39; 1985 c 53 § 1; 1982 c 129 § 3; 1975 1st ex.s. c 260 § 9A.64.020.]
NOTES:
Intent—Effective date—2003 c 53: See notes following RCW 2.48.180.
Severability—1982 c 129: See note following RCW 9A.04.080.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 9A - Washington Criminal Code › Chapter 9A.64 - Family Offenses. › 9A.64.030 - Child selling—Child buying.

RCW 9A.64.030
Child selling—Child buying.
(1) It is unlawful for any person to sell or purchase a minor child.
(2) A transaction shall not be a purchase or sale under subsection (1) of this section if any of the following exists:
(a) The transaction is between the parents of the minor child; or
(b) The transaction is between a person receiving or to receive the child and an agency recognized under RCW 26.33.020; or
(c) The transaction is between the person receiving or to receive the child and a state agency or other governmental agency; or
(d) The transaction is pursuant to chapter 26.34 RCW; or
(e) The transaction is pursuant to court order; or
(f) The only consideration paid by the person receiving or to receive the child is intended to pay for the prenatal hospital or medical expenses involved in the birth of the child, or attorneys' fees and court costs involved in effectuating transfer of child custody.
(3)(a) Child selling is a class C felony.
(b) Child buying is a class C felony.
[ 2003 c 53 § 81; 1985 c 7 § 3; 1980 c 85 § 3.]
NOTES:
Intent—Effective date—2003 c 53: See notes following RCW 2.48.180.
Severability—1980 c 85: "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." [ 1980 c 85 § 5.]