Opinion ID: 2616865
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 8

Heading: does rcw 9.22.040 define a crime?

Text: It is the contention of respondents that RCW 9.22.040  does not define a crime and makes nothing criminal. For this position respondents cite and rely upon State v. Davis, 48 Wn.2d 513, 294 P.2d 934 (1956). There are, however, substantial differences between the statute in Davis and the statute here involved (RCW 9.22.040). The statute there was Laws of 1955, ch. 241, § 3. Said statute contained an obvious error which rendered it substantially meaningless. From a reading of that statute it would appear a number of words had been omitted at some stage of the enactment process.