Washington · statute · Wash. Rev. Code ch. 9A.36 · 21 active provisions
(1) A person is guilty of assault in the first degree if he or she, with intent to inflict great bodily harm:(a) Assaults another with a firearm or any deadly weapon or by any force or means likely to produce great bodily harm or death; or(b) Transmits HIV to a child or vulnerable adult; or(c) Administers, exposes, or…
(1) A person is guilty of assault in the second degree if he or she, under circumstances not amounting to assault in the first degree:(a) Intentionally assaults another and thereby recklessly inflicts substantial bodily harm; or(b) Intentionally and unlawfully causes substantial bodily harm to an unborn quick child by…
(1) A person is guilty of assault in the third degree if he or she, under circumstances not amounting to assault in the first or second degree:(a) With intent to prevent or resist the execution of any lawful process or mandate of any court officer or the lawful apprehension or detention of himself, herself, or another…
(1) A person is guilty of assault in the fourth degree if, under circumstances not amounting to assault in the first, second, or third degree, or custodial assault, he or she assaults another.(2) Assault in the fourth degree is a gross misdemeanor, except as provided in subsection (3) of this section.(3)(a) Assault in…
(1) A person is guilty of drive-by shooting when he or she recklessly discharges a firearm as defined in RCW 9.41.010 in a manner which creates a substantial risk of death or serious physical injury to another person and the discharge is either from a motor vehicle or from the immediate area of a motor vehicle that was…
(1) A person is guilty of reckless endangerment when he or she recklessly engages in conduct not amounting to drive-by shooting but that creates a substantial risk of death or serious physical injury to another person.(2) Reckless endangerment is a gross misdemeanor.
(1) A person is guilty of promoting a suicide attempt when he or she knowingly causes or aids another person to attempt suicide.(2) Promoting a suicide attempt is a class C felony.
(1) A person is guilty of coercion if by use of a threat he or she compels or induces a person to engage in conduct which the latter has a legal right to abstain from, or to abstain from conduct which he or she has a legal right to engage in.(2) "Threat" as used in this section means:(a) To communicate, directly or ind…
The legislature finds that crimes and threats against persons because of their race, color, religion, ancestry, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender expression or identity, or mental, physical, or sensory disabilities are serious and increasing. The legislature also finds that crimes and threats are ofte…
(1) A person is guilty of a hate crime offense if the person maliciously and intentionally commits one of the following acts in whole or in part because of their perception of another person's race, color, religion, ancestry, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender expression or identity, or mental, physica…
In addition to the criminal penalty provided in RCW 9A.36.080 for committing a hate crime offense, the victim may bring a civil cause of action for the hate crime offense against the person who committed the offense. A person may be liable to the victim of the hate crime offense for actual damages, punitive damages of…
(1) Whoever knowingly and willfully deposits for conveyance in the mail or for a delivery from any post office or by any letter carrier any letter, paper, writing, print, missive, or document containing any threat to take the life of or to inflict bodily harm upon the governor of the state or his or her immediate famil…
(1) A person is guilty of custodial assault if that person is not guilty of an assault in the first or second degree and where the person:(a) Assaults a full or part-time staff member or volunteer, any educational personnel, any personal service provider, or any vendor or agent thereof at any juvenile corrections insti…
(1) A person eighteen years of age or older is guilty of the crime of assault of a child in the first degree if the child is under the age of thirteen and the person:(a) Commits the crime of assault in the first degree, as defined in RCW 9A.36.011, against the child; or(b) Intentionally assaults the child and either:(i…
(1) A person eighteen years of age or older is guilty of the crime of assault of a child in the second degree if the child is under the age of thirteen and the person:(a) Commits the crime of assault in the second degree, as defined in RCW 9A.36.021, against a child; or(b) Intentionally assaults the child and causes bo…
(1) A person eighteen years of age or older is guilty of the crime of assault of a child in the third degree if the child is under the age of thirteen and the person commits the crime of assault in the third degree as defined in RCW 9A.36.031(1) (d) or (f) against the child.(2) Assault of a child in the third degree is…
(1) A person commits the crime of interfering with the reporting of domestic violence if the person:(a) Commits a crime of domestic violence, as defined in RCW 10.99.020; and(b) Prevents or attempts to prevent the victim of or a witness to that domestic violence crime from calling a 911 emergency communication system,…
A person is guilty of the crime of failing to summon assistance if:(1) He or she was present when a crime was committed against another person; and(2) He or she knows that the other person has suffered substantial bodily harm as a result of the crime committed against the other person and that the other person is in ne…
A violation of RCW 9A.36.160 is a misdemeanor.
(1) Except as provided in subsection (3) of this section, a person is guilty of female genital mutilation when the person knowingly:(a) Commits female genital mutilation on a minor; or(b) Transports a minor, or causes or permits the transport of a minor, for the purpose of the performance of female genital mutilation o…
(1) A victim of female genital mutilation under RCW 9A.36.170 may bring a civil cause of action against the person who committed the female genital mutilation for economic and noneconomic damages, punitive damages, and reasonable attorneys' fees and costs incurred in bringing the action.(2) A civil cause of action for…