Title 9A — Title 9A WASHINGTON CRIMINAL CODE

(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 vulnerabl…

(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 …

(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 de…

(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 subsectio…

(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 im…

(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.[ 1997 c 338 …

(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.[ 2011 c 336 s 360; 1975 1st ex.s. c 260 s 9A.36.060.]

(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 m…

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 als…

(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 ex…

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 …

(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…

(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 t…

(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) Intent…

(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) Intent…

(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) A…

(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 callin…

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 p…

A violation of RCW 9A.36.160 is a misdemeanor.[ 2005 c 209 s 2.]

(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 pe…

(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…