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RCW 9A.42.005 Findings and intent—Christian Science treatment—Rules of evidence.
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The legislature finds that there is a significant need to protect children and dependent persons, including frail elder and vulnerable adults, from abuse and neglect by their parents, by persons entrusted with their physical custody, or by persons employed to provide them with th…
RCW 9A.42.010 Definitions.
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As used in this chapter: (1) "Abandons" means leaving a child or other dependent person without the means or ability to obtain one or more of the basic necessities of life. (2) "Basic necessities of life" means food, water, shelter, clothing, and medically necessary health care, …
RCW 9A.42.020 Criminal mistreatment in the first degree.
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(1) A parent of a child, the person entrusted with the physical custody of a child or dependent person, a person who has assumed the responsibility to provide to a dependent person the basic necessities of life, or a person employed to provide to the child or dependent person the…
RCW 9A.42.030 Criminal mistreatment in the second degree.
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(1) A parent of a child, the person entrusted with the physical custody of a child or dependent person, a person who has assumed the responsibility to provide to a dependent person the basic necessities of life, or a person employed to provide to the child or dependent person the…