Title 9 — Title 9 CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS
48 chapters · 738 sections in this title.
RCW 9.41.270 Weapons apparently capable of producing bodily harm—Unlawful carrying or handling—Penalty—Exceptions.
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(1) It shall be unlawful for any person to carry, exhibit, display, or draw any firearm, dagger, sword, knife or other cutting or stabbing instrument, club, or any other weapon apparently capable of producing bodily harm, in a manner, under circumstances, and at a time and place …
RCW 9.41.280 Possessing dangerous weapons on school facilities—Penalty—Exceptions.
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(1) It is unlawful for a person to knowingly carry onto, or to possess on, public or private elementary or secondary school premises, school-provided transportation, areas of facilities while being used exclusively by public or private schools, or areas of facilities while being …
RCW 9.41.282 Possessing dangerous weapons on child care premises—Penalty—Exceptions.
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(1) It is unlawful for a person to carry onto, or to possess on, licensed child care center premises, child care center-provided transportation, or areas of facilities while being used exclusively by a child care center:(a) Any firearm;(b) Any other dangerous weapon as described …
RCW 9.41.284 Possessing dangerous weapons at voting facilities—Penalty—Exceptions.
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(1) Except as provided in subsections (3) and (4) of this section, it is unlawful for a person to knowingly carry onto, or to possess in, a ballot counting center, a voting center, a student engagement hub, or the county elections and voter registration office, or areas of facili…
RCW 9.41.290 State preemption.
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The state of Washington hereby fully occupies and preempts the entire field of firearms regulation within the boundaries of the state, including the registration, licensing, possession, purchase, sale, acquisition, transfer, discharge, and transportation of firearms, or any other…
RCW 9.41.300 Weapons prohibited in certain places—Local laws and ordinances—Exceptions—Penalty.
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(1) It is unlawful for any person to enter the following places when he or she knowingly possesses or knowingly has under his or her control a weapon:(a) The restricted access areas of a jail, or of a law enforcement facility, or any place used for the confinement of a person (i)…
RCW 9.41.305 Open carry of weapons prohibited on state capitol grounds and municipal buildings.
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(1) Unless exempt under subsection (3) of this section, it is unlawful for any person to knowingly open carry a firearm or other weapon, as defined in RCW 9.41.300(1)(b), while knowingly being in the following locations:(a) The west state capitol campus grounds; any buildings on …
RCW 9.41.310 Information pamphlet.
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(1) After a public hearing, the department of fish and wildlife shall publish a pamphlet on firearms safety and the legal limits of the use of firearms. The pamphlet shall include current information on firearms laws and regulations and state preemption of local firearms laws. By…
RCW 9.41.320 Fireworks.
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Nothing in this chapter shall prohibit the possession, sale, or use of fireworks when possessed, sold, or used in compliance with chapter 70.77 RCW.[ 1994 c 133 s 16.]Notes:Severability—Effective date—1994 c 133: See notes following RCW 70.77.146.
RCW 9.41.325 Undetectable or untraceable firearms—Penalties.
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*** CHANGE IN 2026 *** (SEE 2320-S.SL) ***(1) No person may knowingly or recklessly allow, facilitate, aid, or abet the manufacture or assembly of an undetectable firearm or untraceable firearm by a person who: (a) Is ineligible under state or federal law to possess a firearm; or…
RCW 9.41.326 Untraceable firearms—Exceptions—Penalties.
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*** CHANGE IN 2026 *** (SEE 2320-S.SL) ***(1) No person may manufacture, cause to be manufactured, assemble, or cause to be assembled an untraceable firearm.(2) After March 10, 2023, no person may knowingly or recklessly possess, transport, or receive an untraceable firearm, unle…
RCW 9.41.327 Unfinished frames or receivers—Exceptions—Penalties.
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*** CHANGE IN 2026 *** (SEE 2320-S.SL) ***(1) After March 10, 2023, no person may knowingly or recklessly possess, transport, or receive an unfinished frame or receiver, unless: (a) The party possessing, transporting, or receiving the unfinished frame or receiver is a law enforce…
RCW 9.41.328 Imprinting a firearm or unfinished frame or receiver.
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(1) A federal firearms dealer or other federal licensee authorized to provide marking services for firearms may imprint a firearm or unfinished frame or receiver with a serial number.(2) The firearm or unfinished frame or receiver shall be imprinted with the licensee's abbreviate…
RCW 9.41.330 Felony firearm offenders—Determination of registration.
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(1) On or after June 9, 2016, except as provided in subsection (3) of this section, whenever a defendant in this state is convicted of a felony firearm offense or found not guilty by reason of insanity of any felony firearm offense, the court must consider whether to impose a req…
RCW 9.41.333 Duty to register—Requirements.
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(1) Any adult or juvenile residing, whether or not the person has a fixed residence, in this state who has been required by a court to comply with the registration requirements of this section shall personally register with the county sheriff for the county of the person's reside…
RCW 9.41.335 Failure to register as felony firearm offender.
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(1) A person commits the crime of failure to register as a felony firearm offender if the person has a duty to register under RCW 9.41.333 and knowingly fails to comply with any of the requirements of RCW 9.41.333.(2) Failure to register as a felony firearm offender is a gross mi…
RCW 9.41.340 Return of privately owned firearm by law enforcement agency—Notification—Exception—Exemption from public disclosure—Civil liability—Liability for request based on false information.
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(1)(a) Each law enforcement agency shall develop a notification protocol that:(i) Allows a family or household member or intimate partner to use an incident or case number to request to be notified when a law enforcement agency returns a privately owned firearm to the individual …
RCW 9.41.345 Return of privately owned firearm or concealed pistol license by law enforcement agency—Duties—Notice—Exception.
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(1) Before a law enforcement agency returns a privately owned firearm, the law enforcement agency must:(a) Confirm that the individual to whom the firearm will be returned is the individual from whom the firearm was obtained or an authorized representative of that person;(b) Conf…
RCW 9.41.350 Voluntary waiver of firearm rights—Procedure—Penalty—Exemption from public disclosure.
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(1) A person may file a voluntary waiver of firearm rights, either in writing or electronically, with the clerk of the court in any county in Washington state. The clerk of the court must request a physical or scanned copy of photo identification to verify the person's identity p…
RCW 9.41.352 Voluntary waiver of firearm rights—Form—Availability.
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(1) The administrator for the courts, under the direction of the chief justice, shall develop a voluntary waiver of firearm rights form and a revocation of voluntary waiver of firearm rights form by January 1, 2019.(2) The forms must include all of the information necessary for i…
RCW 9.41.354 Voluntary waiver of firearm rights—Health professionals.
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Mental health professionals and substance use disorder professionals are encouraged to discuss the voluntary waiver of firearm rights with their patients if the mental health professional or substance use disorder professional reasonably believes that a discussion will avoid or m…
RCW 9.41.360 Unsafe storage of a firearm.
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(1) A person who stores or leaves a firearm in a location where the person knows, or reasonably should know, that a prohibited person may gain access to the firearm:(a) Is guilty of community endangerment due to unsafe storage of a firearm in the first degree if a prohibited pers…
RCW 9.41.365 Firearm security and storage—Requirements for dealers.
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(1) When selling or transferring any firearm, every dealer shall offer to sell or give the purchaser or transferee a secure gun storage device, or a trigger lock or similar device that is designed to prevent the unauthorized use or discharge of the firearm.(2) Every store, shop, …
RCW 9.41.368 Firearm security and storage—Loss or theft—Owner or other person.
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(1) An owner or other person lawfully in possession of a firearm who suffers the loss or theft of the firearm shall report the facts and circumstances of the loss or theft to the local law enforcement agency where the loss or theft occurred within 24 hours after the person first …
RCW 9.41.370 Large capacity magazines—Exceptions—Penalty.
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(1) No person in this state may manufacture, import, distribute, sell, or offer for sale any large capacity magazine, except as authorized in this section.(2) Subsection (1) of this section does not apply to any of the following:(a) The manufacture, importation, distribution, off…
RCW 9.41.375 Large capacity magazines—Unfair method of competition.
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Distributing, selling, offering for sale, or facilitating the sale, distribution, or transfer of a large capacity magazine online is an unfair or deceptive act or practice or unfair method of competition in the conduct of trade or commerce for purposes of the consumer protection …
RCW 9.41.380 Safe storage of firearms expansion encouraged—No special relationship created by dealer storage.
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(1) In order to better prevent suicide by veterans, military members, and their families, an expansion of safe storage of firearms and reduced access to lethal means in the community is encouraged.(2) A dealer who provides a service of allowing a person to temporarily store a fir…
RCW 9.41.390 Assault weapons—Manufacturing, importing, distributing, selling prohibited—Exceptions—Penalty.
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(1) No person in this state may manufacture, import, distribute, sell, or offer for sale any assault weapon, except as authorized in this section.(2) Subsection (1) of this section does not apply to any of the following:(a) The manufacture, importation, distribution, offer for sa…
RCW 9.41.395 Assault weapons—Consumer protection act.
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(1) The legislature finds that manufacturing, importing, distributing, selling, or offering for sale any assault weapon in violation of RCW 9.41.390 are matters vitally affecting the public interest for the purpose of applying the consumer protection act, chapter 19.86 RCW; are n…
RCW 9.41.800 Surrender of weapons or licenses—Prohibition on future possession or licensing.
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(1) Any court when entering an order authorized under chapter 7.105 RCW, RCW 9A.40.102, 9A.44.210, 9A.46.080, 9A.88.160, 10.99.040, 10.99.045, 26.09.050, 26.09.060, 26.26B.020, 26.26A.470, or 46.61.5055 shall, upon a showing by a preponderance of the evidence, that a party has: U…
RCW 9.41.801 Surrender of weapons or licenses—Ensuring compliance.
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(1) Because of the heightened risk of lethality to petitioners when respondents to protection orders become aware of court involvement and continue to have access to firearms, and the frequency of noncompliance with court orders prohibiting possession of firearms, law enforcement…
RCW 9.41.802 Proof of surrender and receipt pattern form—Declaration of nonsurrender pattern form—Administrative office of the courts to develop.
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By December 1, 2014, the administrative office of the courts shall develop a proof of surrender and receipt pattern form to be used to document that a respondent has complied with a requirement to surrender firearms, dangerous weapons, and his or her concealed pistol license, as …
RCW 9.41.804 Proof of surrender and receipt form, declaration, or other evidence—Requirement to file with clerk of the court.
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(1) To prove full compliance with the court's order to surrender firearms, dangerous weapons, and any concealed pistol license under RCW 9.41.800 the person subject to the order must file with the clerk of the court: (a) A completed proof of surrender and receipt form; (b) a decl…
RCW 9.41.810 Penalty.
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Any violation of any provision of this chapter, except as otherwise provided, shall be a misdemeanor and punishable accordingly.[ 1984 c 258 s 312; 1983 c 232 s 11; 1983 c 3 s 7; 1961 c 124 s 12; 1935 c 172 s 16; RRS s 2516-16. Formerly RCW 9.41.160.]Notes:Court Improvement Act o…
RCW 9.41.815 Surrender of weapons or licenses—Ensuring compliance—Information sharing.
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For the purpose of assisting courts in ensuring compliance with an order to surrender and prohibit weapons or an extreme risk protection order, the department of licensing, or the agency with responsibility for maintaining that information should it be an agency other than the de…
RCW 9.44.080 Misconduct in signing a petition.
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In a situation not covered by RCW 29A.84.220, 29A.84.230, 29A.84.240, or 29A.84.250, every person who shall willfully sign the name of another person or of a fictitious person, or for any consideration, gratuity or reward shall sign his or her own name to or withdraw his or her n…
RCW 9.45.020 Substitution of child.
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Every person to whom a child has been confided for nursing, education or any other purpose, who, with intent to deceive a person, guardian or relative of such child, shall substitute or produce to such parent, guardian or relative, another child or person in the place of the chil…
RCW 9.45.060 Encumbered, leased, or rented personal property—Construction.
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Every person being in possession thereof, who shall sell, remove, conceal, convert to his or her own use, or destroy or connive at or consent to the sale, removal, conversion, concealment, or destruction of any personal property or any part thereof, upon which a security agreemen…
RCW 9.45.070 Mock auctions.
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Every person who shall obtain any money or property from another or shall obtain the signature of another to any writing the false making of which would be forgery, by color or aid of any false or fraudulent sale of property or pretended sale of property by auction, or by any of …
RCW 9.45.080 Fraudulent removal of property.
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Every person who, with intent to defraud a prior or subsequent purchaser thereof, or prevent any of his or her property being made liable for the payment of any of his or her debts, or levied upon by an execution or warrant of attachment, shall remove any of his or her property, …
RCW 9.45.090 Knowingly receiving fraudulent conveyance.
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Every person who shall receive any property or conveyance thereof from another, knowing that the same is transferred or delivered to him or her in violation of, or with the intent to violate RCW 9.45.080, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.[ 2011 c 336 s 300; 1909 c 249 s 380; RRS …
RCW 9.45.100 Fraud in assignment for benefit of creditors.
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Every person who, having made, or being about to make, a general assignment of his or her property to pay his or her debts, shall by color or aid of any false or fraudulent representation, pretense, token, or writing induce any creditor to participate in the benefits of such assi…
RCW 9.45.122 Measurement of commodities—Public policy.
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Because of the widespread importance to the marketing of goods, raw materials, and agricultural products such as, but not limited to, grains, timber, logs, wood chips, scrap metal, oil, gas, petroleum products, coal, fish and other commodities, that qualitative and quantitative m…
RCW 9.45.124 Measurement of commodities—Measuring inaccurately—Altering measuring devices—Penalty.
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Every person, corporation, or association whether profit or nonprofit, who shall ask or receive, or conspire to ask or receive, directly or indirectly, any compensation, gratuity, or reward or any promise thereof, on any agreement or understanding that he or she shall (1) intenti…
RCW 9.45.126 Measurement of commodities—Inducing violations—Penalty.
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Every person who shall give, offer or promise, or conspire to give, offer or promise, directly or indirectly, any compensation, gratuity or reward to any person, corporation, independent contractor, or agent, employee or servant thereof with intent to violate RCW 9.45.124, is gui…
RCW 9.45.160 Fraud in liquor warehouse receipts.
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It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, association or corporation to make, utter, circulate, sell or offer for sale any certificate of any warehouse, distillery or depository for intoxicating liquors unless the identical liquor mentioned in such certificate is in the possessi…
RCW 9.45.170 Penalty.
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Any person violating any of the provisions of RCW 9.45.160, shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished by imprisonment in the penitentiary for not more than five years nor less than one year, or imprisonment in the county jail for any length of time not exceeding one year.[ 1909…
RCW 9.45.210 Altering sample or certificate of assay.
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Any person who shall interfere with or in any manner change samples of ores or bullion produced for sampling, or change or alter samples or packages of ores or bullion which have been purchased for assaying, or who shall change or alter any certificate of sampling or assaying, wi…
RCW 9.45.220 Making false sample or assay of ore.
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Any person who shall, with intent to cheat, wrong or defraud, make or publish a false sample of ore or bullion, or who shall make or publish or cause to be published a false assay of ore or bullion, is guilty of a class C felony, punishable by imprisonment in a state correctional…
RCW 9.45.260 Fire protection sprinkler system contractors—Wrongful acts.
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Any fire protection sprinkler system contractor, defined under RCW 18.160.010, who willfully and maliciously constructs, installs, or maintains a fire protection sprinkler system in any structure so as to threaten the safety of any occupant or user of the structure in the event o…