RCW 9.35.001 Findings—Intent. (1) The legislature finds that means of identification and financial information are personal and sensitive information such that if unlawfully obtained, possessed, used, or transferred by others may result in significant harm to a person’s privacy, financial security, and other interests. The legislature finds that unscrupulous persons find ever more clever ways, […]
RCW 9.35.005 Definitions. The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise. (1) “Financial information” means any of the following information identifiable to the individual that concerns the amount and conditions of an individual’s assets, liabilities, or credit: (a) Account numbers and balances; (b) Transactional information concerning an account; […]
RCW 9.35.010 Improperly obtaining financial information. (1) No person may obtain or attempt to obtain, or cause to be disclosed or attempt to cause to be disclosed to any person, financial information from a financial information repository, financial services provider, merchant, corporation, trust, partnership, or unincorporated association: (a) By knowingly making a false, fictitious, or […]
RCW 9.35.020 Identity theft. (1) No person may knowingly obtain, possess, use, or transfer a means of identification or financial information of another person, living or dead, with the intent to commit, or to aid or abet, any crime. (2) Violation of this section when the accused or an accomplice violates subsection (1) of this […]
RCW 9.35.030 Soliciting undesired mail. (1) It is unlawful for any person to knowingly use a means of identification or financial information of another person to solicit undesired mail with the intent to annoy, harass, intimidate, torment, or embarrass that person. (2) Violation of this section is a misdemeanor. (3) Additionally, a person who violates […]
RCW 9.35.040 Information available to victim. (1) A person, financial information repository, financial service provider, merchant, corporation, trust, partnership, or unincorporated association possessing information relating to an actual or potential violation of this chapter, and who may have entered into a transaction, provided credit, products, goods, or services, accepted payment, or otherwise done business with […]
RCW 9.35.050 Incident reports. (1) A person who has learned or reasonably suspects that his or her financial information or means of identification has been unlawfully obtained, used by, or disclosed to another, as described in this chapter, may file an incident report with a law enforcement agency, by contacting the local law enforcement agency […]
RCW 9.35.060 Consumer fraud targeting seniors, vulnerable individuals. (1) It is the intent of this section to increase civil penalties for consumer fraud targeting a senior or a vulnerable individual. (2) Any consumer fraud that targets a senior or a vulnerable individual, as defined in RCW 9.35.005, is subject to civil penalties of three times […]
RCW 9.35.800 Application of Consumer Protection Act. The legislature finds that the practices covered by RCW 9.35.010 and 9.35.020 are matters vitally affecting the public interest for the purpose of applying the Consumer Protection Act, chapter 19.86 RCW. Violations of RCW 9.35.010 or 9.35.020 are not reasonable in relation to the development and preservation of […]
RCW 9.35.900 Effective date—1999 c 368. This act takes effect January 1, 2000. [ 1999 c 368 § 4.]
