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9A.20.010 – Classification and designation of crimes.

RCW 9A.20.010 Classification and designation of crimes. (1) Classified Felonies. (a) The particular classification of each felony defined in Title 9A RCW is expressly designated in the section defining it. (b) For purposes of sentencing, classified felonies are designated as one of three classes, as follows: (i) Class A felony; or (ii) Class B felony; […]

9A.20.020 – Authorized sentences for crimes committed before July 1, 1984.

RCW 9A.20.020 Authorized sentences for crimes committed before July 1, 1984. (1) Felony. Every person convicted of a classified felony shall be punished as follows: (a) For a class A felony, by imprisonment in a state correctional institution for a maximum term fixed by the court of not less than twenty years, or by a […]

9A.20.021 – Maximum sentences for crimes committed July 1, 1984, and after.

RCW 9A.20.021 Maximum sentences for crimes committed July 1, 1984, and after. (1) Felony. Unless a different maximum sentence for a classified felony is specifically established by a statute of this state, no person convicted of a classified felony shall be punished by confinement or fine exceeding the following: (a) For a class A felony, […]

9A.20.030 – Alternative to a fine—Restitution.

RCW 9A.20.030 Alternative to a fine—Restitution. (1) If a person has gained money or property or caused a victim to lose money or property through the commission of a crime, upon conviction thereof or when the offender pleads guilty to a lesser offense or fewer offenses and agrees with the prosecutor’s recommendation that the offender […]

9A.20.040 – Prosecutions related to felonies defined outside Title 9A RCW.

RCW 9A.20.040 Prosecutions related to felonies defined outside Title 9A RCW. In any prosecution under this title where the grade or degree of a crime is determined by reference to the degree of a felony for which the defendant or another previously had been sought, arrested, charged, convicted, or sentenced, if such felony is defined […]