RCW 9A.76.010 Definitions. The following definitions are applicable in this chapter unless the context otherwise requires: (1) “Contraband” means any article or thing which a person confined in a detention facility or a secure facility under chapter 71.09 RCW is prohibited from obtaining or possessing by statute, rule, regulation, or order of a court; (2) […]
RCW 9A.76.020 Obstructing a law enforcement officer. (1) A person is guilty of obstructing a law enforcement officer if the person willfully hinders, delays, or obstructs any law enforcement officer in the discharge of his or her official powers or duties. (2) “Law enforcement officer” means any general authority, limited authority, or specially commissioned Washington […]
RCW 9A.76.023 Disarming a law enforcement or corrections officer. (1) A person is guilty of disarming a law enforcement officer if with intent to interfere with the performance of the officer’s duties the person knowingly removes a firearm or weapon from the person of a law enforcement officer or corrections officer or deprives a law […]
RCW 9A.76.025 Disarming a law enforcement or corrections officer—Commission of another crime. A person who commits another crime during the commission of the crime of disarming a law enforcement or corrections officer may be punished for the other crime as well as for disarming a law enforcement officer and may be prosecuted separately for each […]
RCW 9A.76.027 Law enforcement or corrections officer engaged in criminal conduct. RCW 9A.76.023 and 9A.76.025 do not apply when the law enforcement officer or corrections officer is engaged in criminal conduct. [ 1998 c 252 § 3.]
RCW 9A.76.030 Refusing to summon aid for a peace officer. (1) A person is guilty of refusing to summon aid for a peace officer if, upon request by a person he or she knows to be a peace officer, he or she unreasonably refuses or fails to summon aid for such peace officer. (2) Refusing […]
RCW 9A.76.040 Resisting arrest. (1) A person is guilty of resisting arrest if he or she intentionally prevents or attempts to prevent a peace officer from lawfully arresting him or her. (2) Resisting arrest is a misdemeanor. [ 2011 c 336 § 399; 1975 1st ex.s. c 260 § 9A.76.040.]
RCW 9A.76.050 Rendering criminal assistance—Definition of term. As used in RCW 9A.76.070, 9A.76.080, and 9A.76.090, a person “renders criminal assistance” if, with intent to prevent, hinder, or delay the apprehension or prosecution of another person who he or she knows has committed a crime or juvenile offense or is being sought by law enforcement officials […]
RCW 9A.76.060 Relative defined. As used in RCW 9A.76.070 and 9A.76.080, “relative” means a person: (1) Who is related as husband or wife, brother or sister, parent or grandparent, child or grandchild, stepchild or stepparent to the person to whom criminal assistance is rendered; and (2) Who does not render criminal assistance to another person […]
RCW 9A.76.070 Rendering criminal assistance in the first degree. (1) A person is guilty of rendering criminal assistance in the first degree if he or she renders criminal assistance to a person who has committed or is being sought for murder in the first degree or any class A felony or equivalent juvenile offense. (2)(a) […]
RCW 9A.76.080 Rendering criminal assistance in the second degree. (1) A person is guilty of rendering criminal assistance in the second degree if he or she renders criminal assistance to a person who has committed or is being sought for a class B or class C felony or an equivalent juvenile offense or to someone […]
RCW 9A.76.090 Rendering criminal assistance in the third degree. (1) A person is guilty of rendering criminal assistance in the third degree if he or she renders criminal assistance to a person who has committed a gross misdemeanor or misdemeanor. (2) Rendering criminal assistance in the third degree is a misdemeanor. [ 2011 c 336 […]
RCW 9A.76.100 Compounding. (1) A person is guilty of compounding if: (a) He or she requests, accepts, or agrees to accept any pecuniary benefit pursuant to an agreement or understanding that he or she will refrain from initiating a prosecution for a crime; or (b) He or she confers, or offers or agrees to confer, […]
RCW 9A.76.110 Escape in the first degree. (1) A person is guilty of escape in the first degree if he or she knowingly escapes from custody or a detention facility while being detained pursuant to a conviction of a felony or an equivalent juvenile offense. (2) It is an affirmative defense to a prosecution under […]
RCW 9A.76.115 Sexually violent predator escape. (1) A person is guilty of sexually violent predator escape if: (a) Having been found to be a sexually violent predator and confined to the special commitment center or another secure facility under court order, the person escapes from the secure facility; (b) Having been found to be a […]
RCW 9A.76.120 Escape in the second degree. (1) A person is guilty of escape in the second degree if: (a) He or she knowingly escapes from a detention facility; or (b) Having been charged with a felony or an equivalent juvenile offense, he or she knowingly escapes from custody; or (c) Having been committed under […]
RCW 9A.76.130 Escape in the third degree. (1) A person is guilty of escape in the third degree if he or she: (a) Escapes from custody; or (b) Knowingly violates the terms of an electronic monitoring program. (2) Escape in the third degree is a misdemeanor, except as provided in subsection (3) of this section. […]
RCW 9A.76.140 Introducing contraband in the first degree. (1) A person is guilty of introducing contraband in the first degree if he or she knowingly provides any deadly weapon to any person confined in a detention facility or secure facility under chapter 71.09 RCW. (2) Introducing contraband in the first degree is a class B […]
RCW 9A.76.150 Introducing contraband in the second degree. (1) A person is guilty of introducing contraband in the second degree if he or she knowingly and unlawfully provides contraband to any person confined in a detention facility or secure facility under chapter 71.09 RCW with the intent that such contraband be of assistance in an […]
RCW 9A.76.160 Introducing contraband in the third degree. (1) A person is guilty of introducing contraband in the third degree if he or she knowingly and unlawfully provides contraband to any person confined in a detention facility or secure facility under chapter 71.09 RCW. (2) (a) This section does not apply to an attorney representing […]
