Whenever an intent to defraud shall be made an element of an offense, it shall be sufficient if an intent appears to defraud any person, association or body politic or corporate whatsoever.
RCW 10.58.040
Intent to defraud.
Applied in 6 court decisions — leading case State v. Vasquez (2013)
Most recently applied in 14 Wash. App. 2d 469 - State of Washington v. Mark Allan Miller (September 2020)
1909 c 249 s 40; RRS s 2292.
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