An "infamous crime" is a crime punishable by death in the state penitentiary or imprisonment in a state or federal correctional facility. Neither an adjudication in juvenile court pursuant to chapter 13.40 RCW, nor a conviction for a misdemeanor or gross misdemeanor, is an "infamous crime."
RCW 29A.04.079
Infamous crime.
Applied in 7 court decisions — leading case Madison v. State (2007)
Most recently applied in 173 Wash. App. 640 - State v. Slattum (February 2013)
2013 c 11 s 3; 2009 c 369 s 1; 2003 c 111 s 114
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Official source: Washington State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Washington statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.