Controlled substances homicide—Penalty.
Known as the Uniform Controlled Substances Act
The act spans §§ 69–69 (133 sections).
Applied in 11 court decisions — leading case State v. Maldonado (1994)
Most recently applied in State v. Zillyette (August 2013)
2003 c 53 s 343; 1996 c 205 s 8; 1987 c 458 s 2.
Court decisions citing this, by year. The dip in the last several years is a data-coverage gap, not a real trend — our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so recent citations are undercounted.
(1) A person who unlawfully delivers a controlled substance in violation of RCW 69.50.401(2) (a), (b), or (c) which controlled substance is subsequently used by the person to whom it was delivered, resulting in the death of the user, is guilty of controlled substances homicide.
(2) Controlled substances homicide is a class B felony punishable according to chapter 9A.20 RCW.
Official source: Washington State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Washington statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.