Every person who shall wilfully open or read, or cause to be opened or read, any sealed message, letter or telegram intended for another person, or publish the whole or any portion of such a message, letter or telegram, knowing it to have been opened or read without authority, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
RCW 9.73.020
Opening sealed letter.
Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case State v. Athan (2007)
Most recently applied in State v. Roden (February 2014)
1909 c 249 s 411; RRS s 2663.
Official source: Washington State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Washington statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.