No act committed by a person while in a state of voluntary intoxication shall be deemed less criminal by reason of his or her condition, but whenever the actual existence of any particular mental state is a necessary element to constitute a particular species or degree of crime, the fact of his or her intoxication may be taken into consideration in determining such mental state.
RCW 9A.16.090
Intoxication.
Known as the Washington Criminal Code
The act spans §§ 9A.04.010 to 9A.98.020 (401 sections).
Applied in 37 court decisions — leading case 92 Wash. 2d 671 - State v. Johnson (1979)
Most recently applied in State Of Washington v. George Abraham Dillon (February 2020)
2011 c 336 s 355; 1975 1st ex.s. c 260 s 9A.16.090.
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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.