(1) A person is guilty of theft of a motor vehicle if he or she commits theft of a motor vehicle.
(2) Theft of a motor vehicle is a class B felony.
RCW 9A.56.065
Theft of motor vehicle.
Known as the Washington Criminal Code
The act spans §§ 9A.04.010 to 9A.98.020 (401 sections).
Applied in 7 court decisions — leading case United States v. Alderman (2010)
Most recently applied in 15 Wash. App. 2d 641 - State of Washington v. M.Y.G. (December 2020)
2007 c 199 s 2.
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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.