RCW 9A.76.070

Rendering criminal assistance in the first degree.

Known as the Washington Criminal Code

The act spans §§ 9A.04.010 to 9A.98.020 (401 sections).

Applied in 15 court decisions — leading case 53 Wash. App. 916 - State v. Crutchfield (1989)

Most recently applied in State of Washington v. Laurel Lynne Hanley (November 2024)

2010 c 255 s 1; 2003 c 53 s 83; 1982 1st ex.s. c 47 s 21; 1975 1st ex.s. c 260 s 9A.76.070.

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(1) A person is guilty of rendering criminal assistance in the first degree if he or she renders criminal assistance to a person who has committed or is being sought for murder in the first degree or any class A felony or equivalent juvenile offense.

(2)(a) Except as provided in (b) of this subsection, rendering criminal assistance in the first degree is a class B felony.

(b) Rendering criminal assistance in the first degree is a gross misdemeanor if it is established by a preponderance of the evidence that the actor is a relative as defined in RCW 9A.76.060 and under the age of eighteen at the time of the offense.

Official source: Washington State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Washington statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.