RCW 9A.76.080

Rendering criminal assistance in the second degree.

Known as the Washington Criminal Code

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

Applied in 6 court decisions — leading case 45 Wash. App. 692 - State v. Moon (1986)

Most recently applied in Fernando Cordero-Garcia v. Merrick Garland (August 2022)

2003 c 53 s 84; 1982 1st ex.s. c 47 s 22; 1975 1st ex.s. c 260 s 9A.76.080.

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(1) A person is guilty of rendering criminal assistance in the second degree if he or she renders criminal assistance to a person who has committed or is being sought for a class B or class C felony or an equivalent juvenile offense or to someone being sought for violation of parole, probation, or community supervision.

(2)(a) Except as provided in (b) of this subsection, rendering criminal assistance in the second degree is a gross misdemeanor.

(b) Rendering criminal assistance in the second degree is a misdemeanor if it is established by a preponderance of the evidence that the actor is a relative as defined in RCW 9A.76.060.

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