Criminal mischief.
Known as the Washington Criminal Code
The act spans §§ 9–9 (401 sections).
Applied in 11 court decisions — leading case United States v. Lawrence (2010)
Most recently applied in United States v. Werle (March 2016)
2013 c 20 s 1; 2003 c 53 s 91; 1975 1st ex.s. c 260 s 9A.84.010.
Court decisions citing this, by year. The dip in the last several years is a data-coverage gap, not a real trend — our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so recent citations are undercounted.
(1) A person is guilty of the crime of criminal mischief if, acting with three or more other persons, he or she knowingly and unlawfully uses or threatens to use force, or in any way participates in the use of such force, against any other person or against property.
(2)(a) Except as provided in (b) of this subsection, the crime of criminal mischief is a gross misdemeanor.
(b) The crime of criminal mischief is a class C felony if the actor is armed with a deadly weapon.
Official source: Washington State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Washington statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.