Revised Code of Washington - RCW Title 9A Washington Criminal Code - Chapter 9A.46 Harassment

  • 9A.46.010 Legislative finding
    The legislature finds that the prevention of serious, personal harassment is an important government objective. Toward that end, this chapter is aimed at making unlawful ...
  • 9A.46.020 Definition -- Penalties
    (1) A person is guilty of harassment if: (a) Without lawful authority, the person knowingly threatens: (i) To cause bodily injury immediately or in the ...
  • 9A.46.030 Place where committed
    Any harassment offense committed as set forth in RCW 9A.46.020 or 9A.46.110 may be deemed to have been committed where the conduct occurred or at ...
  • 9A.46.040 Court-ordered requirements upon person charged with crime -- Violation
    (1) Because of the likelihood of repeated harassment directed at those who have been victims of harassment in the past, when any defendant charged with ...
  • 9A.46.050 Arraignment -- No-contact order
    A defendant who is charged by citation, complaint, or information with an offense involving harassment and not arrested shall appear in court for arraignment in ...
  • 9A.46.060 Crimes included in harassment
    As used in this chapter, "harassment" may include but is not limited to any of the following crimes: (1) Harassment (RCW 9A.46.020); (2) Malicious harassment ...
  • 9A.46.070 Enforcement of orders restricting contact
    Any law enforcement agency in this state may enforce this chapter as it relates to orders restricting the defendants' ability to have contact with the ...
  • 9A.46.080 Order restricting contact -- Violation
    The victim shall be informed by local law enforcement agencies or the prosecuting attorney of the final disposition of the case in which the victim ...
  • 9A.46.090 Nonliability of peace officer
    A peace officer shall not be held liable in any civil action for an arrest based on probable cause, enforcement in good faith of a ...
  • 9A.46.100 "Convicted," time when
    As used in RCW 9.61.230, 9.61.260, 9A.46.020, or 9A.46.110, a person has been "convicted" at such time as a plea of guilty has been accepted ...
  • 9A.46.110 Stalking
    (1) A person commits the crime of stalking if, without lawful authority and under circumstances not amounting to a felony attempt of another crime: (a) ...
  • 9A.46.120 Criminal gang intimidation
    A person commits the offense of criminal gang intimidation if the person threatens another person with bodily injury because the other person refuses to join ...
  • 9A.46.900 Short title
    This act shall be known as the anti-harassment act of 1985.[1985 c 288 § 12.] ...
  • 9A.46.905 Effective date -- 1985 c 288
    This act is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, and safety, the support of the state government and its existing public ...
  • 9A.46.910 Severability -- 1985 c 288
    If any provision of this act or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of the act or the application ...

Last modified: April 7, 2009