Revised Code of Washington - RCW Title 9 Crimes And Punishments - Chapter 9.41 Firearms And Dangerous Weapons

9.41.010 Terms defined
Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter. (1) "Firearm" means a weapon or device from which a ...

9.41.040 Unlawful possession of firearms -- Ownership, possession by certain persons--Penalties
(1)(a) A person, whether an adult or juvenile, is guilty of the crime of unlawful possession of a firearm in the first degree, if the ...

9.41.042 Children -- Permissible firearm possession
RCW 9.41.040(2)(a)(iii) shall not apply to any person under the age of eighteen years who is: (1) In attendance at a hunter's safety course or ...

9.41.045 Possession by offenders
As a sentence condition and requirement, offenders under the supervision of the department of corrections pursuant to chapter 9.94A RCW shall not own, use, or ...

9.41.047 Restoration of possession rights
(1) At the time a person is convicted or found not guilty by reason of insanity of an offense making the person ineligible to possess ...

9.41.050 Carrying firearms
(1)(a) Except in the person's place of abode or fixed place of business, a person shall not carry a pistol concealed on his or her ...

9.41.060 Exceptions to restrictions on carrying firearms
The provisions of RCW 9.41.050 shall not apply to: (1) Marshals, sheriffs, prison or jail wardens or their deputies, or other law enforcement officers of ...

9.41.070 Concealed pistol license -- Application -- Fee -- Renewal
(1) The chief of police of a municipality or the sheriff of a county shall within thirty days after the filing of an application of ...

9.41.073 Concealed pistol license--Reciprocity
(1)(a) A person licensed to carry a pistol in a state the laws of which recognize and give effect in that state to a concealed ...

9.41.075 Concealed pistol license -- Revocation
(1) The license shall be revoked by the license-issuing authority immediately upon: (a) Discovery by the issuing authority that the person was ineligible under RCW ...

9.41.080 Delivery to ineligible persons
No person may deliver a firearm to any person whom he or she has reasonable cause to believe is ineligible under RCW 9.41.040 to possess ...

9.41.090 Dealer deliveries regulated -- Hold on delivery
(1) In addition to the other requirements of this chapter, no dealer may deliver a pistol to the purchaser thereof until: (a) The purchaser produces ...

9.41.094 Waiver of confidentiality
A signed application to purchase a pistol shall constitute a waiver of confidentiality and written request that the department of social and health services, mental ...

9.41.097 Supplying information on persons purchasing pistols or applying for concealed pistol licenses
(1) The department of social and health services, mental health institutions, and other health care facilities shall, upon request of a court or law enforcement ...

9.41.0975 Officials and agencies -- Immunity, writ of mandamus
(1) The state, local governmental entities, any public or private agency, and the employees of any state or local governmental entity or public or private ...

9.41.098 Forfeiture of firearms -- Disposition -- Confiscation
(1) The superior courts and the courts of limited jurisdiction of the state may order forfeiture of a firearm which is proven to be: (a) ...

9.41.100 Dealer licensing and registration required
Every dealer shall be licensed as provided in RCW 9.41.110 and shall register with the department of revenue as provided in chapters 82.04 and 82.32 ...

9.41.110 Dealer's licenses, by whom granted, conditions, fees -- Employees, fingerprinting and background checks -- Wholesale sales excepted -- Permits prohibited
(1) No dealer may sell or otherwise transfer, or expose for sale or transfer, or have in his or her possession with intent to sell, ...

9.41.120 Firearms as loan security
No person other than a duly licensed dealer shall make any loan secured by a mortgage, deposit or pledge of a pistol. Any licensed dealer ...

9.41.122 Out-of-state purchasing
Residents of Washington may purchase rifles and shotguns in a state other than Washington: PROVIDED, That such residents conform to the applicable provisions of the ...

9.41.124 Purchasing by nonresidents
Residents of a state other than Washington may purchase rifles and shotguns in Washington: PROVIDED, That such residents conform to the applicable provisions of the ...

9.41.129 Recordkeeping requirements
The department of licensing may keep copies or records of applications for concealed pistol licenses provided for in RCW 9.41.070, copies or records of applications ...

9.41.135 Verification of licenses and registration -- Notice to federal government
(1) At least once every twelve months, the department of licensing shall obtain a list of dealers licensed under 18 U.S.C. Sec. 923(a) with business ...

9.41.140 Alteration of identifying marks -- Exceptions
No person may change, alter, remove, or obliterate the name of the maker, model, manufacturer's number, or other mark of identification on any firearm. Possession ...

9.41.170 Alien's license to carry firearms -- Exception
(1) It is a class C felony for any person who is not a citizen of the United States to carry or possess any firearm, ...

9.41.185 Coyote getters
The use of "coyote getters" or similar spring-triggered shell devices shall not constitute a violation of any of the laws of the state of Washington ...

9.41.190 Unlawful firearms -- Exceptions
(1) It is unlawful for any person to manufacture, own, buy, sell, loan, furnish, transport, or have in possession or under control, any machine gun, ...

9.41.220 Unlawful firearms and parts contraband
All machine guns, short-barreled shotguns, or short-barreled rifles, or any part designed and intended solely and exclusively for use in a machine gun, short-barreled shotgun, ...

9.41.225 Use of machine gun in felony -- Penalty
It is unlawful for a person, in the commission or furtherance of a felony other than a violation of RCW 9.41.190, to discharge a machine ...

9.41.230 Aiming or discharging firearms, dangerous weapons
(1) For conduct not amounting to a violation of chapter 9A.36 RCW, any person who: (a) Aims any firearm, whether loaded or not, at or ...

9.41.240 Possession of pistol by person from eighteen to twenty-one
Unless an exception under RCW 9.41.042, 9.41.050, or 9.41.060 applies, a person at least eighteen years of age, but less than twenty-one years of age, ...

9.41.250 Dangerous weapons -- Penalty -- Exemption for law enforcement officers
(1) Every person who: (a) Manufactures, sells, or disposes of or possesses any instrument or weapon of the kind usually known as slung shot, sand ...

9.41.260 Dangerous exhibitions
Every proprietor, lessee, or occupant of any place of amusement, or any plat of ground or building, who allows it to be used for the ...

9.41.270 Weapons apparently capable of producing bodily harm -- Unlawful carrying or handling -- Penalty -- Exceptions
(1) It shall be unlawful for any person to carry, exhibit, display, or draw any firearm, dagger, sword, knife or other cutting or stabbing instrument, ...

9.41.280 Possessing dangerous weapons on school facilities -- Penalty -- Exceptions
(1) It is unlawful for a person to carry onto, or to possess on, public or private elementary or secondary school premises, school-provided transportation, or ...

9.41.290 State preemption
The state of Washington hereby fully occupies and preempts the entire field of firearms regulation within the boundaries of the state, including the registration, licensing, ...

9.41.300 Weapons prohibited in certain places -- Local laws and ordinances -- Exceptions -- Penalty
(1) It is unlawful for any person to enter the following places when he or she knowingly possesses or knowingly has under his or her ...

9.41.310 Information pamphlet
After a public hearing, the department of fish and wildlife shall publish a pamphlet on firearms safety and the legal limits of the use of ...

9.41.320 Fireworks
Nothing in this chapter shall prohibit the possession, sale, or use of fireworks when possessed, sold, or used in compliance with chapter 70.77 RCW.[1994 c ...

9.41.800 Surrender of weapons or licenses -- Prohibition on future possession or licensing
(1) Any court when entering an order authorized under RCW 9A.46.080, 10.14.080, 10.99.040, 10.99.045, 26.09.050, 26.09.060, 26.10.040, 26.10.115, 26.26.130, 26.50.060, 26.50.070, or 26.26.590 shall, upon ...

9.41.810 Penalty
Any violation of any provision of this chapter, except as otherwise provided, shall be a misdemeanor and punishable accordingly.[1984 c 258 § 312; 1983 c ...