Revised Code of Washington - RCW Title 9 Crimes And Punishments - Chapter 9.73 Privacy, Violating Right Of

9.73.010 Divulging telegram
Every person who shall wrongfully obtain or attempt to obtain, any knowledge of a telegraphic message, by connivance with the clerk, operator, messenger or other ...

9.73.020 Opening sealed letter
Every person who shall wilfully open or read, or cause to be opened or read, any sealed message, letter or telegram intended for another person, ...

9.73.030 Intercepting, recording, or divulging private communication -- Consent required -- Exceptions
(1) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, it shall be unlawful for any individual, partnership, corporation, association, or the state of Washington, its agencies, ...

9.73.040 Intercepting private communication -- Court order permitting interception -- Grounds for issuance -- Duration -- Renewal
(1) An ex parte order for the interception of any communication or conversation listed in RCW 9.73.030 may be issued by any superior court judge ...

9.73.050 Admissibility of intercepted communication in evidence
Any information obtained in violation of RCW 9.73.030 or pursuant to any order issued under the provisions of RCW 9.73.040 shall be inadmissible in any ...

9.73.060 Violating right of privacy -- Civil action -- Liability for damages
Any person who, directly or by means of a detective agency or any other agent, violates the provisions of this chapter shall be subject to ...

9.73.070 Persons and activities excepted from chapter
(1) The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to any activity in connection with services provided by a common carrier pursuant to its tariffs ...

9.73.080 Penalties
(1) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, any person who violates RCW 9.73.030 is guilty of a gross misdemeanor. (2) Any person who knowingly ...

9.73.090 Certain emergency response personnel exempted from RCW 9.73.030 through 9.73.080 -- Standards -- Court authorizations -- Admissibility
(1) The provisions of RCW 9.73.030 through 9.73.080 shall not apply to police, fire, emergency medical service, emergency communication center, and poison center personnel in ...

9.73.095 Intercepting, recording, or divulging offender conversations -- Conditions -- Notice
(1) RCW 9.73.030 through 9.73.080 and 9.73.260 shall not apply to employees of the department of corrections in the following instances: Intercepting, recording, or divulging ...

9.73.100 Recordings available to defense counsel
Video and/or sound recordings obtained by police personnel under the authority of RCW 9.73.090 and 9.73.100 shall be made available for hearing and/or viewing by ...

9.73.110 Intercepting, recording, or disclosing private communications -- Not unlawful for building owner -- Conditions
It shall not be unlawful for the owner or person entitled to use and possession of a building, as defined in RCW 9A.04.110(5), or the ...

9.73.120 Reports -- Required, when, contents
(1) Within thirty days after the expiration of an authorization or an extension or renewal thereof issued pursuant to RCW 9.73.090(2) as now or hereafter ...

9.73.130 Recording private communications -- Authorization -- Application for, contents
Each application for an authorization to record communications or conversations pursuant to RCW 9.73.090 as now or hereafter amended shall be made in writing upon ...

9.73.140 Recording private communications -- Authorization of or application for -- Inventory, contents, service -- Availability of recording, applications, and orders
Within a reasonable time but not later than thirty days after the termination of the period of the authorization or of extensions or renewals thereof, ...

9.73.200 Intercepting, transmitting, or recording conversations concerning controlled substances -- Findings
The legislature finds that the unlawful manufacturing, selling, and distributing of controlled substances is becoming increasingly prevalent and violent. Attempts by law enforcement officers to ...

9.73.210 Intercepting, transmitting, or recording conversations concerning controlled substances -- Authorization -- Monthly report -- Admissibility -- Destruction of information
(1) If a police commander or officer above the rank of first line supervisor has reasonable suspicion that the safety of the consenting party is ...

9.73.220 Judicial authorizations -- Availability of judge required
In each superior court judicial district in a county with a population of two hundred ten thousand or more there shall be available twenty-four hours ...

9.73.230 Intercepting, transmitting, or recording conversations concerning controlled substances -- Conditions -- Written reports required -- Judicial review -- Notice -- Admissibility -- Penalties
(1) As part of a bona fide criminal investigation, the chief law enforcement officer of a law enforcement agency or his or her designee above ...

9.73.240 Intercepting, transmitting, or recording conversations concerning controlled substances -- Concurrent power of attorney general to investigate and prosecute
(1) The attorney general shall have concurrent authority and power with the prosecuting attorneys to investigate violations of RCW 9.73.200 through 9.73.230 or RCW 9.73.090 ...

9.73.260 Pen registers, trap and trace devices
(1) As used in this section: (a) "Wire communication" means any aural transfer made in whole or in part through the use of facilities for ...