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                                  HOUSE BILL 1050

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State of Washington              53rd Legislature             1993 Regular Session

By Representatives Scott, Orr and Roland

Read first time 01/13/93.  Referred to Committee on Judiciary.

Obstructing a public servant.

     AN ACT Relating to obstructing a public servant; amending RCW 9A.76.020; and prescribing penalties.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

     Sec. 1.  RCW 9A.76.020 and 1975 1st ex.s. c 260 s 9A.76.020 are each amended to read as follows:

     Every person who, (1) without lawful excuse shall refuse or knowingly fail to make or furnish any statement, report, or information lawfully required of him or her by a public servant, or (2) in any such statement or report shall make any knowingly untrue statement to a public servant, or (3) shall knowingly hinder, delay, or obstruct any public servant in the discharge of ((his)) official powers or duties; shall be guilty of a gross misdemeanor.

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