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                                                      HOUSE BILL 1890

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State of Washington                              53rd Legislature                             1993 Regular Session

By Representative R. Johnson

Read first time 02/15/93.  Referred to Committee on Judiciary.

Prohibiting sexual intercourse or contact with dead bodies.

          AN ACT Relating to sexual intercourse or contact with dead bodies; adding a new section to chapter 9A.44 RCW; and prescribing penalties.

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

NEW SECTION. Sec. 1.  A new section is added to chapter 9A.44 RCW to read as follows:

          (1) Any person who has sexual intercourse or sexual contact with a dead human body is guilty of a class C felony.

          (2) As used in this section:

          (a) "Sexual intercourse" (i) has its ordinary meaning and occurs upon any penetration, however slight; and (ii) also means any penetration of the vagina or anus however slight, by an object, when committed on a dead human body, except when such penetration is accomplished as part of a procedure authorized or required under chapter 68.50 RCW or other law; and (iii) also means any act of sexual contact between the sex organs of a person and the mouth or anus of a dead human body.

          (b) "Sexual contact" means any touching by a person of the sexual or other intimate parts of a dead human body done for the purpose of gratifying the sexual desire of the person.

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