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ENGROSSED SUBSTITUTE
SENATE BILL 5186
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AS
AMENDED BY THE HOUSE
Passed
Legislature - 1993 Regular Session
State
of Washington 53rd Legislature 1993
Regular Session
By
Read
first time 02/08/93.
Prohibiting the luring of minors or incompetent persons into vehicles or
structures.
AN ACT Relating to luring; adding a new section
to chapter 9A.40 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.40 RCW to read as follows:
A person commits the crime of luring if the
person:
(1)(a) Orders, lures, or attempts to lure a
minor or developmentally disabled person into a structure that is obscured from
or inaccessible to the public or into a motor vehicle;
(b) Does not have the consent of the minor's
parent or guardian or the developmentally disabled person's guardian; and
(c) Is unknown to the child or developmentally
disabled person.
(2) It is a defense to luring, which the
defendant must prove by a preponderance of the evidence, that the defendant's
actions were reasonable under the circumstances and the defendant did not have
any intent to harm the health, safety, or welfare of the minor or
developmentally disabled person.
(3) For purposes of this section:
(a) "Minor" means a person under the
age of sixteen;
(b) "Developmentally disabled person"
means a person with a developmental disability as defined in RCW 71A.10.020.
(4) Luring is a class C felony.
