2219-S2.E AMS LONG S5724.1

E2SHB 2219 - S AMD TO WM COMM AMD (S5639.1)-235

By Senator Long

                                                   ADOPTED 2/29/96

    On page 22, after line 14 of the amendment, insert the following:

    "NEW SECTION. Sec. 8.  A new section is added to chapter 9A.44 RCW to read as follows:

    (1) A person is guilty of rape of a child in the fourth degree when the person has sexual intercourse with another who is at least sixteen years old but less than eighteen years old and not married to the perpetrator and the perpetrator is at least ten years older than the victim.

    (2) Rape of a child in the fourth degree is a gross misdemeanor.

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

    (1) A person is guilty of child molestation in the fourth degree when the person has, or knowingly causes another person under the age of eighteen to have, sexual contact with another who is at least sixteen years old but less than eighteen years old and not married to the perpetrator and the perpetrator is at least ten years older than the victim.

    (2) Child molestation in the fourth degree is a gross misdemeanor.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 10.  A new section is added to chapter 9A.44 RCW to read as follows:

    In a prosecution under sections 8 or 9 of this act, it is an affirmative defense that the defendant must prove by a preponderance of the evidence, that the defendant did not know that the minor was sixteen or seventeen years of age."

    Renumber the sections consecutively and correct any internal references accordingly.

E2SHB 2219 - S AMD TO WM COMM AMD (S5639.1)

By Senator Long

                                                   ADOPTED 2/29/96

    On page 90, line 31 of the title amendment, after "13.40.020;" insert "adding new sections to chapter 9A.44 RCW;"

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