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                          HOUSE BILL 1433

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State of Washington      54th Legislature     1995 Regular Session

 

By Representatives Conway, Basich, Boldt, Romero, Poulsen, Huff, McMahan, Regala, Pelesky, L. Thomas, Thompson, Costa, Dickerson, Sherstad, Hatfield, Ebersole, Schoesler, Chopp and Carrell

 

Read first time 01/25/95.  Referred to Committee on Law and Justice.

 

Penalizing defacement of a state monument.



    AN ACT Relating to defacement of state monuments; adding a new section to chapter 9A.48 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.48 RCW to read as follows:

    (1) A person is guilty of defacing a state monument if he or she knowingly defaces a monument or memorial on the state capitol campus or other state property.

    (2) Defacing a state monument is a misdemeanor.

 


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