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                         SENATE BILL 5842

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State of Washington      54th Legislature     1995 Regular Session

 

By Senators Franklin, Palmer, Hargrove, Smith, Winsley, C. Anderson, Roach and Bauer

 

Read first time 02/09/95.  Referred to Committee on Law & 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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