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                         SENATE BILL 6003

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State of Washington      54th Legislature     1995 Regular Session

By Senators Hargrove, A. Anderson, Palmer and Rasmussen

Read first time 02/22/95.  Referred to Committee on Law & Justice.

Protecting logging and land clearing activities.

    AN ACT Relating to protection of logging and land clearing activities; amending RCW 9A.48.070; and prescribing penalties.

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

    Sec. 1.  RCW 9A.48.070 and 1983 1st ex.s. c 4 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:

    (1) A person is guilty of malicious mischief in the first degree if he knowingly and maliciously:

    (a) Causes physical damage to the property of another in an amount exceeding one thousand five hundred dollars;

    (b) Causes an interruption or impairment of service rendered to the public by physically damaging or tampering with an emergency vehicle or property of the state, a political subdivision thereof, or a public utility or mode of public transportation, power, or communication; ((or))

    (c) Causes an impairment of the safety, efficiency, or operation of an aircraft by physically damaging or tampering with the aircraft or aircraft equipment, fuel, lubricant, or parts; or

(d) Causes an impairment of logging or land clearing activities by physically damaging or tampering with logging or land clearing equipment or parts.

    (2) Malicious mischief in the first degree is a class B felony.

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