| Passed by the Senate March 11, 2010 YEAS 42 ________________________________________ President of the Senate Passed by the House March 9, 2010 YEAS 93 ________________________________________ Speaker of the House of Representatives | I, Thomas Hoemann, Secretary of the Senate of the State of Washington, do hereby certify that the attached is SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL 6293 as passed by the Senate and the House of Representatives on the dates hereon set forth. ________________________________________ Secretary | |
| Approved ________________________________________ Governor of the State of Washington | Secretary of State State of Washington |
| State of Washington | 61st Legislature | 2010 Regular Session |
READ FIRST TIME 01/27/10.
AN ACT Relating to rendering criminal assistance in the first degree; amending RCW 9A.76.070; creating a new section; and prescribing penalties.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
Sec. 1 RCW 9A.76.070 and 2003 c 53 s 83 are each amended to read
as follows:
(1) A person is guilty of rendering criminal assistance in the
first degree if he or she renders criminal assistance to a person who
has committed or is being sought for murder in the first degree or any
class A felony or equivalent juvenile offense.
(2)(a) Except as provided in (b) of this subsection, rendering
criminal assistance in the first degree is a class ((C)) B felony.
(b) Rendering criminal assistance in the first degree is a gross
misdemeanor if it is established by a preponderance of the evidence
that the actor is a relative as defined in RCW 9A.76.060 and under the
age of eighteen at the time of the offense.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 2 This act may be known and cited as Randy's
law.