BILL REQ. #:  S-0223.2 

Read first time 01/17/11.   Referred to Committee on Judiciary.

     AN ACT Relating to vehicle prowling; amending RCW 9A.52.100; and prescribing penalties.

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

Sec. 1   RCW 9A.52.100 and 1982 1st ex.s. c 47 s 14 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) A person is guilty of vehicle prowling in the second degree if, with intent to commit a crime against a person or property therein, he or she enters or remains unlawfully in a vehicle other than a motor home, as defined in RCW 46.04.305, or a vessel equipped for propulsion by mechanical means or by sail which has a cabin equipped with permanently installed sleeping quarters or cooking facilities.
     (2) Except as provided in subsection (3) of this section, vehicle prowling in the second degree is a gross misdemeanor.
     (3) Vehicle prowling in the second degree is a class C felony if the person has two or more prior convictions under this section or a comparable offense under a municipal code provision of any city or town.