| Passed by the Senate February 8, 2012 YEAS 48 BRAD OWEN ________________________________________ President of the Senate Passed by the House February 27, 2012 YEAS 96 FRANK CHOPP ________________________________________ 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 6258 as passed by the Senate and the House of Representatives on the dates hereon set forth. THOMAS HOEMANN ________________________________________ Secretary | |
| Approved March 29, 2012, 3:26 p.m. CHRISTINE GREGOIRE ________________________________________ Governor of the State of Washington | March 29, 2012 Secretary of State State of Washington |
| State of Washington | 62nd Legislature | 2012 Regular Session |
READ FIRST TIME 02/03/12.
AN ACT Relating to unaccompanied persons; amending RCW 9A.40.090; and providing an effective date.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
Sec. 1 RCW 9A.40.090 and 1995 c 156 s 1 are each amended to read
as follows:
A person commits the crime of luring if the person:
(1)(a) Orders, lures, or attempts to lure a minor or a person with
a developmental disability into any area or structure that is obscured
from or inaccessible to the public, or away from any area or structure
constituting a bus terminal, airport terminal, or other transportation
terminal, or into a motor vehicle;
(b) Does not have the consent of the minor's parent or guardian or
of the guardian of the person with a developmental disability; and
(c) Is unknown to the child or developmentally disabled person.
(2) It is a defense to luring, which the defendant must prove by a
preponderance of the evidence, that the defendant's actions were
reasonable under the circumstances and the defendant did not have any
intent to harm the health, safety, or welfare of the minor or the
person with the developmental disability.
(3) For purposes of this section:
(a) "Minor" means a person under the age of sixteen;
(b) "Person with a developmental disability" means a person with a
developmental disability as defined in RCW 71A.10.020.
(4) Luring is a class C felony.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 2 This act takes effect January 1, 2013.