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                                                   SENATE BILL NO. 3363

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State of Washington                              49th Legislature                              1985 Regular Session

By Senators Cantu and Talmadge

Read first time 1/28/85 and referred to Committee on Judiciary.

AN ACT Relating to incest; and amending RCW 9A.64.020.

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

        Sec. 1.  Section 9A.64.020, chapter 260, Laws of 1975 1st ex. sess. as amended by section 3, chapter 129, Laws of 1982 and RCW 9A.64.020 are each amended to read as follows:

          (1) A person is guilty of incest in the first degree if he engages in sexual intercourse with a person whom he knows to be related to him, either legitimately or illegitimately, as an ancestor, descendant, brother, or sister of either the whole or the half blood.

          (2) A person is guilty of incest in the second degree if he engages in sexual contact with a person whom he knows to be related to him, either legitimately or illegitimately, as an ancestor, descendant, brother, or sister of either the whole or the half blood.

          (3) As used in this section, "descendant" includes stepchildren and adopted children under eighteen years of age.

           (4) As used in this section, "sexual contact" has the same meaning as in RCW 9A.44.100(2).

          (5) As used in this section, "sexual intercourse" has the same meaning as in RCW 9A.44.010(1).

(6) Incest in the first degree is a class B felony.

          (((6))) (7) Incest in the second degree is a class C felony.