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                          HOUSE BILL 2712

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State of Washington      56th Legislature     2000 Regular Session

By Representatives Lambert, Lovick, Rockefeller, Woods, Haigh, Cox, Ruderman and Fortunato

Read first time 01/19/2000.  Referred to Committee on Criminal Justice & Corrections.

Changing the elements of the crime of sexual misconduct with a minor.

    AN ACT Relating to sexual misconduct with a minor; amending RCW 9A.44.093 and 9A.44.096; and prescribing penalties.

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

    Sec. 1.  RCW 9A.44.093 and 1994 c 271 s 306 are each amended to read as follows:

    (1) A person is guilty of sexual misconduct with a minor in the first degree when the person has, or knowingly causes another person under the age of eighteen to have, sexual intercourse with another person who is at least sixteen years old but less than eighteen years old and not married to the perpetrator, if the perpetrator is at least sixty months older than the victim((,)) and is in a significant relationship to the victim((, and abuses a supervisory position within that relationship in order to engage in or cause another person under the age of eighteen to engage in sexual intercourse with the victim)).

    (2) Sexual misconduct with a minor in the first degree is a class C felony.

    Sec. 2.  RCW 9A.44.096 and 1994 c 271 s 307 are each amended to read as follows:

    (1) A person is guilty of sexual misconduct with a minor in the second degree when the person has, or knowingly causes another person under the age of eighteen to have, sexual contact with another person who is at least sixteen years old but less than eighteen years old and not married to the perpetrator, if the perpetrator is at least sixty months older than the victim((,)) and is in a significant relationship to the victim((, and abuses a supervisory position within that relationship in order to engage in or cause another person under the age of eighteen to engage in sexual contact with the victim)).

    (2) Sexual misconduct with a minor in the second degree is a gross misdemeanor.

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