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                          HOUSE BILL 2314

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State of Washington      57th Legislature     2002 Regular Session

 

By Representatives Hurst, Kessler, Berkey, Sullivan, Dunshee, Lovick, Kenney, Edwards, Rockefeller, Conway, Lisk, Buck, D. Schmidt, Alexander, Kirby, Haigh, Fromhold, O'Brien and Esser; by request of Governor Locke and Attorney General

 

Read first time 01/14/2002.  Referred to Committee on Select Committee on Community Security.

Increasing penalties for terrorism offenses.


    AN ACT Relating to criminal penalties for terrorism offenses; amending RCW 9A.82.090, 9A.82.100, 9A.82.120, 10.95.040, and 9A.04.080; reenacting and amending RCW 9A.82.010 and 9.94A.515; adding a new section to chapter 10.95 RCW; adding a new chapter to Title 9A RCW; prescribing penalties; and declaring an emergency.

 

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

 

    NEW SECTION.  Sec. 1.  LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS‑-INTENT.  The legislature finds that the events of September 11, 2001, have focused our nation's attention on the importance of preparedness in preventing, investigating, and prosecuting acts of terrorism against its citizens.  The legislature further finds that, to be effective, this effort requires a partnership between the federal and state and local governments.  In furtherance of this partnership, it is the legislature's intent to strengthen the laws of the state of Washington to better protect the health and safety of Washington state and its residents from acts of terrorism.  It is also the intent of the legislature that this act be interpreted to provide the greatest measure of protection and safety for the people of this state and to preserve and protect their constitutional rights, including the right to petition their governments and to exercise their rights under the First Amendment to the United States Constitution.

 

    NEW SECTION.  Sec. 2.  DEFINITIONS.  The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise.

    (1) "Biological agent" means any microorganism, virus, infectious substance, or biological product that may be engineered as a result of biotechnology, or any naturally occurring or bioengineered component of any such microorganism, virus, infectious substance, or biological product, capable of causing:

    (a) Death, disease, or other biological malfunction in a human, an animal, a plant, or another living organism; or

    (b) Deterioration of food, water equipment, supplies, or material of any kind; or

    (c) Deleterious alteration of the environment.

    (2) "Chemical agent" means any weapon, device, material, or substance that is designed or intended to cause widespread death or physical injury through the release, dissemination, or impact of toxic or poisonous chemicals or precursors of toxic or poisonous chemicals.

    (3) "Imitation weapon of mass destruction" means any device or substance that is not a weapon of mass destruction, but which by appearance or representation would lead a reasonable person to believe that the device or substance is a weapon of mass destruction.

    (4) "Material support or resources" means currency or other financial securities, financial services, lodging, training, safehouses, false documentation or identification, intelligence information, communications equipment, facilities, weapons, lethal substances, explosives, personnel, transportation, and other assets.

    (5) "Physical damage" has the meaning given in RCW 9A.48.100.

    (6) "Public water system" means any publicly or privately owned system, including a system serving only one single-family residence, providing piped water for human consumption, including any collection, treatment, storage, or distribution facilities.

    (7) "Radioactive material" means any material containing, emitting, or otherwise releasing radiation or radioactivity at a level dangerous to human life.

    (8) "Terroristic intent" means the intent to use a weapon of mass destruction, or to cause substantial damage to a habitable structure or to critical infrastructure with the intent to intimidate or coerce a civilian population or to affect the conduct of a government or unit of government.

    (9) "Toxin" means the toxic material of plants, animals, microorganisms, viruses, fungi, or infectious substances, or a recombinant molecule, whatever its origin or method of production, including:

    (a) Any poisonous substance or biological product that may be engineered as a result of biotechnology produced by a living organism; or

    (b) Any poisonous isomer or biological product, homolog, or derivative of such a substance.

    (10) "Vector" means a living organism, or molecule, including a recombinant molecule, or biological product that may be engineered as a result of biotechnology, capable of carrying a biological agent or toxin to a host.

    (11) "Weapon of mass destruction" means any device, object, or substance that is designed, or that the defendant intends to use, to cause multiple human deaths or serious physical injuries, or the intentional unlawful release, or dissemination of a biological agent, radioactive material, or chemical agent.

 

    NEW SECTION.  Sec. 3.  TERRORISM IN THE FIRST DEGREE.  (1) A person is guilty of terrorism in the first degree if such person acts with terroristic intent and thereby causes the death of another person.

    (2) For the purposes of this section, "another person," in addition to its ordinary meaning, includes, but is not limited to, any emergency services personnel or a member of the civilian population responding, at any point in time, to render aid in response to the act of terrorism.

    (3) Terrorism in the first degree is a class A felony and, any other provision of law notwithstanding, is punishable as provided in RCW 10.95.010, 10.95.030 through 10.95.900, and section 13 of this act.

 

    NEW SECTION.  Sec. 4.  TERRORISM IN THE SECOND DEGREE.  (1) A person is guilty of terrorism in the second degree if such person acts with terroristic intent and thereby:

    (a) Causes substantial bodily harm to more than one person; or

    (b) Causes substantial damage to a habitable building or structure, whether or not occupied, sufficient to create a substantial risk of death to another person if the building or structure had been occupied by any such person; or

    (c) Causes substantial physical damage sufficient to disrupt the normal functioning of a critical public or private infrastructure system including, but not limited to, a public water system, or an emergency, governmental, medical, fire, or law enforcement response system.

    (2) Terrorism in the second degree is a class A felony.

 

    NEW SECTION.  Sec. 5.  UNLAWFUL USE OR POSSESSION OF A WEAPON OF MASS DESTRUCTION.  (1) Any person who with terroristic intent uses, manufactures, transports, possesses, spills, disposes, or otherwise releases a weapon of mass destruction is guilty of unlawful use or possession of a weapon of mass destruction.

    (2) Unlawful use or possession of a weapon of mass destruction is a class A felony.

 

    NEW SECTION.  Sec. 6.  THREATENING ACTS OF TERRORISM.  (1) Any person who knowingly threatens to commit, falsely claims to have committed, or takes any other action intended to cause a reasonable belief that a violation of section 5 of this act has been committed or will be committed, including placement of an imitation weapon of mass destruction in an area open to or frequented by the public is guilty of threatening an act of terrorism.

    (2) It is not a defense to any prosecution under this section that the defendant did not have the intent or capability of committing the terrorist act.

    (3) Threatening an act of terrorism is a class B felony.

 

    NEW SECTION.  Sec. 7.  PROVIDING MATERIAL SUPPORT OR RESOURCES TO TERRORISTS.  (1) Any person who knowingly provides material support or resources or conceals or disguises the nature, location, source, or ownership of material support or resources, intending that the material support or resources are to be used in planning, preparation, or carrying out a crime defined in this chapter, or in planning, preparation, or carrying out the concealment or an escape from the commission of any such offense, is guilty of providing material support or resources to terrorists.

    (2) Providing material support or resources to terrorists is a class B felony.

 

    NEW SECTION.  Sec. 8.  UNLAWFUL POSSESSION OF FALSE IDENTIFICATION FOR TERRORIST.  (1) A person is guilty of unlawful possession of false identification for terrorist purposes if he or she, with the intent to commit or facilitate the commission of a crime defined in this chapter, possesses or uses any document or record that contains false information relating to the person who is the subject of such document or record.

    (2) Unlawful possession of false identification for terrorist purposes is a class B felony.

 

    Sec. 9.  RCW 9A.82.010 and 2001 c 222 s 3 and 2001 c 217 s 11 are each reenacted and amended to read as follows:

    Unless the context requires the contrary, the definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter.

    (1)(a) "Beneficial interest" means:

    (i) The interest of a person as a beneficiary under a trust established under Title 11 RCW in which the trustee for the trust holds legal or record title to real property;

    (ii) The interest of a person as a beneficiary under any other trust arrangement under which a trustee holds legal or record title to real property for the benefit of the beneficiary; or

    (iii) The interest of a person under any other form of express fiduciary arrangement under which one person holds legal or record title to real property for the benefit of the other person.

    (b) "Beneficial interest" does not include the interest of a stockholder in a corporation or the interest of a partner in a general partnership or limited partnership.

    (c) A beneficial interest is considered to be located where the real property owned by the trustee is located.

    (2) "Control" means the possession of a sufficient interest to permit substantial direction over the affairs of an enterprise.

    (3) "Creditor" means a person making an extension of credit or a person claiming by, under, or through a person making an extension of credit.

    (4) "Criminal profiteering" means any act, including any anticipatory or completed offense, committed for financial gain, or any offense, including any anticipatory or completed offense, which is defined in chapter 9A.‑- RCW (sections 1 through 8 and 17 through 23 of this act), whether or not committed for financial gain, that is chargeable or indictable under the laws of the state in which the act occurred and, if the act occurred in a state other than this state, would be chargeable or indictable under the laws of this state had the act occurred in this state and punishable as a felony and by imprisonment for more than one year, regardless of whether the act is charged or indicted, as any of the following:

    (a) Murder, as defined in RCW 9A.32.030 and 9A.32.050;

    (b) Robbery, as defined in RCW 9A.56.200 and 9A.56.210;

    (c) Kidnapping, as defined in RCW 9A.40.020 and 9A.40.030;

    (d) Forgery, as defined in RCW 9A.60.020 and 9A.60.030;

    (e) Theft, as defined in RCW 9A.56.030, 9A.56.040, 9A.56.060, and 9A.56.080;

    (f) Unlawful sale of subscription television services, as defined in RCW 9A.56.230;

    (g) Theft of telecommunication services or unlawful manufacture of a telecommunication device, as defined in RCW 9A.56.262 and 9A.56.264;

    (h) Child selling or child buying, as defined in RCW 9A.64.030;

    (i) Bribery, as defined in RCW 9A.68.010, 9A.68.020, 9A.68.040, and 9A.68.050;

    (j) Gambling, as defined in RCW 9.46.220 and 9.46.215 and 9.46.217;

    (k) Extortion, as defined in RCW 9A.56.120 and 9A.56.130;

    (l) Extortionate extension of credit, as defined in RCW 9A.82.020;

    (m) Advancing money for use in an extortionate extension of credit, as defined in RCW 9A.82.030;

    (n) Collection of an extortionate extension of credit, as defined in RCW 9A.82.040;

    (o) Collection of an unlawful debt, as defined in RCW 9A.82.045;

    (p) Delivery or manufacture of controlled substances or possession with intent to deliver or manufacture controlled substances under chapter 69.50 RCW;

    (q) Trafficking in stolen property, as defined in RCW 9A.82.050;

    (r) Leading organized crime, as defined in RCW 9A.82.060;

    (s) Money laundering, as defined in RCW 9A.83.020;

    (t) Obstructing criminal investigations or prosecutions in violation of RCW 9A.72.090, 9A.72.100, 9A.72.110, 9A.72.120, 9A.72.130, 9A.76.070, or 9A.76.180;

    (u) Fraud in the purchase or sale of securities, as defined in RCW 21.20.010;

    (v) Promoting pornography, as defined in RCW 9.68.140;

    (w) Sexual exploitation of children, as defined in RCW 9.68A.040, 9.68A.050, and 9.68A.060;

    (x) Promoting prostitution, as defined in RCW 9A.88.070 and 9A.88.080;

    (y) Arson, as defined in RCW 9A.48.020 and 9A.48.030;

    (z) Assault, as defined in RCW 9A.36.011 and 9A.36.021;

    (aa) Assault of a child, as defined in RCW 9A.36.120 and 9A.36.130;

    (bb) A pattern of equity skimming, as defined in RCW 61.34.020;

    (cc) Commercial telephone solicitation in violation of RCW 19.158.040(1);

    (dd) Trafficking in insurance claims, as defined in RCW 48.30A.015;

    (ee) Unlawful practice of law, as defined in RCW 2.48.180;

    (ff) Commercial bribery, as defined in RCW 9A.68.060;

    (gg) Health care false claims, as defined in RCW 48.80.030;

    (hh) Unlicensed practice of a profession or business, as defined in RCW 18.130.190(7);

    (ii) Improperly obtaining financial information, as defined in RCW 9.35.010; ((or))

    (jj) Identity theft, as defined in RCW 9.35.020;

    (kk) Terrorism in the first degree, as defined in section 3 of this act;

    (ll) Terrorism in the second degree, as defined in section 4 of this act;

    (mm) Unlawful use or possession of a weapon of mass destruction, as defined in section 5 of this act;

    (nn) Threatening acts of terrorism, as defined in section 6 of this act;

    (oo) Providing material support or resources to terrorists, as defined in section 7 of this act; or

    (pp) Unlawful possession of false identification for terrorist purposes, as defined in section 8 of this act.

    (5) "Dealer in property" means a person who buys and sells property as a business.

    (6) "Debtor" means a person to whom an extension of credit is made or a person who guarantees the repayment of an extension of credit or in any manner undertakes to indemnify the creditor against loss resulting from the failure of a person to whom an extension is made to repay the same.

    (7) "Documentary material" means any book, paper, document, writing, drawing, graph, chart, photograph, phonograph record, magnetic tape, computer printout, other data compilation from which information can be obtained or from which information can be translated into usable form, or other tangible item.

    (8) "Enterprise" includes any individual, sole proprietorship, partnership, corporation, business trust, or other profit or nonprofit legal entity, and includes any union, association, or group of individuals associated in fact although not a legal entity, and both illicit and licit enterprises and governmental and nongovernmental entities.

    (9) "Extortionate extension of credit" means an extension of credit with respect to which it is the understanding of the creditor and the debtor at the time the extension is made that delay in making repayment or failure to make repayment could result in the use of violence or other criminal means to cause harm to the person, reputation, or property of any person.

    (10) "Extortionate means" means the use, or an express or implicit threat of use, of violence or other criminal means to cause harm to the person, reputation, or property of any person.

    (11) "Financial institution" means any bank, trust company, savings and loan association, savings bank, mutual savings bank, credit union, or loan company under the jurisdiction of the state or an agency of the United States.

    (12) "Pattern of criminal profiteering activity" means engaging in at least three acts of criminal profiteering, one of which occurred after July 1, 1985, and the last of which occurred within five years, excluding any period of imprisonment, after the commission of the earliest act of criminal profiteering.  In order to constitute a pattern, the three acts must have the same or similar intent, results, accomplices, principals, victims, or methods of commission, or be otherwise interrelated by distinguishing characteristics including a nexus to the same enterprise, and must not be isolated events.  However, in any civil proceedings brought pursuant to RCW 9A.82.100 by any person other than the attorney general or county prosecuting attorney in which one or more acts of fraud in the purchase or sale of securities are asserted as acts of criminal profiteering activity, it is a condition to civil liability under RCW 9A.82.100 that the defendant has been convicted in a criminal proceeding of fraud in the purchase or sale of securities under RCW 21.20.400 or under the laws of another state or of the United States requiring the same elements of proof, but such conviction need not relate to any act or acts asserted as acts of criminal profiteering activity in such civil action under RCW 9A.82.100.

    (13) "Real property" means any real property or interest in real property, including but not limited to a land sale contract, lease, or mortgage of real property.

    (14) "Records" means any book, paper, writing, record, computer program, or other material.

    (15) "Repayment of an extension of credit" means the repayment, satisfaction, or discharge in whole or in part of a debt or claim, acknowledged or disputed, valid or invalid, resulting from or in connection with that extension of credit.

    (16) "Stolen property" means property that has been obtained by theft, robbery, or extortion.

    (17) "To collect an extension of credit" means to induce in any way a person to make repayment thereof.

    (18) "To extend credit" means to make or renew a loan or to enter into an agreement, tacit or express, whereby the repayment or satisfaction of a debt or claim, whether acknowledged or disputed, valid or invalid, and however arising, may or shall be deferred.

    (19) "Traffic" means to sell, transfer, distribute, dispense, or otherwise dispose of stolen property to another person, or to buy, receive, possess, or obtain control of stolen property, with intent to sell, transfer, distribute, dispense, or otherwise dispose of the property to another person.

    (20)(a) "Trustee" means:

    (i) A person acting as a trustee under a trust established under Title 11 RCW in which the trustee holds legal or record title to real property;

    (ii) A person who holds legal or record title to real property in which another person has a beneficial interest; or

    (iii) A successor trustee to a person who is a trustee under (a)(i) or (ii) of this subsection.

    (b) "Trustee" does not mean a person appointed or acting as:

    (i) A personal representative under Title 11 RCW;

    (ii) A trustee of any testamentary trust;

    (iii) A trustee of any indenture of trust under which a bond is issued; or

    (iv) A trustee under a deed of trust.

    (21) "Unlawful debt" means any money or other thing of value constituting principal or interest of a debt that is legally unenforceable in the state in full or in part because the debt was incurred or contracted:

    (a) In violation of any one of the following:

    (i) Chapter 67.16 RCW relating to horse racing;

    (ii) Chapter 9.46 RCW relating to gambling;

    (b) In a gambling activity in violation of federal law; or

    (c) In connection with the business of lending money or a thing of value at a rate that is at least twice the permitted rate under the applicable state or federal law relating to usury.

 

    Sec. 10.  RCW 9A.82.090 and 2001 c 222 s 13 are each amended to read as follows:

    During the pendency of any criminal case charging a violation of RCW 9A.82.060 or ((a violation of RCW)) 9A.82.080, or of an offense defined in chapter 9A.‑- RCW (sections 1 through 8 and 17 through 23 of this act) whether or not committed for financial gain, the superior court may, in addition to its other powers, issue an order pursuant to RCW 9A.82.100 (2) or (3).  Upon conviction of a person for a violation of RCW 9A.82.060 or ((a violation of RCW)) 9A.82.080, or of an offense defined in chapter 9A.‑- RCW (sections 1 through 8 and 17 through 23 of this act) whether or not committed for financial gain, the superior court may, in addition to its other powers of disposition, issue an order pursuant to RCW 9A.82.100.

 

    Sec. 11.  RCW 9A.82.100 and 2001 c 222 s 14 are each amended to read as follows:

    (1)(a) A person who sustains injury to his or her person, business, or property by an act of criminal profiteering that is part of a pattern of criminal profiteering activity, by an offense defined in chapter 9A.‑- RCW (sections 1 through 8 and 17 through 23 of this act) whether or not committed for financial gain, or by a violation of RCW 9A.82.060 or 9A.82.080 may file an action in superior court for the recovery of damages and the costs of the suit, including reasonable investigative and attorney's fees.

    (b) The attorney general or county prosecuting attorney may file an action:  (i) On behalf of those persons injured or, respectively, on behalf of the state or county if the entity has sustained damages, or (ii) to prevent, restrain, or remedy a pattern of criminal profiteering activity, or an offense defined in chapter 9A.‑- RCW (sections 1 through 8 and 17 through 23 of this act) whether or not committed for financial gain, or a violation of RCW 9A.82.060 or 9A.82.080.

    (c) An action for damages filed by or on behalf of an injured person, the state, or the county shall be for the recovery of damages and the costs of the suit, including reasonable investigative and attorney's fees.

    (d) In an action filed to prevent, restrain, or remedy a pattern of criminal profiteering activity, or an offense defined in chapter 9A.‑- RCW (sections 1 through 8 and 17 through 23 of this act) whether or not committed for financial gain, or a violation of RCW 9A.82.060 or 9A.82.080, the court, upon proof of the violation, may impose a civil penalty not exceeding two hundred fifty thousand dollars, in addition to awarding the cost of the suit, including reasonable investigative and attorney's fees.

    (2) The superior court has jurisdiction to prevent, restrain, and remedy a pattern of criminal profiteering, or an offense defined in chapter 9A.‑- RCW (sections 1 through 8 and 17 through 23 of this act) whether or not committed for financial gain, or a violation of RCW 9A.82.060 or 9A.82.080 after making provision for the rights of all innocent persons affected by the violation and after hearing or trial, as appropriate, by issuing appropriate orders.

    (3) Prior to a determination of liability, orders issued under subsection (2) of this section may include, but are not limited to, entering restraining orders or prohibitions or taking such other actions, including the acceptance of satisfactory performance bonds, in connection with any property or other interest subject to damages, forfeiture, or other restraints pursuant to this section as the court deems proper.  The orders may also include attachment, receivership, or injunctive relief in regard to personal or real property pursuant to Title 7 RCW.  In shaping the reach or scope of receivership, attachment, or injunctive relief, the superior court shall provide for the protection of bona fide interests in property, including community property, of persons who were not involved in the violation of this chapter, except to the extent that such interests or property were acquired or used in such a way as to be subject to forfeiture under RCW 9A.82.100(4)(f).

    (4) Following a determination of liability, orders may include, but are not limited to:

    (a) Ordering any person to divest himself or herself of any interest, direct or indirect, in any enterprise.

    (b) Imposing reasonable restrictions on the future activities or investments of any person, including prohibiting any person from engaging in the same type of endeavor as the enterprise engaged in, the activities of which affect the laws of this state, to the extent the Constitutions of the United States and this state permit.

    (c) Ordering dissolution or reorganization of any enterprise.

    (d) Ordering the payment of actual damages sustained to those persons injured by a violation of RCW 9A.82.060 or 9A.82.080, or an offense defined in chapter 9A.‑- RCW (sections 1 through 8 and 17 through 23 of this act) whether or not committed for financial gain, or an act of criminal profiteering that is part of a pattern of criminal profiteering, and in the court's discretion, increasing the payment to an amount not exceeding three times the actual damages sustained.

    (e) Ordering the payment of all costs and expenses of the prosecution and investigation of a pattern of criminal profiteering activity, or an offense defined in chapter 9A.‑- RCW (sections 1 through 8 and 17 through 23 of this act) whether or not committed for financial gain, or a violation of RCW 9A.82.060 or 9A.82.080, civil and criminal, incurred by the state or county, including any costs of defense provided at public expense, as appropriate to the state general fund or the antiprofiteering revolving fund of the county.

    (f) Ordering forfeiture first as restitution to any person damaged by an act of criminal profiteering that is part of a pattern of criminal profiteering, or by an offense defined in chapter 9A.‑- RCW (sections 1 through 8 and 17 through 23 of this act) whether or not committed for financial gain, then to the state general fund or antiprofiteering revolving fund of the county, as appropriate, to the extent not already ordered to be paid in other damages, of the following:

    (i) Any property or other interest acquired or maintained in violation of RCW 9A.82.060 or 9A.82.080 to the extent of the investment of funds, and any appreciation or income attributable to the investment, from a violation of RCW 9A.82.060 or 9A.82.080.

    (ii) Any property, contractual right, or claim against property used to influence any enterprise that a person has established, operated, controlled, conducted, or participated in the conduct of, in violation of RCW 9A.82.060 or 9A.82.080.

    (iii) All proceeds traceable to or derived from an offense included in the pattern of criminal profiteering activity, or an offense defined in chapter 9A.‑- RCW (sections 1 through 8 and 17 through 23 of this act) whether or not committed for financial gain, and all moneys, negotiable instruments, securities, and other things of value significantly used or intended to be used significantly to facilitate commission of the offense.

    (g) Ordering payment to the state general fund or antiprofiteering revolving fund of the county, as appropriate, of an amount equal to the gain a person has acquired or maintained through an offense included in the definition of criminal profiteering.

    (5) In addition to or in lieu of an action under this section, the attorney general or county prosecuting attorney may file an action for forfeiture to the state general fund or antiprofiteering revolving fund of the county, as appropriate, to the extent not already ordered paid pursuant to this section, of the following:

    (a) Any interest acquired or maintained by a person in violation of RCW 9A.82.060 or 9A.82.080 to the extent of the investment of funds obtained from a violation of RCW 9A.82.060 or 9A.82.080 and any appreciation or income attributable to the investment.

    (b) Any property, contractual right, or claim against property used to influence any enterprise that a person has established, operated, controlled, conducted, or participated in the conduct of, in violation of RCW 9A.82.060 or 9A.82.080.

    (c) All proceeds traceable to or derived from an offense included in the pattern of criminal profiteering activity, or an offense defined in chapter 9A.‑- RCW (sections 1 through 8 and 17 through 23 of this act) whether or not committed for financial gain, and all moneys, negotiable instruments, securities, and other things of value significantly used or intended to be used significantly to facilitate the commission of the offense.

    (6) A defendant convicted in any criminal proceeding is precluded in any civil proceeding from denying the essential allegations of the criminal offense proven in the criminal trial in which the defendant was convicted.  For the purposes of this subsection, a conviction shall be deemed to have occurred upon a verdict, finding, or plea of guilty, notwithstanding the fact that appellate review of the conviction and sentence has been or may be sought.  If a subsequent reversal of the conviction occurs, any judgment that was based upon that conviction may be reopened upon motion of the defendant.

    (7) The initiation of civil proceedings under this section shall be commenced within three years after discovery of the pattern of criminal profiteering activity or after the pattern should reasonably have been discovered or, in the case of an offense which is defined in chapter 9A.‑- RCW (sections 1 through 8 and 17 through 23 of this act), within three years after the final disposition of any criminal charges relating to the offense, whichever is later.

    (8) The attorney general or county prosecuting attorney may, in a civil action brought pursuant to this section, file with the clerk of the superior court a certificate stating that the case is of special public importance.  A copy of that certificate shall be furnished immediately by the clerk to the presiding chief judge of the superior court in which the action is pending and, upon receipt of the copy, the judge shall immediately designate a judge to hear and determine the action.  The judge so designated shall promptly assign the action for hearing, participate in the hearings and determination, and cause the action to be expedited.

    (9) The standard of proof in actions brought pursuant to this section is the preponderance of the evidence test.

    (10) A person other than the attorney general or county prosecuting attorney who files an action under this section shall serve notice and one copy of the pleading on the attorney general within thirty days after the action is filed with the superior court.  The notice shall identify the action, the person, and the person's attorney.  Service of the notice does not limit or otherwise affect the right of the state to maintain an action under this section or intervene in a pending action nor does it authorize the person to name the state or the attorney general as a party to the action.

    (11) Except in cases filed by a county prosecuting attorney, the attorney general may, upon timely application, intervene in any civil action or proceeding brought under this section if the attorney general certifies that in the attorney general's opinion the action is of special public importance.  Upon intervention, the attorney general may assert any available claim and is entitled to the same relief as if the attorney general had instituted a separate action.

    (12) In addition to the attorney general's right to intervene as a party in any action under this section, the attorney general may appear as amicus curiae in any proceeding in which a claim under this section has been asserted or in which a court is interpreting RCW 9A.82.010, 9A.82.080, 9A.82.090, 9A.82.110, or 9A.82.120, or this section.

    (13) A private civil action under this section does not limit any other civil or criminal action under this chapter or any other provision.  Private civil remedies provided under this section are supplemental and not mutually exclusive.

    (14) Upon motion by the defendant, the court may authorize the sale or transfer of assets subject to an order or lien authorized by this chapter for the purpose of paying actual attorney's fees and costs of defense.  The motion shall specify the assets for which sale or transfer is sought and shall be accompanied by the defendant's sworn statement that the defendant has no other assets available for such purposes.  No order authorizing such sale or transfer may be entered unless the court finds that the assets involved are not subject to possible forfeiture under RCW 9A.82.100(4)(f).  Prior to disposition of the motion, the court shall notify the state of the assets sought to be sold or transferred and shall hear argument on the issue of whether the assets are subject to forfeiture under RCW 9A.82.100(4)(f).  Such a motion may be made from time to time and shall be heard by the court on an expedited basis.

    (15) In an action brought under subsection (1)(a) and (b)(i) of this section, either party has the right to a jury trial.

 

    Sec. 12.  RCW 9A.82.120 and 2001 c 222 s 16 are each amended to read as follows:

    (1) The state, upon filing a criminal action under RCW 9A.82.060 or 9A.82.080 or for an offense defined in chapter 9A.‑- RCW (sections 1 through 8 and 17 through 23 of this act) whether or not committed for financial gain, or a civil action under RCW 9A.82.100, may file in accordance with this section a criminal profiteering lien.  A filing fee or other charge is not required for filing a criminal profiteering lien.

    (2) A criminal profiteering lien shall be signed by the attorney general or the county prosecuting attorney representing the state in the action and shall set forth the following information:

    (a) The name of the defendant whose property or other interests are to be subject to the lien;

    (b) In the discretion of the attorney general or county prosecuting attorney filing the lien, any aliases or fictitious names of the defendant named in the lien;

    (c) If known to the attorney general or county prosecuting attorney filing the lien, the present residence or principal place of business of the person named in the lien;

    (d) A reference to the proceeding pursuant to which the lien is filed, including the name of the court, the title of the action, and the court's file number for the proceeding;

    (e) The name and address of the attorney representing the state in the proceeding pursuant to which the lien is filed;

    (f) A statement that the notice is being filed pursuant to this section;

    (g) The amount that the state claims in the action or, with respect to property or other interests that the state has requested forfeiture to the state or county, a description of the property or interests sought to be paid or forfeited;

    (h) If known to the attorney general or county prosecuting attorney filing the lien, a description of property that is subject to forfeiture to the state or property in which the defendant has an interest that is available to satisfy a judgment entered in favor of the state; and

    (i) Such other information as the attorney general or county prosecuting attorney filing the lien deems appropriate.

    (3) The attorney general or the county prosecuting attorney filing the lien may amend a lien filed under this section at any time by filing an amended criminal profiteering lien in accordance with this section that identifies the prior lien amended.

    (4) The attorney general or the county prosecuting attorney filing the lien shall, as soon as practical after filing a criminal profiteering lien, furnish to any person named in the lien a notice of the filing of the lien.  Failure to furnish notice under this subsection does not invalidate or otherwise affect a criminal profiteering lien filed in accordance with this section.

    (5)(a) A criminal profiteering lien is perfected against interests in personal property in the same manner as a security interest in like property pursuant to RCW 62A.9-302, 62A.9-303, 62A.9-304, 62A.9-305, and 62A.9-306 or as otherwise required to perfect a security interest in like property under applicable law.  In the case of perfection by filing, the state shall file, in lieu of a financing statement in the form prescribed by RCW 62A.9-402, a notice of lien in substantially the following form:

 

                          NOTICE OF LIEN

 

    Pursuant to RCW 9A.82.120, the state of Washington claims a criminal profiteering lien on all real and personal property of:

 

    Name:

                 . . . . . . . . . . .

    Address:

                 . . . . . . . . . . .

                 . . . . . . . . . . .

 

                              State of Washington

                              ...................................

                              By (authorized signature)

 

    On receipt of such a notice from the state, a filing officer shall, without payment of filing fee, file and index the notice as if it were a financing statement naming the state as secured party and the defendant as debtor.

    (b) A criminal profiteering lien is perfected against interests in real property by filing the lien in the office where a mortgage on the real estate would be filed or recorded.  The filing officer shall file and index the criminal profiteering lien, without payment of a filing fee, in the same manner as a mortgage.

    (6) The filing of a criminal profiteering lien in accordance with this section creates a lien in favor of the state in:

    (a) Any interest of the defendant, in real property situated in the county in which the lien is filed, then maintained, or thereafter acquired in the name of the defendant identified in the lien;

    (b) Any interest of the defendant, in personal property situated in this state, then maintained or thereafter acquired in the name of the defendant identified in the lien; and

    (c) Any property identified in the lien to the extent of the defendant's interest therein.

    (7) The lien created in favor of the state in accordance with this section, when filed or otherwise perfected as provided in subsection (5) of this section, has, with respect to any of the property described in subsection (6) of this section, the same priority determined pursuant to the laws of this state as a mortgage or security interest given for value (but not a purchase money security interest) and perfected in the same manner with respect to such property; except that any lien perfected pursuant to Title 60 RCW by any person who, in the ordinary course of his business, furnishes labor, services, or materials, or rents, leases, or otherwise supplies equipment, without knowledge of the criminal profiteering lien, is superior to the criminal profiteering lien.

    (8) Upon entry of judgment in favor of the state, the state may proceed to execute thereon as in the case of any other judgment, except that in order to preserve the state's lien priority as provided in this section the state shall, in addition to such other notice as is required by law, give at least thirty days' notice of the execution to any person possessing at the time the notice is given, an interest recorded subsequent to the date the state's lien was perfected.

    (9) Upon the entry of a final judgment in favor of the state providing for forfeiture of property to the state, the title of the state to the property:

    (a) In the case of real property or a beneficial interest in real property, relates back to the date of filing the criminal profiteering lien or, if no criminal profiteering lien is filed, then to the date of recording of the final judgment or the abstract thereof; or

    (b) In the case of personal property or a beneficial interest in personal property, relates back to the date the personal property was seized by the state, or the date of filing of a criminal profiteering lien in accordance with this section, whichever is earlier, but if the property was not seized and no criminal profiteering lien was filed then to the date the final judgment was filed with the department of licensing and, if the personal property is an aircraft, with the federal aviation administration.

    (10) This section does not limit the right of the state to obtain any order or injunction, receivership, writ, attachment, garnishment, or other remedy authorized under RCW 9A.82.100 or appropriate to protect the interests of the state or available under other applicable law.

    (11) In a civil or criminal action under this chapter, the superior court shall provide for the protection of bona fide interests in property, including community property, subject to liens of persons who were not involved in the violation of this chapter, except to the extent that such interests or property were acquired or used in such a way as to be subject to forfeiture pursuant to RCW 9A.82.100(4)(f).

 

    NEW SECTION.  Sec. 13.  A new section is added to chapter 10.95 RCW to read as follows:

    AGGRAVATED FIRST DEGREE MURDER‑-DEFINITION‑-ALTERNATIVE MEANS OF COMMISSION‑-TERRORISM IN THE FIRST DEGREE.  A person is guilty of aggravated murder in the first degree if he or she commits terrorism in the first degree as defined by section 3 of this act and shall be punished in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.

 

    Sec. 14.  RCW 10.95.040 and 1981 c 138 s 4 are each amended to read as follows:

    (1) If a person is charged with aggravated first degree murder as defined by RCW 10.95.020 or section 13 of this act, the prosecuting attorney shall file written notice of a special sentencing proceeding to determine whether or not the death penalty should be imposed when there is reason to believe that there are not sufficient mitigating circumstances to merit leniency.

    (2) The notice of special sentencing proceeding shall be filed and served on the defendant or the defendant's attorney within thirty days after the defendant's arraignment upon the charge of aggravated first degree murder unless the court, for good cause shown, extends or reopens the period for filing and service of the notice.  Except with the consent of the prosecuting attorney, during the period in which the prosecuting attorney may file the notice of special sentencing proceeding, the defendant may not tender a plea of guilty to the charge of aggravated first degree murder nor may the court accept a plea of guilty to the charge of aggravated first degree murder or any lesser included offense.

    (3) If a notice of special sentencing proceeding is not filed and served as provided in this section, the prosecuting attorney may not request the death penalty.

 

    Sec. 15.  RCW 9.94A.515 and 2001 2nd sp.s. c 12 s 361, 2001 c 300 s 4, 2001 c 217 s 12, and 2001 c 17 s 1 are each reenacted and amended to read as follows:

 

                              TABLE 2

 

           CRIMES INCLUDED WITHIN EACH SERIOUSNESS LEVEL

 

XVIAggravated Murder 1 (RCW 10.95.020)

Terrorism 1 (RCW 9A.‑-.-‑- (section 3 of this act))

 

XVHomicide by abuse (RCW 9A.32.055)

Malicious explosion 1 (RCW 70.74.280(1))

Murder 1 (RCW 9A.32.030)

Terrorism 2 (RCW 9A.‑-.-‑- (section 4 of this act))

 

XIVMurder 2 (RCW 9A.32.050)

Unlawful Use or Possession of a Weapon of Mass Destruction (RCW 9A.‑-.-‑- (section 5 of this act))

 

XIIIMalicious explosion 2 (RCW 70.74.280(2))

Malicious placement of an explosive 1 (RCW 70.74.270(1))

 

XIIAssault 1 (RCW 9A.36.011)

Assault of a Child 1 (RCW 9A.36.120)

Malicious placement of an imitation device 1 (RCW 70.74.272(1)(a))

Rape 1 (RCW 9A.44.040)

Rape of a Child 1 (RCW 9A.44.073)

Threatening Acts of Terrorism (RCW 9A.‑-.-‑- (section 6 of this act))

 

XIManslaughter 1 (RCW 9A.32.060)

Rape 2 (RCW 9A.44.050)

Rape of a Child 2 (RCW 9A.44.076)

 

XChild Molestation 1 (RCW 9A.44.083)

Indecent Liberties (with forcible compulsion) (RCW 9A.44.100(1)(a))

Kidnapping 1 (RCW 9A.40.020)

Leading Organized Crime (RCW 9A.82.060(1)(a))

Malicious explosion 3 (RCW 70.74.280(3))

Manufacture of methamphetamine (RCW 69.50.401(a)(1)(ii))

Over 18 and deliver heroin, methamphetamine, a narcotic from Schedule I or II, or flunitrazepam from Schedule IV to someone under 18 (RCW 69.50.406)

Providing Material Support or Resources to Terrorists (RCW 9A.‑-.-‑- (section 7 of this act))

Sexually Violent Predator Escape (RCW 9A.76.115)

Unlawful Possession of False Identification for Terrorist Purposes (RCW 9A.‑-.-‑- (section 8 of this act))

 

IXAssault of a Child 2 (RCW 9A.36.130)

Controlled Substance Homicide (RCW 69.50.415)

Explosive devices prohibited (RCW 70.74.180)

Hit and Run‑-Death (RCW 46.52.020(4)(a))

Homicide by Watercraft, by being under the influence of intoxicating liquor or any drug (RCW 79A.60.050)

Inciting Criminal Profiteering (RCW 9A.82.060(1)(b))

Malicious placement of an explosive 2 (RCW 70.74.270(2))

Over 18 and deliver narcotic from Schedule III, IV, or V or a nonnarcotic, except flunitrazepam or methamphetamine, from Schedule I-V to someone under 18 and 3 years junior (RCW 69.50.406)

Robbery 1 (RCW 9A.56.200)

Sexual Exploitation (RCW 9.68A.040)

Vehicular Homicide, by being under the influence of intoxicating liquor or any drug (RCW 46.61.520)

 

VIIIArson 1 (RCW 9A.48.020)

Deliver or possess with intent to deliver methamphetamine (RCW 69.50.401(a)(1)(ii))

Homicide by Watercraft, by the operation of any vessel in a reckless manner (RCW 79A.60.050)

Manslaughter 2 (RCW 9A.32.070)

Manufacture, deliver, or possess with intent to deliver amphetamine (RCW 69.50.401(a)(1)(ii))

Manufacture, deliver, or possess with intent to deliver heroin or cocaine (RCW 69.50.401(a)(1)(i))

Possession of Ephedrine, Pseudoephedrine, or Anhydrous Ammonia with intent to manufacture methamphetamine (RCW 69.50.440)

Promoting Prostitution 1 (RCW 9A.88.070)

Selling for profit (controlled or counterfeit) any controlled substance (RCW 69.50.410)

Theft of Anhydrous Ammonia (RCW 69.55.010)

Vehicular Homicide, by the operation of any vehicle in a reckless manner (RCW 46.61.520)

 

VIIBurglary 1 (RCW 9A.52.020)

Child Molestation 2 (RCW 9A.44.086)

Dealing in depictions of minor engaged in sexually explicit conduct (RCW 9.68A.050)

Drive-by Shooting (RCW 9A.36.045)

Homicide by Watercraft, by disregard for the safety of others (RCW 79A.60.050)

Indecent Liberties (without forcible compulsion) (RCW 9A.44.100(1) (b) and (c))

Introducing Contraband 1 (RCW 9A.76.140)

Involving a minor in drug dealing (RCW 69.50.401(f))

Malicious placement of an explosive 3 (RCW 70.74.270(3))

Sending, bringing into state depictions of minor engaged in sexually explicit conduct (RCW 9.68A.060)

Unlawful Possession of a Firearm in the first degree (RCW 9.41.040(1)(a))

Use of a Machine Gun in Commission of a Felony (RCW 9.41.225)

Vehicular Homicide, by disregard for the safety of others (RCW 46.61.520)

 

VIBail Jumping with Murder 1 (RCW 9A.76.170(3)(a))

Bribery (RCW 9A.68.010)

Incest 1 (RCW 9A.64.020(1))

Intimidating a Judge (RCW 9A.72.160)

Intimidating a Juror/Witness (RCW 9A.72.110, 9A.72.130)

Malicious placement of an imitation device 2 (RCW 70.74.272(1)(b))

Manufacture, deliver, or possess with intent to deliver narcotics from Schedule I or II (except heroin or cocaine) or flunitrazepam from Schedule IV (RCW 69.50.401(a)(1)(i))

Rape of a Child 3 (RCW 9A.44.079)

Theft of a Firearm (RCW 9A.56.300)

Unlawful Storage of Anhydrous Ammonia (RCW 69.55.020)

 

VAbandonment of dependent person 1 (RCW 9A.42.060)

Advancing money or property for extortionate extension of credit (RCW 9A.82.030)

Bail Jumping with class A Felony (RCW 9A.76.170(3)(b))

Child Molestation 3 (RCW 9A.44.089)

Criminal Mistreatment 1 (RCW 9A.42.020)

Custodial Sexual Misconduct 1 (RCW 9A.44.160)

Delivery of imitation controlled substance by person eighteen or over to person under eighteen (RCW 69.52.030(2))

Domestic Violence Court Order Violation (RCW 10.99.040, 10.99.050, 26.09.300, 26.10.220, 26.26.138, 26.50.110, 26.52.070, or 74.34.145)

Extortion 1 (RCW 9A.56.120)

Extortionate Extension of Credit (RCW 9A.82.020)

Extortionate Means to Collect Extensions of Credit (RCW 9A.82.040)

Incest 2 (RCW 9A.64.020(2))

Kidnapping 2 (RCW 9A.40.030)

Perjury 1 (RCW 9A.72.020)

Persistent prison misbehavior (RCW 9.94.070)

Possession of a Stolen Firearm (RCW 9A.56.310)

Rape 3 (RCW 9A.44.060)

Rendering Criminal Assistance 1 (RCW 9A.76.070)

Sexual Misconduct with a Minor 1 (RCW 9A.44.093)

Sexually Violating Human Remains (RCW 9A.44.105)

Stalking (RCW 9A.46.110)

 

IVArson 2 (RCW 9A.48.030)

Assault 2 (RCW 9A.36.021)

Assault by Watercraft (RCW 79A.60.060)

Bribing a Witness/Bribe Received by Witness (RCW 9A.72.090, 9A.72.100)

Commercial Bribery (RCW 9A.68.060)

Counterfeiting (RCW 9.16.035(4))

Escape 1 (RCW 9A.76.110)

Hit and Run‑-Injury (RCW 46.52.020(4)(b))

Hit and Run with Vessel‑-Injury Accident (RCW 79A.60.200(3))

Identity Theft 1 (RCW 9.35.020(2)(a))

Indecent Exposure to Person Under Age Fourteen (subsequent sex offense) (RCW 9A.88.010)

Influencing Outcome of Sporting Event (RCW 9A.82.070)

Knowingly Trafficking in Stolen Property (RCW 9A.82.050(2))

Malicious Harassment (RCW 9A.36.080)

Manufacture, deliver, or possess with intent to deliver narcotics from Schedule III, IV, or V or nonnarcotics from Schedule I-V (except marijuana, amphetamine, methamphetamines, or flunitrazepam) (RCW 69.50.401(a)(1) (iii) through (v))

Residential Burglary (RCW 9A.52.025)

Robbery 2 (RCW 9A.56.210)

Theft of Livestock 1 (RCW 9A.56.080)

Threats to Bomb (RCW 9.61.160)

Use of Proceeds of Criminal Profiteering (RCW 9A.82.080 (1) and (2))

Vehicular Assault, by being under the influence of intoxicating liquor or any drug, or by the operation or driving of a vehicle in a reckless manner (RCW 46.61.522)

Willful Failure to Return from Furlough (RCW 72.66.060)

 

IIIAbandonment of dependent person 2 (RCW 9A.42.070)

Assault 3 (RCW 9A.36.031)

Assault of a Child 3 (RCW 9A.36.140)

Bail Jumping with class B or C Felony (RCW 9A.76.170(3)(c))

Burglary 2 (RCW 9A.52.030)

Communication with a Minor for Immoral Purposes (RCW 9.68A.090)

Criminal Gang Intimidation (RCW 9A.46.120)

Criminal Mistreatment 2 (RCW 9A.42.030)

Custodial Assault (RCW 9A.36.100)

Delivery of a material in lieu of a controlled substance (RCW 69.50.401(c))

Escape 2 (RCW 9A.76.120)

Extortion 2 (RCW 9A.56.130)

Harassment (RCW 9A.46.020)

Intimidating a Public Servant (RCW 9A.76.180)

Introducing Contraband 2 (RCW 9A.76.150)

Maintaining a Dwelling or Place for Controlled Substances (RCW 69.50.402(a)(6))

Malicious Injury to Railroad Property (RCW 81.60.070)

Manufacture, deliver, or possess with intent to deliver marijuana (RCW 69.50.401(a)(1)(iii))

Manufacture, distribute, or possess with intent to distribute an imitation controlled substance (RCW 69.52.030(1))

Patronizing a Juvenile Prostitute (RCW 9.68A.100)

Perjury 2 (RCW 9A.72.030)

Possession of Incendiary Device (RCW 9.40.120)

Possession of Machine Gun or Short-Barreled Shotgun or Rifle (RCW 9.41.190)

Promoting Prostitution 2 (RCW 9A.88.080)

  Recklessly Trafficking in Stolen Property (RCW 9A.82.050(1))

Securities Act violation (RCW 21.20.400)

Tampering with a Witness (RCW 9A.72.120)

Telephone Harassment (subsequent conviction or threat of death) (RCW 9.61.230)

Theft of Livestock 2 (RCW 9A.56.080)

Unlawful Imprisonment (RCW 9A.40.040)

Unlawful possession of firearm in the second degree (RCW 9.41.040(1)(b))

Unlawful Use of Building for Drug Purposes (RCW 69.53.010)

Vehicular Assault, by the operation or driving of a vehicle with disregard for the safety of others (RCW 46.61.522)

Willful Failure to Return from Work Release (RCW 72.65.070)

 

IIComputer Trespass 1 (RCW 9A.52.110)

           Counterfeiting (RCW 9.16.035(3))

    Create, deliver, or possess a counterfeit controlled substance (RCW 69.50.401(b))

    Escape from Community Custody (RCW 72.09.310)

    Health Care False Claims (RCW 48.80.030)

    Identity Theft 2 (RCW 9.35.020(2)(b))

    Improperly Obtaining Financial Information (RCW 9.35.010)

    Malicious Mischief 1 (RCW 9A.48.070)

    Possession of controlled substance that is either heroin or narcotics from Schedule I or II or flunitrazepam from Schedule IV (RCW 69.50.401(d))

    Possession of phencyclidine (PCP) (RCW 69.50.401(d))

    Possession of Stolen Property 1 (RCW 9A.56.150)

    Theft 1 (RCW 9A.56.030)

    Theft of Rental, Leased, or Lease-purchased Property (valued at one thousand five hundred dollars or more) (RCW 9A.56.096(4))

    Trafficking in Insurance Claims (RCW 48.30A.015)

    Unlawful Practice of Law (RCW 2.48.180)

    Unlicensed Practice of a Profession or Business (RCW 18.130.190(7))

 

IAttempting to Elude a Pursuing Police Vehicle (RCW 46.61.024)

False Verification for Welfare (RCW 74.08.055)

Forged Prescription (RCW 69.41.020)

Forged Prescription for a Controlled Substance (RCW 69.50.403)

Forgery (RCW 9A.60.020)

Malicious Mischief 2 (RCW 9A.48.080)

Possess Controlled Substance that is a Narcotic from Schedule III, IV, or V or Non-narcotic from Schedule I-V (except phencyclidine or flunitrazepam) (RCW 69.50.401(d))

Possession of Stolen Property 2 (RCW 9A.56.160)

Reckless Burning 1 (RCW 9A.48.040)

Taking Motor Vehicle Without Permission (RCW 9A.56.070)

Theft 2 (RCW 9A.56.040)

Theft of Rental, Leased, or Lease-purchased Property (valued at two hundred fifty dollars or more but less than one thousand five hundred dollars) (RCW 9A.56.096(4))

Unlawful Issuance of Checks or Drafts (RCW 9A.56.060)

Unlawful Use of Food Stamps (RCW 9.91.140 (2) and (3))

Vehicle Prowl 1 (RCW 9A.52.095)

 

    Sec. 16.  RCW 9A.04.080 and 1998 c 221 s 2 are each amended to read as follows:

    (1) Prosecutions for criminal offenses shall not be commenced after the periods prescribed in this section.

    (a) The following offenses may be prosecuted at any time after their commission:

    (i) Murder;

    (ii) Any offense defined in chapter 9A.‑- RCW (sections 1 through 8 and 17 through 23 of this act);

    (iii) Homicide by abuse;

    (((iii))) (iv) Arson if a death results;

    (((iv))) (v) Vehicular homicide;

    (((v))) (vi) Vehicular assault if a death results;

    (((vi))) (vii) Hit-and-run injury-accident if a death results (RCW 46.52.020(4)).

    (b) The following offenses shall not be prosecuted more than ten years after their commission:

    (i) Any felony committed by a public officer if the commission is in connection with the duties of his or her office or constitutes a breach of his or her public duty or a violation of the oath of office;

    (ii) Arson if no death results; or

    (iii) Violations of RCW 9A.44.040 or 9A.44.050 if the rape is reported to a law enforcement agency within one year of its commission; except that if the victim is under fourteen years of age when the rape is committed and the rape is reported to a law enforcement agency within one year of its commission, the violation may be prosecuted up to three years after the victim's eighteenth birthday or up to ten years after the rape's commission, whichever is later.  If a violation of RCW 9A.44.040 or 9A.44.050 is not reported within one year, the rape may not be prosecuted:  (A) More than three years after its commission if the violation was committed against a victim fourteen years of age or older; or (B) more than three years after the victim's eighteenth birthday or more than seven years after the rape's commission, whichever is later, if the violation was committed against a victim under fourteen years of age.

    (c) Violations of the following statutes shall not be prosecuted more than three years after the victim's eighteenth birthday or more than seven years after their commission, whichever is later:  RCW 9A.44.073, 9A.44.076, 9A.44.083, 9A.44.086, 9A.44.070, 9A.44.080, 9A.44.100(1)(b), or 9A.64.020.

    (d) The following offenses shall not be prosecuted more than six years after their commission:  Violations of RCW 9A.82.060 or 9A.82.080.

    (e) The following offenses shall not be prosecuted more than five years after their commission:  Any class C felony under chapter 74.09, 82.36, or 82.38 RCW.

    (f) Bigamy shall not be prosecuted more than three years after the time specified in RCW 9A.64.010.

    (g) A violation of RCW 9A.56.030 must not be prosecuted more than three years after the discovery of the offense when the victim is a tax exempt corporation under 26 U.S.C. Sec. 501(c)(3).

    (h) No other felony may be prosecuted more than three years after its commission; except that in a prosecution under RCW 9A.44.115, if the person who was viewed, photographed, or filmed did not realize at the time that he or she was being viewed, photographed, or filmed, the prosecution must be commenced within two years of the time the person who was viewed or in the photograph or film first learns that he or she was viewed, photographed, or filmed.

    (i) No gross misdemeanor may be prosecuted more than two years after its commission.

    (j) No misdemeanor may be prosecuted more than one year after its commission.

    (2) The periods of limitation prescribed in subsection (1) of this section do not run during any time when the person charged is not usually and publicly resident within this state.

    (3) If, before the end of a period of limitation prescribed in subsection (1) of this section, an indictment has been found or a complaint or an information has been filed, and the indictment, complaint, or information is set aside, then the period of limitation is extended by a period equal to the length of time from the finding or filing to the setting aside.

 

    NEW SECTION.  Sec. 17.  CRIMINAL PENALTIES ADDITIONAL TO CIVIL AND ADMINISTRATIVE SANCTIONS.  The penalties imposed pursuant to this chapter shall be in addition to, and not in lieu of, all other civil, administrative, and other penalties and remedies provided for by other laws providing penalties or remedies for actions or conduct which also constitutes a violation of this chapter.

 

    NEW SECTION.  Sec. 18.  ADDITIONAL PENALTIES.  In addition to all other penalties, criminal or civil, and any other provision of law notwithstanding, any person convicted of any of the offenses described in this chapter shall be ordered by the sentencing court to:

    (1) Make restitution for actual damages sustained to those persons or entities injured by the commission of any of the offenses described in this chapter;

    (2) Make restitution of all costs and expenses incurred by the state or county in the investigation and prosecution of the offense, including any costs of defense provided at public expense.

 

    NEW SECTION.  Sec. 19.  ANTIMERGER PROVISION.  Every person who, in the commission of an offense defined by this chapter, commits any other crime may be punished therefor, as well as for the violation of this chapter, and may be prosecuted for each crime separately.

 

    NEW SECTION.  Sec. 20.  SECTION CAPTIONS.  Section captions as used in this chapter do not constitute any part of the law.

 

    NEW SECTION.  Sec. 21.  SEVERABILITY.  If any provision of this act or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of the act or the application of the provision to other persons or circumstances is not affected.

 

    NEW SECTION.  Sec. 22.  SHORT TITLE.  This act shall be known as the Washington AntiTerrorism Act of 2002.

 

    NEW SECTION.  Sec. 23.  DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.  This act is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, or safety, or support of the state government and its existing public institutions, and takes effect immediately.

 

    NEW SECTION.  Sec. 24.  CODIFICATION INSTRUCTIONS.  Sections 1 through 8 and 17 through 23 of this act constitute a new chapter in Title 9A RCW.

 


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