| Passed by the Senate March 7, 2003 YEAS 49 BRAD OWEN ________________________________________ President of the Senate Passed by the House April 8, 2003 YEAS 95 FRANK CHOPP ________________________________________ Speaker of the House of Representatives | I, Milton H. Doumit, Jr., Secretary of the Senate of the State of Washington, do hereby certify that the attached is SENATE BILL 5570 as passed by the Senate and the House of Representatives on the dates hereon set forth. MILTON H. DOUMIT JR. ________________________________________ Secretary | |
| Approved April 16, 2003. GARY F. LOCKE ________________________________________ Governor of the State of Washington | April 16, 2003 - 4:19 p.m. Secretary of State State of Washington |
| State of Washington | 58th Legislature | 2003 Regular Session |
Read first time 01/30/2003. Referred to Committee on Judiciary.
AN ACT Relating to communication with a minor for immoral purposes; and amending RCW 9.68A.090.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
Sec. 1 RCW 9.68A.090 and 1989 c 32 s 7 are each amended to read
as follows:
A person who communicates with a minor for immoral purposes, or a
person who communicates with someone the person believes to be a minor
for immoral purposes, is guilty of a gross misdemeanor, unless that
person has previously been convicted under this section or of a felony
sexual offense under chapter 9.68A, 9A.44, or 9A.64 RCW or of any other
felony sexual offense in this or any other state, in which case the
person is guilty of a class C felony punishable under chapter 9A.20
RCW.