| Passed by the Senate February 13, 2004 YEAS 48 BRAD OWEN ________________________________________ President of the Senate Passed by the House March 2, 2004 YEAS 94 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 6177 as passed by the Senate and the House of Representatives on the dates hereon set forth. MILTON H. DOUMIT JR. ________________________________________ Secretary | |
| Approved March 11, 2004. GARY F. LOCKE ________________________________________ Governor of the State of Washington | March 11, 2004 - 4:22 p.m. Secretary of State State of Washington |
| State of Washington | 58th Legislature | 2004 Regular Session |
Read first time 01/14/2004. Referred to Committee on Judiciary.
AN ACT Relating to criminal impersonation; amending RCW 9A.60.040 and 9A.60.045; prescribing penalties; and providing an effective date.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
Sec. 1 RCW 9A.60.040 and 2003 c 53 s 78 are each amended to read
as follows:
(1) A person is guilty of criminal impersonation in the first
degree if the person:
(a) Assumes a false identity and does an act in his or her assumed
character with intent to defraud another or for any other unlawful
purpose; or
(b) Pretends to be a representative of some person or organization
or a public servant and does an act in his or her pretended capacity
with intent to defraud another or for any other unlawful purpose.
(2) Criminal impersonation in the first degree is a ((gross
misdemeanor)) class C felony.
Sec. 2 RCW 9A.60.045 and 2003 c 53 s 79 are each amended to read
as follows:
(1) A person is guilty of criminal impersonation in the second
degree if the person:
(a) Claims to be a law enforcement officer or creates an impression
that he or she is a law enforcement officer; and
(b) Under circumstances not amounting to criminal impersonation in
the first degree, does an act with intent to convey the impression that
he or she is acting in an official capacity and a reasonable person
would believe the person is a law enforcement officer.
(2) Criminal impersonation in the second degree is a gross
misdemeanor.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 3 This act takes effect July 1, 2004.