SHB 2481 -
By Senator Benton
ADOPTED 02/28/2006
On page 2, after line 24 of the amendment, insert the following:
"Sec. 3 RCW 9A.56.200 and 2002 c 85 s 1 are each amended to read
as follows:
(1) A person is guilty of robbery in the first degree if:
(a) In the commission of a robbery or of immediate flight
therefrom, he or she:
(i) Is armed with a deadly weapon; or
(ii) Displays what appears to be a firearm or other deadly weapon;
or
(iii) Inflicts bodily injury; or
(b) He or she commits a robbery within and against a financial
institution as defined in RCW 7.88.010 or 35.38.060. Evidence showing
that the establishment robbed was a financial institution is not
required when "bank," "savings and loan," "trust," "payday," or "credit
union" appears in the name of the establishment.
(2) Robbery in the first degree is a class A felony."
SHB 2481 -
By Senator Benton
ADOPTED 02/28/2006
On page 2, beginning on line 25 of the amendment, strike all
material through "section." on line 27, and insert the following:
"On page 1, line 1 of the title, after "Relating to" strike the
remainder of the title and insert "insuring victims of crimes and
robbery in the first degree; amending RCW 9A.56.200; adding a new
section to chapter 48.18 RCW; creating a new section; and prescribing
penalties.""
EFFECT: Declares that evidence showing that the establishment robbed was a financial institution is not required when "bank," "savings and loan," "trust," "payday," or "credit union" appears in the name of the establishment.