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SENATE BILL 6217

State of Washington

68th Legislature

2024 Regular Session

BySenators McCune and Fortunato

Read first time 01/15/24.Referred to Committee on Law & Justice.

AN ACT Relating to deterring robberies from retail establishments; and amending RCW 9.94A.832.

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

Sec. 1. RCW 9.94A.832 and 2013 c 270 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:

In a criminal case where((:

(1) The))the defendant has been convicted of robbery in the first degree or robbery in the second degree((;)) and

(((2) There))there has been a special allegation pleaded and proven beyond a reasonable doubt that the defendant committed a robbery of ((a)):

(1) A pharmacy as defined in RCW 18.64.011(((21))); or

(2) A retail outlet and the defendant committed the robbery by using a vehicle to damage or gain access to the retail outlet; or

(3) A retail outlet and the defendant committed the robbery in concert with another individual or individuals;

the court shall make a finding of fact of the special allegation, or if a jury is had, the jury shall, if it finds the defendant guilty, also find a special verdict as to the special allegation.

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