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                                          ENGROSSED SENATE BILL NO. 4705

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State of Washington                              49th Legislature                              1986 Regular Session

By Senators Talmadge, Bluechel, Garrett, Gaspard, Rasmussen, Bender, Wojahn, Vognild, Peterson and Granlund

Read first time 1/21/86 and referred to Committee on Judiciary.

AN ACT Relating to communications with minors for immoral purposes; amending RCW 9.68A.090; and prescribing penalties.

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

        Sec. 1.  Section 8, chapter 262, Laws of 1984 and RCW 9.68A.090 are each amended to read as follows:

          (1) A person who communicates with 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.

          (2) As used in this section, "minor" means a person under ((sixteen)) eighteen years of age.