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                                                    HOUSE BILL NO. 752

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State of Washington                              50th Legislature                              1987 Regular Session

By Representatives Locke, Armstrong, P. King, Brough and Betrozoff; by request of Sentencing Guidelines Commission

Read first time 2/6/87 and referred to Committee on Judiciary.

AN ACT Relating to assault in the second degree; amending RCW 9A.36.021; prescribing penalties; declaring an emergency; and providing an effective date.

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

        Sec. 1.  Section 5, chapter 257, Laws of 1986 and RCW 9A.36.021 are each amended to read as follows:

          (1) A person is guilty of assault in the second degree if he or she, under circumstances not amounting to assault in the first degree:

          (a) Intentionally assaults ((another)) a person less than twelve years of age and thereby inflicts substantial bodily harm; or

          (b) Knowingly inflicts substantial bodily harm upon another with or without a weapon; or

(c) Knowingly assaults another with a deadly weapon; or

          (((c))) (d) With intent to inflict bodily harm, administers to or causes to be taken by another, poison or any other destructive or noxious substance; or

          (((d))) (e) With intent to commit a felony, assaults another.

          (2) Assault in the second degree is a class B felony.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 2.     This act is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, and safety, the support of the state government and its existing public institutions, and shall take effect July 1, 1987.