Critical comm infrastructure

AN ACT Relating to establishing criminal and civil penalties for 1
destruction of critical communications infrastructure; amending RCW 2
9A.82.010; reenacting and amending RCW 9.94A.515; adding new sections 3
to chapter 9A.56 RCW; and prescribing penalties. 4
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:5
Sec. 1. RCW 9A.82.010 and 2024 c 301 s 27 are each amended to 6
read as follows: 7
Unless the context requires the contrary, the definitions in this 8
section apply throughout this chapter. 9
(1)(a) "Beneficial interest" means: 10
(i) The interest of a person as a beneficiary under a trust 11
established under Title 11 RCW in which the trustee for the trust 12
holds legal or record title to real property; 13
(ii) The interest of a person as a beneficiary under any other 14
trust arrangement under which a trustee holds legal or record title 15
to real property for the benefit of the beneficiary; or16
(iii) The interest of a person under any other form of express 17
fiduciary arrangement under which one person holds legal or record 18
title to real property for the benefit of the other person.19
H-1303.1
HOUSE BILL 1954
State of Washington 69th Legislature 2025 Regular Session
By Representatives Griffey, Couture, and Schmidt
Prefiled 02/11/25. Read first time 02/12/25. Referred to Committee
on Community Safety.
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(b) "Beneficial interest" does not include the interest of a 1
stockholder in a corporation or the interest of a partner in a 2
general partnership or limited partnership. 3
(c) A beneficial interest is considered to be located where the 4
real property owned by the trustee is located. 5
(2) "Control" means the possession of a sufficient interest to 6
permit substantial direction over the affairs of an enterprise.7
(3) "Creditor" means a person making an extension of credit or a 8
person claiming by, under, or through a person making an extension of 9
credit. 10
(4) "Criminal profiteering" means any act, including any 11
anticipatory or completed offense, committed for financial gain, that 12
is chargeable or indictable under the laws of the state in which the 13
act occurred and, if the act occurred in a state other than this 14
state, would be chargeable or indictable under the laws of this state 15
had the act occurred in this state and punishable as a felony and by 16
imprisonment for more than one year, regardless of whether the act is 17
charged or indicted, as any of the following: 18
(a) Murder, as defined in RCW 9A.32.030 and 9A.32.050;19
(b) Robbery, as defined in RCW 9A.56.200 and 9A.56.210;20
(c) Kidnapping, as defined in RCW 9A.40.020 and 9A.40.030;21
(d) Forgery, as defined in RCW 9A.60.020 and 9A.60.030;22
(e) Theft, as defined in RCW 9A.56.030, 9A.56.040, 9A.56.060, 23
9A.56.080, and 9A.56.083; 24
(f) Unlawful sale of subscription television services, as defined 25
in RCW 9A.56.230; 26
(g) Theft of telecommunication services or unlawful manufacture 27
of a telecommunication device, as defined in RCW 9A.56.262 and 28
9A.56.264; 29
(h) Child selling or child buying, as defined in RCW 9A.64.030;30
(i) Bribery, as defined in RCW 9A.68.010, 9A.68.020, 9A.68.040, 31
and 9A.68.050; 32
(j) Gambling, as defined in RCW 9.46.220 and 9.46.215 and 33
9.46.217; 34
(k) Extortion, as defined in RCW 9A.56.120 and 9A.56.130;35
(l) Unlawful production of payment instruments, unlawful 36
possession of payment instruments, unlawful possession of a personal 37
identification device, unlawful possession of fictitious 38
identification, or unlawful possession of instruments of financial 39
fraud, as defined in RCW 9A.56.320; 40
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(m) Extortionate extension of credit, as defined in RCW 1
9A.82.020; 2
(n) Advancing money for use in an extortionate extension of 3
credit, as defined in RCW 9A.82.030; 4
(o) Collection of an extortionate extension of credit, as defined 5
in RCW 9A.82.040; 6
(p) Collection of an unlawful debt, as defined in RCW 9A.82.045;7
(q) Delivery or manufacture of controlled substances or 8
possession with intent to deliver or manufacture controlled 9
substances under chapter 69.50 RCW; 10
(r) Trafficking in stolen property, as defined in RCW 9A.82.050;11
(s) Leading organized crime, as defined in RCW 9A.82.060;12
(t) Money laundering, as defined in RCW 9A.83.020;13
(u) Obstructing criminal investigations or prosecutions in 14
violation of RCW 9A.72.090, 9A.72.100, 9A.72.110, 9A.72.120, 15
9A.72.130, 9A.76.070, or 9A.76.180; 16
(v) Fraud in the purchase or sale of securities, as defined in 17
RCW 21.20.010; 18
(w) Promoting pornography, as defined in RCW 9.68.140;19
(x) Sexual exploitation of children, as defined in RCW 9.68A.040, 20
9.68A.050, and 9.68A.060; 21
(y) Promoting prostitution, as defined in RCW 9A.88.070 and 22
9A.88.080; 23
(z) Arson, as defined in RCW 9A.48.020 and 9A.48.030;24
(aa) Assault, as defined in RCW 9A.36.011 and 9A.36.021;25
(bb) Assault of a child, as defined in RCW 9A.36.120 and 26
9A.36.130; 27
(cc) A pattern of equity skimming, as defined in RCW 61.34.020;28
(dd) Commercial telephone solicitation in violation of RCW 29
19.158.040(1); 30
(ee) Trafficking in insurance claims, as defined in RCW 31
48.30A.015; 32
(ff) Unlawful practice of law, as defined in RCW 2.48.180;33
(gg) Commercial bribery, as defined in RCW 9A.68.060;34
(hh) Health care false claims, as defined in RCW 48.80.030;35
(ii) Unlicensed practice of a profession or business, as defined 36
in RCW 18.130.190(7); 37
(jj) Improperly obtaining financial information, as defined in 38
RCW 9.35.010; 39
(kk) Identity theft, as defined in RCW 9.35.020;40
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(ll) Unlawful shipment of cigarettes in violation of RCW 1
70.155.105(6) (a) or (b); 2
(mm) Unlawful shipment of cigarettes in violation of RCW 3
82.24.110(2); 4
(nn) Unauthorized sale or procurement of telephone records in 5
violation of RCW 9.26A.140; 6
(oo) Theft with the intent to resell, as defined in RCW 7
9A.56.340; 8
(pp) Organized retail theft, as defined in RCW 9A.56.350;9
(qq) Mortgage fraud, as defined in RCW 19.144.080;10
(rr) Commercial sexual abuse of a minor, as defined in RCW 11
9.68A.100; 12
(ss) Promoting commercial sexual abuse of a minor, as defined in 13
RCW 9.68A.101; 14
(tt) Trafficking, as defined in RCW 9A.40.100, promoting travel 15
for commercial sexual abuse of a minor, as defined in RCW 9.68A.102, 16
and permitting commercial sexual abuse of a minor, as defined in RCW 17
9.68A.103; ((or))18
(uu) Trafficking in catalytic converters, as defined in RCW 19
9A.82.190 and 9A.82.200; or20
(vv) Destruction of critical communications infrastructure, as 21
defined in section 2 of this act. 22
(5) "Dealer in property" means a person who buys and sells 23
property as a business. 24
(6) "Debtor" means a person to whom an extension of credit is 25
made or a person who guarantees the repayment of an extension of 26
credit or in any manner undertakes to indemnify the creditor against 27
loss resulting from the failure of a person to whom an extension is 28
made to repay the same. 29
(7) "Documentary material" means any book, paper, document, 30
writing, drawing, graph, chart, photograph, phonograph record, 31
magnetic tape, computer printout, other data compilation from which 32
information can be obtained or from which information can be 33
translated into usable form, or other tangible item.34
(8) "Enterprise" includes any individual, sole proprietorship, 35
partnership, corporation, business trust, or other profit or 36
nonprofit legal entity, and includes any union, association, or group 37
of individuals associated in fact although not a legal entity, and 38
both illicit and licit enterprises and governmental and 39
nongovernmental entities. 40
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(9) "Extortionate extension of credit" means an extension of 1
credit with respect to which it is the understanding of the creditor 2
and the debtor at the time the extension is made that delay in making 3
repayment or failure to make repayment could result in the use of 4
violence or other criminal means to cause harm to the person, 5
reputation, or property of any person. 6
(10) "Extortionate means" means the use, or an express or 7
implicit threat of use, of violence or other criminal means to cause 8
harm to the person, reputation, or property of any person.9
(11) "Financial institution" means any bank, trust company, 10
savings and loan association, savings bank, mutual savings bank, 11
credit union, or loan company under the jurisdiction of the state or 12
an agency of the United States. 13
(12) "Pattern of criminal profiteering activity" means engaging 14
in at least three acts of criminal profiteering, one of which 15
occurred after July 1, 1985, and the last of which occurred within 16
five years, excluding any period of imprisonment, after the 17
commission of the earliest act of criminal profiteering. In order to 18
constitute a pattern, the three acts must have the same or similar 19
intent, results, accomplices, principals, victims, or methods of 20
commission, or be otherwise interrelated by distinguishing 21
characteristics including a nexus to the same enterprise, and must 22
not be isolated events. However, in any civil proceedings brought 23
pursuant to RCW 9A.82.100 by any person other than the attorney 24
general or county prosecuting attorney in which one or more acts of 25
fraud in the purchase or sale of securities are asserted as acts of 26
criminal profiteering activity, it is a condition to civil liability 27
under RCW 9A.82.100 that the defendant has been convicted in a 28
criminal proceeding of fraud in the purchase or sale of securities 29
under RCW 21.20.400 or under the laws of another state or of the 30
United States requiring the same elements of proof, but such 31
conviction need not relate to any act or acts asserted as acts of 32
criminal profiteering activity in such civil action under RCW 33
9A.82.100. 34
(13) "Real property" means any real property or interest in real 35
property, including but not limited to a land sale contract, lease, 36
or mortgage of real property. 37
(14) "Records" means any book, paper, writing, record, computer 38
program, or other material. 39
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(15) "Repayment of an extension of credit" means the repayment, 1
satisfaction, or discharge in whole or in part of a debt or claim, 2
acknowledged or disputed, valid or invalid, resulting from or in 3
connection with that extension of credit. 4
(16) "Stolen property" means property that has been obtained by 5
theft, robbery, or extortion. 6
(17) "To collect an extension of credit" means to induce in any 7
way a person to make repayment thereof. 8
(18) "To extend credit" means to make or renew a loan or to enter 9
into an agreement, tacit or express, whereby the repayment or 10
satisfaction of a debt or claim, whether acknowledged or disputed, 11
valid or invalid, and however arising, may or shall be deferred.12
(19) "Traffic" means to sell, transfer, distribute, dispense, or 13
otherwise dispose of stolen property to another person, or to buy, 14
receive, possess, or obtain control of stolen property, with intent 15
to sell, transfer, distribute, dispense, or otherwise dispose of the 16
property to another person. 17
(20)(a) "Trustee" means: 18
(i) A person acting as a trustee under a trust established under 19
Title 11 RCW in which the trustee holds legal or record title to real 20
property; 21
(ii) A person who holds legal or record title to real property in 22
which another person has a beneficial interest; or23
(iii) A successor trustee to a person who is a trustee under 24
(a)(i) or (ii) of this subsection. 25
(b) "Trustee" does not mean a person appointed or acting as:26
(i) A personal representative under Title 11 RCW;27
(ii) A trustee of any testamentary trust; 28
(iii) A trustee of any indenture of trust under which a bond is 29
issued; or 30
(iv) A trustee under a deed of trust. 31
(21) "Unlawful debt" means any money or other thing of value 32
constituting principal or interest of a debt that is legally 33
unenforceable in the state in full or in part because the debt was 34
incurred or contracted: 35
(a) In violation of any one of the following: 36
(i) Chapter 67.16 RCW relating to horse racing;37
(ii) Chapter 9.46 RCW relating to gambling; 38
(b) In a gambling activity in violation of federal law; or39
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(c) In connection with the business of lending money or a thing 1
of value at a rate that is at least twice the permitted rate under 2
the applicable state or federal law relating to usury.3
NEW SECTION. Sec. 2. A new section is added to chapter 9A.56 4
RCW to read as follows: 5
(1) A person is guilty of destruction of critical communications 6
infrastructure if, with intent to cause damage, commit theft, or 7
cause harm to communications infrastructure including both physical 8
and cyber components that deliver voice, video, and data services, 9
causes damage to or renders inoperable such voice, video, or data 10
services. 11
(2) Destruction of critical communications infrastructure is a 12
class C felony. 13
NEW SECTION. Sec. 3. A new section is added to chapter 9A.56 14
RCW to read as follows: 15
(1) In addition to the criminal penalties provided in section 2 16
of this act, there is created a civil cause of action for destruction 17
of critical communications infrastructure. 18
(2) A person who sustains injury to his or her person, business, 19
or property by an act described in section 2 of this act may file an 20
action in superior court against the perpetrator for the recovery of 21
damages and the costs of the suit, including reasonable investigative 22
and attorneys' fees and costs. 23
Sec. 4. RCW 9.94A.515 and 2024 c 301 s 29 and 2024 c 55 s 1 are 24
each reenacted and amended to read as follows: 25
26 TABLE 2
27
28
CRIMES INCLUDED WITHIN EACH
SERIOUSNESS LEVEL

29 XVI Aggravated Murder 1 (RCW 10.95.020)
30 XV Homicide by abuse (RCW 9A.32.055)
31
32
Malicious explosion 1 (RCW
70.74.280(1))

33 Murder 1 (RCW 9A.32.030)
34 XIV Murder 2 (RCW 9A.32.050)
35 Trafficking 1 (RCW 9A.40.100(1))
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2
XIII Malicious explosion 2 (RCW
70.74.280(2))

3
4
Malicious placement of an explosive 1
(RCW 70.74.270(1))

5 XII Assault 1 (RCW 9A.36.011)
6 Assault of a Child 1 (RCW 9A.36.120)
7
8
Malicious placement of an imitation
device 1 (RCW 70.74.272(1)(a))

9
10
Promoting Commercial Sexual Abuse
of a Minor (RCW 9.68A.101)

11 Rape 1 (RCW 9A.44.040)
12 Rape of a Child 1 (RCW 9A.44.073)
13 Trafficking 2 (RCW 9A.40.100(3))
14 XI Manslaughter 1 (RCW 9A.32.060)
15 Rape 2 (RCW 9A.44.050)
16 Rape of a Child 2 (RCW 9A.44.076)
17
18
19
Vehicular Homicide, by being under the
influence of intoxicating liquor or
any drug (RCW 46.61.520)

20
21
22
Vehicular Homicide, by the operation of
any vehicle in a reckless manner
(RCW 46.61.520)

23 X Child Molestation 1 (RCW 9A.44.083)
24
25
Criminal Mistreatment 1 (RCW
9A.42.020)

26
27
28
Indecent Liberties (with forcible
compulsion) (RCW
9A.44.100(1)(a))

29 Kidnapping 1 (RCW 9A.40.020)
30
31
Leading Organized Crime (RCW
9A.82.060(1)(a))

32
33
Malicious explosion 3 (RCW
70.74.280(3))

34
35
Sexually Violent Predator Escape (RCW
9A.76.115)

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2
IX Abandonment of Dependent Person 1
(RCW 9A.42.060)

3 Assault of a Child 2 (RCW 9A.36.130)
4
5
Explosive devices prohibited (RCW
70.74.180)

6
7
Hit and Run—Death (RCW
46.52.020(4)(a))

8
9
10
Homicide by Watercraft, by being under
the influence of intoxicating liquor
or any drug (RCW 79A.60.050)

11
12
Inciting Criminal Profiteering (RCW
9A.82.060(1)(b))

13
14
Malicious placement of an explosive 2
(RCW 70.74.270(2))

15 Robbery 1 (RCW 9A.56.200)
16 Sexual Exploitation (RCW 9.68A.040)
17 VIII Arson 1 (RCW 9A.48.020)
18
19
Commercial Sexual Abuse of a Minor
(RCW 9.68A.100)

20
21
22
Homicide by Watercraft, by the
operation of any vessel in a reckless
manner (RCW 79A.60.050)

23 Manslaughter 2 (RCW 9A.32.070)
24
25
Promoting Prostitution 1 (RCW
9A.88.070)

26 Theft of Ammonia (RCW 69.55.010)
27
28
29
VII Air bag diagnostic systems (causing
bodily injury or death) (RCW
46.37.660(2)(b))

30
31
32
Air bag replacement requirements
(causing bodily injury or death)
(RCW 46.37.660(1)(b))

33 Burglary 1 (RCW 9A.52.020)
34 Child Molestation 2 (RCW 9A.44.086)
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2
Civil Disorder Training (RCW
9A.48.120)

3
4
Custodial Sexual Misconduct 1 (RCW
9A.44.160)

5
6
7
Dealing in depictions of minor engaged
in sexually explicit conduct 1
(RCW 9.68A.050(1))

8 Drive-by Shooting (RCW 9A.36.045)
9
10
False Reporting 1 (RCW
9A.84.040(2)(a))

11
12
13
Homicide by Watercraft, by disregard
for the safety of others (RCW
79A.60.050)

14
15
16
Indecent Liberties (without forcible
compulsion) (RCW 9A.44.100(1)
(b) and (c))

17
18
Introducing Contraband 1 (RCW
9A.76.140)

19
20
Malicious placement of an explosive 3
(RCW 70.74.270(3))

21
22
23
24
25
Manufacture or import counterfeit,
nonfunctional, damaged, or
previously deployed air bag
(causing bodily injury or death)
(RCW 46.37.650(1)(b))

26
27
28
Negligently Causing Death By Use of a
Signal Preemption Device (RCW
46.37.675)

29
30
31
32
Sell, install, or reinstall counterfeit,
nonfunctional, damaged, or
previously deployed airbag (RCW
46.37.650(2)(b))

33
34
35
36
Sending, bringing into state depictions
of minor engaged in sexually
explicit conduct 1 (RCW
9.68A.060(1))

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2
Unlawful Possession of a Firearm in the
first degree (RCW 9.41.040(1))

3
4
5
Use of a Machine Gun or Bump-fire
Stock in Commission of a Felony
(RCW 9.41.225)

6
7
8
Vehicular Homicide, by disregard for
the safety of others (RCW
46.61.520)

9
10
VI Bail Jumping with Murder 1 (RCW
9A.76.170(3)(a))

11 Bribery (RCW 9A.68.010)
12 Incest 1 (RCW 9A.64.020(1))
13 Intimidating a Judge (RCW 9A.72.160)
14
15
Intimidating a Juror/Witness (RCW
9A.72.110, 9A.72.130)

16
17
Malicious placement of an imitation
device 2 (RCW 70.74.272(1)(b))

18
19
20
Possession of Depictions of a Minor
Engaged in Sexually Explicit
Conduct 1 (RCW 9.68A.070(1))

21 Rape of a Child 3 (RCW 9A.44.079)
22 Theft of a Firearm (RCW 9A.56.300)
23
24
Theft from a Vulnerable Adult 1 (RCW
9A.56.400(1))

25
26
Unlawful Storage of Ammonia (RCW
69.55.020)

27
28
V Abandonment of Dependent Person 2
(RCW 9A.42.070)

29
30
31
Advancing money or property for
extortionate extension of credit
(RCW 9A.82.030)

32
33
Air bag diagnostic systems (RCW
46.37.660(2)(c))

34
35
Air bag replacement requirements
(RCW 46.37.660(1)(c))

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1
2
Bail Jumping with class A Felony
(RCW 9A.76.170(3)(b))

3 Child Molestation 3 (RCW 9A.44.089)
4
5
Criminal Mistreatment 2 (RCW
9A.42.030)

6
7
Custodial Sexual Misconduct 2 (RCW
9A.44.170)

8
9
10
Dealing in Depictions of Minor
Engaged in Sexually Explicit
Conduct 2 (RCW 9.68A.050(2))

11
12
13
14
Domestic Violence Court Order
Violation (RCW 7.105.450,
10.99.040, 10.99.050, 26.09.300,
26.26B.050, or 26.52.070)

15 Extortion 1 (RCW 9A.56.120)
16
17
Extortionate Extension of Credit (RCW
9A.82.020)

18
19
20
Extortionate Means to Collect
Extensions of Credit (RCW
9A.82.040)

21 Incest 2 (RCW 9A.64.020(2))
22 Kidnapping 2 (RCW 9A.40.030)
23
24
25
26
Manufacture or import counterfeit,
nonfunctional, damaged, or
previously deployed air bag (RCW
46.37.650(1)(c))

27 Perjury 1 (RCW 9A.72.020)
28
29
Persistent prison misbehavior (RCW
9.94.070)

30
31
Possession of a Stolen Firearm (RCW
9A.56.310)

32 Rape 3 (RCW 9A.44.060)
33
34
Rendering Criminal Assistance 1 (RCW
9A.76.070)

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2
3
4
Sell, install, or reinstall counterfeit,
nonfunctional, damaged, or
previously deployed airbag (RCW
46.37.650(2)(c))

5
6
7
8
Sending, Bringing into State Depictions
of Minor Engaged in Sexually
Explicit Conduct 2 (RCW
9.68A.060(2))

9
10
Sexual Misconduct with a Minor 1
(RCW 9A.44.093)

11
12
Sexually Violating Human Remains
(RCW 9A.44.105)

13 Stalking (RCW 9A.46.110)
14
15
Taking Motor Vehicle Without
Permission 1 (RCW 9A.56.070)

16 IV Arson 2 (RCW 9A.48.030)
17 Assault 2 (RCW 9A.36.021)
18
19
20
Assault 3 (of a Peace Officer with a
Projectile Stun Gun) (RCW
9A.36.031(1)(h))

21
22
Assault 4 (third domestic violence
offense) (RCW 9A.36.041(3))

23
24
Assault by Watercraft (RCW
79A.60.060)

25
26
27
Bribing a Witness/Bribe Received by
Witness (RCW 9A.72.090,
9A.72.100)

28 Cheating 1 (RCW 9.46.1961)
29 Commercial Bribery (RCW 9A.68.060)
30 Counterfeiting (RCW 9.16.035(4))
31
32
Driving While Under the Influence
(RCW 46.61.502(6))

33
34
Endangerment with a Controlled
Substance (RCW 9A.42.100)

35 Escape 1 (RCW 9A.76.110)
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1 Hate Crime (RCW 9A.36.080)
2
3
Hit and Run—Injury (RCW
46.52.020(4)(b))

4
5
Hit and Run with Vessel—Injury
Accident (RCW 79A.60.200(3))

6 Identity Theft 1 (RCW 9.35.020(2))
7
8
9
Indecent Exposure to Person Under Age
14 (subsequent sex offense) (RCW
9A.88.010)

10
11
Influencing Outcome of Sporting Event
(RCW 9A.82.070)

12
13
14
Physical Control of a Vehicle While
Under the Influence (RCW
46.61.504(6))

15
16
17
Possession of Depictions of a Minor
Engaged in Sexually Explicit
Conduct 2 (RCW 9.68A.070(2))

18 Residential Burglary (RCW 9A.52.025)
19 Robbery 2 (RCW 9A.56.210)
20 Theft of Livestock 1 (RCW 9A.56.080)
21 Threats to Bomb (RCW 9.61.160)
22
23
Trafficking in Catalytic Converters 1
(RCW 9A.82.190)

24
25
Trafficking in Stolen Property 1 (RCW
9A.82.050)

26
27
28
Unlawful factoring of a credit card or
payment card transaction (RCW
9A.56.290(4)(b))

29
30
31
Unlawful transaction of health coverage
as a health care service contractor
(RCW 48.44.016(3))

32
33
34
Unlawful transaction of health coverage
as a health maintenance
organization (RCW 48.46.033(3))

35
36
Unlawful transaction of insurance
business (RCW 48.15.023(3))

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2
Unlicensed practice as an insurance
professional (RCW 48.17.063(2))

3
4
5
Use of Proceeds of Criminal
Profiteering (RCW 9A.82.080 (1)
and (2))

6
7
Vehicle Prowling 2 (third or subsequent
offense) (RCW 9A.52.100(3))

8
9
10
11
12
Vehicular Assault, by being under the
influence of intoxicating liquor or
any drug, or by the operation or
driving of a vehicle in a reckless
manner (RCW 46.61.522)

13
14
15
Viewing of Depictions of a Minor
Engaged in Sexually Explicit
Conduct 1 (RCW 9.68A.075(1))

16 III Animal Cruelty 1 (RCW 16.52.205)
17
18
19
20
Assault 3 (Except Assault 3 of a Peace
Officer With a Projectile Stun Gun)
(RCW 9A.36.031 except subsection
(1)(h))

21 Assault of a Child 3 (RCW 9A.36.140)
22
23
Bail Jumping with class B or C Felony
(RCW 9A.76.170(3)(c))

24 Burglary 2 (RCW 9A.52.030)
25
26
27
Communication with a Minor for
Immoral Purposes (RCW
9.68A.090)

28
29
Criminal Gang Intimidation (RCW
9A.46.120)

30 Custodial Assault (RCW 9A.36.100)
31
32
Cyber Harassment (RCW
9A.90.120(2)(b))

33 Escape 2 (RCW 9A.76.120)
34 Extortion 2 (RCW 9A.56.130)
35
36
False Reporting 2 (RCW
9A.84.040(2)(b))

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1 Harassment (RCW 9A.46.020)
2 Hazing (RCW 28B.10.901(2)(b))
3
4
Intimidating a Public Servant (RCW
9A.76.180)

5
6
Introducing Contraband 2 (RCW
9A.76.150)

7
8
Malicious Injury to Railroad Property
(RCW 81.60.070)

9
10
Manufacture of Untraceable Firearm
with Intent to Sell (RCW 9.41.190)

11
12
13
14
Manufacture or Assembly of an
Undetectable Firearm or
Untraceable Firearm (RCW
9.41.325)

15 Mortgage Fraud (RCW 19.144.080)
16
17
18
19
Negligently Causing Substantial Bodily
Harm By Use of a Signal
Preemption Device (RCW
46.37.674)

20
21
Organized Retail Theft 1 (RCW
9A.56.350(2))

22 Perjury 2 (RCW 9A.72.030)
23
24
Possession of Incendiary Device (RCW
9.40.120)

25
26
27
28
Possession of Machine Gun, Bump-Fire
Stock, Undetectable Firearm, or
Short-Barreled Shotgun or Rifle
(RCW 9.41.190)

29
30
Promoting Prostitution 2 (RCW
9A.88.080)

31
32
Retail Theft with Special Circumstances
1 (RCW 9A.56.360(2))

33
34
Securities Act violation (RCW
21.20.400)

35
36
Tampering with a Witness (RCW
9A.72.120)

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1
2
3
Telephone Harassment (subsequent
conviction or threat of death)
(RCW 9.61.230(2))

4 Theft of Livestock 2 (RCW 9A.56.083)
5
6
Theft with the Intent to Resell 1 (RCW
9A.56.340(2))

7
8
Trafficking in Catalytic Converters 2
(RCW 9A.82.200)

9
10
Trafficking in Stolen Property 2 (RCW
9A.82.055)

11
12
Unlawful Hunting of Big Game 1
(RCW 77.15.410(3)(b))

13
14
Unlawful Imprisonment (RCW
9A.40.040)

15
16
Unlawful Misbranding of Fish or
Shellfish 1 (RCW 77.140.060(3))

17
18
Unlawful possession of firearm in the
second degree (RCW 9.41.040(2))

19
20
Unlawful Taking of Endangered Fish or
Wildlife 1 (RCW 77.15.120(3)(b))

21
22
23
Unlawful Trafficking in Fish, Shellfish,
or Wildlife 1 (RCW
77.15.260(3)(b))

24
25
Unlawful Use of a Nondesignated
Vessel (RCW 77.15.530(4))

26
27
28
29
Vehicular Assault, by the operation or
driving of a vehicle with disregard
for the safety of others (RCW
46.61.522)

30
31
II Commercial Fishing Without a License
1 (RCW 77.15.500(3)(b))

32 Computer Trespass 1 (RCW 9A.90.040)
33 Counterfeiting (RCW 9.16.035(3))
34
35
Destruction of critical communications
infrastructure (section 2 of this act)

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1
2
Electronic Data Service Interference
(RCW 9A.90.060)

3
4
Electronic Data Tampering 1 (RCW
9A.90.080)

5
6
Electronic Data Theft (RCW
9A.90.100)

7
8
Engaging in Fish Dealing Activity
Unlicensed 1 (RCW 77.15.620(3))

9
10
Escape from Community Custody
(RCW 72.09.310)

11
12
13
14
Failure to Register as a Sex Offender
(second or subsequent offense)
(RCW 9A.44.130 prior to June 10,
2010, and RCW 9A.44.132)

15
16
Health Care False Claims (RCW
48.80.030)

17 Identity Theft 2 (RCW 9.35.020(3))
18
19
Improperly Obtaining Financial
Information (RCW 9.35.010)

20 Malicious Mischief 1 (RCW 9A.48.070)
21
22
Organized Retail Theft 2 (RCW
9A.56.350(3))

23
24
Possession of Stolen Property 1 (RCW
9A.56.150)

25
26
Possession of a Stolen Vehicle (RCW
9A.56.068)

27
28
29
Possession, sale, or offering for sale of
seven or more unmarked catalytic
converters (RCW 9A.82.180(5))

30
31
Retail Theft with Special Circumstances
2 (RCW 9A.56.360(3))

32
33
34
35
Scrap Processing, Recycling, or
Supplying Without a License
(second or subsequent offense)
(RCW 19.290.100)

36 Theft 1 (RCW 9A.56.030)
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1
2
Theft of a Motor Vehicle (RCW
9A.56.065)

3
4
5
6
Theft of Rental, Leased, Lease-
purchased, or Loaned Property
(valued at $5,000 or more) (RCW
9A.56.096(5)(a))

7
8
Theft with the Intent to Resell 2 (RCW
9A.56.340(3))

9
10
Trafficking in Insurance Claims (RCW
48.30A.015)

11
12
13
Unlawful factoring of a credit card or
payment card transaction (RCW
9A.56.290(4)(a))

14
15
16
Unlawful Participation of Non-Indians
in Indian Fishery (RCW
77.15.570(2))

17
18
Unlawful Practice of Law (RCW
2.48.180)

19
20
Unlawful Purchase or Use of a License
(RCW 77.15.650(3)(b))

21
22
23
Unlawful Trafficking in Fish, Shellfish,
or Wildlife 2 (RCW
77.15.260(3)(a))

24
25
Unlicensed Practice of a Profession or
Business (RCW 18.130.190(7))

26 V oyeurism 1 (RCW 9A.44.115)
27
28
I Attempting to Elude a Pursuing Police
Vehicle (RCW 46.61.024)

29
30
False Verification for Welfare (RCW
74.08.055)

31 Forgery (RCW 9A.60.020)
32
33
34
Fraudulent Creation or Revocation of a
Mental Health Advance Directive
(RCW 9A.60.060)

35 Malicious Mischief 2 (RCW 9A.48.080)
36 Mineral Trespass (RCW 78.44.330)
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1
2
Possession of Stolen Property 2 (RCW
9A.56.160)

3 Reckless Burning 1 (RCW 9A.48.040)
4
5
Spotlighting Big Game 1 (RCW
77.15.450(3)(b))

6
7
Suspension of Department Privileges 1
(RCW 77.15.670(3)(b))

8
9
Taking Motor Vehicle Without
Permission 2 (RCW 9A.56.075)

10 Theft 2 (RCW 9A.56.040)
11
12
Theft from a Vulnerable Adult 2 (RCW
9A.56.400(2))

13
14
15
16
17
Theft of Rental, Leased, Lease-
purchased, or Loaned Property
(valued at $750 or more but less
than $5,000) (RCW
9A.56.096(5)(b))

18
19
20
Transaction of insurance business
beyond the scope of licensure
(RCW 48.17.063)

21
22
Unlawful Fish and Shellfish Catch
Accounting (RCW 77.15.630(3)(b))

23
24
Unlawful Issuance of Checks or Drafts
(RCW 9A.56.060)

25
26
Unlawful Possession of Fictitious
Identification (RCW 9A.56.320)

27
28
Unlawful Possession of Instruments of
Financial Fraud (RCW 9A.56.320)

29
30
Unlawful Possession of Payment
Instruments (RCW 9A.56.320)

31
32
33
Unlawful Possession of a Personal
Identification Device (RCW
9A.56.320)

34
35
Unlawful Production of Payment
Instruments (RCW 9A.56.320)

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1
2
3
4
Unlawful Releasing, Planting,
Possessing, or Placing Deleterious
Exotic Wildlife (RCW
77.15.250(2)(b))

5
6
Unlawful Trafficking in Food Stamps
(RCW 9.91.142)

7
8
Unlawful Use of Food Stamps (RCW
9.91.144)

9
10
Unlawful Use of Net to Take Fish 1
(RCW 77.15.580(3)(b))

11 Vehicle Prowl 1 (RCW 9A.52.095)
12
13
Violating Commercial Fishing Area or
Time 1 (RCW 77.15.550(3)(b))

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p. 21 HB 1954