RCW 9A.42.035 Criminal Mistreatment In the Third Degree

• Library: Washington Statutes
• Edition: 2023
• Currency: Current through the 2023 1st Special Session
• Year: 2023
• Citation: RCW 9A.42.035

(1) A person is guilty of the crime of criminal mistreatment in the third degree if the person is the paren...

(2) For purposes of this section, "a person who has assumed the responsibility to provide to a dependent person the basic necessities of life" means a person other than:

(a) A government agency that regularly provides assistance or services to dependent persons, including but not limited to the department of social and health services; or

(b) a good samaritan as defined in RCW 9A.42.010.

(3) Criminal mistreatment in the third degree is a gross misdemeanor.

Cite as RCW 9A.42.035

History: Amended by 2017 c 266,§ 4, eff. 7/23/2017.