Washington legal term
Commission in Washington Criminal Law
Current through 2026 Washington legislative session
In Washington criminal law, “Commission” is a term defined by statute rather than by its everyday meaning. Its statutory definition — quoted verbatim below — controls how the term is applied throughout the Washington criminal code.
What does “Commission” mean in Washington criminal law?
"Commission" means the pharmacy quality assurance commission. (RCW 69.50.101)
Statutes defining or using this term
Charges using this term
- Criminal attempt
- Cyber harassment
- Duty of witness of offense against child or any violent offense
- Fraud in obtaining telecommunications service
- Hate crime offense
- Identity theft
- Interfering with the reporting of domestic violence
- Introducing contraband in the second degree
- Kidnapping in the first degree
- Luring
- Making or having burglar tools
- Making or possessing motor vehicle theft tools
Related terms in the same statutes
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