Washington legal term
Computer in Washington Criminal Law
Current through 2026 Washington legislative session
In Washington criminal law, “Computer” 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 “Computer” mean in Washington criminal law?
"Computer" means an electronic, magnetic, optical, electrochemical, or other high-speed data processing device performing logical, arithmetic, or storage functions, and includes any data storage facility or communications facility directly related to or operating in conjunction with such device, but does not mean an automated typewriter or typesetter, portable handheld calculator, or other similar device. (RCW 9.26A.100)
Statutes defining or using this term
Charges using this term
- Computer trespass in the first degree
- Computer trespass in the second degree
- Criminal impersonation in the second degree
- Disclosing fabricated intimate images
- Disclosing intimate images
- False academic credentials
- Fraud in obtaining telecommunications service
- Unlawful firearms
- Unlawful manufacture of telecommunication device
- Unlawful sale of telecommunication device
- Untraceable firearms
- Viewing depictions of a minor engaged in sexually explicit conduct
Related terms in the same statutes
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