Washington legal term
Sexual penetration in Washington Criminal Law
Current through 2026 Washington legislative session
In Washington criminal law, “Sexual penetration” 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 “Sexual penetration” mean in Washington criminal law?
"Sexual penetration" means any contact, however slight, between the sex organ or anus of one person by an object, the sex organ, mouth, or anus of another person, or any intrusion, however slight, of any part of the body of one person or of any animal or object into the sex organ or anus of another person including, but not limited to, cunnilingus, fellatio, or anal penetration. (RCW 7.105.010)
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