Washington legal term
Treatment in Washington Criminal Law
Current through 2026 Washington legislative session
In Washington criminal law, “Treatment” 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 “Treatment” mean in Washington criminal law?
"Treatment" means any currently standardized medical or mental health procedure including medication. (RCW 10.77.010)
Statutes defining or using this term
Charges using this term
- Abstract of driving record
- Disclosing fabricated intimate images
- Disclosing intimate images
- Duty in case of personal injury or death or damage to attended vehicle or other property
- Indecent liberties
- Involuntary medication
- Rape in the second degree
- Counterfeit substances
- Possession of forty grams or less of cannabis
- Possession, use of controlled substance
- Prohibited acts: B
Related terms in the same statutes
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