Washington legal term
Value in Washington Criminal Law
Current through 2026 Washington legislative session
In Washington criminal law, “Value” 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 “Value” mean in Washington criminal law?
"Value" means the value to the dog guide or service animal user and does not refer to cost or fair market value. (RCW 9.91.170)
Statutes defining or using this term
Charges using this term
- Allowing minor on premises of live erotic performance
- Commercial sexual abuse of a minor
- Defrauding a public utility in the first degree
- Defrauding a public utility in the second degree
- Defrauding a public utility in the third degree
- Disposal of trash in charity donation receptacle
- Food stamps
- Food stamps
- Fraud in obtaining telecommunications service
- Identity theft
- Interfering with search and rescue dog
- Money laundering
Related terms in the same statutes
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