Washington legal term
Victim in Washington Criminal Law
Current through 2026 Washington legislative session
In Washington criminal law, “Victim” 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 “Victim” mean in Washington criminal law?
"Victim" means a family or household member or an intimate partner who has been subjected to domestic violence. (RCW 10.99.020)
Statutes defining or using this term
Charges using this term
- Child molestation in the first degree
- Child molestation in the second degree
- Child molestation in the third degree
- Court-ordered requirements upon person charged with crime
- Criminal gang intimidation
- Custodial sexual misconduct in the first degree
- Custodial sexual misconduct in the second degree
- Cyber harassment
- Fraudulent filing of vehicle report of sale
- Hate crime offense
- Indecent liberties
- Intercepting, transmitting, or recording conversations concerning controlled substances or commercial sexual abuse of a minor
Related terms in the same statutes
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