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RCW 13.40.196 — Firearms—Special allegation

Current through 2026 Regular Session

Part of Chapter 13.40: Juvenile Justice Act Of 1977, Revised Code of Washington.

Full text of RCW 13.40.196

Statutory text current through the 2026 Regular Session. This publication reproduces the official text of the Revised Code of Washington from the Code Reviser's published files; it is not the official statutes of the State of Washington.

RCW 13.40.196Primary source, current through the 2026 Regular Session
A prosecutor may file a special allegation that the offender or an accomplice was armed with a firearm when the offender committed the alleged offense. If a special allegation has been filed and the court finds that the offender committed the alleged offense, the court shall also make a finding whether the offender or an accomplice was armed with a firearm when the offender committed the offense.

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