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RCW 69.50.401 — Prohibited acts: A—Penalties

Current through 2026 Regular Session

Part of Chapter 69.50: Uniform Controlled Substances Act, Revised Code of Washington.

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Full text of RCW 69.50.401

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 69.50.401Primary source, current through the 2026 Regular Session
(1) Except as authorized by this chapter, it is unlawful for any person to manufacture, deliver, or possess with intent to manufacture or deliver, a controlled substance. (2) Any person who violates this section with respect to: (a) A controlled substance classified in Schedule I or II which is a narcotic drug or flunitrazepam, including its salts, isomers, and salts of isomers, classified in Schedule IV, is guilty of a class B felony and upon conviction may be imprisoned for not more than ten years, or (i) fined not more than twenty-five thousand dollars if the crime involved less than two kilograms of the drug, or both such imprisonment and fine; or (ii) if the crime involved two or more kilograms of the drug, then fined not more than one hundred thousand dollars for the first two kilograms and not more than fifty dollars for each gram in excess of two kilograms, or both such imprisonment and fine; (b) Amphetamine, including its salts, isomers, and salts of isomers, or methamphetamine, including its salts, isomers, and salts of isomers, is guilty of a class B felony and upon conviction may be imprisoned for not more than ten years, or (i) fined not more than twenty-five thousand dollars if the crime involved less than two kilograms of the drug, or both such imprisonment and fine; or (ii) if the crime involved two or more kilograms of the drug, then fined not more than one hundred thousand dollars for the first two kilograms and not more than fifty dollars for each gram in excess of two kilograms, or both such imprisonment and fine. Three thousand dollars of the fine may not be suspended. As collected, the first three thousand dollars of the fine must be deposited with the law enforcement agency having responsibility for cleanup of laboratories, sites, or substances used in the manufacture of the methamphetamine, including its salts, isomers, and salts of isomers. The fine moneys deposited with that law enforcement agency must be used for such clean-up cost; (c) Any other controlled substance classified in Schedule I, II, or III, is guilty of a class C felony punishable according to chapter 9A.20 RCW, except as provided in RCW 69.50.475; (d) A substance classified in Schedule IV, except flunitrazepam, including its salts, isomers, and salts of isomers, is guilty of a class C felony punishable according to chapter 9A.20 RCW; or (e) A substance classified in Schedule V, is guilty of a class C felony punishable according to chapter 9A.20 RCW. (3) The production, manufacture, processing, packaging, delivery, distribution, sale, or possession of cannabis in compliance with the terms set forth in RCW 69.50.360, 69.50.363, or 69.50.366 shall not constitute a violation of this section, this chapter, or any other provision of Washington state law. (4) The fines in this section apply to adult offenders only.

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Is prohibited acts: A a felony or a misdemeanor in Washington?

It depends on the circumstances: prohibited acts: A ranges from a Class C Felony to a Class B Felony in Washington under RCW 69.50.401.

Narcotic drug or flunitrazepam (Schedule I/II narcotic or flunitrazepam): Class B Felony (RCW 69.50.401(2)(a)) · Amphetamine or methamphetamine: Class B Felony (RCW 69.50.401(2)(b)) · Other Schedule I, II, or III substance: Class C Felony (RCW 69.50.401(2)(c)) · Schedule IV substance (except flunitrazepam): Class C Felony (RCW 69.50.401(2)(d)) · Schedule V substance: Class C Felony (RCW 69.50.401(2)(e))

Which Washington statute covers prohibited acts: A?

Prohibited acts: A is governed by RCW 69.50.401 (Prohibited acts: A—Penalties).

This reference is informational and is not legal advice.