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RCW 7.105.460 — Enforcement and penalties—Extreme risk protection orders—False petitions

Current through 2026 Regular Session

Part of Chapter 7.105: Civil Protection Orders, Revised Code of Washington.

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Full text of RCW 7.105.460

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 7.105.460Primary source, current through the 2026 Regular Session
(1) Any person who files a petition for an extreme risk protection order knowing the information in such petition to be materially false, or with the intent to harass the respondent, is guilty of a gross misdemeanor. (2)(a) Except as provided in (b) of this subsection, any person who has in his or her custody or control, accesses, purchases, possesses, or receives, or attempts to purchase or receive, a firearm with knowledge that he or she is prohibited from doing so by an extreme risk protection order is guilty of a gross misdemeanor, and further is prohibited from having in his or her custody or control, accessing, purchasing, possessing, or receiving, or attempting to purchase or receive, a firearm for a period of five years from the date the existing order expires. (b) A person is guilty of a class C felony for a violation under (a) of this subsection if the person has two or more previous convictions for violating an order issued under this chapter.

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Is enforcement and penalties a felony or a misdemeanor in Washington?

It depends on the circumstances: enforcement and penalties ranges from a Gross Misdemeanor to a Class C Felony in Washington under RCW 7.105.460.

False petition for extreme risk protection order: Gross Misdemeanor (RCW 7.105.460(1)) · Possession/access/purchase of firearm in violation of extreme risk protection order: Gross Misdemeanor (RCW 7.105.460(2)(a)) · Repeat violation of extreme risk protection order firearm prohibition: Class C Felony (RCW 7.105.460(2)(b))

Which Washington statute covers enforcement and penalties?

Enforcement and penalties is governed by RCW 7.105.460 (Enforcement and penalties—Extreme risk protection orders—False petitions).

This reference is informational and is not legal advice.