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RCW 9.05.060 — Criminal sabotage defined—Penalty
Current through 2026 Regular Session
Part of Chapter 9.05: Sabotage, Revised Code of Washington.
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Full text of RCW 9.05.060
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.
(1) Whoever, with intent that his or her act shall, or with reason to believe that it may, injure, interfere with, interrupt, supplant, nullify, impair, or obstruct the owner's or operator's management, operation, or control of any agricultural, stockraising, lumbering, mining, quarrying, fishing, manufacturing, transportation, mercantile, or building enterprise, or any other public or private business or commercial enterprise, wherein any person is employed for wage, shall willfully damage or destroy, or attempt or threaten to damage or destroy, any property whatsoever, or shall unlawfully take or retain, or attempt or threaten unlawfully to take or retain, possession or control of any property, instrumentality, machine, mechanism, or appliance used in such business or enterprise, shall be guilty of criminal sabotage.
(2) Criminal sabotage is a class B felony punishable according to chapter 9A.20 RCW.
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Is criminal sabotage defined a felony or a misdemeanor in Washington?
Criminal sabotage defined is a Class B Felony in Washington under RCW 9.05.060.
Which Washington statute covers criminal sabotage defined?
Criminal sabotage defined is governed by RCW 9.05.060 (Criminal sabotage defined—Penalty).
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