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RCW 9.26A.115 — Fraud in obtaining telecommunications service—Use of telecommunications device—Penalty
Current through 2026 Regular Session
Part of Chapter 9.26A: Telecommunications Crime, Revised Code of Washington.
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Full text of RCW 9.26A.115
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.
Every person is guilty of a class B felony punishable according to chapter 9A.20 RCW who:
(1) Makes, possesses, sells, gives, or otherwise transfers to another a telecommunications device with intent to use it or with knowledge or reason to believe it is intended to be used to avoid any lawful telephone or telegraph toll charge or to conceal the existence or place of origin or destination of any telephone or telegraph message; or
(2) Sells, gives, or otherwise transfers to another plans or instructions for making or assembling a telecommunications device described in subsection (1) of this section with knowledge or reason to believe that the plans may be used to make or assemble such device.
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Is fraud in obtaining telecommunications service a felony or a misdemeanor in Washington?
Fraud in obtaining telecommunications service is a Class B Felony in Washington under RCW 9.26A.115.
Which Washington statute covers fraud in obtaining telecommunications service?
Fraud in obtaining telecommunications service is governed by RCW 9.26A.115 (Fraud in obtaining telecommunications service—Use of telecommunications device—Penalty).
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