Washington statute
RCW 9.35.005 — Definitions
Current through 2026 Regular Session
Part of Chapter 9.35: Identity Crimes, Revised Code of Washington.
Full text of RCW 9.35.005
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.
The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise.
(1) "Financial information" means any of the following information identifiable to the individual that concerns the amount and conditions of an individual's assets, liabilities, or credit:
(a) Account numbers and balances;
(b) Transactional information concerning an account; and
(c) Codes, passwords, social security numbers, tax identification numbers, driver's license or permit numbers, state identicard numbers issued by the department of licensing, and other information held for the purpose of account access or transaction initiation.
(2) "Financial information repository" means a person engaged in the business of providing services to customers who have a credit, deposit, trust, stock, or other financial account or relationship with the person.
(3) "Means of identification" means information or an item that is not describing finances or credit but is personal to or identifiable with an individual or other person, including: A current or former name of the person, telephone number, an electronic address, or identifier of the individual or a member of his or her family, including the ancestor of the person; information relating to a change in name, address, telephone number, or electronic address or identifier of the individual or his or her family; a social security, driver's license, or tax identification number of the individual or a member of his or her family; and other information that could be used to identify the person, including unique biometric data.
(4) "Person" means a person as defined in RCW 9A.04.110.
(5) "Senior" means a person over the age of sixty-five.
(6) "Victim" means a person whose means of identification or financial information has been used or transferred with the intent to commit, or to aid or abet, any unlawful activity.
(7) "Vulnerable individual" means a person:
(a) Sixty years of age or older who has the functional, mental, or physical inability to care for himself or herself;
(b) Who has been placed under a guardianship under RCW 11.130.265 or has been placed under a conservatorship under RCW 11.130.360;
(c) Who has a developmental disability as defined under RCW 71A.10.020;
(d) Admitted to any facility;
(e) Receiving services from home health, hospice, or home care agencies licensed or required to be licensed under chapter 70.127 RCW;
(f) Receiving services from an individual provider as defined in RCW 74.39A.240; or
(g) Who self-directs his or her own care and receives services from a personal aide under chapter 74.39 RCW.
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