Washington statute
RCW 9.41.326 — Untraceable firearms—Exceptions—Penalties
Current through 2026 Regular Session
Part of Chapter 9.41: Firearms And Dangerous Weapons, Revised Code of Washington.
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Full text of RCW 9.41.326
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) No person may manufacture, cause to be manufactured, assemble, or cause to be assembled an untraceable firearm, including by use of a three-dimensional printer, computer numerical control milling machine, or other means.
(2) After March 10, 2023, no person may knowingly or recklessly possess, transport, or receive an untraceable firearm, unless the party possessing, transporting, or receiving the untraceable firearm is a law enforcement agency or a federal firearms importer, federal firearms manufacturer, or federal firearms dealer.
(3) No person may sell, offer to sell, transfer, or purchase an untraceable firearm.
(4) Subsections (2) and (3) of this section do not apply to any firearm that:
(a) Has been rendered permanently inoperable;
(b) Is an antique firearm, as defined in 18 U.S.C. Sec. 921(a)(16);
(c) Was manufactured before 1968; or
(d) Has been imprinted by a federal firearms dealer or other federal licensee authorized to provide marking services as provided for in RCW 9.41.328.
(5) No person may sell, transfer, distribute, or offer to sell digital firearm manufacturing code for a firearm to a person who is not a federal firearms manufacturer, or who is not a federal firearms dealer licensed for the sole purpose of repairing existing firearms.
(6) No person may possess digital firearm manufacturing code for a firearm with an intent to distribute the code unless the person receiving the code is:
(a) A federal firearms manufacturer; or
(b) A federal firearms dealer licensed for the sole purpose of repairing existing firearms.
(7) No person may possess digital firearm manufacturing code for a firearm with an intent to manufacture a firearm using a three-dimensional printer or computer numerical control milling machine unless the person is:
(a) A federal firearms manufacturer; or
(b) A federal firearms dealer licensed for the sole purpose of repairing existing firearms.
(8)(a) Any person who violates this section commits a civil infraction and shall be assessed a monetary penalty of $500.
(b) If a person previously has been found to have violated this section, then the person is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable under chapter 9A.20 RCW for each subsequent violation of this section.
(c) If a person previously has been found to have violated this section two or more times, then the person is guilty of a gross misdemeanor punishable under chapter 9A.20 RCW for each subsequent violation of this section.
(d) If a person violates this section by manufacturing, causing to be manufactured, assembling, causing to be assembled, possessing, transporting, receiving, selling, offering to sell, transferring, or purchasing three or more untraceable firearms at a time, then the person is guilty of a gross misdemeanor punishable under chapter 9A.20 RCW for each violation of this section.
(e) A person commits a separate violation of this section for each and every firearm to which this section applies.
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Questions this section answers
Is untraceable firearms a felony or a misdemeanor in Washington?
It depends on the circumstances: untraceable firearms ranges from a Misdemeanor to a Gross Misdemeanor in Washington under RCW 9.41.326.
Second violation: Misdemeanor (RCW 9.41.326(8)(b)) · Third or subsequent violation: Gross Misdemeanor (RCW 9.41.326(8)(c)) · Three or more untraceable firearms at a time: Gross Misdemeanor (RCW 9.41.326(8)(d))
Which Washington statute covers untraceable firearms?
Untraceable firearms is governed by RCW 9.41.326 (Untraceable firearms—Exceptions—Penalties).
This reference is informational and is not legal advice.