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RCW 9.45.210 — Altering sample or certificate of assay
Current through 2026 Regular Session
Part of Chapter 9.45: Frauds And Swindles, Revised Code of Washington.
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Full text of RCW 9.45.210
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.
Any person who shall interfere with or in any manner change samples of ores or bullion produced for sampling, or change or alter samples or packages of ores or bullion which have been purchased for assaying, or who shall change or alter any certificate of sampling or assaying, with intent to cheat, wrong or defraud, is guilty of a class C felony, punishable by imprisonment in a state correctional facility for not less than one year nor more than five years, or by a fine of not less than fifty nor more than one thousand dollars, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
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Is altering sample or certificate of assay a felony or a misdemeanor in Washington?
Altering sample or certificate of assay is a Class C Felony in Washington under RCW 9.45.210.
Which Washington statute covers altering sample or certificate of assay?
Altering sample or certificate of assay is governed by RCW 9.45.210 (Altering sample or certificate of assay).
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