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RCW 9.73.020 — Opening sealed letter

Current through 2026 Regular Session

Part of Chapter 9.73: Privacy, Violating Right Of, Revised Code of Washington.

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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.

RCW 9.73.020Primary source, current through the 2026 Regular Session
Every person who shall wilfully open or read, or cause to be opened or read, any sealed message, letter or telegram intended for another person, or publish the whole or any portion of such a message, letter or telegram, knowing it to have been opened or read without authority, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.

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