Washington statute
RCW 9.94.070 — Persistent prison misbehavior
Current through 2026 Regular Session
Part of Chapter 9.94: Prisoners—Correctional Institutions, Revised Code of Washington.
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Full text of RCW 9.94.070
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) An inmate of a state correctional institution who is serving a sentence for an offense committed on or after August 1, 1995, commits the crime of persistent prison misbehavior if the inmate knowingly commits a serious infraction, that does not constitute a class A or class B felony, after losing all potential earned early release time credit.
(2) "Serious infraction" means misconduct that has been designated as a serious infraction by department of corrections rules adopted under RCW 72.09.130.
(3) "State correctional institution" has the same meaning as in RCW 9.94.049.
(4) The crime of persistent prison misbehavior is a class C felony punishable as provided in RCW 9A.20.021. The sentence imposed for this crime must be served consecutive to any sentence being served at the time the crime is committed.
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Is persistent prison misbehavior a felony or a misdemeanor in Washington?
Persistent prison misbehavior is a Class C Felony in Washington under RCW 9.94.070.
Persistent prison misbehavior: Class C Felony (RCW 9.94.070(4))
Which Washington statute covers persistent prison misbehavior?
Persistent prison misbehavior is governed by RCW 9.94.070 (Persistent prison misbehavior).
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