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RCW 9A.04.070 — Who amenable to criminal statutes

Current through 2026 Regular Session

Part of Chapter 9A.04: Preliminary Article, Revised Code of Washington.

Full text of RCW 9A.04.070

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.

RCW 9A.04.070Primary source, current through the 2026 Regular Session
Every person, regardless of whether or not he or she is an inhabitant of this state, may be tried and punished under the laws of this state for an offense committed by him or her therein, except when such offense is cognizable exclusively in the courts of the United States.

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