Washington statute
RCW 9A.16.090 — Intoxication
Current through 2026 Regular Session
Part of Chapter 9A.16: Defenses, Revised Code of Washington.
Full text of RCW 9A.16.090
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.
No act committed by a person while in a state of voluntary intoxication shall be deemed less criminal by reason of his or her condition, but whenever the actual existence of any particular mental state is a necessary element to constitute a particular species or degree of crime, the fact of his or her intoxication may be taken into consideration in determining such mental state.
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