Washington statute

RCW 9A.32.010 — Homicide defined

Current through 2026 Regular Session

Part of Chapter 9A.32: Homicide, Revised Code of Washington.

Full text of RCW 9A.32.010

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.32.010Primary source, current through the 2026 Regular Session

Homicide is the killing of a human being by the act, procurement, or omission of another, death occurring at any time, and is either (1) murder, (2) homicide by abuse, (3) manslaughter, (4) excusable homicide, or (5) justifiable homicide.

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