Washington statute
RCW 9A.42.020 — Criminal mistreatment in the first degree
Current through 2026 Regular Session
Part of Chapter 9A.42: Criminal Mistreatment, Revised Code of Washington.
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Full text of RCW 9A.42.020
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) A parent of a child, the person entrusted with the physical custody of a child or dependent person, a person who has assumed the responsibility to provide to a dependent person the basic necessities of life, or a person employed to provide to the child or dependent person the basic necessities of life is guilty of criminal mistreatment in the first degree if he or she with criminal negligence, as defined in RCW 9A.08.010, causes great bodily harm to a child or dependent person by withholding any of the basic necessities of life.
(2) Criminal mistreatment in the first degree is a class B felony.
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Is criminal mistreatment in the first degree a felony or a misdemeanor in Washington?
Criminal mistreatment in the first degree is a Class B Felony in Washington under RCW 9A.42.020.
Which Washington statute covers criminal mistreatment in the first degree?
Criminal mistreatment in the first degree is governed by RCW 9A.42.020 (Criminal mistreatment in the first degree).
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