Washington statute
RCW 9A.52.040 — Inference of intent
Current through 2026 Regular Session
Part of Chapter 9A.52: Burglary And Trespass, Revised Code of Washington.
Full text of RCW 9A.52.040
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.
In any prosecution for burglary, any person who enters or remains unlawfully in a building may be inferred to have acted with intent to commit a crime against a person or property therein, unless such entering or remaining shall be explained by evidence satisfactory to the trier of fact to have been made without such criminal intent.
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