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RCW 9A.60.010 — Definitions
Current through 2026 Regular Session
Part of Chapter 9A.60: Fraud, Revised Code of Washington.
Full text of RCW 9A.60.010
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.
The following definitions and the definitions of RCW 9A.56.010 are applicable in this chapter unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) "Complete written instrument" means one which is fully drawn with respect to every essential feature thereof;
(2) To "falsely alter" a written instrument means to change, without authorization by anyone entitled to grant it, a written instrument, whether complete or incomplete, by means of erasure, obliteration, deletion, insertion of new matter, transposition of matter, or in any other manner;
(3) To "falsely complete" a written instrument means to transform an incomplete written instrument into a complete one by adding or inserting matter, without the authority of anyone entitled to grant it;
(4) To "falsely make" a written instrument means to make or draw a complete or incomplete written instrument which purports to be authentic, but which is not authentic either because the ostensible maker is fictitious or because, if real, he or she did not authorize the making or drawing thereof;
(5) "Forged digital likeness" means a visual representation of an actual and identifiable individual, or an audio recording of an actual and identifiable individual's voice, which:
(a) Has been digitally created, adapted, altered, or modified to be indistinguishable from a genuine visual representation or audio recording of the individual;
(b) Misrepresents the appearance, speech, or conduct of the individual; and
(c) Is likely to deceive a reasonable person into believing that the visual representation or audio recording is genuine;
(6) "Forged instrument" means a written instrument which has been falsely made, completed, or altered;
(7) "Incomplete written instrument" means one which contains some matter by way of content or authentication but which requires additional matter in order to render it a complete written instrument;
(8) "Visual representation" means any pictorial or motion picture representation, regardless of the media used;
(9) "Written instrument" means: (a) Any paper, document, or other instrument containing written or printed matter or its equivalent; or (b) any access device, token, stamp, seal, badge, trademark, or other evidence or symbol of value, right, privilege, or identification.
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