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Wash. Rev. Code § 26.52.010 (2026)

Definitions

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The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise.
(1) "Domestic or family violence" includes, but is not limited to, conduct when committed by one family member against another that is classified in the jurisdiction where the conduct occurred as a domestic violence crime or a crime committed in another jurisdiction that under the laws of this state would be classified as domestic violence under RCW 10.99.020.
(2) "Family members" means intimate partners and family or household members as those terms are defined in RCW 7.105.010.
(3) "Foreign protection order" means an injunction or other order related to domestic or family violence, harassment, sexual abuse, or stalking, for the purpose of preventing violent or threatening acts or harassment against, or contact or communication with or physical proximity to another person issued by a court of another state, territory, or possession of the United States, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or the District of Columbia, or any United States military tribunal, or a tribal court, in a civil or criminal action.
(4) "Harassment" includes, but is not limited to, conduct that is classified in the jurisdiction where the conduct occurred as harassment or a crime committed in another jurisdiction that under the laws of this state would be classified as harassment under RCW 9A.46.040.
(5) "Judicial day" does not include Saturdays, Sundays, or legal holidays in Washington state.
(6) "Person entitled to protection" means a person, regardless of whether the person was the moving party in the foreign jurisdiction, who is benefited by the foreign protection order.
(7) "Person under restraint" means a person, regardless of whether the person was the responding party in the foreign jurisdiction, whose ability to contact or communicate with another person, or to be physically close to another person, is restricted by the foreign protection order.
(8) "Sexual abuse" includes, but is not limited to, conduct that is classified in the jurisdiction where the conduct occurred as a sex offense or a crime committed in another jurisdiction that under the laws of this state would be classified as a sex offense under RCW 9.94A.030.
(9) "Stalking" includes, but is not limited to, conduct that is classified in the jurisdiction where the conduct occurred as stalking or a crime committed in another jurisdiction that under the laws of this state would be classified as stalking under RCW 9A.46.110.
(10) "Washington court" includes the superior, district, and municipal courts of the state of Washington.
[ 2021 c 215 s 144; 1999 c 184 s 3.]

Notes:

Effective date—2022 c 268; 2021 c 215: See note following RCW 7.105.900.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 8 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2002–2023 · leading case: State v. Moses, 37 P.3d 1216 (Wash. 2002).
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State v. Moses, 37 P.3d 1216 (Wash. 2002). “The Legislature has also specifically included Indian tribes when enacting new laws intended to apply to them. See, e.g., Laws of 2000, ch.”
State v. Moses, 37 P.3d 1216 (Wash. 2002). “The Legislature has also specifically included Indian tribes when enacting new laws intended to apply to them. See, e.g., Laws of 2000, ch. 144, § 35 (enacting RCW 15.”
State v. Esquivel, 132 P.3d 751 (Wash. Ct. App. 2006). · cites it 2× “(b) A foreign protection order, as defined in RCW 26.52.010, has been issued of which the person under restraint has knowledge and the person under restraint has violated a provision of the foreign protection order prohibiting the person under restraint from contacting or…”
State Of Washington, V Quran D. A. Ingram, 447 P.3d 192 (Wash. Ct. App. 2019). “” RCW 26.52.010(3). 2 The legislature amended this statute in 2017.”
State v. Esquivel, 132 P.3d 751 (Wash. Ct. App. 2006). “This provision states, in part: A police officer shall arrest and take into custody, pending release on bail, personal recognizance, or court order, a person without a warrant when the officer has probable cause to believe that: (b) A foreign protection order, as defined in RCW…”
Yonathan Hutagalung, V Jennifer N. Barnett (Wash. Ct. App. 2019). “RCW 26.52.010(3). A foreign protection order is valid if the issuing court had jurisdiction over the parties and matter under the law of the state or territory.”
State Of Washington, V Quran D. A. Ingram, 442 P.3d 286 (Wash. Ct. App. 2019). “” RCW 26.52.010(3). 2 The legislature amended this statute in 2017.”
Ron Smith, V. Shayna Harris (Wash. Ct. App. 2023). “§ 242 (federal statute criminalizing certain willful civil rights violations); RCW 26.52.010 (relating to the Foreign Protection Order Full Faith and Credit Act); RCW 9A.”
— Wash. Rev. Code § 26.52.010(3) — 4 cases
State Of Washington, V Quran D. A. Ingram, 447 P.3d 192 (Wash. Ct. App. 2019). “” RCW 26.52.010(3). 2 The legislature amended this statute in 2017.”
State v. Esquivel, 132 P.3d 751 (Wash. Ct. App. 2006). “(b) A foreign protection order, as defined in RCW 26.52.010, has been issued of which the person under restraint has knowledge and the person under restraint has violated a provision of the foreign protection order prohibiting the person under restraint from contacting or…”
Yonathan Hutagalung, V Jennifer N. Barnett (Wash. Ct. App. 2019). “RCW 26.52.010(3). A foreign protection order is valid if the issuing court had jurisdiction over the parties and matter under the law of the state or territory.”
State Of Washington, V Quran D. A. Ingram, 442 P.3d 286 (Wash. Ct. App. 2019). “” RCW 26.52.010(3). 2 The legislature amended this statute in 2017.”
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