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Wash. Rev. Code § 70.74.180 (2026)

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Any person who has in his or her possession or control any shell, bomb, or similar device, charged or filled with one or more explosives, intending to use it or cause it to be used for an unlawful purpose, is guilty of a class A felony, and upon conviction shall be punished by imprisonment in a state prison for a term of not more than twenty years.
[ 2003 c 53 s 354; 1984 c 55 s 1; 1969 ex.s. c 137 s 21; 1931 c 111 s 18; RRS s 5440-18.]

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Intent—Effective date—2003 c 53: See notes following RCW 2.48.180.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1996–2024 · leading case: State v. Wiggins, 57 P.3d 1199 (Wash. Ct. App. 2002).
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State v. Wiggins, 57 P.3d 1199 (Wash. Ct. App. 2002). “Significantly, a different provision, RCW 70.74.180, prohibits possession of a shell, bomb, or similar device with the intent to use it for an unlawful purpose.”
State v. Wiggins, 57 P.3d 1199 (Wash. Ct. App. 2002). “Significantly, a different provision, RCW 70.74.180, prohibits possession of a shell, bomb, or similar device with the intent to use it for an unlawful purpose.”
State v. Harrell, 923 P.2d 698 (Wash. Ct. App. 1996). “180, which prohibits possession of an explosive device, provides: Any person who has in his possession or control any shell, bomb, or similar device, charged or filled with one or more explosives, intending to use it or cause it to be used for an unlawful purpose, is guilty of a…”
State Of Washington, V. Herbert Dwayne Tiley (Wash. Ct. App. 2024). · cites it 3× “” RCW 70.74.180. The State agrees that in maliciously placing an explosive, one has to possess it, but contends that Tiley completed the crime of possession of an explosive device before committing the crime of malicious placement.”
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