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Wash. Rev. Code § 71.06.010 (2026)

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As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
"Psychopathic personality" means the existence in any person of such hereditary, congenital, or acquired condition affecting the emotional or volitional rather than the intellectual field and manifested by anomalies of such character as to render satisfactory social adjustment of such person difficult or impossible.
"Sexual psychopath" means any person who is affected in a form of psychoneurosis or in a form of psychopathic personality, which form predisposes such person to the commission of sexual offenses in a degree constituting him or her a menace to the health or safety of others.
"Sex offense" means one or more of the following: Abduction, incest, rape, assault with intent to commit rape, indecent assault, contributing to the delinquency of a minor involving sexual misconduct, sodomy, indecent exposure, indecent liberties with children, carnal knowledge of children, soliciting or enticing or otherwise communicating with a child for immoral purposes, vagrancy involving immoral or sexual misconduct, or an attempt to commit any of the said offenses.
"Minor" means any person under eighteen years of age.
"Department" means department of social and health services.
"Court" means the superior court of the state of Washington.
"Superintendent" means the superintendent of a state institution designated for the custody, care, and treatment of sexual psychopaths or psychopathic delinquents.
[ 2012 c 117 s 430; 1985 c 354 s 32; 1977 ex.s. c 80 s 42; 1971 ex.s. c 292 s 65; 1961 c 65 s 1; 1959 c 25 s 71.06.010. Prior: 1957 c 184 s 1; 1951 c 223 s 2; 1949 c 198 ss 25 and 40; Rem. Supp. 1949 ss 6953-25 and 6953-40.]

Notes:

Purpose—Intent—Severability—1977 ex.s. c 80: See notes following RCW 4.16.190.
Severability—1971 ex.s. c 292: See note following RCW 26.28.010.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 8 cases, 1953–1992 · leading case: State v. Osborn, 550 P.2d 513 (Wash. 1976).
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State v. Osborn, 550 P.2d 513 (Wash. 1976). · cites it 6× “A sexual psychopath is defined in RCW 71.06.010 as follows: "Sexual psychopath" means any person who is affected in a form of psychoneurosis or in a form of psychopathic personality, which form predisposes such person to the commission of sexual offenses in a degree constituting…”
Plotkin v. State, 826 P.2d 221 (Wash. Ct. App. 1992). · cites it 2× “091 is the superintendent of one of the state hospitals, not the parole board or Director of Corrections, RCW 71.06.010, and the custody referred to is custody in a sexual psychopathy program at a state hospital.”
In Re the Pers. Restraint of Borders, 786 P.2d 789 (Wash. 1990). “" RCW 71.06.010. In addition, the therapeutic treatment of probationers committed to the sex offender program is not compatible with a good time credit program: When an indeterminate probationer was placed in the Sex Offender Program, it was anticipated that he would…”
State v. McCarter, 562 P.2d 995 (Wash. Ct. App. 1977). · cites it 6× “RCW 71.06.010. The situation presented is directly analogous to that with which our State Supreme Court dealt when it had before it the question of the burden of proof on one seeking discharge from confinement as a criminally insane person.”
State v. Edwards, 771 P.2d 755 (Wash. Ct. App. 1989). “" RCW 71.06.010. The designations "rape in the first degree" and "statutory rape in the first degree" are more specific than the general classification "sexual offenses".”
Saffer v. Saffer, 254 P.2d 746 (Wash. 1953). “RCW 71.06.010 et seq.). A careful scrutiny of the evidence relating to the first sentence of this finding of fact is, therefore, required.”
Robinson v. Rhay, 479 P.2d 109 (Wash. Ct. App. 1971). “” RCW 71.06.010 provides in part: “Psychopathic personality” means the existence in any person of such hereditary, congenital or acquired condition affecting the emotional or volitional rather than the intellectual field and manifested by anomalies of such character as to render…”
State v. Daniels, 639 P.2d 880 (Wash. Ct. App. 1982). “" RCW 71.06.010. RCW 71.06.091 provides: "A sexual psychopath committed pursuant to RCW 71.”
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