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Wash. Rev. Code § 9.41.080 (2026)

Delivery to ineligible persons

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No person may deliver a firearm to any person whom he or she has reasonable cause to believe: (1) Is ineligible under RCW 9.41.040 to possess a firearm or (2) has signed a valid voluntary waiver of firearm rights that has not been revoked under RCW 9.41.350. Any person violating this section is guilty of a class C felony, punishable under chapter 9A.20 RCW.
[ 2018 c 145 s 3; 1994 sp.s. c 7 s 409; 1935 c 172 s 8; RRS s 2516-8.]

Notes:

Effective date—2018 c 145 ss 1, 3, and 4: See note following RCW 9.41.350.
Finding—Intent—Severability—1994 sp.s. c 7: See notes following RCW 43.70.540.
Effective date—1994 sp.s. c 7 ss 401-410, 413-416, 418-437, and 439-460: See note following RCW 9.41.010.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 8 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1982–2024 · leading case: Schwartz v. Elerding, 270 P.3d 630 (Wash. Ct. App. 2012).
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Schwartz v. Elerding, 270 P.3d 630 (Wash. Ct. App. 2012). · cites it 4× “¶12 In asserting their claim for general negligence, the Schwartzes rely on both the general duty of care and a statutory duty, based on RCW 9.41.080, which makes it a *616 class C felony to deliver a firearm to any person whom the individual delivering the firearm has…”
Bernethy v. Walt Failor's, Inc., 653 P.2d 280 (Wash. 1982). “RCW 9.41.080 provides: No person shall deliver a pistol to any person under the age of twenty-one or to one who he has reasonable *933 cause to believe has been convicted of a crime of violence, or is a drug addict, an habitual drunkard, or of unsound mind.”
State v. Anderson, 5 P.3d 1247 (Wash. 2000). “RCW 9.41.080 (“No person may deliver a firearm to any person whom he or she has reasonable cause to believe is ineligible under RCW 9.”
State v. Wahby, 775 S.W.2d 147 (Mo. 1989). “§ 39-6-1704 (b) (1982); Wash. Rev.Code Ann. § 9.41.080 (West 1988).”
Ruth Scott, V. Amazon.com, Inc., 559 P.3d 528 (Wash. Ct. App. 2024). “In its consideration of the existence of the seller’s duty, the Bernethy court looked at the criminal statute prohibiting the sale of pistols to incompetent people, RCW 9.41.080, and noted that it “reflects a strong public policy in our state that certain people should not be…”
State of Washington v. Adam Shaun Jennings (Wash. Ct. App. 2018). · cites it 6× “Any person violating this section is guilty of a class C felony .”
State v. Anderson, 5 P.3d 1247 (Wash. 2000). “RCW 9.41.080 ("No person may deliver a firearm to any person whom he or she has reasonable cause to believe is ineligible under RCW 9.”
Daniel Bray v. Pierce Cnty. (Wash. Ct. App. 2021). “RCW 9.41.080. Additionally, RCW 9.41.800 gave the courts broad authority to prohibit the possession of a firearm when issuing protective orders, including temporary protective orders.”
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