Revised Code of Washington
Wash. Rev. Code § 9.94.045 (2026)
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A person, other than a person serving a sentence in a penal institution of this state, is guilty of possession of contraband on the premises of a state correctional institution in the second degree if, without authorization to do so, the person knowingly possesses or has under his or her control any narcotic drug or controlled substance, as defined in chapter 69.50 RCW, on or in the buildings, grounds, or any other real property subject to the care, control, or supervision of a state correctional institution.
Possession of contraband on the premises of a state correctional institution in the second degree is a class C felony.
[ 1979 c 121 s 4.]
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4
cases, 1982–2008 · leading case: State v. Eaton, 177 P.3d 157 (Wash. Ct. App. 2008).
State v. Eaton, 177 P.3d 157 (Wash. Ct. App. 2008). “533(5) to punish a defendant for his involuntary possession of a controlled substance in a county jail or state correctional facility.”
State v. Eaton, 143 Wash. App. 155 (Wash. Ct. App. 2008). “533(5) to punish a defendant for his involuntary possession of a controlled substance in a county jail or state correctional facility.”
State v. Waugh, 648 P.2d 479 (Wash. Ct. App. 1982). “See RCW 9.94.045. On appeal, she argues that the charges should have been dismissed because she was not tried within 100 days of her "arrest," as required by the speedy trial rule, CrR 3.”
State v. Dane, 948 P.2d 1326 (Wash. Ct. App. 1997). “Similar to New Jersey, the Washington Legislature has deemed this issue so important that it enacted RCW 9.94.045 (prohibits drugs) and RCW 9.”
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