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Wash. Rev. Code § 9A.04.030 (2026)

State criminal jurisdiction

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The following persons are liable to punishment:
(1) A person who commits in the state any crime, in whole or in part.
(2) A person who commits out of the state any act which, if committed within it, would be theft and is afterward found in the state with any of the stolen property.
(3) A person who being out of the state, counsels, causes, procures, aids, or abets another to commit a crime in this state.
(4) A person who, being out of the state, abducts or kidnaps by force or fraud, any person, contrary to the laws of the place where the act is committed, and brings, sends, or conveys such person into this state.
(5) A person who commits an act without the state which affects persons or property within the state, which, if committed within the state, would be a crime.
(6) A person who, being out of the state, makes a statement, declaration, verification, or certificate under chapter 5.50 RCW which, if made within the state, would be perjury.
(7) A person who commits an act onboard a conveyance within the state of Washington, including the airspace over the state of Washington, that subsequently lands, docks, or stops within the state which, if committed within the state, would be a crime.
[ 2019 c 232 s 9; 1999 c 349 s 1; 1981 c 187 s 2; 1975 1st ex.s. c 260 s 9A.04.030.]
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 66 cases (6 in the last 5 years), 1978–2026 · leading case: State v. Pettitt, 609 P.2d 1364 (Wash. 1980).
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State v. Pettitt, 609 P.2d 1364 (Wash. 1980). · cites it 9× “State criminal jurisdiction is established in RCW 9A.04.030, which provides, in part: The following persons are liable to punishment: (1) A person who commits in the state any crime, in whole or in part.”
State v. Hickman, 954 P.2d 900 (Wash. 1998). · cites it 2× “Under the Washington long-arm criminal jurisdiction statute, Washington has jurisdiction over any "person who commits an act without the state which affects persons or property within the state, which, if committed within the state, would be a crime." RCW 9A.04.030(5). No matter…”
State v. Hickman, 135 Wash. 2d 97 (Wash. 1998). · cites it 2× “RCW 9A.04.030. Under the Washington long-arm criminal jurisdiction statute, Washington has jurisdiction over any “person who commits an act without the state which affects persons or property within the state, which, if committed within the state, would be a crime.”
Klem v. Washington Mut. Bank, 295 P.3d 1179 (Wash. 2013). “We note that Washington State asserts criminal jurisdiction over any person “who commits in the state any crime, in whole or in part” or “commits an act without the state which affects persons or property within the state, which, if committed within the state, would be a crime,”…”
State v. Betancourth, 413 P.3d 566 (Wash. 2018). “060 provides: A judge of the superior court may issue any criminal process to any recipient at any address, within or without the state, for any matter over which the court has criminal jurisdiction pursuant to RCW 9A.04.030. This section does not limit a court's authority to…”
State Of Washington v. Zaida Cardenas-flores, 374 P.3d 1217 (Wash. Ct. App. 2016). · cites it 2× “Although the evidence at trial showed that Cardenas-Flores and CA were in Oregon during a portion of the charging period, there was sufficient evidence at trial to support the jury’s finding that the crime occurred in Washington.”
State v. Norman, 40 P.3d 1161 (Wash. 2002). · cites it 2× “They also maintain that prosecution violates their rights under the Sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution, which states that a defendant has a right to trial by a jury "of the state and district wherein the crime shall have been committed.”
State v. Norman, 145 Wash. 2d 578 (Wash. 2002). · cites it 2× “They also maintain that prosecution violates their rights under the Sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution, which states that a defendant has a right to trial by a jury “of the state and district wherein the crime shall have been committed.”
State v. Golden, 112 Wash. App. 68 (Wash. Ct. App. 2002). · cites it 2× “Personal Jurisdiction RCW 9A.04.030(1) establishes the superior court’s personal jurisdiction over all individuals, including juveniles, who commit crimes in this state.”
In re the Pers. Restraint of Dalluge, 152 Wash. 2d 772 (Wash. 2004). “RCW 9A.04.030; State v. Golden, 112 Wn. App.”
In Re Pers. Restraint Petition of Dalluge, 100 P.3d 279 (Wash. 2004). “RCW 9A.04.030; State v. Golden, 112 Wash.”
State v. Golden, 47 P.3d 587 (Wash. Ct. App. 2002). · cites it 2× “PERSONAL JURISDICTION RCW 9A.04.030(1) establishes the superior court's personal jurisdiction over all individuals, including juveniles, who commit crimes in this state.”
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— Wash. Rev. Code § 9A.04.030(1) — 45 cases
State v. Pettitt, 609 P.2d 1364 (Wash. 1980). “State criminal jurisdiction is established in RCW 9A.04.030, which provides, in part: The following persons are liable to punishment: (1) A person who commits in the state any crime, in whole or in part.”
Klem v. Washington Mut. Bank, 295 P.3d 1179 (Wash. 2013). “We note that Washington State asserts criminal jurisdiction over any person “who commits in the state any crime, in whole or in part” or “commits an act without the state which affects persons or property within the state, which, if committed within the state, would be a crime,”…”
State Of Washington v. Zaida Cardenas-flores, 374 P.3d 1217 (Wash. Ct. App. 2016). “Although the evidence at trial showed that Cardenas-Flores and CA were in Oregon during a portion of the charging period, there was sufficient evidence at trial to support the jury’s finding that the crime occurred in Washington.”
State v. Golden, 112 Wash. App. 68 (Wash. Ct. App. 2002). “Personal Jurisdiction RCW 9A.04.030(1) establishes the superior court’s personal jurisdiction over all individuals, including juveniles, who commit crimes in this state.”
State v. Golden, 47 P.3d 587 (Wash. Ct. App. 2002). “PERSONAL JURISDICTION RCW 9A.04.030(1) establishes the superior court's personal jurisdiction over all individuals, including juveniles, who commit crimes in this state.”
— Wash. Rev. Code § 9A.04.030(2) — 2 cases
State v. Pettitt, 609 P.2d 1364 (Wash. 1980). “State criminal jurisdiction is established in RCW 9A.04.030, which provides, in part: The following persons are liable to punishment: (1) A person who commits in the state any crime, in whole or in part.”
State v. Pettitt, 591 P.2d 862 (Wash. Ct. App. 1979).
— Wash. Rev. Code § 9A.04.030(5) — 4 cases
State v. Hickman, 954 P.2d 900 (Wash. 1998). “Under the Washington long-arm criminal jurisdiction statute, Washington has jurisdiction over any "person who commits an act without the state which affects persons or property within the state, which, if committed within the state, would be a crime." RCW 9A.04.030(5). No matter…”
State v. Hickman, 135 Wash. 2d 97 (Wash. 1998). “RCW 9A.04.030. Under the Washington long-arm criminal jurisdiction statute, Washington has jurisdiction over any “person who commits an act without the state which affects persons or property within the state, which, if committed within the state, would be a crime.”
State v. Brown, 627 P.2d 132 (Wash. Ct. App. 1981).
State v. Jacobson, 876 P.2d 916 (Wash. Ct. App. 1994).
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