Revised Code of Washington
Wash. Rev. Code § 9A.36.160 (2026)
Failing to summon assistance
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A person is guilty of the crime of failing to summon assistance if:
(1) He or she was present when a crime was committed against another person; and
(2) He or she knows that the other person has suffered substantial bodily harm as a result of the crime committed against the other person and that the other person is in need of assistance; and
(3) He or she could reasonably summon assistance for the person in need without danger to himself or herself and without interference with an important duty owed to a third party; and
(4) He or she fails to summon assistance for the person in need; and
(5) Another person is not summoning or has not summoned assistance for the person in need of such assistance.
[ 2005 c 209 s 1.]
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1
case, 2020–2020 · leading case: State Of Washington v. Allison C. Poor (Wash. Ct. App. 2020).
State Of Washington v. Allison C. Poor (Wash. Ct. App. 2020). “RCW 9A.36.160. 2 The crime of controlled substance homicide is defined as “[a] person who unlawfully delivers a controlled substance in violation of RCW 69.”
— Wash. Rev. Code § 9A.36.160(1) — 1 case
State Of Washington v. Allison C. Poor (Wash. Ct. App. 2020). “RCW 9A.36.160. 2 The crime of controlled substance homicide is defined as “[a] person who unlawfully delivers a controlled substance in violation of RCW 69.”
— Wash. Rev. Code § 9A.36.160(2) — 1 case
State Of Washington v. Allison C. Poor (Wash. Ct. App. 2020). “RCW 9A.36.160. 2 The crime of controlled substance homicide is defined as “[a] person who unlawfully delivers a controlled substance in violation of RCW 69.”
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