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Wash. Rev. Code § 9A.42.050 (2026)

Defense of financial inability

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In any prosecution for criminal mistreatment, it shall be a defense that the withholding of the basic necessities of life is due to financial inability only if the person charged has made a reasonable effort to obtain adequate assistance. This defense is available to a person employed to provide the basic necessities of life only when the agreed-upon payment has not been made.
[ 1997 c 392 s 509; 1986 c 250 s 5.]

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Short title—Findings—Construction—Conflict with federal requirements—Part headings and captions not law—1997 c 392: See notes following RCW 74.39A.009.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 2003–2003 · leading case: State v. Mannering, 75 P.3d 961 (Wash. 2003).
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State v. Mannering, 75 P.3d 961 (Wash. 2003). “030(2), (3) (rape of a child in the first, second, or third degree; child molestation in the first, second or third degree; and sexual misconduct with a minor in the first or second degree); RCW 9A.”
State v. Mannering, 150 Wash. 2d 277 (Wash. 2003). “030(2), (3) (rape of a child in the first, second, or third degree; child molestation in the first, second or third degree; and sexual misconduct with a minor in the first or second degree); RCW 9A.”
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