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Wash. Rev. Code § 9A.46.060 (2026)

Crimes included in harassment

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As used in this chapter, "harassment" may include but is not limited to any of the following crimes:
(1) Harassment (RCW 9A.46.020);
(2) Hate crime (RCW 9A.36.080);
(3) Telephone harassment (RCW 9.61.230);
(4) Assault in the first degree (RCW 9A.36.011);
(5) Assault of a child in the first degree (RCW 9A.36.120);
(6) Assault in the second degree (RCW 9A.36.021);
(7) Assault of a child in the second degree (RCW 9A.36.130);
(8) Assault in the fourth degree (RCW 9A.36.041);
(9) Reckless endangerment (RCW 9A.36.050);
(10) Extortion in the first degree (RCW 9A.56.120);
(11) Extortion in the second degree (RCW 9A.56.130);
(12) Coercion (RCW 9A.36.070);
(13) Burglary in the first degree (RCW 9A.52.020);
(14) Burglary in the second degree (RCW 9A.52.030);
(15) Criminal trespass in the first degree (RCW 9A.52.070);
(16) Criminal trespass in the second degree (RCW 9A.52.080);
(17) Malicious mischief in the first degree (RCW 9A.48.070);
(18) Malicious mischief in the second degree (RCW 9A.48.080);
(19) Malicious mischief in the third degree (RCW 9A.48.090);
(20) Kidnapping in the first degree (RCW 9A.40.020);
(21) Kidnapping in the second degree (RCW 9A.40.030);
(22) Unlawful imprisonment (RCW 9A.40.040);
(23) Rape in the first degree (RCW 9A.44.040);
(24) Rape in the second degree (RCW 9A.44.050);
(25) Rape in the third degree (RCW 9A.44.060);
(26) Indecent liberties (RCW 9A.44.100);
(27) Rape of a child in the first degree (RCW 9A.44.073);
(28) Rape of a child in the second degree (RCW 9A.44.076);
(29) Rape of a child in the third degree (RCW 9A.44.079);
(30) Child molestation in the first degree (RCW 9A.44.083);
(31) Child molestation in the second degree (RCW 9A.44.086);
(32) Child molestation in the third degree (RCW 9A.44.089);
(33) Stalking (RCW 9A.46.110);
(34) Cyber harassment (RCW 9A.90.120);
(35) Residential burglary (RCW 9A.52.025);
(36) Violation of a temporary, permanent, or final protective order issued pursuant to chapter 9A.44, 9A.46, 10.99, or 26.09 RCW or any of the former chapters 7.90, 10.14, and 26.50 RCW, or violation of a domestic violence protection order, sexual assault protection order, or antiharassment protection order issued under chapter 7.105 RCW;
(37) Unlawful discharge of a laser in the first degree (RCW 9A.49.020);
(38) Unlawful discharge of a laser in the second degree (RCW 9A.49.030); and
(39) Felony hazing (RCW 28B.10.901(2)(b)).
[ 2023 c 196 s 4; 2022 c 231 s 15; (2022 c 231 s 14 expired July 1, 2022); 2021 c 215 s 109; 2019 c 271 s 8; 2006 c 138 s 21; 2004 c 94 s 4; 1999 c 180 s 7; 1997 c 338 s 52. Prior: 1994 c 271 s 802; 1994 c 121 s 2; prior: 1992 c 186 s 4; 1992 c 145 s 12; 1988 c 145 s 15; 1985 c 288 s 6.]

Notes:

Short title—2023 c 196: See note following RCW 28B.10.901.
Effective date—2022 c 231 ss 8, 9, 11, 13, and 15: See note following RCW 7.105.010.
Expiration date—2022 c 231 ss 7, 10, 12, 14, 16, and 17: See note following RCW 9.94A.030.
Effective date—2022 c 268; 2021 c 215: See note following RCW 7.105.900.
Severability—Effective dates—2004 c 94: See notes following RCW 9A.90.120.
Finding—Evaluation—Report—1997 c 338: See note following RCW 13.40.0357.
Severability—Effective dates—1997 c 338: See notes following RCW 5.60.060.
Purpose—Severability—1994 c 271: See notes following RCW 9A.28.020.
Severability—1992 c 186: See note following RCW 9A.46.110.
Effective date—Savings—Application—1988 c 145: See notes following RCW 9A.44.010.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 38 cases (7 in the last 5 years), 1994–2026 · leading case: State v. Stinton, 121 Wash. App. 569 (Wash. Ct. App. 2004).
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State v. Stinton, 121 Wash. App. 569 (Wash. Ct. App. 2004). · cites it 3× “Former RCW 9A.46.060(35) (recodified as RCW 9A.46.”
State Of Washington v. Joe Joseph, 416 P.3d 738 (Wash. Ct. App. 2018). · cites it 9× “Felony Harassment Based on a Predicate Offense of Third Degree Assault Joseph next contends that his prior conviction for third degree assault was not a crime of harassment under RCW 9A.46.060, and thus does not qualify as a predicate offense supporting the elevation of…”
Bini v. City of Vancouver, 218 F. Supp. 3d 1196 (W.D. Wash. 2016). · cites it 2× “260(3) requires a previous' conviction of a crime of harassment as defined under RCW 9A.46.060 as a mandatory element, while cyberstalking as a gross misdemeanor under RCW 9.”
State v. Jackson, 957 P.2d 1270 (Wash. Ct. App. 1998). · cites it 4× “That statute uses the term by providing that a person who harasses another is guilty of a class C felony if: The person has previously been convicted in this or any other state of any crime of harassment, as defined in RCW 9A.46.060, of the same victim or members of the victim’s…”
State v. Stinton, 89 P.3d 717 (Wash. Ct. App. 2004). · cites it 2× “Former RCW 9A.46.060(35). [7] CRSA § 18-4-202; HI ST § 708-810.”
State v. Schmidt, 23 P.3d 462 (Wash. 2001). “020(2), a harassment offense enumerated in RCW 9A.46.060, or of a felony in which a firearm was used or displayed, except as otherwise provided in subsection (3) or (4) of this section[.”
State Of Washington v. Donald John Heutink, 458 P.3d 796 (Wash. Ct. App. 2020). “RCW 9A.46.060(33). In passing the harassment statutes, the legislature found, “[T]he prevention of serious, personal harassment is an important government objective.”
State Of Washington v. Thanh Pham Nguyen, 450 P.3d 630 (Wash. Ct. App. 2019). “Overbreadth challenges under both article I, section 5 of the Washington State Constitution and the First Amendment are reviewed under the federal overbreadth harassment, as defined in RCW 9A.46.060, of the same victim or members of the victim's family or household or any person…”
United States v. Kenneth Door, 917 F.3d 1146 (9th Cir. 2019). “20 RCW, except that the person is guilty of a class C felony if either of the following applies: (a) The person has previously been convicted in this or any other state of any crime of harassment, as defined in RCW 9A.46.060, of the same victim or members of the victim’s family…”
State v. Cross, 234 P.3d 288 (Wash. Ct. App. 2010). “(b) A person who harasses another is guilty of a class C felony if either of the following applies: (i) The person has previously been convicted in this or any other state of any crime of harassment, as defined in RCW 9A.46.060, of the same victim or members of the victim’s…”
State v. Lee, 957 P.2d 741 (Wash. 1998). “(5) A person who stalks another person is guilty of a gross misdemeanor except that the person is guilty of a class C felony if any of the following applies: (a) The stalker has previously been convicted in this state or any other state of any crime of harassment, as defined in…”
State v. Leming, 138 P.3d 1095 (Wash. Ct. App. 2006). “(b) A person who harasses another is guilty of a class C felony if either of the following applies: (i) The person has previously been convicted in this or any other state of any crime of harassment, as defined in RCW 9A.46.060, of the same victim or members of the victim’s…”
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— Wash. Rev. Code § 9A.46.060(20) — 1 case
State Of Washington, V. William Emory McDowell (Wash. Ct. App. 2026).
— Wash. Rev. Code § 9A.46.060(33) — 1 case
State Of Washington v. Donald John Heutink, 458 P.3d 796 (Wash. Ct. App. 2020). “RCW 9A.46.060(33). In passing the harassment statutes, the legislature found, “[T]he prevention of serious, personal harassment is an important government objective.”
— Wash. Rev. Code § 9A.46.060(35) — 3 cases
State v. Stinton, 121 Wash. App. 569 (Wash. Ct. App. 2004). “Former RCW 9A.46.060(35) (recodified as RCW 9A.46.”
State v. Stinton, 89 P.3d 717 (Wash. Ct. App. 2004). “Former RCW 9A.46.060(35). [7] CRSA § 18-4-202; HI ST § 708-810.”
State v. Dejarlais, 944 P.2d 1110 (Wash. Ct. App. 1997).
— Wash. Rev. Code § 9A.46.060(36) — 2 cases
State v. Stinton, 121 Wash. App. 569 (Wash. Ct. App. 2004). “Former RCW 9A.46.060(35) (recodified as RCW 9A.46.”
State v. Stinton, 89 P.3d 717 (Wash. Ct. App. 2004). “Former RCW 9A.46.060(35). [7] CRSA § 18-4-202; HI ST § 708-810.”
— Wash. Rev. Code § 9A.46.060(4) — 2 cases
State Of Washington v. Joe Joseph, 416 P.3d 738 (Wash. Ct. App. 2018). “Felony Harassment Based on a Predicate Offense of Third Degree Assault Joseph next contends that his prior conviction for third degree assault was not a crime of harassment under RCW 9A.46.060, and thus does not qualify as a predicate offense supporting the elevation of…”
State v. Owen Gale Ray (Wash. 2025).
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