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Wash. Rev. Code § 9A.48.060 (2026)

Reckless burning—Defense

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In any prosecution for the crime of reckless burning in the first or second degrees, it shall be a defense if the defendant establishes by a preponderance of the evidence that:
(a) No person other than the defendant had a possessory, or pecuniary interest in the damaged or endangered property, or if other persons had such an interest, all of them consented to the defendant's conduct; and
(b) The defendant's sole intent was to destroy or damage the property for a lawful purpose.
[ 1975 1st ex.s. c 260 s 9A.48.060.]
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 7 cases, 1983–2011 · leading case: State v. McCullum, 656 P.2d 1064 (Wash. 1983).
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State v. McCullum, 656 P.2d 1064 (Wash. 1983). · cites it 2× “030 (sexual offenses); RCW 9A.48.060 (reckless burning); RCW 9A.”
State v. Acosta, 683 P.2d 1069 (Wash. 1984). · cites it 2× “030 (sexual offenses); RCW 9A.48.060 (reckless burning); and RCW 9A.”
State v. Coates, 735 P.2d 64 (Wash. 1987). · cites it 2× “030 (sexual offenses); RCW 9A.48.060 (reckless burning); and RCW 9A.”
State v. Mannering, 75 P.3d 961 (Wash. 2003). “110(3) (stalking); RCW 9A.48.060 (reckless burning in the first or second degree); RCW 9A.”
State v. Mannering, 150 Wash. 2d 277 (Wash. 2003). “110(3) (stalking); RCW 9A.48.060 (reckless burning in the first or second degree); RCW 9A.”
State v. Knapp, 773 P.2d 134 (Wash. Ct. App. 1989). “030 (sexual offenses); RCW 9A.48.060 (reckless burning); and RCW 9A.”
State v. Evans, 265 P.3d 179 (Wash. Ct. App. 2011). “060(1) (defining unlawful issuance of checks or drafts that prohibits “[a]ny person” from making and delivering a check to “another person” with intent to defraud, while knowing that the bank upon which the check is drawn has insufficient funds to meet such check); see also RCW…”
— Wash. Rev. Code § 9A.48.060(a) — 1 case
State v. Evans, 265 P.3d 179 (Wash. Ct. App. 2011). “060(1) (defining unlawful issuance of checks or drafts that prohibits “[a]ny person” from making and delivering a check to “another person” with intent to defraud, while knowing that the bank upon which the check is drawn has insufficient funds to meet such check); see also RCW…”
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