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Wash. Rev. Code § 9A.52.095 (2026)

Vehicle prowling in the first degree

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(1) A person is guilty of vehicle prowling in the first degree if, with intent to commit a crime against a person or property therein, he or she enters or remains unlawfully in a motor home, as defined in RCW 46.04.305, or in a vessel equipped for propulsion by mechanical means or by sail which has a cabin equipped with permanently installed sleeping quarters or cooking facilities.
(2) Vehicle prowling in the first degree is a class C felony.
[ 2011 c 336 s 375; 1982 1st ex.s. c 47 s 13.]

Notes:

Severability—1982 1st ex.s. c 47: See note following RCW 9.41.190.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 10 cases, 1995–2017 · leading case: State v. Vrieling, 144 Wash. 2d 489 (Wash. 2001).
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State v. Vrieling, 144 Wash. 2d 489 (Wash. 2001). · cites it 2× “RCW 9A.52.095. However, as the State *496 points out, this statute does not equate a motor home to a residence, because a violation of this statute is a class C felony while residential burglary is a class B felony.”
State v. Vrieling, 28 P.3d 762 (Wash. 2001). · cites it 2× “RCW 9A.52.095. However, as the State points out, this statute does not equate a motor home to a residence, because a violation of this statute is a class C felony while residential burglary is a class B felony.”
State v. Johnson, 909 P.2d 293 (Wash. 1996). “RCW 9A.52.095, .100. RCW Title 46; ROW Title 47.”
State v. McCorkle, 945 P.2d 736 (Wash. Ct. App. 1997). “025), and vehicle prowl in the first degree (RCW 9A.52.095). Because the record is insufficient to determine the underlying facts, we cannot determine whether the Georgia burglary would be classified as a class B or a class C felony in Washington.”
State v. Johnson, 892 P.2d 106 (Wash. Ct. App. 1995). “519(4), and distinguishing degrees of vehicle prowling, RCW 9A.52.095, .100. These statutes provide some basis for reviewing the search in this case under our state constitution.”
State v. Vrieling, 983 P.2d 1150 (Wash. Ct. App. 1999). “See RCW 9A.52.095. She also cites to RCW 46.61.”
State v. Maganai, 923 P.2d 718 (Wash. Ct. App. 1996). · cites it 3× “) Two statutes penalize the wrongful entry into a vehicle: RCW 9A.52.095, vehicle prowling in the first degree (entry into a motor home); 1 and RCW 9A.”
State Of Washington v. Clifford Paul Lapointe, Jr. (Wash. Ct. App. 2017). · cites it 2× “47,§ 13 (codified as RCW 9A.52.095). The legislature amended misdemeanor vehicle prowling as a crime in the second degree.”
State v. Johnson, 909 P.2d 293 (Wash. 1996). “[57] RCW 9A.52.095, .100. [58] RCW Title 46; RCW Title 47.”
State Of Washington v. Terri Lynn Huizenga (Wash. Ct. App. 2017). “020(1)(a)(i),3 and one count of vehicle prowl in the first degree, a class C felony, pursuant to RCW 9A.52.095(1).4 A jury found Huizenga guilty of felony harassment and the lesser crime of assault in the third degree, pursuant to RCW 9A.”
— Wash. Rev. Code § 9A.52.095(1) — 1 case
State Of Washington v. Terri Lynn Huizenga (Wash. Ct. App. 2017). “020(1)(a)(i),3 and one count of vehicle prowl in the first degree, a class C felony, pursuant to RCW 9A.52.095(1).4 A jury found Huizenga guilty of felony harassment and the lesser crime of assault in the third degree, pursuant to RCW 9A.”
— Wash. Rev. Code § 9A.52.095(2) — 1 case
State v. Maganai, 923 P.2d 718 (Wash. Ct. App. 1996). “) Two statutes penalize the wrongful entry into a vehicle: RCW 9A.52.095, vehicle prowling in the first degree (entry into a motor home); 1 and RCW 9A.”
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