Revised Code of Washington
Wash. Rev. Code § 9A.56.262 (2026)
Theft of telecommunication services
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(1) A person is guilty of theft of telecommunication services if he or she knowingly and with intent to avoid payment:
(a) Uses a telecommunication device to obtain telecommunication services without having entered into a prior agreement with a telecommunication service provider to pay for the telecommunication services; or
(b) Possesses a telecommunication device.
(2) Theft of telecommunication services is a class C felony.
[ 1995 c 92 s 6.]
Notes:
Telecommunications crime: Chapter 9.26A RCW.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2
cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2014–2022 · leading case: Street v. Amazon.com Servs. Inc (W.D. Wash. 2022).
Street v. Amazon.com Servs. Inc (W.D. Wash. 2022). “Count II: Theft of Telecommunications Services Claim 5 Amazon moves for dismissal of Count II, a claim for Theft of Telecommunications 6 Services, brought under RCW § 9A.56.262. That statute provides: 7 (1) A person is guilty of theft of telecommunication services if he or she…”
State of Washington v. Kimberly Lynn Grijalva (Wash. Ct. App. 2014). “Grijalva argues that telephone services are not "property" under the noted definition of "services" listed in the preceding paragraph and that her view is further supported by the existence of the crime of theft of telecommunication services, RCW 9A.56.262, that makes it a crime…”
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