Revised Code of Washington

Wash. Rev. Code § 9A.68.020 (2026)

Requesting unlawful compensation

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(1) A public servant is guilty of requesting unlawful compensation if he or she requests a pecuniary benefit for the performance of an official action knowing that he or she is required to perform that action without compensation or at a level of compensation lower than that requested.

(2) Requesting unlawful compensation is a class C felony.

[ 2011 c 336 s 387; 1975 1st ex.s. c 260 s 9A.68.020.]

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 4 cases, 2014–2020 · leading case: State v. K.L.B., 328 P.3d 886 (Wash. 2014).

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State v. K.L.B., 328 P.3d 886 (Wash. 2014). “010), requesting unlawful compensation (RCW 9A.68.020), or official misconduct (RCW 9A.”

State Of Washington v. Adam J. Persell (Wash. Ct. App. 2020). · cites it 3× “110,12 which allows for the solicitation of private funds for the MECTF, and RCW 9A.68.020,13 which prohibits public employees from requesting unlawful compensation.”

State Of Washington, V Bryan Earle Glant (Wash. Ct. App. 2020). · cites it 2× “110, which specifically allows for the solicitation of private funds for the MECTF, and RCW 9A.68.020, which prohibits public employees from requesting unlawful compensation.”

State v. K.L.B. (Wash. 2014). “010), requesting unlawful compensation (RCW 9A.68.020), or official misconduct (RCW 9A.”

— Wash. Rev. Code § 9A.68.020(1) — 1 case

State Of Washington v. Adam J. Persell (Wash. Ct. App. 2020). “110,12 which allows for the solicitation of private funds for the MECTF, and RCW 9A.68.020,13 which prohibits public employees from requesting unlawful compensation.”

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