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Wash. Rev. Code § 9A.76.080 (2026)

Rendering criminal assistance in the second degree

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(1) A person is guilty of rendering criminal assistance in the second degree if he or she renders criminal assistance to a person who has committed or is being sought for a class B or class C felony or an equivalent juvenile offense or to someone being sought for violation of parole, probation, or community supervision.
(2)(a) Except as provided in (b) of this subsection, rendering criminal assistance in the second degree is a gross misdemeanor.
(b) Rendering criminal assistance in the second degree is a misdemeanor if it is established by a preponderance of the evidence that the actor is a relative as defined in RCW 9A.76.060.
[ 2003 c 53 s 84; 1982 1st ex.s. c 47 s 22; 1975 1st ex.s. c 260 s 9A.76.080.]

Notes:

Intent—Effective date—2003 c 53: See notes following RCW 2.48.180.
Severability—1982 1st ex.s. c 47: See note following RCW 9.41.190.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 6 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1980–2022 · leading case: State v. Vannoy, 610 P.2d 380 (Wash. Ct. App. 1980).
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State v. Vannoy, 610 P.2d 380 (Wash. Ct. App. 1980). · cites it 2× “RCW 9A.76.080. An essential element of this crime is whether the defendant had knowledge that a crime had been committed.”
State v. Moon, 726 P.2d 1263 (Wash. Ct. App. 1986). “2d 380 (1980) (knowledge that a crime has been com *696 mitted is an essential element of RCW 9A.76.080). Further, we are only concerned here with probable cause to arrest, which is not a technical inquiry.”
Ellis v. United States, 806 F. Supp. 2d 538 (E.D.N.Y 2011). “” Wash. Rev.Code § 9A.76.080; see also id. § 9A.”
Fernando Cordero-Garcia v. Merrick Garland, 44 F.4th 1181 (9th Cir. 2022). “” Wash. Rev. Code § 9A.76.080(1). 6 Notably, the BIA cited Renteria-Morales, agreeing with our court’s summary therein of the BIA’s “articulation of both an actus reus and mens rea element of the generic definition of obstruction-of-justice crimes.”
State of Washington v. Nathan Earl Eldred (Wash. Ct. App. 2016). “Eldred assistance statute reads: A person is guilty of rendering criminal assistance in the second degree if he or she renders criminal assistance to a person who has committed or is being sought for a class B or class C felony or an equivalent juvenile offense or to someone…”
State Of Washington v. Bradley Michael Key (Wash. Ct. App. 2020). “See RCW 9A.76.080. Misdemeanor rendering criminal assistance would not be calculated in Key’s offender score for purposes of sentencing on assault in the first degree.”
— Wash. Rev. Code § 9A.76.080(1) — 1 case
Fernando Cordero-Garcia v. Merrick Garland, 44 F.4th 1181 (9th Cir. 2022). “” Wash. Rev. Code § 9A.76.080(1). 6 Notably, the BIA cited Renteria-Morales, agreeing with our court’s summary therein of the BIA’s “articulation of both an actus reus and mens rea element of the generic definition of obstruction-of-justice crimes.”
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