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Wash. Rev. Code § 9A.82.055 (2026)

Trafficking in stolen property in the second degree

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(1) A person who recklessly traffics in stolen property is guilty of trafficking in stolen property in the second degree.
(2) Trafficking in stolen property in the second degree is a class C felony.
[ 2003 c 53 s 87.]

Notes:

Intent—Effective date—2003 c 53: See notes following RCW 2.48.180.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 18 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 2008–2025 · leading case: State v. Griffith, 195 P.3d 506 (Wash. 2008).
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State v. Griffith, 195 P.3d 506 (Wash. 2008). “RCW 9A.82.055(1). On November 22, 2004, she pleaded guilty to possessing stolen property in the second degree [2] and indicated she understood she would be ordered to pay restitution.”
State v. Griffith, 164 Wash. 2d 960 (Wash. 2008). “RCW 9A.82.055(1). On November 22, 2004, she pleaded guilty to possessing stolen *964 property in the second degree 2 and indicated she understood she would be ordered to pay restitution.”
State v. Killingsworth, 269 P.3d 1064 (Wash. Ct. App. 2012). “RCW 9A.82.055. We assume, without deciding, that this argument may be raised for the first time on appeal.”
State v. Graham, 182 Wash. App. 180 (Wash. Ct. App. 2014). · cites it 2× ““ ‘Traffic’ means to sell, transfer, distribute, dispense, or otherwise dispose of stolen property to another person, or to buy, receive, possess, or obtain control of stolen property, with intent to sell, transfer, distribute, dispense, or otherwise dispose of the property to…”
State of Washington v. Timothy Wayne Hampton (Wash. Ct. App. 2025). · cites it 5× “170, Possess Stolen Property in the Third Degree; RCW 9A.82.055 Trafficking Stolen Property in the Second Degree; 5 No.”
State Of Washington, V Dalton W. Johnson (Wash. Ct. App. 2018). · cites it 2× “The State presented sufficient evidence that Johnson was reckless – that he knew of and disregarded a substantial risk of committing a wrongful act.”
State Of Washington v. Daniel John Walter Dougal (Wash. Ct. App. 2021). · cites it 2× “RCW 9A.82.055, .050. Indeed, the jury here could have acquitted Dougal of possessing stolen property in the second degree if the State was unable to prove that the value of the dehumidifiers exceeded $750, yet convicted him of trafficking in stolen property 4 Although the…”
State of Washington v. Chantell Marie Graham, aka Simonton (Wash. Ct. App. 2014). · cites it 2× “'''Traffic' means to sell, transfer, distribute, dispense, or otherwise dispose of stolen property to another person, or to buy, receive, possess, or obtain control of stolen property, with intent to sell, transfer, distribute, dispense, or otherwise dispose of the property to…”
State Of Washington v. Sandra Himmelman (Wash. Ct. App. 2015). · cites it 2× “RCW 9A.82.055. Himmelman argues that the State proved the "recklessly" element of the offense by juxtaposing her initial statement to Officer Bridgman that the tools belonged to Ronstadt with her later statement that the tools belonged to Derrick.”
State of Washington v. Nicholas Glenn Allemand (Wash. Ct. App. 2016). “" RCW 9A.82.055 (emphasis added). " ... A person is reckless or acts recklessly when he or she knows of and disregards a substantial risk that a wrongful act may occur and his or her disregard of such substantial risk is a gross deviation from conduct that a reasonable person…”
State of Washington v. Thomas Ralph Leviton (Wash. Ct. App. 2016). “RCW 9A.82.055(2). The court thereafter sentenced Leviton for escape in the first degree, which is a class B felony.”
State Of Washington, Res/cross-app. v. Michael Loren Byrd, App/cross-res. (Wash. Ct. App. 2017). “RCW 9A.82.055 states that a person who "recklessly traffics in stolen property is guilty of trafficking in stolen property in the second degree.”
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— Wash. Rev. Code § 9A.82.055(1) — 8 cases
State v. Griffith, 195 P.3d 506 (Wash. 2008). “RCW 9A.82.055(1). On November 22, 2004, she pleaded guilty to possessing stolen property in the second degree [2] and indicated she understood she would be ordered to pay restitution.”
State v. Griffith, 164 Wash. 2d 960 (Wash. 2008). “RCW 9A.82.055(1). On November 22, 2004, she pleaded guilty to possessing stolen *964 property in the second degree 2 and indicated she understood she would be ordered to pay restitution.”
State v. Graham, 182 Wash. App. 180 (Wash. Ct. App. 2014). ““ ‘Traffic’ means to sell, transfer, distribute, dispense, or otherwise dispose of stolen property to another person, or to buy, receive, possess, or obtain control of stolen property, with intent to sell, transfer, distribute, dispense, or otherwise dispose of the property to…”
State Of Washington, V Dalton W. Johnson (Wash. Ct. App. 2018). “The State presented sufficient evidence that Johnson was reckless – that he knew of and disregarded a substantial risk of committing a wrongful act.”
State of Washington v. Chantell Marie Graham, aka Simonton (Wash. Ct. App. 2014). “'''Traffic' means to sell, transfer, distribute, dispense, or otherwise dispose of stolen property to another person, or to buy, receive, possess, or obtain control of stolen property, with intent to sell, transfer, distribute, dispense, or otherwise dispose of the property to…”
— Wash. Rev. Code § 9A.82.055(2) — 1 case
State of Washington v. Thomas Ralph Leviton (Wash. Ct. App. 2016). “RCW 9A.82.055(2). The court thereafter sentenced Leviton for escape in the first degree, which is a class B felony.”
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