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Wash. Rev. Code § 9A.83.010 (2026)

Definitions

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The definitions set forth in this section apply throughout this chapter.
(1) "Conducts a financial transaction" includes initiating, concluding, or participating in a financial transaction.
(2) "Financial institution" means a bank, savings bank, credit union, or savings and loan institution.
(3) "Financial transaction" means a purchase, sale, loan, pledge, gift, transfer, transmission, delivery, trade, deposit, withdrawal, payment, transfer between accounts, exchange of currency, extension of credit, or any other acquisition or disposition of property, by whatever means effected.
(4) "Knows the property is proceeds of specified unlawful activity" means believing based upon the representation of a law enforcement officer or his or her agent, or knowing that the property is proceeds from some form, though not necessarily which form, of specified unlawful activity.
(5) "Proceeds" means any interest in property directly or indirectly acquired through or derived from an act or omission, and any fruits of this interest, in whatever form.
(6) "Property" means anything of value, whether real or personal, tangible or intangible.
(7) "Specified unlawful activity" means an offense committed in this state that is a class A or B felony under Washington law or that is listed as "criminal profiteering" in RCW 9A.82.010, or an offense committed in any other state that is punishable under the laws of that state by more than one year in prison, or an offense that is punishable under federal law by more than one year in prison.
[ 1999 c 143 s 41; 1992 c 210 s 1.]
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases, 1995–2009 · leading case: State v. Aitken, 905 P.2d 1235 (Wash. Ct. App. 1995).
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State v. Aitken, 905 P.2d 1235 (Wash. Ct. App. 1995). · cites it 12× “See RCW 9A.83.010(1) and (2). Because unlawful issuance of a check is a specified unlawful activity under the money laundering statute, we must decide whether a person may unlawfully issue a check without involving, in the financial transaction, property known to be the proceeds…”
State v. Jain, 210 P.3d 1061 (Wash. Ct. App. 2009). · cites it 2× “[20] RCW 9A.83.010(7). [21] RCW 9A.82.010(4)(q).”
United States v. Santos, 553 U.S. 507 (2008). · cites it 2× “3 (Lexis 2004); Wash. Rev.Code §§ 9A.83.010(5), 9A.83.020 (2006).”
State v. Jain, 151 Wash. App. 117 (Wash. Ct. App. 2009). “See RCW 9A.83.010(7); RCW 9A.82.010(4)(q).”
State v. McCarty, 950 P.2d 992 (Wash. Ct. App. 1998). · cites it 2× “020 are defined in RCW 9A.83.010, which provides in pertinent part: (3) “Financial transaction” means a purchase, sale, loan, pledge, gift, transfer, transmission, delivery, trade, deposit, withdrawal, payment, transfer between accounts, exchange of currency, extension of…”
— Wash. Rev. Code § 9A.83.010(1) — 1 case
State v. Aitken, 905 P.2d 1235 (Wash. Ct. App. 1995). “See RCW 9A.83.010(1) and (2). Because unlawful issuance of a check is a specified unlawful activity under the money laundering statute, we must decide whether a person may unlawfully issue a check without involving, in the financial transaction, property known to be the proceeds…”
— Wash. Rev. Code § 9A.83.010(3) — 1 case
State v. Aitken, 905 P.2d 1235 (Wash. Ct. App. 1995). “See RCW 9A.83.010(1) and (2). Because unlawful issuance of a check is a specified unlawful activity under the money laundering statute, we must decide whether a person may unlawfully issue a check without involving, in the financial transaction, property known to be the proceeds…”
— Wash. Rev. Code § 9A.83.010(5) — 2 cases
State v. Aitken, 905 P.2d 1235 (Wash. Ct. App. 1995). “See RCW 9A.83.010(1) and (2). Because unlawful issuance of a check is a specified unlawful activity under the money laundering statute, we must decide whether a person may unlawfully issue a check without involving, in the financial transaction, property known to be the proceeds…”
United States v. Santos, 553 U.S. 507 (2008). “3 (Lexis 2004); Wash. Rev.Code §§ 9A.83.010(5), 9A.83.020 (2006).”
— Wash. Rev. Code § 9A.83.010(6) — 1 case
State v. Aitken, 905 P.2d 1235 (Wash. Ct. App. 1995). “See RCW 9A.83.010(1) and (2). Because unlawful issuance of a check is a specified unlawful activity under the money laundering statute, we must decide whether a person may unlawfully issue a check without involving, in the financial transaction, property known to be the proceeds…”
— Wash. Rev. Code § 9A.83.010(7) — 3 cases
State v. Aitken, 905 P.2d 1235 (Wash. Ct. App. 1995). “See RCW 9A.83.010(1) and (2). Because unlawful issuance of a check is a specified unlawful activity under the money laundering statute, we must decide whether a person may unlawfully issue a check without involving, in the financial transaction, property known to be the proceeds…”
State v. Jain, 210 P.3d 1061 (Wash. Ct. App. 2009). “[20] RCW 9A.83.010(7). [21] RCW 9A.82.010(4)(q).”
State v. Jain, 151 Wash. App. 117 (Wash. Ct. App. 2009). “See RCW 9A.83.010(7); RCW 9A.82.010(4)(q).”
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