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Wash. Rev. Code § 9A.84.010 (2026)

Criminal mischief

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(1) A person is guilty of the crime of criminal mischief if, acting with three or more other persons, he or she knowingly and unlawfully uses or threatens to use force, or in any way participates in the use of such force, against any other person or against property.
(2)(a) Except as provided in (b) of this subsection, the crime of criminal mischief is a gross misdemeanor.
(b) The crime of criminal mischief is a class C felony if the actor is armed with a deadly weapon.
[ 2013 c 20 s 1; 2003 c 53 s 91; 1975 1st ex.s. c 260 s 9A.84.010.]

Notes:

Effective date—2013 c 20: "This act takes effect January 1, 2014." [ 2013 c 20 s 3.]
Intent—Effective date—2003 c 53: See notes following RCW 2.48.180.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 19 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1979–2024 · leading case: State v. Montejano, 147 Wash. App. 696 (Wash. Ct. App. 2008).
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State v. Montejano, 147 Wash. App. 696 (Wash. Ct. App. 2008). · cites it 9× “” RCW 9A.84.010(1), (2)(b). The sole issue on appeal is whether the crime can be committed by complicity under RCW 9 A.”
State v. Hayes, 262 P.3d 538 (Wash. Ct. App. 2011). · cites it 2× “RCW 9A.84.010(1). But riot is a felony if “the actor is armed with a deadly weapon.”
State v. Smith, 610 P.2d 869 (Wash. 1980). “080; riot with a deadly weapon, RCW 9A.84.010; forgery, RCW 9A.60.020; taking of a motor vehicle, RCW 9A.”
United States v. Lawrence, 627 F.3d 1281 (9th Cir. 2010). “031(1)(f), or felony riot, Wash. Rev.Code § 9A.84.010(1), (2)(b), qualify as ACCA predicate offenses.”
State v. Montejano, 196 P.3d 1083 (Wash. Ct. App. 2008). · cites it 9× “" RCW 9A.84.010(1), (2)(b). The sole issue on appeal is whether the crime can be committed by complicity under RCW 9A.”
State v. Sweat, 322 P.3d 1213 (Wash. 2014). “; and his 2006 conviction of felony riot — domestic violence against C.”
State v. Stephens, 591 P.2d 827 (Wash. Ct. App. 1979). · cites it 2× “020 (burglary in the first degree); RCW 9A.84.010 (riot); RCW 9.79.170(l)(a) (rape in the first degree).”
In re the Pers. Restraint of Washington, 106 P.3d 763 (Wash. Ct. App. 2004). “110 provides that a violation of a domestic violence order is a gross misdemeanor unless the offender has violated the order by committing assault or the offender has at least two previous convictions for violating a domestic violence court order.”
State v. Bauer, 295 P.3d 1227 (Wash. Ct. App. 2013). “RCW 9A.84.010(1) provides: A person is guilty of the crime of riot if, acting with three or more other persons, he or she knowingly and unlawfully uses or threatens to use force, or in any way participates in the use of such force, against any other person or against property.”
Post Sentence Petition Of Anthony Lucio (Wash. Ct. App. 2017). · cites it 4× “" In 2013, the legislature amended RCW 9A.84.010 with the term "criminal mischief' being replaced for "riot.”
United States v. Lopez-Salas, 254 F. App'x 621 (9th Cir. 2007). “” Wash. Rev. Code § 9A.84.010(1). The crime of riot is a class C felony if the actor is armed with a deadly weapon.”
State Of Washington v. Darnell Parks, Jr. (Wash. Ct. App. 2017). · cites it 2× “In Montejano, the defendant was charged with the crime of riot under former RCW 9A.84.010(1) (2003), one element of which was acting with three or more other persons.”
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— Wash. Rev. Code § 9A.84.010(1) — 10 cases
State v. Montejano, 147 Wash. App. 696 (Wash. Ct. App. 2008). “” RCW 9A.84.010(1), (2)(b). The sole issue on appeal is whether the crime can be committed by complicity under RCW 9 A.”
State v. Hayes, 262 P.3d 538 (Wash. Ct. App. 2011). “RCW 9A.84.010(1). But riot is a felony if “the actor is armed with a deadly weapon.”
United States v. Lawrence, 627 F.3d 1281 (9th Cir. 2010). “031(1)(f), or felony riot, Wash. Rev.Code § 9A.84.010(1), (2)(b), qualify as ACCA predicate offenses.”
State v. Montejano, 196 P.3d 1083 (Wash. Ct. App. 2008). “" RCW 9A.84.010(1), (2)(b). The sole issue on appeal is whether the crime can be committed by complicity under RCW 9A.”
State v. Bauer, 295 P.3d 1227 (Wash. Ct. App. 2013). “RCW 9A.84.010(1) provides: A person is guilty of the crime of riot if, acting with three or more other persons, he or she knowingly and unlawfully uses or threatens to use force, or in any way participates in the use of such force, against any other person or against property.”
— Wash. Rev. Code § 9A.84.010(2) — 4 cases
State v. Montejano, 147 Wash. App. 696 (Wash. Ct. App. 2008). “” RCW 9A.84.010(1), (2)(b). The sole issue on appeal is whether the crime can be committed by complicity under RCW 9 A.”
State v. Montejano, 196 P.3d 1083 (Wash. Ct. App. 2008). “" RCW 9A.84.010(1), (2)(b). The sole issue on appeal is whether the crime can be committed by complicity under RCW 9A.”
In re the Pers. Restraint of Washington, 106 P.3d 763 (Wash. Ct. App. 2004). “110 provides that a violation of a domestic violence order is a gross misdemeanor unless the offender has violated the order by committing assault or the offender has at least two previous convictions for violating a domestic violence court order.”
State Of Washington v. Darnell Parks, Jr. (Wash. Ct. App. 2017). “In Montejano, the defendant was charged with the crime of riot under former RCW 9A.84.010(1) (2003), one element of which was acting with three or more other persons.”
— Wash. Rev. Code § 9A.84.010(2)(a) — 1 case
State v. Stephens, 591 P.2d 827 (Wash. Ct. App. 1979). “020 (burglary in the first degree); RCW 9A.84.010 (riot); RCW 9.79.170(l)(a) (rape in the first degree).”
— Wash. Rev. Code § 9A.84.010(2)(b) — 4 cases
State v. Hayes, 262 P.3d 538 (Wash. Ct. App. 2011). “RCW 9A.84.010(1). But riot is a felony if “the actor is armed with a deadly weapon.”
State v. Montejano, 147 Wash. App. 696 (Wash. Ct. App. 2008). “” RCW 9A.84.010(1), (2)(b). The sole issue on appeal is whether the crime can be committed by complicity under RCW 9 A.”
State v. Montejano, 196 P.3d 1083 (Wash. Ct. App. 2008). “" RCW 9A.84.010(1), (2)(b). The sole issue on appeal is whether the crime can be committed by complicity under RCW 9A.”
State of Washington v. Salvador Garcia Sanchez (Wash. Ct. App. 2013).
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