S-4416.2
SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL 6261
State of Washington 68th Legislature 2024 Regular Session
By Senate Law & Justice (originally sponsored by Senator Warnick)
READ FIRST TIME 01/31/24.
1 AN ACT Relating to the penalties for theft and possession of
2 stolen property from first responders; amending RCW 9A.56.150 and
3 9A.56.030; and prescribing penalties.
4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
5 Sec. 1. RCW 9A.56.150 and 2009 c 431 s 12 are each amended to
6 read as follows:
7 (1) A person is guilty of possessing stolen property in the first
8 degree if he or she possesses stolen property, other than a firearm
9 as defined in RCW 9.41.010 or a motor vehicle, which ((exceeds)):
10 (a) Exceeds five thousand dollars in value;
11 (b) Was property or equipment used by firefighters or emergency
12 medical service providers in the course of duties and taken from a
13 fire station or emergency medical services building, facility,
14 structure, or vehicle.
15 (2) Possessing stolen property in the first degree is a class B
16 felony.
17 Sec. 2. RCW 9A.56.030 and 2017 c 266 s 10 are each amended to
18 read as follows:
19 (1) Except as provided in RCW 9A.56.400, a person is guilty of
20 theft in the first degree if he or she commits theft of:
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 1 (a) Property or services which exceed(s) five thousand dollars in
2 value other than a firearm as defined in RCW 9.41.010;
3 (b) Property of any value, other than a firearm as defined in RCW
4 9.41.010 or a motor vehicle, taken from the person of another;
5 (c) A search and rescue dog, as defined in RCW 9.91.175, while
6 the search and rescue dog is on duty; ((or))
7 (d) Commercial metal property, nonferrous metal property, or
8 private metal property, as those terms are defined in RCW 19.290.010,
9 and the costs of the damage to the owner's property exceed five
10 thousand dollars in value; or
11 (e) Property or equipment used by firefighters or emergency
12 medical service providers in the course of duties and taken from a
13 fire station or emergency medical services building, facility,
14 structure, or vehicle.
15 (2) Theft in the first degree is a class B felony.
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Statutes affected:
Original Bill: 9A.56.150, 9A.56.030, 9.94A.540
Substitute Bill: 9A.56.150, 9A.56.030