RCW 9A.16.025: Use of force—When unjustified—Victim identity.
Where this section sits in the code
- Title 9A
- Chapter 9A.16
A person is not justified in using force against another based on the discovery of, knowledge about, or potential disclosure of the victim's actual or perceived gender, gender identity, gender expression, or sexual orientation, including under circumstances in which the victim made an unwanted nonforcible romantic or sexual advance towards the defendant, or in which the defendant and victim dated or had a romantic or sexual relationship.
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