{"data":{"id":"us-wa/rcw-4.24.420","jurisdiction":"us-wa","citation":"RCW 4.24.420","heading":"Action by person committing a felony—Defense—Law enforcement activities—Actions under 42 U.S.C. Sec. 1983.","body":"(1) Except in an action arising out of law enforcement activities resulting in personal injury or death, it is a complete defense to any action for damages for personal injury or wrongful death that the person injured or killed was engaged in the commission of a felony at the time of the occurrence causing the injury or death and the felony was a proximate cause of the injury or death.\n(2) In an action arising out of law enforcement activities resulting in personal injury or death, it is a complete defense to the action that the finder of fact has determined beyond a reasonable doubt that the person injured or killed was engaged in the commission of a felony at the time of the occurrence causing the injury or death, the commission of which was a proximate cause of the injury or death.\n(3) Nothing in this section shall affect a right of action under 42 U.S.C. Sec. 1983.","path":["Title 4","Chapter 4.24"],"source_url":"https://app.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=4.24.420","current_through":"July 15, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:29:43Z","sha256":"6ff905a1d84fd9983a45c0c7e23d7afca3590b59c3206aede3e9e1b92d08981c","source_id":"us-wa","stale":false,"prev":"us-wa/rcw-4.24.410","next":"us-wa/rcw-4.24.430"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}