{"data":{"id":"us-wa/rcw-74.34.053","jurisdiction":"us-wa","citation":"RCW 74.34.053","heading":"Failure to report—False reports—Penalties.","body":"(1) A person who is required to make a report under this chapter and who knowingly fails to make the report is guilty of a gross misdemeanor.\n(2) A person who intentionally, maliciously, or in bad faith makes a false report of alleged abandonment, abuse, financial exploitation, or neglect of a vulnerable adult is guilty of a misdemeanor.","path":["Title 74","Chapter 74.34"],"source_url":"https://app.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=74.34.053","current_through":"July 15, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T04:11:24Z","sha256":"374372c6e9876f21f8f7accc072790ce0b58fb8f8e7e161c04991d8716e038ad","source_id":"us-wa","stale":false,"prev":"us-wa/rcw-74.34.050","next":"us-wa/rcw-74.34.063"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}