{"data":{"id":"us-wa/rcw-78.44.330","jurisdiction":"us-wa","citation":"RCW 78.44.330","heading":"Mineral trespass—Penalty.","body":"(1) A person commits the crime of mineral trespass if the person intentionally and without the permission of the claim holder or person conducting the mining operation:\n(a) Interferes with a lawful mining operation or stops, or causes to be stopped, a lawful mining operation;\n(b) Enters a mining claim posted as required in chapter 78.08 RCW and disturbs, removes, or attempts to remove any mineral from the claim site;\n(c) Tampers with or disturbs a flume, rocker box, bedrock sluice, sluice box, dredge, quartz mill, or other mining equipment at a posted mining claim; or\n(d) Defaces a location stake, side post, corner post, landmark, monument, or posted written notice within a posted mining claim.\n(2) Mineral trespass is a class C felony.","path":["Title 78","Chapter 78.44"],"source_url":"https://app.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=78.44.330","current_through":"July 15, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T04:17:35Z","sha256":"6be7ec0276461f28b97dd2830180cac5e69358ab7cd8f60575dc287b99e3846b","source_id":"us-wa","stale":false,"prev":"us-wa/rcw-78.44.320","next":"us-wa/rcw-78.44.340"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}