{"data":{"id":"us-wa/rcw-9a.20.040","jurisdiction":"us-wa","citation":"RCW 9A.20.040","heading":"Prosecutions related to felonies defined outside Title 9A RCW.","body":"In any prosecution under this title where the grade or degree of a crime is determined by reference to the degree of a felony for which the defendant or another previously had been sought, arrested, charged, convicted, or sentenced, if such felony is defined by a statute of this state which is not in Title 9A RCW, unless otherwise provided:\n(1) If the maximum sentence of imprisonment authorized by law upon conviction of such felony is twenty years or more, such felony shall be treated as a class A felony for purposes of this title;\n(2) If the maximum sentence of imprisonment authorized by law upon conviction of such felony is eight years or more, but less than twenty years, such felony shall be treated as a class B felony for purposes of this title;\n(3) If the maximum sentence of imprisonment authorized by law upon conviction of such felony is less than eight years, such felony shall be treated as a class C felony for purposes of this title.","path":["Title 9A","Chapter 9A.20"],"source_url":"https://app.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=9A.20.040","current_through":"July 15, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:49:54Z","sha256":"c44f5f14dabd2a5fe1a03038a05a30fc4a48c976d8d6b059fb9f5e4b465e74e3","source_id":"us-wa","stale":false,"prev":"us-wa/rcw-9a.20.030","next":"us-wa/rcw-9a.28.010"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}