{"data":{"id":"us-wa/rcw-9a.36.150","jurisdiction":"us-wa","citation":"RCW 9A.36.150","heading":"Interfering with the reporting of domestic violence.","body":"(1) A person commits the crime of interfering with the reporting of domestic violence if the person:\n(a) Commits a crime of domestic violence, as defined in RCW 10.99.020; and\n(b) Prevents or attempts to prevent the victim of or a witness to that domestic violence crime from calling a 911 emergency communication system, obtaining medical assistance, or making a report to any law enforcement official.\n(2) Commission of a crime of domestic violence under subsection (1) of this section is a necessary element of the crime of interfering with the reporting of domestic violence.\n(3) Interference with the reporting of domestic violence is a gross misdemeanor.","path":["Title 9A","Chapter 9A.36"],"source_url":"https://app.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=9A.36.150","current_through":"July 15, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:50:10Z","sha256":"c410f55f1dd9404d87357385d0aec47359cee4275b6a52c37fd201e86872c9b4","source_id":"us-wa","stale":false,"prev":"us-wa/rcw-9a.36.140","next":"us-wa/rcw-9a.36.160"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}