{"data":{"id":"us-wa/rcw-9a.36.160","jurisdiction":"us-wa","citation":"RCW 9A.36.160","heading":"Failing to summon assistance.","body":"A person is guilty of the crime of failing to summon assistance if:\n(1) He or she was present when a crime was committed against another person; and\n(2) He or she knows that the other person has suffered substantial bodily harm as a result of the crime committed against the other person and that the other person is in need of assistance; and\n(3) He or she could reasonably summon assistance for the person in need without danger to himself or herself and without interference with an important duty owed to a third party; and\n(4) He or she fails to summon assistance for the person in need; and\n(5) Another person is not summoning or has not summoned assistance for the person in need of such assistance.","path":["Title 9A","Chapter 9A.36"],"source_url":"https://app.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=9A.36.160","current_through":"July 15, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:50:10Z","sha256":"528f2dc88c25585a47d12016a2763edce11bf92727fe5d3e6235aae6c1f7041b","source_id":"us-wa","stale":false,"prev":"us-wa/rcw-9a.36.150","next":"us-wa/rcw-9a.36.161"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}