{"data":{"id":"us-wa/rcw-9a.44.105","jurisdiction":"us-wa","citation":"RCW 9A.44.105","heading":"Sexually violating human remains.","body":"(1) Any person who has sexual intercourse or sexual contact with a dead human body is guilty of a class C felony.\n(2) As used in this section:\n(a) \"Sexual intercourse\" (i) has its ordinary meaning and occurs upon any penetration, however slight; and (ii) also means any penetration of the vagina or anus however slight, by an object, when committed on a dead human body, except when such penetration is accomplished as part of a procedure authorized or required under chapter 68.50 RCW or other law; and (iii) also means any act of sexual contact between the sex organs of a person and the mouth or anus of a dead human body.\n(b) \"Sexual contact\" means any touching by a person of the sexual or other intimate parts of a dead human body done for the purpose of gratifying the sexual desire of the person.","path":["Title 9A","Chapter 9A.44"],"source_url":"https://app.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=9A.44.105","current_through":"July 15, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:50:27Z","sha256":"4e395111ac855da60bd056cf964c9ac86d29ae7241987103fad367ee9f40573f","source_id":"us-wa","stale":false,"prev":"us-wa/rcw-9a.44.100","next":"us-wa/rcw-9a.44.115"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}