{"data":{"id":"us-wa/rcw-9a.46.010","jurisdiction":"us-wa","citation":"RCW 9A.46.010","heading":"Legislative finding.","body":"The legislature finds that the prevention of serious, personal harassment is an important government objective. Toward that end, this chapter is aimed at making unlawful the repeated invasions of a person's privacy by acts and threats which show a pattern of harassment designed to coerce, intimidate, or humiliate the victim.\nThe legislature further finds that the protection of such persons from harassment can be accomplished without infringing on constitutionally protected speech or activity.","path":["Title 9A","Chapter 9A.46"],"source_url":"https://app.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=9A.46.010","current_through":"July 15, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:50:32Z","sha256":"06ea387bb7cb3e667b7a60f155a28beb2fa2e539b8cfb7a2d8977f9cab3fdd72","source_id":"us-wa","stale":false,"prev":"us-wa/rcw-9a.44.904","next":"us-wa/rcw-9a.46.020"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}