{"data":{"id":"us-wa/rcw-9a.48.010","jurisdiction":"us-wa","citation":"RCW 9A.48.010","heading":"Definitions.","body":"(1) For the purpose of this chapter, unless the context indicates otherwise:\n(a) \"Building\" has the definition in RCW 9A.04.110(5), and where a building consists of two or more units separately secured or occupied, each unit shall not be treated as a separate building;\n(b) \"Damages\", in addition to its ordinary meaning, includes any charring, scorching, burning, or breaking, or agricultural or industrial sabotage, and shall include any diminution in the value of any property as a consequence of an act;\n(c) \"Property of another\" means property in which the actor possesses anything less than exclusive ownership.\n(2) To constitute arson it is not necessary that a person other than the actor has ownership in the building or structure damaged or set on fire.","path":["Title 9A","Chapter 9A.48"],"source_url":"https://app.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=9A.48.010","current_through":"July 15, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:50:38Z","sha256":"488d8d5795f76ecff0b1cc3a2767d868fb98e12c380f1676edad5be2b751744b","source_id":"us-wa","stale":false,"prev":"us-wa/rcw-9a.46.905","next":"us-wa/rcw-9a.48.020"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}