{"data":{"id":"us-wa/rcw-9a.56.040","jurisdiction":"us-wa","citation":"RCW 9A.56.040","heading":"Theft in the second degree.","body":"(1) Except as provided in RCW 9A.56.400, a person is guilty of theft in the second degree if he or she commits theft of:\n(a) Property or services which exceed(s) seven hundred fifty dollars in value but does not exceed five thousand dollars in value, other than a firearm as defined in RCW 9.41.010 or a motor vehicle;\n(b) A public record, writing, or instrument kept, filed, or deposited according to law with or in the keeping of any public office or public servant;\n(c) Commercial metal property, nonferrous metal property, or private metal property, as those terms are defined in *RCW 19.290.010, and the costs of the damage to the owner's property exceed seven hundred fifty dollars but does not exceed five thousand dollars in value; or\n(d) An access device.\n(2) Theft in the second degree is a class C felony.","path":["Title 9A","Chapter 9A.56"],"source_url":"https://app.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=9A.56.040","current_through":"July 15, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:50:54Z","sha256":"57b272aa8487ea8cc7e3069b90f234a2789fbda3f6874429d2a1b6e69e7d0e3a","source_id":"us-wa","stale":false,"prev":"us-wa/rcw-9a.56.030","next":"us-wa/rcw-9a.56.050"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}