{"data":{"id":"us-wa/rcw-9a.76.050","jurisdiction":"us-wa","citation":"RCW 9A.76.050","heading":"Rendering criminal assistance—Definition of term.","body":"As used in RCW 9A.76.070, 9A.76.080, and 9A.76.090, a person \"renders criminal assistance\" if, with intent to prevent, hinder, or delay the apprehension or prosecution of another person who he or she knows has committed a crime or juvenile offense or is being sought by law enforcement officials for the commission of a crime or juvenile offense or has escaped from a detention facility, he or she:\n(1) Harbors or conceals such person; or\n(2) Warns such person of impending discovery or apprehension; or\n(3) Provides such person with money, transportation, disguise, or other means of avoiding discovery or apprehension; or\n(4) Prevents or obstructs, by use of force, deception, or threat, anyone from performing an act that might aid in the discovery or apprehension of such person; or\n(5) Conceals, alters, or destroys any physical evidence that might aid in the discovery or apprehension of such person; or\n(6) Provides such person with a weapon.","path":["Title 9A","Chapter 9A.76"],"source_url":"https://app.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=9A.76.050","current_through":"July 15, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:51:31Z","sha256":"575542477adf86f609f1b8686636c764cac9276f890f61ba01c91d7f9bfa2eb2","source_id":"us-wa","stale":false,"prev":"us-wa/rcw-9a.76.040","next":"us-wa/rcw-9a.76.060"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}