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RCW 9A.04
9A.04.030
State criminal jurisdiction.
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The complete and official text of the statute.
(1) A person is subject to prosecution in this state for an offense which he or she commits, by his or her own conduct or that of another for which he or she is legally accountable, if: (a) The offense is committed either wholly or partly within the state; or (b) The conduct outside the state constitutes an attempt to commit an offense within the state; or (c) The conduct outside the state constitutes a conspiracy to commit an offense within the state, and an overt act in furtherance of the conspiracy occurs within the state; or (d) The conduct within the state constitutes an attempt, solicitation, or conspiracy to commit in another jurisdiction an offense under the laws of both this state and such other jurisdiction. (2) An offense is committed partly within this state if either the conduct which is an element of the offense, or the result which is such an element, occurs within the state. In a prosecution for an offense based on an omission to perform a duty imposed by the law of this state, the offense is committed within the state regardless of the location of the offender at the time of the omission. (3) An offense which is based on the causing of a particular result is committed within the state if the result occurs within the state.Visit Website