§ 9A.76.010 Definitions
§ 9A.76.020 Obstructing a law enforcement officer
§ 9A.76.023 Disarming a law enforcement or corrections officer
§ 9A.76.025 Disarming a law enforcement or corrections officer — Commission of another crime
§ 9A.76.027 Law enforcement or corrections officer engaged in criminal conduct
§ 9A.76.030 Refusing to summon aid for a peace officer
§ 9A.76.040 Resisting arrest
§ 9A.76.050 Rendering criminal assistance — Definition of term
§ 9A.76.060 Relative defined
§ 9A.76.070 Rendering criminal assistance in the first degree
§ 9A.76.080 Rendering criminal assistance in the second degree
§ 9A.76.090 Rendering criminal assistance in the third degree
§ 9A.76.100 Compounding
§ 9A.76.110 Escape in the first degree
§ 9A.76.115 Sexually violent predator escape
§ 9A.76.120 Escape in the second degree
§ 9A.76.130 Escape in the third degree
§ 9A.76.140 Introducing contraband in the first degree
§ 9A.76.150 Introducing contraband in the second degree
§ 9A.76.160 Introducing contraband in the third degree
§ 9A.76.170 Bail jumping
§ 9A.76.175 Making a false or misleading statement to a public servant
§ 9A.76.177 Amber alert — Making a false or misleading statement to a public servant
§ 9A.76.180 Intimidating a public servant
§ 9A.76.190 Failure to appear or surrender — Affirmative defense — Penalty
§ 9A.76.200 Harming a police dog, accelerant detection dog, or police horse — Penalty
§ 9A.76.900 Construction — Chapter applicable to state registered domestic partnerships — 2009 c 521
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Terms Used In Washington Code > Chapter 9A.76 - Obstructing governmental operation

  • Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
  • Bail: Security given for the release of a criminal defendant or witness from legal custody (usually in the form of money) to secure his/her appearance on the day and time appointed.
  • Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
  • Contraband: means any article or thing which a person confined in a detention facility or a secure facility under chapter 71. See Washington Code 9A.76.010
  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • Custody: means restraint pursuant to a lawful arrest or an order of a court, or any period of service on a work crew: PROVIDED, That custody pursuant to chapter 13. See Washington Code 9A.76.010
  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • Detention facility: means any place used for the confinement of a person (a) arrested for, charged with or convicted of an offense, or (b) charged with being or adjudicated to be a juvenile offender as defined in RCW 13. See Washington Code 9A.76.010
  • Discovery: Lawyers' examination, before trial, of facts and documents in possession of the opponents to help the lawyers prepare for trial.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Extradition: The formal process of delivering an accused or convicted person from authorities in one state to authorities in another state.
  • Indemnification: In general, a collateral contract or assurance under which one person agrees to secure another person against either anticipated financial losses or potential adverse legal consequences. Source: FDIC
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • person: may be construed to include the United States, this state, or any state or territory, or any public or private corporation or limited liability company, as well as an individual. See Washington Code 1.16.080
  • Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
  • Restitution: The court-ordered payment of money by the defendant to the victim for damages caused by the criminal action.
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
  • Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
  • Uncontrollable circumstances: means an act of nature such as a flood, earthquake, or fire, or a medical condition that requires immediate hospitalization or treatment, or an act of a human being such as an automobile accident or threats of death, forcible sexual attack, or substantial bodily injury in the immediate future for which there is no time for a complaint to the authorities and no time or opportunity to resort to the courts. See Washington Code 9A.76.010