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SB 5323 - Theft from first responders

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Section 1

  1. A person is guilty of possessing stolen property in the first degree if he or she possesses stolen property, other than a firearm as defined in RCW 9.41.010 or a motor vehicle, which :

    1. Exceeds five thousand dollars in value; or

    2. Was property or equipment used by firefighters or emergency medical service providers that is critical to their work in an emergency setting and taken from a fire station, fire department vehicle, or emergency medical services building, facility, structure, or vehicle; and

      1. The loss of the property or equipment significantly hindered or delayed the firefighter's or emergency medical service provider's ability to respond to an ongoing emergency; or

      2. The property or equipment exceeds $1,000 in value.

  2. Possessing stolen property in the first degree is a class B felony.

Section 2

  1. Except as provided in RCW 9A.56.400, a person is guilty of theft in the first degree if he or she commits theft of:

    1. Property or services which exceed(s) five thousand dollars in value other than a firearm as defined in RCW 9.41.010;

    2. Property of any value, other than a firearm as defined in RCW 9.41.010 or a motor vehicle, taken from the person of another;

    3. A search and rescue dog, as defined in RCW 9.91.175, while the search and rescue dog is on duty;

    4. Commercial metal property, nonferrous metal property, or private metal property, and the costs of the damage to the owner's property exceed five thousand dollars in value; or

    5. Property or equipment used by firefighters or emergency medical service providers that is critical to their work in an emergency setting and taken from a fire station, fire department vehicle, or emergency medical services building, facility, structure, or vehicle; and

      1. The loss of the property or equipment significantly hindered or delayed the firefighter's or emergency medical service provider's ability to respond to an ongoing emergency; or

      2. The property or equipment exceeds $1,000 in value.

  2. Theft in the first degree is a class B felony.

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