10.16.060 Interference with the reporting of domestic violence.
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A. A person commits the crime of interfering with the reporting of domestic violence if the person:
1. Commits a crime of domestic violence, as defined in RCW 10.99.020 as now or hereafter amended; and
2. Prevents or attempts to prevent the victim of or a witness to that domestic violence crime from calling a 911 emergency communication system, obtaining medical assistance, or making a report to any law enforcement official.
B. Commission of a crime of domestic violence under subsection A of this section is a necessary element of the crime of interfering with the reporting of domestic violence.
C. Interference with the reporting of domestic violence is a gross misdemeanor. (Ord. 2159-96 § 1, 1996; Ord. 1145-85, 1985.)