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9A.44.030 – Defenses to prosecution under this chapter | Washington Law

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9A.44.030 – Defenses to prosecution under this chapter

Washington Criminal Code § 9A.44.030

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RCW 9A.44.030 - Defenses to prosecution under this chapter (1) In any prosecution under this chapter in which lack of consent is based solely upon the victim's mental incapacity or upon the victim's being physically helpless, it is a defense which the defendant must prove by a preponderance of the evidence that at the time of the offense the defendant reasonably believed that the victim was not mentally incapacitated and/or physically helpless.(2) In any prosecution under this chapter in which t

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