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2010 Senate Bill 6398: Adding the definition of threat to malicious harassment provisions
Introduced by Sen. Adam Kline (Seattle) (D) on January 13, 2010
Defines threat to be used in malicious harassment provisions as communicating intent to cause future harm to a person. Official Text and Analysis.
Referred to the Senate Judiciary Committee on January 13, 2010
Substitute offered in the Senate on February 2, 2010
To expand the definition of "threat" to: "threat means to communicate directly or indirectly the intent to cause physical damage immediately or in the future to the property of a person threatened or that of any other person".
The substitute passed by voice vote in the Senate on February 2, 2010
Referred to the Senate Rules Committee on February 2, 2010
To add a definition of threat which includes both immediate and
future bodily harm to the malicious harassment statute and expand it to include immediate and future threats to property.
Received in the House on February 16, 2010
Referred to the House Public Safety & Emergency Preparedness Committee on February 16, 2010
Referred to the House Rules Committee on February 24, 2010
Defines "threat" for the offense of malicious harassment as the direct or indirect communication of the intent to cause bodily injury or physical damage immediately or in the future.
Signed by Gov. Christine Gregoire on March 18, 2010
Defines "threat" for the offense of malicious harassment as the direct or indirect communication of the intent to cause bodily injury or physical damage immediately or in the future.