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This information was taken from the Washington State Legislature web site.
RCW 9A.76.070
Rendering criminal assistance in the first degree.
(1) A person is guilty of rendering criminal assistance in the first degree if he renders criminal assistance to a person who has committed or is being sought for murder in the first degree or any class A felony or equivalent juvenile offense.

(2) Rendering criminal assistance in the first degree is:

(a) A gross misdemeanor if it is established by a preponderance of the evidence that the actor is a relative as defined in RCW 9A.76.060;

(b) A class C felony in all other cases.

[1982 1st ex.s. c 47 § 21; 1975 1st ex.s. c 260 § 9A.76.070.]

NOTES:

Severability -- 1982 1st ex.s. c 47: See note following RCW 9.41.190.