9A.44.132 - Failure to register as sex offender or kidnapping offender.

Failure to register as sex offender or kidnapping offender.

(1) A person commits the crime of failure to register as a sex offender if the person has a duty to register under RCW 9A.44.130 for a felony sex offense as defined in that section and knowingly fails to comply with any of the requirements of RCW 9A.44.130.

     (a) Except as provided in (b) of this subsection, the failure to register as a sex offender pursuant to this subsection is a class C felony.

     (b) If a person has been convicted in this state of a felony failure to register as a sex offender on two or more prior occasions, the failure to register under this subsection is a class B felony.

     (2) A person is guilty of failure to register as a sex offender if the person has a duty to register under RCW 9A.44.130 for a sex offense other than a felony and knowingly fails to comply with any of the requirements of RCW 9A.44.130. The failure to register as a sex offender under this subsection is a gross misdemeanor.

     (3) A person commits the crime of failure to register as a kidnapping offender if the person has a duty to register under RCW 9A.44.130 for a kidnapping offense and knowingly fails to comply with any of the requirements of RCW 9A.44.130.

     (a) If the person has a duty to register for a felony kidnapping offense, the failure to register as a kidnapping offender is a class C felony.

     (b) If the person has a duty to register for a kidnapping offense other than a felony, the failure to register as a kidnapping offender is a gross misdemeanor.

     (4) Unless relieved of the duty to register pursuant to RCW 9A.44.141 and 9A.44.142, a violation of this section is an ongoing offense for purposes of the statute of limitations under RCW 9A.04.080.

[2010 c 267 § 3.]

Notes: Application -- 2010 c 267: See note following RCW 9A.44.128.