Text of WA HB 2088 (2020)

AN ACT Relating to the crime of indecent exposure; and amending 1 RCW 9A.88.010. 2 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON: 3 Sec. 1. RCW 9A.88.010 and 2003 c 53 s 92 are each amended to 4 read as follows: 5 (1) A person is guilty of indecent exposure if he or she: 6 (a) Intentionally makes any open and obscene exposure of his or 7 her person or the person of another knowing that such conduct is 8 likely to cause reasonable affront or alarm; or 9 (b)(i) Is a biological male and intentionally makes any open and 10 obscene exposure of his person in a restroom facility that is 11 designated for use by women; or 12 (ii) Is a biological female and intentionally makes any open and 13 obscene exposure of her person in a restroom facility that is 14 designated for use by men. 15 (2) The act of breastfeeding or expressing breast milk is not 16 indecent exposure. 17 (((2))) (3)(a) Except as provided in (b) and (c) of this 18 subsection, indecent exposure is a misdemeanor. 19 H-0245.1 HOUSE BILL 2088 State of Washington 66th Legislature 2019 Regular Session By Representatives Kraft, Mosbrucker, Klippert, Van Werven, and Young p. 1 HB 2088 (b) Indecent exposure is a gross misdemeanor on the first offense 1 if the person exposes himself or herself to a person under the age of 2 fourteen years. 3 (c) Indecent exposure is a class C felony if the person has 4 previously been convicted under this section or of a sex offense as 5 defined in RCW 9.94A.030. 6 (4) For purposes of this section, "restroom facility" includes 7 any area in a public or private facility that is for toilet use, 8 showering, dressing, or other personal sanitary functions, and is 9 designated for use by a single sex or gender. 10 --- END --- p. 2 HB 2088