# RCW 9A.44.190: RCW 9A.44.190: Criminal trespass against children—Definitions

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T26_C44_S190

## Section

- **Citation:** RCW 9A.44.190
- **Heading:** RCW 9A.44.190: Criminal trespass against children—Definitions
- **Jurisdiction:** Washington
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Washington Code / Title 26 / Chapter 44 / Section 190

## Text

As used in this section and RCW 9A.44.193 and 9A.44.196 : (1) "Covered entity" means any public facility or private facility whose primary purpose, at any time, is to provide for the education, care, or recreation of a child or children, including but not limited to community and recreational centers, playgrounds, schools, swimming pools, and state or municipal parks. (2) "Child" means a person under the age of eighteen, unless the context clearly indicates that the term is otherwise defined in statute. (3) "Public facility" means a facility operated by a unit of local or state government, or by a nonprofit organization. (4) "Schools" means public and private schools, but does not include home-based instruction as defined in RCW 28A.225.010 . (5) "Covered offender" means a person required to register under RCW 9A.44.130 who is eighteen years of age or older, who is not under the jurisdiction of the juvenile rehabilitation authority or currently serving a special sex offender disposition alternative, whose risk level classification has been assessed at a risk level II or a risk level III pursuant to RCW 72.09.345 , and who, at any time, has been convicted of one or more of the following offenses: (a) Rape of a child in the first, second, and third degree; child molestation in the first, second, and third degree; indecent liberties against a child under age fifteen; sexual misconduct with a minor in the first and second degree; incest in the first and second degree; luring with sexual motivation; possession of depictions of minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct; dealing in depictions of minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct; bringing into the state depictions of minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct; sexual exploitation of a minor; communicating with a minor for immoral purposes; *patronizing a juvenile prostitute; (b) Any felony in effect at any time prior to March 20, 2006, that is comparable to an offense listed in (a) of this subsection, including, but not limited to, statutory rape in the first and second degrees [degree] and carnal knowledge; (c) Any felony offense for which: (i) There was a finding that the offense was committed with sexual motivation; and (ii) The victim of the offense was less than sixteen years of age at the time of the offense; (d) An attempt, conspiracy, or solicitation to commit any of the offenses listed in (a) through (c) of this subsection; (e) Any conviction from any other jurisdiction which is comparable to any of the offenses listed in (a) through (d) of this subsection.

## Nearby sections

- [RCW 9A.44.010 RCW 9A.44.010: Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T26_C44_S010.md)
- [RCW 9A.44.050 RCW 9A.44.050: Rape in the second degree.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T26_C44_S050.md)
- [RCW 9A.44.100 RCW 9A.44.100: Indecent liberties.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T26_C44_S100.md)
- [RCW 9A.44.120 RCW 9A.44.120: Admissibility of child's statement—Conditions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T26_C44_S120.md)
- [RCW 9A.44.130 RCW 9A.44.130: Registration of sex offenders and kidnapping offenders—Procedures—Definition—Penalties.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T26_C44_S130.md)
- [RCW 9A.44.150 RCW 9A.44.150: Testimony of child by closed-circuit television.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T26_C44_S150.md)
- [RCW 9A.44.160 RCW 9A.44.160: Custodial sexual misconduct in the first degree.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T26_C44_S160.md)
- [RCW 9A.44.190 RCW 9A.44.190: Criminal trespass against children—Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T26_C44_S190.md)
- [RCW 9A.44.210 RCW 9A.44.210: Court initiated issuance of sexual assault no-contact orders—Terms, conditions, requirements, etc.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T26_C44_S210.md)
- [RCW 26.44.015 RCW 26.44.015: Limitations of chapter.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T26_C44_S015.md)
- [RCW 26.44.020 RCW 26.44.020: Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T26_C44_S020.md)
- [RCW 26.44.030 RCW 26.44.030: Reports—Duty and authority to make—Duty of receiving agency—Duty to notify—Case planning and consultation—Penalty for unauthorized exchange of information—Filing dependency petitions—Investigations—Interviews of children—Records—Risk assessment process.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T26_C44_S030.md)
- [RCW 26.44.031 RCW 26.44.031: Records—Maintenance and disclosure—Destruction of screened-out, unfounded, or inconclusive reports—Rules—Proceedings for enforcement.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T26_C44_S031.md)
- [RCW 26.44.032 RCW 26.44.032: Legal defense of public employee.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T26_C44_S032.md)

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