# RCW 9A.44.040: RCW 9A.44.040: Rape in the first degree

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T9A_C44_S040

## Section

- **Citation:** RCW 9A.44.040
- **Heading:** RCW 9A.44.040: Rape in the first degree
- **Jurisdiction:** Washington
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Washington Code / Title 9A / Chapter 44 / Section 040

## Text

(1) A person is guilty of rape in the first degree when such person engages in sexual intercourse with another person: (a) By forcible compulsion where the perpetrator or an accessory: (i) Uses or threatens to use a deadly weapon or what appears to be a deadly weapon; or (ii) Kidnaps the victim; or (iii) Inflicts serious physical injury, including but not limited to physical injury which renders the victim unconscious; or (iv) Feloniously enters into the building or vehicle where the victim is situated, or where the sexual intercourse occurs; or (b) After the perpetrator or an accessory knowingly furnishes the victim with a legend drug, controlled substance, or controlled substance analog without the victim's knowledge and consent which renders the victim incapable of consent to sexual intercourse due to physical helplessness or mental incapacitation. (2) Rape in the first degree is a class A felony. (3) For purposes of this section: (a) "Legend drug" has the same meaning as "legend drugs" as defined in RCW 69.41.010 . (b) "Controlled substance" has the same meaning as defined in RCW 69.50.101 . (c) "Controlled substance analog" has the same meaning as defined in RCW 69.50.101 .

## Nearby sections

- [RCW 9A.44.010 RCW 9A.44.010: Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T9A_C44_S010.md)
- [RCW 9A.44.020 RCW 9A.44.020: Testimony—Evidence—Written motion—Admissibility.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T9A_C44_S020.md)
- [RCW 9A.44.025 RCW 9A.44.025: Depictions of victim created during forensic examination—Confidentiality.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T9A_C44_S025.md)
- [RCW 9A.44.026 RCW 9A.44.026: Depiction of victim created during forensic examination—Sealing and destruction of exhibit.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T9A_C44_S026.md)
- [RCW 9A.44.030 RCW 9A.44.030: Defenses to prosecution under this chapter.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T9A_C44_S030.md)
- [RCW 9A.44.040 RCW 9A.44.040: Rape in the first degree.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T9A_C44_S040.md)
- [RCW 9A.44.045 RCW 9A.44.045: First degree rape—Penalties.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T9A_C44_S045.md)
- [RCW 9A.44.050 RCW 9A.44.050: Rape in the second degree.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T9A_C44_S050.md)
- [RCW 9A.44.060 RCW 9A.44.060: Rape in the third degree.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T9A_C44_S060.md)
- [RCW 9A.44.073 RCW 9A.44.073: Rape of a child in the first degree.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T9A_C44_S073.md)
- [RCW 9A.44.076 RCW 9A.44.076: Rape of a child in the second degree.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T9A_C44_S076.md)
- [RCW 9A.44.079 RCW 9A.44.079: Rape of a child in the third degree.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T9A_C44_S079.md)
- [RCW 9A.44.083 RCW 9A.44.083: Child molestation in the first degree.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T9A_C44_S083.md)
- [RCW 9A.44.086 RCW 9A.44.086: Child molestation in the second degree.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T9A_C44_S086.md)

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