# RCW 9A.44.050: RCW 9A.44.050: Rape in the second degree

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T9A_C44_S050

## Section

- **Citation:** RCW 9A.44.050
- **Heading:** RCW 9A.44.050: Rape in the second 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 050

## Text

(1) A person is guilty of rape in the second degree when, under circumstances not constituting rape in the first degree, the person engages in sexual intercourse with another person: (a) By forcible compulsion; (b) When the victim is incapable of consent by reason of being physically helpless or mentally incapacitated; (c) When the victim is a person with a developmental disability and the perpetrator is a person who: (i) Has supervisory authority over the victim; or (ii) Was providing transportation, within the course of his or her employment, to the victim at the time of the offense; (d) When the perpetrator is a health care provider, the victim is a client or patient, and the sexual intercourse occurs during a treatment session, consultation, interview, or examination. It is an affirmative defense that the defendant must prove by a preponderance of the evidence that the client or patient consented to the sexual intercourse with the knowledge that the sexual intercourse was not for the purpose of treatment; (e) When the victim is a resident of a facility for persons with a mental disorder or substance use disorder and the perpetrator is a person who has supervisory authority over the victim; or (f) When the victim is a frail elder or vulnerable adult and the perpetrator is a person who: (i) Has a significant relationship with the victim; or (ii) Was providing transportation, within the course of his or her employment, to the victim at the time of the offense. (2) Rape in the second degree is a class A felony.

## 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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