RCW 9A.56.330
Possession of another's identification.
(1) A person is guilty of possession of another's identification if the person knowingly possesses personal identification bearing another person's identity, when the person possessing the personal identification does not have the other person's permission to possess it, and when the possession does not amount to a violation of RCW 9.35.020.
(2) This section does not apply to:
(a) A person who obtains, by means other than theft, another person's personal identification for the sole purpose of misrepresenting his or her age;
(b) A person engaged in a lawful business who obtains another person's personal identification in the ordinary course of business;
(c) A person who finds another person's lost personal identification, does not intend to deprive the other person of the personal identification or to use it to commit a crime, and takes reasonably prompt steps to return it to its owner; and
(d) A law enforcement agency that produces or displays counterfeit credit or debit cards, checks or other payment instruments, or personal identification for investigative or educational purposes.
(3) In a proceeding under this section that is related to an identity theft under RCW 9.35.020, the crime will be considered to have been committed in any locality where the person whose means of identification or financial information was appropriated resides, or in which any part of the offense took place, regardless of whether the defendant was ever actually in that locality.
(4) A violation of this section is a gross misdemeanor.
[ 2003 c 119 § 2.]
Structure Revised Code of Washington
Title 9A - Washington Criminal Code
Chapter 9A.56 - Theft and Robbery.
9A.56.020 - Theft—Definition, defense.
9A.56.030 - Theft in the first degree.
9A.56.040 - Theft in the second degree.
9A.56.050 - Theft in the third degree.
9A.56.060 - Unlawful issuance of checks or drafts.
9A.56.063 - Making or possessing motor vehicle theft tools.
9A.56.065 - Theft of motor vehicle.
9A.56.068 - Possession of stolen vehicle.
9A.56.070 - Taking motor vehicle without permission in the first degree.
9A.56.075 - Taking motor vehicle without permission in the second degree.
9A.56.078 - Motor vehicle crimes—Civil action.
9A.56.080 - Theft of livestock in the first degree.
9A.56.083 - Theft of livestock in the second degree.
9A.56.085 - Minimum fine for theft of livestock.
9A.56.096 - Theft of rental, leased, lease-purchased, or loaned property.
9A.56.100 - Theft and larceny equated.
9A.56.110 - Extortion—Definition.
9A.56.120 - Extortion in the first degree.
9A.56.130 - Extortion in the second degree.
9A.56.140 - Possessing stolen property—Definition—Presumption.
9A.56.150 - Possessing stolen property in the first degree—Other than firearm or motor vehicle.
9A.56.160 - Possessing stolen property in the second degree—Other than firearm or motor vehicle.
9A.56.170 - Possessing stolen property in the third degree.
9A.56.180 - Obscuring the identity of a machine.
9A.56.190 - Robbery—Definition.
9A.56.200 - Robbery in the first degree.
9A.56.210 - Robbery in the second degree.
9A.56.220 - Theft of subscription television services.
9A.56.230 - Unlawful sale of subscription television services.
9A.56.240 - Forfeiture and disposal of device used to commit violation.
9A.56.250 - Civil cause of action.
9A.56.260 - Connection of channel converter.
9A.56.262 - Theft of telecommunication services.
9A.56.264 - Unlawful manufacture of telecommunication device.
9A.56.266 - Unlawful sale of telecommunication device.
9A.56.268 - Civil cause of action.
9A.56.270 - Shopping cart theft.
9A.56.280 - Credit, debit cards, checks, etc.—Definitions.
9A.56.290 - Credit, payment cards—Unlawful factoring of transactions.
9A.56.300 - Theft of a firearm.
9A.56.310 - Possessing a stolen firearm.
9A.56.320 - Financial fraud—Unlawful possession, production of instruments of.
9A.56.330 - Possession of another's identification.
9A.56.340 - Theft with the intent to resell.
9A.56.350 - Organized retail theft.
9A.56.360 - Retail theft with special circumstances.
9A.56.380 - Possession of stolen mail.
9A.56.390 - Mail theft—Possession of stolen mail—Commission of other crime.