Washington § 70.74.285 - "Terrorist act" defined.

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§ 70.74.285. "Terrorist act" defined.

For the purposes of RCW 70.74.270, 70.74.272, and 70.74.280 "terrorist act" means an act that is intended to: (1) Intimidate or coerce a civilian population; (2) influence the policy of a branch or level of government by intimidation or coercion; (3) affect the conduct of a branch or level of government by intimidation or coercion; or (4) retaliate against a branch or level of government for a policy or conduct of the government.
[ 1997 c 120 s 4.]

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