Deterring criminal conduct involving gift cards.

 S-1087.1

SENATE BILL 5644

State of Washington

69th Legislature

2025 Regular Session

By Senator Wagoner

AN ACT Relating to deterring criminal conduct involving gift cards; amending RCW 9A.56.010 and 9A.60.020 ; reenacting and amending RCW 9.94A.515 ; adding a new section to chapter 9A.56 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 9A.60 RCW; and prescribing penalties.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

Sec. 1. RCW 9A.56.010 and 2017 c 266 s 7 are each amended to read as follows:

The following definitions are applicable in this chapter unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) "Access device" means any card, plate, code, account number, or other means of account access that can be used alone or in conjunction with another access device to obtain money, goods, services, or anything else of value, or that can be used to initiate a transfer of funds, other than a transfer originated solely by paper instrument;