RCW 9A.36.011Assault in the first degree.(1) A person is guilty of assault in the first degree if he or she, with intent to inflict great bodily harm:(a) Assaults another with a firearm or any deadly weapon or by any force or means likely to produce great bodily harm or death; or(b) Transmits HIV to a child or vulnerable adult; or(c) Administers, exposes, or transmits to or causes to be taken by another, poison or any other destructive or noxious substance; or(d) Assaults another and inflicts great bodily harm.(2) Assault in the first degree is a class A felony.[ 2020 c 76 s 16; 1997 c 196 s 1; 1986 c 257 s 4.]NOTES:Severability—1986 c 257: See note following RCW 9A.56.010.Effective date—1986 c 257 ss 3-10: See note following RCW 9A.04.110.
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