9.42.020 Harassment – Definition – Penalties.
A. Other than where a person has been charged with this offense under circumstances where (a) the person has previously been convicted of the crime of harassment as defined in RCW 9A.46.060 of the same victim or member of the victim’s family or household or any person specifically named in a no-contact or no-harassment order, or (b) the person harasses another person under RCW 9A.46.020(1)(a)(I) by threatening to kill the person threatened or any other person; a person is guilty of harassment if:
1. Without lawful authority, the person knowingly threatens:
a. To cause bodily injury in the future to the person threatened or to any other person; or
b. To cause physical damage to the property of a person other than the actor; or
c. To subject the person threatened or any other person to physical confinement or restraint; or
d. Maliciously to do any other act which is intended to substantially harm the person threatened or another with respect to their physical or mental health or safety; and
2. The person by words or conduct places the person threatened in reasonable fear that the threat will be carried out.
B. Violation of this section shall be a gross misdemeanor. The penalty provided for this section does not preclude the victim from seeking any other remedy otherwise available under law. (Ord. 5682 § 1, 2002.)