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WA RO edits

septiembre 2025

We revised 20 questions in our Washington Restraining Orders section as follows, based on 2025 legislative amendments. Changes made in English; Spanish coming soon!

In addition, we added 13 new statutes related to sexual offenses with a minor and the definition of a personal aide to our Selected Washington Statutes page, and added 12 crimes to the possible list of Crimes that an abuser may have committed in Washington.

Grant: 

State: 

Washington

Whats New: 

Added Statute(s)
Updated Question(s)
21

Statute Added Count: 

13

Summary: 

We revised 20 questions in our Washington Restraining Orders section as follows. Changes made in English; Spanish coming soon!

  • revised 15 questions based on a 2025 legislative amendment adding commercial sexual exploitation to the definition of protection orders; and
  • revised five questions based on a 2025 legislative amendments adding a renewal option for minors protected by a protection order and adding commercial sexual exploitation to the definition of protection orders

In addition, we added 13 new statutes related to sexual offenses with a minor and the definition of a personal aide to our Selected Washington Statutes page, and added 12 crimes to the possible list of Crimes that an abuser may have committed in Washington.