A person commits the crime of luring
if the person:
(1)(a) Orders, lures, or attempts to lure a minor or a
person with a developmental disability into any area or structure
that is obscured from or inaccessible to the public or into a
motor vehicle;
(b) Does not have the consent of the minor's parent or
guardian or of the guardian of the person with a developmental
disability; and
(c) Is unknown to the child or developmentally disabled person.
(2) It is a defense to luring, which the defendant must
prove by a preponderance of the evidence, that the defendant's
actions were reasonable under the circumstances and the defendant
did not have any intent to harm the health, safety, or welfare of
the minor or the person with the developmental disability.
(3) For purposes of this section:
(a) "Minor" means a person under the age of sixteen;
(b) "Person with a developmental disability" means a person
with a developmental disability as defined in RCW 71A.10.020.
(4) Luring is a class C felony.
[1995 c 156 § 1; 1993 c 509 § 1.]