Washington Code — 4
Browse 942 sections in division 4 of the Washington code. Each section page includes the full statutory text, official source links, and citation guidance.
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- § 4.04.010. Extent to which common law prevails.
- § 4.08.030. Either spouse or either domestic partner may sue for community — Necessary parties.
- § 4.08.040. When either spouse or either domestic partner may join, defend.
- § 4.08.050. Guardian ad litem for infant.
- § 4.08.060. Guardian ad litem for incapacitated person.
- § 4.08.080. Action on assigned choses in action.
- § 4.08.100. Action to recover purchase money on land — Final judgment.
- § 4.08.110. Action by public corporations.
- § 4.08.120. Action against public corporations.
- § 4.08.140. New party entitled to service of summons.
- § 4.08.150. Substitution and interpleader.
- § 4.08.160. Action to determine conflicting claims to property.
- § 4.08.170. Action to determine conflicting claims to property — Disclaimer and deposit in court.
- § 4.08.180. Action to determine conflicting claims to property — Trial of issue.
- § 4.24.240. Persons licensed to provide health care or related services, employees, hospitals, clinics, etc. — Professional review committee, society, examining, licensing or disciplinary board members, etc. — Immunity from civil suit.
- § 4.12.010. Actions to be commenced where subject is situated.
- § 4.12.020. Actions to be tried in county where cause arose.
- § 4.12.025. Action to be brought where defendant resides — Optional venue of actions upon unlawful issuance of check or draft — Residence of corporations — Optional venue of actions against corporations.
- § 4.12.030. Grounds authorizing change of venue.
- § 4.12.040. Disqualification of judge, transfer to another department, visiting judge — Change of venue generally, criminal cases.
- § 4.12.050. Notice of disqualification.
- § 4.12.060. To what county venue may be changed — Limitation on number of changes.
- § 4.12.070. Change to newly created county.
- § 4.12.080. Change by stipulation.
- § 4.12.090. Transmission of record on change of venue — Costs, attorney's fee.
- § 4.12.100. Transcript of record entries.
- § 4.12.110. Effect of neglect of moving party.
- § 4.12.120. Change deemed complete, when.
- § 46.64.040. Nonresident's use of highways — Resident leaving state — Secretary of state as attorney-in-fact.
- § 4.14.010. Removal of certain actions from justice court to superior court authorized — Grounds — Joint claims or actions — Exceptions.
- § 4.14.020. Petition for removal — Contents — Filing — Notice.
- § 4.14.030. Orders and process upon removal — Remand of cases improvidently removed.
- § 4.14.040. Attached property — Custody.
- § 4.16.005. Commencement of actions.
- § 4.16.020. Actions to be commenced within ten years — Exception.
- § 4.16.030. Actions to foreclose special assessments.
- § 4.16.040. Actions limited to six years.
- § 4.16.050. Action on irrigation or drainage district warrant.
- § 4.16.060. Action on irrigation district bonds.
- § 4.16.070. Actions limited to five years.
- § 4.16.080. Actions limited to three years.
- § 4.16.090. Action to cancel tax deed.
- § 4.16.100. Actions limited to two years.
- § 4.16.110. Actions limited to one year.
- § 4.16.115. Special provisions for action on penalty.
- § 4.16.130. Action for relief not otherwise provided for.
- § 4.16.150. Action on mutual open accounts.
- § 4.16.160. Application of limitations to actions by state, counties, municipalities.
- § 4.16.170. Tolling of statute — Actions, when deemed commenced or not commenced.
- § 4.16.180. Statute tolled by absence from state, concealment, etc.
- § 4.16.190. Statute tolled by personal disability.
- § 4.16.200. Statute tolled by death.
- § 4.16.210. Statute tolled — By war as to enemy person.
- § 4.16.220. Statute tolled — As to person in military service of United States.
- § 4.16.230. Statute tolled by judicial proceedings.
- § 4.16.240. Effect of reversal of judgment on appeal.
- § 4.16.250. Disability must exist when right of action accrued.
- § 4.16.260. Coexisting disabilities.
- § 4.16.270. Effect of partial payment.
- § 4.16.280. New promise must be in writing.
- § 4.16.290. Foreign statutes of limitation, how applied.
- § 4.16.300. Actions or claims arising from construction, alteration, repair, design, planning, survey, engineering, etc., of improvements upon real property.
- § 4.16.310. Actions or claims arising from construction, alteration, repair, design, planning, survey, engineering, etc., of improvements upon real property — Accrual and limitations of actions or claims.
- § 4.16.320. Actions or claims arising from construction, alteration, repair, design, planning, survey, engineering, etc., of improvements upon real property — Construction.
- § 4.16.325. Actions or claims arising from construction defect claims — Statute tolled.
- § 4.16.326. Actions or claims for construction defect claims — Comparative fault.
- § 4.16.327. Actions or claims for construction defects — Emergency repairs.
- § 4.16.340. Actions based on childhood sexual abuse.
- § 4.16.350. Action for injuries resulting from health care or related services — Physicians, dentists, nurses, etc. — Hospitals, clinics, nursing homes, etc.
- § 4.16.360. Application of chapter to parentage action.
- § 4.16.370. Actions against personal representative or trustee for breach of fiduciary duties — Statute of limitations.
- § 36.32.330. Appeals from board's action.
- § 11.40.051. Claims against decedent — Time limits.
- § 11.40.060. Claims involving liability or casualty insurance — Limitations — Exceptions to time limits.
- § 4.92.050. Limitations.
- § 4.22.050. Enforcement of contribution.
- § 9A.04.080. Limitation of actions.
- § 6.27.310. Dismissal of writ after one year — Notice — Exception.
- § 7.72.060. Length of time product sellers are subject to liability.
- § 4.24.140. Action by another state to enforce tax liability.
- § 19.52.080. Defense of usury or maintaining action thereon prohibited if transaction primarily agricultural, commercial, investment, or business — Exception.
- § 4.18.010. Definitions.
- § 4.18.020. Conflict of laws — Limitation periods.
- § 4.18.030. Rules of law applicable to computation of limitation period.
- § 4.18.040. Application of limitation period of other state — Unfairness.
- § 4.18.900. Short title.
- § 4.18.901. Application of chapter — Existing and future claims.
- § 4.18.902. Uniformity of application and construction of chapter.
- § 4.20.005. Wrongful death — Application of terms.
- § 4.20.010. Wrongful death — Right of action.
- § 4.20.020. Wrongful death — Beneficiaries of action.
- § 4.20.030. Workers' compensation act not affected.
- § 4.20.046. Survival of actions.
- § 4.20.050. Action not abated by death or disability if it survives — Substitution.
- § 4.20.060. Action for personal injury survives.
- § 4.24.010. Action for injury or death of child.
- § 4.22.020. Imputation of contributory fault — Spouse, domestic partner, or minor child of spouse or domestic partner — Wrongful death actions.
- § 4.22.005. Effect of contributory fault.
- § 4.22.015. "Fault" defined.
- § 4.22.020. Imputation of contributory fault — Spouse, domestic partner, or minor child of spouse or domestic partner — Wrongful death actions.
- § 4.22.030. Nature of liability.
- § 4.22.040. Right of contribution — Indemnity.
- § 4.22.050. Enforcement of contribution.
- § 4.22.060. Effect of settlement agreement.
- § 4.22.070. Percentage of fault — Determination — Exception — Limitations.
- § 4.22.900. Effective date — 1973 1st ex.s. c 138.
- § 4.22.920. Applicability — 1981 c 27.
- § 4.22.925. Applicability — 1981 c 27 s 17.
- § 7.72.010. Definitions.
- § 4.24.005. Tort actions — Attorneys' fees — Determination of reasonableness.
- § 4.24.010. Action for injury or death of child.
- § 4.24.020. Action by parent for seduction of child.
- § 4.24.040. Action for negligently permitting fire to spread.
- § 4.24.050. Kindling of fires by persons driving lumber.
- § 4.24.060. Application of common law.
- § 4.24.070. Recovery of money lost at gambling.
- § 4.24.080. Action to recover leased premises used for gambling.
- § 4.24.090. Validity of evidence of gambling debt.
- § 4.24.115. Validity of agreement to indemnify against liability for negligence relative to construction, alteration, improvement, etc., of structure or improvement attached to real estate or relative to a motor carrier transportation contract.
- § 4.24.130. Action for change of name — Fees.
- § 4.24.140. Action by another state to enforce tax liability.
- § 4.24.141. Action by another state to enforce tax liability — "Taxes" defined.
- § 4.24.150. Action for fines or forfeitures.
- § 4.24.160. Action for penalty — Amount of recovery.
- § 4.24.170. Judgment for penalty or forfeiture — Effect of collusion.
- § 4.24.180. Disposition of fines, fees, penalties and forfeitures — Venue.
- § 4.24.190. Action against parent for willful injury to person or property by minor — Monetary limitation — Common law liability preserved.
- § 4.24.200. Liability of owners or others in possession of land and water areas for injuries to recreation users — Purpose.
- § 4.24.210. Liability of owners or others in possession of land and water areas for injuries to recreation users — Known dangerous artificial latent conditions — Other limitations.
- § 4.24.220. Action for being detained on mercantile establishment premises for investigation — "Reasonable grounds" as defense.
- § 4.24.230. Liability for conversion of goods or merchandise from store or mercantile establishment, leaving restaurant or hotel or motel without paying — Adults, minors — Parents, guardians — Notice.
- § 4.24.235. Physicians — Immunity from liability regarding safety belts.
- § 4.24.240. Persons licensed to provide health care or related services, employees, hospitals, clinics, etc. — Professional review committee, society, examining, licensing or disciplinary board members, etc. — Immunity from civil suit.
- § 4.24.250. Health care provider filing charges or presenting evidence — Immunity — Information sharing.
- § 4.24.260. Health professionals making reports, filing charges, or presenting evidence — Immunity.
- § 4.24.264. Boards of directors or officers of nonprofit corporations — Liability — Limitations.
- § 4.24.290. Action for damages based on professional negligence of hospitals or members of healing arts — Standard of proof — Evidence — Exception.
- § 4.24.300. Immunity from liability for certain types of medical care.
- § 4.24.310. Persons rendering emergency care or transportation — Definitions.
- § 4.24.311. Immunity from liability for certain care or assistance at scene of emergency or disaster.
- § 4.24.314. Person causing hazardous materials incident — Responsibility for incident clean-up — Liability.
- § 4.24.320. Action by person damaged by malicious mischief to livestock or by owner damaged by theft of livestock — Treble damages, attorney's fees.
- § 4.24.330. Action for damages caused by criminal street gang tagging and graffiti.
- § 4.24.340. Liability of merchants and other parties for creating a property crime database — Information sharing.
- § 4.24.345. Unlawfully summoning a law enforcement officer — Civil action.
- § 4.24.350. Actions for damages that are false, unfounded, malicious, without probable cause, or part of conspiracy — Action, claim, or counterclaim by judicial officer, prosecuting authority, or law enforcement officer for malicious prosecution — Damages and costs — Attorneys' fees — Definitions.
- § 4.24.355. Action by person removed from premises pursuant to RCW 9A.52.105 — Damages, costs, attorneys' fees.
- § 9A.52.105. Removal of unauthorized persons — Declaration — Liability — Rights.
- § 4.24.360. Construction contract provision waiving, releasing, etc., rights of contractor, etc., to damages or adjustment for unreasonable delay caused by contractee, etc. — Declared void and unenforceable — Exceptions.
- § 4.24.370. Construction contract provision waiving, releasing, etc., rights of contractor, etc., to damages or adjustment for unreasonable delay caused by contractee, etc. — "Construction contract" defined.
- § 4.24.380. Construction contract provision waiving, releasing, etc., rights of contractor, etc., to damages or adjustment for unreasonable delay caused by contractee, etc. — Prospective application of RCW 4.24.360.
- § 4.24.400. Building warden assisting others to evacuate building or attempting to control hazard — Immunity from liability.
- § 4.24.404. Removal of vulnerable person or domestic animal from motor vehicle — Definitions.
- § 4.24.406. Removal of vulnerable person or domestic animal from motor vehicle — Civil liability for vehicle damage.
- § 4.24.410. Police dogs — Immunity.
- § 4.24.420. Action by person committing a felony — Defense — Law enforcement activities — Actions under 42 U.S.C. Sec. 1983.
- § 4.24.430. Actions by persons serving criminal sentence — Waiver of filing fees — Effect of previous claims dismissed on grounds claim was frivolous or malicious.
- § 4.24.450. Liability of operators for nuclear incidents — Definitions.
- § 4.24.460. Liability of operators for nuclear incidents — Presumption of operator negligence — Rebuttal — Recovery for negligence or against other parties not limited by section.
- § 4.24.470. Liability of officials and members of governing body of public agency — Definitions.
- § 4.24.480. Liability of members of state hazardous materials planning committee and local emergency planning committees.
- § 4.24.490. Indemnification of state employees.
- § 4.24.495. Liability of public employers for deducting or receiving agency or fair share fees from public employees — Findings and declaration — Definitions.
- § 4.24.500. Good faith communication to government agency — Legislative findings — Purpose.
- § 4.24.510. Communication to government agency or self-regulatory organization — Immunity from civil liability.
- § 4.24.520. Good faith communication to government agency — When agency or attorney general may defend against lawsuit — Costs and fees.
- § 4.24.530. Limitations on liability for equine activities — Definitions.
- § 4.24.540. Limitations on liability for equine activities — Exceptions.
- § 4.24.545. Electronic monitoring or 24/7 sobriety program participation — Limitation on liability.
- § 4.24.550. Sex offenders and kidnapping offenders — Release of information to public — Website.
- § 4.24.5501. Sex offenders — Model policy — Work group.
- § 4.24.551. Law enforcement response to secure community transition facility — Limitation on liability.
- § 4.24.555. Release of information not restricted by pending appeal, petition, or writ.
- § 4.24.556. Sex offender treatment providers — Affiliate sex offender treatment providers — Limited liability — Responsibilities.
- § 4.24.558. Limitations on liability for information sharing regarding persons under court orders for supervision or treatment.
- § 4.24.560. Defense to action for injury caused by indoor air pollutants.
- § 4.24.570. Acts against animals in research or educational facilities.
- § 4.24.575. Acts against animals kept for agricultural or veterinary purposes.
- § 4.24.580. Acts against animal facilities — Injunction.
- § 4.24.590. Liability of foster parents.
- § 4.24.595. Liability immunity — Emergent placement investigations of child abuse or neglect — Shelter care and other dependency orders.
- § 4.24.601. Hazards to the public — Information — Legislative findings, policy, intent.
- § 4.24.611. Product liability/hazardous substance claims — Public right to information — Confidentiality — Damages, costs, attorneys' fees — Repeal.
- § 4.24.630. Liability for damage to land and property — Damages — Costs — Attorneys' fees — Exceptions.
- § 4.24.640. Firearm safety program liability.
- § 4.24.660. Liability of school districts under contracts with youth programs.
- § 4.24.670. Liability of volunteers of nonprofit or governmental entities.
- § 4.24.680. Unlawful release of court and law enforcement employee information — Exception.
- § 4.24.690. Unlawful release of court and law enforcement employee information — Court action to prevent.
- § 4.24.700. Unlawful release of court and law enforcement employee information — Damages, fees, and costs.
- § 4.24.710. Outdoor music festival, campground — Detention.
- § 4.24.720. Liability immunity — Amber alerts.
- § 4.24.730. Liability immunity — Disclosure of employee information to prospective employer.
- § 4.24.740. Liability immunity — Bovine handling activities.
- § 4.24.750. Monitoring of persons charged with or convicted of misdemeanors — Decisions concerning release of criminal offenders — Findings.
- § 4.24.760. Limited jurisdiction courts — Limitation on liability for inadequate supervision or monitoring — Definitions.
- § 4.24.770. Private employer not liable for injury to unauthorized third-party occupant of private employer's vehicle.
- § 4.24.780. Liability of fire service protection agency in providing firefighting efforts outside of jurisdiction or emergency services.
- § 4.24.785. Delivery or installation of detection device by fire protection service agency — Liability for civil damages.
- § 4.24.790. Electronic impersonation — Action for invasion of privacy.
- § 4.24.792. Unauthorized publication of personal identifying information.
- § 4.24.800. Liability immunity — Charitable donation of eyeglasses or hearing instruments.
- § 4.24.810. Liability immunity — Credentialing or granting practice privileges to health care providers responding to emergencies.
- § 4.24.820. Nonrecognition of foreign order — Incompatibility with public policy.
- § 4.24.830. Agritourism — Definitions.
- § 4.24.832. Agritourism — Immunity.
- § 4.24.835. Agritourism — Warning notice.
- § 4.24.840. Effect of sexual harassment or sexual assault nondisclosure agreement on discovery and witness availability.
- § 4.24.850. Action by victim of false reporting — Liability to a public agency.
- § 4.24.900. Construction — Chapter applicable to state registered domestic partnerships — 2009 c 521.
- § 9.46.200. Action for money damages due to violations — Interest — Attorneys' fees — Evidence for exoneration.
- § 70.24.110. Minors — Treatment, consent, liability for payment for care.
- § 70.136.050. Persons and agencies rendering emergency aid in hazardous materials incidents — Immunity from liability — Limitations.
- § 43.70.460. Retired primary and specialty care provider liability malpractice insurance — Program authorized.
- § 38.52.198. Emergency care, rescue, assistance, or recovery services in mine rescue or recovery work — Immunity from liability.
- § 18.71.220. Rendering emergency care — Immunity of physician or hospital from civil liability.
- § 18.71.210. Physician's trained advanced emergency medical technician and paramedic — Liability.
- § 48.190.120. Civil immunity — Filings and publications.
- § 4.28.020. Jurisdiction acquired, when.
- § 4.28.080. Summons, how served.
- § 4.28.100. Service of summons by publication — When authorized.
- § 4.28.110. Manner of publication and form of summons.
- § 4.28.120. Publication of notice in eminent domain proceedings.
- § 4.28.140. Affidavit as to unknown heirs.
- § 4.28.150. Title of cause — Unknown claimants — Service by publication.
- § 4.28.160. Rights of unknown claimants and heirs — Effect of judgment — Lis pendens.
- § 4.28.180. Personal service out-of-state.
- § 4.28.185. Personal service out-of-state — Acts submitting person to jurisdiction of courts — Saving.
- § 4.28.200. Right of one constructively served to appear and defend or reopen.
- § 4.28.210. Appearance, what constitutes.
- § 4.28.290. Assessment of damages without answer.
- § 4.28.320. Lis pendens in actions affecting title to real estate.
- § 4.28.325. Lis pendens in actions in United States district courts affecting title to real estate.
- § 4.28.328. Lis pendens — Liability of claimants — Damages, costs, attorneys' fees.
- § 4.28.330. Notice to alien property custodian.
- § 4.28.340. Notice to alien property custodian — Definitions.
- § 4.28.350. Notice to alien property custodian — Duration.
- § 4.28.360. Personal injury action — Complaint not to include statement of damages — Request for statement.
- § 4.28.900. Construction — Chapter applicable to state registered domestic partnerships — 2009 c 521.
- § 23B.15.100. Service on foreign corporation.
- § 33.32.050. Power of attorney for service of process.
- § 23B.18.040. Service of process.
- § 46.64.040. Nonresident's use of highways — Resident leaving state — Secretary of state as attorney-in-fact.
- § 36.18.040. Sheriff's fees.
- § 4.16.170. Tolling of statute — Actions, when deemed commenced or not commenced.
- § 4.32.070. Objection may be taken by answer.
- § 4.32.120. Setoff against beneficiary of trust estate.
- § 4.32.130. Setoff in probate actions brought by personal representatives.
- § 4.32.140. Setoff in probate actions against personal representatives.
- § 4.32.150. Setoff must be pleaded.
- § 4.32.170. Answer may be stricken.
- § 4.32.250. Effect of minor defects in pleading.
- § 4.36.070. Pleading judgments.
- § 4.36.080. Conditions precedent, how pleaded.
- § 4.36.120. Libel or slander, how pleaded.
- § 4.36.130. Answer in justification and mitigation.
- § 4.36.140. Answer in action to recover property distrained.
- § 4.36.170. Material allegation defined.
- § 4.36.210. Variance in action to recover personal property.
- § 4.36.240. Harmless error disregarded.
- § 4.40.010. Issues defined — Kinds.
- § 4.40.050. Trial of issue of law.
- § 4.40.060. Trial of certain issues of fact — Jury.
- § 4.40.070. Trial of other issues of fact.
- § 4.44.020. Notice of trial — Note of issue.
- § 4.44.025. Priority permitted for aged or ill parties in civil cases.
- § 4.44.060. Proceedings in trial by court — Findings deemed verdict.
- § 4.44.070. Findings and conclusions, how made.
- § 4.44.080. Questions of law to be decided by court.
- § 4.44.090. Questions of fact for jury.
- § 4.44.110. Jury fee part of taxable costs.
- § 4.44.120. Impanelling jury — Voir dire, challenge for cause — Number.
- § 4.44.130. Challenges — Kind and number.
- § 4.44.140. Peremptory challenges defined.
- § 4.44.150. Challenges for cause defined.
- § 4.44.160. General causes of challenge.
- § 4.44.170. Particular causes of challenge.
- § 4.44.180. Implied bias defined.
- § 4.44.190. Challenge for actual bias.
- § 4.44.210. Peremptory challenges, how taken.
- § 4.44.220. Order of taking challenges.
- § 4.44.230. Exceptions to challenges — Determination.
- § 4.44.240. Challenge determination.
- § 4.44.250. Challenge, exception, denial may be oral.
- § 4.44.260. Oath of jurors.
- § 4.44.270. View of premises by jury.
- § 4.44.280. Admonitions to jurors.
- § 4.44.290. Replacement juror procedure.
- § 4.44.300. Care of jury while deliberating.
- § 4.44.310. Expense of keeping jury.
- § 4.44.330. Discharge of jury without verdict.
- § 4.44.340. Effect of discharge of jury.
- § 4.44.350. Court recess while jury is out.
- § 4.44.360. Proceedings when jury have agreed.
- § 4.44.370. Manner of giving verdict.
- § 4.44.380. Number of jurors required to render verdict.
- § 4.44.390. Jury may be polled.
- § 4.44.410. General or special verdicts.
- § 4.44.420. Verdict in action for specific personal property.
- § 4.44.440. Inconsistency between special findings of fact and general verdict.