Washington Code — 81
Browse 907 sections in division 81 of the Washington code. Each section page includes the full statutory text, official source links, and citation guidance.
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- § 81.01.010. Adoption of provisions of chapter 80.01 RCW.
- § 81.04.010. Definitions.
- § 81.04.020. Procedure before commission and courts.
- § 81.04.030. Number of witnesses may be limited.
- § 81.04.040. Witness fees and mileage.
- § 81.04.050. Protection against self-incrimination.
- § 81.04.060. Deposition — Service of process.
- § 81.04.070. Inspection of books, papers, and documents.
- § 81.04.075. Manner of serving papers.
- § 81.04.080. Annual report — Other reports.
- § 81.04.090. Forms of records to be prescribed.
- § 81.04.100. Production of out-of-state books and records.
- § 81.04.110. Complaint — Hearing.
- § 81.04.120. Hearing — Order — Record.
- § 81.04.130. Suspension of tariff change — Waiver of provisions during state of emergency.
- § 81.04.140. Order requiring joint action.
- § 81.04.150. Remunerative rate — Change without authorization prohibited — Waiver of provisions during state of emergency.
- § 81.04.160. Rules.
- § 81.04.200. Rehearing before commission.
- § 81.04.210. Commission may change orders.
- § 81.04.220. Reparations.
- § 81.04.230. Overcharges — Refund.
- § 81.04.235. Limitation of actions.
- § 81.04.236. When cause of action deemed to accrue.
- § 81.04.240. Action in court on reparations and overcharges — Procedure.
- § 81.04.250. Determination of rates.
- § 81.04.260. Summary proceedings.
- § 81.04.270. Accounts to be kept separate.
- § 81.04.280. Purchase and sale of stock by employees.
- § 81.04.290. Sale of stock to employees and patrons.
- § 81.04.300. Budgets to be filed — Supplementary budgets.
- § 81.04.310. Commission's control over expenditures.
- § 81.04.320. Budget rules and regulations.
- § 81.04.330. Effect of unauthorized expenditure — Emergencies.
- § 81.04.350. Depreciation and retirement accounts.
- § 81.04.360. Excessive earnings to reserve fund.
- § 81.04.380. Penalties — Violations by public service companies.
- § 81.04.385. Penalties — Violations by officers, agents, and employees of public service companies and persons or entities acting as public service companies.
- § 81.04.387. Penalties — Violations by other corporations.
- § 81.04.390. Penalties — Violations by persons.
- § 81.04.400. Actions to recover penalties — Disposition of fines, fees, penalties.
- § 81.04.405. Additional penalties — Violations by public service companies and officers, agents, and employees.
- § 81.04.410. Orders and rules conclusive.
- § 81.04.420. Commission intervention where order or rule is involved.
- § 81.04.430. Findings of department prima facie correct.
- § 81.04.440. Companies liable for damages.
- § 81.04.450. Certified copies of orders, rules, etc. — Evidentiary effect.
- § 81.04.460. Commission to enforce public service laws — Employees as peace officers.
- § 81.04.470. Right of action not released — Penalties cumulative.
- § 81.04.490. Application to municipal utilities — Safety regulation of municipal gas and hazardous liquid pipelines.
- § 81.04.500. Duties of attorney general.
- § 81.04.510. Engaging in business or operating without approval or authority — Procedure.
- § 81.04.530. Controlled substances, alcohol.
- § 81.04.540. Regulation of common carriers, railroad safety practices.
- § 81.04.550. Railroad safety administration.
- § 81.04.560. Railroad companies that transport crude oil must submit information relating to the ability to pay damages in the event of a spill or accident — Adoption of rules.
- § 81.08.010. Definition.
- § 81.08.012. "Evidence of indebtedness" — Limitation of term.
- § 81.08.020. Control vested in state.
- § 81.08.030. Authority to issue.
- § 81.08.040. Prior to issuance — Filing required — Contents.
- § 81.08.080. Capitalization of franchise or merger contract prohibited.
- § 81.08.090. Accounting for disposition of proceeds.
- § 81.08.100. Issuance made contrary to this chapter — Penalties.
- § 81.08.110. Penalty against company.
- § 81.08.120. Penalty against individual.
- § 81.08.130. Assumption of obligation or liability — Compliance with filing requirements.
- § 81.08.140. State not obligated.
- § 81.08.150. Authority of commission — Not affected by requirements of this chapter.
- § 81.12.010. Definition.
- § 81.12.020. Order required to sell, merge, etc.
- § 81.12.030. Disposal without authorization void.
- § 81.12.040. Authority required to acquire property or securities of company.
- § 81.12.050. Rules and regulations.
- § 81.12.060. Penalty.
- § 81.16.010. Definitions.
- § 81.16.020. Dealings with affiliated interests — Prior filing with commission required — Commission may disapprove.
- § 81.16.030. Payments to affiliated interest disallowed if not reasonable.
- § 81.16.040. Satisfactory proof, what constitutes.
- § 81.16.050. Commission's control is continuing.
- § 81.16.060. Summary order on nonapproved payments.
- § 81.16.070. Summary order on payments after disallowance.
- § 81.16.075. Application of chapter — Solid waste collection companies.
- § 81.16.080. Court action to enforce orders.
- § 81.16.090. Review of orders.
- § 81.20.010. Definition.
- § 81.20.020. Cost of investigation may be assessed against company.
- § 81.20.030. Interest on unpaid assessment — Action to collect.
- § 81.20.040. Commission's determination of necessity as evidence.
- § 81.20.050. Order of commission not subject to review.
- § 81.20.060. Limitation on frequency of investigations.
- § 81.24.010. Companies to file reports of gross revenue and pay fees — Exempt companies.
- § 81.24.020. Fees of auto transportation companies — Statement filing.
- § 81.24.030. Fees of every commercial ferry — Statement filing.
- § 81.24.050. Fees to approximate reasonable cost of regulation.
- § 81.24.060. Intent of legislature — Regulatory cost records to be kept by commission.
- § 81.24.070. Disposition of fees.
- § 81.24.075. Delinquent fee payments.
- § 81.24.080. Penalty for failure to pay fees — Disposition of fees and penalties.
- § 81.24.090. Pipeline safety fee — Reports — Procedure to contest fees — Regulatory incentive program.
- § 81.24.100. Mileage fees on stages — Penalty.
- § 23B.01.570. Penalty for nonpayment of annual corporate license fees and failure to file a substantially complete annual report — Payment of delinquent fees — Rules.
- § 81.28.010. Duties as to rates, services, and facilities.
- § 81.28.020. Duty of carriers to expedite traffic.
- § 81.28.030. Routing of freight — Connecting companies — Damages.
- § 81.28.040. Tariff schedules to be filed with commission — Public schedules — Commission's powers as to schedules.
- § 81.28.050. Tariff changes — Notice — Exception — Waiver of provisions during state of emergency.
- § 81.28.060. Joint rates, contracts, etc.
- § 81.28.080. Published rates to be charged — Exceptions — Definitions.
- § 81.28.180. Rate discrimination prohibited.
- § 81.28.190. Unreasonable preferences and prejudices prohibited.
- § 81.28.200. Long and short haul.
- § 81.28.210. Transportation at less than published rates — Rebating — False representation.
- § 81.28.220. Action for treble damages.
- § 81.28.230. Commission to fix just, reasonable, and compensatory rates.
- § 81.28.240. Commission may order improved facilities and service.
- § 81.28.250. Investigation and determination of interstate rates — Application for federal relief.
- § 81.28.260. Bicycles as baggage on commercial ferries.
- § 81.28.270. Limitation of action for collection of transportation charges.
- § 81.28.280. Reports of wrecks, etc.
- § 81.28.290. Investigation of accidents, wrecks.
- § 81.28.900. Construction — Chapter applicable to state registered domestic partnerships — 2009 c 521.
- § 79.110.130. Common carriers may bridge or trestle state waterways.
- § 47.60.220. Department as common carrier — Rights and liabilities.
- § 81.29.010. Definition.
- § 81.29.020. Carrier's liability for loss — Exceptions — Tariff schedule — Time for filing claims or instituting suits.
- § 81.29.030. Carrier's right of action against other carrier.
- § 81.29.040. Penalty for violations.
- § 81.29.050. Liability for baggage.
- § 81.36.010. Right of eminent domain.
- § 81.36.020. Right of entry.
- § 81.36.030. Intersections and connections with other roads or canals.
- § 81.36.040. Line or canal across or along watercourses.
- § 81.36.050. Change of grade or location of road or canal.
- § 81.36.060. Extensions, branch lines.
- § 81.36.075. Proceedings prior to March 18, 1909, validated.
- § 81.36.090. Requisites to building extension or branch line.
- § 81.36.100. Bridges over navigable streams.
- § 81.36.120. May own securities of irrigation companies.
- § 81.36.130. May construct and operate ditches and canals.
- § 81.40.005. Definitions.
- § 81.40.015. Operation and management of trains, switching assignments — Exemption.
- § 81.40.025. Train crew size requirement — Automatic waivers — Commission.
- § 81.40.060. Purchase of apparel by employees — Penalty.
- § 81.40.080. Employee shelters — Penalty.
- § 81.40.095. Rules and regulations — Railroad employees — Sanitation, shelter.
- § 81.40.110. Flagger must read, write, and speak English.
- § 81.40.130. Cost of records or medical examinations — Unlawful to require employee or applicant to pay — Penalty — Definitions.
- § 81.40.150. Safety and protection — Violation — Fines.
- § 9.91.020. Operating railroad, steamboat, vehicle, etc., while intoxicated.
- § 81.44.010. Order for improved equipment and facilities.
- § 81.44.020. Correction of unsafe or defective conditions — Walkways and handrails as unsafe or defective condition, when.
- § 81.44.040. Streetcars.
- § 81.44.070. Duties of inspector of safety appliances.
- § 81.44.085. First aid kits and drinking water — Penalty.
- § 81.44.130. Safeguarding frogs, switches, and guardrails.
- § 81.44.170. Hazardous materials inspections — Authority for certified commission employees to enter property of certain businesses.
- § 81.44.180. Annual work plan and inspection activity — Incorporation of certain data.
- § 70.54.080. Liability of person handling steamboat or steam boiler.
- § 88.08.020. Tampering with lights or signals.
- § 81.48.020. Obstructing or delaying train — Penalty.
- § 81.48.030. Regulating speed within cities and towns and at grade crossings — Exception.
- § 81.48.040. Procedure to fix or change speed limits.
- § 81.48.050. Trains to stop at railroad crossings.
- § 81.48.060. Penalty for violation of duty endangering safety.
- § 81.48.070. Cruelty to stock in transit — Penalty.
- § 70.54.080. Liability of person handling steamboat or steam boiler.
- § 81.52.050. Fences — Crossings — Cattle guards.
- § 81.52.060. Fences — Liability for injury to stock.
- § 81.52.070. Fences — Negligence — Evidence.
- § 81.53.010. Definitions.
- § 81.53.020. Grade separation required where practicable.
- § 81.53.030. Petition for crossing — Hearing — Order.
- § 81.53.040. Supplemental hearing — Change of route.
- § 81.53.050. Requirements of order on change of route.
- § 81.53.060. Petition for alteration of crossing — Closure of grade crossing without hearing.
- § 81.53.070. Hearing.
- § 81.53.080. Restrictions on structures, railway equipment, in proximity of crossings — Minimum clearance for under-crossings.
- § 81.53.090. Duty to maintain crossings.
- § 81.53.100. Cost when railroad crosses highway.
- § 81.53.110. Cost when highway crosses railroad.
- § 81.53.120. Cost when railroad crosses railroad.
- § 81.53.130. Apportionment of cost.
- § 81.53.140. Time for performance.
- § 81.53.150. Practice and procedure.
- § 81.53.160. Service of process.
- § 81.53.170. Judicial review.
- § 81.53.180. Eminent domain.
- § 81.53.190. Abatement of illegal crossings.
- § 81.53.200. Mandamus to compel performance.
- § 81.53.210. Penalty.
- § 81.53.220. Obstructions in highways.
- § 81.53.230. No new right of action conferred.
- § 81.53.240. Scope of chapter.
- § 81.53.250. Employment of experts.
- § 81.53.261. Crossing signals, warning devices — Petition — Hearing — Order — Costs apportionment — Records not evidence for actions — Appeal.
- § 81.53.271. Crossing signals, warning devices — Petition contents — Apportionment of installation and maintenance costs.
- § 81.53.275. Crossing signals, warning devices — Apportionment when funds not available from grade crossing protective fund.
- § 81.53.281. Crossing signals, warning devices — Grade crossing protective fund — Use and transfer of funds — Allocation of costs — Procedure — Federal funding.
- § 81.53.291. Crossing signals, warning devices — Operational scope — Election by first-class cities — Procedure.
- § 81.53.295. Crossing signals, warning devices, etc. — Federal funds used to pay installation costs — Grade crossing protective fund — State and local authorities to pay remaining installation costs — Railroad to pay maintenance costs.
- § 81.53.400. Traffic control devices during construction, repair, etc. of crossing or overpass — Required.
- § 81.53.410. Traffic control devices during construction, repair, etc. of crossing or overpass — Standards and conditions.
- § 81.53.420. Traffic control devices during construction, repair, etc. of crossing or overpass — Rules.
- § 81.53.430. Safety standards for private crossings along railroad tracks over which crude oil is transported — Adoption of rules.
- § 81.53.900. Effective date — 1975 1st ex.s. c 189.
- § 36.86.040. Uniform standard for signs, signals, guideposts — Railroad grade crossings.
- § 47.36.050. Duty to erect traffic devices on state highways and railroad crossings.
- § 47.28.150. Underpasses, overpasses constructed with federal funds — Maintenance cost apportionment.
- § 81.54.010. Definitions.
- § 81.54.020. Annual inspection of industrial crossings.
- § 81.54.030. Reimbursement of inspection cost.
- § 81.54.040. Chapter not operative within first-class cities.
- § 81.60.005. "Commissioned" defined.
- § 81.60.010. Criminal justice training commission may commission railroad police officers.
- § 81.60.020. Application for commissioning.
- § 81.60.030. Oath.
- § 81.60.040. Duties.
- § 81.60.050. Badge.
- § 81.60.060. Liability for unlawful acts.
- § 81.60.070. Malicious injury to railroad property.
- § 81.60.080. Sabotaging rolling stock — Receiving stolen railroad property.
- § 9.91.020. Operating railroad, steamboat, vehicle, etc., while intoxicated.
- § 88.08.020. Tampering with lights or signals.
- § 81.61.010. Definitions.
- § 81.61.020. Minimum standards for safe maintenance and operation of passenger-carrying vehicles — Rules and orders — Scope.
- § 81.61.030. Rules and orders — Adoption and enforceability — Hearings — Notice.
- § 81.61.040. Inspection of railroad crew transportation vehicles.
- § 81.61.050. Contract railroad crew transportation and vehicles — Commission duties and powers.
- § 81.61.060. Operation of contract crew transportation vehicle — Grounds for disqualification, reporting.
- § 81.61.070. Safety complaint, accident, and penalty data compilation — Exemption.
- § 81.64.010. Grant of franchise.
- § 81.64.020. Application to county legislative authority — Notice — Hearing — Order.
- § 81.64.030. May cross public road.
- § 81.64.040. Eminent domain.
- § 81.64.050. Right of entry.
- § 81.64.060. Purchase or lease of street railway property.
- § 81.64.070. Consolidation of companies.
- § 81.64.080. Fares and transfers.
- § 81.64.090. Competent employees required — "Competent" defined — Penalty.
- § 81.64.120. Car equipment specified.
- § 81.64.130. Penalty.
- § 81.64.140. Weather guards.
- § 81.64.150. Penalty.
- § 81.64.160. Hours of labor — Penalty.
- § 79.110.110. Railroad bridge rights-of-way across navigable streams.
- § 79.110.140. Location and plans of bridge or trestle to be approved — Future alterations.
- § 81.66.005. Scope — Federal authority and registration for compensatory services.
- § 81.66.010. Definitions.
- § 81.66.020. Private, nonprofit transportation provider required to operate in accordance with this chapter.
- § 81.66.030. Authority of commission.
- § 81.66.040. Certificate required — Transferability — Application — Carried in vehicle.
- § 81.66.050. Insurance or bond required.
- § 81.66.060. Suspension, revocation, or alteration of certificate.
- § 81.68.010. Definitions.
- § 81.68.015. Application of chapter restricted.
- § 81.68.020. Compliance with chapter required.
- § 81.68.030. Regulation by commission.
- § 81.68.040. Certificate of convenience and necessity.
- § 81.68.046. Temporary certificates — Waiver of provisions during state of emergency.
- § 81.68.050. Filing fees.
- § 81.68.060. Liability and property damage insurance — Surety bond.
- § 81.68.065. Self-insurers exempt as to insurance or bond.
- § 81.68.080. Penalty.
- § 81.68.090. Scope of chapter.
- § 81.68.100. Federal authority and registration for compensatory services.
- § 81.70.220. Certificate or registration required — Penalty.
- § 81.24.100. Mileage fees on stages — Penalty.
- § 46.17.340. For hire vehicle and auto stage seating capacity fee.
- § 81.70.010. Business affected with the public interest — Declaration of purpose.
- § 81.70.020. Definitions.
- § 81.70.030. Exclusions.
- § 81.70.220. Certificate or registration required — Penalty.
- § 81.70.230. Certificates — Application, issuance.
- § 81.70.240. Certificates — Transfer restricted.
- § 81.70.250. Certificates — Grounds for cancellation.
- § 81.70.260. Unlawful operation after certificate or registration canceled, etc. — Penalty.
- § 81.70.270. Scope of regulation.
- § 81.70.280. Insurance or bond for liability and property damage.
- § 81.70.290. Self-insurers exempt as to insurance or bond.
- § 81.70.310. Application of Title 81 RCW.
- § 81.70.320. Fees — Amounts, deposit.
- § 81.70.330. Vehicle identification.
- § 81.70.340. Application to interstate or foreign carriers.
- § 81.70.350. Annual regulatory fee — Delinquent fee payments.
- § 81.70.360. Excursion service companies — Certificate.
- § 81.70.370. Federal authority and registration for compensatory services.
- § 81.70.380. Party buses — Alcohol consumption requirements, penalty.
- § 81.70.390. Passenger smoking on board prohibited.
- § 81.72.200. Legislative intent.
- § 81.72.210. Local regulatory powers listed.
- § 81.72.220. Cooperative agreements — Joint regulation.
- § 81.72.240. Rate adjustments — Industrial insurance, other costs — Requirement to train for hire operator.
- § 81.75.010. Authorization to own and operate — Purpose.
- § 81.75.020. Method of acquisition and operation prescribed — Grants — Consolidation of activities.
- § 81.75.030. Services available — Terms of usage.
- § 81.77.010. Definitions.
- § 81.77.020. Compliance with chapter required — Exemption for cities.
- § 81.77.0201. Jurisdiction of commission upon discontinuation of jurisdiction by municipality.
- § 81.77.030. Supervision and regulation by commission.