Washington § 58.10.020 - Certified copy of plat as evidence.

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§ 58.10.020. Certified copy of plat as evidence.

A copy of any city or town plat or addition thereto recorded in the manner provided for in RCW 58.10.010, certified by the county auditor of the county in which the same is recorded to be a true copy of such record and the whole thereof, shall be received in evidence in all the courts of this state, with like effect as the original.
[Code 1881 s 2339; RRS s 9307. Formerly RCW 58.08.070.]

Notes

Rules of court: ER 803(a)(14).
Certified copies
of instruments, or transcripts of county commissioners' proceedings: RCW 5.44.070.
of recorded instruments as evidence: RCW 5.44.060.
Copies of business and public records as evidence: RCW 5.46.010.
Instruments to be recorded or filed: RCW 65.04.030.
Photostatic or photographic copies of public or business records admissible in evidence: RCW 40.20.030.

Source: official Washington text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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