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WA Rev Code § 7.96.050 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 7 - Special Proceedings and Actions|Chapter 7.96 - Uniform Correction or Clarification of Defamation Act.|7.96.050 - Disclosure of evidence of falsity.

RCW 7.96.050 Disclosure of evidence of falsity.(1) A person who has been requested to make a correction or clarification may ask the requester to disclose reasonably available information material to the falsity of the allegedly defamatory or otherwise actionable statement.(2) If a correction or clarification is not made, a person who unreasonably fails to disclose the information after a request to do so may not recover damages for injury to reputation or presumed damages; however, the person may recover all other damages permitted by law.[ 2013 c 294 § 5.]
WA Rev Code § 7.96.060 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 7 - Special Proceedings and Actions|Chapter 7.96 - Uniform Correction or Clarification of Defamation Act.|7.96.060 - Effect of correction or clarification.

RCW 7.96.060 Effect of correction or clarification.If a timely and sufficient correction or clarification is made, a person may not recover damages for injury to reputation or presumed damages; however, the person may recover all other damages permitted by law.[ 2013 c 294 § 6.]
WA Rev Code § 7.96.070 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 7 - Special Proceedings and Actions|Chapter 7.96 - Uniform Correction or Clarification of Defamation Act.|7.96.070 - Timelines and sufficiency of correction or clarification.

RCW 7.96.070 Timelines and sufficiency of correction or clarification.(1) A correction or clarification is timely if it is published before, or within thirty days after, receipt of a request for correction or clarification or of the information in RCW 7.96.050(1), whichever is later, unless the period is extended by written agreement of the parties.(2) A correction or clarification is sufficient if it:(a) Is published with a prominence and in a manner and medium reasonably likely to reach substantially the same audience as the publication complained of;(b) Refers to the statement being corrected or clarified and:(i) Corrects the statement;(ii) In the case of defamatory or false meaning arising from other than the express language of the publication, disclaims an intent to communicate that meaning or to assert its truth; or(iii) In the case of a statement attributed to another person, identifies the person and disclaims an intent to assert the truth of the statement;(c) In advance of the publication, is provided to the person who has made a request for correction or clarification; and(d) Accompanies and is an equally prominent part of any electronic publication of the allegedly defamatory or otherwise actionable statement by the publisher.(3) A correction or clarification is published in a medium reasonably likely to reach substantially the same audience as the publication complained of if it is published in a later issue, edition, or broadcast of the original publication.(4) If a later issue, edition, or broadcast of the original publication will not be published within the time limits established for a timely correction or clarification, a correction or clarification is published in a manner and medium reasonably likely to reach substantially the same audience as the publication complained of if:(a) It is timely published in a reasonably prominent manner:(i) In another medium likely to reach an audience reasonably equivalent to the original publication; or(ii) If the parties cannot agree on another medium, in the newspaper with the largest general circulation in the region in which the original publication was distributed;(b) Reasonable steps are taken to correct undistributed copies of the original publication, if any; and(c) It is published in the next practicable issue, edition, or broadcast, if any, of the original publication.(5) A correction or clarification is timely and sufficient if the parties agree in writing that it is timely and sufficient.[ 2013 c 294 § 7.]
WA Rev Code § 7.96.080 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 7 - Special Proceedings and Actions|Chapter 7.96 - Uniform Correction or Clarification of Defamation Act.|7.96.080 - Challenges to correction or clarification or to request for correction or clarification.

RCW 7.96.080 Challenges to correction or clarification or to request for correction or clarification.(1) If a defendant in an action governed by this chapter intends to rely on a timely and sufficient correction or clarification, the defendant's intention to do so, and the correction or clarification relied upon, must be set forth in a notice served on the plaintiff within sixty days after service of the summons and complaint or ten days after the correction or clarification is made, whichever is later.(2) If a defendant in an action governed by this chapter intends to challenge the adequacy or timeliness of a request for correction or clarification, the defendant must set forth the challenge in a motion to declare the request inadequate or untimely served within sixty days after service of the summons and complaint. The court shall rule on the motion at the earliest appropriate time before trial.[ 2013 c 294 § 8.]
WA Rev Code § 7.96.090 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 7 - Special Proceedings and Actions|Chapter 7.96 - Uniform Correction or Clarification of Defamation Act.|7.96.090 - Offer to correct or clarify.

RCW 7.96.090 Offer to correct or clarify.(1) If a timely correction or clarification is no longer possible, the publisher of an alleged defamatory or otherwise actionable statement may offer, at any time before trial, to make a correction or clarification. The offer must be made in writing to the person allegedly harmed by the publication and:(a) Contain the publisher's offer to:(i) Publish, at the person's request, a sufficient correction or clarification; and(ii) Pay the person's reasonable expenses of litigation, including attorneys' fees, incurred before publication of the correction or clarification; and(b) Be accompanied by a copy of the proposed correction or clarification and the plan for its publication.(2) If the person accepts in writing an offer to correct or clarify made pursuant to subsection (1) of this section:(a) The person is barred from commencing an action against the publisher based on the statement; or(b) If an action has been commenced, the court shall dismiss the action against the defendant with prejudice after the defendant complies with the terms of the offer.(3) A person who does not accept an offer made in conformance with subsection (1) of this section may not recover damages for injury to reputation or presumed damages in an action based on the statement; however, the person may recover all other damages permitted by law, together with reasonable expenses of litigation, including attorneys' fees, incurred before the offer, unless the person failed to make a good faith attempt to request a correction or clarification in accordance with RCW 7.96.040 or failed to disclose information in accordance with RCW 7.96.050.(4) On request of either party, a court shall promptly determine the sufficiency of the offered correction or clarification.[ 2013 c 294 § 9.]
WA Rev Code § 7.96.100 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 7 - Special Proceedings and Actions|Chapter 7.96 - Uniform Correction or Clarification of Defamation Act.|7.96.100 - Scope of protection.

RCW 7.96.100 Scope of protection.A timely and sufficient correction or clarification made by a person responsible for a publication constitutes a correction or clarification made by all persons responsible for that publication other than a republisher. However, a correction or clarification that is sufficient only because of the operation of RCW 7.96.070(2)(b)(iii) does not constitute a correction or clarification made by the person to whom the statement is attributed.[ 2013 c 294 § 10.]
WA Rev Code § 7.96.900 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 7 - Special Proceedings and Actions|Chapter 7.96 - Uniform Correction or Clarification of Defamation Act.|7.96.900 - Uniformity of application and construction.

RCW 7.96.900 Uniformity of application and construction.This chapter shall be applied and construed to effectuate its general purpose to make uniform the law with respect to the subject of this chapter among states enacting it.[ 2013 c 294 § 11.]
WA Rev Code § 7.96.901 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 7 - Special Proceedings and Actions|Chapter 7.96 - Uniform Correction or Clarification of Defamation Act.|7.96.901 - Short title.

RCW 7.96.901 Short title.This chapter may be known and cited as the uniform correction or clarification of defamation act.[ 2013 c 294 § 12.]
WA Rev Code § 7.98.005 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 7 - Special Proceedings and Actions|Chapter 7.98 - Alien Victims of Crime.|7.98.005 - Finding.

RCW 7.98.005 Finding.The legislature finds that ensuring that all victims of crimes are able to access the protections available to them under law is in the best interest of victims, law enforcement, and the entire community. Immigrants are frequently reluctant to cooperate with or contact law enforcement when they are victims of crimes, and the protections available to immigrants under the law are designed to strengthen the ability of law enforcement agencies to detect, investigate, and prosecute cases of trafficking in persons, domestic violence, sexual assault, and other crimes while offering protection to such victims.[ 2018 c 86 § 2.]
WA Rev Code § 7.98.030 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 7 - Special Proceedings and Actions|Chapter 7.98 - Alien Victims of Crime.|7.98.030 - Crime victim certification steering committee.

RCW 7.98.030 Crime victim certification steering committee.The office of crime victims advocacy shall convene a crime victim certification steering committee within ninety days of June 7, 2018. The office of crime victims advocacy shall provide administrative support for the committee. The committee must include members representing immigrant communities, law enforcement, prosecutors, the criminal justice training commission, providers of services to survivors of crime victims including domestic violence, sexual assault, human trafficking, and other crimes, a representative from the department of labor and industries charged with enforcement of workplace standards, and may include other entities concerned with victim safety and effective collaboration between immigrant communities and local law enforcement entities. The members of the committee shall serve without compensation. Members are reimbursed for travel expenses as provided in RCW 43.03.050 and 43.03.060, subject to available resources and other limitations in chapter 43.03 RCW. The committee is responsible for the following:(1) Monitoring compliance under this chapter;(2) Developing and implementing training of law enforcement, prosecutors, victim advocates, state agency personnel, court personnel, and others about this chapter;(3) Dissemination of information about this chapter to affected communities and the general public;(4) Establishing mechanisms by which the public can report concerns and recommendations regarding implementation of this chapter;(5) Identifying implementation issues and other trends, and providing recommendations to the governor and the legislature for addressing these issues;(6) Other responsibilities relating to this chapter identified by the committee.[ 2018 c 86 § 5.]
WA Rev Code § 7.98.900 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 7 - Special Proceedings and Actions|Chapter 7.98 - Alien Victims of Crime.|7.98.900 - Short title—2018 c 86.

RCW 7.98.900 Short title—2018 c 86.This act may be known and cited as the safety and access for immigrant victims act.[ 2018 c 86 § 1.]
WA Rev Code § 7.100.010 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 7 - Special Proceedings and Actions|Chapter 7.100 - Foreclosure and Abandonment of Residential Real Property—Nuisance Abatement.|7.100.010 - Applicability of chapter.

RCW 7.100.010 Applicability of chapter.(1) This chapter applies only to residential real property consisting solely of a single-family residence, a residential condominium unit, or a residential cooperative unit.(2) For purposes of this chapter:(a) Property is "abandoned" when there are no signs of occupancy and at least three of the following indications of abandonment are visible from the exterior:(i) The absence of furnishings and personal items consistent with residential habitation;(ii) The gas, electric, or water utility services have been disconnected;(iii) Statements by neighbors, passersby, delivery agents, or government employees that the property is vacant;(iv) Multiple windows on the property are boarded up or closed off or are smashed through, broken, or unhinged, or multiple window panes are broken and unrepaired;(v) Doors on the residence are substantially damaged, broken off, unhinged, or conspicuously open;(vi) The property has been stripped of copper or other materials, or interior fixtures have been removed;(vii) Law enforcement officials have received at least one report within the immediately preceding six months of trespassing or vandalism or other illegal activities by persons who enter unlawfully on the property;(viii) The property has been declared unfit for occupancy and ordered to remain vacant and unoccupied pursuant to an order issued by a municipal or county authority or a court of competent jurisdiction;(ix) Construction was initiated on the property and was discontinued before completion, leaving a building unsuitable for occupancy, and construction has not taken place for at least six months;(x) Newspapers, circulars, flyers, or mail has accumulated on the property or the United States postal service has discontinued delivery to the property;(xi) Rubbish, trash, debris, neglected vegetation, or natural overgrowth has accumulated on the property;(xii) Hazardous, noxious, or unhealthy substances or materials have accumulated on the property;(xiii) Other credible evidence exists indicating the intent to vacate and abandon the property.(b) Property is in "mid-foreclosure" when, pursuant to chapter 61.24 RCW, a notice of default or notice of preforeclosure options has been issued or a notice of trustee's sale has been recorded in the office of the county auditor.(c) Property is a "nuisance" when so determined by a county, city, or town pursuant to its authority under chapter 7.48 RCW or RCW 35.22.280, 35.23.440, 35.27.410, or 36.32.120.[ 2018 c 306 § 10.]
WA Rev Code § 7.100.020 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 7 - Special Proceedings and Actions|Chapter 7.100 - Foreclosure and Abandonment of Residential Real Property—Nuisance Abatement.|7.100.020 - Notice to mortgage servicer of nuisance.

RCW 7.100.020 Notice to mortgage servicer of nuisance.(1) A county, city, or town may notify a mortgage servicer that a property has been determined to be abandoned, in mid-foreclosure, and a nuisance.(2) A notice issued pursuant to this section must:(a) Be accompanied by an affidavit or a declaration made under penalty of perjury by a county, city, or town official that a property is abandoned, in mid-foreclosure, and a nuisance, and the affidavit or declaration must outline at least three indicators of abandonment and be supported with time and date stamped photographs, a finding that the property is a nuisance, and a copy of the notice of default, notice of preforeclosure options, or notice of trustee's sale; and(b) Be sent to the mortgage servicer by certified mail.[ 2018 c 306 § 11.]
WA Rev Code § 7.100.030 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 7 - Special Proceedings and Actions|Chapter 7.100 - Foreclosure and Abandonment of Residential Real Property—Nuisance Abatement.|7.100.030 - Request by mortgage servicer for determination of abandonment and nuisance.

RCW 7.100.030 Request by mortgage servicer for determination of abandonment and nuisance.(1) A mortgage servicer may contact a county, city, or town regarding a property it believes to be abandoned, and a nuisance and request that a county, city, or town official visit the property and make a determination as to whether the residential real property is abandoned and a nuisance. When making such a request, the mortgage servicer must furnish a copy of a notice of default, notice of preforeclosure options, or notice of trustee's sale applicable to the property.(2) A county, city, or town shall respond to such a request within fifteen calendar days of receipt and notify the mortgage servicer:(a) That a county, city, or town official has visited the property and determined that the property is not abandoned, or not a nuisance;(b) That a county, city, or town official has visited the property and determined that the property is abandoned, in mid-foreclosure, and a nuisance. In this case, the notification shall be accompanied by an affidavit or a declaration made under penalty of perjury by a county, city, or town official that a property is abandoned, mid-foreclosure, and a nuisance, and the affidavit or declaration must outline at least three indicators of abandonment and be supported with time and date stamped photographs, a finding that the property is a nuisance, and a copy of the notice of default or notice of trustee's sale supplied by the mortgage servicer; or(c) That the county, city, or town does not have adequate resources or is otherwise unable to make the requested determination.[ 2018 c 306 § 12.]
WA Rev Code § 7.100.050 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 7 - Special Proceedings and Actions|Chapter 7.100 - Foreclosure and Abandonment of Residential Real Property—Nuisance Abatement.|7.100.050 - Failure of mortgage servicer to abate nuisance.

RCW 7.100.050 Failure of mortgage servicer to abate nuisance.Except in circumstances governed by RCW 7.100.040 (6) and (7), if a mortgage servicer receives notice from a county, city, or town pursuant to RCW 7.100.020 or 7.100.030(2)(b) that a property is abandoned, in mid-foreclosure, and a nuisance, and the mortgage servicer does not abate the nuisance within the time prescribed by local ordinance, a county, city, or town may exercise its authority under chapter 7.48 RCW, RCW 35.22.280, 35.23.440, 35.27.410, 36.32.120, or any other applicable law to abate the nuisance and recover associated costs as set forth in RCW 7.100.070.[ 2018 c 306 § 14.]
WA Rev Code § 7.100.060 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 7 - Special Proceedings and Actions|Chapter 7.100 - Foreclosure and Abandonment of Residential Real Property—Nuisance Abatement.|7.100.060 - Notice to grantee of trustee's deed or sheriff's deed of nuisance—Failure to abate.

RCW 7.100.060 Notice to grantee of trustee's deed or sheriff's deed of nuisance—Failure to abate.(1) When a property has been the subject of foreclosure, a county, city or town may notify the grantee of the trustee's deed or sheriff's deed, via certified mail, that a property is a nuisance. Upon receipt of such a notice, the grantee of the trustee's deed or sheriff's deed shall respond within fifteen calendar days and provide one of the following responses:(a) That the grantee of the trustee's deed or sheriff's deed will abate the nuisance within the time prescribed by local ordinance; or(b) That the grantee of the trustee's deed or sheriff's deed does not have adequate resources to abate the nuisance within the time limits required by local ordinance.(2) If the grantee of the trustee's deed or sheriff's deed is notified and does not abate the nuisance within the time prescribed by local ordinance, a county, city, or town may exercise its authority under chapter 7.48 RCW, RCW 35.22.280, 35.23.440, 35.27.410, 36.32.120, or any other applicable law to abate the nuisance and recover associated costs as set forth in RCW 7.100.070.[ 2018 c 306 § 15.]
WA Rev Code § 7.100.070 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 7 - Special Proceedings and Actions|Chapter 7.100 - Foreclosure and Abandonment of Residential Real Property—Nuisance Abatement.|7.100.070 - Recovery of costs by county, city, or town—Assessment.

RCW 7.100.070 Recovery of costs by county, city, or town—Assessment.Except in circumstances governed by RCW 7.100.040 (6) and (7), if, after issuance of a notice pursuant to RCW 7.100.020, 7.100.030(2)(b), or 7.100.060, a nuisance has not been abated within the time prescribed by local ordinance and the county, city, or town has exercised its authority under chapter 7.48 RCW, RCW 35.22.280, 35.23.440, 35.27.410, 36.32.120, or any other applicable law to abate the nuisance, the county, city, or town may recover its costs by levying an assessment on the real property on which the nuisance is situated to reimburse the county, city, or town for the costs of abatement, excluding any associated fines or penalties. This assessment constitutes a lien against the property, and is binding upon successors in title only from the date the lien is recorded in the county in which the real property is located. This assessment is of equal rank with state, county, and municipal taxes and is assessed against the real property upon which cost was incurred unless such amount is previously paid.[ 2018 c 306 § 16.]
WA Rev Code § 7.100.900 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 7 - Special Proceedings and Actions|Chapter 7.100 - Foreclosure and Abandonment of Residential Real Property—Nuisance Abatement.|7.100.900 - Chapter supplemental to other law.

RCW 7.100.900 Chapter supplemental to other law.The authority provided pursuant to this chapter is in addition to, and not in limitation of, any other authority provided by law.[ 2018 c 306 § 17.]
WA Rev Code § 7.105.050 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 7 - Special Proceedings and Actions|Chapter 7.105 - Civil Protection Orders.|7.105.050 - Jurisdiction—Domestic violence protection orders and sexual assault protection orders.

RCW 7.105.050 Jurisdiction—Domestic violence protection orders and sexual assault protection orders. (Effective July 1, 2022.)(1) The superior, district, and municipal courts have jurisdiction over domestic violence protection order proceedings and sexual assault protection order proceedings under this chapter. The jurisdiction of district and municipal courts is limited to enforcement of RCW 7.105.450(1), or the equivalent municipal ordinance, and the issuance and enforcement of temporary orders for protection provided for in RCW 7.105.305 if:(a) A superior court has exercised or is exercising jurisdiction over a proceeding involving the parties;(b) The petition for relief under this chapter presents issues of the residential schedule of, and contact with, children of the parties; or(c) The petition for relief under this chapter requests the court to exclude a party from the dwelling which the parties share.(2) When the jurisdiction of a district or municipal court is limited to the issuance and enforcement of a temporary protection order, the district or municipal court shall set the full hearing in superior court and transfer the case. If the notice and order are not served on the respondent in time for the full hearing, the issuing court shall have concurrent jurisdiction with the superior court to extend the temporary protection order.[ 2021 c 215 § 4.]NOTES:Review of existing court jurisdiction—2021 c 215: "The legislature finds that there are inconsistencies and differing approaches within existing provisions governing the jurisdictional division of authority and responsibility among superior courts and courts of limited jurisdiction for protection order proceedings addressed by this act. This act retains those jurisdictional differences only as an interim measure, and creates an approach in section 12 of this act to review the existing jurisdictional division, assess the benefits and ramifications of modifying or consolidating jurisdiction for protection orders consistent with the goals of this act of improving efficacy and accessibility, and propose to the legislature provisions to address jurisdiction." [ 2021 c 215 § 3.]Effective date—2021 c 215: See note following RCW 7.105.900.