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WA Rev Code § 7.44.050 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 7 - Special Proceedings and Actions|Chapter 7.44 - Ne Exeat.|7.44.050 - Habeas corpus available to defendant.

RCW 7.44.050 Habeas corpus available to defendant.The defendant may have the same remedy by writ of habeas corpus as in other cases of arrest and bail.[Code 1881 § 641; 1877 p 134 § 644; 1869 p 150 § 581; 1854 p 210 § 423; RRS § 782.]
WA Rev Code § 7.44.060 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 7 - Special Proceedings and Actions|Chapter 7.44 - Ne Exeat.|7.44.060 - District judges have jurisdiction.

RCW 7.44.060 District judges have jurisdiction.The proceedings provided for in this chapter may be had before district judges in all cases within their jurisdiction.[ 1987 c 202 § 135; 1891 c 42 § 4; Code 1881 § 642; 1877 p 134 § 644; 1869 p 150 § 582; 1854 p 210 § 424; RRS § 783.]NOTES:Intent—1987 c 202: See note following RCW 2.04.190.
WA Rev Code § 7.44.070 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 7 - Special Proceedings and Actions|Chapter 7.44 - Ne Exeat.|7.44.070 - Venue.

RCW 7.44.070 Venue.The affidavit and bond may be filed, and proceedings had in any county where the defendants may be found.[Code 1881 § 643; 1877 p 134 § 646; 1869 p 150 § 583; 1854 p 210 § 425; RRS § 784.]
WA Rev Code § 7.48.010 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 7 - Special Proceedings and Actions|Chapter 7.48 - Nuisances.|7.48.010 - Actionable nuisance defined.

RCW 7.48.010 Actionable nuisance defined.The obstruction of any highway or the closing of the channel of any stream used for boating or rafting logs, lumber or timber, or whatever is injurious to health or indecent or offensive to the senses, or an obstruction to the free use of property, so as to essentially interfere with the comfortable enjoyment of the life and property, is a nuisance and the subject of an action for damages and other and further relief.[Code 1881 § 605; 1877 p 126 § 610; 1869 p 144 § 599; 1854 p 207 § 405; RRS § 943.]NOTES:Crimesmalicious mischief: Chapter 9.61 RCW.public nuisance: RCW 9.66.010.
WA Rev Code § 7.48.020 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 7 - Special Proceedings and Actions|Chapter 7.48 - Nuisances.|7.48.020 - Who may sue—Judgment for damages—Warrant for abatement—Injunction.

RCW 7.48.020 Who may sue—Judgment for damages—Warrant for abatement—Injunction.Such action may be brought by any person whose property is, or whose patrons or employees are, injuriously affected or whose personal enjoyment is lessened by the nuisance. If judgment be given for the plaintiff in such action, he or she may, in addition to the execution to enforce the same, on motion, have an order allowing a warrant to issue to the sheriff to abate and to deter or prevent the resumption of such nuisance. Such motion shall be allowed, of course, unless it appear on the hearing that the nuisance has ceased, or that such remedy is inadequate to abate or prevent the continuance of the nuisance, in which latter case the plaintiff may have the defendant enjoined.[ 1994 c 45 § 5; 1891 c 50 § 1; Code 1881 § 606; 1877 p 126 § 611; 1869 p 144 § 560; 1854 p 207 § 406; RRS § 944.]NOTES:Findings—Declaration—Severability—1994 c 45: See notes following RCW 7.48.140.
WA Rev Code § 7.48.030 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 7 - Special Proceedings and Actions|Chapter 7.48 - Nuisances.|7.48.030 - Issuance and execution of warrant.

RCW 7.48.030 Issuance and execution of warrant.If the order be made, the clerk shall thereafter, at any time within six months, when requested by the plaintiff, issue such warrant directed to the sheriff, requiring him or her forthwith to abate the nuisance at the expense of the defendant, and return the warrant as soon thereafter as may be, with his or her proceedings indorsed thereon. The expenses of abating the nuisance may be levied by the sheriff on the property of the defendant, and in this respect the warrant is to be deemed an execution against property.[ 2011 c 336 § 210; Code 1881 § 607; 1877 p 126 § 612; 1869 p 145 § 561; 1854 p 207 § 407; RRS § 945.]
WA Rev Code § 7.48.040 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 7 - Special Proceedings and Actions|Chapter 7.48 - Nuisances.|7.48.040 - Stay of issuance of warrant.

RCW 7.48.040 Stay of issuance of warrant.At any time before the order is made or the warrant issues, the defendant may, on motion to the court or judge thereof, have an order to stay the issue of such warrant for such period as may be necessary, not exceeding six months, to allow the defendant to abate the nuisance himself or herself, upon his or her giving bond to the plaintiff in a sufficient amount with one or more sureties, to the satisfaction of the court or judge thereof, that he or she will abate it within the time and in the manner specified in such order. The sureties shall justify as provided by law. If the defendant fails to abate such nuisance within the time specified, the warrant for the abatement of the nuisance may issue as if the same had not been stayed.[ 2011 c 336 § 211; 1957 c 51 § 11; Code 1881 § 608; 1877 p 127 § 613; 1869 p 145 § 562; RRS § 946.]NOTES:Corporate surety—Insurance: Chapter 48.28 RCW.
WA Rev Code § 7.48.052 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 7 - Special Proceedings and Actions|Chapter 7.48 - Nuisances.|7.48.052 - Moral nuisances.

RCW 7.48.052 Moral nuisances.The following are declared to be moral nuisances:(1) Any and every place in the state where lewd films are publicly exhibited as a regular course of business, or possessed for the purpose of such exhibition, or where lewd live performances are publicly exhibited as a regular course of business;(2) Any and every place in the state where a lewd film is publicly and repeatedly exhibited, or possessed for the purpose of such exhibition, or where a lewd live performance is publicly and repeatedly exhibited;(3) Any and every lewd film which is publicly exhibited, or possessed for such purpose at a place which is a moral nuisance under this section;(4) Any and every place of business in the state in which lewd publications constitute a principal part of the stock in trade;(5) Any and every lewd publication possessed at a place which is a moral nuisance under this section;(6) Every place which, as a regular course of business, is used for the purpose of lewdness, assignation, or prostitution, and every such place in or upon which acts of lewdness, assignation, or prostitution are conducted, permitted, carried on, continued, or exist;(7) All public houses or places of resort where illegal gambling is carried on or permitted; all houses or places within any city, town, or village, or upon any public road, or highway where drunkenness, illegal gambling, fighting, or breaches of the peace are carried on or permitted; all houses, housing units, other buildings, or places of resort where controlled substances identified in Article II of chapter 69.50 RCW and not authorized by that chapter, are manufactured, delivered or possessed, or where any such substance not obtained in a manner authorized by chapter 69.50 RCW is consumed by ingestion, inhalation, injection or any other means.[ 1990 c 152 § 2; 1988 c 141 § 1; 1979 c 1 § 2 (Initiative Measure No. 335, approved November 8, 1977).]NOTES:Reviser's note: As to the constitutionality of this section, see Spokane Arcades, Inc. v. Brockett, 631 F.2d 135 (9th Cir. 1980), aff'd without opinion Brockett v. Spokane Arcades, Inc., 454 U.S. 1022, 102 S. Ct. 557, 70 L.Ed.2d 468 (1981).Severability—1990 c 152: See note following RCW 7.48.050.
WA Rev Code § 7.48.054 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 7 - Special Proceedings and Actions|Chapter 7.48 - Nuisances.|7.48.054 - Moral nuisance—Personal property—Effects of notice.

RCW 7.48.054 Moral nuisance—Personal property—Effects of notice.The following are also declared to be moral nuisances, as personal property used in conducting and maintaining a moral nuisance:(1) All moneys paid as admission price to the exhibition of any lewd film or lewd live performance found to be a moral nuisance;(2) All valuable consideration received for the sale of any lewd publication which is found to be a moral nuisance;(3) The furniture, fixtures, and contents of a place which is a moral nuisance.From and after service of a copy of the notice of hearing of the application for a preliminary injunction, provided for in RCW 7.48.064, upon the place or its manager, acting manager, or person then in charge, all such persons are deemed to have knowledge of the acts, conditions, or things which make such place a moral nuisance. Where the circumstantial proof warrants a determination that a person had knowledge of the moral nuisance prior to such service of process, the court shall make such finding.[ 1990 c 152 § 3; 1979 c 1 § 3 (Initiative Measure No. 335, approved November 8, 1977).]NOTES:Reviser's note: As to the constitutionality of this section, see note following RCW 7.48.052.Severability—1990 c 152: See note following RCW 7.48.050.
WA Rev Code § 7.48.056 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 7 - Special Proceedings and Actions|Chapter 7.48 - Nuisances.|7.48.056 - Abate moral nuisance—Enjoin owner.

RCW 7.48.056 Abate moral nuisance—Enjoin owner.In addition to any other remedy provided by law, any act, occupation, structure, or thing which is a moral nuisance may be abated, and the person doing such act or engaged in such occupation, and the owner and agent of the owner of any such structure or thing, may be enjoined as provided in this chapter.[ 1979 c 1 § 4 (Initiative Measure No. 335, approved November 8, 1977).]NOTES:Reviser's note: As to the constitutionality of this section, see note following RCW 7.48.052.
WA Rev Code § 7.48.058 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 7 - Special Proceedings and Actions|Chapter 7.48 - Nuisances.|7.48.058 - Maintaining action to abate moral nuisance—Bond.

RCW 7.48.058 Maintaining action to abate moral nuisance—Bond.The attorney general, prosecuting attorney, city attorney, city prosecutor, or any citizen of the county may maintain an action of an equitable nature in the name of the state of Washington upon the relation of such attorney general, prosecuting attorney, city attorney, city prosecutor, or citizen, to abate a moral nuisance, to perpetually enjoin all persons from maintaining the same, and to enjoin the use of any structure or thing adjudged to be a moral nuisance.If such action is instituted by a private person, the complainant shall execute a bond to the person against whom complaint is made, with good and sufficient surety to be approved by the court or clerk thereof, in the sum of not less than five hundred dollars, to secure to the party enjoined the damages he or she may sustain if such action is wrongfully brought, and the court finds there was no reasonable grounds or cause for said action and the case is dismissed for that reason before trial or for want of prosecution. No bond shall be required of the attorney general, prosecuting attorney, city attorney, or city prosecutor, and no action shall be maintained against such public official for his or her official action when brought in good faith.[ 2011 c 336 § 212; 1979 c 1 § 5 (Initiative Measure No. 335, approved November 8, 1977).]NOTES:Reviser's note: As to the constitutionality of this section, see note following RCW 7.48.052.
WA Rev Code § 7.48.060 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 7 - Special Proceedings and Actions|Chapter 7.48 - Nuisances.|7.48.060 - Moral nuisance—Jurisdiction—Filing a complaint.

RCW 7.48.060 Moral nuisance—Jurisdiction—Filing a complaint.The action provided for in RCW 7.48.058 shall be brought in any court of competent jurisdiction in the county in which the property is located. Such action shall be commenced by the filing of a verified complaint alleging the facts constituting the nuisance. After the filing of said complaint, application for a temporary injunction may be made to the court in which the action is filed, or to a judge thereof, who shall grant a hearing within ten days after the filing.[ 1979 c 1 § 6 (Initiative Measure No. 335, approved November 8, 1977); 1913 c 127 § 2; RRS § 946-2.]NOTES:Reviser's note: As to the constitutionality of this section, see note following RCW 7.48.052.
WA Rev Code § 7.48.062 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 7 - Special Proceedings and Actions|Chapter 7.48 - Nuisances.|7.48.062 - Moral nuisance—Restraining order—Violations.

RCW 7.48.062 Moral nuisance—Restraining order—Violations.Where such application for a temporary injunction is made, the court or judge thereof may, on application of the complainant showing good cause, issue an ex parte restraining order, restraining the defendant and all other persons from removing or in any manner interfering with the personal property and contents of the place where such nuisance is alleged to exist, until the decision of the court or judge granting or refusing such temporary injunction and until the further order of the court thereon, except that pending such decision, the stock in trade may not be so restrained, but an inventory and full accounting of all business transactions may be required.The restraining order may be served by handing to and leaving a copy of such order with any person in charge of such place or residing therein, or by posting a copy thereof in a conspicuous place at or upon one or more of the principal doors or entrances to such place, or by both such delivery and posting. The officer serving such restraining order shall forthwith make and return into court an inventory of the personal property and contents situated in and used in conducting or maintaining such nuisance.Any violation of such restraining order is a contempt of court, and where such order is posted, mutilation or removal thereof while the same remains in force is a contempt of court if such posted order contains therein a notice to that effect.[ 1979 c 1 § 7 (Initiative Measure No. 335, approved November 8, 1977).]NOTES:Reviser's note: As to the constitutionality of this section, see note following RCW 7.48.052.
WA Rev Code § 7.48.064 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 7 - Special Proceedings and Actions|Chapter 7.48 - Nuisances.|7.48.064 - Moral nuisance—Hearing—Notice—Consolidation with trial.

RCW 7.48.064 Moral nuisance—Hearing—Notice—Consolidation with trial.A copy of the complaint, together with a notice of the time and place of the hearing of the application for a temporary injunction, shall be served upon the defendant at least three days before such hearing. The place may also be served by posting such papers in the same manner as is provided for in RCW 7.48.062 in the case of a restraining order. If the hearing is then continued at the instance of any defendant, the temporary writ as prayed shall be granted as a matter of course.Before or after the commencement of the hearing of an application for a temporary injunction, the court, on application of either of the parties or on its own motion, may order the trial of the action on the merits to be advanced and consolidated with the hearing on the application for the temporary injunction. Any evidence received upon an application for a temporary injunction which would be admissible in the trial on the merits becomes a part of the record of the trial and need not be repeated as to such parties at the trial on the merits.[ 1979 c 1 § 8 (Initiative Measure No. 335, approved November 8, 1977).]NOTES:Reviser's note: As to the constitutionality of this section, see note following RCW 7.48.052.
WA Rev Code § 7.48.066 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 7 - Special Proceedings and Actions|Chapter 7.48 - Nuisances.|7.48.066 - Finding of moral nuisance—Orders.

RCW 7.48.066 Finding of moral nuisance—Orders.If upon hearing, the allegations of the complaint are sustained to the satisfaction of the court or judge, the court or judge shall issue a temporary injunction without additional bond, restraining the defendant and any other person from continuing the nuisance.If at the time the temporary injunction is granted, it further appears that the person owning, in control of, or in charge of the nuisance so enjoined had received three days notice of the hearing, then the court shall declare a temporary forfeiture of the use of the real property upon which such public nuisance is located and the personal property located therein, and shall forthwith issue an order closing such place against its use for any purpose until a final decision is rendered on the application for a permanent injunction, unless:(1) The person owning, in control of, or in charge of such nuisance shows to the satisfaction of the court or judge, by competent and admissible evidence which is subject to cross-examination, that the nuisance complained of has been abated by such person; or(2) The owner of such property, as a "good faith" lessor, has taken action to void said lease as is authorized by RCW 7.48.085.Such order shall also continue in effect for such further period as the order authorized in RCW 7.48.062 provides. If no order has been issued pursuant to RCW 7.48.062, then an order restraining the removal or interference with the personal property and contents located therein shall be issued. Such restraining order shall be served and the inventory of such property shall be made and filed as provided for in RCW 7.48.062.Such order shall also require such persons to show cause within thirty days why such closing order should not be made permanent, as provided for in RCW 7.48.078.[ 1979 c 1 § 9 (Initiative Measure No. 335, approved November 8, 1977).]NOTES:Reviser's note: As to the constitutionality of this section, see note following RCW 7.48.052.
WA Rev Code § 7.48.068 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 7 - Special Proceedings and Actions|Chapter 7.48 - Nuisances.|7.48.068 - Abatement of moral nuisance by owner—Effect on injunction.

RCW 7.48.068 Abatement of moral nuisance by owner—Effect on injunction.The owner of any real or personal property to be closed or restrained, or which has been closed or restrained, may appear after the filing of the complaint and before the hearing on the application for a permanent injunction.The court, if satisfied of the good faith of the owner of the real property and of the innocence on the part of any owner of the personal property of any knowledge of its use as a nuisance, and that with reasonable care and diligence such owner could not have known thereof shall, at the time of the hearing on the application for the temporary injunction and upon payment of all costs incurred and upon the filing of a bond by the owner of the real property with sureties to be approved by the clerk in the full value of the property to be ascertained by the court, conditioned that such owner will immediately abate the nuisance and prevent the same from being established or kept, refrain from issuing any order closing such real property or restraining the removal or interference with such personal property, and, if such temporary injunction has already been issued, shall cancel said order and shall deliver such real or personal property, or both, to the respective owners thereof. The release of any real or personal property under this section shall not release it from any judgment, lien, penalty, or liability to which it may be subjected by law.[ 1979 c 1 § 10 (Initiative Measure No. 335, approved November 8, 1977).]NOTES:Reviser's note: As to the constitutionality of this section, see note following RCW 7.48.052.Voluntary abatement: RCW 7.48.110.
WA Rev Code § 7.48.070 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 7 - Special Proceedings and Actions|Chapter 7.48 - Nuisances.|7.48.070 - Moral nuisance—Priority of action on calendar.

RCW 7.48.070 Moral nuisance—Priority of action on calendar.The action provided for in RCW 7.48.058 shall be set down for trial at the first term of the court and shall have precedence over all other cases except crimes, election contests, or injunctions.[ 1979 c 1 § 11 (Initiative Measure No. 335, approved November 8, 1977); 1913 c 127 § 3; RRS § 946-3.]NOTES:Reviser's note: As to the constitutionality of this section, see note following RCW 7.48.052.
WA Rev Code § 7.48.072 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 7 - Special Proceedings and Actions|Chapter 7.48 - Nuisances.|7.48.072 - Moral nuisance—Effects of admission or finding of guilt.

RCW 7.48.072 Moral nuisance—Effects of admission or finding of guilt.In such action, an admission or finding of guilty of any person under the criminal laws against lewdness, prostitution, or assignation at any such place is admissible for the purpose of proving the existence of such nuisance, and is prima facie evidence of such nuisance and of knowledge of, and of acquiescence and participation therein, on the part of the person charged with maintaining such nuisance.[ 1979 c 1 § 12 (Initiative Measure No. 335, approved November 8, 1977).]NOTES:Reviser's note: As to the constitutionality of this section, see note following RCW 7.48.052.
WA Rev Code § 7.48.074 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 7 - Special Proceedings and Actions|Chapter 7.48 - Nuisances.|7.48.074 - Moral nuisance—Evidence of reputation—Admissibility.

RCW 7.48.074 Moral nuisance—Evidence of reputation—Admissibility.At all hearings upon the merits, evidence of the general reputation of the building or place constituting the alleged nuisance, of the inmates thereof, and of those resorting thereto, is admissible for the purpose of proving the existence of such nuisance.[ 1979 c 1 § 13 (Initiative Measure No. 335, approved November 8, 1977).]NOTES:Reviser's note: As to the constitutionality of this section, see note following RCW 7.48.052.
WA Rev Code § 7.48.076 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 7 - Special Proceedings and Actions|Chapter 7.48 - Nuisances.|7.48.076 - Moral nuisance—Trial—Costs—Dismissal—Judgment.

RCW 7.48.076 Moral nuisance—Trial—Costs—Dismissal—Judgment.If the action is brought by a person who is a citizen of the county, and the court finds that there were no reasonable grounds or probable cause for bringing said action, and the case is dismissed before trial for that reason or for want of prosecution, the costs, including attorneys' fees, may be taxed to such person.If the existence of the nuisance is established upon the trial, a judgment shall be entered which shall perpetually enjoin the defendant and any other person from further maintaining the nuisance at the place complained of, and the defendant from maintaining such nuisance elsewhere. The entire expenses of such abatement, including attorneys' fees, shall be recoverable by the plaintiff as a part of his or her costs of the lawsuit.If the complaint is filed by a person who is a citizen of the county, it shall not be dismissed except upon a sworn statement by the complainant and his or her attorney, setting forth the reason why the action should be dismissed and the dismissal approved by the prosecuting attorney in writing or in open court. If the judge is of the opinion that the action should not be dismissed, he or she may direct the prosecuting attorney to prosecute said action to judgment at the expense of the county, and if the action is continued for more than one term of court, any person who is a citizen of the county or has an office therein, or the attorney general, the prosecuting attorney, city attorney, or city prosecutor, may be substituted for the complainant and prosecute said action to judgment.[ 2011 c 336 § 213; 1979 c 1 § 14 (Initiative Measure No. 335, approved November 8, 1977).]NOTES:Reviser's note: As to the constitutionality of this section, see note following RCW 7.48.052.