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2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 4 - Civil Procedure › Chapter 4.24 - Special Rights of Action and Special Immunities. › 4.24.355 - Action by person removed from premises pursuant to RCW 9A.52.105—Damages, costs, attorneys' fees.

RCW 4.24.355
Action by person removed from premises pursuant to RCW 9A.52.105—Damages, costs, attorneys' fees.
All persons removed from premises pursuant to RCW 9A.52.105 on the basis of false statements made by a declarant pursuant to RCW 9A.52.115 shall have a cause of action to recover from the declarant for actual damages, together with costs and reasonable attorneys' fees.
[ 2017 c 284 § 3.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 4 - Civil Procedure › Chapter 4.24 - Special Rights of Action and Special Immunities. › 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.

RCW 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.
Any clause in a construction contract, as defined in RCW 4.24.370, which purports to waive, release, or extinguish the rights of a contractor, subcontractor, or supplier to damages or an equitable adjustment arising out of unreasonable delay in performance which delay is caused by the acts or omissions of the contractee or persons acting for the contractee is against public policy and is void and unenforceable.
This section shall not be construed to void any provision in a construction contract, as defined in RCW 4.24.370, which (1) requires notice of delays, (2) provides for arbitration or other procedure for settlement, or (3) provides for reasonable liquidated damages.
[ 1979 ex.s. c 264 § 1.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 4 - Civil Procedure › Chapter 4.24 - Special Rights of Action and Special Immunities. › 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.

RCW 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.
"Construction contract" for purposes of RCW 4.24.360 means any contract or agreement for the construction, alteration, repair, addition to, subtraction from, improvement to, or maintenance of, any building, highway, road, railroad, excavation, or other structure, project, development, or improvement attached to real estate, including moving and demolition in connection therewith.
[ 1979 ex.s. c 264 § 2.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 4 - Civil Procedure › Chapter 4.24 - Special Rights of Action and Special Immunities. › 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.

RCW 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.
The provisions of RCW 4.24.360 shall apply to contracts or agreements entered into after September 1, 1979.
[ 1979 ex.s. c 264 § 3.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 4 - Civil Procedure › Chapter 4.24 - Special Rights of Action and Special Immunities. › 4.24.400 - Building warden assisting others to evacuate building or attempting to control hazard—Immunity from liability.

RCW 4.24.400
Building warden assisting others to evacuate building or attempting to control hazard—Immunity from liability.
No building warden, who acts in good faith, with or without compensation, shall be personally liable for civil damages arising from his or her negligent acts or omissions during the course of assigned duties in assisting others to evacuate industrial, commercial, governmental or multiunit residential buildings or in attempting to control or alleviate a hazard to the building or its occupants caused by fire, earthquake or other threat to life or limb. The term "building warden" means an individual who is assigned to take charge of the occupants on a floor or in an area of a building during an emergency in accordance with a predetermined fire safety or evacuation plan; and/or an individual selected by a municipal fire chief or the chief of the Washington state patrol, through the director of fire protection, after an emergency is in progress to assist in evacuating the occupants of such a building or providing for their safety. This section shall not apply to any acts or omissions constituting gross negligence or wilful or wanton misconduct.
[ 1995 c 369 § 2; 1986 c 266 § 79; 1981 c 320 § 1.]
NOTES:
Effective date—1995 c 369: See note following RCW 43.43.930.
Severability—1986 c 266: See note following RCW 38.52.005.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 4 - Civil Procedure › Chapter 4.24 - Special Rights of Action and Special Immunities. › 4.24.410 - Dog handler using dog in line of duty—Immunity.

RCW 4.24.410
Dog handler using dog in line of duty—Immunity.
(1) As used in this section:
(a) "Police dog" means a dog used by a law enforcement agency specially trained for law enforcement work and under the control of a dog handler.
(b) "Accelerant detection dog" means a dog used exclusively for accelerant detection by the state fire marshal or a fire department and under the control of the state fire marshal or his or her designee or a fire department handler.
(c) "Dog handler" means a law enforcement officer who has successfully completed training as prescribed by the Washington state criminal justice training commission in police dog handling, or in the case of an accelerant detection dog, the state fire marshal's designee or an employee of the fire department authorized by the fire chief to be the dog's handler.
(2) Any dog handler who uses a police dog in the line of duty in good faith is immune from civil action for damages arising out of such use of the police dog or accelerant detection dog.
[ 1993 c 180 § 1; 1989 c 26 § 1; 1982 c 22 § 1.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 4 - Civil Procedure › Chapter 4.24 - Special Rights of Action and Special Immunities. › 4.24.420 - Action by person committing a felony—Defense—Law enforcement activities—Actions under 42 U.S.C. Sec. 1983.

RCW 4.24.420
Action by person committing a felony—Defense—Law enforcement activities—Actions under 42 U.S.C. Sec. 1983.
(1) Except in an action arising out of law enforcement activities resulting in personal injury or death, it is a complete defense to any action for damages for personal injury or wrongful death that the person injured or killed was engaged in the commission of a felony at the time of the occurrence causing the injury or death and the felony was a proximate cause of the injury or death.
(2) In an action arising out of law enforcement activities resulting in personal injury or death, it is a complete defense to the action that the finder of fact has determined beyond a reasonable doubt that the person injured or killed was engaged in the commission of a felony at the time of the occurrence causing the injury or death, the commission of which was a proximate cause of the injury or death.
(3) Nothing in this section shall affect a right of action under 42 U.S.C. Sec. 1983.
[ 2021 c 325 § 1; 1987 c 212 § 901; 1986 c 305 § 501.]
NOTES:
Preamble—Report to legislature—Applicability—Severability—1986 c 305: See notes following RCW 4.16.160.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 4 - Civil Procedure › Chapter 4.24 - Special Rights of Action and Special Immunities. › 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.

RCW 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.
If a person serving a criminal sentence in a federal, state, local, or privately operated correctional facility seeks leave to proceed in state court without payment of filing fees in any civil action or appeal against the state, a state or local governmental agency or entity, or a state or local official, employee, or volunteer acting in such capacity, except an action that, if successful, would affect the duration of the person's confinement, the court shall deny the request for waiver of the court filing fees if the person has, on three or more occasions while incarcerated or detained in any such facility, brought an action or appeal that was dismissed by a state or federal court on grounds that it was frivolous or malicious. One of the three previous dismissals must have involved an action or appeal commenced after July 22, 2011. A court may permit the person to commence the action or appeal without payment of filing fees if the court determines the person is in imminent danger of serious physical injury.
[ 2011 c 220 § 1.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 4 - Civil Procedure › Chapter 4.24 - Special Rights of Action and Special Immunities. › 4.24.450 - Liability of operators for nuclear incidents—Definitions.

RCW 4.24.450
Liability of operators for nuclear incidents—Definitions.
Unless the context clearly requires otherwise the following definitions apply throughout RCW 4.24.460:
(1) "Nuclear incident" means any occurrence within this state causing, within or without this state, bodily injury, sickness, disease or death; loss or damage to property; or loss of use of property arising out of the resultant radioactive, toxic, explosive, or other hazardous properties of radioactive wastes being stored in or being transported to or from a waste repository in this state.
(2) "Operator" means the entity or entities that have been given responsibility for constructing, operating, or monitoring waste repositories or transporting radioactive waste and may include the United States and its federal agencies.
(3) "Radioactive waste" includes, but is not limited to, high-level radioactive waste, low-level radioactive waste, transuranic radioactive waste, spent nuclear fuel, and radioactive defense waste. It does not include de minimis radioactive waste.
(4) "Spent nuclear fuel" means fuel that has been withdrawn from a nuclear reactor following irradiation, the constituent elements of which have not been separated by reprocessing.
(5) "Waste repository" means any system which is intended or may be used for the disposal or storage of radioactive waste including permanent disposal systems, interim storage systems, monitored retrievable storage systems, defense waste storage systems, test and evaluation facilities, or similar systems.
[ 1985 c 275 § 1.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 4 - Civil Procedure › Chapter 4.24 - Special Rights of Action and Special Immunities. › 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.

RCW 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.
(1) Operators are liable for failure to exercise ordinary and reasonable care to protect persons and property subject to injury in nuclear incidents. In addition, operators are liable for operational expenses and emergency purchases incurred by local or state governments in responding to nuclear incidents.
(2) If a nuclear incident occurs, there is a presumption that the operator of a waste repository was negligent in constructing, operating, or monitoring the waste repository, or in transporting radioactive waste, and that the operator was an actual cause of the nuclear incident. The presumption may be rebutted by a clear and convincing showing by the operator that the nuclear incident was not the result of the operator's negligence and that the operator's negligence was not an actual cause of the nuclear incident.
(3) This section does not limit the recovery of parties injured by a nuclear incident against the operators of a waste repository under theories of negligence in selecting contractors, failure to retain adequate controls over the waste repository, vicarious liability for contractors, failure to take reasonable precautionary measures with respect to inherently dangerous activities, and other negligence theories. This section does not limit the recovery of parties injured by a nuclear incident against parties other than operators of a waste facility.
[ 1985 c 275 § 2.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 4 - Civil Procedure › Chapter 4.24 - Special Rights of Action and Special Immunities. › 4.24.470 - Liability of officials and members of governing body of public agency—Definitions.

RCW 4.24.470
Liability of officials and members of governing body of public agency—Definitions.
(1) An appointed or elected official or member of the governing body of a public agency is immune from civil liability for damages for any discretionary decision or failure to make a discretionary decision within his or her official capacity, but liability shall remain on the public agency for the tortious conduct of its officials or members of the governing body.
(2) For purposes of this section:
(a) "Public agency" means any state agency, board, commission, department, institution of higher education, school district, political subdivision, or unit of local government of this state including but not limited to municipal corporations, quasi-municipal corporations, special purpose districts, and local service districts.
(b) "Governing body" means the policy-making body of a public agency.
[ 1987 c 212 § 401.]
NOTES:
Actions against local government for tortious conduct: Chapter 4.96 RCW.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 4 - Civil Procedure › Chapter 4.24 - Special Rights of Action and Special Immunities. › 4.24.480 - Liability of members of state hazardous materials planning committee and local emergency planning committees.

RCW 4.24.480
Liability of members of state hazardous materials planning committee and local emergency planning committees.
Any person who is appointed by the state emergency response commission under the authority of Sec. 301(c) of Title III of the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986 (42 U.S.C. Sec. 11001) to serve on the state hazardous materials planning committee or a local emergency planning committee who, in good faith, assists in the development or review of local plans to respond to hazardous materials incidents is not liable for civil damages as a result of any act or omission in the development, review, or implementation of such plans unless the act or omission constitutes gross negligence or wilful misconduct.
[ 1988 c 42 § 15.]
NOTES:
Severability—1988 c 42: "If any provision of this act or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of the act or the application of the provision to other persons or circumstances is not affected." [ 1988 c 42 § 19.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 4 - Civil Procedure › Chapter 4.24 - Special Rights of Action and Special Immunities. › 4.24.490 - Indemnification of state employees.

RCW 4.24.490
Indemnification of state employees.
(1) The state shall indemnify and hold harmless its employees in the amount of any judgment obtained or fine levied against an employee in any state or federal court, or in the amount of the settlement of a claim, or shall pay the judgment, fine, or settlement, if the act or omission that gave rise to the civil or criminal liability was in good faith and occurred while the employee was acting within the scope of his or her employment or duties and the employee is being represented in accordance with RCW 4.92.070.
(2) For purposes of this section "state employee" means a member of the civil service or an exempt person under chapter 41.06 RCW, or *higher education personnel under chapter 28B.16 RCW.
[ 1989 c 413 § 3.]
NOTES:
*Reviser's note: Chapter 28B.16 RCW was repealed by 1993 c 281, with the exception of RCW 28B.16.015 and 28B.16.240, which was recodified as RCW 41.06.382. The powers, duties, and functions of the state higher education personnel board were transferred to the Washington personnel resources board. RCW 28B.16.015 and 41.06.382 were subsequently repealed by 2002 c 354 § 403, effective July 1, 2005.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 4 - Civil Procedure › Chapter 4.24 - Special Rights of Action and Special Immunities. › 4.24.500 - Good faith communication to government agency—Legislative findings—Purpose.

RCW 4.24.500
Good faith communication to government agency—Legislative findings—Purpose.
Information provided by citizens concerning potential wrongdoing is vital to effective law enforcement and the efficient operation of government. The legislature finds that the threat of a civil action for damages can act as a deterrent to citizens who wish to report information to federal, state, or local agencies. The costs of defending against such suits can be severely burdensome. The purpose of RCW 4.24.500 through 4.24.520 is to protect individuals who make good-faith reports to appropriate governmental bodies.
[ 1989 c 234 § 1.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 4 - Civil Procedure › Chapter 4.24 - Special Rights of Action and Special Immunities. › 4.24.510 - Communication to government agency or self-regulatory organization—Immunity from civil liability.

RCW 4.24.510
Communication to government agency or self-regulatory organization—Immunity from civil liability.
A person who communicates a complaint or information to any branch or agency of federal, state, or local government, or to any self-regulatory organization that regulates persons involved in the securities or futures business and that has been delegated authority by a federal, state, or local government agency and is subject to oversight by the delegating agency, is immune from civil liability for claims based upon the communication to the agency or organization regarding any matter reasonably of concern to that agency or organization. A person prevailing upon the defense provided for in this section is entitled to recover expenses and reasonable attorneys' fees incurred in establishing the defense and in addition shall receive statutory damages of ten thousand dollars. Statutory damages may be denied if the court finds that the complaint or information was communicated in bad faith.
[ 2002 c 232 § 2; 1999 c 54 § 1; 1989 c 234 § 2.]
NOTES:
Intent—2002 c 232: "Strategic lawsuits against public participation, or SLAPP suits, involve communications made to influence a government action or outcome which results in a civil complaint or counterclaim filed against individuals or organizations on a substantive issue of some public interest or social significance. SLAPP suits are designed to intimidate the exercise of First Amendment rights and rights under Article I, section 5 of the Washington state Constitution.
Although Washington state adopted the first modern anti-SLAPP law in 1989, that law has, in practice, failed to set forth clear rules for early dismissal review. Since that time, the United States supreme court has made it clear that, as long as the petitioning is aimed at procuring favorable government action, result, product, or outcome, it is protected and the case should be dismissed. Chapter 232, Laws of 2002 amends Washington law to bring it in line with these court decisions which recognizes that the United States Constitution protects advocacy to government, regardless of content or motive, so long as it is designed to have some effect on government decision making." [ 2002 c 232 § 1.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 4 - Civil Procedure › Chapter 4.24 - Special Rights of Action and Special Immunities. › 4.24.520 - Good faith communication to government agency—When agency or attorney general may defend against lawsuit—Costs and fees.

RCW 4.24.520
Good faith communication to government agency—When agency or attorney general may defend against lawsuit—Costs and fees.
In order to protect the free flow of information from citizens to their government, an agency receiving a complaint or information under RCW 4.24.510 may intervene in and defend against any suit precipitated by the communication to the agency. In the event that a local governmental agency does not intervene in and defend against a suit arising from any communication protected under chapter 234, Laws of 1989, the office of the attorney general may intervene in and defend against the suit. An agency prevailing upon the defense provided for in RCW 4.24.510 shall be entitled to recover costs and reasonable attorneys' fees incurred in establishing the defense. If the agency fails to establish the defense provided for in RCW 4.24.510, the party bringing the action shall be entitled to recover from the agency costs and reasonable attorney's fees incurred in proving the defense inapplicable or invalid.
[ 1989 c 234 § 4.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 4 - Civil Procedure › Chapter 4.24 - Special Rights of Action and Special Immunities. › 4.24.530 - Limitations on liability for equine activities—Definitions.

RCW 4.24.530
Limitations on liability for equine activities—Definitions.
Unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, the definitions in this section apply to RCW 4.24.530, 4.24.540, and section 3, chapter 292, Laws of 1989.
(1) "Equine" means a horse, pony, mule, donkey, or hinny.
(2) "Equine activity" means: (a) Equine shows, fairs, competitions, performances, or parades that involve any or all breeds of equines and any of the equine disciplines, including, but not limited to, dressage, hunter and jumper horse shows, grand prix jumping, three-day events, combined training, rodeos, driving, pulling, cutting, polo, steeplechasing, endurance trail riding and western games, and hunting; (b) equine training and/or teaching activities; (c) boarding equines; (d) riding, inspecting, or evaluating an equine belonging to another whether or not the owner has received some monetary consideration or other thing of value for the use of the equine or is permitting a prospective purchaser of the equine to ride, inspect, or evaluate the equine; and (e) rides, trips, hunts, or other equine activities of any type however informal or impromptu that are sponsored by an equine activity sponsor.
(3) "Equine activity sponsor" means an individual, group or club, partnership, or corporation, whether or not the sponsor is operating for profit or nonprofit, which sponsors, organizes, or provides the facilities for, an equine activity including but not limited to: Pony clubs, 4-H clubs, hunt clubs, riding clubs, school and college sponsored classes and programs, therapeutic riding programs, and, operators, instructors, and promoters of equine facilities, including but not limited to stables, clubhouses, ponyride strings, fairs, and arenas at which the activity is held.
(4) "Participant" means any person, whether amateur or professional, who directly engages in an equine activity, whether or not a fee is paid to participate in the equine activity.
(5) "Engages in an equine activity" means a person who rides, trains, drives, or is a passenger upon an equine, whether mounted or unmounted, and does not mean a spectator at an equine activity or a person who participates in the equine activity but does not ride, train, drive, or ride as a passenger upon an equine.
(6) "Equine professional" means a person engaged for compensation (a) in instructing a participant or renting to a participant an equine for the purpose of riding, driving, or being a passenger upon the equine, or, (b) in renting equipment or tack to a participant.
[ 1989 c 292 § 1.]
NOTES:
Application—1989 c 292 §§ 1 and 2: "Sections 1 and 2 of this act apply only to causes of action filed on or after July 23, 1989." [ 1989 c 292 § 3.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 4 - Civil Procedure › Chapter 4.24 - Special Rights of Action and Special Immunities. › 4.24.540 - Limitations on liability for equine activities—Exceptions.

RCW 4.24.540
Limitations on liability for equine activities—Exceptions.
(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, an equine activity sponsor or an equine professional shall not be liable for an injury to or the death of a participant engaged in an equine activity, and, except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, no participant nor participant's representative may maintain an action against or recover from an equine activity sponsor or an equine professional for an injury to or the death of a participant engaged in an equine activity.
(2)(a) RCW 4.24.530 and 4.24.540 do not apply to the horse racing industry as regulated in chapter 67.16 RCW.
(b) Nothing in subsection (1) of this section shall prevent or limit the liability of an equine activity sponsor or an equine professional:
(i) If the equine activity sponsor or the equine professional:
(A) Provided the equipment or tack and the equipment or tack caused the injury; or
(B) Provided the equine and failed to make reasonable and prudent efforts to determine the ability of the participant to engage safely in the equine activity, determine the ability of the equine to behave safely with the participant, and determine the ability of the participant to safely manage the particular equine;
(ii) If the equine activity sponsor or the equine professional owns, leases, rents, or otherwise is in lawful possession and control of the land or facilities upon which the participant sustained injuries because of a dangerous latent condition which was known to or should have been known to the equine activity sponsor or the equine professional and for which warning signs have not been conspicuously posted;
(iii) If the equine activity sponsor or the equine professional commits an act or omission that constitutes willful or wanton disregard for the safety of the participant and that act or omission caused the injury;
(iv) If the equine activity sponsor or the equine professional intentionally injures the participant;
(v) Under liability provisions as set forth in the products liability laws; or
(vi) Under liability provisions in chapter 16.04, *16.13, or * 16.16 RCW.
[ 1989 c 292 § 2.]
NOTES:
*Reviser's note: Chapters 16.13 and 16.16 RCW were each recodified and/or repealed in their entirety by 1989 c 286. For disposition of chapters 16.13 and 16.16 RCW, see Table of Disposition of Former RCW Sections.
Application—1989 c 292 §§ 1 and 2: See note following RCW 4.24.530.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 4 - Civil Procedure › Chapter 4.24 - Special Rights of Action and Special Immunities. › 4.24.545 - Electronic monitoring or 24/7 sobriety program participation—Limitation on liability.

RCW 4.24.545
Electronic monitoring or 24/7 sobriety program participation—Limitation on liability.
Local governments, their subdivisions and employees, the department of corrections and its employees, and the Washington association of sheriffs and police chiefs and its employees are immune from civil liability for damages arising from incidents involving offenders who are placed on electronic monitoring or who are participating in the 24/7 sobriety program, unless it is shown that an employee acted with gross negligence or bad faith.
[ 2013 2nd sp.s. c 35 § 33; 2006 c 130 § 3.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 4 - Civil Procedure › Chapter 4.24 - Special Rights of Action and Special Immunities. › 4.24.551 - Law enforcement response to secure community transition facility—Limitation on liability.

RCW 4.24.551
Law enforcement response to secure community transition facility—Limitation on liability.
(1) Law enforcement shall respond to a call regarding a resident of a secure community transition facility as a high priority call.
(2) No law enforcement officer responding reasonably and in good faith to a call regarding a resident of a secure community transition facility shall be held liable nor shall the city or county employing the officer be held liable, in any cause of action for civil damages based on the acts of the resident or the actions of the officer during the response.
[ 2002 c 68 § 3.]
NOTES:
Purpose—Severability—Effective date—2002 c 68: See notes following RCW 36.70A.200.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 4 - Civil Procedure › Chapter 4.24 - Special Rights of Action and Special Immunities. › 4.24.555 - Release of information not restricted by pending appeal, petition, or writ.

RCW 4.24.555
Release of information not restricted by pending appeal, petition, or writ.
An offender's pending appeal, petition for personal restraint, or writ of habeas corpus shall not restrict the agency's, official's, or employee's authority to release relevant information concerning an offender's prior criminal history. However, the agency must release the latest dispositions of the charges as provided in chapter 10.97 RCW, the Washington state criminal records privacy act.
[ 1990 c 3 § 118.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 4 - Civil Procedure › Chapter 4.24 - Special Rights of Action and Special Immunities. › 4.24.556 - Sex offender treatment providers—Affiliate sex offender treatment providers—Limited liability—Responsibilities.

RCW 4.24.556
Sex offender treatment providers—Affiliate sex offender treatment providers—Limited liability—Responsibilities.
(1) A certified sex offender treatment provider, or a certified affiliate sex offender treatment provider who has completed at least fifty percent of the required hours under the supervision of a certified sex offender treatment provider, acting in the course of his or her duties, providing treatment to a person who has been released to a less restrictive alternative under chapter 71.09 RCW or to a level III sex offender on community custody as a court, department, or board ordered condition of sentence is not negligent because he or she treats a high risk offender; sex offenders are known to have a risk of reoffense. The treatment provider is not liable for civil damages resulting from the reoffense of a client unless the treatment provider's acts or omissions constituted gross negligence or willful or wanton misconduct. This limited liability provision does not eliminate the treatment provider's duty to warn of and protect from a client's threatened violent behavior if the client communicates a serious threat of physical violence against a reasonably ascertainable victim or victims. In addition to any other requirements to report violations, the sex offender treatment provider is obligated to report an offender's expressions of intent to harm or other predatory behavior, whether or not there is an ascertainable victim, in progress reports and other established processes that enable courts and supervising entities to assess and address the progress and appropriateness of treatment. This limited liability provision applies only to the conduct of certified sex offender treatment providers, and certified affiliate sex offender treatment providers who have completed at least fifty percent of the required hours under the supervision of a certified sex offender treatment provider, and not the conduct of the state.
(2) Sex offender treatment providers who provide services to the department of corrections by identifying risk factors and notifying the department of risks for the subset of high risk offenders who are not amenable to treatment and who are under court order for treatment or supervision are practicing within the scope of their profession.
[ 2008 c 231 § 39; 2004 c 38 § 1; 2001 2nd sp.s. c 12 § 403.]
NOTES:
Intent—Application—Application of repealers—Effective date—2008 c 231: See notes following RCW 9.94A.701.
Severability—2008 c 231: See note following RCW 9.94A.500.
Effective date—2004 c 38: See note following RCW 18.155.075.
Intent—Severability—Effective dates—2001 2nd sp.s. c 12: See notes following RCW 71.09.250.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 4 - Civil Procedure › Chapter 4.24 - Special Rights of Action and Special Immunities. › 4.24.558 - Limitations on liability for information sharing regarding persons under court orders for supervision or treatment.

RCW 4.24.558
Limitations on liability for information sharing regarding persons under court orders for supervision or treatment.
Information shared and actions taken without gross negligence and in good faith compliance with RCW 71.05.445, 72.09.585, 71.05.157, or 72.09.315 are not a basis for any private civil cause of action.
[ 2016 sp.s. c 29 § 401; 2004 c 166 § 21.]
NOTES:
Effective dates—2016 sp.s. c 29: See note following RCW 71.05.760.
Short title—Right of action—2016 sp.s. c 29: See notes following RCW 71.05.010.
Severability—Effective dates—2004 c 166: See notes following RCW 71.05.040.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 4 - Civil Procedure › Chapter 4.24 - Special Rights of Action and Special Immunities. › 4.24.560 - Defense to action for injury caused by indoor air pollutants.

RCW 4.24.560
Defense to action for injury caused by indoor air pollutants.
It is a defense in a civil action brought for damages for injury caused by indoor air pollutants in a residential structure on which construction was begun on or after July 1, 1991, that the builder or design professional complied in good faith, without negligence or misconduct, with:
(1) Building product safety standards, including labeling;
(2) Restrictions on the use of building materials known or believed to contain substances that contribute to indoor air pollution; and
(3) The ventilation and radon resistive construction requirements adopted under RCW 19.27.190.
[ 1992 c 132 § 2; 1990 c 2 § 8.]
NOTES:
Effective dates—1990 c 2: See note following RCW 19.27.040.
Findings—Severability—1990 c 2: See notes following RCW 19.27A.015.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 4 - Civil Procedure › Chapter 4.24 - Special Rights of Action and Special Immunities. › 4.24.570 - Acts against animals in research or educational facilities.

RCW 4.24.570
Acts against animals in research or educational facilities.
(1) Joint and several liability for damages shall apply to persons and organizations that commit an intentional tort by (a) taking, releasing, destroying, contaminating, or damaging any animal or animals kept in a research or educational facility, where the animal or animals are used or to be used for medical research or other research purposes, or for educational purposes; or (b) destroying or damaging any records, equipment, research product, or other thing pertaining to such animal or animals.
(2) Any person or organization that plans or assists in the development of a plan to commit an intentional tort covered by subsection (1) of this section is liable for damages to the same extent as a person who has committed the tort. However, a person or organization that assists in the development of a plan is not liable under this subsection, if, at the time of providing the assistance the person or organization does not know, or have reason to know, that the assistance is promoting the commission of the tort. Membership in a liable organization does not in itself establish the member's liability under this subsection. The common law defense of prior renunciation is allowed in actions brought under this subsection.
(3) In any case where damages are awarded under this section, the court shall award to the plaintiff all costs of the litigation, including reasonable attorneys' fees, investigation costs, and court costs, and shall impose on any liable party a civil fine of not to exceed one hundred thousand dollars to be paid to the plaintiff.
[ 1991 c 325 § 3.]
NOTES:
Severability—1991 c 325: See note following RCW 9.08.080.
Criminal acts against animal facilities: RCW 9.08.080, 9.08.090.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 4 - Civil Procedure › Chapter 4.24 - Special Rights of Action and Special Immunities. › 4.24.575 - Acts against animals kept for agricultural or veterinary purposes.

RCW 4.24.575
Acts against animals kept for agricultural or veterinary purposes.
(1) Joint and several liability for damages shall apply to persons and organizations that commit an intentional tort by taking, releasing, destroying or damaging any animal or animals kept by a person for agricultural production purposes or by a veterinarian for veterinary purposes; or by destroying or damaging any farm or veterinary equipment or supplies pertaining to such animal or animals.
(2) Any person or organization that plans or assists in the development of a plan to commit an intentional tort covered by subsection (1) of this section is liable for damages to the same extent as a person who has committed the tort. However, a person or organization that assists in the development of a plan is not liable under this subsection, if, at the time of providing the assistance the person or organization does not know, or have reason to know, that the assistance is promoting the commission of the tort. Membership in a liable organization does not in itself establish the member's liability under this subsection. The common law defense of prior renunciation is allowed in actions brought under this subsection.
(3) In any case where damages are awarded under this section, the court shall award to the plaintiff all costs of the litigation, including reasonable attorneys' fees, investigation costs, and court costs, and shall impose on any liable party a civil fine of not to exceed one hundred thousand dollars to be paid to the plaintiff.
(4) "Agricultural production," for purposes of this section, means all activities associated with the raising of animals for agricultural purposes, including but not limited to animals raised for wool or fur. Agricultural production also includes the exhibiting or marketing of live animals raised for agricultural purposes.
[ 1991 c 325 § 4.]
NOTES:
Severability—1991 c 325: See note following RCW 9.08.080.
Criminal acts against animal facilities: RCW 9.08.080, 9.08.090.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 4 - Civil Procedure › Chapter 4.24 - Special Rights of Action and Special Immunities. › 4.24.580 - Acts against animal facilities—Injunction.

RCW 4.24.580
Acts against animal facilities—Injunction.
Any individual having reason to believe that he or she may be injured by the commission of an intentional tort under RCW 4.24.570 or 4.24.575 may apply for injunctive relief to prevent the occurrence of the tort. Any individual who owns or is employed at a research or educational facility or an agricultural production facility where animals are used for research, educational, or agricultural purposes who is harassed, or believes that he or she is about to be harassed, by an organization, person, or persons whose intent is to stop or modify the facility's use or uses of an animal or animals, may apply for injunctive relief to prevent the harassment.
For the purposes of this section:
(1) "Agricultural production" means all activities associated with the raising of animals for agricultural purposes, including but not limited to animals raised for wool or fur. Agricultural production also includes the exhibiting or marketing of live animals raised for agricultural purposes; and
(2) "Harassment" means any threat, without lawful authority, that the recipient has good reason to fear will be carried out, that is knowingly made for the purpose of stopping or modifying the use of animals, and that either (a) would cause injury to the person or property of the recipient, or result in the recipient's physical confinement or restraint, or (b) is a malicious threat to do any other act intended to substantially cause harm to the recipient's mental health or safety.
[ 1991 c 325 § 5.]
NOTES:
Severability—1991 c 325: See note following RCW 9.08.080.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 4 - Civil Procedure › Chapter 4.24 - Special Rights of Action and Special Immunities. › 4.24.590 - Liability of foster parents.

RCW 4.24.590
Liability of foster parents.
In actions for personal injury or property damage commenced by foster children or their parents against foster parents licensed pursuant to chapter 74.15 RCW, the liability of foster parents for the care and supervision of foster children shall be the same as the liability of biological and adoptive parents for the care and supervision of their children.
[ 1991 c 283 § 3.]
NOTES:
Findings—Effective date—1991 c 283: See notes following RCW 74.14B.080.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 4 - Civil Procedure › Chapter 4.24 - Special Rights of Action and Special Immunities. › 4.24.595 - Liability immunity—Emergent placement investigations of child abuse or neglect—Shelter care and other dependency orders.

RCW 4.24.595
Liability immunity—Emergent placement investigations of child abuse or neglect—Shelter care and other dependency orders.
(1) Governmental entities, and their officers, agents, employees, and volunteers, are not liable in tort for any of their acts or omissions in emergent placement investigations of child abuse or neglect under chapter 26.44 RCW including, but not limited to, any determination to leave a child with a parent, custodian, or guardian, or to return a child to a parent, custodian, or guardian, unless the act or omission constitutes gross negligence. Emergent placement investigations are those conducted prior to a shelter care hearing under RCW 13.34.065.
(2) The department of children, youth, and families and its employees shall comply with the orders of the court, including shelter care and other dependency orders, and are not liable for acts performed to comply with such court orders. In providing reports and recommendations to the court, employees of the department of children, youth, and families are entitled to the same witness immunity as would be provided to any other witness.
[ 2017 3rd sp.s. c 6 § 301; 2012 c 259 § 13.]
NOTES:
Effective date—2017 3rd sp.s. c 6 §§ 102, 104-115, 201-227, 301-337, 401-419, 501-513, 801-803, and 805-822: See note following RCW 43.216.025.
Conflict with federal requirements—2017 3rd sp.s. c 6: See RCW 43.216.908.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 4 - Civil Procedure › Chapter 4.24 - Special Rights of Action and Special Immunities. › 4.24.601 - Hazards to the public—Information—Legislative findings, policy, intent.

RCW 4.24.601
Hazards to the public—Information—Legislative findings, policy, intent.
The legislature finds that public health and safety is promoted when the public has knowledge that enables members of the public to make informed choices about risks to their health and safety. Therefore, the legislature declares as a matter of public policy that the public has a right to information necessary to protect members of the public from harm caused by alleged hazards to the public. The legislature also recognizes that protection of trade secrets, other confidential research, development, or commercial information concerning products or business methods promotes business activity and prevents unfair competition. Therefore, the legislature declares it a matter of public policy that the confidentiality of such information be protected and its unnecessary disclosure be prevented.
[ 1994 c 42 § 1.]
NOTES:
Application—1994 c 42: "This act applies to all confidentiality provisions entered or executed with respect to product liability/hazardous substance claims on or after May 1, 1994." [ 1994 c 42 § 3.]
Effective date—1994 c 42: "This act is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, or safety, or support of the state government and its existing public institutions, and shall take effect May 1, 1994." [ 1994 c 42 § 4.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 4 - Civil Procedure › Chapter 4.24 - Special Rights of Action and Special Immunities. › 4.24.630 - Liability for damage to land and property—Damages—Costs—Attorneys' fees—Exceptions.

RCW 4.24.630
Liability for damage to land and property—Damages—Costs—Attorneys' fees—Exceptions.
(1) Every person who goes onto the land of another and who removes timber, crops, minerals, or other similar valuable property from the land, or wrongfully causes waste or injury to the land, or wrongfully injures personal property or improvements to real estate on the land, is liable to the injured party for treble the amount of the damages caused by the removal, waste, or injury. For purposes of this section, a person acts "wrongfully" if the person intentionally and unreasonably commits the act or acts while knowing, or having reason to know, that he or she lacks authorization to so act. Damages recoverable under this section include, but are not limited to, damages for the market value of the property removed or injured, and for injury to the land, including the costs of restoration. In addition, the person is liable for reimbursing the injured party for the party's reasonable costs, including but not limited to investigative costs and reasonable attorneys' fees and other litigation-related costs.
(2) This section does not apply in any case where liability for damages is provided under RCW 64.12.030, * 79.01.756, 79.01.760, 79.40.070, or where there is immunity from liability under RCW 64.12.035.
[ 1999 c 248 § 2; 1994 c 280 § 1.]
NOTES:
*Reviser's note: RCW 79.01.756, 79.01.760, and 79.40.070 were recodified as RCW 79.02.320, 79.02.300, and 79.02.340, respectively, pursuant to 2003 c 334 § 554. RCW 79.02.340 was subsequently repealed by 2009 c 349 § 5.
Severability—1999 c 248: See note following RCW 64.12.035.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 4 - Civil Procedure › Chapter 4.24 - Special Rights of Action and Special Immunities. › 4.24.640 - Firearm safety program liability.

RCW 4.24.640
Firearm safety program liability.
No person who owns, operates, is employed by, or volunteers at a program approved under RCW 77.32.155 shall be liable for any injury that occurs while the person who suffered the injury is participating in the course, unless the injury is the result of gross negligence.
[ 1994 sp.s. c 7 § 513.]
NOTES:
Finding—Intent—Severability—1994 sp.s. c 7: See notes following RCW 43.70.540.