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2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 4 - Civil Procedure › Chapter 4.24 - Special Rights of Action and Special Immunities. › 4.24.660 - Liability of school districts under contracts with youth programs.

RCW 4.24.660
Liability of school districts under contracts with youth programs.
(1) A school district shall not be liable for an injury to or the death of a person due to action or inaction of persons employed by, or under contract with, a youth program if:
(a) The action or inaction takes place on school property and during the delivery of services of the youth program;
(b) The private nonprofit group provides proof of being insured, under an accident and liability policy issued by an insurance company authorized to do business in this state, that covers any injury or damage arising from delivery of its services. Coverage for a policy meeting the requirements of this section must be at least fifty thousand dollars due to bodily injury or death of one person, or at least one hundred thousand dollars due to bodily injury or death of two or more persons in any incident. The private nonprofit shall also provide a statement of compliance with the policies for the management of concussion and head injury in youth sports as set forth in RCW 28A.600.190 and a statement of compliance with the policies for sudden cardiac arrest awareness as set forth in RCW 28A.600.195; and
(c) The group provides proof of such insurance before the first use of the school facilities. The immunity granted shall last only as long as the insurance remains in effect.
(2) Immunity under this section does not apply to any school district before January 1, 2000.
(3) As used in this section, "youth programs" means any program or service, offered by a private nonprofit group, that is operated primarily to provide persons under the age of eighteen with opportunities to participate in services or programs.
(4) This section does not impair or change the ability of any person to recover damages for harm done by: (a) Any contractor or employee of a school district acting in his or her capacity as a contractor or employee; or (b) the existence of unsafe facilities or structures or programs of any school district.
[ 2015 c 26 § 2; 2009 c 475 § 1; 1999 c 316 § 3.]
NOTES:
Findings—Intent—Short title—2015 c 26: See notes following RCW 28A.600.195.
Intent—Effective date—1999 c 316: See notes following RCW 28A.335.155.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 4 - Civil Procedure › Chapter 4.24 - Special Rights of Action and Special Immunities. › 4.24.690 - Unlawful release of court and law enforcement employee information—Court action to prevent.

RCW 4.24.690
Unlawful release of court and law enforcement employee information—Court action to prevent.
(1) Whenever it appears that any person or organization is engaged in or about to engage in any act that constitutes or will constitute a violation of RCW 4.24.680, the prosecuting attorney or any person harmed by an alleged violation of RCW 4.24.680 may initiate a civil proceeding in superior court to enjoin such violation, and may petition the court to issue an order for the discontinuance of the dissemination of information in violation of RCW 4.24.680.
(2) An action under this section shall be brought in the county in which the violation is alleged to have taken place, and shall be commenced by the filing of a verified complaint, or shall be accompanied by an affidavit.
(3) If it is shown to the satisfaction of the court, either by verified complaint or affidavit, that a person or organization is engaged in or about to engage in any act that constitutes a violation of RCW 4.24.680, the court may issue a temporary restraining order to abate and prevent the continuance or recurrence of the act.
(4) The court may issue a permanent injunction to restrain, abate, or prevent the continuance or recurrence of the violation of RCW 4.24.680. The court may grant declaratory relief, mandatory orders, or any other relief deemed necessary to accomplish the purposes of the injunction. The court may retain jurisdiction of the case for the purpose of enforcing its orders.
[ 2002 c 336 § 2.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 4 - Civil Procedure › Chapter 4.24 - Special Rights of Action and Special Immunities. › 4.24.700 - Unlawful release of court and law enforcement employee information—Damages, fees, and costs.

RCW 4.24.700
Unlawful release of court and law enforcement employee information—Damages, fees, and costs.
Any person whose personal information is made available on the world wide web as described in RCW 4.24.680(1) who suffers damages as a result of such conduct may bring an action against the person or organization who makes such information available, for actual damages sustained plus damages in an amount not to exceed one thousand dollars for each day the personal information was made available on the world wide web, and reasonable attorneys' fees and costs.
[ 2006 c 355 § 3; 2002 c 336 § 3.]
NOTES:
Finding—Severability—2006 c 355: See notes following RCW 4.24.680.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 4 - Civil Procedure › Chapter 4.24 - Special Rights of Action and Special Immunities. › 4.24.710 - Outdoor music festival, campground—Detention.

RCW 4.24.710
Outdoor music festival, campground—Detention.
(1) In a civil action brought against the detainer by reason of a person having been detained on or in the immediate vicinity of the premises of an outdoor music festival or related campground for the purpose of investigation or questioning as to the lawfulness of the consumption or possession of alcohol or illegal drugs, it is a defense that the detained person was detained in a reasonable manner and for not more than a reasonable time to permit the investigation or questioning by a law enforcement officer, and that a peace officer, owner, operator, employee, or agent of the outdoor music festival had reasonable grounds to believe that the person so detained was unlawfully consuming or attempting to unlawfully consume or possess, alcohol or illegal drugs on the premises.
(2) For the purposes of this section:
(a) "Illegal drug" means a controlled substance under chapter 69.50 RCW for which the person detained does not have a valid prescription or that is not being consumed in accordance with the prescription directions and warnings, or a legend drug under chapter 69.41 RCW for which the person does not have a valid prescription or that is not being consumed in accordance with the prescription directions and warnings.
(b) "Outdoor music festival" has the same meaning as in RCW 70.108.020, except that no minimum time limit is required.
(c) "Reasonable grounds" include, but are not limited to:
(i) Exhibiting the effects of having consumed liquor, which means that a person has the odor of liquor on his or her breath, or that by speech, manner, appearance, behavior, lack of coordination, or otherwise exhibits that he or she has consumed liquor, and either:
(A) Is in possession of or in close proximity to a container that has or recently had liquor in it; or
(B) Is shown by other evidence to have recently consumed liquor; or
(ii) Exhibiting the effects of having consumed an illegal drug, which means that a person by speech, manner, appearance, behavior, lack of coordination, or otherwise exhibits that he or she has consumed an illegal drug, and either:
(A) Is in possession of an illegal drug; or
(B) Is shown by other evidence to have recently consumed an illegal drug.
(d) "Reasonable time" means the time necessary to permit the person detained to make a statement or to refuse to make a statement, and the time necessary to allow a law enforcement officer to determine the lawfulness of the consumption or possession of alcohol or illegal drugs. "Reasonable time" may not exceed one hour.
[ 2003 c 219 § 2.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 4 - Civil Procedure › Chapter 4.24 - Special Rights of Action and Special Immunities. › 4.24.720 - Liability immunity—Amber alerts.

RCW 4.24.720
Liability immunity—Amber alerts.
No cause of action shall be maintained for civil damages in any court of this state against any radio or television broadcasting station or cable television system, or the employees, officers, directors, managers, or agents of the radio or television broadcasting station or cable television system, based on the broadcast of information including, but not limited to, the name or description of an abducted child, the name or description of a suspected abductor, and the circumstances of an abduction supplied by law enforcement officials pursuant to the voluntary broadcast notification system commonly known as the "Amber alert," or as the same system may otherwise be known in this state, which is used to notify the public of missing or abducted children. Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit or restrict in any way any immunity or privilege a radio or television broadcasting station or cable television system may have under statute or common law for broadcasting or otherwise disseminating information.
[ 2005 c 128 § 1.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 4 - Civil Procedure › Chapter 4.24 - Special Rights of Action and Special Immunities. › 4.24.730 - Liability immunity—Disclosure of employee information to prospective employer.

RCW 4.24.730
Liability immunity—Disclosure of employee information to prospective employer.
(1) An employer who discloses information about a former or current employee to a prospective employer, or employment agency as defined by RCW 49.60.040, at the specific request of that individual employer or employment agency, is presumed to be acting in good faith and is immune from civil and criminal liability for such disclosure or its consequences if the disclosed information relates to: (a) The employee's ability to perform his or her job; (b) the diligence, skill, or reliability with which the employee carried out the duties of his or her job; or (c) any illegal or wrongful act committed by the employee when related to the duties of his or her job.
(2) The employer should retain a written record of the identity of the person or entity to which information is disclosed under this section for a minimum of two years from the date of disclosure. The employee or former employee has a right to inspect any such written record upon request and any such written record shall become part of the employee's personnel file, subject to the provisions of chapter 49.12 RCW.
(3) For the purposes of this section, the presumption of good faith may only be rebutted upon a showing by clear and convincing evidence that the information disclosed by the employer was knowingly false, deliberately misleading, or made with reckless disregard for the truth.
[ 2005 c 103 § 1.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 4 - Civil Procedure › Chapter 4.24 - Special Rights of Action and Special Immunities. › 4.24.740 - Liability immunity—Bovine handling activities.

RCW 4.24.740
Liability immunity—Bovine handling activities.
(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, an owner, operator, or manager of a bovine handling facility, and the owner of bovine handled at or processed through a bovine handling facility, are not liable for an injury to or the death of a person who knowingly and voluntarily participates in bovine handling activities at a bovine handling facility or knowingly and voluntarily enters onto the premises of a bovine handling facility as a spectator of bovine handling activities.
(2) Nothing in subsection (1) of this section prevents or limits the liability of an owner, operator, or manager of a bovine handling facility, or an owner of bovine handled at or processed through a bovine handling facility, if the owner, operator, or manager of the bovine handling facility, or the bovine owner:
(a) Intentionally injures the participant or spectator or commits an act or omission that constitutes willful or wanton disregard for the safety of the participant or spectator and that act or omission caused the injury;
(b) Owns, leases, rents, or otherwise is in lawful possession and control of the land or facilities upon which the participant or spectator sustained injuries because of a dangerous latent condition which was known to or should have been known to the owner, operator, or manager of the bovine handling facility, or the bovine owner, and for which warning signs have not been conspicuously posted; or
(c) Is liable under chapter 16.04 or 16.24 RCW.
(3) As used in this section:
(a) "Bovine" means beef cattle, dairy cattle, and bison.
(b) "Bovine handling facility" means a cooperative not-for-profit outdoor facility, such as a corral, that is used for the normal and customary handling and husbandry of bovines, whether on a daily or periodic basis, and does not include commercial slaughter facilities.
(c) "Bovine handling activities" means normal and customary activities associated with the handling and husbandry of bovines.
[ 2006 c 158 § 1.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 4 - Civil Procedure › Chapter 4.24 - Special Rights of Action and Special Immunities. › 4.24.750 - Monitoring of persons charged with or convicted of misdemeanors—Decisions concerning release of criminal offenders—Findings.

RCW 4.24.750
Monitoring of persons charged with or convicted of misdemeanors—Decisions concerning release of criminal offenders—Findings.
The legislature finds that the provision of preconviction and postconviction misdemeanor probation and supervision services, and the monitoring of persons charged with or convicted of misdemeanors to ensure their compliance with preconviction or postconviction orders of the court, are essential to improving the safety of the public in general. Furthermore, the legislature finds that decisions concerning whether criminal offenders are released into the community pretrial or postconviction, including the revocation of probation, rest with the judiciary.
[ 2007 c 174 § 1.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 4 - Civil Procedure › Chapter 4.24 - Special Rights of Action and Special Immunities. › 4.24.760 - Limited jurisdiction courts—Limitation on liability for inadequate supervision or monitoring—Definitions.

RCW 4.24.760
Limited jurisdiction courts—Limitation on liability for inadequate supervision or monitoring—Definitions.
(1) A limited jurisdiction court that provides misdemeanant supervision services is not liable for civil damages based on the inadequate supervision or monitoring of a misdemeanor defendant or probationer unless the inadequate supervision or monitoring constitutes gross negligence.
(2) For the purposes of this section:
(a) "Limited jurisdiction court" means a district court or a municipal court, and anyone acting or operating at the direction of such court, including but not limited to its officers, employees, agents, contractors, volunteers, and others acting pursuant to an interlocal agreement.
(b) "Misdemeanant supervision services" means preconviction or postconviction misdemeanor probation or supervision services, or the monitoring of a misdemeanor defendant's compliance with a preconviction or postconviction order of the court, including but not limited to community corrections programs, probation supervision, pretrial supervision, or pretrial release services, including such services conducted pursuant to an interlocal agreement.
(3) This section does not create any duty and shall not be construed to create a duty where none exists. Nothing in this section shall be construed to affect judicial immunity.
[ 2021 c 41 § 1; 2007 c 174 § 2.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 4 - Civil Procedure › Chapter 4.24 - Special Rights of Action and Special Immunities. › 4.24.770 - Private employer not liable for injury to unauthorized third-party occupant of private employer's vehicle.

RCW 4.24.770
Private employer not liable for injury to unauthorized third-party occupant of private employer's vehicle.
(1) A private employer is not liable for any injury received by a third-party occupant of a vehicle that is owned, leased, or rented by the employer if, at the time the injuries were inflicted, the third-party occupant was riding in or on the vehicle with an employee who had explicitly acknowledged in writing the employer's policy on use of vehicles owned, leased, or rented by the employer and the third-party occupant was not:
(a) Specifically and expressly authorized by the employer to be an occupant of the vehicle; or
(b) Acting on behalf of, or for the benefit of, the employer with the knowledge or implied approval or acquiescence of the employer.
(2) For purposes of this section, "third-party occupant" means a person who occupies a vehicle owned, leased, or rented by the private employer and who is not an officer, employee, or agent, or authorized or constructive invitee of the private employer.
[ 2011 c 82 § 3.]
NOTES:
Intent—Application—2011 c 82: See notes following RCW 4.92.180.
Definitions: RCW 52.12.160.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 4 - Civil Procedure › Chapter 4.24 - Special Rights of Action and Special Immunities. › 4.24.780 - Liability of fire service protection agency in providing firefighting efforts outside of jurisdiction or emergency services.

RCW 4.24.780
Liability of fire service protection agency in providing firefighting efforts outside of jurisdiction or emergency services.
Any fire service protection agency, as well as the firefighters therein, whether volunteer or paid, which takes part in firefighting efforts outside its jurisdiction or provides emergency care, rescue, assistance, or recovery services at the scene of an emergency, is not liable for civil damages resulting from any act or omission in the rendering of such services, other than acts or omissions constituting gross negligence or willful or wanton misconduct.
[ 2011 c 200 § 2.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 4 - Civil Procedure › Chapter 4.24 - Special Rights of Action and Special Immunities. › 4.24.785 - Delivery or installation of detection device by fire protection service agency—Liability for civil damages.

RCW 4.24.785
Delivery or installation of detection device by fire protection service agency—Liability for civil damages.
(1) Any fire protection service agency, as defined in RCW 52.12.160, as well as the firefighters therein, whether volunteer or paid, that delivers to, or installs at, residential premises a device or batteries for such a device is not liable for civil damages resulting from any act or omission in the delivery or installation of a device or batteries for such a device, provided:
(a) Such installation was done in conformance with the manufacturer's instructions;
(b) Such installation or delivery was in the fire protection service agency's official capacity; and
(c) The act or omission did not constitute gross negligence or willful or wanton misconduct.
(2) Any device delivered or installed pursuant to subsection (1) of this section must be new and meet all applicable current safety and manufacturing standards.
(3) Smoke alarm installation program records considered a public record by chapter 40.14 RCW shall be retained in accordance with the schedule provided within that law.
(4) Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit or otherwise affect the obligations and duties of the owner or occupier of the residential premises receiving such delivery or installation services.
(5) For purposes of this section, "device" includes any battery-operated or plug-in smoke detector, carbon monoxide detector, or combination smoke and carbon monoxide detector.
[ 2020 c 149 § 1.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 4 - Civil Procedure › Chapter 4.24 - Special Rights of Action and Special Immunities. › 4.24.800 - Liability immunity—Charitable donation of eyeglasses or hearing instruments.

RCW 4.24.800
Liability immunity—Charitable donation of eyeglasses or hearing instruments.
(1) A charitable organization is not liable for any civil damages arising out of any act or omission, other than acts or omissions constituting gross negligence or willful or wanton misconduct, associated with providing previously owned eyeglasses or hearing instruments to a person if:
(a) The person is at least fourteen years of age; and
(b) The eyeglasses or hearing instruments are provided to the person without compensation or the expectation of compensation.
(2) The immunity provided by subsection (1) of this section applies to eyeglasses only if the eyeglasses are provided by a physician licensed under chapter 18.71 RCW, an osteopathic physician licensed under chapter 18.57 RCW, an optometrist licensed under chapter 18.53 RCW, or an optician licensed under chapter 18.34 RCW who has:
(a) Personally examined the person who will receive the eyeglasses; or
(b) Personally consulted with the licensed physician, osteopathic physician, or optometrist who examined the person who will receive the eyeglasses.
(3) The immunity provided by subsection (1) of this section applies to eyeglasses if the eyeglasses are provided by a physician's or optician's optical assistant who has personally consulted with the licensed physician, osteopathic physician, or optometrist who examined the person who will receive the eyeglasses.
(4) The immunity provided by subsection (1) of this section applies to hearing instruments only if the hearing instruments are provided by a physician licensed under chapter 18.71 RCW, an osteopathic physician licensed under chapter 18.57 RCW, or hearing health care professional licensed under chapter 18.35 RCW who has:
(a) Personally examined the person who will receive the hearing instruments; or
(b) Personally consulted with the licensed physician, osteopathic physician, or hearing health care professional who has examined the person who will receive the hearing instruments.
(5) For purposes of this section, "charitable organization" means an organization:
(a) That regularly engages in or provides financial support for some form of benevolent or charitable activity with the purpose of doing good to others rather than for the convenience of its members;
(b) In which no part of the organization's income is distributable to its members, directors, or officers; and
(c) In which no member, director, officer, agent, or employee is paid, or directly receives, in the form of salary or other compensation, an amount beyond that which is just and reasonable compensation commonly paid for such services rendered and which has been fixed and approved by the members, directors, or other governing body of the organization.
[ 2012 c 203 § 1.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 4 - Civil Procedure › Chapter 4.24 - Special Rights of Action and Special Immunities. › 4.24.810 - Liability immunity—Credentialing or granting practice privileges to health care providers responding to emergencies.

RCW 4.24.810
Liability immunity—Credentialing or granting practice privileges to health care providers responding to emergencies.
(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, any health care provider credentialing or granting practice privileges to other health care providers to deliver health care in response to an emergency is immune from civil liability arising out of such credentialing or granting of practice privileges if: (a) The health care provider so credentialed or granted practice privileges was responding to an emergency; and (b) the procedures utilized for credentialing and granting practice privileges were substantially consistent with the standards for granting emergency practice privileges adopted by the joint commission on the accreditation of health care organizations.
(2) This section does not apply to any acts or omissions constituting gross negligence or willful or wanton misconduct.
(3) For purposes of this section:
(a) "Ambulatory surgical facility" has the same meaning as provided in RCW 70.230.010.
(b) "Clinic" means a place for treatment of patients on an outpatient basis by a health care provider.
(c) "Credentialing" means the collection, verification, and assessment of whether a health care provider meets relevant licensing, education, and training requirements.
(d) "Emergency" means an event or set of circumstances for which the governor has proclaimed a state of emergency pursuant to RCW 43.06.010.
(e) "Health care provider" means:
(i) A member of a profession identified in RCW 7.70.020(1);
(ii) An employee or agent of a member of such a profession acting in the course and scope of his or her employment;
(iii) An entity, whether or not incorporated, facility, or institution employing, credentialing, or providing practice privileges to one or more persons described in (e)(i) of this subsection including, but not limited to, a hospital, ambulatory surgical facility, clinic, health maintenance organization, or nursing home, or an officer, director, employee, or agent thereof acting in the course and scope of his or her employment;
(iv) A pharmacist or pharmacy as defined in RCW 18.64.011; or
(v) In the event any person identified in (e)(i) through (iv) of this subsection is deceased, his or her estate or personal representative.
(f) "Health maintenance organization" has the same meaning as provided in RCW 48.46.020.
(g) "Hospital" has the same meaning as provided in RCW 70.41.020.
(h) "Nursing home" has the same meaning as provided in RCW 18.51.010.
[ 2014 c 159 § 1.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 4 - Civil Procedure › Chapter 4.24 - Special Rights of Action and Special Immunities. › 4.24.820 - Nonrecognition of foreign order—Incompatibility with public policy.

RCW 4.24.820
Nonrecognition of foreign order—Incompatibility with public policy.
(1) Washington's courts, administrative agencies, or any other Washington tribunal shall not recognize, base any ruling on, or enforce any order issued under foreign law, or by a foreign legal system, that is manifestly incompatible with public policy.
(2) For purposes of this chapter, a foreign law, an order issued by a foreign legal system or foreign tribunal is presumed manifestly incompatible with public policy, when it does not, or would not, grant the parties all of the same rights, or when the enforcement of any order would result in a violation of any right, guaranteed by the Washington state and United States Constitutions.
[ 2015 c 214 § 61.]
NOTES:
Effective date—Conflict with federal requirements—Waiver—2015 c 214: See notes following RCW 26.21A.010.
Denial of waiver—2015 c 214: See note following RCW 26.21A.115.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 4 - Civil Procedure › Chapter 4.24 - Special Rights of Action and Special Immunities. › 4.24.830 - Agritourism—Definitions.

RCW 4.24.830
Agritourism—Definitions.
The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise.
(1) "Agritourism activity" means any activity carried out on a farm or ranch whose primary business activity is agriculture or ranching and that allows members of the general public, for recreational, entertainment, or educational purposes, to view or enjoy rural activities including, but not limited to: Farming; ranching; historic, cultural, and on-site educational programs; recreational farming programs that may include on-site hospitality services; guided and self-guided tours; petting zoos; farm festivals; corn mazes; harvest-your-own operations; hayrides; barn parties; horseback riding; fishing; and camping.
(2) "Agritourism professional" means any person in the business of providing one or more agritourism activities, whether or not for compensation.
(3) "Inherent risks of agritourism activity" means those dangers or conditions that are an integral part of an agritourism activity including certain hazards, such as surface and subsurface conditions, natural conditions of land, vegetation, waters, the behavior of wild or domestic animals, and ordinary dangers of structures or equipment ordinarily used in farming and ranching operations. Inherent risks of agritourism activity also include the potential of a participant to act in a negligent manner that may contribute to injury to the participant or others, including failing to follow instructions given by the agritourism professional or failing to exercise reasonable caution while engaging in the agritourism activity, unless the participant acting in a negligent manner is a minor or is under the influence of alcohol or drugs.
(4) "Participant" means any person, other than the agritourism professional, who engages in an agritourism activity.
(5) "Person" means an individual, fiduciary, firm, association, partnership, limited liability company, corporation, unit of government, or any other group acting as a unit.
[ 2017 c 227 § 2.]
NOTES:
Finding—2017 c 227: See note following RCW 4.24.832.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 4 - Civil Procedure › Chapter 4.24 - Special Rights of Action and Special Immunities. › 4.24.835 - Agritourism—Warning notice.

RCW 4.24.835
Agritourism—Warning notice.
(1) Every agritourism professional must post and maintain signs that contain the warning notice specified in subsection (2) of this section. The sign must be placed in a clearly visible location at the entrance to the agritourism location and at the site of the agritourism activity. The warning notice must consist of a sign in black letters, with each letter to be a minimum of one inch in height. Every written contract entered into by an agritourism professional for the providing of professional services, instruction, or the rental of equipment to a participant, whether or not the contract involves agritourism activities on or off the location or at the site of the agritourism activity, must contain in clearly readable print the warning notice specified in subsection (2) of this section.
(2) The sign and contracts described in subsection (1) of this section must contain the following notice of warning:
"WARNING
Under Washington state law, there is limited liability for an injury to or death of a participant in an agritourism activity conducted at this agritourism location if such an injury or death results exclusively from the inherent risks of the agritourism activity. Inherent risks of agritourism activities include, among others, risks of injury inherent to land, equipment, and animals, as well as the potential for you to act in a negligent manner that may contribute to your injury or death. We are required to ensure that in any activity involving minor children, only age-appropriate access to activities, equipment, and animals is permitted. You are assuming the risk of participating in this agritourism activity."
(3) Failure to comply with the requirements concerning warning signs and notices provided in this section prohibits an agritourism professional from invoking the privilege of immunity provided by this section, section 1, chapter 227, Laws of 2017, and RCW 4.24.830 and 4.24.832 and may be introduced as evidence in any claim for damages.
[ 2017 c 227 § 4.]
NOTES:
Finding—2017 c 227: See note following RCW 4.24.832.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 4 - Civil Procedure › Chapter 4.24 - Special Rights of Action and Special Immunities. › 4.24.840 - Effect of sexual harassment or sexual assault nondisclosure agreement on discovery and witness availability.

RCW 4.24.840
Effect of sexual harassment or sexual assault nondisclosure agreement on discovery and witness availability.
(1) In any civil judicial or administrative action relating to sexual harassment or sexual assault, a nondisclosure policy or agreement that purports to limit the ability of any person to produce evidence regarding past instances of sexual harassment or sexual assault by a party to the civil action does not affect discovery or the availability of witness testimony relating to that civil action. Any provision of a nondisclosure policy or agreement including any arbitration agreement or decision that would limit, prevent, or punish such disclosure is contrary to public policy and unenforceable. However, the court or presiding officer shall enter appropriate orders upon motion of any party supported by affidavit or sworn declaration, or without motion but on the court's or presiding officer's own accord, to ensure that the identity of any person who is or is alleged to be a victim of sexual harassment or sexual assault is not made public as a result of a disclosure made under this section, unless such person consents.
(2) The provisions of this section do not alter admissibility standards of evidence for the court or presiding officer to decide whether the probative value of evidence offered outweighs the potential prejudice.
[ 2018 c 118 § 1.]
NOTES:
Application—2018 c 118: "This act applies to actions pending as of June 7, 2018, and actions filed after June 7, 2018." [ 2018 c 118 § 2.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 4 - Civil Procedure › Chapter 4.24 - Special Rights of Action and Special Immunities. › 4.24.850 - Action by victim of false reporting—Liability to a public agency.

RCW 4.24.850
Action by victim of false reporting—Liability to a public agency.
(1)(a) An individual who is a victim of an offense under RCW 9A.84.040 may bring a civil action against the person who committed the offense or against any person who knowingly benefits, financially or by receiving anything of value, from participation in a venture that the person knew or should have known has engaged in an act in violation of RCW 9A.84.040, and may recover damages and any other appropriate relief, including reasonable attorneys' fees.
(b) A person who is found liable under RCW 9A.84.040 shall be jointly and severally liable with each other person, if any, who is found liable under RCW 9A.84.040 for damages arising from the same violation of RCW 9A.84.040.
(2) Any person convicted of violating RCW 9A.84.040 and that resulted in an emergency response may be liable to a public agency for the reasonable costs of the emergency response by, and at the discretion of, the public agency that incurred the costs.
[ 2020 c 344 § 3.]
NOTES:
Finding—2020 c 344: See note following RCW 9A.84.040.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 4 - Civil Procedure › Chapter 4.24 - Special Rights of Action and Special Immunities. › 4.24.900 - Construction—Chapter applicable to state registered domestic partnerships—2009 c 521.

RCW 4.24.900
Construction—Chapter applicable to state registered domestic partnerships—2009 c 521.
For the purposes of this chapter, the terms spouse, marriage, marital, husband, wife, widow, widower, next of kin, and family shall be interpreted as applying equally to state registered domestic partnerships or individuals in state registered domestic partnerships as well as to marital relationships and married persons, and references to dissolution of marriage shall apply equally to state registered domestic partnerships that have been terminated, dissolved, or invalidated, to the extent that such interpretation does not conflict with federal law. Where necessary to implement chapter 521, Laws of 2009, gender-specific terms such as husband and wife used in any statute, rule, or other law shall be construed to be gender neutral, and applicable to individuals in state registered domestic partnerships.
[ 2009 c 521 § 10.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 4 - Civil Procedure › Chapter 4.28 - Commencement of Actions. › 4.28.020 - Jurisdiction acquired, when.

RCW 4.28.020
Jurisdiction acquired, when.
From the time of the commencement of the action by service of summons, or by the filing of a complaint, or as otherwise provided, the court is deemed to have acquired jurisdiction and to have control of all subsequent proceedings.
[ 1984 c 76 § 2; 1895 c 86 § 4; 1893 c 127 § 15; RRS § 238.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 4 - Civil Procedure › Chapter 4.28 - Commencement of Actions. › 4.28.090 - Service on corporation without officer in state upon whom process can be served.

RCW 4.28.090
Service on corporation without officer in state upon whom process can be served.
Whenever any corporation, created by the laws of this state, or late territory of Washington, does not have an officer in this state upon whom legal service of process can be made, an action or proceeding against the corporation may be commenced in any county where the cause of action may arise, or the corporation may have property, and service may be made upon the corporation by depositing a copy of the summons, writ, or other process, in the office of the secretary of state, which shall be taken, deemed and treated as personal service on the corporation: PROVIDED, A copy of the summons, writ, or other process, shall be deposited in the post office, postage paid, directed to the secretary or other proper officer of the corporation, at the place where the main business of the corporation is transacted, when the place of business is known to the plaintiff, and be published at least once a week for six weeks in a newspaper of general circulation at the seat of government of this state, before the service shall be deemed perfect.
[ 1985 c 469 § 1; 1893 c 127 § 8; RRS § 227.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 4 - Civil Procedure › Chapter 4.28 - Commencement of Actions. › 4.28.100 - Service of summons by publication—When authorized.

RCW 4.28.100
Service of summons by publication—When authorized.
When the defendant cannot be found within the state, and upon the filing of an affidavit of the plaintiff, his or her agent, or attorney, with the clerk of the court, stating that he or she believes that the defendant is not a resident of the state, or cannot be found therein, and that he or she has deposited a copy of the summons (substantially in the form prescribed in RCW 4.28.110) and complaint in the post office, directed to the defendant at his or her place of residence, unless it is stated in the affidavit that such residence is not known to the affiant, and stating the existence of one of the cases hereinafter specified, the service may be made by publication of the summons, by the plaintiff or his or her attorney in any of the following cases:
(1) When the defendant is a foreign corporation, and has property within the state;
(2) When the defendant, being a resident of this state, has departed therefrom with intent to defraud his or her creditors, or to avoid the service of a summons, or keeps himself or herself concealed therein with like intent;
(3) When the defendant is not a resident of the state, but has property therein and the court has jurisdiction of the subject of the action;
(4) When the action is for (a) establishment or modification of a parenting plan or residential schedule; or (b) dissolution of marriage, legal separation, or declaration of invalidity, in the cases prescribed by law;
(5) When the action is for nonparental custody under *chapter 26.10 RCW and the child is in the physical custody of the petitioner;
(6) When the subject of the action is real or personal property in this state, and the defendant has or claims a lien or interest, actual or contingent, therein, or the relief demanded consists wholly, or partly, in excluding the defendant from any interest or lien therein;
(7) When the action is to foreclose, satisfy, or redeem from a mortgage, or to enforce a lien of any kind on real estate in the county where the action is brought, or satisfy or redeem from the same;
(8) When the action is against any corporation, whether private or municipal, organized under the laws of the state, and the proper officers on whom to make service do not exist or cannot be found;
(9) When the action is brought under RCW 4.08.160 and 4.08.170 to determine conflicting claims to property in this state.
[ 2011 c 336 § 97; 2005 c 117 § 1; 1981 c 331 § 13; 1953 c 102 § 1. Prior: 1929 c 81 § 1; 1915 c 45 § 1; 1893 c 127 § 9; RRS § 228.]
NOTES:
*Reviser's note: Chapter 26.10 RCW, with the exception of RCW 26.10.115, was repealed by 2020 c 312 § 905. RCW 26.10.115 was repealed by 2021 c 215 § 170, effective July 1, 2022.
Court Congestion Reduction Act of 1981—Purpose—Severability—1981 c 331: See notes following RCW 2.32.070.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 4 - Civil Procedure › Chapter 4.28 - Commencement of Actions. › 4.28.110 - Manner of publication and form of summons.

RCW 4.28.110
Manner of publication and form of summons.
The publication shall be made in a newspaper of general circulation in the county where the action is brought once a week for six consecutive weeks: PROVIDED, That publication of summons shall not be made until after the filing of the complaint, and the service of the summons shall be deemed complete at the expiration of the time prescribed for publication. The summons must be subscribed by the plaintiff or his or her attorney or attorneys. The summons shall contain the date of the first publication, and shall require the defendant or defendants upon whom service by publication is desired, to appear and answer the complaint within sixty days from the date of the first publication of the summons; and the summons for publication shall also contain a brief statement of the object of the action. The summons for publication shall be substantially as follows:
In the superior court of the State of Washington for the county of  . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . ., Plaintiff,
vs.
No.  . . . .
. . . . . . . . ., Defendant.
The State of Washington to the said (naming the defendant or defendants to be served by publication):
You are hereby summoned to appear within sixty days after the date of the first publication of this summons, to wit, within sixty days after the  . . . . day of  . . . . . ., 1 . . . ., and defend the above entitled action in the above entitled court, and answer the complaint of the plaintiff  . . . . . ., and serve a copy of your answer upon the undersigned attorneys for plaintiff  . . . . . ., at his (or their) office below stated; and in case of your failure so to do, judgment will be rendered against you according to the demand of the complaint, which has been filed with the clerk of said court. (Insert here a brief statement of the object of the action.)
. . . .,
Plaintiff's Attorneys.
P.O. Address . . . .
County . . . .
Washington.
[ 2011 c 336 § 98; 1985 c 469 § 2; 1895 c 86 § 2; 1893 c 127 § 10; RRS § 233.]
NOTES:
Publication of legal notices: Chapter 65.16 RCW.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 4 - Civil Procedure › Chapter 4.28 - Commencement of Actions. › 4.28.120 - Publication of notice in eminent domain proceedings.

RCW 4.28.120
Publication of notice in eminent domain proceedings.
If a party having or claiming a share or interest in or lien upon any property sought to be appropriated for public use be unknown, and such fact be made to appear by affidavit filed in the office of the clerk of the court, the notice required by law in such cases may be served by publication as in the case of nonresident owners, and such notice shall be directed by name to every owner of a share or interest in or lien upon the property sought to be so appropriated, and generally to all persons unknown having or claiming an interest or estate in the property or any portion thereof, and all such unknown parties shall in all papers and proceedings be designated as "unknown owners," and shall be bound by the provisions and be entitled to the benefits of the judgment the same as if they had been known and duly named.
[ 1895 c 140 § 1; RRS § 239.]
NOTES:
Eminent domain: Title 8 RCW.
Publication of legal notices: Chapter 65.16 RCW.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 4 - Civil Procedure › Chapter 4.28 - Commencement of Actions. › 4.28.140 - Affidavit as to unknown heirs.

RCW 4.28.140
Affidavit as to unknown heirs.
Upon presenting an affidavit to the court or judge, showing to his or her satisfaction that the heirs of such deceased person are proper parties to the action, and that their names and residences cannot with use of reasonable diligence be ascertained, such court or judge may grant an order that service of the summons in such action be made on such "Unknown heirs" by publication thereof in the same manner as in actions against nonresident defendants.
[ 2011 c 336 § 99; 1903 c 144 § 2; RRS § 230.]
NOTES:
Rules of court: Cf. CR 10(a).
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 4 - Civil Procedure › Chapter 4.28 - Commencement of Actions. › 4.28.150 - Title of cause—Unknown claimants—Service by publication.

RCW 4.28.150
Title of cause—Unknown claimants—Service by publication.
In any action brought to determine any adverse claim, estate, lien, or interest in real property, or to quiet title to real property, the plaintiff may include as a defendant in such action, and insert in the title thereof, in addition to the names of such persons or parties as appear of record to have, and other persons or parties who are known to have, some title, claim, estate, lien, or interest in the lands in controversy, the following, viz.: "Also all other persons or parties unknown claiming any right, title, estate, lien, or interest in the real estate described in the complaint herein." And service of summons may be had upon all such unknown persons or parties defendant by publication as provided by law in case of nonresident defendants.
[ 1903 c 144 § 3; RRS § 231.]
NOTES:
Publication of legal notices: Chapter 65.16 RCW.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 4 - Civil Procedure › Chapter 4.28 - Commencement of Actions. › 4.28.160 - Rights of unknown claimants and heirs—Effect of judgment—Lis pendens.

RCW 4.28.160
Rights of unknown claimants and heirs—Effect of judgment—Lis pendens.
All such unknown heirs of deceased persons, and all such unknown persons or parties, so served by publication as in RCW 4.28.150, provided, shall have the same rights as are provided by law in case of all other defendants upon whom service is made by publication, and the action shall proceed against such unknown heirs, or unknown persons or parties, in the same manner as against defendants, who are named, upon whom service is made by publication, and with like effect; and any such unknown heirs or unknown persons or parties who have or claim any right, estate, lien, or interest in the said real property in controversy, at the time of the commencement of the action, duly served as aforesaid, shall be bound and concluded by the judgment in such action, if the same is in favor of the plaintiff therein as effectually as if the action was brought against such defendant by his or her name and constructive service of summons obtained: PROVIDED, HOWEVER, That such judgment shall not bind such unknown heirs, or unknown persons or parties, defendant, unless the plaintiff shall file a notice of lis pendens in the office of the auditor of each county in which said real estate is located, in the manner provided by law, before commencing the publication of said summons.
[ 1903 c 144 § 4; RRS § 232.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 4 - Civil Procedure › Chapter 4.28 - Commencement of Actions. › 4.28.180 - Personal service out-of-state.

RCW 4.28.180
Personal service out-of-state.
Personal service of summons or other process may be made upon any party outside the state. If upon a citizen or resident of this state or upon a person who has submitted to the jurisdiction of the courts of this state, it shall have the force and effect of personal service within this state; otherwise it shall have the force and effect of service by publication. The summons upon the party out of the state shall contain the same and be served in like manner as personal summons within the state, except it shall require the party to appear and answer within sixty days after such personal service out of the state.
[ 1959 c 131 § 1; 1895 c 86 § 3; 1893 c 127 § 11; RRS § 234.]
NOTES:
Rules of court: Cf. CR 4(e), CR 12(a), CR 82(a).
Service of process on nonresident motor vehicle operator: RCW 46.64.040.