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2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 81 - Transportation › RCW Dispositions › 81.34 RAILROADS — STATE AND FEDERAL REGULATION

Sections
81.34.010 Policy of Interstate Commerce Commission to be followed in certain areas.
[1984 c 143 § 10.]
Repealed by 1991 c 49 § 1.
81.34.020 Relationship between this chapter and federal law.
[1984 c 143 § 11.]
Repealed by 1991 c 49 § 1.
81.34.030 Rates — Market dominance.
[1984 c 143 § 12.]
Repealed by 1991 c 49 § 1.
81.34.040 Rates — Unreasonable discrimination.
[1984 c 143 § 13.]
Repealed by 1991 c 49 § 1.
81.34.050 Suspension of schedule, classification, rule, or regulation.
[1984 c 143 § 14.]
Repealed by 1991 c 49 § 1.
81.34.060 Rate increases — Rules — Adjusted base rate.
[1984 c 143 § 15.]
Repealed by 1991 c 49 § 1.
81.34.070 Contracts for services and rates — Filing — Approval, disapproval.
[1984 c 143 § 16.]
Repealed by 1991 c 49 § 1.
81.34.080 Contracts for services and rates — Review proceeding.
[1984 c 143 § 17.]
Repealed by 1991 c 49 § 1.
81.34.090 Limitation of liability.
[1984 c 143 § 18.]
Repealed by 1991 c 49 § 1.
81.34.100 Rates for recyclable or recycled materials.
[1984 c 143 § 19.]
Repealed by 1991 c 49 § 1.
81.34.110 Exemptions from chapter.
[1984 c 143 § 20.]
Repealed by 1991 c 49 § 1.
81.34.900 Severability — 1984 c 143.
[1984 c 143 § 25.]
Decodified pursuant to 1991 c 49 § 2.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 81 - Transportation › RCW Dispositions › 81.36 RAILROADS — CORPORATE POWERS AND DUTIES

Sections
81.36.070 Purchase, lease, sale, merger of railroads.
[1961 c 14 § 81.36.070. Prior: 1925 ex.s. c 188 § 1; 1915 c 136 § 1; 1909 c 196 § 1; 1890 p 526 § 2; RRS § 10463. Formerly RCW 81.36.070 and 81.36.080.] Repealed by 2007 c 234 § 102.
81.36.080 Restrictions on consolidation of roads.
[1925 ex.s. c 188 § 1, part; 1915 c 136 § 1, part; 1909 c 196 § 1, part; RRS § 10463, part.]
Now codified as originally enacted as part of RCW 81.36.070.
81.36.110 Structures across state waterways.
[1909 c 158 § 1; RRS § 10469.]
Repealed by 1935 c 115 p 322; and repealed by 1961 c 14 § 81.98.040(31).
81.36.140 Contracts for sale or lease of equipment.
[1961 c 14 § 81.36.140. Prior: 1951 c 191 § 1; 1949 c 169 § 1; 1883 p 62 § 1; Rem. Supp. 1949 § 10540.]
Repealed by 1981 c 41 § 46, effective June 30, 1982.
81.36.150 Recording of contract.
[1961 c 14 § 81.36.150. Prior: 1949 c 169 § 2; 1883 p 63 § 2; Rem. Supp. 1949 § 10541.]
Repealed by 1981 c 41 § 46, effective June 30, 1982.
81.36.160 Effect of recording.
[1961 c 14 § 81.36.160. Prior: 1949 c 169 § 3; Rem. Supp. 1949 § 10541a.]
Repealed by 1981 c 41 § 46, effective June 30, 1982.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 81 - Transportation › RCW Dispositions › 81.40 RAILROADS — EMPLOYEE REQUIREMENTS AND REGULATIONS

Sections
81.40.010 Full train crews-Passenger-Safety review-Penalty-Enforcement.
[2003 c 53 § 386; 1992 c 102 § 1; 1961 c 14 § 81.40.010. Prior: 1911 c 134 § 1; RRS § 10486.]
Repealed by 2020 c 170 § 6.
81.40.020 Full train crews — Freight.
[1961 c 14 § 81.40.020. Prior: 1911 c 134 § 2; RRS § 10487.]
Repealed by 1967 c 2 § 1 (Initiative Measure No. 233). Later enactment and balance of 1967 c 2, see RCW 81.40.035.
81.40.030 Penalty — Exceptions from requirements — Enforcement.
[1983 c 3 § 207; 1961 c 14 § 81.40.030. Prior: (i) 1911 c 134 § 3; RRS § 10488. (ii) 1911 c 134 § 4; RRS § 10489. (iii) 1911 c 134 § 5; RRS § 10490.]
Repealed by 2003 c 53 § 421, effective July 1, 2004.
81.40.035 Freight train crews.
[1967 c 2 § 2 (Initiative Measure No. 233, approved November 8, 1966).]
Repealed by 2020 c 170 § 6.
81.40.040 Train employees — Hours of service — Penalty — Enforcement.
[2003 c 53 § 387; 1977 c 70 § 1; 1961 c 14 § 81.40.040. Prior: 1907 c 20 § 1; RRS § 7652.] Repealed by 2007 c 234 § 102.
81.40.050
Enforcement.
[1961 c 14 § 81.40.050. Prior: 1907 c 20 § 2; RRS § 7653.]
Repealed by 2003 c 53 § 421, effective July 1, 2004.
81.40.070 Penalty.
[1961 c 14 § 81.40.070. Prior: 1907 c 224 § 1; RRS § 10505.]
Repealed by 2003 c 53 § 421, effective July 1, 2004.
81.40.090
Penalty.
[1961 c 14 § 81.40.090. Prior: 1941 c 238 § 2; Rem. Supp. 1941 § 7666-41.]
Repealed by 2003 c 53 § 421, effective July 1, 2004.
81.40.096
Penalty for violating regulations relating to sanitation and shelter — Notice of violation.
[1961 c 177 § 1.]
Repealed by 1963 c 59 § 13. Later general enactment, see RCW 81.04.405.
81.40.097
Penalty for violating regulations relating to sanitation and shelter — When penalty due and payable — Mitigation, discontinuance — Action to recover — Disposition of penalties.
[1961 c 177 § 2.]
Repealed by 1963 c 59 § 13. Later general enactment, see RCW 81.04.405.
81.40.100 Penalty for employing illiterate engineer — Penalty for illiterate person to act as engineer.
[1961 c 14 § 81.40.100. Prior: 1909 c 249 § 274; RRS § 2526.] Repealed by 2007 c 234 § 102.
81.40.120 Cost of records or medical examinations — Definitions.
[1961 c 14 § 81.40.120. Prior: 1955 c 228 § 1.]
Repealed by 2003 c 53 § 421, effective July 1, 2004.
81.40.140 Cost of records or medical examinations — Penalty.
[1961 c 14 § 81.40.140. Prior: 1955 c 228 § 3.]
Repealed by 2003 c 53 § 421, effective July 1, 2004.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 81 - Transportation › RCW Dispositions › 81.48 RAILROADS — OPERATING REQUIREMENTS AND REGULATIONS

Sections
81.48.010
Failure to ring bell — Penalty — Exception.
[1995 c 315 § 1; 1961 c 14 § 81.48.010. Prior: 1909 c 249 § 276; RRS § 2528.] Repealed by 2007 c 234 § 102.
81.48.015 Limiting or prohibiting the sounding of locomotive horns — Supplemental safety measures — Notice.
[1995 c 315 § 2.] Repealed by 2007 c 234 § 102.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 81 - Transportation › RCW Dispositions › 81.53 RAILROADS — CROSSINGS

Sections
81.53.091 Underpasses, overpasses constructed with aid of federal funds — Apportionment of maintenance cost between railroad and state.
Cross-reference section, decodified September 2011.
81.53.260 Crossing signals, warning devices — Petition, motion — Hearing — Order — Costs — Records not evidence for actions — Appeal.
[1965 ex.s. c 170 § 36; 1961 c 14 § 81.53.260. Prior: 1959 c 283 § 3. Formerly RCW 81.52.340.]
Repealed by 1969 c 134 § 9. Later enactment, see RCW 81.53.261.
81.53.270 Crossing signals, warning devices — Petition for funds to defray costs of crossing signals and warning devices.
[1961 c 14 § 81.53.270. Prior: 1959 c 283 § 4. Formerly RCW 81.52.350.]
Repealed by 1969 c 134 § 9. Later enactment, see RCW 81.53.271.
81.53.280 Crossing signals, warning devices — Allocation of funds, findings required to defray costs.
[1961 c 14 § 81.53.280. Prior: 1959 c 283 § 5. Formerly RCW 81.52.360.]
Repealed by 1969 c 134 § 9. Later enactment, see RCW 81.53.271 and 81.53.275.
81.53.290 Crossing signals, warning devices — Certification of allocation of funds — Reimbursement of state — Audit by state auditor.
[1961 c 14 § 81.53.290. Prior: 1959 c 283 § 6. Formerly RCW 81.52.370.]
Repealed by 1969 c 134 § 9. Later enactment, see RCW 81.53.281.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 81 - Transportation › RCW Dispositions › 81.56 RAILROADS — SHIPPERS AND PASSENGERS

Sections
81.56.010
Distribution of cars.
[1961 c 14 § 81.56.010. Prior: 1911 c 117 § 11; RRS § 10347.] Repealed by 2007 c 234 § 102.
81.56.020
Distributing book must be kept.
[1961 c 14 § 81.56.020. Prior: 1911 c 117 § 12; RRS § 10348.] Repealed by 2007 c 234 § 102.
81.56.030
Discrimination prohibited — Connecting lines.
[1961 c 14 § 81.56.030. Prior: 1911 c 117 § 24; RRS § 10360.] Repealed by 2007 c 234 § 102.
81.56.040
Equal privileges.
[1961 c 14 § 81.56.040. Prior: 1890 p 292 § 4; RRS § 11341.] Repealed by 2007 c 234 § 102.
81.56.050
Joint rates and through routes.
[1961 c 14 § 81.56.050. Prior: 1911 c 117 § 57; RRS § 10393.] Repealed by 2007 c 234 § 102.
81.56.060
Forest products — Scales at junctions.
[1961 c 14 § 81.56.060. Prior: 1905 c 126 § 1; RRS § 10474.] Repealed by 2007 c 234 § 102.
81.56.070
Forest products — Charges, how based.
[1961 c 14 § 81.56.070. Prior: 1905 c 126 § 2; RRS § 10475.] Repealed by 2007 c 234 § 102.
81.56.080
Forest products — Shipper's count and weight.
[1961 c 14 § 81.56.080. Prior: 1905 c 126 § 3; RRS § 10476.] Repealed by 2007 c 234 § 102.
81.56.090
Forest products — Cars weighed separately.
[1961 c 14 § 81.56.090. Prior: 1905 c 126 § 4; RRS § 10477.]
Repealed by 1961 c 243 § 1.
81.56.100
Forest products — Penalty.
[1961 c 14 § 81.56.100. Prior: 1905 c 126 § 5; RRS § 10478.] Repealed by 2007 c 234 § 102.
81.56.110
Forest products — Special contracts regarding weights.
[1961 c 14 § 81.56.110. Prior: 1905 c 126 § 6; RRS § 10479.] Repealed by 2007 c 234 § 102.
81.56.120
Cruelty to stock in transit — Penalty.
[1994 c 261 § 19; 1961 c 14 § 81.56.120. Prior: 1893 c 27 § 4; RRS § 10494.] Recodified as RCW 81.48.070 pursuant to 2007 c 234 § 101.
81.56.130
Commission rules to expedite traffic.
[1961 c 14 § 81.56.130. Prior: 1911 c 117 § 59; RRS § 10395.] Repealed by 2007 c 234 § 102.
81.56.140
Agent — Fixed place of business.
[1961 c 14 § 81.56.140. Prior: 1905 c 180 § 2; RRS § 10497.] Repealed by 2007 c 234 § 102.
81.56.150
Regulating sale of passenger tickets.
[2003 c 53 § 393; 1961 c 14 § 81.56.150. Prior: 1909 c 249 § 396; RRS § 2648.] Repealed by 2007 c 234 § 102.
81.56.160
Redemption of unused tickets.
[1961 c 14 § 81.56.160. Prior: 1909 c 249 § 397; RRS § 2649.] Repealed by 2007 c 234 § 102.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 81 - Transportation › RCW Dispositions › 81.60 RAILROADS — RAILROAD POLICE AND REGULATIONS

Sections
81.60.090 Receiving stolen railroad property.
[1961 c 14 § 81.60.090. Prior: 1941 c 212 § 2; Rem. Supp. 1941 § 2650-2.]
Repealed by 2003 c 53 § 421, effective July 1, 2004.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 81 - Transportation › RCW Dispositions › 81.62 RAIL DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION

Sections
81.62.010 Legislative finding — Intent.
[1987 c 429 § 1.]
Repealed by 1995 c 269 § 3301, effective July 1, 1995.
81.62.020 Membership.
[1987 c 429 § 2.]
Repealed by 1995 c 269 § 3301, effective July 1, 1995.
81.62.030 Procedures — Expenses — Powers — Dissolution date.
[1987 c 429 § 3.]
Repealed by 1995 c 269 § 3301, effective July 1, 1995.
81.62.040 Staff — Budget approval.
[1987 c 429 § 4.]
Repealed by 1995 c 269 § 3301, effective July 1, 1995.
81.62.050 Study subjects.
[1987 c 429 § 5.]
Repealed by 1995 c 269 § 3301, effective July 1, 1995.
81.62.060 Reports.
[1987 c 429 § 6.]
Repealed by 1995 c 269 § 3301, effective July 1, 1995.
81.62.900 Severability — 1987 c 429.
[1987 c 429 § 7.]
Repealed by 1995 c 269 § 3301, effective July 1, 1995.
81.62.901 Effective date — 1987 c 429.
[1987 c 429 § 8.]
Repealed by 1995 c 269 § 3301, effective July 1, 1995.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 81 - Transportation › RCW Dispositions › 81.64 STREET RAILWAYS

Sections
81.64.100 "Competent" defined.
[1961 c 14 § 81.64.100. Prior: 1901 c 103 § 2; RRS § 11074.]
Repealed by 2003 c 53 § 421, effective July 1, 2004.
81.64.110 Penalty.
[1961 c 14 § 81.64.110. Prior: 1901 c 103 § 3; RRS § 11075.]
Repealed by 2003 c 53 § 421, effective July 1, 2004.
81.64.170 Penalty.
[1961 c 14 § 81.64.170. Prior: 1895 c 100 § 2; RRS § 7649.]
Repealed by 2003 c 53 § 421, effective July 1, 2004.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 81 - Transportation › RCW Dispositions › 81.68 AUTO TRANSPORTATION COMPANIES

Sections
81.68.045 Excursion service companies — Certificate.
[1984 c 166 § 5.]
Recodified as RCW 81.70.360 pursuant to 2005 c 121 § 4.
81.68.070 Public service law invoked.
[1971 c 81 § 146; 1961 c 14 § 81.68.070. Prior: 1921 c 111 § 6; RRS § 6392.] Repealed by 2007 c 234 § 102.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 81 - Transportation › RCW Dispositions › 81.70 PASSENGER CHARTER CARRIERS

Sections
81.70.040 Certificate required.
[1969 c 132 § 2; 1965 c 150 § 5.]
Repealed by 1988 c 30 § 16.
81.70.050 Applications for certificates.
[1969 c 132 § 3; 1965 c 150 § 6.]
Repealed by 1988 c 30 § 16.
81.70.060 Applications for certificates — Annual renewal fee — Initial filing fee.
[1973 c 115 § 6; 1969 c 132 § 4; 1965 c 150 § 7.]
Repealed by 1988 c 30 § 16.
81.70.070 Proof of reasonable fitness and financial responsibility.
[1969 c 132 § 5; 1965 c 150 § 8.]
Repealed by 1988 c 30 § 16.
81.70.080 Certificates — Grant or denial — Terms and conditions — Publication of tariffs and rates — Certificate of public convenience and necessity under chapter 81.68 RCW, effect.
[1969 c 132 § 6; 1965 c 150 § 9.]
Repealed by 1988 c 30 § 16.
81.70.090 Duration of certificate.
[1969 c 132 § 7; 1965 c 150 § 10.]
Repealed by 1988 c 30 § 16.
81.70.095 Temporary certificates — Duration — Terms and conditions.
[1973 c 115 § 7; 1969 c 132 § 8.]
Repealed by 1988 c 30 § 16.
81.70.100 Certificate not to be transferred or encumbered unless authorized.
[1973 c 115 § 8; 1969 c 132 § 9; 1965 c 150 § 11.]
Repealed by 1988 c 30 § 16.
81.70.110 Cancellation, revocation, suspension of certificates — Grounds.
[1969 c 132 § 10; 1965 c 150 § 12.]
Repealed by 1988 c 30 § 16.
81.70.120 Unlawful to operate after cancellation, etc. — New certificate.
[1969 c 132 § 11; 1965 c 150 § 13.]
Repealed by 1988 c 30 § 16.
81.70.130 Regulatory power.
[1969 c 132 § 12; 1965 c 150 § 14.]
Repealed by 1988 c 30 § 16.
81.70.140 Applicability of orders, rules, and regulations pertaining to auto transportation companies.
[1965 c 150 § 15.]
Repealed by 1988 c 30 § 16.
81.70.150 Assurance of protection against liability.
[1969 c 132 § 13; 1965 c 150 § 16.]
Repealed by 1988 c 30 § 16.
81.70.160 Charges for transportation offered or afforded by carrier.
[1965 c 150 § 17.]
Repealed by 1988 c 30 § 16.
81.70.170 Unlawful acts or omissions — Penalty.
[1979 ex.s. c 136 § 107; 1965 c 150 § 18.]
Repealed by 1988 c 30 § 16.
81.70.180 Gross operating revenue — Quarterly statement and fee — Exemption when fee paid under RCW 81.24.020.
[1977 ex.s. c 48 § 2; 1969 c 132 § 14; 1965 c 150 § 19.]
Repealed by 1988 c 30 § 16.
81.70.190 Disposition of revenue.
[1965 c 150 § 20.]
Repealed by 1988 c 30 § 16.
81.70.200 Acts and omissions of officer, etc., imputed to certificate holder.
[1969 c 132 § 15; 1965 c 150 § 21.]
Repealed by 1988 c 30 § 16.
81.70.210 Application of chapter to foreign and interstate commerce.
[1965 c 150 § 22.]
Repealed by 1988 c 30 § 16.
81.70.300 Authority of commission and courts.
[1988 c 30 § 10.] Repealed by 2007 c 234 § 102.
81.70.900 Short title.
[1965 c 150 § 23.]
Repealed by 1988 c 30 § 16.
81.70.910 Effective date — 1965 c 150.
[1965 c 150 § 24.]
Repealed by 1988 c 30 § 16.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 81 - Transportation › RCW Dispositions › 81.72 TAXICAB COMPANIES

Sections
81.72.010 through 81.72.150
[1953 c 12 § 1; 1951 c 219 §§ 1-3; 1947 c 253 §§ 1-11; 1933 c 73 § 1; 1929 c 27 § 1; 1927 c 161 § 1; 1915 c 57 §§ 1-4; Rem. Supp. 1947 §§ 6386-1 through 6386-11; RRS §§ 6382-6385.]
Reenacted and codified as chapter 46.72 RCW.
81.72.230 License suspension or revocation-Failure to pay industrial insurance premiums-Rules-Cooperative agreements.
[2011 c 190 § 7.]
Repealed by 2015 c 236 § 10.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 81 - Transportation › RCW Dispositions › 81.76 MOTOR CARRIER TRANSPORTATION AGENTS

Sections
81.76.010 through 81.76.160
[1941 c 198 §§ 1-16; Rem. Supp. 1941 §§ 6397-13 through 6397-28.]
Repealed by 1953 c 95 § 24.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 81 - Transportation › RCW Dispositions › 81.77 SOLID WASTE COLLECTION COMPANIES

Sections
81.77.015 Construction of phrase "garbage and refuse."
[1965 ex.s. c 105 § 5.] Repealed by 2007 c 234 § 102. Later enactment, see 2007 c 234 § 65.
81.77.070 Public service company law invoked.
[1961 c 295 § 8.] Repealed by 2007 c 234 § 102.
81.77.150 Collection of source separated recyclable materials — Determination regarding competitiveness of market — Collection authority, award process — Expiration of section.
[1989 c 431 § 29.]
Expired June 30, 1991.
81.77.900 Severability — 1989 c 431.
Cross-reference section, decodified September 2011.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 81 - Transportation › RCW Dispositions › 81.84 COMMERCIAL FERRIES

Sections
81.84.005 Definitions.
[1995 c 361 § 1.]
Repealed by 1995 c 361 § 4, effective July 1, 2002.
81.84.007 Chapter not applicable.
[1995 c 361 § 3.]
Repealed by 1995 c 361 § 4, effective July 1, 2002.
81.84.015 Vessels providing excursion service — Certificate required.
[1995 c 361 § 2.]
Repealed by 1995 c 361 § 4, effective July 1, 2002.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 81 - Transportation › RCW Dispositions › 81.88 GAS AND HAZARDOUS LIQUID PIPELINES

Sections
81.88.130 Transfer of powers, duties, and functions of commission to department — Delegation of federal authority — Determination by office of financial management.
[2000 c 191 § 13.]
Repealed by 2001 c 238 § 12, effective July 1, 2001.
81.88.150 Review of hazardous liquid and gas pipeline safety programs.
[2001 c 238 § 4.] Repealed by 2007 c 142 § 11.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 81 - Transportation › RCW Dispositions › 81.90 LIMOUSINE CHARTER CARRIERS

Sections
81.90.010 Definitions.
[1989 c 283 § 1.]
Repealed by 1996 c 87 § 23; cf. chapter 46.72A RCW.
81.90.020 Exclusions from chapter.
[1989 c 283 § 2.]
Repealed by 1996 c 87 § 23; cf. chapter 46.72A RCW.
81.90.030 Certificate or registration required.
[1989 c 283 § 3.]
Repealed by 1996 c 87 § 23; cf. chapter 46.72A RCW.
81.90.040 Certificates — Application — Issuance.
[1989 c 283 § 4.]
Repealed by 1996 c 87 § 23; cf. chapter 46.72A RCW.
81.90.050 Certificates nontransferable — Exception.
[1989 c 283 § 5.]
Repealed by 1996 c 87 § 23; cf. chapter 46.72A RCW.
81.90.060 Certificates or registration — Cancellation, revocation, or suspension.
[1989 c 283 § 6.]
Repealed by 1996 c 87 § 23; cf. chapter 46.72A RCW.
81.90.070 Cancellation, revocation, or suspension — Prohibited operations.
[1989 c 283 § 7.]
Repealed by 1996 c 87 § 23; cf. chapter 46.72A RCW.
81.90.080 Regulation of carriers.
[1989 c 283 § 8.]
Repealed by 1996 c 87 § 23; cf. chapter 46.72A RCW.
81.90.090 Liability and property damage insurance required.
[1989 c 283 § 9.]
Repealed by 1996 c 87 § 23; cf. chapter 46.72A RCW.
81.90.100 Self-insurance.
[1989 c 283 § 10.]
Repealed by 1996 c 87 § 23; cf. chapter 46.72A RCW.
81.90.110 Commission's power and authority.
[1989 c 283 § 11.]
Repealed by 1996 c 87 § 23; cf. chapter 46.72A RCW.
81.90.120 Application of Title 81 RCW.
[1989 c 283 § 12.]
Repealed by 1996 c 87 § 23; cf. chapter 46.72A RCW.
81.90.130 Fees required — Commission's authority to decrease schedule of fees.
[1989 c 283 § 13.]
Repealed by 1996 c 87 § 23; cf. chapter 46.72A RCW.
81.90.140 Interstate and foreign carriers.
[1989 c 283 § 14.]
Repealed by 1996 c 87 § 23; cf. chapter 46.72A RCW.
81.90.150 Fees — Establishment of amount — Payment.
[1989 c 283 § 15.]
Repealed by 1996 c 87 § 23; cf. chapter 46.72A RCW.
81.90.160 State preemption.
[1989 c 283 § 16.]
Repealed by 1996 c 87 § 23; cf. chapter 46.72A RCW.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 81 - Transportation › RCW Dispositions › 81.94 WHARFINGERS AND WAREHOUSEMEN

Sections
81.94.010 Definitions.
[1961 c 14 § 81.94.010. Prior: 1957 c 12 § 1; prior: 1929 c 223 § 1, part; 1923 c 116 § 1, part; 1911 c 117 § 8, part; RRS § 10344, part. Formerly RCW 22.24.010.]
Repealed by 1981 c 13 § 6.
81.94.020 Wharfinger, warehouseman, declared "public service company."
[1961 c 14 § 81.94.020. Prior: 1953 c 95 § 3. Formerly RCW 22.24.012.]
Repealed by 1981 c 13 § 6.
81.94.030 Duties imposed on wharfingers or warehousemen — Charges.
[1961 c 14 § 81.94.030. Prior: 1911 c 117 § 46; RRS § 10382. Formerly RCW 22.24.020.]
Repealed by 1981 c 13 § 6.
81.94.040 Tariff schedules to be filed.
[1961 c 14 § 81.94.040. Prior: 1911 c 117 § 47; RRS § 10383. Formerly RCW 22.24.030.]
Repealed by 1981 c 13 § 6.
81.94.050 Tariff changes — Statutory notice — Exception.
[1961 c 14 § 81.94.050. Prior: 1911 c 117 § 48; RRS § 10384. Formerly RCW 22.24.040.]
Repealed by 1981 c 13 § 6.
81.94.060 Published rates to be charged — Exceptions.
[1973 1st ex.s. c 154 § 118; 1961 c 14 § 81.94.060. Prior: 1911 c 117 § 49; RRS § 10385. Formerly RCW 22.24.050.]
Repealed by 1981 c 13 § 6.
81.94.070 Unreasonable preferences prohibited.
[1961 c 14 § 81.94.070. Prior: 1911 c 117 § 50; RRS § 10386. Formerly RCW 22.24.060.]
Repealed by 1981 c 13 § 6.
81.94.080 Unjust discrimination prohibited.
[1961 c 14 § 81.94.080. Prior: 1911 c 117 § 51; RRS § 10387. Formerly RCW 22.24.070.]
Repealed by 1981 c 13 § 6.
81.94.090 Service to be furnished on demand.
[1961 c 14 § 81.94.090. Prior: 1911 c 117 § 52; RRS § 10388. Formerly RCW 22.24.080.]
Repealed by 1981 c 13 § 6.
81.94.100 Commission to fix just, reasonable, and compensatory rates.
[1961 c 14 § 81.94.100. Prior: 1911 c 117 § 56; RRS § 10392. Formerly RCW 22.24.090.]
Repealed by 1981 c 13 § 6.
81.94.110 Commission may order repairs and improvements.
[1961 c 14 § 81.94.110. Prior: 1911 c 117 § 72; RRS § 10408. Formerly RCW 22.24.100.]
Repealed by 1981 c 13 § 6.
81.94.120 Gross revenue fees.
Cross-reference section, decodified.
81.94.130 Ownership of goods by warehouseman does not defeat receipt.
[1961 c 14 § 81.94.130. Prior: 1955 c 164 § 1. Formerly RCW 22.01.010.]
Repealed by 1981 c 13 § 6.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 81 - Transportation › RCW Dispositions › 81.98 CONSTRUCTION

Sections
81.98.010 Continuation of existing law.
[1961 c 14 § 81.98.010.]
Recodified as RCW 81.900.010 September 1989.
81.98.020 Title, chapter, section headings not part of law.
[1961 c 14 § 81.98.020.]
Recodified as RCW 81.900.020 September 1989.
81.98.030 Invalidity of part of title not to affect remainder.
[1961 c 14 § 81.98.030.]
Recodified as RCW 81.900.030 September 1989.
81.98.040 Repeals and saving.
Cross-reference section, recodified as RCW 81.900.040 September 1989.
81.98.050 Emergency — 1961 c 14.
[1961 c 14 § 81.98.050.]
Recodified as RCW 81.900.050 September 1989.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 81 - Transportation › RCW Dispositions › 81.104 HIGH CAPACITY TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS

Sections
81.104.900 Construction — Severability — Headings — 1990 c 43.
Cross-reference section, decodified September 2011.
81.104.901 Section headings not part of law — Severability — Effective date — 1992 c 101.
Cross-reference section, decodified September 2011.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 81 - Transportation › RCW Dispositions › 81.112 REGIONAL TRANSIT AUTHORITIES

Sections
81.112.085 Maintenance plan.
[2002 c 5 § 415.]
Failed to become law by reason of Referendum Bill No. 51 submitted to and rejected by the people at the November 5, 2002, general election.
81.112.800 Motor vehicle excise tax-Outstanding bonds-Retirement, defeasement, and refinancing.
[2020 c 1 § 12 (Initiative Measure No. 976, approved November 5, 2019).]
Notes:
Reviser's note:
This section was created by Initiative Measure No. 976 (chapter 1, Laws of 2020). The Washington state supreme court ruled in Garfield Cty. Transp. Auth. v. State, No. 98320-8, 2020 Wash. LEXIS 592 (Oct. 15, 2020) that Initiative Measure No. 976 is in violation of Article II, section 19 of the state Constitution and is therefore void in its entirety.
81.112.901 Severability-1992 c 101.
[1992 c 101 § 34.]
Decodified by the code reviser, July 2016.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 81 - Transportation › Chapter 81.01 - General Provisions. › 81.01.010 - Adoption of provisions of chapter 80.01 RCW.

RCW 81.01.010
Adoption of provisions of chapter 80.01 RCW.
The provisions of chapter 80.01 RCW, as now or hereafter amended, apply to Title 81 RCW as fully as though they were set forth herein.
[ 1961 c 14 § 81.01.010.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 81 - Transportation › Chapter 81.04 - Regulations—General. › 81.04.020 - Procedure before commission and courts.

RCW 81.04.020
Procedure before commission and courts.
Each commissioner shall have power to administer oaths, certify to all official acts, and to issue subpoenas for the attendance of witnesses and the production of papers, waybills, books, accounts, documents, and testimony in any inquiry, investigation, hearing, or proceeding in any part of the state.
The superior court of the county in which any such inquiry, investigation, hearing, or proceeding may be had, shall have power to compel the attendance of witnesses and the production of papers, waybills, books, accounts, documents, and testimony as required by such subpoena. The commission or the commissioner before which the testimony is to be given or produced, in case of the refusal of any witness to attend or testify or produce any papers required by the subpoena, shall report to the superior court in and for the county in which the proceeding is pending by petition, setting forth that due notice has been given of the time and place of attendance of said witnesses, or the production of said papers, and that the witness has been summoned in the manner prescribed in this chapter, and that the fees and mileage of the witness have been paid or tendered to the witness for his or her attendance and testimony, and that the witness has failed and refused to attend or produce the papers required by the subpoena, before the commission, in the cause or proceedings named in the notice and subpoena, or has refused to answer questions propounded to him or her in the course of such proceeding, and ask an order of said court, compelling the witness to attend and testify before the commission. The court, upon the petition of the commission, shall enter an order directing the witness to appear before said court at a time and place to be fixed by the court in such order, and then and there show cause why he or she has not responded to said subpoena. A copy of said order shall be served upon said witness. If it shall appear to the court that said subpoena was regularly issued by the commission, the court shall thereupon enter an order that said witness appear before the commission at said time and place as fixed in said order, and testify or produce the required papers, and upon failing to obey said order, said witness shall be dealt with as for contempt of court.
[ 2013 c 23 § 284; 1961 c 14 § 81.04.020. Prior: 1911 c 117 § 75, part; RRS § 10413, part.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 81 - Transportation › Chapter 81.04 - Regulations—General. › 81.04.030 - Number of witnesses may be limited.

RCW 81.04.030
Number of witnesses may be limited.
In all proceedings before the commission the commission shall have the right, in their discretion, to limit the number of witnesses testifying upon any subject or proceeding to be inquired of before the commission.
[ 1961 c 14 § 81.04.030. Prior: 1911 c 117 § 75, part; RRS § 10413, part.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 81 - Transportation › Chapter 81.04 - Regulations—General. › 81.04.040 - Witness fees and mileage.

RCW 81.04.040
Witness fees and mileage.
Each witness who appears under subpoena shall receive for his or her attendance four dollars per day and ten cents per mile traveled by the nearest practicable route in going to and returning from the place of hearing. No witness shall be entitled to fees or mileage from the state when summoned at the instance of the public service companies affected.
[ 2013 c 23 § 285; 1961 c 14 § 81.04.040. Prior: 1955 c 79 § 3; 1911 c 117 § 76, part; RRS § 10414, part.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 81 - Transportation › Chapter 81.04 - Regulations—General. › 81.04.050 - Protection against self-incrimination.

RCW 81.04.050
Protection against self-incrimination.
The claim by any witness that any testimony sought to be elicited may tend to incriminate him or her shall not excuse such witness from testifying, but such evidence or testimony shall not be used against such person on the trial of any criminal proceeding, excepting in a prosecution for perjury. The commissioner shall have power to compel the attendance of witnesses at any place within the state.
[ 2013 c 23 § 286; 1961 c 14 § 81.04.050. Prior: 1911 c 117 § 76, part; RRS § 10414, part.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 81 - Transportation › Chapter 81.04 - Regulations—General. › 81.04.060 - Deposition—Service of process.

RCW 81.04.060
Deposition—Service of process.
The commission shall have the right to take the testimony of any witness by deposition, and for that purpose the attendance of witnesses and the production of books, waybills, documents, papers and accounts may be enforced in the same manner as in the case of hearings before the commission, or any member thereof. Process issued under the provisions of this chapter shall be served as in civil cases.
[ 1961 c 14 § 81.04.060. Prior: 1911 c 117 § 76, part; RRS § 10414, part.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 81 - Transportation › Chapter 81.04 - Regulations—General. › 81.04.070 - Inspection of books, papers, and documents.

RCW 81.04.070
Inspection of books, papers, and documents.
The commission and each commissioner, or any person employed by the commission, shall have the right, at any and all times, to inspect the accounts, books, papers, and documents of any public service company, and the commission, or any commissioner, may examine under oath any officer, agent, or employee of such public service company in relation thereto, and with reference to the affairs of such company: PROVIDED, That any person other than a commissioner who shall make any such demand shall produce his or her authority from the commission to make such inspection.
[ 2013 c 23 § 287; 1961 c 14 § 81.04.070. Prior: 1911 c 117 § 77; RRS § 10415.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 81 - Transportation › Chapter 81.04 - Regulations—General. › 81.04.075 - Manner of serving papers.

RCW 81.04.075
Manner of serving papers.
All notices, applications, complaints, findings of fact, opinions and orders required by this title to be served may be served by mail and service thereof shall be deemed complete when a true copy of such paper or document is deposited in the post office properly addressed and stamped.
[ 1961 c 14 § 81.04.075. Prior: 1933 c 165 § 7; RRS § 10458-1. Formerly RCW 81.04.370.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 81 - Transportation › Chapter 81.04 - Regulations—General. › 81.04.080 - Annual report—Other reports.

RCW 81.04.080
Annual report—Other reports.
(1) Every public service company shall annually furnish to the commission a report in such form as the commission may require, and shall specifically answer all questions posed to it by the commission. The commission may prescribe a uniform system of accounts, and the manner in which the accounts must be kept. The detailed report must contain all the required statistics for the period of twelve months ending on the last day of any particular month prescribed by the commission for any public service company. The reports must be made out under oath and filed with the commission at its office in Olympia on a date the commission specifies by rule, unless additional time is granted by the commission.
(2) Any public service company that fails to file an annual report in the form and within the time required by the commission, including payment of any regulatory fee due, is subject to the following:
(a) Monetary penalties of:
(i) Two hundred fifty dollars for reports filed one to thirty days past the due date;
(ii) Five hundred dollars for reports filed thirty-one to sixty days past the due date;
(iii) One thousand dollars for reports filed sixty-one to ninety days past the due date; or
(b) Upon notice by the commission, cancellation or revocation of its operating authority and additional penalties pursuant to RCW 81.04.380 and 81.04.405.
(3) The commission may waive penalties when a public service company is able to sufficiently demonstrate that its failure to file an annual report in the form and within the time required was due to circumstances beyond its control. Requests for any such waiver must be received within fifteen days of the date a penalty is assessed.
(4) The commission may require any public service company to file monthly reports of earnings and expenses, and to file periodical or special reports, or both, concerning any matter the commission is authorized or required, by this or any other law, to inquire into or keep itself informed about, or which it is required to enforce, the periodical or special reports to be under oath whenever the commission so requires.
[ 2018 c 104 § 2; 2007 c 234 § 5; 1989 c 107 § 2; 1961 c 14 § 81.04.080. Prior: 1911 c 117 § 78, part; RRS § 10416, part.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 81 - Transportation › Chapter 81.04 - Regulations—General. › 81.04.090 - Forms of records to be prescribed.

RCW 81.04.090
Forms of records to be prescribed.
The commission may, in its discretion, prescribe the forms of any and all accounts, records and memoranda to be kept by public service companies, including the accounts, records and memoranda of the movement of traffic, sales of its product, the receipts and expenditures of money. The commission shall at all times have access to all accounts, records and memoranda kept by public service companies, and may employ special agents or examiners, who shall have power to administer oaths and authority, under the order of the commission, to examine witnesses and to inspect and examine any and all accounts, records and memoranda kept by such companies. The commission may, in its discretion, prescribe the forms of any and all reports, accounts, records and memoranda to be furnished and kept by any public service company whose line or lines extend beyond the limits of this state, which are operated partly within and partly without the state, so that the same shall show any information required by the commission concerning the traffic movement, receipts and expenditures appertaining to those parts of the line within the state.
[ 1961 c 14 § 81.04.090. Prior: 1911 c 117 § 78, part; RRS § 10416, part.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 81 - Transportation › Chapter 81.04 - Regulations—General. › 81.04.100 - Production of out-of-state books and records.

RCW 81.04.100
Production of out-of-state books and records.
The commission may by order with or without hearing require the production within this state, at such time and place as it may designate, of any books, accounts, papers or records kept by any public service company in any office or place without this state, or at the option of the company verified copies thereof, so that an examination thereof may be made by the commission or under its direction.
[ 1961 c 14 § 81.04.100. Prior: 1933 c 165 § 2; 1911 c 117 § 79; RRS § 10421.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 81 - Transportation › Chapter 81.04 - Regulations—General. › 81.04.120 - Hearing—Order—Record.

RCW 81.04.120
Hearing—Order—Record.
At the time fixed for the hearing mentioned in RCW 81.04.110, the complainant and the person or corporation complained of shall be entitled to be heard and introduce such evidence as he or she or it may desire. The commission shall issue process to enforce the attendance of all necessary witnesses. At the conclusion of such hearing, the commission shall make and render findings concerning the subject matter and facts inquired into and enter its order based thereon. A copy of such order, certified under the seal of the commission, shall be served upon the person or corporation complained of, or his or her or its attorney, which order shall, of its own force, take effect and become operative twenty days after the service thereof, except as otherwise provided. Where an order cannot, in the judgment of the commission, be complied with within twenty days, the commission may prescribe such additional time as in its judgment is reasonably necessary to comply with the order, and may, on application and for good cause shown, extend the time for compliance fixed in its order. A full and complete record of all proceedings had before the commission, or any member thereof, on any formal hearing had, and all testimony shall be taken down by a stenographer appointed by the commission, and the parties shall be entitled to be heard in person or by attorney. In case of an action to review any order of the commission, a transcript of such testimony, together with all exhibits introduced, and of the record and proceedings in the cause, shall constitute the record of the commission.
[ 2013 c 23 § 288; 1961 c 14 § 81.04.120. Prior: 1911 c 117 § 81; RRS § 10423.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 81 - Transportation › Chapter 81.04 - Regulations—General. › 81.04.130 - Suspension of tariff change—Waiver of provisions during state of emergency.

RCW 81.04.130
Suspension of tariff change—Waiver of provisions during state of emergency.
Whenever any public service company, subject to regulation by the commission as to rates and service, files with the commission any schedule, classification, rule, or regulation, the effect of which is to change any rate, fare, charge, rental, or toll previously charged, the commission may, either upon its own motion or upon complaint, upon notice, hold a hearing concerning the proposed change and the reasonableness and justness of it. Pending the hearing and the decision, the commission may suspend the operation of the rate, fare, charge, rental, or toll, if the change is proposed by a common carrier other than a solid waste collection company, for a period not exceeding seven months, and, if proposed by a solid waste collection company, for a period not exceeding ten months from the time the change would otherwise go into effect. After a full hearing the commission may make the order in reference to the change as would be provided in a hearing initiated after the change had become effective.
At any hearing involving any change in any schedule, classification, rule, or regulation the effect of which is to increase any rate, fare, charge, rental, or toll theretofore charged, the burden of proof to show that the increase is just and reasonable is upon the public service company. When any common carrier files any tariff, classification, rule, or regulation the effect of which is to decrease any rate, fare, or charge, the burden of proof to show that such decrease is just and reasonable is upon the common carrier.
During a state of emergency declared under RCW 43.06.010(12), the governor may waive or suspend the operation or enforcement of this section or any portion of this section or under any administrative rule, and issue any orders to facilitate the operation of state or local government or to promote and secure the safety and protection of the civilian population.
[ 2008 c 181 § 404; 2007 c 234 § 6; 1993 c 300 § 1; 1984 c 143 § 1; 1961 c 14 § 81.04.130. Prior: 1941 c 162 § 1; 1937 c 169 § 2; 1933 c 165 § 3; 1915 c 133 § 1; 1911 c 117 § 82; Rem. Supp. 1941 § 10424.]
NOTES:
Part headings not law—2008 c 181: See note following RCW 43.06.220.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 81 - Transportation › Chapter 81.04 - Regulations—General. › 81.04.140 - Order requiring joint action.

RCW 81.04.140
Order requiring joint action.
Whenever any order of the commission shall require joint action by two or more public service companies, such order shall specify that the same shall be made at their joint cost, and the companies affected shall have thirty days, or such further time, as the commission may prescribe, within which to agree upon the part or division of cost which each shall bear, and costs of operation and maintenance in the future, or the proportion of charges or revenue each shall receive from such joint service and the rules to govern future operations. If at the expiration of such time such companies shall fail to file with the commission a statement that an agreement has been made for the division or apportionment of such cost, the division of costs of operation and maintenance to be incurred in the future and the proportion of charges or revenue each shall receive from such joint service and the rules to govern future operations, the commission shall have authority, after further hearing, to enter a supplemental order fixing the proportion of such cost or expense to be borne by each company, and the manner in which the same shall be paid and secured.
[ 1961 c 14 § 81.04.140. Prior: 1911 c 117 § 83; RRS § 10425.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 81 - Transportation › Chapter 81.04 - Regulations—General. › 81.04.150 - Remunerative rate—Change without authorization prohibited—Waiver of provisions during state of emergency.

RCW 81.04.150
Remunerative rate—Change without authorization prohibited—Waiver of provisions during state of emergency.
Whenever the commission finds, after a hearing upon its own motion or upon complaint as provided in this chapter, that any rate, toll, rental, or charge that has been the subject of complaint and inquiry is sufficiently remunerative to the public service company subject to regulation by the commission as to rates and service affected by it, the commission may order that the rate, toll, rental, or charge must not be changed, altered, abrogated, or discontinued, nor must there be any change in the classification that will change or alter the rate, toll, rental, or charge without first obtaining the consent of the commission authorizing the change to be made.
During a state of emergency declared under RCW 43.06.010(12), the governor may waive or suspend the operation or enforcement of this section or any portion of this section or under any administrative rule, and issue any orders to facilitate the operation of state or local government or to promote and secure the safety and protection of the civilian population.
[ 2008 c 181 § 405; 2007 c 234 § 7; 1984 c 143 § 2; 1961 c 14 § 81.04.150. Prior: 1911 c 117 § 84; RRS § 10426.]
NOTES:
Part headings not law—2008 c 181: See note following RCW 43.06.220.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 81 - Transportation › Chapter 81.04 - Regulations—General. › 81.04.160 - Rules.

RCW 81.04.160
Rules.
The commission may adopt rules that pertain to the comfort and convenience of the public using the services of public service companies that are subject to regulation by the commission as to services provided.
[ 2007 c 234 § 8; 1961 c 14 § 81.04.160. Prior: 1911 c 117 § 85; RRS § 10427.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 81 - Transportation › Chapter 81.04 - Regulations—General. › 81.04.200 - Rehearing before commission.

RCW 81.04.200
Rehearing before commission.
Any public service company affected by any order of the commission, and deeming itself aggrieved, may, after the expiration of two years from the date of such order taking effect, petition the commission for a rehearing upon the matters involved in such order, setting forth in such petition the grounds and reasons for such rehearing, which grounds and reasons may comprise and consist of changed conditions since the issuance of such order, or by showing a result injuriously affecting the petitioner which was not considered or anticipated at the former hearing, or that the effect of such order has been such as was not contemplated by the commission or the petitioner, or for any good and sufficient cause which for any reason was not considered and determined in such former hearing. Upon the filing of such petition, such proceedings shall be had thereon as are provided for hearings upon complaint, and such orders may be reviewed as are other orders of the commission: PROVIDED, That no order superseding the order of the commission denying such rehearing shall be granted by the court pending the review. In case any order of the commission shall not be reviewed, but shall be complied with by the public service company, such petition for rehearing may be filed within six months from and after the date of the taking effect of such order, and the proceedings thereon shall be as in this section provided. The commission, may, in its discretion, permit the filing of a petition for rehearing at any time. No order of the commission upon a rehearing shall affect any right of action or penalty accruing under the original order unless so ordered by the commission.
[ 1961 c 14 § 81.04.200. Prior: 1911 c 117 § 89; RRS § 10431.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 81 - Transportation › Chapter 81.04 - Regulations—General. › 81.04.210 - Commission may change orders.

RCW 81.04.210
Commission may change orders.
The commission may at any time, upon notice to the public service company affected, and after opportunity to be heard as provided in the case of complaints rescind, alter or amend any order or rule made, issued or promulgated by it, and any order or rule rescinding, altering or amending any prior order or rule shall, when served upon the public service company affected, have the same effect as herein provided for original orders and rules.
[ 1961 c 14 § 81.04.210. Prior: 1911 c 117 § 90; RRS § 10432.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 81 - Transportation › Chapter 81.04 - Regulations—General. › 81.04.220 - Reparations.

RCW 81.04.220
Reparations.
After a complaint is made to the commission concerning the reasonableness of any rate, fare, toll, rental or charge for any service performed by any public service company subject to regulation by the commission as to rates and service, and the complaint is investigated by the commission, and the commission determines both that the public service company has charged an excessive or exorbitant amount for the service and that any party complainant is entitled to an award of damages, the commission shall order the public service company to pay the complainant the excess amount found to have been charged, whether the excess amount was charged and collected before or after the filing of the complaint, with interest from the date of the collection of the excess amount.
[ 2007 c 234 § 9; 1961 c 14 § 81.04.220. Prior: 1943 c 258 § 1; 1937 c 29 § 1; Rem. Supp. 1943 § 10433.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 81 - Transportation › Chapter 81.04 - Regulations—General. › 81.04.230 - Overcharges—Refund.

RCW 81.04.230
Overcharges—Refund.
When complaint has been made to the commission that any public service company has charged an amount for any service rendered in excess of the lawful rate in force at the time such charge was made, and the same has been investigated and the commission has determined that the overcharge allegation is true, the commission may order that the public service company pay to the complainant the amount of the overcharge so found, whether such overcharge was made before or after the filing of said complaint, with interest from the date of collection of such overcharge.
[ 1961 c 14 § 81.04.230. Prior: 1937 c 29 § 2; RRS § 10433-1.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 81 - Transportation › Chapter 81.04 - Regulations—General. › 81.04.235 - Limitation of actions.

RCW 81.04.235
Limitation of actions.
All complaints against public service companies for recovery of overcharges shall be filed with the commission within two years from the time the cause of action accrues, and not after, except as hereinafter provided, and except that if claim for the overcharge has been presented in writing to the public service company within the two-year period of limitation, said period shall be extended to include six months from the time notice in writing is given by the public service company to the claimant of disallowance of the claim, or any part or parts thereof, specified in the notice.
If on or before expiration of the two-year period of limitation for the recovery of overcharges, a public service company begins action under RCW 81.28.270 for recovery of charges in respect of the same transportation service, or, without beginning action, collects charges in respect of that service, said period of limitation shall be extended to include ninety days from the time such action is begun or such charges are collected by the carrier.
All complaints against public service companies for the recovery of damages not based on overcharges shall be filed with the commission within six months from the time the cause of action accrues except as hereinafter provided.
The six-month period of limitation for recovery of damages not based on overcharges shall be extended for a like period and under the same conditions as prescribed for recovery of overcharges. If the six-month period for recovery of damages not based on overcharges has expired at the time action is commenced under RCW 81.28.270 for recovery of charges with respect to the same transportation service, or, without beginning such action, charges are collected with respect to that service, complaints therefor shall be filed with the commission within ninety days from the commencement of such action or the collection of such charges by the carrier.
[ 1963 c 59 § 4; 1961 c 14 § 81.04.235. Prior: 1955 c 79 § 5.]