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Revised Code of Washington

Wash. Rev. Code § 18.130.185 (2026)

Injunctive relief for violations of RCW 18.130.170 or 18.130.180

✓ current as of May 2026
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If a person or business regulated by this chapter violates RCW 18.130.170 or 18.130.180, the attorney general, any prosecuting attorney, the secretary, the board, or any other person may maintain an action in the name of the state of Washington to enjoin the person from committing the violations. The injunction shall not relieve the offender from criminal prosecution, but the remedy by injunction shall be in addition to the liability of the offender to criminal prosecution and disciplinary action.
[ 1993 c 367 s 8; 1987 c 150 s 8; 1986 c 259 s 15.]

Notes:

Severability—1987 c 150: See RCW 18.122.901.
Severability—1986 c 259: See note following RCW 18.130.010.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1993–2021 · leading case: Am. Home Assurance Co. v. Cohen, 881 P.2d 1001 (Wash. 1994).
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Am. Home Assurance Co. v. Cohen, 881 P.2d 1001 (Wash. 1994). · cites it 3× “050(1)(d), or to ask the court for injunctive relief under RCW 18.130.185, if the client intended to bring a malpractice action based on nonsexual misconduct.”
Am. Home Assurance Co. v. Cohen, 815 F. Supp. 365 (W.D. Wash. 1993). “Under RCW 18.130.185, the attorney general or any other person may file an action to enjoin a psychologist from committing any unprofessional conduct, including sexual contacts with the patient.”
Tingley v. Ferguson (W.D. Wash. 2021). “” Wash. Rev. Code 18.130.185. 9 Plaintiff argues that permitting “any other person” to bring an enforcement action “hands the 10 keys to the enforcement car to activists and ideologues.”
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