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Wash. Rev. Code § 21.20.900 (2026)

Construction to secure uniformity

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This chapter shall be so construed as to effectuate its general purpose to make uniform the law of those states which enact it and to coordinate the interpretation and administration of this chapter with the related federal regulation.
[ 1959 c 282 s 61.]
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 29 cases, 1970–2019 · leading case: Haberman v. Washington Pub. Power Supply Sys., 750 P.2d 254 (Wash. 1988).
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Haberman v. Washington Pub. Power Supply Sys., 750 P.2d 254 (Wash. 1988). · cites it 4× “Loss, Commentary on the Uniform Securities Act 147-48 (1976). Our Legislature provided that the WSSA shall be so construed as to effectuate its general purpose to make uniform the law of those states which enact it and to coordinate the interpretation and administration of this…”
Guarino v. Interactive Objects, Inc., 86 P.3d 1175 (Wash. Ct. App. 2004). · cites it 2× “RCW 21.20.900 provides that the WSSA is "to be construed as to effectuate its general purpose to make uniform the law of those states which enact it and to coordinate the interpretation and administration of [chapter 21.”
Guarino v. Interactive Objects, Inc., 122 Wash. App. 95 (Wash. Ct. App. 2004). · cites it 2× “RCW 21.20.900 provides that the WSSA is to “be construed as to effectuate its general purpose to make uniform the law of those states which enact it and to coordinate the interpretation and administration of [chapter 21.”
FutureSelect Portfolio Mgmt., Inc. v. Tremont Grp. Holdings, Inc., 331 P.3d 29 (Wash. 2014). “Washington has a strong interest in giving Washington investors the benefit of Washington law and in requiring the sellers of securities to comply with it.”
Kinney v. Cook, 154 P.3d 206 (Wash. 2007). “RCW 21.20.900 (“This chapter shall be so construed as to effectuate its general purpose to make uniform the law of those states which enact it and to coordinate the interpretation and administration of this chapter with the related federal regulation.”
Kittilson v. Ford, 595 P.2d 944 (Wash. Ct. App. 1979). · cites it 3× “RCW 21.20.900. [4] Since we are here concerned with remedial legislation, we are guided by the principle that "remedial statutes are liberally construed to suppress the evil and advance the remedy.”
Kittilson v. Ford, 608 P.2d 264 (Wash. 1980). · cites it 2× “RCW 21.20.900, the statutory policy section of the Securities Act reads: *227 This chapter shall be so construed as to effectuate its general purpose to make uniform the law of those states which enact it and to coordinate the interpretation and administration of this chapter…”
Ludwig v. Mut. Real Est. Investors, 567 P.2d 658 (Wash. Ct. App. 1977). · cites it 3× “We find further support for this result under RCW 21.20.900, the "construction" section of our securities act, which provides: This chapter shall be so construed as to effectuate its general purpose to make uniform the law of those states which enact it and to coordinate the…”
Go2net, Inc. v. FreeYellow. Com, Inc., 109 P.3d 875 (Wash. Ct. App. 2005). · cites it 2× “" RCW 21.20.900. This provision does not mean our courts must imitate the federal courts, however, only that in construing our state statute we must not interfere with the federal scheme.”
Go2Net, Inc. v. FreeYellow.com, Inc., 126 Wash. App. 769 (Wash. Ct. App. 2005). · cites it 2× “” RCW 21.20.900. This provision does not mean our courts must imitate the federal courts, however, only that in construing our state statute we must not interfere with the federal scheme.”
Go2net, Inc. v. FreeYellow.com, Inc., 143 P.3d 590 (Wash. 2006). “RCW 21.20.900 pro *258 vides that the Act “shall be so construed as to effectuate its general purpose to make uniform the law of those states which enact it and to coordinate the interpretation and administration of this chapter with the related federal regulation.”
Interlake Porsche + Audi, Inc. v. Bucholz, 728 P.2d 597 (Wash. Ct. App. 1986). “Further, the Washington securities act's statutory policy section, RCW 21.20.900, provides: This chapter shall be so construed as to effectuate its general purpose to make uniform the law of those states which enact it and to coordinate the interpretation and administration of…”
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