Revised Code of Washington

Wash. Rev. Code § 35.58.900 (2026)

Liberal construction

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The rule of strict construction shall have no application to this chapter, but the same shall be liberally construed in all respects in order to carry out the purposes and objects for which this chapter is intended.
[ 1965 c 7 s 35.58.900. Prior: 1957 c 213 s 56.]
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case, 1992–1992 · leading case: Mun. of Metro. Seattle v. Div. 587, Amalgamated Transit Union, 826 P.2d 167 (Wash. 1992).
Mun. of Metro. Seattle v. Div. 587, Amalgamated Transit Union, 826 P.2d 167 (Wash. 1992). “RCW 35.58.900. The PECBA is also to be interpreted liberally to accomplish its purpose.”
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