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Wash. Rev. Code § 35A.31.030 (2026)

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No ordinance or resolution shall be passed allowing such claim or any part thereof, or appropriating any money or other property to pay or satisfy the same or any part thereof, until the claim has first been referred to the proper department or committee, nor until such department or committee has made its report thereon to the legislative body of the code city pursuant to such reference.
No action shall be maintained against any code city for any claim for damages until the claim has been filed in the manner set forth in chapter 4.96 RCW.
[ 1993 c 449 s 9; 1967 ex.s. c 119 s 35A.31.030.]

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Purpose—Severability—1993 c 449: See notes following RCW 4.96.010.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 6 cases, 1989–1997 · leading case: Lewis v. City of Mercer Island, 817 P.2d 408 (Wash. Ct. App. 1991).
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Lewis v. City of Mercer Island, 817 P.2d 408 (Wash. Ct. App. 1991). · cites it 6× “George Lewis appeals the trial court's dismissal of his claims against the City of Mercer Island (City) and its employee Ronald Rohrbach, based on his failure to file a claim pursuant to RCW 35A.31.030. We affirm. Lewis is a land developer.”
Stevens v. City of Centralia, 936 P.2d 1141 (Wash. Ct. App. 1997). · cites it 6× “City Light filed three summary judgment motions; the case was dismissed on the third motion for failure to adhere to the claim filing requirements of RCW 35A.31.030. City Light cross-appeals the denial of its first, and a portion of its second motion for summary judgment,…”
Cox v. City of Lynnwood, 863 P.2d 578 (Wash. Ct. App. 1993). · cites it 3× “Sintra, Inc. v. Seattle, supra at 21. *11 Nonclaim Statute Lynnwood asserts that plaintiffs filed their lawsuit without filing a claim with the City as required by RCW 35A.”
Wilson v. City of Seattle, 863 P.2d 1336 (Wash. 1993). · cites it 2× “The Court of Appeals upheld the dismissal of his claim for failure to comply with the claims-filing requirements of former RCW 35A.31.030, which governed the procedure for presenting a claim against a code city.”
Lambier v. City of Kennewick, 783 P.2d 596 (Wash. Ct. App. 1989). “The City's answer raised as affirmative defenses the issues of accord and satisfaction, failure to file a claim in accordance with RCW 35A.31.030 and the "applicable" statute of limitation.”
Stevens v. City of Centralia, 936 P.2d 1141 (Wash. Ct. App. 1997). · cites it 6× “City Light filed three summary judgment motions; the case was dismissed on the third motion for failure to adhere to the claim filing requirements of RCW 35A.31.030. City Light cross-appeals the denial of its first, and a portion of its second motion for summary judgment,…”
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