Revised Code of Washington

Wash. Rev. Code § 39.36.040 (2026)

Authorizations in violation of chapter void

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All orders, authorizations, allowances, contracts, payments or liabilities to pay, made or attempted to be made in violation of this chapter, shall be absolutely void and shall never be the foundation of a claim against a taxing district.

[ 1994 c 81 s 75; 1923 c 45 s 1; 1917 c 143 s 3; RRS s 5607.]

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 1 case, 2012–2012 · leading case: In re the Bond Issuance of the Greater Wenatchee Reg'l Events Ctr. Pub. Facilities Dist., 287 P.3d 567 (Wash. 2012).

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In re the Bond Issuance of the Greater Wenatchee Reg'l Events Ctr. Pub. Facilities Dist., 287 P.3d 567 (Wash. 2012). “” RCW 39.36.040. Section 1(a) of article VIII establishes a similar limitation on the State’s ability to “contract debt.”

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