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Wash. Rev. Code § 4.24.190 (2026)

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The parent or parents of any minor child under the age of eighteen years who is living with the parent or parents and who shall willfully or maliciously destroy or deface property, real or personal or mixed, or who shall willfully and maliciously inflict personal injury on another person, shall be liable to the owner of such property or to the person injured in a civil action at law for damages in an amount not to exceed five thousand dollars. This section shall in no way limit the amount of recovery against the parent or parents for their own common law negligence.
[ 1996 c 35 s 2; 1992 c 205 s 116; 1977 ex.s. c 145 s 1; 1967 ex.s. c 46 s 1; 1961 c 99 s 1.]

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Part headings not law—Severability—1992 c 205: See notes following RCW 13.40.010.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases, 1984–2012 · leading case: Sheikh v. Choe, 128 P.3d 574 (Wash. 2006).
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Sheikh v. Choe, 128 P.3d 574 (Wash. 2006). · cites it 2× “Peck, Parental Liability for Wilful and Malicious Acts of Children, 36 WASH.”
Aba Sheikh v. Choe, 156 Wash. 2d 441 (Wash. 2006). · cites it 2× “Peck, Parental Liability for Wilful and Malicious Acts of Children, 36 Wash. L. Rev. & St.”
Bowse v. Cornell (In Re Cornell), 42 B.R. 860 (Bankr. E.D. Wash. 1984). · cites it 4× “They alleged that the Cornells’ negligence led to Uriah’s arson and that the Cornells are liable for plaintiffs’ damages under the state Parental Liability Statute, RCW 4.24.190. 1 On December 12, 1983, Plaintiffs Dane Bowse and Michael Bennett filed this adversary proceeding…”
Schwartz v. Elerding, 270 P.3d 630 (Wash. Ct. App. 2012). · cites it 2× “Elerding’s truck, they commenced the action below, asserting claims against the Elerdings for negligent supervision of a child, negligent furnishing of a firearm, and general negligence, and for statutory liability under RCW 4.24.190, which imposes strict liability on parents in…”
In Re William George T., 599 A.2d 886 (Md. Ct. Spec. App. 1992). “1991) (living with parents); Wash.Rev.Code Ann. § 4.24.190 (1988) (living with the parent or parents); Wyo.”
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