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Wash. Rev. Code § 46.04.405 (2025)

Person

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"Person" includes every natural person, firm, copartnership, corporation, association, or organization.
[ 1961 c 12 s 46.04.405. Prior: 1959 c 49 s 42; prior: (i) 1943 c 153 s 1, part; 1937 c 188 s 1, part; Rem. Supp. 1943 s 6312-1, part. (ii) 1937 c 189 s 1, part; RRS s 6360-1, part; 1929 c 180 s 1, part; 1927 c 309 s 2, part; RRS s 6362-2, part.]
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1993–2026 · leading case: Quinn v. Cherry Lane Auto Plaza, Inc., 225 P.3d 266 (Wash. Ct. App. 2009).
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Quinn v. Cherry Lane Auto Plaza, Inc., 225 P.3d 266 (Wash. Ct. App. 2009). “The statute makes it unlawful for “any person to sell a motor vehicle” when “such person has knowledge” that the odometer has been replaced and does not disclose it to the buyer. RCW 46.37.560 (emphasis added). Included in the definition of “person” is “every natural person,-…”
Quinn Kyrkos v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins., 852 P.2d 1078 (Wash. 1993). “" Elsewhere in RCW Title 46 when the Legislature intended to refer to cities and other governmental units it did so specifically, e.g., RCW 46.04.280, .355; RCW 46.”
State v. Wagner, 984 P.2d 425 (Wash. Ct. App. 1999). · cites it 3× “Our result is further confirmed by RCW 46.04.405, one of the statutes that Wagner cites.”
Thomas Edward Elmer Smith v. State of Washington, No. 41311-0 (Wash. Ct. App. June 16, 2026). · cites it 2× “In regard to the motor vehicle statutes, RCW 46.04.405 states a “‘[p]erson’ includes every natural person, firm, copartnership, corporation, association, or organization.”
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