Revised Code of Washington

Wash. Rev. Code § 46.61.5191 (2026)

Local ordinances not prohibited

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Nothing in RCW 46.61.519 or RCW 46.61.5191 prohibits any city or town from enacting a local ordinance that proscribes the acts proscribed by those sections and that provides penalties equal to or greater than the penalties provided in those sections.

[ 1984 c 274 s 2.]

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases, 1995–1995 · leading case: City of Seattle v. Williams, 128 Wash. 2d 341 (Wash. 1995).

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City of Seattle v. Williams, 128 Wash. 2d 341 (Wash. 1995). “In addition, RCW 46.61.5191 and RCW 35.21.165 specifically permit local jurisdictions to enact greater penalties than those provided in statute for, respectively, a violation of RCW 46.”

City of Seattle v. Williams, 908 P.2d 359 (Wash. 1995). “In addition, RCW 46.61.5191 and RCW 35.21.165 specifically permit local jurisdictions to enact greater penalties than those provided in statute for, respectively, a violation of RCW 46.”

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