Revised Code of Washington

Wash. Rev. Code § 47.60.200 (2026)

Consent to liability not general liability of state

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Any consent to liability given under the provisions of this chapter creates liability of the department only and does not create any general liability of the state.

[ 1984 c 7 s 314; 1961 c 13 s 47.60.200. Prior: 1951 c 259 s 5.]

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 4 cases, 1955–2009 · leading case: Maziar v. State, Dept. of Corr., 216 P.3d 430 (Wash. Ct. App. 2009).

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Maziar v. State, Dept. of Corr., 216 P.3d 430 (Wash. Ct. App. 2009). · cites it 3× “¶ 23 The State argues, however, that RCW 47.60.200 demonstrates that the legislature intended the State's waiver of sovereign immunity for maritime claims to be limited to that chapter.”

Gross v. Washington State Ferries, 367 P.2d 600 (Wash. 1961). · cites it 3× “7 (a) Laws of 1951, chapter 259, § 5 (RCW 47.60.200): “Any consent to liability given under the provisions of this act [RCW 47.”

Maziar v. Dep't of Corr., 151 Wash. App. 850 (Wash. Ct. App. 2009). · cites it 3× “¶23 The State argues, however, that RCW 47.60.200 demonstrates that the legislature intended the State’s waiver of sovereign immunity for maritime claims to be limited to that chapter.”

Am. Tug Boat Co. v. Washington Toll Bridge Auth., 291 P.2d 668 (Wash. 1955). ““The right of action extended by RCW 47.60.200 to 47-.60.270 shall be applicable to loss or damage of property and/or personal injury or death, resulting from the operation of ferries or terminals by the authority to persons other than shippers or passengers, but any recovery of…”

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