Revised Code of Washington

Wash. Rev. Code § 49.44.040 (2026)

Obtaining employment by false letter or certificate

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Every person who shall obtain employment or appointment to any office or place of trust, by color or aid of any false or forged letter or certificate of recommendation, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.

[ 1909 c 249 s 371; RRS s 2623.]

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 1 case, 2019–2019 · leading case: In the Matter of the Est. of: K. Wendell Reugh, 447 P.3d 544 (Wash. Ct. App. 2019).

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In the Matter of the Est. of: K. Wendell Reugh, 447 P.3d 544 (Wash. Ct. App. 2019). “In turn, the court held that a defendant may raise the plaintiff’s failure to establish his membership in the class under RCW 49.44.040 for the first time on appeal.”

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