Revised Code of Washington

Wash. Rev. Code § 51.98.010 (2026)

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The provisions of this title insofar as they are substantially the same as statutory provisions repealed by this chapter, and relating to the same subject matter, shall be construed as restatements and continuations, and not as new enactments.

[ 1961 c 23 s 51.98.010.]

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases, 2002–2002 · leading case: WR Enter., Inc. v. Dep't of Labor & Indus., 53 P.3d 504 (Wash. 2002).

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WR Enter., Inc. v. Dep't of Labor & Indus., 53 P.3d 504 (Wash. 2002). · cites it 2× “Although that may be true in the most general sense, RCW 51.98.010 specifically provides we are bound to construe provisions of RCW Title 51 as "restatements and continuations" of repealed statutory provisions insofar as the new and the old statutes are "substantially the same,"…”

WR Enter., Inc. v. Dep't of Labor & Indus., 147 Wash. 2d 213 (Wash. 2002). “Although that may be true in the most general sense, RCW 51.98.010 specifically provides we are bound to construe provisions of Title 51 RCW as “restatements and continuations” of repealed statutory provisions insofar as the new and the old statutes are “substantially the same,”…”

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