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Wash. Rev. Code § 7.56.020 (2026)

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The information may be filed by the prosecuting attorney in the superior court of the proper county, upon his or her own relation, whenever he or she shall deem it his or her duty to do so, or shall be directed by the court or other competent authority, or by any other person on his or her own relation, whenever he or she claims an interest in the office, franchise, or corporation which is the subject of the information.
[ 2011 c 336 s 237; Code 1881 s 703; 1877 p 143 s 707; 1854 p 216 s 469; RRS s 1035.]
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Cited in 20 cases, 1952–2020 · leading case: Reid v. Dalton, 100 P.3d 349 (Wash. Ct. App. 2004).
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Reid v. Dalton, 100 P.3d 349 (Wash. Ct. App. 2004). · cites it 2× “010(1); RCW 7.56.020; Green *354 Mountain Sch. Dist.”
State v. Verharen, 969 P.2d 64 (Wash. 1998). · cites it 2× “3 Quo warranto actions are also recognized in statute: The [quo warranto] information may be filed by the prosecuting attorney in the superior court of the proper county, upon his own relation, whenever he shall deem it his duty to do so, or shall be directed by the court or…”
Reid v. Dalton, 124 Wash. App. 113 (Wash. Ct. App. 2004). · cites it 2× “010(1); RCW 7.56.020; Green Mountain Sch. Dist. No.”
State Ex Rel. Quick-Ruben v. Verharen, 969 P.2d 64 (Wash. 1998). · cites it 2× “[3] Quo warranto actions are also recognized in statute: The [quo warranto] information may be filed by the prosecuting attorney in the superior court of the proper county, upon his own relation, whenever he shall deem it his duty to do so, or shall be directed by the court or…”
State Ex Rel. Evans v. Bhd. of Friends, 247 P.2d 787 (Wash. 1952). · cites it 2× “, § 1035, RCW 7.56.020, provides: "The information may be filed by the prosecuting attorney *140 in the superior court of the proper county, upon his own relation, whenever he shall deem it his duty to do so, or shall be directed by the court or other competent authority, .”
Cotton v. City of Elma, 998 P.2d 339 (Wash. Ct. App. 2000). · cites it 3× “A person claiming an interest in an office, RCW 7.56.020, may bring an information in quo warranto against another person usurping, intruding upon, or unlawfully exercising or holding an office within a governmental authority, RCW 7.”
State ex rel. Banks v. Drummond, 385 P.3d 769 (Wash. 2016). “We reject this view of the case. This is a claim for usurpation of the office of a public official; quo warranto claims specifically permit prosecuting attorneys to patrol for unconstitutional delegations of public officials’ authority.”
Shafer v. Bd. of Trs., 883 P.2d 1387 (Wash. Ct. App. 1994). “See RCW 7.56.020; Black’s Law Dictionary 1289 (6th ed.”
Lee v. Jasman, 332 P.3d 1106 (Wash. Ct. App. 2014). “RCW 7.56.020; State ex rel. Brown v. Warnock, 12 Wn.”
State v. Smith, 756 P.2d 1335 (Wash. Ct. App. 1988). · cites it 2× “2d 761 (1974), or a post-judgment motion for relief, but only under a quo warranto proceeding as set forth in RCW 7.56.020. State v. Franks, supra; State v.”
State Ex Rel. Johnson v. Lally, 370 P.2d 971 (Wash. 1962). “According to RCW 7.56.020, an information in quo war-ranto “ .”
Cotton v. City of Elma, 100 Wash. App. 685 (Wash. Ct. App. 2000). · cites it 3× “56 RCW A person claiming an interest in an office, RCW 7.56.020, may bring an information in quo warranto against another person usurping, intruding upon, or unlawfully exercising or holding an office within a governmental authority, RCW 7.”
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