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Wash. Rev. Code § 81.48.020 (2026)

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Every person who shall wilfully obstruct, hinder or delay the passage of any car lawfully operated upon any railway, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
[ 1961 c 14 s 81.48.020. Prior: 1909 c 249 s 278; RRS s 2530.]
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 7 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1987–2021 · leading case: State v. Aver, 745 P.2d 479 (Wash. 1987).
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State v. Aver, 745 P.2d 479 (Wash. 1987). · cites it 43× “The facts are not disputed. In Clark County District Court a jury convicted defendants of obstructing or delaying a train in violation of RCW 81.”
State v. Smith, 759 P.2d 372 (Wash. 1988). · cites it 2× “RCW 81.48.020 forbids a definite course of conduct — willfully obstructing, hindering or delaying the passage of a train.”
City of Seattle v. Cadigan, 776 P.2d 727 (Wash. Ct. App. 1989). · cites it 2× “Rather, RCW 81.48.020 forbids a definite course of conduct — willfully obstructing, hindering or delaying the passage of a train.”
State v. Ankney, 766 P.2d 1131 (Wash. Ct. App. 1989). · cites it 5× “2d 479 (1987), the Supreme Court upheld RCW 81.48.020 against a similar vagueness challenge.”
State Of Washington v. Abigail C. Brockway (Wash. Ct. App. 2018). · cites it 4× “The State charged the five defendants with one count of obstructing or delaying a train in violation of RCW 81.48.020 and one count of second degree trespass in violation of RCW 9A.”
State of Washington v. Spokane Cnty. Dist. Court (Wash. Ct. App. 2020). “080, and obstructing and delaying a train, in violation of RCW 81.48.020. Taylor gave notice to the State of the intent to assert the necessity defense.”
State ex rel. Haskell v. Spokane Cnty. Dist. Court (Wash. 2021). “080 (criminal trespass) and RCW 81.48.020 (unlawful obstruction of a train).”
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