Revised Code of Washington

Wash. Rev. Code § 90.56.900 (2026)

Construction—Appeal not to stay order, rule, or regulation

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This chapter, being necessary for the general welfare, the public health, and the public safety of the state and its inhabitants, shall be liberally construed to effect their purposes. No rule, regulation, or order of the department shall be stayed pending appeal under this chapter.

[ 1991 c 200 s 1107; 1971 ex.s. c 180 s 10. Formerly RCW 90.48.907.]

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 3 cases, 2002–2005 · leading case: Quadrant Corp. v. Cent. Puget Sound Growth Mgmt. Hearings Bd., 154 Wash. 2d 224 (Wash. 2005).

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Quadrant Corp. v. Cent. Puget Sound Growth Mgmt. Hearings Bd., 154 Wash. 2d 224 (Wash. 2005). “21C RCW] and SMA, GMA was spawned by controversy, not consensus. The relative spheres of state mandate and local autonomy were the product of extremely difficult legislative compromise.”

Quadrant Corp. v. State, Growth Mgmt. Hearings Bd., 110 P.3d 1132 (Wash. 2005). “900 (establishing that the SMA "shall be liberally construed to effect [its] purposes"); see also Settle, supra, at 34 ("[U]nlike [the State Environmental Policy Act] and SMA, GMA was spawned by controversy, not consensus. The relative spheres of state mandate and local autonomy…”

Samuel's Furniture, Inc. v. Dep't of Ecology, 54 P.3d 1194 (Wash. 2002). “RCW 90.56.900. The SMA creates a cooperative system between local and state governments.”

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