Menu
Search
Enter search terms
Go
Enter search terms
Legislature Home
House of Representatives
Senate
Find Your District
Find Your District
Laws & Agency Rules
Bill Information
Agendas, Schedules, and Calendars
Legislative Committees
Coming to the Legislature
Civic Education
Legislative Agencies
Legislative Information Center
Email Updates (GovDelivery)
View All Links
Main Sections
Legislature Home
House of Representatives
Senate
Find Your District
Find Your District
Laws & Agency Rules
Bill Information
Agendas, Schedules, & Calendars
Legislative Committees
Legislative Agencies
Legislative Information Center
Email Updates (GovDelivery)
View all links
Print
RCWs
>
Title 7
>
Chapter 7.48
Complete Chapter
HTML
PDF
|
RCW Dispositions
Chapter
7.48
RCW
NUISANCES
Sections
HTML
PDF
7.48.010
Actionable nuisance defined.
HTML
PDF
7.48.020
Who may sue
—
Judgment for damages
—
Warrant for abatement
—
Injunction.
HTML
PDF
7.48.030
Issuance and execution of warrant.
HTML
PDF
7.48.040
Stay of issuance of warrant.
HTML
PDF
7.48.050
Moral nuisances
—
Definitions.
HTML
PDF
7.48.052
Moral nuisances.
HTML
PDF
7.48.054
Moral nuisance
—
Personal property
—
Effects of notice.
HTML
PDF
7.48.056
Abate moral nuisance
—
Enjoin owner.
HTML
PDF
7.48.058
Maintaining action to abate moral nuisance
—
Bond.
HTML
PDF
7.48.060
Moral nuisance
—
Jurisdiction
—
Filing a complaint.
HTML
PDF
7.48.062
Moral nuisance
—
Restraining order
—
Violations.
HTML
PDF
7.48.064
Moral nuisance
—
Hearing
—
Notice
—
Consolidation with trial.
HTML
PDF
7.48.066
Finding of moral nuisance
—
Orders.
HTML
PDF
7.48.068
Abatement of moral nuisance by owner
—
Effect on injunction.
HTML
PDF
7.48.070
Moral nuisance
—
Priority of action on calendar.
HTML
PDF
7.48.072
Moral nuisance
—
Effects of admission or finding of guilt.
HTML
PDF
7.48.074
Moral nuisance
—
Evidence of reputation
—
Admissibility.
HTML
PDF
7.48.076
Moral nuisance
—
Trial
—
Costs
—
Dismissal
—
Judgment.
HTML
PDF
7.48.078
Moral nuisance
—
Judgment
—
Penalties
—
Disposal of personal property.
HTML
PDF
7.48.080
Moral nuisance
—
Violation of injunction
—
Contempt of court.
HTML
PDF
7.48.085
Moral nuisance
—
Property owner may repossess.
HTML
PDF
7.48.090
Moral nuisance
—
Contraband
—
Forfeitures.
HTML
PDF
7.48.100
Moral nuisance
—
Immunity of certain motion picture theater employees.
HTML
PDF
7.48.110
Houses of lewdness, assignation or prostitution may be abated
—
Voluntary abatement.
HTML
PDF
7.48.120
Nuisance defined.
HTML
PDF
7.48.130
Public nuisance defined.
HTML
PDF
7.48.140
Public nuisances enumerated.
HTML
PDF
7.48.150
Private nuisance defined.
HTML
PDF
7.48.155
Unlawful use of firearm or deadly weapon
—
Arrest required.
HTML
PDF
7.48.160
Authorized act not a nuisance.
HTML
PDF
7.48.170
Successive owners liable.
HTML
PDF
7.48.180
Abatement does not preclude action for damages.
HTML
PDF
7.48.190
Nuisance does not become legal by prescription.
HTML
PDF
7.48.200
Remedies.
HTML
PDF
7.48.210
Civil action, who may maintain.
HTML
PDF
7.48.220
Abatement, by whom.
HTML
PDF
7.48.230
Public nuisance
—
Abatement.
HTML
PDF
7.48.240
Certain places of resort declared nuisances.
HTML
PDF
7.48.250
Penalty
—
Abatement.
HTML
PDF
7.48.260
Warrant of abatement.
HTML
PDF
7.48.270
Stay of warrant.
HTML
PDF
7.48.280
Costs of abatement.
HTML
PDF
7.48.300
Agricultural activities and forest practices
—
Legislative finding and purpose.
HTML
PDF
7.48.305
Agricultural activities and forest practices
—
Presumed reasonable and not a nuisance
—
Exception
—
Damages.
HTML
PDF
7.48.310
Agricultural activities and forest practices
—
Definitions.
HTML
PDF
7.48.315
Agricultural activities and forest practices
—
Recovering lawsuit costs
—
Farmers.
HTML
PDF
7.48.320
Agricultural activities and forest practices
—
Recovering costs to investigate complaints
—
State and local agencies.
HTML
PDF
7.48.905
Severability
—
1979 c 122.
NOTES:
Nuisances
criminal: Chapter
9.66
RCW.
drug, injunctions: Chapter
7.43
RCW.
jurisdiction of superior court: State Constitution Art. 4 § 6 (Amendment 28).
Site Contents
Selected content listed in alphabetical order under each group
Let Your Voice Be Heard
Contact Your Legislators
Comment on a Bill
Participate in Committee Hearings
Find
Bills
Committee Meeting Schedules & Agendas
District & Legislators
Laws & Rules
Member Information / Rosters
Video & Audio on TVW
About the Legislature
Committees
House of Representatives
Legislative Agencies
Legislative Information Center
Legislature Home
Senate
Track Legislation
Bills
Email Updates (GovDelivery)
RSS Feeds
Web Services
Additional Information
Accessibility Information
Civic Education
Comments about this site
Contact Us
Disclaimer
Employment Opportunities
Gift Center
Glossary of Terms
Help
History of the State Legislature
Privacy Notice
Reports to the Legislature
Search
Outside the Legislature
Contact Congress - the Other Washington
Governor's Website
OFM Fiscal Note Website
Washington Courts