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RCW 9.45.260 — Fire protection sprinkler system contractors—Wrongful acts
Current through 2026 Regular Session
Part of Chapter 9.45: Frauds And Swindles, Revised Code of Washington.
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Full text of RCW 9.45.260
Statutory text current through the 2026 Regular Session. This publication reproduces the official text of the Revised Code of Washington from the Code Reviser's published files; it is not the official statutes of the State of Washington.
Any fire protection sprinkler system contractor, defined under RCW 18.160.010, who willfully and maliciously constructs, installs, or maintains a fire protection sprinkler system in any structure so as to threaten the safety of any occupant or user of the structure in the event of a fire, is guilty of a class C felony. This section may not be construed to create any criminal liability for a prime contractor or an owner of a structure unless it is proved that the prime contractor or owner had actual knowledge of an illegal construction, installation, or maintenance of a fire protection sprinkler system by a fire protection sprinkler system contractor.
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Is fire protection sprinkler system contractors a felony or a misdemeanor in Washington?
Fire protection sprinkler system contractors is a Class C Felony in Washington under RCW 9.45.260.
Which Washington statute covers fire protection sprinkler system contractors?
Fire protection sprinkler system contractors is governed by RCW 9.45.260 (Fire protection sprinkler system contractors—Wrongful acts).
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