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RCW 9.62.020 — Instituting suit in name of another
Current through 2026 Regular Session
Part of Chapter 9.62: Malicious Prosecution—Abuse Of Process, Revised Code of Washington.
Full text of RCW 9.62.020
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.
Every person who shall institute or prosecute any action or other proceeding in the name of another, without his or her consent and contrary to law, shall be guilty of a gross misdemeanor.
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