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RCW 1 . 08 .040

The Revised Code of Washington in the specified certified or reprinted form is treated as official and serves as prima facie evidence of the laws it contains.

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RCW 1 . 08 .040

The Revised Code of Washington in the specified certified or reprinted form is treated as official and serves as prima facie evidence of the laws it contains.

Section 1.08.040

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§ 1.08.040RCW 1 . 08 .040Provision

The Revised Code of Washington in the specified certified or reprinted form is treated as official and serves as prima facie evidence of the laws it contains.

RCW 1.08.040 Certification—Official code—Prima facie evidence. The Revised Code of Washington containing the certificate of the temporary code committee and any supplement or addition thereto or reprint edition thereof, which contains the certificate of the statute law committee referred to in RCW 1.08.037, shall be deemed official, and shall be prima facie evidence of the laws contained therein. [ 1955 c 5 s 2; 1953 c 257 s 15; 1951 c 157 s 16; 1941 c 149 s 3; Rem. Supp. 1941 s 152-38.]
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