Should the director be denied access to any premises or establishment where access was sought for the purposes set forth in RCW 16.57.170, the director may apply to any court of competent jurisdiction for a search warrant authorizing access to the premises or establishment for those purposes. The court may upon application, issue the search warrant for the purposes requested.
RCW 16.57.180
Search warrants.
Applied in 5 court decisions — leading case 123 Wash. 2d 260 - City of Seattle v. McCready (1994)
Most recently applied in 155 Wash. 2d 18 - Bosteder v. City of Renton (July 2005)
2003 c 326 s 21; 1959 c 54 s 18.
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Official source: Washington State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Washington statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.