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RCW 19.86.080

Attorney general may restrain prohibited acts—Costs—Restoration of property.

Known as the Consumer Protection Act

The act spans §§ 19.86.010 to 19.86.920 (26 sections).

Applied in 56 court decisions — leading case 118 Wash. 2d 451 - Eriks v. Denver (1992)

Most recently applied in Rebecca Thorley & Monica Baxter v. Donald E. Nowlin, et ux (January 2024)

2007 c 66 s 1; 1970 ex.s. c 26 s 1; 1961 c 216 s 8.

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(1) The attorney general may bring an action in the name of the state, or as parens patriae on behalf of persons residing in the state, against any person to restrain and prevent the doing of any act herein prohibited or declared to be unlawful; and the prevailing party may, in the discretion of the court, recover the costs of said action including a reasonable attorney's fee.

(2) The court may make such additional orders or judgments as may be necessary to restore to any person in interest any moneys or property, real or personal, which may have been acquired by means of any act herein prohibited or declared to be unlawful.

(3) Upon a violation of RCW 19.86.030, 19.86.040, 19.86.050, or 19.86.060, the court may also make such additional orders or judgments as may be necessary to restore to any person in interest any moneys or property, real or personal, which may have been acquired, regardless of whether such person purchased or transacted for goods or services directly with the defendant or indirectly through resellers. The court shall exclude from the amount of monetary relief awarded in an action pursuant to this subsection any amount that duplicates amounts that have been awarded for the same violation. The court should consider consolidation or coordination with other related actions, to the extent practicable, to avoid duplicate recovery.

Official source: Washington State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Washington statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.