It is unlawful for any person to make or cause to be made, in any document filed with the director or in any proceeding under this chapter, any statement which is, at the time and in the light of the circumstances under which it is made, false or misleading in any material respect.
RCW 21.20.350
False or misleading statements in filed documents.
Known as the The Securities Act
The act spans §§ 21–21 (75 sections).
Applied in 4 court decisions — leading case 23 Wash. App. 402 - Kittilson v. Ford (1979)
Most recently applied in 40 Wash. App. 75 - State v. Markham (March 1985)
1959 c 282 s 35.
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