An action upon a statute for a penalty given in whole or in part to the person who may prosecute for the same, shall be commenced within three years [one year] after the commission of the offense; and if the action be not commenced within one year by a private party, it may be commenced within two years after the commission of the offense in behalf of the state by the prosecuting attorney of the county, where said offense was committed.
RCW 4.16.115
Special provisions for action on penalty.
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case 96 Wash. 2d 85 - U. S. Oil & Refining Co. v. Department of Ecology (1981)
Most recently applied in Paul Lewis v. Vernice Zanco, et ux (March 2021)
1877 p 9 s 31; 1854 p 364 s 6; RRS s 163
Official source: Washington State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Washington statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.