No bond shall be required of the state of Washington for any purpose in any case in any of the courts of the state of Washington and the state of Washington shall be, on proper showing, entitled to any orders, injunctions and writs of whatever nature without bond notwithstanding the provisions of any existing statute requiring that bonds be furnished by private parties.
RCW 4.92.080
Bond not required of state.
Applied in 9 court decisions — leading case Norco Construction, Inc. v. King County (1986)
Most recently applied in Keith L. & Kay Burdine Holmquist And Fredrick Kaseburg v. City Of Seattle (February 2016)
1935 c 122 s 1; RRS s 390-3.
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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.