The certificates required by RCW 42.24.080 through 42.24.110 need not be sworn, but any person certifying a claim or making a claim knowing the same to be false or untrue shall be guilty of perjury in the second degree.
RCW 42.24.100
Municipal corporations and political subdivisions—Certificates need not be sworn—Penalty for false claim.
Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case 85 Wash. 2d 769 - State v. Lewis (1975)
Most recently applied in 85 Wash. 2d 769 - State v. Lewis (August 1975)
1965 c 116 s 3.
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