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RCW 69.50.506

Burden of proof; liabilities.

Known as the Uniform Controlled Substances Act

The act spans §§ 69–69 (133 sections).

Applied in 26 court decisions — leading case 116 Wash. 2d 342 - Rozner v. City of Bellevue (1991)

Most recently applied in State Of Washington, V. Trang My Le (March 2025)

2012 c 117 s 370; 1971 ex.s. c 308 s 69.50.506.

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(a) [(1)] It is not necessary for the state to negate any exemption or exception in this chapter in any complaint, information, indictment, or other pleading or in any trial, hearing, or other proceeding under this chapter. The burden of proof of any exemption or exception is upon the person claiming it.

(b) [(2)] In the absence of proof that a person is the duly authorized holder of an appropriate registration or order form issued under this chapter, he or she is presumed not to be the holder of the registration or form. The burden of proof is upon him or her to rebut the presumption.

(c) [(3)] No liability is imposed by this chapter upon any authorized state, county, or municipal officer, engaged in the lawful performance of his or her duties.

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