The information may be filed by the prosecuting attorney in the superior court of the proper county, upon his or her own relation, whenever he or she shall deem it his or her duty to do so, or shall be directed by the court or other competent authority, or by any other person on his or her own relation, whenever he or she claims an interest in the office, franchise, or corporation which is the subject of the information.
RCW 7.56.020
Who may file.
Applied in 15 court decisions — leading case 41 Wash. 2d 133 - State Ex Rel. Evans v. Brotherhood of Friends (1952)
Most recently applied in 187 Wash. 2d 157 - State ex rel. Banks v. Drummond (December 2016)
2011 c 336 s 237; Code 1881 s 703; 1877 p 143 s 707; 1854 p 216 s 469; RRS s 1035.
How often courts cite this section
Court decisions citing this, by year. The dip in the last several years is a data-coverage gap, not a real trend — our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so recent citations are undercounted.
Official source: Washington State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Washington statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.