The filing of a statement of claim pursuant to RCW 90.14.061 which knowingly provides for an overstatement of a right either in quantities of water or times of use claimed shall constitute a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than two hundred fifty dollars or by imprisonment for not more than ninety days, or both.
RCW 90.14.121
Penalty for overstating claim.
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Willowbrook Farms LLP v. Department of Ecology (2003)
Most recently applied in Willowbrook Farms LLP v. Department of Ecology (April 2003)
1969 ex.s. c 284 s 21.
Official source: Washington State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Washington statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.