This chapter is exempted from the rule of strict construction, and it shall be liberally construed to give full effect to the objectives and purposes for which it was enacted.
RCW 90.58.900
Liberal construction—1971 ex.s. c 286.
Known as the Shoreline Management Act
The act spans §§ 90–90 (59 sections).
Applied in 22 court decisions — leading case 85 Wash. 2d 441 - Hama Hama Co. v. Shorelines Hearings Board (1975)
Most recently applied in Fuller Style, Inc. And Steady Floats, Inc., Apps. v. City Of Seattle, Res. (December 2019)
1971 ex.s. c 286 s 37.
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.