RCW 72.01.900
Construction—Chapter applicable to state registered domestic partnerships—2009 c 521.
For the purposes of this chapter, the terms spouse, marriage, marital, husband, wife, widow, widower, next of kin, and family shall be interpreted as applying equally to state registered domestic partnerships or individuals in state registered domestic partnerships as well as to marital relationships and married persons, and references to dissolution of marriage shall apply equally to state registered domestic partnerships that have been terminated, dissolved, or invalidated, to the extent that such interpretation does not conflict with federal law. Where necessary to implement chapter 521, Laws of 2009, gender-specific terms such as husband and wife used in any statute, rule, or other law shall be construed to be gender neutral, and applicable to individuals in state registered domestic partnerships.
[ 2009 c 521 § 163.]
Structure Revised Code of Washington
Chapter 72.01 - Administration.
72.01.042 - Hours of labor for full time employees—Compensatory time—Premium pay.
72.01.043 - Hours of labor for full time employees—Certain personnel excepted.
72.01.045 - Assaults to employees—Reimbursement for costs.
72.01.060 - Chief executive officers—Appointment—Salaries—Assistants.
72.01.090 - Rules and regulations.
72.01.110 - Construction or repair of buildings—Contracts or inmate labor.
72.01.120 - Construction or repair of buildings—Award of contracts.
72.01.130 - Destruction of buildings—Reconstruction.
72.01.140 - Agricultural and farm activities.
72.01.150 - Industrial activities.
72.01.180 - Dietitian—Duties—Travel expenses.
72.01.200 - Employment of teachers—Exceptions.
72.01.210 - Institutional religious coordinators—Appointment—Qualifications.
72.01.220 - Institutional religious coordinators—Duties.
72.01.230 - Institutional religious coordinators—Offices, chapels, supplies.
72.01.240 - Supervisor of religious coordinators.
72.01.260 - Outside ministers not excluded.
72.01.270 - Gifts, acceptance of.
72.01.280 - Quarters for personnel—Charges.
72.01.282 - Quarters for personnel—Deposit of receipts.
72.01.290 - Record of patients and inmates.
72.01.300 - Accounting systems.
72.01.310 - Political influence forbidden.
72.01.320 - Examination of conditions and needs—Report.
72.01.365 - Escorted leaves of absence for inmates—Definitions.
72.01.370 - Escorted leaves of absence for inmates—Grounds.
72.01.375 - Escorted leaves of absence for inmates—Notification of local law enforcement agencies.
72.01.380 - Leaves of absence for inmates—Rules—Restrictions—Costs.
72.01.415 - Offender under eighteen confined to a jail—Segregation from adult offenders.
72.01.430 - Transfer of equipment, supplies, livestock between institutions—Notice—Conditions.
72.01.900 - Construction—Chapter applicable to state registered domestic partnerships—2009 c 521.