Revised Code of Washington
Chapter 7.48 - Nuisances.
7.48.056 - Abate moral nuisance—Enjoin owner.

RCW 7.48.056
Abate moral nuisance—Enjoin owner.

In addition to any other remedy provided by law, any act, occupation, structure, or thing which is a moral nuisance may be abated, and the person doing such act or engaged in such occupation, and the owner and agent of the owner of any such structure or thing, may be enjoined as provided in this chapter.

[ 1979 c 1 § 4 (Initiative Measure No. 335, approved November 8, 1977).]
NOTES:

Reviser's note: As to the constitutionality of this section, see note following RCW 7.48.052.

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Title 7 - Special Proceedings and Actions

Chapter 7.48 - Nuisances.

7.48.010 - Actionable nuisance defined.

7.48.020 - Who may sue—Judgment for damages—Warrant for abatement—Injunction.

7.48.030 - Issuance and execution of warrant.

7.48.040 - Stay of issuance of warrant.

7.48.050 - Moral nuisances—Definitions.

7.48.052 - Moral nuisances.

7.48.054 - Moral nuisance—Personal property—Effects of notice.

7.48.056 - Abate moral nuisance—Enjoin owner.

7.48.058 - Maintaining action to abate moral nuisance—Bond.

7.48.060 - Moral nuisance—Jurisdiction—Filing a complaint.

7.48.062 - Moral nuisance—Restraining order—Violations.

7.48.064 - Moral nuisance—Hearing—Notice—Consolidation with trial.

7.48.066 - Finding of moral nuisance—Orders.

7.48.068 - Abatement of moral nuisance by owner—Effect on injunction.

7.48.070 - Moral nuisance—Priority of action on calendar.

7.48.072 - Moral nuisance—Effects of admission or finding of guilt.

7.48.074 - Moral nuisance—Evidence of reputation—Admissibility.

7.48.076 - Moral nuisance—Trial—Costs—Dismissal—Judgment.

7.48.078 - Moral nuisance—Judgment—Penalties—Disposal of personal property.

7.48.080 - Moral nuisance—Violation of injunction—Contempt of court.

7.48.085 - Moral nuisance—Property owner may repossess.

7.48.090 - Moral nuisance—Contraband—Forfeitures.

7.48.100 - Moral nuisance—Immunity of certain motion picture theater employees.

7.48.110 - Houses of lewdness, assignation or prostitution may be abated—Voluntary abatement.

7.48.120 - Nuisance defined.

7.48.130 - Public nuisance defined.

7.48.140 - Public nuisances enumerated.

7.48.150 - Private nuisance defined.

7.48.155 - Unlawful use of firearm or deadly weapon—Arrest required.

7.48.160 - Authorized act not a nuisance.

7.48.170 - Successive owners liable.

7.48.180 - Abatement does not preclude action for damages.

7.48.190 - Nuisance does not become legal by prescription.

7.48.200 - Remedies.

7.48.210 - Civil action, who may maintain.

7.48.220 - Abatement, by whom.

7.48.230 - Public nuisance—Abatement.

7.48.240 - Certain places of resort declared nuisances.

7.48.250 - Penalty—Abatement.

7.48.260 - Warrant of abatement.

7.48.270 - Stay of warrant.

7.48.280 - Costs of abatement.

7.48.300 - Agricultural activities and forest practices—Legislative finding and purpose.

7.48.305 - Agricultural activities and forest practices—Presumed reasonable and not a nuisance—Exception—Damages.

7.48.310 - Agricultural activities and forest practices—Definitions.

7.48.315 - Agricultural activities and forest practices—Recovering lawsuit costs—Farmers.

7.48.320 - Agricultural activities and forest practices—Recovering costs to investigate complaints—State and local agencies.

7.48.905 - Severability—1979 c 122.