RCW 7.48.058
Maintaining action to abate moral nuisance—Bond.
The attorney general, prosecuting attorney, city attorney, city prosecutor, or any citizen of the county may maintain an action of an equitable nature in the name of the state of Washington upon the relation of such attorney general, prosecuting attorney, city attorney, city prosecutor, or citizen, to abate a moral nuisance, to perpetually enjoin all persons from maintaining the same, and to enjoin the use of any structure or thing adjudged to be a moral nuisance.
If such action is instituted by a private person, the complainant shall execute a bond to the person against whom complaint is made, with good and sufficient surety to be approved by the court or clerk thereof, in the sum of not less than five hundred dollars, to secure to the party enjoined the damages he or she may sustain if such action is wrongfully brought, and the court finds there was no reasonable grounds or cause for said action and the case is dismissed for that reason before trial or for want of prosecution. No bond shall be required of the attorney general, prosecuting attorney, city attorney, or city prosecutor, and no action shall be maintained against such public official for his or her official action when brought in good faith.
[ 2011 c 336 § 212; 1979 c 1 § 5 (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.
Structure Revised Code of Washington
Title 7 - Special Proceedings and Actions
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.
7.48.054 - 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.
7.48.130 - 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.
7.48.210 - 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.
7.48.260 - Warrant of abatement.
7.48.280 - Costs of abatement.
7.48.300 - Agricultural activities and forest practices—Legislative finding and purpose.
7.48.310 - Agricultural activities and forest practices—Definitions.
7.48.315 - Agricultural activities and forest practices—Recovering lawsuit costs—Farmers.