Revised Code of Washington
Chapter 7.48 - Nuisances.
7.48.190 - Nuisance does not become legal by prescription.

RCW 7.48.190
Nuisance does not become legal by prescription.

No lapse of time can legalize a public nuisance, amounting to an actual obstruction of public right.

[Code 1881 § 1241; 1875 p 80 § 7; RRS § 9919.]

Structure Revised Code of Washington

Revised Code of Washington

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.