The Revised Code of Washington (RCW) is the compilation of all permanent
law
Law is a set of rules that are created and are enforceable by social or governmental institutions to regulate behavior,Robertson, ''Crimes against humanity'', 90. with its precise definition a matter of longstanding debate. It has been vario ...
s currently in force in the
U.S. state
In the United States, a state is a constituent political entity, of which there are 50. Bound together in a political union, each state holds governmental jurisdiction over a separate and defined geographic territory where it shares its sover ...
of
Washington
Washington commonly refers to:
* Washington (state), United States
* Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States
** A metonym for the federal government of the United States
** Washington metropolitan area, the metropolitan area centered o ...
. Temporary laws such as
appropriations act
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s are excluded. It is published by the
Washington State Statute Law Committee and the
Washington State Code Reviser which it employs and supervises.
[RCW 1.08.015; Chapter 44.20 RCW.]
See also
*
Code Reviser
*
Law of Washington Law of Washington may refer to:
* Law of Washington (state)
* Law of Washington, D.C.
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