Revised Code of Washington
Encyclopedia
The Revised Code of Washington (RCW) is the compilation of all permanent law
s currently in force in the U.S. state
of Washington. Temporary laws such as appropriations acts are excluded.
Law
Law is a system of rules and guidelines which are enforced through social institutions to govern behavior, wherever possible. It shapes politics, economics and society in numerous ways and serves as a social mediator of relations between people. Contract law regulates everything from buying a bus...
s currently in force in the U.S. state
U.S. state
A U.S. state is any one of the 50 federated states of the United States of America that share sovereignty with the federal government. Because of this shared sovereignty, an American is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of domicile. Four states use the official title of...
of Washington. Temporary laws such as appropriations acts are excluded.