Revised Code of Washington - RCW Title 78 Mines, Minerals, And Petroleum - Chapter 78.12 Abandoned Shafts And Excavations

• 78.12.010 Shafts, excavations to be fenced
  Any person or persons, company, or corporation who shall hereafter dig, sink or excavate, or cause the same to be done, or being the owner ...
• 78.12.020 Complaint -- Contents
  Three persons being residents of the county, and knowing or having reason to believe that the provisions of RCW 78.12.010 are being or have been ...
• 78.12.030 Order to serve notice
  Upon the filing of the notice, as provided in RCW 78.12.020, the district or municipal court shall issue an order, directed to the sheriff of ...
• 78.12.040 Notice -- Contents -- Civil and criminal penalties
  The notice thus served shall require the said persons to appear before the judge issuing the same, at a time to be stated therein, not ...
• 78.12.050 Suit in name of state -- Disposition of proceeds
  Suits commenced under the provisions of this chapter shall be in the name of the state of Washington, and all judgments and fines collected shall ...
• 78.12.060 Procedure when shaft unclaimed
  If the notice filed with the district or municipal court, as aforesaid, shall state that the excavation, shaft or hole has been abandoned, and no ...
• 78.12.061 Safety cage in mining shaft -- Regulations
  (1) It shall be unlawful for any person or persons, company or companies, corporation or corporations, to sink or work through any vertical shaft at ...
• 78.12.070 Damage actions preserved
  Nothing contained in this chapter shall be so construed as to prevent recovery being had in a suit for damages for injuries sustained by the ...

Last modified: April 7, 2009