Washington · statute · Wash. Rev. Code ch. 19.178 · 15 active provisions
Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter.(1) "Affiliated business" means a business or business location that is directly or indirectly controlled by or under common control with the business location or locations listed in the notice of the sale or th…
(1) It is unlawful for a person to sell, offer for sale, or advertise for sale merchandise at a going out of business sale without first recording a notice of the going out of business sale and executing an affidavit of inventory under this chapter.(2) The notice of the sale must be displayed in a prominent place on th…
(1) A person conducting a going out of business sale shall record a notice of the sale with the county auditor at least fourteen days before the beginning date of the sale.(2) The notice must be signed under oath and acknowledged and must require, and the person signing the notice shall set forth, the following facts a…
(1) A person conducting a going out of business sale shall, before recording the notice, make either an inventory list of the merchandise to be sold or a compilation of purchase orders issued by the business in the thirty days before recording the notice of the sale.(2) If a person elects to make an inventory list:(a)…
(1) No person may conduct a going out of business sale except a person with a valid Washington state business identification number.(2) No person may conduct a going out of business sale if a person who has an ownership interest in the business or in the merchandise to be sold established or acquired an ownership inter…
No person may conduct a going out of business sale for more than sixty days from the beginning date of the sale.
(1) No person may sell consigned merchandise or other merchandise not owned by the person signing the notice at a going out of business sale. Merchandise ordered within thirty days of recording the notice of the sale may consist only of bona fide orders made in the usual course of business and may contain no merchandis…
(1) No person may continue to conduct a going out of business sale beyond the ending date listed in the notice of the sale.(2) No person after conducting a going out of business sale may remain in business under any of the same ownership, or under the same or substantially the same trade name, or continue to offer for…
No person may conduct a going out of business sale if any means have been established for continuation of the closing business location by the same owner, directly or indirectly, by corporation, trust, unincorporated association, partnership, or other legal entity under the same name or under a different name.
(1) No person may advertise a going out of business sale more than fourteen days before the beginning date of the sale. All advertising of the sale must state the beginning date and must clearly and prominently state the ending date of the sale. Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, all advertising must…
The legislature finds that the practices covered by this chapter are matters vitally affecting the public interest for the purpose of applying the consumer protection act, chapter 19.86 RCW. Violations of this chapter are not reasonable in relation to the development and preservation of business. A violation of this ch…
A person who knowingly violates this chapter or who knowingly gives false or incorrect information in a notice required by this chapter is guilty of a gross misdemeanor punishable under chapter 9A.20 RCW.
The attorney general or the proper prosecuting attorney may institute proceedings under this chapter.
The state of Washington fully occupies and preempts the entire field of regulating going out of business sales.
(1) This chapter shall apply only to persons who engage in the retail sale of merchandise in their regular course of business.(2) This chapter does not apply to:(a) Persons acting in accordance with their powers and duties as public officers, such as county sheriffs;(b) Bulk transfers as defined in *RCW 62A.6-102; or(c…