Washington · statute · Wash. Rev. Code ch. 70.111 · 7 active provisions
(1) The legislature finds all of the following:(a) The disability and death of infants resulting from injuries sustained in crib accidents are a serious threat to the public health, welfare, and safety of the people of this state.(b) Infants are an especially vulnerable class of people.(c) The design and construction o…
Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter.(1) "Infant" means any person less than thirty-five inches tall and less than three years of age.(2) "Crib" means a bed or containment designed to accommodate an infant.(3) "Full-size crib" means a full-size cri…
(1) No commercial user may remanufacture, retrofit, sell, contract to sell or resell, lease, sublet, or otherwise place in the stream of commerce, on or after June 6, 1996, a full-size or nonfull-size crib that is unsafe for any infant using the crib.(2) A crib is presumed to be unsafe pursuant to this chapter if it do…
Any crib that is clearly not intended for use by an infant is exempt from the provisions of this chapter, provided that it is accompanied at the time of remanufacturing, retrofitting, selling, leasing, subletting, or otherwise placing in the stream of commerce, by a notice to be furnished by the commercial user declari…
Any person may maintain an action against any commercial user who violates RCW 70.111.030 to enjoin the remanufacture, retrofit, sale, contract to sell, contract to resell, lease, or subletting of a full-size or nonfull-size crib that is unsafe for any infant using the crib, and for reasonable attorneys' fees and costs…
Remedies available under this chapter are in addition to any other remedies or procedures under any other provision of law that may be available to an aggrieved party.
This chapter may be known and cited as the infant crib safety act.