{"data":{"id":"us-wa/rcw-1.12.020","jurisdiction":"us-wa","citation":"RCW 1.12.020","heading":"Statutes continued, when.","body":"The provisions of a statute, so far as they are substantially the same as those of a statute existing at the time of their enactment, must be construed as continuations thereof.","path":["Title 1","Chapter 1.12"],"source_url":"https://app.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=1.12.020","current_through":"July 15, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:23:52Z","sha256":"82173460eeba755f91e8fbeb742d84c6c9d7a0160b6ae07025017e7e6b725d74","source_id":"us-wa","stale":false,"prev":"us-wa/rcw-1.12.010","next":"us-wa/rcw-1.12.025"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}