{"data":{"id":"us-wa/rcw-25.10.271","jurisdiction":"us-wa","citation":"RCW 25.10.271","heading":"Liability for false information in filed record.","body":"(1) If a record delivered to the secretary of state for filing under this chapter and filed by the secretary of state contains false information, a person that suffers loss by reliance on the information may recover damages for the loss from:\n(a) A person that signed the record, or caused another to sign it on the person's behalf, and knew the information to be false at the time the record was signed; and\n(b) A general partner that has notice that the information was false when the record was filed or has become false because of changed circumstances, if the general partner has notice for a reasonably sufficient time before the information is relied upon to enable the general partner to effect an amendment under RCW 25.10.211, file a petition under RCW 25.10.241, or deliver to the secretary of state for filing a statement of change under RCW 23.95.430 or a statement of correction under RCW 23.95.220.\n(2) A person who signs a record authorized or required to be filed under this chapter that such a person knows is false in any material respect with intent that the record be delivered to the secretary of state for filing is subject to a criminal penalty under RCW 23.95.240.","path":["Title 25","Chapter 25.10"],"source_url":"https://app.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=25.10.271","current_through":"July 15, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T01:40:38Z","sha256":"41a09aede12df4f04e1729edff73ef6be7c7c599fc2ef2e8cb86e19ed20e2c14","source_id":"us-wa","stale":false,"prev":"us-wa/rcw-25.10.261","next":"us-wa/rcw-25.10.281"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}