{"data":{"id":"us-wa/rcw-35.23.456","jurisdiction":"us-wa","citation":"RCW 35.23.456","heading":"Additional powers—Ambulances and first aid equipment.","body":"A second-class city, where commercial ambulance service is not readily available, shall have the power:\n(1) To authorize the operation of municipally-owned ambulances which may serve the city and may serve for emergencies surrounding rural areas;\n(2) To authorize the operation of other municipally-owned first aid equipment which may serve the city and surrounding rural areas;\n(3) To contract with the county or with another municipality for emergency use of city-owned ambulances or other first aid equipment: PROVIDED, That the county or other municipality shall contribute at least the cost of maintenance and operation of the equipment attributable to its use thereof; and\n(4) To provide that such ambulance service may be used to transport persons in need of emergency hospital care to hospitals beyond the city limits.\nThe council may, in its discretion, make a charge for the service authorized by this section: PROVIDED, That such ambulance service shall not enter into competition or competitive bidding where private ambulance service is available.","path":["Title 35","Chapter 35.23"],"source_url":"https://app.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=35.23.456","current_through":"July 15, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:40:58Z","sha256":"f91dc2aae856383d7ef11e0d67b688f4666154c5991be568e7a5b67aa6ef6d38","source_id":"us-wa","stale":false,"prev":"us-wa/rcw-35.23.455","next":"us-wa/rcw-35.23.457"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}