{"data":{"id":"us-wa/rcw-35a.14.010","jurisdiction":"us-wa","citation":"RCW 35A.14.010","heading":"Authority for annexation.","body":"Any portion of a county not incorporated as part of a city or town but lying contiguous to a code city may become a part of the charter code city or noncharter code city by annexation. An area proposed to be annexed to a charter code city or noncharter code city shall be deemed contiguous thereto even though separated by water or tide or shore lands [tidelands or shorelands] and, upon annexation of such area, any such intervening water and/or tide or shore lands [tidelands or shorelands] shall become a part of such annexing city.","path":["Title 35A","Chapter 35A.14"],"source_url":"https://app.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=35A.14.010","current_through":"July 15, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T02:23:04Z","sha256":"73ad3062c52c2936a7d5e8a1f0f7de0a6d4f714a43ca812baa60ae1a30f5209e","source_id":"us-wa","stale":false,"prev":"us-wa/rcw-35a.14.005","next":"us-wa/rcw-35a.14.015"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}