{"data":{"id":"us-wa/rcw-42.20.040","jurisdiction":"us-wa","citation":"RCW 42.20.040","heading":"False report.","body":"Every public officer who shall knowingly make any false or misleading statement in any official report or statement, under circumstances not otherwise prohibited by law, shall be guilty of a gross misdemeanor.","path":["Title 42","Chapter 42.20"],"source_url":"https://app.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=42.20.040","current_through":"July 15, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T02:18:51Z","sha256":"d33d998ee29e9413de92d4f5371e5a31b7321c8398985d6e140eb10e245fb422","source_id":"us-wa","stale":false,"prev":"us-wa/rcw-42.20.030","next":"us-wa/rcw-42.20.050"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}