{"data":{"id":"us-wa/rcw-5.24.020","jurisdiction":"us-wa","citation":"RCW 5.24.020","heading":"Manner of obtaining information.","body":"The court may inform itself of such laws in such manner as it may deem proper, and the court may call upon counsel to aid it in obtaining such information.","path":["Title 5","Chapter 5.24"],"source_url":"https://app.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=5.24.020","current_through":"July 15, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:33:51Z","sha256":"1d7bf4392fa72b73791cb9850ecf532aeaca949250a2ecb0eb33a73831fddde3","source_id":"us-wa","stale":false,"prev":"us-wa/rcw-5.24.010","next":"us-wa/rcw-5.24.030"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}