{"data":{"id":"us-wa/rcw-59.12.010","jurisdiction":"us-wa","citation":"RCW 59.12.010","heading":"Forcible entry defined.","body":"Every person is guilty of a forcible entry who either—(1) By breaking open windows, doors or other parts of a house, or by fraud, intimidation or stealth, or by any kind of violence or circumstance of terror, enters upon or into any real property; or—(2) Who, after entering peaceably upon real property, turns out by force, threats or menacing conduct the party in actual possession.","path":["Title 59","Chapter 59.12"],"source_url":"https://app.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=59.12.010","current_through":"July 15, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:41:26Z","sha256":"23d1b5d17e3c59b75c6e4553d95a6a36487f7c73aa5adfb86795355c14bd93c2","source_id":"us-wa","stale":false,"prev":"us-wa/rcw-59.08.900","next":"us-wa/rcw-59.12.020"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}