{"data":{"id":"us-wa/rcw-71.05.510","jurisdiction":"us-wa","citation":"RCW 71.05.510","heading":"Damages for excessive detention.","body":"Any individual who knowingly, willfully or through gross negligence violates the provisions of this chapter by detaining a person for more than the allowable number of days shall be liable to the person detained in civil damages. It shall not be a prerequisite to an action under this section that the plaintiff shall have suffered or be threatened with special, as contrasted with general damages.","path":["Title 71","Chapter 71.05"],"source_url":"https://app.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=71.05.510","current_through":"July 15, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:41:32Z","sha256":"a933c41f81677d84ba7ec09a9d401b49aa943232f9d5a1fbe0befb78103648c1","source_id":"us-wa","stale":false,"prev":"us-wa/rcw-71.05.500","next":"us-wa/rcw-71.05.520"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}