{"data":{"id":"us-wa/rcw-77.15.094","jurisdiction":"us-wa","citation":"RCW 77.15.094","heading":"Search without warrant—Seizure of evidence, property—Limitation.","body":"Fish and wildlife officers and ex officio fish and wildlife officers may make a reasonable search without warrant of a vessel, conveyances, vehicles, containers, packages, or other receptacles for fish, seaweed, shellfish, and wildlife which they have reason to believe contain evidence of a violation of law or rules adopted pursuant to this title and seize evidence as needed for law enforcement. This authority does not extend to quarters in a boat, building, or other property used exclusively as a private domicile, does not extend to transitory residences in which a person has a reasonable expectation of privacy, and does not allow search and seizure without a warrant if the thing or place is protected from search without warrant within the meaning of Article I, section 7 of the state Constitution. Seizure of property as evidence of a crime does not preclude seizure of the property for forfeiture as authorized by law.","path":["Title 77","Chapter 77.15"],"source_url":"https://app.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=77.15.094","current_through":"July 15, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T04:14:59Z","sha256":"dbebb726b20d546e4abd6ccb96ac817c19293497b7b12b82b09d6ce31b25f82b","source_id":"us-wa","stale":false,"prev":"us-wa/rcw-77.15.092","next":"us-wa/rcw-77.15.096"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}