{"data":{"id":"us-wa/rcw-78.08.005","jurisdiction":"us-wa","citation":"RCW 78.08.005","heading":"Prior claims, how governed.","body":"All mining claims upon veins or lodes of quartz or other rock in place, bearing gold, silver or other valuable mineral deposits heretofore located, shall be governed as to length along the vein or lode by the customs, regulations and laws in force at the date of such location.","path":["Title 78","Chapter 78.08"],"source_url":"https://app.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=78.08.005","current_through":"July 15, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T04:17:14Z","sha256":"4733902d28f0da71065416079cebfac6d014e957926bde933562e029e4bf87b7","source_id":"us-wa","stale":false,"prev":"us-wa/rcw-78.06.030","next":"us-wa/rcw-78.08.020"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}