{"data":{"id":"us-wa/rcw-9.45.260","jurisdiction":"us-wa","citation":"RCW 9.45.260","heading":"Fire protection sprinkler system contractors—Wrongful acts.","body":"Any fire protection sprinkler system contractor, defined under RCW 18.160.010, who willfully and maliciously constructs, installs, or maintains a fire protection sprinkler system in any structure so as to threaten the safety of any occupant or user of the structure in the event of a fire, is guilty of a class C felony. This section may not be construed to create any criminal liability for a prime contractor or an owner of a structure unless it is proved that the prime contractor or owner had actual knowledge of an illegal construction, installation, or maintenance of a fire protection sprinkler system by a fire protection sprinkler system contractor.","path":["Title 9","Chapter 9.45"],"source_url":"https://app.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=9.45.260","current_through":"July 15, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:46:37Z","sha256":"f79594c15db742e2a3502afb57f49f9b06e154f841a9b63e6e887ac30b900d16","source_id":"us-wa","stale":false,"prev":"us-wa/rcw-9.45.220","next":"us-wa/rcw-9.45.270"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}