Washington Legal Guide

Welcome to the DMLP's Washington summary page!

This page collects information involving Washington from across the Digital Media Law Project website. On the right you will find listings of recent legal threats and blog posts that concern Washington residents or law. As we add new content to the site that pertains to Washington, you will be able to find it all right here.

Many of the pages in the legal guide discuss law that is applicable in Washington. For that reason, the Washington specific pages are interspersed throughout the guide. You can access the Washington pages in a number of ways.

First, you can browse the legal guide section by section. You will find Washington pages inserted in the guide at points where Washington law diverges from the general summary of law included in the guide or where a more detailed explanation of Washington law is warranted. The list of legal guide sections appears at the bottom of this page.

Second, you can search for Washington specific information by going to our Search Page and limiting your keyword search to pages that are tagged with Washington. You can also search in multiple jurisdictions or limit your search by subject area.

Third, you can click on one of the page titles listed below. Doing so will take you directly to that page in the guide.

To jump to a specific Washington page, select one of the titles below:

Legal Protections for Anonymous Speech in Washington
Found under the section:
State Law: Legal Protections for Anonymous Speech

Becoming a Sole Proprietor in Washington
Found under the section:
State Law: Becoming a Sole Proprietor

Forming a Partnership in Washington
Found under the section:
State Law: Forming a Partnership

Nonprofit Legal Assistance Organizations in Washington
Found under the section:
Nonprofit Legal Assistance Organizations by State

Forming an LLC in Washington
Found under the section:
State Law: Forming an LLC

Forming a Corporation in Washington
Found under the section:
State Law: Forming a Corporation

Business Pursuits Exclusion in Washington
Found under the section:
Insurance Exclusions for Business Pursuits

Washington Intrusion Law
Found under the section:
Elements of an Intrusion Claim

Washington Statute of Limitations for Intrusion Claims
Found under the section:
Statute of Limitations for Intrusion

Washington Recording Law
Found under the section:
State Law: Recording

Washington Protections for Sources and Source Material
Found under the section:
State Law: Legal Protections for Sources and Source Material

Access to Public Records in Washington
Found under the section:
Access to Records from State Governments

Open Meetings Laws in Washington
Found under the section:
Access to State and Local Government Meetings

Access to Washington Court Proceedings
Found under the section:
State Court Proceedings

Washington State Court Records
Found under the section:
State Court Records

Trade Secrets Law in Washington
Found under the section:
State Law: Trade Secrets

Publication of Private Facts in Washington
Found under the section:
State Law: Publication of Private Facts

Retraction Law in Washington
Found under the section:
State Law: Retractions

Anti-SLAPP Law in Washington
Found under the section:
State Law: SLAPPs

Washington Defamation Law
Found under the section:
State Law: Defamation

Washington: False Light
Found under the section:
State Law: False Light

Washington Right of Publicity Law
Found under the section:
State Law: Right of Publicity