Gender-neutral terms.
RCW 44.04.210
in effect(1) All statutes, memorials, and resolutions enacted, adopted, or amended by the legislature after July 1, 1983, shall be written in gender-neutral terms unless a specification of gender is intended. (2) No statute, memorial, or resolution is invalid because it does not comply with this section.
(1) All statutes, memorials, and resolutions enacted, adopted, or amended by the legislature after July 1, 1983, shall be written in gender-neutral terms unless a specification of gender is intended.
(2) No statute, memorial, or resolution is invalid because it does not comply with this section.
Source: WA Statutes (Official Site)URL: https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=44.04&full=trueFetched: 6/29/2026
