Court orders — Required language.

RCW 26.09.165
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All court orders containing parenting plan provisions or orders of contempt, entered pursuant to RCW 26.09.160 , shall include the following language: WARNING: VIOLATION OF THE RESIDENTIAL PROVISIONS OF THIS ORDER WITH ACTUAL KNOWLEDGE OF ITS TERMS IS PUNISHABLE BY CONTEMPT OF COURT, AND MAY BE A CRIMINAL OFFENSE UNDER RCW 9A.40.060 (2) or 9A.40.070 (2). VIOLATION OF THIS ORDER MAY SUBJECT A VIOLATOR TO ARREST. All court orders containing parenting plan provisions or orders of contempt, entered pursuant to RCW 26.09.160 , shall include the following language: WARNING: VIOLATION OF THE RESIDENTIAL PROVISIONS OF THIS ORDER WITH ACTUAL KNOWLEDGE OF ITS TERMS IS PUNISHABLE BY CONTEMPT OF COURT, AND MAY BE A CRIMINAL OFFENSE UNDER RCW 9A.40.060 (2) or 9A.40.070 (2). VIOLATION OF THIS ORDER MAY SUBJECT A VIOLATOR TO ARREST.
Source: WA Statutes (Official Site)URL: https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=26.09&full=trueFetched: 6/29/2026

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