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Seattle Mun. Code § 6.202.490
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6.202.490 - Disclaimer of City liability. A. Issuance of any license pursuant to the new license code does not constitute the creation of a duty by the City to any person or to indemnify any person for any wrongful acts of a licensee against any person or the public, or to guarantee the quality of goods, services, or expertise of a licensee, or to otherwise shift responsibility from the licensee to the City for proper training or conduct of self or agents, even if specific regulations require standards of training or conduct. B. Nothing contained in the new license code is intended to be nor shall be construed to create or form the basis for any liability on the part of the City, or its officers, employees or agents, for any injury or damage resulting from the failure of a licensee or applicant for license to comply with the provisions of the new license code, or by reason or in consequence of any act or omission in connection with the implementation or enforcement of the new license code on the part of the City by its officers, employees, or agents. C. It is expressly the purpose of the new license code to provide for and promote the health, safety and welfare of the general public, and not to create or otherwise establish or designate any particular class or group of persons who will or should be especially protected or benefited by the terms of the new license code. D. It is the specific intent of the new license code to place the obligation of complying with its requirements upon the licensee or applicant for license within its scope, and no provision of nor term used in the new license code is intended to impose any duty whatsoever upon the City or any of its officers or employees, for whom the implementation or enforcement of the new license code shall be discretionary and not mandatory. E. Nothing contained in this code is intended to be nor shall be construed to create or form the basis for any liability on the part of the City, or its officers, employees or agents, for any injury or damage resulting from the failure of a licensee or applicant for license to comply with the provisions of the new license code, or by reason or in consequence of any act or omission in connection with the implementation or enforcement of the new license code on the part of the City by its officers, employees or agents. (Ord. 108934, § 1.220, 1980.)
Source: City of Seattle, Seattle Municipal Code and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/wa/seattle/codes/municipal_code?nodeId=TIT6BURE_SUBTITLE_IVNELICO_CH6.202GEPR_6.202.490DILIFetched: 11/1/2026

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