§ 70.158.010 Findings
§ 70.158.020 Definitions
§ 70.158.030 Tobacco product manufacturers — Certification — Attorney general to publish directory — Violations
§ 70.158.040 Nonresident, nonparticipating manufacturers — Agent for service of process
§ 70.158.050 Reports, records — Confidentiality, disclosures, voluntary waivers — Escrow payments
§ 70.158.060 Penalties — Application of consumer protection act
§ 70.158.070 Attorney general’s directory decision to be final agency action — Due dates for reports, certifications, directory — Rules — Costs — Penalties
§ 70.158.900 Conflict of law — Severability — 2003 c 25
§ 70.158.901 Effective date — 2003 c 25

Terms Used In Washington Code > Chapter 70.158 - Tobacco product manufacturers

  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Escrow: Money given to a third party to be held for payment until certain conditions are met.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Injunction: An order of the court prohibiting (or compelling) the performance of a specific act to prevent irreparable damage or injury.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • person: may be construed to include the United States, this state, or any state or territory, or any public or private corporation or limited liability company, as well as an individual. See Washington Code 1.16.080
  • Precedent: A court decision in an earlier case with facts and law similar to a dispute currently before a court. Precedent will ordinarily govern the decision of a later similar case, unless a party can show that it was wrongly decided or that it differed in some significant way.
  • Service of process: The service of writs or summonses to the appropriate party.
  • Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.