RCW 25.10.271
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(1)If a record delivered to the secretary of state for filing under this chapter and filed by the secretary of state contains false information, a person that suffers loss by reliance on the information may recover damages for the loss from:
(a)A person that signed the record, or caused another to sign it on the person's behalf, and knew the information to be false at the time the record was signed; and
(b)A general partner that has notice that the information was false when the record was filed or has become false because of changed circumstances, if the general partner has notice for a reasonably sufficient time before the information is relied upon to enable the general partner to effect an amendment under RCW 25.10.211 , file a petition under RCW 25.10.241 , or deliver to the secretary of state for filing a statement of change under RCW 23.95.430 or a statement of correction under RCW 23.95.220 .
(2)A person who signs a record authorized or required to be filed under this chapter that such a person knows is false in any material respect with intent that the record be delivered to the secretary of state for filing is subject to a criminal penalty under RCW 23.95.240 .
[ 2015 c 176 s 6114 ; 2009 c 188 s 208 .]
Notes:
Effective date — Contingent effective date — 2015 c 176: See note following RCW 23.95.100 .