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2021 Revised Code of Washington
Title 46 - Motor Vehicles
Chapter 46.71 - Automotive Repair.
46.71.035 - Failure to comply with estimate requirements.
Universal Citation: WA Rev Code § 46.71.035 (2021)
RCW 46.71.035 Failure to comply with estimate requirements.
An automotive repair facility that fails to comply with the estimate requirements of RCW 46.71.025 is barred from recovering in an action to recover for automotive repairs any amount in excess of one hundred ten percent of the amount authorized by the customer, or the customer's designee, unless the repair facility proves by a preponderance of the evidence that its conduct was reasonable, necessary, and justified under the circumstances. In an action to recover for automotive repairs the prevailing party may, at the discretion of the court, recover the costs of the action and reasonable attorneys' fees.
[ 1993 c 424 § 7.]
NOTES:
Severability—Effective date—1993 c 424: See notes following RCW 46.71.005.
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