Constitution · Washington

Wash. Const. art. XII, § 10

Constitution
Constitution of Washington
Text as of
October 2026

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EMINENT DOMAIN AFFECTING. The exercise of the right of eminent domain shall never be so abridged or construed as to prevent the legislature from taking the property and franchises of incorporated companies, and subjecting them to public use the same as the property of individuals.

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