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RCW 49.44.040: Obtaining employment by false letter or certificate.

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Washington Code › Title 49 › Chapter 44 › Section 040

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Every person who shall obtain employment or appointment to any office or place of trust, by color or aid of any false or forged letter or certificate of recommendation, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.

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