Website: Finding Washington State Laws: Early Codes

About Early Codes

For an excellent and thorough explanation of the history of the codification of Washington State laws, see Kelly Kunsch, Statutory Compilations of Washington, 12 U. Puget Sound L. Rev. 285 (1989).

Early Codes of Washington

Statutes of the Territory of Washington, Being the Code Passed by the Legislative Assembly, at their First Session Begun and Held at Olympia, February 28th, 1854
Call Number: KFW30 1881 .A2 at Reference Area, Classified Stacks & Reference Area Microfiche
Publication Date: 1854
Commonly referred to as the Code of 1854.
Code of Washington: Containing All Acts of a General Nature, Revised and Amended by the Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Washington, During the Eighth Biennial Session . . . .
Call Number: KFW30 1881 .A2 at Reference Area & Classified Stacks
Publication Date: 1881
Commonly referred to as the Code of 1881.
Available on HeinOnline and the State legislature's website.
The General Statutes and Codes of the State of Washington by William L. Hill, ed.
Call Number: KFW30 1891 .A4189 at Classified Stacks & Special Collections Washington
Publication Date: 1891
Commonly referred to as Hill's Code.
Available on HeinOnline.
The Revised Statutes and Codes of the State of Washington by Edward D. McLaughlin, ed.
Call Number: KFW30 1896 .A4196 at Classified Stacks & Special Collections Washington
Publication Date: 1896
Commonly referred to as McLaughlin's Code.
Ballinger's Annotated Codes and Statutes of Washington, Showing All Statutes in Force, Including the Session Laws of 1897 by Richard A. Ballinger, ed.
Call Number: KFW30 1897 .A22 at Reference Area Microfiche & Special Collections Washington
Publication Date: 1897
Commonly referred to as Ballinger's Code.
Available on HeinOnline.
Pierce's Code: A Compilation of All the Laws in Force in the State of Washington by Frank Pierce, ed.
Call Number: KFW30 .A45 1902 (and others for different editions) at Classified Stacks
Publication Date: 1902 - 1945
Commonly referred to as Pierce's Code.
Several editions available on HeinOnline.
Remington & Ballinger's Annotated Codes and Statutes of Washington Showing All Statutes in Force by Richard A. Ballinger & Arthur Remington, eds.
Call Number: KFW30 1910 .A4191 at Classified Stacks & Special Collections Washington
Publication Date: 1910
Commonly referred to as Remington & Ballinger's Annotated Codes.
Available on HeinOnline.
Available for free on Google Books: Volume 1, Volume 2 and Volume 3
Remington's Codes and Statutes of Washington: Showing All Statutes in Force by Arthur Remington, ed.
Call Number: KFW30 1915 .A4115 at Classified Stacks & Special Collections Washington
Publication Date: 1915
Available on HeinOnline.
Remington's Compiled Statutes of Washington Annotated Showing All Statutes in Force by Arthur Remington, ed.
Call Number: KFW30 1922 .A422 at Classified Stacks & Special Collections Washington
Publication Date: 1922
Commonly referred to as Remington's Compiled Statutes.
Available on HeinOnline and LLMC Digital.
Remington's Revised Statutes of Washington, Annotated, Showing All Statutes in Force by Arthur Remington, ed.
Call Number: KFW30 1932 .A4132 at Reference Area & Classified Stacks
Publication Date: 1932 - 1949
Commonly referred to as Remington's Revised Statutes. The last "named" code of Washington, followed by the Revised Code of Washington.