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Injunctions.
If access is denied to an employee of the department seeking to investigate an allegation of abandonment, abuse, financial exploitation, or neglect of a vulnerable adult by an individual, the department may seek an injunction to prevent interference with the investigation. The court shall issue the injunction if the department shows that:
(1) There is reasonable cause to believe that the person is a vulnerable adult and is or has been abandoned, abused, financially exploited, or neglected; and
(2) The employee of the department seeking to investigate the report has been denied access.
NOTES:
Findings—Purpose—Severability—Conflict with federal requirements—1999 c 176: See notes following RCW
74.34.005.