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    {
      "id": "learn_r237_washington_adult_business_licensing_and_zoning_wa_state_search_adult_entertainment_index",
      "category": "Business",
      "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Washington RCW code index: Access.signup",
      "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] Washington's official code index search returns NO MATCH for 'adult entertainment establishment sexually oriented business' across 103 chapters/sections indexed from 102 pages",
      "body": "Washington's official code index search returns NO MATCH for 'adult entertainment establishment sexually oriented business' across 103 chapters/sections indexed from 102 pages\n\nWhat Washington State Legislature (apps.leg.wa.gov) actually says:\n\n“NO MATCH in Washington's code index for \"adult entertainment establishment sexually oriented business\" (103 chapters/sections indexed from 102 pages). Either the words differ from the code's own wording -- try a synonym, e.g. \"persona\" for \"right of publicity\", \"obscenity\" for \"indecent\" -- or this state genuinely has no such provision, which is a could_not_verify with the index as the evidence of the search.”\n\nNote: Searched Washington's official RCW index via lawsource_law_search_code (state's own search tool). Query terms used: 'adult entertainment establishment sexually oriented business'. Index scope stated as 103 chapters/sections from 102 pages. Also ran 5 additional searches with synonyms: 'sexually oriented business definition', 'adult entertainment', 'adult business', 'sexually oriented', 'adult motion picture', 'adult arcade' — all returned NO MATCH. This record documents the search performed and its result; it does NOT prove the term 'adult entertainment establishment' is absent from the RCW — the actual Title 7.48 text was unreachable (timeouts/404s on all apps.leg.wa.gov and leg.wa.gov URLs tried). See could_not_verify entries below for what remains unverified.",
      "source_type": "official",
      "source_link": "https://apps.leg.wa.gov/rcw/",
      "last_verified": "2026-09-20",
      "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE",
      "source_tier": "A",
      "source_publisher": "Washington State Legislature (apps.leg.wa.gov)",
      "evidence_quote": "NO MATCH in Washington's code index for \"adult entertainment establishment sexually oriented business\" (103 chapters/sections indexed from 102 pages). Either the words differ from the code's own wording -- try a synonym, e.g. \"persona\" for \"right of publicity\", \"obscenity\" for \"indecent\" -- or this state genuinely has no such provision, which is a could_not_verify with the index as the evidence of the search.",
      "volatility": "low",
      "from_batch": "237-washington-adult-business-licensing-and-zoning",
      "subject": "Washington RCW code index",
      "topic": "Access.signup",
      "applies_to_country": "*",
      "applies_to_scope": "Washington state search only; cities not covered",
      "tags": {
        "lane": "any",
        "stage": "choosing",
        "region": [
          "any"
        ],
        "platform": "any",
        "topic": [
          "access.signup"
        ],
        "explicitness": "any"
      },
      "verification": {
        "status": "failed",
        "label": "Unverified - being checked",
        "reasons": [
          "quote_is_nonanswer",
          "strong_label_on_weak_content"
        ],
        "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z"
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "learn_r237_washington_adult_business_licensing_and_zoning_wa_state_search_synonym_additional_absence",
      "category": "Business",
      "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Washington RCW code index — additional synonym searches: Access.signup",
      "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] Additional Washington RCW index searches for synonyms also return NO MATCH, narrowing but not eliminating the possibility the statutory term differs from the terms tried",
      "body": "Additional Washington RCW index searches for synonyms also return NO MATCH, narrowing but not eliminating the possibility the statutory term differs from the terms tried\n\nWhat Washington State Legislature (apps.leg.wa.gov) actually says:\n\n“NO MATCH in Washington's code index for \"sexually oriented business definition\" (103 chapters/sections indexed from 102 pages). Either the words differ from the code's own wording -- try a synonym, e.g. \"persona\" for \"right of publicity\", \"obscenity\" for \"indecent\" -- or this state genuinely has no such provision, which is a could_not_verify with the index as the evidence of the search.”\n\nNote: Five additional queries run against the same state index: 'sexually oriented business definition', 'adult entertainment', 'adult business', 'sexually oriented', 'adult motion picture', 'adult arcade'. All returned NO MATCH. Full list of attempted terms recorded so a freshness checker can re-run them. Title 7.48 text itself could not be opened (see could_not_verify).",
      "source_type": "official",
      "source_link": "https://apps.leg.wa.gov/rcw/",
      "last_verified": "2026-09-20",
      "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE",
      "source_tier": "A",
      "source_publisher": "Washington State Legislature (apps.leg.wa.gov)",
      "evidence_quote": "NO MATCH in Washington's code index for \"sexually oriented business definition\" (103 chapters/sections indexed from 102 pages). Either the words differ from the code's own wording -- try a synonym, e.g. \"persona\" for \"right of publicity\", \"obscenity\" for \"indecent\" -- or this state genuinely has no such provision, which is a could_not_verify with the index as the evidence of the search.",
      "volatility": "low",
      "from_batch": "237-washington-adult-business-licensing-and-zoning",
      "subject": "Washington RCW code index — additional synonym searches",
      "topic": "Access.signup",
      "applies_to_country": "*",
      "applies_to_scope": "Washington state search only",
      "tags": {
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        ],
        "platform": "any",
        "topic": [
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        ],
        "explicitness": "any"
      },
      "verification": {
        "status": "failed",
        "label": "Unverified - being checked",
        "reasons": [
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        ],
        "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z"
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "learn_r237_washington_adult_business_licensing_and_zoning_wa_found_statute_title49_17_470",
      "category": "Business",
      "title": "Washington RCW Title 49.17.470 - Entertainers and adult entertainment establishments: Rules.enforcement",
      "summary": "Washington RCW Title 49.17.470 defines 'adult entertainment establishment' as any business to which the public, patrons, or members are invited where an entertainer provides adult entertainment, but this labor regulation does not address zoning or licensing for private residences producing online content",
      "body": "Washington RCW Title 49.17.470 defines 'adult entertainment establishment' as any business to which the public, patrons, or members are invited where an entertainer provides adult entertainment, but this labor regulation does not address zoning or licensing for private residences producing online content\n\nWhat Justia Legal Resources actually says:\n\n“\"Adult entertainment establishment\" or \"establishment\" means any business to which the public, patrons, or members are invited or admitted where an entertainer provides adult entertainment to a member of the public, a patron, or a member.”\n\nNote: Definition of adult entertainment establishment from RCW 49.17.470. This is a labor law regulating safety standards for entertainers, not a zoning or business licensing provision. It applies to establishments where entertainers provide adult entertainment, but does not specifically address private residences producing online content.",
      "source_type": "research",
      "source_link": "https://law.justia.com/codes/washington/2023/title-49/chapter-49-17/section-49-17-470/",
      "last_verified": "2026-09-20",
      "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE",
      "source_tier": "B",
      "source_publisher": "Justia Legal Resources",
      "evidence_quote": "\"Adult entertainment establishment\" or \"establishment\" means any business to which the public, patrons, or members are invited or admitted where an entertainer provides adult entertainment to a member of the public, a patron, or a member.",
      "volatility": "low",
      "from_batch": "237-washington-adult-business-licensing-and-zoning",
      "subject": "Washington RCW Title 49.17.470 - Entertainers and adult entertainment establishments",
      "topic": "Rules.enforcement",
      "applies_to_country": "*",
      "applies_to_scope": "Washington state labor regulations, not zoning",
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        "stage": "setting_up",
        "region": [
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        ],
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        "explicitness": "any"
      }
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