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It is illegal to operate an X-ray shoe-fitting machine.

Status: Still Enforced / On the Books

The Law Explained

During the mid-20th century, shoe stores used fluoroscopes to X-ray customers' feet inside shoes to check the fit. After the medical community realized that blasting consumers with unshielded radiation just to buy loafers was a terrible idea, the state banned them. You will now have to rely on pinching the toe of the shoe like everyone else.

📚 Source / Legal Code

Official Code Citation: RCW 70A.388.190
Where to look:

Revised Code of Washington - Public Health and Safety

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