Washington Administrative Code

WAC 389-06-070(1) This procedure for requesting public records ensures the office of the state treasurer can provide the fullest assistance to requestors; prevent unreasonable invasions of privacy; protect public records from damage or disorganization; and prevent excessive inter…

WAC 389-06-080(1) Upon receipt of a public records request, it will be recorded in the office of the state treasurer's public records tracking system and will be assigned a tracking number.(2) The public records officer will evaluate the request to determine the availability and …

WAC 389-06-090(1) There is no fee to inspect public records. The commission may impose a charge for providing a copy of a public record.(2) The commission does not calculate the actual costs for copying records because doing so would be unduly burdensome for the following reasons…

WAC 389-06-100(1) Records exempt from disclosure. Some records are exempt from disclosure, in whole or in part. If the office of the state treasurer believes that a record is exempt from disclosure and should be withheld, the public records officer will state the specific exempti…

WAC 389-06-110(1) Requestors are encouraged to communicate with the public records officer regarding denials of public records requests.(2) Petition for internal administrative review. Any person who objects to the denial or a partial denial of a request for a public record may p…

The public deposit protection commission, hereinafter referred to as the "commission," after due and proper notice, and pursuant to the provisions of chapter 193, Laws of 1969 1st ex. sess., as last amended by chapter 2, Laws of 2016 1st sp. sess., hereinafter referred to as the …

Unless the context requires otherwise:"Alien bank" for the purposes of these rules means a financial institution organized under the laws of a foreign country and having its principal place of business in that country, the majority of the beneficial ownership and control of which…

Any financial institution in the state of Washington eligible under the act, in order to become a public depositary, must be approved by the commission and segregate collateral in the manner as set forth in chapter 39.58 RCW and these rules prior to the receipt of public deposits…

No public depositary shall be released from its duties and liabilities until such financial institution has reported four accurate, consecutive commission reports indicating a zero balance of public funds on deposit. At such time, upon request by a public depositary, the commissi…

On each commission report date each public depositary shall calculate its maximum liability in a format supplied by the commission. The commission report shall, in addition to other information required by the commission in its discretion, include the amount of insured and uninsu…

Pursuant to RCW 39.58.010, the commission may from time to time set by resolution such other sum or measure to determine the maximum liability of a public depositary. In setting such other sum or measure, the commission shall consider factors including, but not limited to, the ov…

Securities pledged as collateral by a public depositary will be valued at market value. Letters of credit pledged as collateral by a public depositary will be valued at the maximum amount available to be drawn.Value shall be computed as of the date of segregation or the last prec…

A public depositary must submit a request to the commission to reduce the amount of collateral pledged. Except for the exchange or substitution of securities having an equal or greater market value, the trustee shall not permit the withdrawal of any security without advance appro…

(1) Whenever the public funds on deposit in a public depositary exceed the limits set forth in RCW 39.58.135, such public depositary shall immediately:(a) Notify the commission; and(b) Pledge additional collateral, if necessary, to provide one hundred percent collateralization of…

Notwithstanding any other provisions of chapters 39.58 RCW and 389-12 WAC, a public depositary shall be classified into capital categories as provided under regulations implementing section 38 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (FDIA) issued by the federal regulatory authority …

Whenever a public depositary must pledge collateral in accordance with RCW 39.58.130, 39.58.135, WAC 389-12-065, and 389-12-071, the public depositary must monitor its uninsured public deposits on a daily basis and maintain collateral valued accordingly.[Statutory Authority: RCW …

In determining the maximum deposit limitation of any public depositary, a treasurer or state treasurer, unless advised to the contrary by the commission, may assume that each public depositary's net worth has remained unchanged from that stated in the most recently rendered commi…

The commission may from time to time require such additional reports as will facilitate the performance of its functions. All public depositaries are required to submit to such inspections and/or audits of their public deposits and/or eligible collateral as the commission may fro…

If a public depositary fails to comply with any of these rules, or of any of the provisions of the act, or any policies of the commission, the commission may at its option deny or revoke the authority of such public depositary to act as such, or otherwise suspend such public depo…

The commission shall be administered through the office of the Washington State Treasurer, Olympia, Washington.[Statutory Authority: RCW 39.58.040. WSR 16-17-040, § 389-12-120, filed 8/9/16, effective 9/9/16; Order 1, § 389-12-120, filed 2/9/70.]

Within thirty calendar days of any merger, take over, or acquisition of a public depositary, the acquiring financial institution must: (1) Be a public depositary, or (2) become a public depositary as provided for in WAC 389-12-030, or (3) notify the commission of its intent not t…

A treasurer or state treasurer may, as provided in chapter 39.58 RCW, with the approval of the commission, establish a demand deposit account with an out-of-state bank or an alien bank. Prior to establishing such account, a treasurer or state treasurer shall submit, in writing, f…

(1) The public disclosure commission was created by the passage of Initiative 276 in 1972 for the principal purpose of providing the public with accurate information about certain financial affairs of candidates and elected officials, about the financing of election campaigns and…

The "public disclosure commission" is the commission appointed by the governor pursuant to RCW 29B.20.010. The public disclosure commission shall hereinafter be referred to as the commission.[Statutory Authority: RCW 42.17A.110 and 2024 c 164. WSR 26-01-209, s 390-05-005, filed 1…

(1) The public disclosure commission is a five-member commission appointed by the governor with the consent of the senate. The commission is assisted by staff, who are managed by an executive director appointed by the commission.(2) Electronic communications to the commission sho…

The purpose of these rules is to implement the provisions of Title 29B RCW, referred to throughout as the act, by declaring the policies of the commission, particularly with regard to the interpretation and enforcement of the act by the commission.[Statutory Authority: RCW 42.17A…

Whereas the act was adopted by the people for the general betterment of local and state government, it shall be the policy of the commission to carry out and effectuate that policy to the full extent of its delegated powers, through efficient administration, appropriate regulatio…

(1) The public disclosure commission recognizes its responsibilities under RCW 43.21C.120 to adopt rules pertaining to the State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA) as that act relates to activities under the commission's jurisdiction. The commission has reviewed SEPA and its own pro…

The officers of the public disclosure commission shall be chair and vice chair. Their terms shall be one year or until a successor is elected. Elections to fill commission offices shall be held annually at the regular June meeting of the commission, or at a special election calle…

(1) The executive director acts as the commission's chief administrative officer and is accountable to the commission for agency administration. In addition, the executive director will:(a) Act as the appointing authority for agency staff, including the authority to hire, set sal…

"Agent," as that term is used in Titles 29B RCW and 390 WAC, means a person, whether the authority or consent is direct or indirect, express or implied, oral or written, who:(1) Is authorized by another to act on their behalf; or(2) Represents and acts for another with the author…

The term "aggregate," as used in the act and in these rules, means, for purposes of:(1) A candidate for state or local office subject to contribution limits under RCW 29B.40.020, the total amount of contributions received by the candidate, an agent of the candidate and any politi…

The following circumstances shall give rise to presumption that an individual is a "candidate" as that term is defined in RCW 29B.10.090:(1) The existence of a political committee promoting the election of such individual for public office with the knowledge and consent of that i…

The definition of contribution in the act excludes the actual cost of consumables furnished at a ticketed fund-raising event. This exclusion applies to the amount paid for food, beverages, preparation, catering or entertainment furnished at the event. For this purpose of the act …

(1) The term "contribution" as defined in the act and used in these rules shall be deemed to include, among other things, furnishing services, property or rights on an unequal basis or at less than their fair market value as defined in WAC 390-05-235, for the purpose of assisting…

"Receipt" of a campaign contribution, as that term is used in the act and in these rules, shall be deemed to occur as follows:(1) For online or credit card contributions, the contribution is considered received at the time the transfer is made from the merchant account to a candi…

"Consideration" as that term is used in the act and in these rules shall be deemed to include anything of value promised, paid, or transferred in return for a person's property or services rendered or to be rendered including, but not limited to, reimbursement for traveling or ot…

"Domestic partner" or "domestic partners," as those terms are used in the act and in these rules, means "state registered domestic partners" as defined in RCW 26.60.020.[Statutory Authority: RCW 42.17A.110(1) and 2018 c 304. WSR 18-24-074, § 390-05-222, filed 11/30/18, effective …

In accordance with RCW 29A.08.130, the count or number of registered voters, as used in the act or in these rules, shall not include inactive voters.[Statutory Authority: RCW 42.17A.110(1) and 2018 c 304. WSR 18-24-074, § 390-05-225, filed 11/30/18, effective 12/31/18. Statutory …

(1) "Fair market value" as that term is used in the act and in these rules means the amount of money which a purchaser willing, but not obliged, to buy would pay a seller willing, but not obligated, to sell, for property, goods, or services.(2)(a) In reference to real property, "…

As used in the act and in these rules:(1) "Ministerial functions" means the activities and duties of an administrative office that satisfy RCW 29B.10.380 and require:(a) Data entry for a candidate or political committee;(b) Filing reports that have been reviewed and approved for …

As used in the act and in these rules, "officer of a candidate's authorized committee," or "officer of a candidate's committee" or "officer of a political committee" includes the following persons: Any person designated by the committee as an officer on the C-1 or C-1pc registrat…

(1) "Day" as that term is used in the act and in these rules, unless otherwise specified, means a calendar day, including Saturday, Sunday and legal holidays.(2) "Business day" as used in the act and in these rules, means a calendar day, excluding Saturday, Sunday and legal holid…

(1) RCW 29B.45.010 does not restrict the right of any individual to express their own personal views concerning, supporting, or opposing any candidate or ballot proposition, if such expression does not involve a use of the facilities of a public office or agency.(2) RCW 29B.45.01…

Normal and regular conduct of a public office or agency, as that term is used in the proviso to RCW 29B.45.010, means conduct which is (1) lawful, i.e., specifically authorized, either expressly or by necessary implication, in an appropriate enactment, and (2) usual, i.e., not ef…

(1) "Party affiliation," as used in the act and in these rules, means the candidate's party preference as expressed on their declaration of candidacy. A candidate's preference does not imply that the candidate is nominated or endorsed by that party, or that the party approves of …

"Party organization," as that term is used in the act and in these rules, means a bona fide political party as defined in RCW 29B.10.070 and applied in WAC 390-05-210.[Statutory Authority: RCW 42.17A.110 and 2024 c 164. WSR 26-01-209, s 390-05-275, filed 12/24/25, effective 1/1/2…