Title 39, PUBLIC CONTRACTS AND INDEBTEDNESS

(1) Every public depositary shall complete a depositary pledge agreement with the commission and a trustee, and shall at all times maintain, segregated from its other assets, eligible collateral having a value at least equal to its maximum liability and as otherwise prescribed in…

When the commission determines that a loss has occurred in a public depositary, it shall as soon as possible make payment to the proper public officers of all funds subject to such loss, pursuant to the following procedures: (1) For the purposes of determining the sums to be paid…

Upon payment to any public depositor, the commission shall be subrogated to all of such depositor's right, title and interest against the public depositary in which the loss occurred and shall share in any distribution of its assets ratably with other depositors. Any sums receive…

(1) Except for funds deposited pursuant to a fiscal agency contract with the state fiscal agent or its correspondent bank, funds deposited pursuant to a custodial bank contract with the state's custodial bank, and funds deposited pursuant to a local government multistate joint se…

(1)(a) The commission, or the chair upon delegation by the commission, may authorize state and local governmental entities to establish demand accounts in out-of-state and alien banks in an aggregate amount not to exceed one million dollars. No single governmental entity shall be…

All institutions located in this state which are permitted by the statutes of this state to hold and receive public funds shall have power to secure such deposits in accordance with this chapter. Except as provided in this chapter, no bond or other security shall be required of o…

(1) On or before each commission report due date, each public depositary shall render to the commission a written report, certified under oath, indicating the total amount of public funds on deposit held by it, the uninsured amount of those funds, the net worth of the depositary,…

Each public depositary shall notify the commission in writing within forty-eight hours, or by close of business of the next business day thereafter, of the happening of an event which causes its net worth to be reduced by an amount greater than ten percent of the amount shown as …

(1) The commission may require the state auditor or the director of the department of financial institutions, to the extent of their respective authority under applicable federal and Washington state law, to thoroughly investigate and report to it concerning the condition of any …

Any financial institution may become, and thereafter operate as, a public depositary upon approval by the commission and segregation of collateral in the manner as set forth in this chapter, and subject to compliance with all rules and policies adopted by the commission. A public…

A treasurer and the state treasurer are authorized to deposit in a public depositary any public funds available for investment and secured by collateral in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, and receive interest thereon. The authority provided by this section is addi…

Notwithstanding RCW 39.58.130, (1) aggregate deposits received by a public depositary from all treasurers and the state treasurer shall not exceed at any time one hundred fifty percent of the value of the depositary's net worth, nor (2) shall the aggregate deposits received by an…

When deposits are made in accordance with this chapter, a treasurer and the state treasurer shall not be liable for any loss thereof resulting from the failure or default of any public depositary without fault or neglect on his or her part or on the part of his or her assistants …

A statewide custodian under RCW 43.08.280 may be exempted from the requirements of this chapter, based on rules adopted by the commission. [ 2016 c 152 s 6; 1999 c 293 s 3.] Notes: Purpose—Effective date—1999 c 293: See notes following RCW 43.08.280.

For the purposes of this chapter, the commission shall include all public depositaries in a single public depositary pool. All public depositaries, as defined in RCW 39.58.010, shall be treated uniformly by the commission without regard to distinctions in the nature of its financ…

If a depositary neglects or refuses to promptly and accurately furnish, or to allow verification of, any required information requested by the commission or by the director of the department of financial institutions when acting on behalf of the commission pursuant to this chapte…

The commission may by resolution delegate all of its authority to the state treasurer except rule making. [ 2009 c 9 s 16.] Notes: Effective date—2009 c 9: See note following RCW 39.58.010.

The liability of a public depositary under this chapter shall not be altered by any merger, takeover, or acquisition, except to the extent that such liability is assumed by agreement or operation of law by the successor entity or resulting financial institution. [ 2009 c 9 s 17.]…

Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the state treasurer or any treasurer or other custodian of public funds may receive, disburse, or transfer public funds under his or her jurisdiction by means of wire or other electronic communication in accordance with accoun…