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Washington Statutes, Title 42

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Title 42, PUBLIC OFFICERS AND AGENCIES

19 chapters · 357 sections in this title.

All chapters in Title 42357 Ch 42.56, Public records act.93 Ch 42.52, Ethics in public service.72 Ch 42.45, Revised uniform law on notarial acts.34 Ch 42.30, Open Public Meetings Act.26 Ch 42.08, Official bonds.19 Ch 42.24, Payment of claims for expenses, mate…13 Ch 42.40, State employee whistleblower protection.12 Ch 42.36, Appearance of fairness doctrine—Limi…11 Ch 42.14, Continuity of government act.10 Ch 42.16, Salaries and fees.10 Ch 42.20, Misconduct of public officers.10 Ch 42.26, Agency vendor payment revolving fund…9 Ch 42.41, Local government whistleblower prote…9 Ch 42.23, Code of ethics for municipal officer…8

11 sections·Filtered byTitle 42✕Ch 42.36✕

RCW 42.36.010 Local land use decisions.
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Application of the appearance of fairness doctrine to local land use decisions shall be limited to the quasi-judicial actions of local decision-making bodies as defined in this section. Quasi-judicial actions of local decision-making bodies are those actions of the legislative bo…
RCW 42.36.020 Members of local decision-making bodies.
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No member of a local decision-making body may be disqualified by the appearance of fairness doctrine for conducting the business of his or her office with any constituent on any matter other than a quasi-judicial action then pending before the local legislative body. [ 1982 c 229…
RCW 42.36.030 Legislative action of local executive or legislative officials.
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No legislative action taken by a local legislative body, its members, or local executive officials shall be invalidated by an application of the appearance of fairness doctrine. [ 1982 c 229 s 3.]
RCW 42.36.040 Public discussion by candidate for public office.
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Prior to declaring as a candidate for public office or while campaigning for public office as defined by RCW 29B.10.440 no public discussion or expression of an opinion by a person subsequently elected to a public office, on any pending or proposed quasi-judicial actions, shall b…

RCW 42.36.050 Campaign contributions.

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A candidate for public office who complies with all provisions of applicable public disclosure and ethics laws shall not be limited from accepting campaign contributions to finance the campaign, including outstanding debts; nor shall it be a violation of the appearance of fairnes…

RCW 42.36.060 Quasi-judicial proceedings—Ex parte communications prohibited, exceptions.

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During the pendency of any quasi-judicial proceeding, no member of a decision-making body may engage in ex parte communications with opponents or proponents with respect to the proposal which is the subject of the proceeding unless that person: (1) Places on the record the substa…

RCW 42.36.070 Quasi-judicial proceedings—Prior advisory proceedings.

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Participation by a member of a decision-making body in earlier proceedings that result in an advisory recommendation to a decision-making body shall not disqualify that person from participating in any subsequent quasi-judicial proceeding. [ 1982 c 229 s 7.]

RCW 42.36.080 Disqualification based on doctrine—Time limitation for raising challenge.

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Anyone seeking to rely on the appearance of fairness doctrine to disqualify a member of a decision-making body from participating in a decision must raise the challenge as soon as the basis for disqualification is made known to the individual. Where the basis is known or should r…

RCW 42.36.090 Participation of challenged member of decision-making body.

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In the event of a challenge to a member or members of a decision-making body which would cause a lack of a quorum or would result in a failure to obtain a majority vote as required by law, any such challenged member(s) shall be permitted to fully participate in the proceeding and…

RCW 42.36.100 Judicial restriction of doctrine not prohibited—Construction of chapter.

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Nothing in this chapter prohibits the restriction or elimination of the appearance of fairness doctrine by the appellate courts. Nothing in this chapter may be construed to expand the appearance of fairness doctrine. [ 1982 c 229 s 10.]

RCW 42.36.110 Right to fair hearing not impaired.

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Nothing in this chapter prohibits challenges to local land use decisions where actual violations of an individual's right to a fair hearing can be demonstrated. [ 1982 c 229 s 11.]