Title 42 — Title 42 PUBLIC OFFICERS AND AGENCIES
20 chapters · 471 sections in this title.
RCW 42.40.010 Policy.
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It is the policy of the legislature that employees should be encouraged to disclose, to the extent not expressly prohibited by law, improper governmental actions, and it is the intent of the legislature to protect the rights of state employees making these disclosures, regardless…
RCW 42.40.020 Definitions.
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As used in this chapter, the terms defined in this section shall have the meanings indicated unless the context clearly requires otherwise.(1) "Auditor" means the office of the state auditor.(2) "Employee" means any individual employed or holding office in any department or agenc…
RCW 42.40.030 Right to disclose improper governmental actions—Interference prohibited.
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(1) An employee shall not directly or indirectly use or attempt to use the employee's official authority or influence for the purpose of intimidating, threatening, coercing, commanding, influencing, or attempting to intimidate, threaten, coerce, command, or influence any individu…
RCW 42.40.035 Duty of correctness—Penalties for false information.
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An employee must make a reasonable attempt to ascertain the correctness of the information furnished and may be subject to disciplinary actions, including, but not limited to, suspension or termination, for knowingly furnishing false information as determined by the employee's ap…
RCW 42.40.040 Report of improper governmental action—Investigations and reports by auditor, agency.
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(1)(a) In order to be investigated, an assertion of improper governmental action must be provided to the auditor or other public official within one year after the occurrence of the asserted improper governmental action. The public official, as defined in RCW 42.40.020, receiving…
RCW 42.40.050 Retaliatory action against whistleblower—Remedies.
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(1)(a) Any person who is a whistleblower, as defined in RCW 42.40.020, and who has been subjected to workplace reprisal or retaliatory action is presumed to have established a cause of action for the remedies provided under chapter 49.60 RCW.(b) For the purpose of this section, "…
RCW 42.40.070 Summary of chapter available to employees.
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A written summary of this chapter and procedures for reporting improper governmental actions established by the auditor's office shall be made available by each department or agency of state government to each employee upon entering public employment. Such notices may be in agenc…
RCW 42.40.080 Contracting for assistance.
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The auditor has the authority to contract for any assistance necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter.[ 1999 c 361 s 4.]
RCW 42.40.090 Administrative costs.
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The cost of administering this chapter is funded through the auditing services revolving account created in RCW 43.09.410.[ 1999 c 361 s 5.]
RCW 42.40.100 Assertions against auditor.
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A whistleblower wishing to provide information under this chapter regarding asserted improper governmental action against the state auditor or an employee of that office shall provide the information to the attorney general who shall act in place of the auditor in investigating a…
RCW 42.40.110 Performance audit.
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The office of financial management shall contract for a performance audit of the state employee whistleblower program on a cycle to be determined by the office of financial management. The audit shall be done in accordance with generally accepted government auditing standards beg…
RCW 42.40.910 Application of chapter.
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Chapter 266, Laws of 2008 and chapter 361, Laws of 1999 do not affect the jurisdiction of the legislative ethics board, the executive ethics board, or the commission on judicial conduct, as set forth in chapter 42.52 RCW. The senate, the house of representatives, and the supreme …