Title 42 — Title 42 PUBLIC OFFICERS AND AGENCIES
20 chapters · 471 sections in this title.
RCW 42.52.570 Private business activity policy—Department of fish and wildlife—Parks and recreation commission.
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(1) The department of fish and wildlife and the parks and recreation commission may approve private business activity in state-owned housing provided under Title 77 RCW or chapter 79A.05 RCW.(2) Prior to granting approval of private business activity in state-owned housing, the d…
RCW 42.52.575 Information about scholarship opportunities.
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This chapter does not prohibit the department of labor and industries from providing information about scholarship opportunities offered by nonprofit organizations and available to children and spouses of workers who suffered an injury in the course of employment resulting in dea…
RCW 42.52.800 Exemptions—Solicitation for state capitol historic furnishings and preservation and restoration of state legislative building.
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(1) When soliciting charitable gifts, grants, or donations solely for the limited purposes of RCW 27.48.040, members of the capitol furnishings preservation committee are exempt from the laws of this chapter.(2) When soliciting charitable gifts, grants, or donations solely for th…
RCW 42.52.802 Exemption—Solicitation for Washington state legacy project, state library, and archives account.
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This chapter does not prohibit the secretary of state or a designee from soliciting and accepting contributions to the Washington state legacy project, state library, and archives account created in RCW 43.07.380.[ 2008 c 222 s 14; 2003 c 164 s 4.]Notes:Purpose—2008 c 222: See no…
RCW 42.52.8021 Exemption—Solicitation for Washington state flag account.
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This chapter does not prohibit the secretary of state or the secretary of state's designee from soliciting and accepting contributions to the Washington state flag account created in *RCW 43.07.388.[ 2009 c 71 s 3.]Notes:*Reviser's note: RCW 43.07.388 was repealed by 2025 c 399 s…
RCW 42.52.8022 Exemption—Informational or educational meetings regarding legislative issues.
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This chapter does not prohibit state employees from attending informational or educational meetings regarding legislative issues with a legislator or other elected official. It is not a violation of this chapter to hold such meetings in public facilities, including state-owned or…
RCW 42.52.8023 Exemption—Gina Grant Bull memorial legislative page scholarship account.
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This chapter does not prohibit the secretary of the senate, the chief clerk of the house of representatives, or their designee from soliciting and accepting contributions to the Gina Grant Bull memorial legislative page scholarship account created in RCW 44.04.380. Furthermore, t…
RCW 42.52.8024 Exemption—Rosa Franklin legislative internship program scholarship.
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This chapter does not prohibit the secretary of the senate, the chief clerk of the house of representatives, or their designee from soliciting and accepting contributions to the Rosa Franklin legislative internship program scholarship account created in RCW 44.04.410. Furthermore…
RCW 42.52.803 Exemption—Solicitation for legislative oral history account.
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This chapter does not prohibit the secretary of the senate, the chief clerk of the house of representatives, or their designee from soliciting and accepting contributions to the legislative oral history account created in RCW 44.04.345.[ 2008 c 222 s 2.]Notes:Purpose—2008 c 222: …
RCW 42.52.804 Exemption—Health profession board or commission—Professional opinions.
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Members of a health profession board or commission as identified in RCW 18.130.040(2)(b) may express their professional opinions to an elected official about the work of the board or commission on which the member serves, even if those opinions differ from the department of healt…
RCW 42.52.805 Solicitation for charitable activities of executive branch state employees—Limitations—Definitions.
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(1) When soliciting gifts, grants, or donations solely to support the charitable activities of executive branch state employees conducted pursuant to RCW 9.46.0209, the executive branch state officers and executive branch state employees are presumed not to be in violation of the…
RCW 42.52.806 Exemption—Solicitation for Billy Frank Jr. national statuary hall collection fund.
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This chapter does not prohibit the members of the Billy Frank Jr. national statuary hall selection committee, members of the legislature, when outside the period in which solicitation of contributions is prohibited by RCW 42.17A.560, or employees of the Washington state historica…
RCW 42.52.807 Exemption—Advising on student athlete name, image, and likeness.
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This chapter does not prohibit the use of public resources, including but not limited to the use of personnel, money, and property, by an employee of a state institution of higher education to benefit any student athlete in the advising, facilitation, acknowledgment, or education…
RCW 42.52.810 Solicitation for the legislative international trade account—Report.
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(1) When soliciting charitable gifts, grants, or donations solely for the legislative international trade account created in RCW 43.15.050, the president of the senate is presumed not to be in violation of the solicitation and receipt of gift provisions in RCW 42.52.150(3).(2) Wh…
RCW 42.52.820 Solicitation for hosting national legislative association conference.
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When soliciting gifts, grants, or donations to host an official conference within the state of Washington of a national legislative association as approved by both the chief clerk and the secretary of the senate, designated legislative officials and designated legislative employe…
RCW 42.52.821 Exemption—Solicitation to host conference of a national association.
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When soliciting gifts, grants, or donations to host an official conference within the state of Washington of a national association as approved by the state treasurer, the treasurer and designated employees are presumed not to be in violation of the solicitation and receipt of gi…
RCW 42.52.822 Exemption—Solicitation for regional or national legislative association conferences.
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(1) When soliciting gifts, grants, or donations to a regional or national legislative association for an official conference held outside the state of Washington, legislators who serve as elected leaders of the association and designated legislative employees are presumed not to …
RCW 42.52.900 Legislative declaration.
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Government derives its powers from the people. Ethics in government are the foundation on which the structure of government rests. State officials and employees of government hold a public trust that obligates them, in a special way, to honesty and integrity in fulfilling the res…
RCW 42.52.901 Liberal construction.
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This chapter shall be construed liberally to effectuate its purposes and policy and to supplement existing laws as may relate to the same subject.[ 1994 c 154 s 301.]
RCW 42.52.903 Serving on board, committee, or commission not prevented.
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Nothing in this chapter shall be interpreted to prevent a member of a board, committee, advisory commission, or other body required or permitted by statute to be appointed from any identifiable group or interest, from serving on such body in accordance with the intent of the legi…
RCW 42.52.904 Effective date—1994 c 154.
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Sections 101 through 121, 203, 204, 207 through 224, and 301 through 317 of this act shall take effect January 1, 1995.[ 1994 c 154 s 319.]
RCW 42.52.906 Construction—Chapter applicable to state registered domestic partnerships—2009 c 521.
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For the purposes of this chapter, the terms spouse, marriage, marital, husband, wife, widow, widower, next of kin, and family shall be interpreted as applying equally to state registered domestic partnerships or individuals in state registered domestic partnerships as well as to …