Title 42 — Title 42 PUBLIC OFFICERS AND AGENCIES
20 chapters · 471 sections in this title.
RCW 42.17A.906 Repealer—1973 c 1.
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Chapter 9, Laws of 1965, as amended by section 9, chapter 150, Laws of 1965 ex. sess., and RCW 29.18.140; and chapter 131, Laws of 1967 ex. sess. and RCW 44.64 [chapter 44.64 RCW]; and chapter 82, Laws of 1972 (42nd Leg. 2nd Ex. Sess.) and Referendum Bill No. 24; and chapter 98, …
RCW 42.17A.907 Construction—1975-'76 2nd ex.s. c 112.
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The provisions of this 1976 amendatory act are intended to be remedial and shall be liberally construed, and nothing in this 1976 amendatory act shall be construed to limit the power of the commission under any other provision of *chapter 42.17 RCW.[1975-'76 2nd ex.s. c 112 s 15.…
RCW 42.17A.908 Captions.
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Section captions and part headings used in this act do not constitute any part of the law.[ 1993 c 2 s 34 (Initiative Measure No. 134, approved November 3, 1992). Formerly RCW 42.17.950.]
RCW 42.17A.909 Short title—1993 c 2.
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This act may be known and cited as the Fair Campaign Practices Act.[ 1993 c 2 s 36 (Initiative Measure No. 134, approved November 3, 1992). Formerly RCW 42.17.955.]
RCW 42.17A.910 Effective date—1995 c 397.
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Sections 1 through 32, 34, and 37 of this act are necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, or safety, or support of the state government and its existing public institutions, and shall take effect July 1, 1995.[ 1995 c 397 s 35. Formerly RCW 42.17.960…
RCW 42.17A.911 Captions—1995 c 397.
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Captions as used in chapter 397, Laws of 1995 constitute no part of the law.[ 1995 c 397 s 37. Formerly RCW 42.17.961.]
RCW 42.17A.915 Effective dates—2005 c 445.
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Sections 6 and 12 of this act are necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, or safety, or support of the state government and its existing public institutions, and take effect July 1, 2005. The remainder of this act takes effect January 1, 2006.[ 2005 …
RCW 42.17A.917 Effective date—2010 c 204 ss 505, 602, and 703.
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Sections 505, 602, and 703 of this act are necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, or safety, or support of the state government and its existing public institutions, and take effect immediately [March 25, 2010].[ 2010 c 204 s 1104.]
RCW 42.17A.918 Effective date—2010 c 204.
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Sections 101 through 504, 506 through 601, 603 through 702, and 801 through 1103 of chapter 204, Laws of 2010 take effect January 1, 2012.[ 2010 1st sp.s. c 26 s 10; 2010 c 204 s 1105.]
RCW 42.17A.919 Effective date—2011 c 60.
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This act takes effect January 1, 2012.[ 2011 c 60 s 53.]
RCW 42.17A.920 Local regulations not preempted—2020 c 152.
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Chapter 152, Laws of 2020 does not affect or modify the power of a local government to adopt an ordinance or regulation on matters governed by chapter 152, Laws of 2020.[ 2020 c 152 s 11.]Notes:Findings—2020 c 152: See note following RCW 42.17A.417.
RCW 42.20.020 Powers may not be delegated for profit.
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Every public officer who, for any reward, consideration, or gratuity paid or agreed to be paid, shall, directly or indirectly, grant to another the right or authority to discharge any function of his or her office, or permit another to perform any of his or her duties, shall be g…
RCW 42.20.030 Intrusion into and refusal to surrender public office.
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Every person who shall falsely personate or represent any public officer, or who shall willfully intrude himself or herself into a public office to which he or she has not been duly elected or appointed, or who shall willfully exercise any of the functions or perform any of the d…
RCW 42.20.040 False report.
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Every public officer who shall knowingly make any false or misleading statement in any official report or statement, under circumstances not otherwise prohibited by law, shall be guilty of a gross misdemeanor.[ 1909 c 249 s 98; RRS s 2350.]
RCW 42.20.050 Public officer making false certificate.
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Every public officer who, being authorized by law to make or give a certificate or other writing, shall knowingly make and deliver as true such a certificate or writing containing any statement which he or she knows to be false, in a case where the punishment thereof is not expre…
RCW 42.20.060 Falsely auditing and paying claims.
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Every public officer, or person holding or discharging the duties of any public office or place of trust under the state or in any county, town or city, a part of whose duty it is to audit, allow or pay, or take part in auditing, allowing or paying, claims or demands upon the sta…
RCW 42.20.070 Misappropriation and falsification of accounts by public officer.
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Every public officer, and every other person receiving money on behalf or for or on account of the people of the state or of any department of the state government or of any bureau or fund created by law in which the people are directly or indirectly interested, or for or on acco…
RCW 42.20.080 Other violations by officers.
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Every officer or other person mentioned in RCW 42.20.070, who shall willfully disobey any provision of law regulating his or her official conduct in cases other than those specified in said section, shall be guilty of a gross misdemeanor.[ 2012 c 117 s 116; 1909 c 249 s 318; RRS …
RCW 42.20.090 Misappropriation, etc., by treasurer.
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Every state, county, city, or town treasurer who willfully misappropriates any moneys, funds, or securities received by or deposited with him or her as such treasurer, or who shall be guilty of any other malfeasance or willful neglect of duty in his or her office, is guilty of a …
RCW 42.20.100 Failure of duty by public officer a misdemeanor.
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Whenever any duty is enjoined by law upon any public officer or other person holding any public trust or employment, their wilful neglect to perform such duty, except where otherwise specially provided for, shall be a misdemeanor.[ 1909 c 249 s 16; RRS s 2268. Prior: Code 1881 s …
RCW 42.20.110 Improper conduct by certain justices.
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It shall be a misdemeanor for any judge or justice of any court not of record, during the hearing of any cause or proceeding therein, to address any person in his or her presence in unfit, unseemly, or improper language.[ 2012 c 117 s 117; 1911 c 115 s 1; RRS s 2696-1.]
RCW 42.23.010 Declaration of purpose.
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It is the purpose and intent of this chapter to revise and make uniform the laws of this state concerning the transaction of business by municipal officers, as defined in chapter 268, Laws of 1961, in conflict with the proper performance of their duties in the public interest; an…
RCW 42.23.020 Definitions.
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For the purpose of chapter 268, Laws of 1961:(1) "Municipality" shall include all counties, cities, towns, districts, and other municipal corporations and quasi municipal corporations organized under the laws of the state of Washington;(2) "Municipal officer" and "officer" shall …
RCW 42.23.030 Interest in contracts prohibited—Exceptions.
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No municipal officer shall be beneficially interested, directly or indirectly, in any contract which may be made by, through or under the supervision of such officer, in whole or in part, or which may be made for the benefit of his or her office, or accept, directly or indirectly…
RCW 42.23.040 Remote interests.
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A municipal officer is not interested in a contract, within the meaning of RCW 42.23.030, if the officer has only a remote interest in the contract and the extent of the interest is disclosed to the governing body of the municipality of which the officer is an officer and noted i…
RCW 42.23.050 Prohibited contracts void—Penalties for violation of chapter.
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Any contract made in violation of the provisions of this chapter is void and the performance thereof, in full or in part, by a contracting party shall not be the basis of any claim against the municipality. Any officer violating the provisions of this chapter is liable to the mun…
RCW 42.23.060 Local charter controls chapter.
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If any provision of this chapter conflicts with any provision of a city or county charter, or with any provision of a city-county charter, the charter shall control if it contains stricter requirements than this chapter. The provisions of this chapter shall be considered as minim…
RCW 42.23.070 Prohibited acts.
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(1) No municipal officer may use his or her position to secure special privileges or exemptions for himself, herself, or others.(2) No municipal officer may, directly or indirectly, give or receive or agree to receive any compensation, gift, reward, or gratuity from a source exce…
RCW 42.23.900 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 …
RCW 42.24.035 Payment for postage, books, and periodicals.
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Notwithstanding the provisions of chapter 42.24 RCW or any other existing statute, school districts and other public agencies including but not limited to state agencies and municipal corporations which are expressly or by necessary implication authorized to subscribe to magazine…
RCW 42.24.080 Municipal corporations and political subdivisions—Claims against for contractual purposes—Auditing and payment—Forms—Authentication and certification.
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(1) All claims presented against any county, city, district or other municipal corporation or political subdivision by persons furnishing materials, rendering services or performing labor, or for any other contractual purpose, shall be audited, before payment, by an auditing offi…
RCW 42.24.090 Municipal corporations and political subdivisions—Reimbursement claims by officers and employees.
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No claim for reimbursement of any expenditures by officers or employees of any municipal corporation or political subdivision of the state for transportation, lodging, meals or any other purpose shall be allowed by any officer, employee or board charged with auditing accounts unl…
RCW 42.24.100 Municipal corporations and political subdivisions—Certificates need not be sworn—Penalty for false claim.
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The certificates required by RCW 42.24.080 through 42.24.110 need not be sworn, but any person certifying a claim or making a claim knowing the same to be false or untrue shall be guilty of perjury in the second degree.[ 1965 c 116 s 3.]
RCW 42.24.110 Municipal corporations and political subdivisions—Approving or paying false claim—Penalties.
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Any person who knowingly approves or pays or causes to be approved or paid a false or untrue claim shall be guilty of a gross misdemeanor and, in addition, he or she shall be civilly liable on his or her bond to the municipal corporation or political subdivision, as the case may …
RCW 42.24.115 Municipal corporations and political subdivisions—Charge cards for officers' and employees' travel expenses.
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(1) Any municipal corporation or political subdivision may provide for the issuance of charge cards to officers and employees for the purpose of covering expenses incident to authorized travel.(2) If a charge card is issued for the purpose of covering expenses relating to authori…
RCW 42.24.120 Advancements for travel expenses—Municipal corporation or political subdivision officers and employees.
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Whenever it becomes necessary for an elected or appointed official or employee of the municipal corporation or political subdivision to travel and incur expenses, the legislative body of such municipal corporation or political subdivision may provide, in the manner that local leg…
RCW 42.24.130 Advancements for travel expenses—Revolving fund.
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The legislative body of a municipal corporation or political subdivision wishing to make advance payments of travel expenses to officials and employees, as provided in RCW 42.24.120 through 42.24.160, will establish, in the manner that local legislation is officially enacted, a r…
RCW 42.24.140 Advancements for travel expenses—Provision to assure repayment.
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To protect the municipal corporation or political subdivision from any losses on account of advances made as provided in RCW 42.24.120 through 42.24.160, the municipal corporation or political subdivision shall have a prior lien against and a right to withhold any and all funds p…
RCW 42.24.150 Advancements for travel expenses—Travel expense voucher.
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On or before the fifteenth day following the close of the authorized travel period for which expenses have been advanced to any officer or employee, he or she shall submit to the appropriate official a fully itemized travel expense voucher, for all reimbursable items legally expe…
RCW 42.24.160 Advancements for travel expenses—Purpose—Not personal loan.
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An advance made under RCW 42.24.120 through 42.24.160 shall be considered as having been made to such officer or employee to be expended by him or her as an agent of the municipal corporation or political subdivision for the municipal corporation's or political subdivision's purp…
RCW 42.24.170 Expenditures by special purpose districts to recruit job candidates—Reimbursement for travel expenses.
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Special purpose districts may expend funds to recruit job candidates and reimburse candidates for reasonable and necessary travel expenses, including transportation, subsistence, and lodging.[ 1981 c 190 s 1.]
RCW 42.24.180 Taxing district—Issuance of warrants or checks before approval by legislative body—Conditions.
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In order to expedite the payment of claims, the legislative body of any *taxing district, as defined in RCW 43.09.260, may authorize the issuance of warrants or checks in payment of claims after the provisions of this chapter have been met and after the officer designated by stat…
RCW 42.26.020 Disbursements—Deposits to cover.
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The amount to be disbursed from the vendor payment revolving fund on behalf of an agency electing to utilize such fund shall be deposited therein by the agency on or before the day prior to scheduled disbursement. The deposit shall be made from funds held by the agency outside th…
RCW 42.26.030 Regulations.
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The director of financial management shall adopt such regulations as may be necessary or desirable to implement the provisions of this chapter relating to the establishment of an agency vendor payment revolving fund.[ 1979 c 151 s 74; 1969 ex.s. c 60 s 3.]
RCW 42.26.040 Petty cash accounts—Authorized—Advancements.
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The state treasurer is authorized to advance moneys from treasury funds to state agencies for the purpose of establishing petty cash accounts. Any agency may petition the office of financial management for the establishment of a petty cash account. The maximum amount of such acco…
RCW 42.26.050 Request for petty cash advancement—Approval.
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The agency requesting a petty cash account or an increase in the amount of petty cash advanced under the provisions of this chapter shall submit its request to the director of financial management in the form and detail prescribed by him or her. The agency's written request and t…
RCW 42.26.060 Restrictions on use of petty cash account—Expenditures—Reimbursement.
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The use of the petty cash account shall be restricted to miscellaneous petty or emergency expenditures, refunds legally payable by an agency, and for cash change to be used in the transaction of the agency's official business. All expenditures made from petty cash shall be charge…
RCW 42.26.070 Custodian of petty cash account—Bond.
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The head of the agency or an employee designated by him or her shall have full responsibility as custodian for the petty cash account and its proper use under this chapter and applicable regulations of the director of financial management. The custodian of the petty cash account …
RCW 42.26.080 Violation of petty cash account requirements.
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If a post audit by the state auditor discloses the amount of the petty cash account of any agency under this chapter to be excessive or the use of the account to be in violation of requirements governing its operation, the director of financial management may require the return o…
RCW 42.26.090 Regulations for petty cash and accounts.
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The director of financial management shall adopt such regulations as may be necessary or desirable to implement the provisions of this chapter. Such regulation shall include but not be limited to, (1) defining limitations on the use of petty cash, and (2) providing accounting and…