Title 43 — Title 43 STATE GOVERNMENT—EXECUTIVE

Nothing in chapter 332, Laws of 2020 creates any right or cause of action, nor may it be relied upon to compel the establishment of any program or special entitlement.[ 2020 c 332 s 9.]

The secretary of state must execute an official bond to the state in the sum of ten thousand dollars, conditioned for the faithful performance of the duties of his or her office, and shall receive no pay until such bond, approved by the governor, is filed with the state auditor.[…

The secretary of state may have one assistant secretary of state, one deputy secretary of state, and one chief of staff each of whom shall have signing authority and be appointed by the secretary in writing, and continue serving at the pleasure of the secretary. The assistant sec…

The secretary of state shall:(1) Keep a register of and attest the official acts of the governor;(2) Affix the state seal, with his or her attestation, to commissions, pardons, and other public instruments to which the signature of the governor is required, and also attestations …

*** CHANGE IN 2026 *** (SEE 2248-S.SL) ***(1) The secretary of state may attest to the authenticity of the signature of a public official in the state of Washington.(2) The secretary of state may attest to the authenticity [of], or certify a signature of, a notary public except a…

The secretary of state shall have the authority to enter into a memorandum of agreement or contract with any agency of state government or private entity to provide for the performance of any of the secretary of state's services or duties under the various corporation statutes of…

The secretary of state and the *council may accept gifts, grants, conveyances, bequests, and devises, of real or personal property, or both, in trust or otherwise, and sell, lease, exchange, invest, or expend these donations or the proceeds, rents, profits, and income from the do…

The secretary of state is charged with the custody:(1) Of all acts and resolutions passed by the legislature;(2) Of the journals of the legislature;(3) Of the seal of the state;(4) Of all books, records, deeds, parchments, maps, and papers required to be kept on deposit in his or…

(1) The secretary of state must establish by rule and collect the fees in this subsection:(a) For a copy of any law, resolution, record, or other document or paper on file in the secretary's office;(b) For any certificate under seal;(c) For filing and recording trademark;(d) For …

The secretary of state may adopt rules under chapter 34.05 RCW establishing reasonable fees for the following services rendered under chapter 11.110 or 19.09 RCW:(1) Any service rendered in-person at the secretary of state's office;(2) Any expedited service;(3) The electronic tra…

(1) In addition to other required filing fees, the secretary of state shall collect a fee of five dollars at the time of filing for:(a) Articles of incorporation for domestic corporations or applications for certificates of authority for foreign corporations under Title 23B RCW;(…

The Washington state library operations account is created in the custody of the state treasurer. All moneys received under RCW 36.18.010(11) and 43.07.128 must be deposited in the account. Expenditures from the account may be made only for the following purposes:(1) Payment of t…

*** CHANGE IN 2026 *** (SEE 5998-S.SL) ****** CHANGE IN 2026 *** (SEE 2248-S.SL) ***There is created within the state treasury a revolving fund, to be known as the "secretary of state's revolving fund," which must be used by the office of the secretary of state to defray the cost…

The secretary of state is hereby specifically authorized to print, reprint, and distribute the following materials:(1) Lists of active corporations;(2) The provisions of Title 23 RCW;(3) The provisions of Title 23B RCW;(4) The provisions of Title 24 RCW;(5) The provisions of chap…

All powers, duties, and functions vested by law in the secretary of state relating to the Uniform Commercial Code are transferred to the department of licensing.[ 1979 c 158 s 92; 1977 ex.s. c 117 s 1.]Notes:Severability—1977 ex.s. c 117: "If any provision of this 1977 amendatory…

The secretary of state may appoint authenticating officers and delegate to the authenticating officers power to sign for the secretary of state any document which, to have legal effect, requires the secretary of state's signature and which is of a class which the secretary of sta…

(1) If the secretary of state determines that the public interest and the purpose of the filing and registration statutes administered by the secretary of state would be best served by a filing system utilizing microfilm, microfiche, methods of reduced-format document recording, …

(1) The secretary of state may accept and file in the secretary's office electronic transmissions of any documents authorized or required to be filed pursuant to Title 23, 23B, 24, or 25 RCW or chapter 18.100 RCW. The acceptance by the secretary of state is conditional upon the d…

The secretary of state shall deliver to the office of the insurance commissioner copies of corporate documents filed with the secretary of state by health care service contractors and health maintenance organizations that have been provided for the insurance commissioner under RC…

The secretary of state may, by rule adopted under chapter 34.05 RCW, adopt and implement a system of renewals for annual corporate licenses or filings in which the renewal dates are staggered throughout the year.To facilitate the implementation of the staggered system, the secret…

Where the secretary of state determines that a summary face sheet or cover sheet would expedite review of any documents made under Title 23B RCW, or chapter 18.100, 23.86, 23.90, 24.03A, 24.06, 24.12, 24.20, 24.24, 24.36, 25.10, or 25.15 RCW, the secretary of state may require th…

The secretary of state and the director of revenue may enter into agreements designating the department of revenue as the secretary of state's agent for issuing all or a portion of the legal entity renewals within the jurisdiction of the secretary of state.[ 2011 c 298 s 24; 1982…

Any person who files a false statement, which he or she knows to be false, in the articles of incorporation or in any other materials required to be filed with the secretary of state shall be guilty of a gross misdemeanor punishable under chapter 9A.20 RCW.[ 1984 c 75 s 25.]

The secretary of state shall establish a division of elections within the office of the secretary of state and under the secretary's supervision. The division shall be under the immediate supervision of a director of elections who shall be appointed by the secretary of state and …

The secretary of state, through the division of elections, is responsible for the following duties, as prescribed by Title 29A RCW:(1) The filing, verification of signatures, and certification of state initiative, referendum, and recall petitions;(2) The production and distributi…

The secretary of state, in consultation with the *department of trade, the department of agriculture, economic development consultants, the consular corps, and other international trade organizations, shall develop a Washington state citizens' exchange program that will initiate …

(1) The secretary of state shall administer and conduct a program to record and document oral histories of current and former members and staff of the Washington state executive and judicial branches, the state's congressional delegation, and other citizens who have participated …

The secretary of state may fund Washington state legacy project activities through donations as provided in RCW 43.07.037. The activities may include, but not be limited to, conducting interviews, preparing and indexing transcripts, publishing transcripts and photographs, and pre…

(1) The secretary of state may solicit and accept gifts, grants, conveyances, bequests, and devises of real or personal property, or both, in trust or otherwise, and sell, lease, exchange, invest, or expend these donations or the proceeds, rents, profits, and income from the dona…

The Washington state legacy project, state library, and archives account is created in the custody of the state treasurer. All moneys received under RCW 43.07.370 must be deposited in the account. Expenditures from the account may be made only for the purposes of the Washington s…

(1)(a) The secretary of state must adopt rules requiring any entity that is required to file an annual report with the secretary of state, including entities under Titles 23, 23B, 24, and 25 RCW, to disclose: (i) Any transfer of the controlling interest in the entity or an intere…

(1) The state domestic partnership registry is created within the secretary of state's office.(2)(a) The secretary shall prepare a form entitled "declaration of state registered domestic partnership" to meet the requirements of RCW 26.60.010, 26.60.020, 26.60.030, and 26.60.070.(…

The secretary of state's office shall own and operate the library-archives building. The secretary of state's office is authorized to enter into a long-term land lease from the port of Olympia for a period of up to seventy-five years. To comply with the provisions of this section…

The Washington state library-archives building account is created in the custody of the state treasurer. All moneys received under RCW 36.18.010(12), 36.22.175(3), and 43.07.370(3) must be deposited in the account. Except for during the 2023-2025 fiscal biennium, expenditures fro…

(1) All powers, duties, and functions of the secretary of state pertaining to the legislative oral history program are transferred to the secretary of the senate and the chief clerk of the house of representatives. All references to the secretary of state or the office of the sec…

The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise.(1) "Cancel or cancellation" means to void.(2) "Redeem or redemption" means to clear or pay.[ 2018 c 35 s 2.]

The state treasurer shall:(1) Receive and keep all moneys of the state in the manner provided in RCW 43.88.160, as now or hereafter amended;(2) Disburse the public moneys only upon warrants or checks drawn upon the treasurer in the manner provided by law;(3) Account for moneys in…

Within the policies and procedures established pursuant to RCW 43.41.110(13) and 43.88.160(1), the state treasurer shall take such actions as are necessary to ensure the effective cash management of public funds. This cash management shall include the authority to represent the s…

The state treasurer shall reside and keep his or her office at the seat of government. Before entering upon his or her duties, he or she shall execute and deliver to the secretary of state a bond to the state in a sum of not less than five hundred thousand dollars, to be approved…

The treasurer shall keep a seal of office for the authentication of all papers, writings, and documents required to be certified by him or her.[ 2009 c 549 s 5033; 1965 c 8 s 43.08.030. Prior: 1890 p 643 s 6; RRS s 11025; prior: 1886 p 135 s 6; 1871 p 78 s 6; 1864 p 53 s 7; 1854 …

The treasurer may administer all oaths required by law in matters pertaining to the duties of his or her office.[ 2009 c 549 s 5034; 1965 c 8 s 43.08.040. Prior: 1890 p 643 s 5; RRS s 11024; prior: 1886 p 135 s 5; 1871 p 78 s 5; 1864 p 53 s 6; 1854 p 414 s 6.]

All the books, papers, letters, and transactions pertaining to the office of treasurer shall be open for the inspection of a committee of the legislature to examine or settle all accounts, and to count all money; and to the inspection of the public generally during office hours; …

All persons required by law to pay any moneys into the state treasury, or to transmit any public funds to the state treasurer on state accounts, shall, at the time of making such payments or transmissions specify the amount and date of such payment, and for what particular fund o…

The department of enterprise services is responsible for the printing of all state treasury warrants for distribution as directed by the state treasurer. All warrants redeemed by the state treasurer shall be retained for a period of one year, following their redemption, after whi…

Should the payee or legal holder of any warrant drawn against the state treasury fail to present the warrant for payment within one hundred eighty days of the date of its issue or, if registered and drawing interest, within one hundred eighty days of its call, the state treasurer…

In case of the loss or destruction of a state warrant for the payment of money, or any bond or other instrument or evidence of indebtedness, issued by any state officer, or agency, such officer, or such agency through its appropriate officer may issue or cause to be issued a dupl…

Before a duplicate instrument is issued, the state treasurer or other issuing officer shall require the person making application for its issue to file in his or her office a written affidavit specifically alleging on oath that he or she is the proper owner, payee, or legal repre…

The state treasurer or other issuing officer shall keep a full and complete record of all warrants, bonds or other instruments alleged to have been lost or destroyed, which were issued by such agency, and of the issue of any duplicate therefor; and upon the issuance of any duplic…

Upon the presentation of any state warrant to the state treasurer, if there is not sufficient money then available in the appropriate fund with which to redeem all warrants drawn against such fund which the treasurer anticipates will be presented for payment during the current bu…

When the state treasurer deems that there is sufficient money in a fund to pay all or part of the registered warrants of such fund, and the warrants are not presented for payment, he or she may advertise at least once in some newspaper published at the seat of government, stating…