# Chapter 42.17 RCW 

# DISCLOSURE--CAMPAIGN FINANCES-­ 

# LOBBYING--RECORDS

42.17.270 Facilities for copying-.-Availabilityofpublicrecords. 42.17.280 Times**€Cil~'** inspertion and copying. 42.]7.290**Prot~~~m** ofpublicrecords--Publicaccess. 42.17.295 Desfwcrion of information relating to cmployee misconduCl_ 42.17.300 Charges for CO'p)-ing. 42.17.310 Certain perscmal andotherrecords nempt. 42.17.315 Certain recordsobtained bycolleges, universities,libraries, or**arc~** exempt. 42.17.320 Prompt rc£pmlS1:S required. 42.I7.330 Courtprotottionofpublicrecords. 42.17.340 Judicial**r~** ofagencyactions.**ADMINIsu~nON** ANDENFORCEMENT 42.17.350 Public dis.ciosure commission--Established-­ Membership---compcnsation,travel**expe~.** 42.17.360 Commission-Duties. 42.17.370 Commission--:Additionalpowers. 42.17.375 Reports filed..nh county elections official--Rulcs governing', 42.17.380 SecretaryofSlate.,attorneygcneral--Duties. 42.17.390 Civil remedies:andsancUOM. 42.17.395 Violations--DderminalKm by commission--Issuance and' enfmccment of order--Hearing--Re. fcrral--Judicial review---Petition for ordc:T of enforcement. 4:.;7.397 Procedure L'llI08 petition fm enforcement of order of commission---Court'sorCaofenforcement. 42.]7.400 Enforcemen.t. 42.17.405 Suspension ofreporting pTO'l'isions ofchapter until January l. J9Bfi. JOT candicu:s.,elected oITicia!s. political committees. anrl agencies in small jurisdictions-­ Voiding ofsuspc1Sion. 42.17.410 Limitationonanions. 42.17.420 DateofmailingdeemeddatecfTcceipt--Exception.. 42.17.430 Certification.ofxports. 42.17.440 Statements'andllCpOrts.publicttCOTds. 42.17.450 Dutyto prese:vestatements

### mao reports. 42.17.900 Effectivedale--1.973c I. 42.1i .910 Sev.ac-bilit.)·_·-)973·c 1­ 42.17.91 I**SC'Ve:ra.bility--]975Ist~c** 294. 42.17.912 S'everability---1975-"62nGex.s. t 112. 42.17.920 Construction--1973 c L 42.17.930 Chapter, section headings notpartoflaw. 42.17.940 Repealer--19i3c.l

. 42.17.945 Construction---J975-'762nd ex.s.c 112.
Materials specifically authorized to be printed and distributed by secretary ofstate: RCW 43.01.140.

. Voting boundary commission. members subject to public disclosure

act: RCW 29.70.060.



### RC\V 42.17.010 

### Declaration of policy. 

### It is hereby declared by the sovereign people 

### to be the public policy 

### ofthe state of\Vashington: (1) 

### That political campaign and 

### lobbying contribu­

.tions and expenditures be·

### funy disclosed to the 

### public and that 

### secrecy is to

### be avoided. (2) That the people have the right to expect from their elected representatives 

### at all levels of government· 

### the utmost of integrity. honesty

.. and fairness in their dealings.

(Ch.42.17 Rc\\'--pJ] Sections 42.17.010 42.17.020

42.17.030 42.1i.040

42.17.050 42.17.060

42.17.065 42.17.067

42.17.070 42.17.080

42.17.090 42.17.095 42.17.100

42.i7.105

42.17.110

42.17.I20 42.17.125

42.17.130

42.17.150 42.ii.155

42.17.160 42.1i.170 42.17.180 42.17.190

42.17.200 42.17.210

.42.I7.220 42.1i.230 Declaration ofpolicy. Definitions.

CAMPAIGN FINANCING Applicability. Obligation of political committees to file statement of

organization. Cflmpaign treasurer--Depositories. D'eposit of contributions--Investment of campaign

funds, qualifications--Unidentified contributions. Filing and reporting by continuing political committee. Fund-raising activities--Reporting by political com·

mittees in lieu ofreporting under RCW 42.17.080-­ Standards--Deposits-Statements.

. AlHhoriz.ation ofexpenditures and restrictions thereon. Candidates' and treasurers' duty to reportcontributions

and expenditures. Contents ofreport. Disposal ofsurplus funes. Special reports--Independent. campaign expendi.

tures--Contributions to political committees. Special reports--Lafe contributions over five hundred

dollars. Commercial advertisen-'-Documents and books of

account to lJe open for public inspe<:tion--Delivery ofcopies to commi$sion upon request.. IdentifIcation ofcontributions·and communications. Candidate's personal use of contributions--When

permitted. Forbids use of public office or agency facilities in

campaigns.

LOBBYIST REPORTING Registration cflobbyists. Photograph and information--Booklet--Publication--Lobbyists' booklet revolving fund. Exemption from registration. Reponing by lobbyists. Reports by employers ofregistered lobbyists. Legislative activities ofstateagencies and other units of

government. Grass roots'Iobbying campaigns. Employment of legislators. attaches, or state employ·

ees--Statement,contents and filing. Employment ofunregistered persons.

.Duties oflobbyists.

REPORTING OFELECTED OFFICIALS FrNANCIAL AFFAIRS 42.1i.240 Elected and appointed officials reports of financial affairs. 42.17.241 Local elected officials. time for filing statements. 42.17.242

.Concealing identity ofsource ofpayment prohibited-- Exception. 42.17.243 Public office fund--What constitutes, restrictions on' use--Reportin£ of--Disposalofremaining funds.

REPORTING BY PUBLICTREASURERS 42.17.245 Public accounts ofgovernmental entities held by financial institutions-Statements and**reports~on·** tents--Filing. 

# • PUBLIC RECORDS 42.17.250 Duty to publish procedures. 42.17.260 Documents and indexes to be made public.

(1983 Laws)

### 42.17.010 Disclosure '

(3) That the people shall be assured that the private financial dealings of their public officials, and ofcandidates for those offices, present no conflict of interest between the public trust and private interest. (4) That our representative form of government is founded on a beliefthat those entrusted with the offices ofgovernment_have nothing to fear from full public disclosure oftheir financial and business holdings, provided those officials deal honestly and fairly with the people. (5) That public confidence in government at all levels is essential and must be promoted by all possible means. (6) That publicconfidence in government at all levels

can best be sustained by assuring the people of the impartiality and honesty ofthe officials in all public transactions and decisions. (7) That the concept of attempting to increase financial participation of individual contributors in political campaigns is encouraged by the passage of the Revenue Actof 1971 by the Congress ofthe United States, and in

, consequence thereof, it is desirable to have implementing legislation at the state level. (8) That the concepts of disclosure and li,mitation of election campaign financing are established by the passage of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 by the Congress of the United States, and in consequence

, thereofit is desirable to have implementing legislation at

the state level. (9) That small contributions by individual contributors are to be encouraged, and that not requiring the reporting 9f small contributions may tend,to 'encourage such contributions. (10) That the public's right to know of the financing of political campaigns and lobbying and the financial affairs of elected officials and candidates far outweighs
any right that these matters remain secret and private. (11) That, mindful of the right of individuals to pri­ \;ac\, and of the desirabilitv of the efficient administrationofgovernment, full

### ac~ess to information concerning the conduct of government on every level must be assured as a fU'ndamental and necessary precondition to the sound governance ofa free society. The provisions of this chapter shall be liberally construed to promote complete disclosure ofallinformation

,. respecting the financing of political campaigns and lob­

'bying, and the financial affairs of elected officials and candidates, and full access to public records so as to assure continuing public confidence offairness ofelections and governmental processes, and so as to assure that the public interest wHi be fully protected. In promoting such

.complete,,disClosure, however, this chapter shall be enforced so as to insure that the information disclosed will
not be misused for arbitrary and capricious purposes and
to insure that all persons reponing under this chapter will be protected from harassment and unfounded allegations based on information they have freely disclosed. [1975 1st ex.s. c 294 § 1; 1973 c 1 

### §, 1 (Initiative Measure No. 276, approved November 7, 1972).]

Sunset Act application: See note following RCW 42.17.350

..


### RCW**42~J7.020** Definitions. (I) "Agency" includes all state agencies and all local agencies. "State agency" includes every state office, department. division. bureau. board, commission, or other state agency

... Local agency" includes every county, city, town, municipal corporation, qU3.si-municipal corporation, or special purpose district, or any office, department, division, bureau, board, commission, or agency thereof, or other local public agency. (2) "Ballot proposition" means any "measure" as defined by RCW 29.01.110, or any initiative, recall, or referendum proposition proposed to be submitted to the
voters ofthestate orany municipal corporation,political subdivision or other voting constituency from and after the time when such proposition has been initially filed with the appropriate election officerofthat constituency prior to its circulation for signatures. (3) "Campaign depository" means a bank designated by a candidate or political committeepursuant to 

### RCW 42.17.050. (4) "Campaign treasurert< and "deputy campaign treasurer" mean the individuals appointed by a candidate or political committee,. pursuant to 

### RCW 42.17­ .050, to perform the duties specified in that section. (5) "Candidate" means any individual who seeks eJection to public office. An individual sb2JI be deemed
to seek election when he first: (a) Receives contributions or makes expenditures or

reserves space 'or facilities 

### witb intent to promote his**candida(~,** for office; or (b) Announces publicly orfiles for off"lCC.. (6) "Commercial**advertiseT~** means 

### any person who sells the service of communicating messages or producing printed material for broadQiSt or distJ:ibution to the general public or segments ofthegeneralpublicwhether through the use ofnewspapers.,**magazin~** television and radio stations, billboard companies, direclmail advertising companies, printing companies, oro1Derwise. (7) "Commission" means the agencyestablished under RC\V 42.17.350. (8) "Compensation" unless the context requires a

narrower me2.ning, includes payment 

### in any form for real or'personal property or services 

### of any kind: 

### Provided, That for the purpose of compliance with 

### RCW 42.17.240, as now or hereafter amended, the term "compensation" sh,!ll not includeper diem allowances or other payments made by a governmental entity to reimburse,a public official for expenses incurred while such official is engaged in the official business of such gov­ ,ernmental emity. (9) "Continuing political committeeP. means a political committee which is an oT'S!anization of continuine ex'istence' not established in anticipation of any particu: lar election. (10) "Contribution" includes a loan

.. gift, deposit, subscription, forgiveness of indebtedness,'donation, advance, pledge, payment, transfer of funds between political committees, or transfer of anything of value, including personal and professional services for less than full consider2.tion, but does not include interest on mon­ p 

# 'l\

eys deposited in a political**~ommittee's** account, ordi­ 

# ( nary home hospitality and the rendering of "part time" personal services of the sort commonly performed by

(Ch. 42.17 RCW-p 2] (1983 Laws)

# •••• Disdosure**42.J7~020**

# volunteer campaign workers or incidental expenses per­ proposed in either house ofthe state legislature. and in­ 

# • sonally incurred by volunteer campaign workers not in

excess oftwenty-five dollars personally paid for by such worker. ·Part time" services, for the purposes of this chapter, means' services in addition to regular full time employment, or, in the case of an unemployed person, services not in excess of twenty hours per week, excluding weekends. For the purposes of this chapter, contributions. other than money or its equivalents shall be deemed to have a money value equivalent to the fair market value of the contribution. Sums paid for tickets
to fund-raising events such as dinners and parties are contributions; however, the amount of any such contribution may be reduced for the purpose of complying with the reporting requirements of this chapter, by the actual cost of consumables furnished in connection with the purchase of such tickets, and only the excess over actual cost of such consumables shall be deemed a contribution. (11) •Elected official" means any person elected at a general 

### or special election to any public office, and any person appointed to fill a vacancy in any such office.



# • (12) •Election I' includes any primary,**gene~::.l,** or spe­ cial election for public office and any.election in which a ballot proposition is submitted to the voters: 

### Provided, That an election in which the qualifications fer voting include other than those requirements set forth in Arti­ cle 

### VI, section I (Amendment 63) ofthe Constitution of the state of \Vashington shall not be considered an elec­ tion for purposes ofthis chapter. (13) "Election campaign" means any·campaign in support ofor in opposition to a candidate for election to 

## public office and any campaign in support of, or in opposition to, a ballot proposition. (14) "Expenditure" includes a payment, contribution, subscription. distribution, loan, advance, deposit, or gift of money or anything.of value, and includes a contract, promise, or agreemeriL whether or not legally enforcea**ble~** to m2ke an expenditure. The term "expenditure" also includes a promise to pay, a payment or a transfer of anything of value in exchange for goods, services, property, facilities, or anything of value for the purpose ofassisting, benefiting, or honoring any publicofficial or candidate. or assisting in furthering or opposing any election campaign. For the purposes of this chapter, agreements to make expenditures, contracts, and promises to pay may be reported as estimated obligations until actual payment is made. The term "expenditure" shaH not include the partial or complete repayment by a candidate or political committee of the principal of. a loan. the 'receipt of which loan has been properly reported, or payment of service charges against a political committee's campaign account. (IS) "Final report" means the report described as a final report in RC\V 42.17.080(2). ()6) "Immediate family" includes the spouse, dependent children. and other dependent relatives. if living in the household. (17) "Legislation" means bills, resolutions, motions, amendments, nominations, and other matte.rs pending or cludes any other mann which may be the subject ofaction by either house, or any committee ofthe legislature and 

### all bills and resolutions which having passed both houses, are pending approval bythe governor. (18) "Lobby" and "lobbying" each mean attempting'
to influenc(i: the passage or defeat of any legislation.by the legish:mre of the state of Washington. or the adoption or rejection of any rule

.. standard, rate. or other legislative enactmentofany stateagency under the state administrative procedure acts, chapter 34.04 

### RCW and chapter 

### 28B.19 RC\\'_ (19) "Lobbyist'" includes any person who shalJ lobby either in his own oranother's behalf. (20) "Lobbyist's employer" means the person or persons by whom a**lobb~ist** is employed and all persons: by whom he is compensated foracting as a lobbyist. (21) "PersOn" inciDdes an individual, partnership, joint venture, public or private corporation, association, federal, state, or local governmental entity or agency however constituterl" candidate, committee, polit.ical committee, political party, executive committee thereof.

or any other**organi~tion** or group of persons, however organized. (22) "Person 

### in. mterest" means theperson who is the subject of a· recor.d or 

### .any representative designated 

### by said person, except that

### ifsuch person be under a legal disability,.the term "'pa:son in 

### inleresC shall mean and include the parent or.

### dulyappointed legalrepresentative

. • (23) "Political ad'l,."l:I1ising" includes any advertising displays, newspaper**a~** billboards., signs, brochures,**::.r_~** ticles, tabloids,**flyers~** ktters, radio or television presentations, or other mea:nsofmass communication. used for the purpose of**appea.~.,** directl)'

### orindirectly, for votes

or for financial O£ other support in any erection campaign. (24) "Political com....mttee" means any person (except

a candidate or an indn'iidual deaJing with his own.funds,

. or**propert~·)** having 

### the expectation of receiving**~ontri** butions or making,exp:z:nditures in support of. or opposition to, any candidateor any baUotproposition. (25) "Public office"" means any federal, state, county, city, town, school dis.t:iict, port district. special district.

or other state politicalsubdivisionelective office. (26) "Public record'" includes any writing containing information relating.tothe conductofgovernment orthe performance of any**~overnmental** or proprietary function prepared, owned, llsed, or retained by any state or local agency regaTdiess of physical form or characteristics. (27) "Surplus funds" mean, in the case of a political committee or candidate, the balance of contributions wnich remain in the possession or control of that committee or candidate SIlosequent to the election for which the contributRQ;ns**~I::r~** received

.. and which are in excess ofthe amount necessarytopayremainingdebts incurred by the committee or- candidate prior to that election. In the case of a continuing political committee. "surplus funds" mean those contributions remaining in the pos'": session or control ofthe committee which are in excess

(1983 Laws) (eb.42.17RCW-,.3)

# 6 42.]7.020 Disclosure.

".' ,ofthe amount necessary to pay all remaining debts when (c) The names, addresses., and titles ofits officers; or 'it makes its final report under 

### RCW 42.17.065. if it has no officers, the names, addresses, and titles of (28) "\Vriting" means handwriting, typewriting, its responsible leaders; printing, photostating, photographing, and every other (d) The name and address of its campaign treasurer
me,ans of recording any form of communication or rep­ and campaign de'pository; resentation, in.eluding letters, words, pictures, sounds, or (e) A statement whether the committee is a continusymbols, or combination thereof, and all papers, maps, ing one; magnetic or paper tapes, photographic films and prints, 

### (f) The name, office sought, and party affiliation of magnetic or punched cards, discs, drums, and other each candidate whom the committee is supporting or. documents. opposing, and, if the committee 

### is supporting the entire As used in this chapter, the singular shall take the ticket ofany party, the nameofthe party; plural and any gender, the other, as the contextrequires. (g) The ballot proposition concerned, if any, and [1979 ex.s. c 50 

### § 1: 1977 ex.s. c 313 

### § 1; 1975 1st ex.s. whether the committee is in favor ofor opposed to such

c 294 

### § 2: 1973 c 1 

### § 2 (Initiative Measure No. 276, proposition: approved November 7, 1972).] (h) \\'hat distribution 

### ofsurplus funds will be made. in accordance with RCW 42.17.095., in the event of Effective date--1977ex.S. c 313: ·This 1977 amendatory act shall take effect on January 1, 1978: 

### I)977 ex.s. c 313 §9.) dissolution;

,Se\'erabilit)'·--.l977 ex.s. c 313: "If any provision of this 1977 (i) The street address 

### ofthe place and the hours dur­ amendatory act, or its application to any person or circumstance is

. ing which the committee 

### will make available for public held invalid, the**remaind~r** of the aCt, or the application of the provi. inspection its books of account and all reports 

### filed in sion to other persons or circumstances is not affected." 11977 e:u. c accordance with 

### RC\V 42.17.065 and

### 42.17.080, as now 313 § 8.) or hereafter amended; and 

## U) Such other information

### as the commission may 

## by regulation prescribe, in keeping 

### with the policies and
purposes ofthis chapter. 

### CAMPAIGN

## FINANCING (3) Any material chang.e in information previously 

### RC\V,42.17.030 Applicabilit)'. The provisions ofthis submitted in a statement 

### of organization shall be rechapter relating to the financing of election campaigns ported i(. the commission 

### andtothe appropriate county shall apply in all election campaigns other than (a) for elections officer within 

### the ten 

### days following the precinct committeeman; (b) for a federal 'elective office; change. [1982 c 147 

### § 1; 1977 ex.5. c 

### 336 

### § 1; 1975 1st and (c) for an office the constituency of which does not ex.s. ex.s. c 294 § 3; 1973 c 1 

### § 4 (Initiative Measure
encompass a whole county and which contains less than No. 276, approved November

### 7, 1972).]'
five thousand registered voters as ofthe date ofthe most SunsetAct application: See notefollowing RCW42.17.350. recent general election in such district. [1977 ex.s. c 313 Se\'erability-1977 ex.s. c 336: -If any provision of this 1977 

### § 2: 1973 c 1 

### § 3 (Initiative Measure No. 276, approved amendatory act. or its applicatiOn tD any person or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder ofthe2C2. ()r theapplication ofthe provi­ 'November 7, 1972).J sion to other persons or circumstanttS is not affected.· [1977 ex.s. C Sunset Act application: See note following RCW 42.)7.350. 336 § 8.) This applies to the enaetml:Dt ofRCW42.17.095,42.17.125.

. Effecth'e date---Severability--1977 ex.s. c 313: See notes fol­ 42.17.242, and 42.17.243 and the**~dment** ofRCW 42.1'7.040. 42· ' lowing RCW 42.p.020. .17.090, and 42.17.370. Effective date--1973 c J: SeeRCW42.17.900. .060, 68.16.140. RC\V 

### 42.17.050 Campaign treasurer--Depositor

### RCW 42.17.040 Obligation of political committees ies. (1) Each candidate, within two weeks after becom**t~** file statement· of organization. (1) Every political ing a candidate, and each political committee, at the committee, within two weeks after its organization or, time it is required to file a statement of organization, within two weeks after the date when it first has the ex· shall designate and file with thecommission and the appectation of receiving contributions or making expendi­ propriate county elections officer the names and adtures in any election campaign, whichever is earlier, ,dresses of: shall file a statement of organization with the commis­ (a) One legally competentindividual, who may 

### be the .sion' and with the county auditor or elections officer of**candida~e,** to serve as a campaign treasurer; and ,the county in which thecandidate resides (or in the case

. (b) A bank, mutual savings bank, savings and loan of a political committee supporting or opposing a ballot association, or credit union doingbusinessin this stateto proposition, the county in which the campaign treasurer serve as campaign depository and the name of the acresides). count or accounts therein maintained. Cemetery district commissioners exempt from chapter: RCW 68.16·

(2) The statement of organization shall include but (2) A candidate, a political committee or a campaign
not be limited to: treasurer may appoint as many depu'ty campaign treas­ (a) The name and address'ofthe committee; urers as is considered necessary and may designate not (b) The names and addresses of all related OJ: affili· more than one additional campaign depository in each ated committees or other persons, and the nature of the other county in which the campaign is conducted. The relationship or affiliation; candidate or political committee shall file the names and

ICh. 42.17 RCW-p

### 41 (\983 Laws)

### Disclosure 42.17.065



### addresses of the 'deputy 'campaign treasurers and addi-· the total accumulated contributions received in the cur­
( 

### tional campaign depositories with the commission and
\ 

### the appropriate county elections officer. (3) 

### (a) Acandid2.te orpolitical committee may at any time remove a campaign treasurer or deputy campaign
treasurer or change a designated campaign depository. 

# •

(b) In the event ofthe death, resignation, removal, or rent calendaryearor three hundred dollars (whichever is more), may not be deposited, used, or expended, but shall be returned to the donor, ifhis identity can be 

### ascertained. If 

### the donor cannot be ascertained, the contribution shall escheat to the state, and shall be 

### paid to 

### the state·treasurer for deposit in the state general fund. change, ofa campaign treasurer, deputy carr.paign treasurer, or depository, the candidateor political committee shall designate and

# file with the commission and the appropriate county elections officer the name and address ofany successor. (4) 

### No campaign treasurer, deputy campaign treasurer, or campaign depository may be deemed to be in compliance with the provisions of this chapter until his

name and address is filed with the commission and the appropriate county elections officer. [1982 c 147 

### § 2; ]9i3 

### c 1 

### § 5 

### (Initiative Measure No. 276, approved November 7, 1972).)

Sunset Act application: See note following RCW42.17.350.



### RC\\' 

### 42.17.060 Deposit of**contributioris--In~ ~'estment**  

### of campaign funds, qualifications-'-Unidentified 

### contributions. (1) All monetary contributions received by a candidate or political committee shall be deposited by thecampaign treasurer ot deputy treasurer in a campaign depository in an account established and designated for that purpose. Such deposits shall be made within five business days ofreceipt ofthe contribution. (2) 

### Political committees which support or oppose
more than one candidate or ballot propOSition, or exist for more than one purpose, may maintain multiple sepa­ 

# ·.1

.rate bank accounts within the same designated depository for such purpose:**Pro~,jded,** 

### That each such account shall bear the same name followed by an appropriate designation which accurately identifies its separate purpose: 

### And provided 'further,· That transfers of funds which must be reponed under RC\V 42.17

### .090(1)(d), as
now or hereafter amended, may not be made from more than one such account. (3) 

### Nothing in this section prohibits a candidate or politicaJ committee from investing funds on hand in a campaign depository in bonds, certificates, or savings accounts or other similar savings instruments in financial institutions other than the campaign depository: 

### Pro­

.**~'idcd.** 

### Tha·t the commission and the appropriate county elections officer is notified in writing of the initiation :..lnd the termination ofthe investment:.Providedfurther, 

### ThJt the principal of such investment when terminated together with all interest, dividends, and income derived from .the i'nvestment are deposited in the campaign depository in the account from which the investment was made and properly reported to the commission and the appropriate county elections officer prior to any further disposition or expenditure thereof. (4) Accumulated unidentified contributions, other than those made by persons whosenames must be maintained on a sepuate and private list by a political committee's campaign treasurer pursuant to RC\\' 

### 42.17.090(1)(b), which total in excess ofone percent of

()983 Laws) 

### [1982 c 

### 147 

### § 3; 1977 eX.5. C 

### 313 § 3; 

### 1975 1st ex.5. 

### c 294 § 4; 

### 1973 

### c 1 

### § 6 

### (Initiative Measure No. 276, 

### ap

### proved November 7. ]972).]

Sunset Act application: Seenotefollowing RCW42.17.350. Effecth'e date-Se\erability--1977 exoS. t 313: See notes "following RCW 42.17.020.


### RC\\' 42.17.065 Filing and reporting by 

### continuing 

### political committee. (l) 

### In addition to the provisions of this section, a continuing political 

### committee shall file and report on the sameconditions and at thesametimes

as any other committee. in 

### accordance with the provisions of RC\V 

### 42.17.040, 42.17.050, 

### and 42.I7.060 

### as
now or hereafter amended. (2) 

### A continuing political committee shall file with 

### the commission and the auditor or elections officer of the county in which the committee maintains 

### its office

or headquarters and jf

### there is no such office or headquarters then in the county in which the**com~.iHee** 

### treasurer resides a report onthetenthday oftoe month detailing its activities for the preceding calendar month
iT" 

### which the committee has received a contribution or r::dde an expenditure: Prm';det:L 

### That such report shall only be filed ifeither the total contributions received or total expenditures m2desincethelastsuch reportexceed two hundred dollars. Thereport shall be on a form supplied by the commission and shall include the following information:

. (a) The information**~equired** 

### by 

### RC\V 42.17.090 

### as

. now or hereafter amended; (b) Each expenditure made toretire previously**acc~-·** 

### mulated debts of the committee; identified by recipient, amount, and date of**payments~** 

### . (c) Such other informationasthecommission shallbv rule prescribe. • (3) 

### If 

### a continuingpolitical committee shall make a contribution in supportoforin opposition to a candidate

or ballot proposition within sixty days prior to the date

on which such candio2te or ballot proposition 

### will be voted upon, such cominuing political committee shall report pursuant to RC\\' 

### 42.17.080. 

### as now or hereafter 3mended. until twenty-oned2ys aftersaid election. (4) A continuing political committee shaH file reports

as required by this chapteruntil it is dissolved. at which ti.mc a final report shall be filed. Upon submitting a. fi

### nal report, the duties of the campaign treasurer shall

cease and there shall be no obligation to make any further reports. (5) The campaign treasurer shall maintain books of account accurately renecting all contributions and expenditures on a current basis\\;ithin five business days of receipt or expenditure. During the eight days immediately preceding the date of any election, for which the committee has received any contributions or made any

leh. 42.17 RCW-pS]42.17.065 Disclosure

expenditures. the books of account shall be kept current within one business day and shall be open for public inspection for at least two consecutive hours Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays, between 8:00

a.m. and 8:00 p.m., as specified in the committee's
statement oforganization filed pursuantto 

### RCW 42.i7­

.040 as now or hereafter amended. at the principal campaign headquarters or, if ·there is no campaign headquarters. at the address of the campaign treasurer

or such.other place as may be authorized by the commission. (6) All reports filed pursuant to this section shall be certified as correct by the campaign treasurer. (7) The campaign treasurer shall preserve books of account, bills. receipts, and all other financial records of the campaign or political committee for not less than five calendar years following the year during which the transaction occurred. [1982 c 147 

### § 4; 1975 1st ex.s. c 294

### .§ 

### 5.)

Sunset Act applicBtion: See note following RCW42.17.350.

RC\\' 42.17.067 Fund-raising acthities--Reporting b)' political committees in lieu of reporting under RCW 42.17.080-.....Standards--Deposits-State­

.ments. (1) Fund-raising activities which meet the standards ofsubsection (2) ofthis section may be reported in accordance with the provisions ofthis section in lieu of reponing in accordance with 

### RC\V 42.17.080(3) as now

or hereafter amended. (2) A fund-raising activity which is to be reported in accordance with the provisions of this section shall conform ",·'ith the· following standards: (a) The income resulting from the conduct ofthe activity is derived solely from either (i) the retail sale of goods or services at prices which in no case exceed a reasonable approximation of the·fair market value of each·item or service sold at the activity, or (ii) a gamhling operation which is licensed. conducted, or operated in accordance·with the provisions of chapter 9.46 RC\V and at which in no case is. the monetary value of any prize exceeded by the monetary value of any single wager which may be made by a person participating in

• such activity; (b) No person responsible for receiving money at such activity may knowingly accept payment from a single
person which would result in a profit to thecommittee of twenty-five dollars or more unless the name and address of the person. making such payment .together with the .approximate amount ofprofit to thecommittee resulting from such payment are disclosed in the report filed pursuant to subsection (4) ofthis section; and

. ·(c) Such other standards as shall be established by rule and regulation of the commission to prevent frustration oflhe purposes ofthis chapter. (3) All funds obtained through the use of a fundraising activity which conforms with the provisions of subsection (2) of this section shall·be deposited within five business days of receipt by the cU'mpaign treasurer

or deputyocampaign treasurer in the same account into which contributions received by the committee are being deposited pursuant to 

### RC\\' 42.17,060.

.

ICb. 42.17 RCW-p

### 61 (4) At the**ti~e** such funds are deposited in accordance with subsection (3) of this section,. the campaign
treasurer or deputy campaign treasurer making the deposit shall file with the commission a reportofthefundraising activity which shall contain the following information:·

. (a) The date on which theactivityoccurred; (b) The 10cationat whichthe activity occurred; (c) A precise description: 

### ofthe fund-raising methods used in the activity; (d) A financial statement noting gross receipts and expenses for the activity, including 

### an inventory 

### list where appropriate: (e) The monetary value: of wagers made and prizes distributed for winning wagers

.. whereappropriate: (f) The name and address 

### of each person who contributed goods or services: 

### to the commi.ttee for sale 

### at the activity if the fair market,-alue·of

### the goods or services contributed equals twenty-five donars or more 

### in the aggregate from such person, together with a precise description of each item 

### or service contributed and 

### its estimated market value; (g) The name and address

### ofeachperson whose identity can be ascertained and 

### who makes payments to the committee at such activity which result 

### in a profit 

### of twenty-five dollars or more to the committee, together with the :t.pproximate amount

### ofprofit

### tothe committee which re&ults from such payments;

### and 

# (\.

.. (h) A complete listing of

### the names 

### and addresses 

### of 

### "-_0 the persons responsible for oonducting

### theactivity. i \

..... (5) The statement required by subsection 

### (4) of this section shall be in duplicate

### upon a form prescribed by the commission, one' copy to 

### be filed 

### by the campaign
treasurer with the**commiss~** and 

### one copy to be retained by him for his records.. Each statement shall be certified as correct by the campaign treasurer or deputy
treasurer making the deposfL []

### 982 c 14-7 

### § 5; 1975-'76 2nd ex.s. c 112 

### §9.)

SUflsel Act application: See note: foDowing RCW42.J7.350.

RC\V 42.17.070 Authorization of expenditures and restrictions thereon. No ex.penditures shall be made or incurred by any candidate orpolitical committee except

on the authority ofthe campaign treasurer or the candidate, and a record of·

# an such expenditures· shall 

### be maintained by the campaign treasurer. {l973 c I 

### § 7 (Initiative l\1easure No. 276, approved November 7, 1972).)

Sunset A_ct application: Seenotefollowing RC'W42.17.350.



### RC\\' 42.17.080 Candidates' and treasurers' duty to report contributions and expenditures. 

### (1) On thedaythe campaign treasurer is designated, each candidate or p0­ litical committee shall file with the commission and the county auditor or elections officerofthecounty in which the candidate resides (or in the case of a political committee supporting or opposing a ballot proposition. the county in which the campaign treasurer resides), in addition to any statement of organization required under 

### RCW 42.17.040 or 42.17.050 as now or hereafter

(1983 Laws)

# ••• Disclosure 

### 42.17.090



### •amended, a report of all contributions received and ex­ least two consecutive hours Monday through Friday. expenditures made priortothat date, ifany. cluding legal holidays, between 8:00 

### a.m. and 8:00 p.m., 

# • (2) 

### At the following intervals each campaign treasurer shrdl file with the commission and the county auditor or elections officer ofthe county in which the candidate resides (or in the case ofa political committee supporting

or opposing a ballot proposition, the county in which the

campaign maintains its office or headquarters and if there is no office or headquarters then in the county in which the campaign treasurer resides) a report containing the information required by RCW 42.17.090 

### as now
or hereafteramended: (a) On the twenty-first day and the seventh day immediately preceding the date on which the election is held; and (b) \\'ithin twenty-one days after the date of the election; and (c) On the tenth day ofeach month in which no other reports are required to be filed under this section: 

### Prol'jded, 

### That such report shall only be filed if the committee >has received a contribution or made an expenditure in the preceding calendar month and·either the total contributions received or total expenditures made since the last such repon ex.ceed two hundred dollars.

. \\'hen there is no outstanding debt or obligation, and the campaign fund is closed,· and the campaign is concluded in all respects, and in the case of

### a political comm·iuee, the committee has ceased to function and has dissolved, the campaign treasurer shall file a final report. Upon submitting a final report,· the.duties 

### 0; the campaign treasurer shall ceast and there shall be no obligetion to make any further reports. (3) For. the period beginning the first day of the fourth month preceding the date on which the special or general election is held and ending on the date of that election, the campaign treasurer shall file with the commission and the appropriate county elections officer a report of each contribution received during that period at the time that contribution is deposited pursuant to RC\V 42.17.060(1). 

### as now or hereafter amended. The report ·shall contain the name ·ofeach person contributing the funds so deposited and the amount contributed by each person: 

### Provided, That contributions ofless that [than] twenty-five dollars from anyone person may be deposited without identifying the contributor. A copy of the report shall be retained by the campaign treasurer for his records. 

### In the event ofdeposits made by a·deputy campaign treasurer, the copy shall be forwarded 10 

### the campaign treasurer to be retained by him for his records. Each report shall be certified as correCI by the ci.Jmpa-ign lreasurer or deputy c:1mpaign treasurer making the deposit.

. (4) The campaign treasurer or candidate shal1 maintain books ofaccount accurately reOecting all contributions and expenditures on a current basis within five business days ofreceipt or expenditure. During the eight days immediately preceding the date of the election the books of account shan be kept current within one business day and shall be open for public inspection for at as specified in the committee's statementofor.ganization filed pursuant to RC\V 42.17.040 

### as now or hereafter amended, at the principal campaign headquarters or, if there is no campaign headquarters, atthe address ofthe campaign treasurer or such otherplace: as maybe 

### authorized by the commission. The campaign treasurer or candidate shall preserve books ofaccount, bills. receipts, and all other financial records ofthecampaignor political committee for not Jess than five calendar years following the year during which thetransaction occurred. (5) All 

### reports filed pursuantto subsections (l) 

### or (2) 

### of this section shall be certified as correct by the candidate and the campaign treasurer. (6) 

### Copies ofall reportsfiled pursuant to this section shall be readily available for public inspection for at least two consecutive hours: Monday through Friday. 

### excluding legal holidays, between 8:00 

### a.m. and 8:00 p.m.,


### as specified in the committee's statementoforganization filed pursuant to RC\\' 42.17.040 

### as now or hereafter amended, .at the principal campaign headquarters or, jf 

### there is no campaign headquarters, at the address of

### the campaign treasurer or such otherplace as may be

### authorized by the commission. [1982 

### c 147 

### § 6; 1975 

### 1st

ex.s. c 294 § 6; 19i3 

### c 1 § 

### 8 (Initiative Measure No. 276, 

### appovec November 7, 1972).}

Sunset Act application: See !lotefollov.inE RCW42.17.350.



### •RC\V 42.17.090 Contents ofr.e'ort. (l) 

### Each report required under RC\\' 42.17.080 (1) 

### and (2),.

### as now or hereafter amended,

-**sh~1J** 

### disclose for the period begin.· 

### ning at the end oftheperiod forthelastreport or, in the

case of an initial report, at the time ofthe first contri·· bution or expenditure, and ending not more thari five days prior to the datethe report is 

### due: (a) The funds on band atthebeginning ofthe period; (b) The name and address ofeach pers.on who has' made one or more contributions during the period, together with the money value and dateof such contributions and the aggregate value of all contributions received from each such perron 

### during the campaign or in the case ofa continuing political committee, the cmrent calendar vear: Provided, 

### That theincome which results from thOe conducting of a. fund-raising activity which has previously been reported in accordance with RC\\' 42.17.067 

### maybe reported as one lump sum, with the exception of tha.t portion of.such income whi·ch was received from persons whose names and addresses are required to be included in the report required by 

### RCW 42.17.0()7: Pr(wided further, 

### That contributions 

# or less tha n l

### wcnty-five dollars in the aggregate from anyone person during the election campaign may be' reported as
one lump sum so long as thecampaign treasurer maintains a separate and privatelist ofthe names, addresses,

, and amounts ofeach such contributor; (c) Each loan, promissorynote, orsecurity instrument
to be used by or for the benefit ofthe candidate or p0­ 

### litical committee made by

### any person, together with the

names and addressesofthe lenderand each person liable directly, indirectly or contingentl)' and the date and

(1983 Laws) 

### lCh. 42.17 RC\\!--p7}

### 42.17.090 

### "DisClosure

amount of each such loan, promissory note, or security instrument; (d) The name and address ofeach political committee from which the reporting committee or candidate received, or to which that committee or candidate made, any'transfer of funds, together with the a":l0unts,**d3~es,** and purpose orall such transfers. Information regarding the following shall be contained in a separatecategoryof the report bearing the title "Transfer of funds": Contributions maqe from the campaign depository ofone candidate to the campaign of another candidate; and contributions received by a candidate, or for the campaign ofthe candidate, from the campaign depository of another candidate; (e) 

### All other contributions· not otherwise listed or exempted; 

### (f) The name and address ofeach person to whom an expenditure was made in the aggregate amount of fifty dollars or more, and the amount, date, and purpose of each such expenditure; (g) The total sum of**expe~d.itures;** . . '(h) The surplus or deficit .of**contT1~utlOns** over expenditures;

. (i) The disposition made in accordance with RCW 42.17.095 ofany surplus funds;

.



## . U) Such other information as shall'be**req~lred** by th.e

,commission by regulation in conformance with the polIcies and purposes ofthis**chapter~ ~nd,.**  . (k) Funds received from a political comml.ttee**n~t.do** miciled in \Vashington state and not otherWIse reqUired
to report under this chapter (a "nonreporting committee"). Such funds shall be forfeited to the state of \Vashingtonunless' the nonreporting committee or the recipient of such funds has filed or within ten d.ay.s following such receipt shall file with the**cOmmlS~!On** a statement disclosing: 

### (i) its name and address; 

### (n) the
purposes ofthe nonreporting**com.mit~e~;** (iii) the**n~mes,** addresses, and titles ofits officers or IfIt has no offIcers, the names addresses and titles ofits responsible leaders; '(iv) a

### stat~ment**wh~ther** the nonreporting committee is

a continuing one; (v) the name, office sought, and party affiliation of each candidate in the state of \Vashington whom the nonreporting committee is supporting, and, if such committee is supporting the entire ticket of any

• p::1rty, the name ofthe party; (vi) the ball.ot prop?sition

. supported or opposed in the state of Washington, Ifany.

and whether such committee is in favor of or opposed to ,suchproposition; (vii) the name**an~** address of each

person residing in the state of**\\~ashln~ton** or corporation.which has a place of busmess In the state of Washington 'who has made one or more contributions in 'the aggregate oftwenty-five dollars or more to the nonreporting committee during the current calendar**yea~,** 

## I. together with the money value and date of such contr.lbutions; (viii) the,name and address of each person m commission may by regulation prescribe, in keeping with the policies and purposes ofthis chapter. A nonreporting committee incurring an obligation to 

### file additional reports in a calendar year may satisfy the obligation by filing with the**co~mission** 

### a leuer providing updating or emending information. 

### (2) The campaign treasurer and 

### the candidate shall certify the correctness of 

### each report. [1983 c 96 

### § 1; 1982 c 147 

### § 7; 1977 ex.s. c 336 

### § 2; 1975-'76 2nd ex.s.
c 112 

### § 3; 1975 1st ex.s. 

### c: 294 

### § 7; 1973 c 

### 1 § 9 (Initiative J\.1easure No. 276, approved November 7, 1972).]

Sunset Act application: See nole foll<>wing RCW42.17.350. Seferabilit)'-J977 ex.S. c 336: See note following RCW 42.17.040. Appearance of fairness doctrine--Application 10 candidates for

public office-Campaign contributions: RCW 42.36.040, 42.36.050.

RC\V 

### 42.17.095 DispossJofsurplus funds. The surplus funds of 

### a candidate,. 

### or of

### a political committee supporting or opposing a candidate, may only be disposed ofin anyoneor more

### ofthe following ways: (1) Return the surplus

### toa contributor in an amount not to exceed that**contributoT~s** originalcontribution; (2) Transfer the surplus to the candidate's personal
account as reimbursement 

### forlost

### earningsincurred as a result of that candidate's election campaign. Such lost earnings shall be verifiable

### asunpaidsalaryor, when the candidalt<. is not salaried, 

### as

### an2mount

### notto exceed 

### income received 

### bv the candirl2.te for services rendered during an appropriate, corresponding time period. 

### All 

# ()

lost earnings incurred shallbe documented and a record
". thereof shall be maintained bythe. candidateor the can­ didate's political committee_

### Thecommitteeshall include

a copy of such record when

### its expenditure for such re­ imbursement is reported pUJ.$1]2nt to RC\V 42.17.090; 

### (3) Transfer the surplus tocne or 

### morecandidates or to a political committeeorparty; (4) Donate the surplus to 

### a charitable organization registered in accordance 

### withchapter 19.09 RC\V; (5) Transmit the surplustothe statetreasurer for deposit in.the general fund; or 

### (6) Hold the surplus 

### in 

### the campaign depository or depositories designated in accordance

### with RCW 42.17­ .050 for possible use in 

### a future election campaign, for political activity, for community activity, or for nonreimbursed public office related expenses and report any such disposition in accordance with RC\V 42.17­ .090: Provided, That if the candidate subsequently announces or publicly files for office, information as

appropriate is reported to 

### the commission in accordance with 

### RC\V 42.17.040 through 42.17.090. 

### Ifa subsequent office is not sought the surplus held shall be disposed of in accordance with the requirements of this section. [1982 c 147 

### § 8; 1977exs.

### c 336 § 3.]

the state of \Vashington to whom an expenditure'was made by the n6nreporting**~ommittee** on behalf of a candidate or political committee in the aggregate amount of twenty-five dollars or more, the amount, date, and purpose ofsuch expenditure,:and the.total sum of suchexpenditures; (ix) such other mformatlOn as the Sunset Act application: See note followingRCW 42.17.350. Seferabilit"'-1977 ex.s. c 336: See note following RCW 42.17.040. 

# C)· RC\V 

### 42.17.100 Special reports--'Independent campaign expenditures--Contributions to political 

# \

.......



### leh. 4l.17 RCW-p

### 81 (1983 Laws)

### Disclosure 

### 42.17.105

committees. (I) 

### (a) For 'the purposes of this subsection, (1) 

### the term nindependent campaign expendituren 

## \. means any expenditure which is made in support ofor in opposition to**~ny** 

### candidate or ballot proposition and is
not otherwise required to be reported pursuant to RC\V 

### 42.]7.060, 42.17.065, 42.17.080, 

### or 42.17.090. 

# •

(b) \Vithin five days after the date of making an independent campaign expenditure which by itselfor when added to all other such independent campaign expenditures made during the same election campaign by the

same person equals one hundred dollars or more, or within five days after the date ofmaking an independent campaign expenditure for which no reasonable estimate ofmonetary value is practicable, whichever occurs first, the person who made such independent campaign expenditure shall file with the commission and the county auditor ofthe county ofresidence for the candidate**~up** 

### ported or opposed by the independent campaign**~xpen** 

### diture (or in the case ofan expenditure made in support of or in opposition to a local ballot proposition, the county of residence for the person making the expenditure) an initi'al report of all independent campaign expenditures made during such campaign prior to and including such date. (c) At the following intervals each person who. is required to file an initial report pursuant to subsection (1)(b) 

### of this section shall file with the commission and the county auditor of the county of residence fOf 

### the candidate supported or opposed by the independent campaign expenditure (or in the case of an expenditure made in support ofor in oppositiop to a ballot proposition, the county of residence for the person making the

.expenditure) a further report of the independent campaign expenditures made since the date of the last report: , (i) On the twenty-first day preceding the primary and the seventh day preceding thedate on which the election is held; and (ii) \Vithin twenty-one days after the date of the election; and (iii) On the tenth day of each month in which no other reports are required to be fiied pursuant to this subsection (1): 

### Provided, That such further reports required by this subsection (J

### Hc) shall only be filed ifthe reporting person has made an independent campaign ex­

.penditure s.ince the date ofthe last previous report filed. The report filed pursuant to paragraph (ii) of. this subsection (J

### )(c) shull be the final report. and upon submitting such final report the duties of the reponing person shall cease, und there shall be no obligation ,to make.any further reports.

, (d) All reports filed pursuant to this subsection (l). 

### shall be certified as correct by the reporting person. (e) Each report required by subsections (1)(b) and (I)(c)'ofthis subsection (1) shall disclose for the period beginning at the end of the period for the last**pre~'ious** 

### report filed or, in the case ofan initial report, beginning 

# • 3t the time of the first independent campaign expendi· ture, and ending not more than five days prior to the date the report is due: (i) The name and address of the person filing the report; (ii) The name and address ofeach person to whom an independent campaign expenditure was made in the aggregate amount oftwenty-five dollars or more, and the amount, date, and purpose. of each such expenditure: 

### Prol'ided,· That if no reasonable estimate of the monetary value ofa particular independent campaign expenditure is**practicable~** 

### it shall be sufficient to report insteud a precise description of services. property, or rights furnished through the expenditure and where appropriate to attach a copy ofthe item produced or distributed by the expenditure; (iii) The total sum of an independent 

### campaign expenditures made during the campaign todate; and (iv) Such other information as 

### shall be required by the commission by regulation in 

### conformance with the policies and purposes ofthischapter. (2) (a) Any person who contributes in the aggregate amount ofone hundred doHars or more during the preceding twelve-month period to 

### any political committee
not domiciled in the state of Washington or not otherwise required to rcport under this chapter, if the person reasonably expects such political committee to make contributions in respect to any election covered by 

### this chapter, shall file with 

### the commission a 

### report. signed by the contributor disclosing 

### theCDntributor's name and address, the date, nature,purpose.. amount, and recipient



### c.:- such contribution.andanyinstructionsgiven as

### tothe

me or disbursement

### ofsuchcontribm.ion. (b) The. initial report shall be

### filed with the commission within five days after the 

### date on 

### which the aggre-' gatecontribution amount ofonehundreddollarsor more is reached, and each subsequent Teport shall 

### be.filed within five days after each subsequent contribution is made to the same suchpoliticalcommittee. 

### [1982 c 

### 147 § 9; 1975-'76 

### 2nd ex.s. c 

### ]]2 

### §**4~** 

### 1973

### c 1 

### § 10 

### (Initiative Measure No.**276~** 

### approvedNovember 

### 7, 1972).]

Sunset Act application:SeenotefoIlO'li"ing Rev.'42.17.350.



### RC\V 42.17.105 

### Special 

### reports---Late contributions O\'er fhe 

### hundred dollars. (1) 

### Campaign treasurers shall prepare and deliver to thecommission a special report regarding any contribution**~:bich:** 

### (a) Exceeds five hundred dollars; (b) Is from a single personorentity; (c) Is received before an election; and (d) Is received after the. period 

### covered by t

### he last repon required by RC\\' 42.17.080 

### and 42.17.090 to be filed before that 

### election. (2) Any political committee making a contribution \\'.hich exceeds five hundred dollars shall also prepare and deliver to the commission the special report if the contribution is made before anelectionand afterthe period covered bythe lastreportrequired by RCW 42.17­ 

### .080 

### and 42.17.090 

### to be filed beforethatelection. (3) 

### Except as provided in s1,lbsection (4), the special report required by this section shall be delivered in written form, including but not limited to mailgram

.. teiegram, or nightletter. The special report required by 

### subsection (1) shall be delivered to the commission

(1983 Laws) ICb.**~2.17** RC\\'-;>9]

### 42.17.105

-**Djs~losure**

within twenty-four hours of'the" time, or on the first '-working day after, the contribution is received by the candidate or campaign treasurer. The special report required by subsection (2) shall be delivered to the commission within twenty-four hours ofthe time, or on the first working day after, the contribution is made. (4) The special report may be transmitted orally by telephone to the commission to satisfy the delivery period required by subsection 

### (3) ifthe written form ofthe report is also mailed to the commission and postmarked within thedelivery period established in subsection (3). 

### (5) The special report shall inClude at least: (a) The amount ofthe coritribution; (b) The date ofreceipt; (c) The name and address ofthe donor; (d) The name and address ofthe recipient; and

. (e) Any other information the commission may by rule require. (6) Contributions reported under this section shall also be reported'as required .by other provisions of this chapter. [1983 c 176 

## $ 1.]

RC'\' 

### 42.17.110 Commercial advertisers--Docu-·
ments and books ofaccount to be open for public inspection-Delh'ery of copies to commission upon request. (1) Each commercial advertiser who has accepted or

.provided political advertising duringthe election campaign shall maintain open for public inspection during the campaign and for a period of no.less than three
years after the date of the applicable election, during normal business hours, documents and books of account which ·shall specify: (a) The names a,nd addresses ofpersons from whom it accepted political advertising; (b) The exact nature and extent of the. advertising services rendered; and (c) The consideration and the manner of paying that consideration for such services. (2) Each commercial advertiser which must comply with subsection (1) of this section shall deliver to the' commission, upon its request, copies of such information

as must be maintained open for public inspection pursu-

. ant to subsection (1) of this section. [1975-'76 2nd ex.s.

c 112 

### § 5; 1973 c 1 § 11 (Initiative Measure No. 276,

• approved Novemb.er 7, 1972).]

Sunset Act application: Seenote following RCW 42.17.350.

RC\\' 

### 42.17.120 Identification of contributions and communications. No contribution shafl be made and no expenditure sryalJ be incurred, directly or indirectly, in a .fictitious name, anonymously, or by one person through

an agent, relative, or otherperson in such a manner as to conceal the identity of the source of the contribution or in any other manner so as to effect concealment. [1975 1st ·ex.s. c 294 § 8; 1973 c 1 § 12 (Initiative Measure No. 276, approved November 7, 1972).]

Sunset Act application: See note**fo~lowing** RCW 42.17.350.

RC\\' 

### 42.17.125 Candidate's personal use of contributions--\\'hen permitted. Contributions received and

leh. 41.17 RCW-p 10) reported in accordance with RCW 4.2.17.060 through. 42.17.090 may only be transferred to 

### a. candidate's per· sonal account or expended for :l candidate's personal use under the following circumstances:

. . (1) ReimburseJTlent for or loans to cover lost earnings incurred as a result of campaigning. Such lost earnings shall be verifiable as unpaid salary, or; when the candi· date is not salaried, as an amount not toexceed income received by thecandidate for servicesrendered during an appropriate, corresponding timeperiod". 

### All lost earnings incurred shall be documented and a record thereofshall be maintained by thecandidateorthecandidate's political committee. The committee shall include a copy of such record when its expenditure fOT such reimbursement is reported pursuant to 

### RCW 42.17.090. (2) Reimbursement for direct out-of-pocket election campaign and posteiection C2JIlpaign re.iated expenses made by the candidate. To receive reimbursement from his political committee, the cmdidate 

### shall provide the committee with written documentation astotheamount, date, and description ofeachexpense

### andthecommittee shall include 

### a copy ofsuch informationwhen its expenditure for such reimbursement 

### is reported pursuant to RCW 42.17.090.

.(3) Repayment ofloans madebythecandidateto political committees, which repa)"'IDent sbaJ] be reported pursuant to RCW 42.17.090. 

### [1977ex.s.c 

### 336 

### § 6.]

Sunset AN application: See**notef~ing** RCW42..l7.350. Se\'erabil?i)-19i7 n.s. c 33(c See note following RCW 42.17.040.

RCW 

### 42.17.130 Forbids use of public office or agency facilities in campaigns.. No electiveofficial nor any employee of his office nar

### 4:my person appointed to

or employed by any public office'or ag.ency may use or authorize the use of any of

### thefacilities ofa public office or agency, directly or**inc:firectly~** fOT the purpose of assisting a campaign for election of any person to any office or for the promotion oforopposition to any ballot proposition. Facilities ofpublicoffice oragency include. but are not limited to, use ofstationery

.. postage. rna· chines, and equipment, use ofemployeesofthe office or agency during working hours.. vehides

.. office space, publications ofthe office or agency, andclientelelists of
persons served by the office or agency:·**Provjded~** That the foregoing provisions ofthis sectionshallnot applyto the following activities: 

### (l) Action taken at an open public meeting 

### by members of an elected legislative body to express a collective decision, or to actually vote upon a motion, proposal, resolution. order, or ordinance... ortosupport oropposea ballot proposition so long as (3) any required notice of the meeting includes the title 2nd number ofthe ballot proposition, and (b) membe.rs of the legislative 

### body or members of the public are afforded' an approximately equal opportunity for theexpression ofan opposingview; (2) A statement by an elected official in support ofor in opposition to any ballot proposition at an open press conference or in response to a specific inquiry;

.(3) Activities \\'hich are 

### part of the normal and regu· lar conduct of the office or agency. [1979 ex.S. c 265 

### §

(1983 Laws)

# •••• Disclosure 42.17.160

• 2; 1975-'76 

### 2nd ex.s. c 112 

### § 6; 1973 

### c 1 § 13 

### (Initiative respective paymentsor contributions made byeach such Measure No. 276, 

### approved November 7, 1972).] 

### person. 

# • LOBBYIST REPORTING

RC\\' 42.]7.]50 Registration of lobbyists. (1) 

### Before doing any lobbying, or within thirty days afterbeing employed as a· lobbyist,. whic.hever occurs**.fi~st,** 

### a lobbyist shall register by filIng**~'lth** 

### the comI?lsslon a lobbyist registration statement, In 

### such detaIl as the commission shall prescribe, showing:

. (a) His name, permanent business addre:s, and any

.temporaryresidential and business addresses In

### Thurston county during the legislative session; (b) The name, address and occupation or business of the lobbyist's employer; (c) The duration ofhis employment;

, (d) His compensation for lobbying; how much he**I~** 

### to. be paid for expenses, and wha.t expenses a!e .to be reImbursed:" and a full and partlcular descnptlon'of any**aQree~ent** 

### arrangement, or understanding according to

## Vr~hich his

## ~ompensation; or any portion thereof, is o,r will be contingent upon the success of any attempt to mflu·

ence legislation;

. (e) \Vhetherthe person from whom he**receive~** 

### said compensation employs him solely as .a 10bb?'Jst or whether he is a regular employee performmg servIces for his employer which include but are not limited to the influencing oflegislation;

, . . (f) 

### The general subject or subjects of hIS legIslatIve interest; (g) A**~ritten** 

### authorization from each of the lobby

### ist's employers confirming such employment; (h) Thename and address ofthe person who will have custody of the accounts, bills, receipts,**b~oks,** 

### papers, and documents required to be kept under**~hlS ~hapte:;**  (i) 

### If the lobbyist's employer is an entIty**(m~lu?Jng,** 

### but not limited to, business and trade**assoclatJO~s)** 

### whose members include, or whieh as a representatIve entitv'undertakes lobbying activities for, businesses, groups, associations, or organizations, the name and address of each member of such entity or person represented by such entity whose fees, dues, payments, or other**co~sidera** 

### tion paid to such entity during either of the prior two years have exceeded five hundred dollars

or who is obligated to or has agreed to pay fees, dues, payments, or other consjderation exceeding five hundred dollars to

### such entitvduring the current year. 

# '. (2) Any lobbyist"who receives or is to

### ~eceiv~ compensation from more than one pers?n for hIS servIces.as
a lobbvist shall file a separate notIce of representatIon with**r~spect** to 

### each such person; except that where a lobbyist whose fee for acting.as**~uc~** 

### in**r~spect** 

### to**t~e** 

### same legislation or type oflegIslation IS, or IS to be, paId

or contributed to by more than one person then .such lobbyist may file a single statement, in**whi~h** 

### he shalJ detail the name,**busin~ss** 

### address and occupatIon ofeach person so paying or contributing, and the a.mount ofthe (3) 

### \Vhenever a change, modification, or termination of the lobbyist's employment occurs, the lobbyist shall, within one week ofsuch change, modification or termination, furnish fun information regarding the same by filing with the commission an 

### amended registration statement. (4) Each lobbyist who has registered shaH file a new registration**statemen~** 

### revised as appropriate, on the second Monday inJanuary ofeach odd-numbered year, and failure to do so shall terminate his registration. [1982 

### c 147 § 10; 1973 

### c l' § 15- 

### (Initiative MeasureNo. 276, 

### approved November 7, 

### 1972).]

Sunset Act application:Sec note following RCW42.17.350.


### RC\\' 42.17.155 Photograph 

### snd information-­ BookI 

### et--Publication-Lobbyists

, booklet 

### revolving fund. (I) 

### Each lobbyist shall at the time he registers submit to the commission a recent.photograph ofhimself ofa size and format as determined by rule ofthe commission, together with 

### the name of the lobbyist's employer, the lengthofhis employment as a lobbyistbefore the legislature, a briefbi'ograpnical description, and any 

### other information hemay wish to submit not to exceed fifty words in length; such photograph and information
to be published at least annuallJ" 

### in a booklet form by 

### the commission for distribution to legislators and the Dublie. '. (2) There is established a fund to be known as the "lcbbvists' booklet Te\lotving fund'" which shall consistof all

### re~eipts from 

### s21es of the booklets described in subsection (1) of this section. 

### This fund shall be used for expenses ofproduction and'saleofsuch booklets and for

no other purpose. [l9S2 c 147 

### §**11~** 

### 1975 1st ex.s. c 294 § 

### 21.]

Sunset Act application:See note following RCW42.17.350.


### RC\V 42.17.160 Exemption 

### from registration. The following persons and activities shall be exempt from registr'3tion and reponing under RC\V 42.17.150. 

### 42­ .17.170, 

### and 42.17.200:

. <.I) 

### Persons who limit their lobbying activities' to appearing before publicsessi'ons ofcommittees of the legislature, or public hearings.ofstateagencies; (2) News or feature reporting activities and editorial
comment by working members of the press, radio, or television and the publication or dissemination thereof by a newspaper, book**publisher~** 

### regularly published periodical, radio station.or television station; (3) Persons who lobby without compensation or other ccnsideration for acting as· a lobbyist: PrO'.'ided, 

### Such person makes no expenditure for or on behalf of any member of the legislature or elected official or public officer or employee of the state of Washington in connection with suchlobbying. The exemption contained in this subsection is intended to permit and encouragecitizens ofthis state to lobbyany legislator. public official,

or state agency without incurring any registration orreponing obligation provided they 

### do not exceed the limits

leb. 42.17 RCW-p IlJ42.17.160

- DisClosure

stated above. Any person exempt under this subsection '.(3) may at his option register and report under this chapter; (4) Persons who restrict their lobbying activities to no

more than four days or parts thereof during any threemonth period and whose total expenditures during such three-month period for or on behalf of anyone or more members of the legislature or state elected officials or public officers or employees of the state of Washington in connection with such lobbying do not exceed twentyfive [dollars}:**Pro~,jded,** That the commission shall**pro~** mulgate regulations to require disclosure by persons exempt under this subsection or their employers or entities which sponsor or coordinate the lobbying activities of such persons if it determines that such regulations are necessary to prevent frustration of the purposes of this chapter. Any person exempt under this subsection (4)
may at his option register and report under this chapter;

.(5) The governor;

. (6) The lieutenant governor; (7) Except as provided by RC\V 42.17.)90(1), members ofthe legislature;

. . (8) Except as provided by RCW 42.17.190(l), persons employed by the legislature for the purpose of aiding in the preparation or enactment of legislation or the performance oflegislative duties;. (9) Elected officials, and officers and employees of
any agency reporting under RC\V 42.17.190(4) as now

or hereafter amended. [1982 c 147 

### § ·12; 1977 ex.s. c 3]3§ 4; ]975 1st ex.s. c 294 

### § 9; 1973 c 1 

### § 16 (Initiative Measure No. 276, approved ;Novembe'r 7, 1972).]

Sunset Act application: See note following RCW 42.17.350. Effectiye date--Seyerabilirv--1977 ex.s. c 313: See notes following RCW 42.17.020.'

.
RC\V 42.17.170 Reporting by lobbyists. (1) Any 'lobbyist registered under RC\V 42.17.150 and any person who lobbies shall file with the commission periodic .reports of his activities signed by the lobbyist. The reports shall be.made in the form and manner prescribed by the commission. They shall be due monthly and shall be filed within fifteen days'after the last day of the calendar month covered by the report. (2) Each such monthly periodic report shall contain:

•(a) The totals ofall expenditures made or incurred by such lobbyist or on behalfofsuch lobbyist by the lobbyist's employer during the period covered by the report,

. which totals shall be segregated according to financial

category, includi.ng compensation; food and refreshments; living accommodations; advertising; travel; con­ -trib'utions; and other expenses or services. Each 'individual expenditure of more than twenty-five dollars for entertainment shall be identified by date, place, amount, and the names of all persons in the group partaking in or ofsuch entertainment including any portion thereof,attributable to the lobbyist's participation therein but without allocating any 'portion of such expenditure to individual participants. Notwithstanding the foregoing, lobbyists are not required to report the following:

ICb. 42.17 RCW-p 121 (i) Unreimbursed personal living and travel expenses not incurred directly for lobbying;

, (ii) Any expenses incurred for his or her own living accommodations; (iii) Any expenses incurred for his or her own travel
to and from hearings ofthe legislature; (iv) Any expenses incurred for telephone, and any office expenses, including rentand salariesand wages paid for staffand secretarial assistance. (b) In the case of a lobbyist employed by more than

one employer, the proportionate amount ofsuchexpend­ itures in each category incurred on behalfofeach of his employers. (c) An itemized listing ofeach suchexpenditurein the
nature of a contribution of money or of tangible or intangible personal property to any candidate, elected official, or officer or employee of any agency, or any political committee supporting or opposing any ballot proposition, or for or on behalfofany candidate, elected official, or officer or employee of any agency, OT' any political committee supporting or opposing any ballot proposition. AJI contributionsmade**to~** or for thebenefit of, any candidate, elected officia.l, orofficeror employee of any agency, or any political committee supporting or opposing any ballot proposition shan 

### be identified by date, amount, and the name of the candidate, eJected

. official, or officer or employee of any agency, or any political committee supporting or opposing any ballot propositi0r. receiving, or to 

### be benefited 

### by each such contribution. (d) The subject matterofproposedlegislation orother legislative activity or rule-making under chapter 34.04 RC\\' and chapter 28B.19 

### RC\\' (the state administra­

.tiveprocedure acts) and thestate agencyconsidering the
same, which the lobbyist hasbeen engagedin supporting

or opposing during the reporting period. [1982 c 147 

### § 13; 1977 ex.s. c 313 

### § 5; ]9751stex.s_c294 

### § 10; 1973 c 1 

### § ]7 (Initiative**~feasure** No. 276, approved November 7, 1972).)

Sunset Act application: Seenote:following RCW42.17.350. Effecti\'e date--Se\'erability--1977 ex.$. C 313: See notes following RCW 42.17.020.

.
RC\\' 42.1i.180 Reports**b~' emplo~'ers**  of registered lobbyists. Every employer ofa lobbyist registered under this chapter during the precedingcalendar year shall file with the commission on or before March 31st of each year a statement disclosing for the preceding calendar 'year the following information: (1) The name of each state elected official and the

name of.each candidate for state office who was eJected
to such office and any member ofthe immediate family of such persons to whom such employer has paid any compensation in the amount of five hundred dollars or

more during the preceding**calend~r** year for personal employment or professional**services~** including professional services rendered by a corporation,**partnership~** joint'venture, association, union, orotherentityin which such personholds any**office~** directorship, orany general

(1983 Laws)

# •• Disclosure 42.17.190

• partnership interest, or an ownership interest often per­ channels, requests forlegislativeaction or appropriations

cent or more, the value ofsuch compensation in accord-· which are deemed necessary for the efficient conduct of 

# • ance with the reponing provisions set out in 

### RC\V 42.17.240(2), as now or hereafter amended, and the consideration given or performed in exchange for such compensation. 

### (2) The name ofeach state elected official, successful candidate for state office or members of his immediate family·to whom the lobbyist employer made expenditures, directly or indirectly, either through a lobbyist or otherwise, the amount ofsuch expenditures and the purpose for such expenditures: 

### Provided, That for the pur­ .poses of this subsection, the term expenditure shall not include any expenditure made by the employer in the ordinary course of business if such expenditure is not made for the purpose of influencing, honoring, or be·nefitin!! such elected official, successful candidate or member 'Of his immediate family, as an elected official or candidate. 

### (3) The total expenditures made by the employer for lobbying purposes, whether through or on behalf of a registered lobpyist oI-otherwise. (4) All contributions made to a candidate for state office, to 

### a political committee supporting or opposing 

### a candidate for state office, or to a political committee supporting or opposing a state-wide ballot proposition. Such contributions shall be identified ·by the name and the. address of the recipient and the aggregate amount contributed to each such recipient. (5) The name and address ofeach registered lobbyist employed by such employer. 

### (6) Such otherinformation as the commission shall by rule prescribe. [19751st ex.s. c 294 

### § II; 1973 c 1 

### § 18 

## :

# .•

.(Initiative \1easure No·. 276, approved November 7, 1972).J

Sunset Act application: See note following RCW**~2.)** 7.350.

RC\\' 42.17.190 Legislath:e acti"ities 

### of state 

### agencies 

### and other units of gol'ernment. (I) Every legislator and every committee ofthe legislature shall file with the commission quarterly reports listing**th~** names, ad· dresse.s,. and salaries of all persons employed by the person or committee making the filing for the purpose of aiding in the preparation or enactment of legislation or the performance oflegislative duties ofsuch legislator or committee during the preceding quarter. The reports shall be made in the form and the manner prescribed by the commission and shall be filed between the first and tenth days of each calendar quarter: 

### Provided, That the information required by this su·bsection may be supplieO. insofar as i.t is available, by the chiefclerk of the house ofrepresentatives or by the secretary ofthe senate on a fo·rm prepared by thecommission. (2) Unless authorized by subsection (3) ofthis section

or otherwise expressly authorized by law, no public funds may be used directly or indirectly for lobbying: 

### Provided. This does not prevent officers or employees of

an agency from communicating with a member of the legislature on the request of that member; or communi· eating to the legislature, through the**pr~per** official

(1983 Laws) the public business or actually made in the proper performance of their official duties: 

### Providedfurther, That this subsection does**no~** applyto the legislative branch. (3) Any agency, not otherwiseexpresslyauthorized by law, may expend public funds for lobbying, but such lobbying activity shaU be limited to (a) providing information or communicating on matters pertaining to official agency business to any elected official or officer or employee of any agency or (b) advocating the official position or interests

### ofthe agency to any elected official

or officer or employee of any agency: 

### Provided. That public funds may not

### beexpended as 

### a direct or indirect gift or campaign cODuibution to any elected official or officer or employee of .any agency. For the purposes of this subsection, thetenn "gift" means a voluntary transfer of any thing ofv2Jue without consideration ofequal

or greater value, but

### does not include informational material transferred for 

### the sole purpose of informing the recipient about 

### matters pertaining to official agency business: 

### Provided furtber, That this section does not permit theprintingofa statepublicationwhich has been otherwise prohibitedby 1aw. 

### (4) Each state**agency~ county~**  city, town. municipal corporation, quasi-municipal corporation, or special
purpose district whichexpends public funds for lobbying shall file with the commission., except as exempted by scbsection (4)(d) of 

### this section., quarterly statements 

### p;t

.. widing the following information for the quarterjust completed: (a) The name oftheagency

### ruingthe**statement~.** (b) The name, title., 

### andjobdescription and salary of e3ch elected official,officer, oremployee who lobbied, a general description 

### ofthe nature of the lobbying;" and the proponionate amount oftimespent on the lobbying; (c) A listing of expenditures incurred by the agency for lobbying including but not limited to travel, consultant or other special contractual services, and brochures and other**publication~** theprincipal purpose ofwhich is
to influence legislation; (d) For purposes ofsubsection (4) ofthis section the
term nlobbying" doesnotinclude: (i) Requests for appropriations by a state agency to the office of financial management pursuant to chapter 43.88 RCW nor requests b)' the office offinancial management to the legislature for appropriations other than its own agency budge!requests; (ii) Recommendations or reports to the legislature in
response to a legislati"'e request expressly requesting or directing a specific study, recommendation. or report by

an agency ona partjcn12.r subject;

-(iii) Official report.." including recommendations submitted to the legisJ:uuTc on an annual or biennial basis by a state agency asrequired by law; (iv) Requests, recommendations, or other communication between or within state agencies or between or· .within local agencies; (v) Any other lobbying to the extent that it includes: (A) Telephone conversations or preparation ofwritten

correspondence;



### ICh. 42.17 Rc\\'-p 13}

### 42.17.190 Disclosure

(B) In-person lobbying on behalf of an agency of no
more than four days or parts thereof during any threemonth period by officers or employees of that agency and in-person lobbying by any elected official of such agency on behalf of such agency or in connection with the powers, duties, or compensation of such official: 

### Provided, That the total expenditures ofnonpublic funds made in conne.ction with such lobbying for or on behalf of anyone or more members of the legislature or state elected officials or public officers or employees of the
stateof\Vashington do not exceed fifteen dollars for any three-month period: 

### Providedfurther, That the exemption under this subsection is'in addition tothe exemption provided in (A) ofthis subsection; (C) Preparation or adoption ofpolicy positions. The statements shall be in the form and the manner prescribed by the commission and shall be filed within

one month after the end of the quarter covered by the report.

·(5) In lieu of reporting under subsection (4) of this seclion any county, city, town, municipal corporation,' qljasi municipal corporation, or special purpose district may determine and so notify the public disclosure commission, that elected officials, officers, or employees who·

on behalf of any such local agency engage in lobbying reponable under subsection 

### (4) ofthis section shall register and report such reportable lobbying in the same

manner as a lobbyist who is required to register and report under RCW 42.17.150 and 42.17.170. Each such local agency shall report as a lobbyist employer pursuant to RC\V 42.17.180

. .(6) The provisions of this section do not relieve any elected official or officer or employee ofan agency from complying with other provisions of this chapter, if such elected official, officer, or' employee is not otherwise exempted.

. (7) The purpose ofthis section is to require each state agency and certain local agencies to report the identities of those persons who lobby on behalf of the agency for compensation, together with certain separately identifiable and measurable expenditures of- an agency's funds for that purpose. This section shall be reasonably construed to accomplish thatpurpose and not to require any agency to report any ofits general overhead cost or any other costs which. relate only indirectly or incidentally to lobbying or which are equally attributable to or inseparable from nonlobbying activities of the agency. The public disclosure commission may adopt regula­

,tion's clarifying and implementing this legislative interpretation and policy. [1979 ex.s. c 265 § 1; 1977 ex.s. c 3]3 

### § 6; 19751st ex.s. c 294 

### § 12; 1973 c I 

### § 19 (lni­

. tiative Measure No. 276, approved November 7, 1972).)

Sunset Act application: See note following RCW 42.17.350.

,**Effecti~e** date--Se\'erabilitv--1977 ex.s. c 313: See notes fo1­**lowin~** RCW 42.17.020.

.



### RC\V 42.17.200 Grass roots lobbying campaigns. ' (1) Anyperson who has made expenditures, not reported under other sections ofthis.chapter, exceeding five hundred dollars in the aggregate within. any three' month

ICh. 42.17 RCW-p J41 period or exceeding two hundred doUars in the aggregate within anyone month period in presenting 

### a program addressed to the public. a substantial portion ofwhich is intended, designed, or calculated primarily to innuence legislation shall be required to register and report, as provided in subsection (2), as a sponsor of

### a grass roots lobbying campaign. 

### (2) Within thirty days after becoming 

### a sponsor ofa grass roots lobbying campaign, the sponsor shall register by filing with the commission a registration statement, in such detail as the commission shall prescribe, showing: (a) The sponsor's, name,. address, and business or 

### oc­ cupation. and, if the sponsor is not an individual, the
names, addresses and titles

### ofthe controlling persons re­ sponsible for managing thesponsor'saffairs. (b) The names, addresses

.. and business or occupation ofall persons organizing

### andmanaging

### the campaign, or hired to assist the**campai~** including any public rela­ tions or advertising firms participatingin the campaign, and the terms ofcompensation for aU such persons. (c) The names·and addresses of

# an persons contribut­ ing to the campaign, and 

### the amount contributed by each contributor. (d) The purpose of the campaign, including the spe­ cific legislation, rules, rates, standards or proposals which are the subject matter

### ofthecampaign. (e) The totals of all expendituresmadeor incurred to date or;.behalf of the campaign, 

### which totals shall be segregated according to 

### financial category,including but
not limited to the**fol1owi~g:** advertising, segregated by 

# cy

media, and in thecaseoflargeexpenditures (asprovided by rule of the commission)" by**outle~** contributions; en­ tertainment, including food 2nd refreshments; office ex­ penses includingrentandthesabiriesandwagespaid for staff and secretarial assistance, or the proportionate
amount thereof paid or 

### inCDlTed' for lobbying campaign activities; consultants; and printing and mailing
expenses. (3) Every sponsor' who bas regis.tered underthis sec­ tion shall,file monthly reports 

### with the**commission~** which shall be filed by the tenth day of the month for the activity during the preceding month. The reports shall update the information contained in the sponsor's registration statement and in prior reports and shall show contributions received and totals of expenditures made during the month, inthe samemanner as provided for in the registrationstatement. (4) When the campaign has been terminated, the

.sponsor shall file a noticeof termination with the final monthly report, which notice shall state the totals of all contributions and expendituTes made on behalf of the campaign, in the same manner as provided for in the registration statement. 

### [1973 c 1 

### § 20 (lnitiative Measure No. 276, approved November

### 7, 1972).]

Sunset Act application: See note following RCW 42.17.350.


### RC\\' 42.17.210 Employment of legislators, attaches, or state employees-Statement, contents and filing. If any person registered or required to be registered

# (~)'. 

# "

(1983 Laws)Disclosure 

### 42.17.240

.as a lobbyist under this chapter employs. or if any em­ written consent thereto after fuJI disclosure to such employer of any person registered or required to be regis­

". tered as a lobbyist under this chapter, employs any member of the legislature, or any member of any state board or commission, OJ anyemployee ofthe legislature,

or any full time state employee, if such new employee 

# •

shall remain in the partial employ of the state or any agency thereof, then the new employer shall file a statement under oath with the commission setting out the
nature ofthe employment, the name ofthe person to be paid thereunder, and the amount ofpayorconsideration
to be paid thereunder. The statement shall be filed within fifteen days after·the commencement ofsuch employment. [1973 c l'

### § 21 (Initiative Measure No. 276, approved November 7, 1972).]

Sunset Act application: See nOle following RCW 42.17.350.

RC\\' 

### 42.17.220 Employment of unregistered persons. 

### It shall be a violation ofthis chapter for any person to employ for payor any consideration, or payor agree to pay any consideration to, a person to lobby whc· is not registered under this chapter except upon condition that such person register as 

## a lobbyist as provided by this chapter. and such person does in fact·so register**a~** soon

as practicable. [1973 c 1 

### § 22 (lnitiat.ive Measure No. 276, approved November 7, 1**~72).]**

Sunset Act application: See note following RCW42.17.350.



### RC\\' 

### 42.17.230 Duties of lobbyists. A person required to register as a lobbyist'under this.chapter shall also have the following obligations, the violation of

.**~'.hich** shall constitute cause for revocation of his registration. and may subject'such person, and such person's employer, if such employer ai.ds. abets, ratifies, or confir.ms any such act, to other civil liabilities, as provided by this chapter: (1)

.Such persons shall obtain and preserve all accounts, bills, receipts, books, papers. and documents
necessary to substantiate the financial repons required
to be made under this chapter for a period of at least five years from the date of the filing of the statement containing such items, which accounts, bills, receipts, books, papers, and documents shall be made available for inspection by the commission at any time: 

### Provided, That ifa lobbyist is required under the terms of his employment contract to turn any records over to his employer. responsibility for the preservation ofsuch**record~** under this subsection sh211 rest with such employer. 

### (2) In addition, a person required to register as a lobbyist shallnot:

. . (a)**~ngage** in any activity as a lobbyist before registering as such; (b) Knowingly deceive or attempt to deceive any**leg~** islator as to any fact pertaining to any pending or proposed legislation; (c) Cause or innuence the introduction of any biP or

.amendment thereto for the purpose of thereafter being .employed to secure its defeat;

. (d) Knowingly represent an interest adverse to any of ployer ofsuch.adverse interest; (e) Exercise any undue innuence, extortion, or**unl~w** ful retaliation upon**~ny** legislator by reason ofsuch legislator's position with respect to, or his vote 

### upon, any pending or proposed legislation. [1982 c 147 

### § 14; 1973 c 1 § 

### 23 (Initiative Measure No. 

### 276, approved November 7,1972).]

SunsetAct application:Sec notefollowing RCW42.17.350.



## REPORTING OF

## ELECfE·D OFFICIAlS FINANCIALAFFAIRS

RC\V 42.17.240 Elected and appointed officials 

### re-o ports of financial 

### affairs. (1) Every elected official (except president, vice president, and precinct committeemen), every chief executive state officer as' specified in RCW 

### 43.17.020, as now or hereafter amended, the chiefadministrative lawjudge, the director of.financial**managemen~** the director of perso.nnel, the dIrector of the planning and community affairs
agency, the director of the state system of cOmmunit\', college.s, the executi:e director of the data processing authonty, the executIve secretary of the forest practice appeals board, the director ofthegambling commission, the director ofthe higher educationpersonnel board, the secretary of transportation., the ex.ecutive secretary of**tt~t** horse racing commission, the executive secretary of the human rights commission., the administrator of the interagency committee for'outdoorrecreation, the director of parks and**rccreatio~** the executive secretary of the board of prison terms and paroles, the administrator of the public disclosure commission, the director of retirement systems, theSOCrela.TY ofthe utilities and transportation commission, tbe executh'e secretary of the board of tax appeals, the secretary of the state finance committee, the president of each of the regional and
state universities and the president of The Evergreen State College, each district and each campus president of each state community coHege, each professional staff member of the office ofthe governor, each professional staffmember ofthe legislature, and each member ofthe
state board for community college education, data pro-' cessing authority, forest practices board, forestprCiclices appeals board, gambling commission, game commission. higher education personnel board. transportation commission, horse racing commission, human rights commission, board of industrial insurance appeals, liquor control board, interagency committee for outdoor recreat:on, parks and recreation commission, personnel board. personnel appeals board"board of prison terms and paroles, public disdosu:;c commission, public employees'

.retirement syslem 

### bo:rrd. public pension commission.

University ofWashirrgnm board ofregents, Washington State University board ofregents, board of tax appeals, teachers' retirement system board of trustees, Central \\'ashington University board of trustees, Eastern 

# ·t his employers without first obtaining such employer's \Vashington University board oftrustees, The Evergreen State College board of trustees, \\-'estern \Vashington

(1983 Laws) (01. 42.J7 Rc\\'-p J5]

### 42.17.240 Disclosure

University board of trustees, board of trus'tees of each communitv college, state housing finance commission, and the utilities and transportation commission, shall.after January Ist and before April 15th of each year for the preceding calendar year; and every candidate, and every person appointed to fill a vacancy in an elective office (except for the offices ofpresident, vice president, and precinct committeeman) shall, within two weeks of becoming a candidateor being appointed 10

### such elective office, and every person appointed to the appointive .po

### sitions enumerated herein shall, within two weeks ofbeing so appointed, for the preceding twelve. months; file with the commission a written statement sworn·as to its truth and accuracy stating for himself and all members of his immediate family: 

### Provided, That no individual shall be required to file more than once in any calendar year: 

### Providedhowever, That a statement·ofa candidate

or appointee filed during the period January 1st to April 15th shall cover the period from January Ist ofthe preceding calendar year to the time of candidacy or appointment if the filing of such statement would relieve the individual of a prior obligation to file a statement covering the entire preceding calendar year: ' (a) Occupation, name of employer, and business address; and (b) Each bank or sa\;ings account or insurance policy in which any such person or persons'owned a direct financial interest which exceeded five thousand dollars at any time during such period; each other item ofintangible personal propeity in which any such person or persons'owned a direct financial interest, the value ofwhich exceeded five hundred dollars during such period; and the name, address, nature of en'tity, nature and highest value of each such direct financial jnterest durin-g the reporting period; and

. (c) The name and address,of each creditor to whom the value offive hundred dollars or more was owed; the original amount of each debt to each such creditor; the
amountofeach debt owed to each creditor as ofthe date offiling; the terms ofrepayment ofeach such debt; and the security'given, if any, for each such debt: 

### Provided, That debts arising out of a.**~retail** 

### installment transaction as defined in chapter 63.14 RCW (Retail Installment Sales Act) need not be**reported~** 

### and

.(d) Every publjc or private office, directorship and

. position as trustee held; and (e) All persons for whom any legislation, or any rule, rate, or standard has been prepared. promoted, or op­

.posed for current or deferred compensation: 

### Provided, That for the purposes ofthis subsection, "compensation shall not indude payments made to the person reporting by the governmental entity for which such person serves
as an elected or appointed public officer or professional staffmember for his service in office; the description of such actual or proposed legislation, rules, rates, or sta'ndards; and the amount of current or deferred compensation paid or promised to be paid; and (f) The name and address·of each governmental entity, corporation, partnership,joint venture, soleproprietorship, association, union, or ot.her business or commercial entity from'whom compensation has been

lCh. 42.17 RCW-p J61 

### received in any form ofa total value of five hundred dollars or more; the value ofsuchcompensation;and the consideration given or perf.ormed in exchange for such compensation; and (g) The name of any corporation. partnership, joint venture, association, union, or other entity in which is held any office,**directorship~** 

### or any general partnership interest, or an ownership interestoften percentor more; the name or title ofthat office, directorship, or partnership; the nature of ownership interest; and with respect to each such entity: (i) With respect to a governmental unit in which the official holds any office or position, if such entity has received compensation. in any form during the preceding twelve' months from such governmental unit, the value of such compensation and the consideration given or performed in e.xchange for such compensation; (ii) The nam.e ofeach governmental unit. corporation, partnership, joint venture, sole proprietorship, association, union, orotber business or commercial entity from which suchent.itybas received compensation in any form in the amountoftwo thousand five hundred dollars or more during the precedingtwelve months and the consideration given or performed in exchange for such compensation: 

### Provided,.Thattheterm "compensation" for purposes of this subsection (l)(g)(ii) shall not include payment for water aDd other utility services at rates approved by the \Vashington state utilities and transportation commission orthe legislative authority of the**pub]~("** 

### entity providing such servia:: 

### Provided, further, That with respect to anybankorcommercial lending institution in which 

### is held any such office, directorship, partnership 

### interest, oro'\\.'llership interest, it shall only be necessarytoTeport eitherthe name, address, and occupation of every director and officer of such bank or commercial lending institution and the average monthly balance ofeach accountheld during the preceding twelve months. by 

### such bank or commercial lending institution from the governmental entity for which the individual is an official or candidate or professional staffmember, or allinterestpaidby a borrower

on loans from and all interestpaidtoa depositorby such bank or commercial' rending institution if such interest exceeds six hundred doUars;and (h) A list, including legal {)T 

### other: sufficient descriptions as prescribed by the: mmmission

.. ofall real property in the'stateofWashington,the assessed valuation of which exceeds two thousand five hundred doBars in which any direct financiaJ iDterest was acquired during the preceding calendar year, and 3, 

### statement of the
amount and nature of the financial interest and of the consideration given in exc'n:ange for such interest; and (i) 

### A -list, including legal or other sufficient descriptions as prescribed by the· commission, ofall real prop

### erty in the state ofWashington, the assessedvaluationof which exceeds two thousand five hundred dollars in which any direct financia:l interest was divested during the preceding calendar year, and a' statement of the
amount and nature of the consideration received in exchange for such interest, and the name and address of the person furnishing such. considera-tion;and

(1983 Laws)Disclosure 

### 42..17.243

, 

# . U) A list, including legal or other sufficient descrip-, 

### RC\V 42.17.242 Concealing identity 

### of source of tions as prescribed by the commission, of all'real prop­ 

# • ertyin the state of\Vashington. the assessed valuation of which exceeds two thousand five hundred dollars in which a direct financial interest was held: Pro\,jded, That ifa description ofsuch property has been included in a report previously filed, such property may be listed, for**pu~poses** of this provision, by reference to such previously filed report; and 

### (k) A list, including legal or other sufficient descriptions as prescribed by the commission, of all real propertyin the stateof'Washington, the assessed valuation of which exceeds five thousand dollars, in which a corporation, partnership.**~irm.** enterprise, or other entity had a direct financial interest, in which corporation, partnership, firm or enterprise a ten percent or greater ownership interest was held; and (I) Such other information as the commission may deem necessary in order to properly carry out the purposes and policies of this chapter, as the commission shall by rule prescribe.



# 't (2) \\'here·an amountis required to be reported under subsection 

### (l), paragraphs (a) through (k) of this section,**i~** shall be sufficient to com'ply'with such requirement to report whether the amount is less than one thousand dollars, at least one thousand dollars but less than five thousand dollars, at least five thousand dollars but less than ten thousand dollars, at least ten thousand dollars but less than twenty-five thousand dollars, or twentv-five thousand dollars or more. An amount of stock"'may be reported by number of shares instead ofby market value. No provision of this subsection shall he

,interpreted to prevent any person from filing more information or more detailed information than required. [1983 c 161 

### § 27: 1992 c 10 

### § 9. Prior: 198] c3] 1 

### §20; 1981 c 67 

### § ]5; ]979 ex.s. c 265 

### §3; 1979 c 151 

### § 73; prior: 1975-'76 2nd ex.s. c 112 

### §7; 1975-'76 2nd ex.s. c 104 

### § 1 (Ref. Bill No. 36); 1975 1st ex.s. c 294 

### § 13; 1973 c ] 

### § 24 (Initiative Measure No. 276, approved November 

### 7, 1972).]

Sunset Act application: See note following RCW 42.17.350.**Se\'erabilit~-Effecli\'e** dates-'-1983 c 161: See RCW 43.180.903 and 43.180.904.**Se\"erabili~'-1982** c 10: See note following RCW 6.12.100.**Se\'erabilit~'-1981** c 311: Sec ReW 41.64.910.

Efft<'tite dates--Se\"erability-'-1981 c 67: See notes following RCW 34.12.010. Cemetery district commissioners exempt from chapter: RCW68.16·

.060.68.16.140.



### RCW 42.17.241 Local elected 

### officials, time 

### for filing**st.atem~nts.** Notwithstanding the provisions of RCW 42.17.240. any local elected official whose term ofoffice expires immediately after December 31st shall file the written sworn statement required to be filed by that section for the year which ended on that December 31S1. []979 ex.s. c 126 

### §42.] 

# '. Sunset Act application: See note following RCW 42.17.350. Purpose--1979ex.s. c 126: See RCW 29.04.170(I). payment prohibited--Exception. No payment shall be made to any person required to repon under 

### RCW 42­

.17.240 and no payment shall be accepted by any such
person, directly or indirectly, 

### in a fictitious name, anonymously, or by one person through an agent, relative, or other per.son in such 

### a manner as to conceal the identity ofthe source of the payment or in any other manner 

### so

as toeffectconcealmentexcept thatthecommission may issue categorical andspecificexemptionstothereporting ofthe actual sourcewhen there is an undisclosed principal for recognized legitimate business purposes. 

### [1977

ex.s. c 

### 336 § 4.]

Sunset Act application:Seenote following RCW42.17.350. S('\"erability--1977**e~.** c 336: See note following RCW 42.17.040.



### RC\\' 42.17.243 Public 

### office fund--\\'hat constitutes, 

### restrictions on use--Reporting of--Disposal of remaining funds. (I)**EI~cted** and appointed officials required to report under 

### RCW 42.17.240, shall report for themselves and for members of their immediate family to the comD"..issjon 

### any contributions received during the preceding calendar)'car for the officials' use in defraying nonreimbursed public office related ex· penses. Contributions reported under 

### this section shall be referred to as a "public officefund tl and shall not 

### be transferred to a political committee norused to promote

or oppose a candidate

### orballotproposition,otherthan as 

### piovided by subsection 

### (3) (a) 

### of this section. For the,
purposes ofthis sec:ion contributions shall includereimbursemems from or**pa~merllS** 

### h_,**p:r~Q~S. 0!h.:~**  !h->" 

### t1:"
state of Washington 

### orany agency, for travel expenses. A report shall be 

### filed duringtile month ofJanuary of
any year following 

### a year in which such contributions

were received for or eXpenditures made from a public office fund. The reportshall include: (a) The name and address ofeach contributor; (b) A description of each contribution. including the date on which it was received 2.nd its amount or, if its dollar value is**una.scertainabl~** 

### an estimate of 

### its fair market value: and (c) A description 

### of each expenditure made from a public office fund, includingthenameandaddrcss oithe recipicnt, the amount. and the date of cach such expenditure. (2) No report undeT subsection (1) of this section shall be required if:**(~l)** The receipt of 

### the contribution has been reported pursuant to 

### RC\V 42.17.065 (continuing political committee reports) or RC\V 42.I7.090 (political**committe~** reports); or

, (b) The contribution is in the form of meals, refreshments, or entertainment given in connection with official appearances or occasions where public business was discussed.

. (3) Any funds which remain in a public office fund after all permissible public office related expenses have been paid may only be disposed ofin one or more ofthe following ways: '

(1983 Laws) (Ch. 42.17 Rc\\'-p 17]

### 42.17.243

-Disclosure

(3) 

### Returned to a contributor 

### iIi an amount not to exceedthat contributor's original contribution; or

­

. (b) Donated to a charitable organization registered in accordance with chapter 19.09 RC\V; or (c) 

### Transferred to the state treasurer for deposit in the.general fund. [1977 ex.s. c 336 

### § 5.]

Sunset Act application: See note following RCW 42.17.350. Severabilih'-o-1977 ex.s. c 336: See note following RCW 42.17.040. •



### REPORTING BY PUBLICTREASURERS

RC\V 

### 42.17.245 Public accounts of governmental entities held by financial institutions--Statements and

### reports--C~ntents--Filing. After January 1st and before April 15th of each calendar year, the state trea­

. surer, each county, public utility district, and port district treasurer, and each treasurer of an incorporated city.or town whose population exceeds one thousand shall file with the commission: 

### (l) A statement under oath that no puplic. funds**un~** 

### der that treasurer's control were invested in any institution where the treasurer or. in the case of a .county. a me.mber.of the county finance committee, held during ·the reporting period an office, directorship, partnership interest, or ownership interest; or (2) A report disclosing for the previous calendar year: (a) Thenameand address ofeach financial institution in which the treasurer or, in the case of a county, a member of**~he** 

### county finance committee. held during the reporting period an office, dir'ectorship, partnership interest, or ownership interest which. holds or has held duting the reporting period public accountsof the governmental entity for which**th~** 

### treasurer is responsible; (b) the aggregate sum oftime and demand deposits held in' each such financial institution on December 31; and (c) the highest balance held at any time during such reporting period: 

### Provided. That the state treasurer shall disclose the highest balance information only upon request under RC\V 42.17.250 through 42.17.330

.. The
statement or report required'by this section shall be filed either with the statement required under RC\V 42.17­

•

.240 or .separately. [1983 c 213 

### § 1; 1981 c 102 

### § 1;

1975-'76 2nd ex.s: c 112 

### § 10.]

Sunset Act application: See note following RCW 42.17.350.



## PUBLICRECORDS

RC\\' 

### 42.17**.2~O** 

### Duty to publish procedures. (l) Each state agency shall separately state and currently

.publish in the Washington Administrative Code and

each local agency shall prominently display and make available for inspection and copying at the central office ofsuch local agency, for**guid~nce** 

### ofthe public: (a) Descriptions of its central and field organization and the established places at which, the employees from whom, and the methods whereby, the public may obtain

(Ch. 42.17 RCW-p 181 

### information, make submittals or requests. or obtain copies ofagency decisions;

. (b) Statements of the general course and method by which its operations are channeled and determined. including the nature and requirements of all formal and informal procedures available; (c) Rules ofprocedure; (d) Substantive rules ofgeneral applicability adopted

as authorized by law. andstatementsofgeneral policyor interpretations'of general applicability formulated and adopted by the agency; and (e) Each amendmentorrevision to. orrepeal ofanyof the foregoing. (2) Except to the extent that he has actual and timely notice of the terms thereof. a person may not in any

manner be required to resort to, or be adverselyaffected by, a matter required to be published or displayed and
not so published or displayed.. [1973 c I 

### § 25 (Initiative Measure No. 276, approved November

### 7., 1972).]

RC\\' 

### 42.17.260 Documents and indexes to be made public. (1) Each agency. in 2.ccordance with published rules, shall make available fOT 

### public inspection and copying all public records. 

### To the extent required to prevent an unreasonable invasIDn ofpersonal privacy, an agency shall delete identifying details when it makes availa.ble or publishes any public record; however, in each case, thejustification fmr the deletion shall be explained fl.!lly in writing. (2) Each agency shall In2in1ain and make available for pubiic inspection and copying a current index pro­ 

# (1

. viding identifying informationastothefollowing records ',-

. 

### issued. adopted, or**promuJg~ted** 

### afterJanuary 1, 1973: (a) Final opinions, including concurring and dissenting opinions, as well as**ord~** 

### made

### in:'the adjudication ofcases; (b) Those statements of

### policy and interpretations of policy, statute, and the Con&titution which have been adopted by the agency; (c) Administrative staff manuals. and instructions to staffthat affect a memberofthepublic; (d) Planning policies andgo:als, and interim and final planning decisions; (e) Factual staffreports 

### and**studies~** 

### factual consultant's reports and studies
y 

### scientific reports and studies, and any other factual information 

### derived from tests, studies, reports, orsurveys, whether conducted by public employees or others; and (f) 

### Correspondence, and.materials referred totherein, by and with the agency relating to any regulatory, supervisory, or enforcement responsibilities of the agency, whereby .the agency detenn.mes, or opines upon, or is asked to determineor opineupon, therights ofthe state, the public, a subdivision of state government, or of any private party

. (3) An agency need not maintain such an index, ifto do so would be unduly burdensome, but 

### it shall in that
event: (a) Issue and publish a formal order specifying the

reasons why and the extent to which compliance would unduly burden or interfere with agency operations;and

(1983 Laws)

# •• DisClosure 42.17.310 

# •

.

# ". (b) Make availablc for public inspection and copying all indexes maintained for agency use. (4) 

### A public record may be relied on, used, 'or cited as precedent by an agency against a party other than an agency and it may be invoked by the agency for any otherpurposeonly if-­ (a) 

### It has been indexed in an index available to the public; or

. (b) Parties affected have timely notice (actual or constructive) ofthe terms thereof. (5) 

### This chapter shall not be construed as giving authority to any agency to give, sell or provide access to lists of individuals requested for commercial purposes, and agencies shall riot do so unless specifically authorized or directed by law: Provided, ho",:ever, 

### That lists of applicants for professional licenses and of professional liccnsees shall be made available to those profcssional associations or educational organizations recogni7.cd by their professional licensing or examination board. upon payment of

### a reasonable charge therefor: Provided further, 

### That such recognition may be refused only for a good cause pursuant to a hearing under the provisions of chapler 34.04·RC\V. [1975 

### 1st ex.s. c 294 § 14; 1973 

### c 1§ 26 

### (Initiative Measure No. 27p, 

### approvedNovember 7, ]972).]

RC\\' 

### 42.17.270 Facilities for copying--A

### vail

### ability ofpublic 

### records. Public records shall be available for inspection and copying, and agencies shall, upon request for identifiablc public records, ('**m~~~** 

### them promptly available to any person. Agenc)'**)a~l!ltles** 

### shall be made 

### available to any person for the copyIng ofpub­ 'lie records except when and to the extent that this WOUld 

### unreasonably disrupt the operations of the agency. Agencies shall honor requests. received by mail**~o:** 

### identifiable public records unless exempted by proVIsIOns of this ·chapter. []975 

### 1st ex.s. c 294 

### § 15; 1973 

### c 1 

### § 27 (Initiative Measure No. 276, 

### approved November 7, 1972).)

RC\V 42.17.280 Times for inspection and copying. 

### Public' records shall be available for inspection and copying during the customary office hours ofthe agency: PrO\'ided, 

### That if the agency does not have customary office hours of at least thirty hours per week, the public records shall be available from nine o'clock a.m. to noon jnd from one o'clock p.m. to 

### four o'clock p.m. Monday through Friday. excluding legal holidays, unless the person making the request and the agency or its representative agree on 

### a different time. [1973 

### c 1 

### § 28 

### (Initiative. Measure No. 276,. 

### approved November 7, 

### 1972).J

RC\V 42.17.290 Protection of public records-­ 

### Public access. Agencies shaH adopt and enforce reasonable rules and regulations, consonant with the intent of this chapter to provide fuJi public access to public records, to protect public records from damage or disorganization, and to prevent excessive interference with other essential functions ofthe agency. Such rules and regulalions shall provide for the fulles.t assistance to inquirers

(1983 Laws) 

### :lnd the most timely possible action on requests for information. Nothing in this section shall relieve agencies from honoring requests received by mail for copies of identifiable public records. (1975 1st ex.s. c 294 § 16; 1973 

### c I § 

### 29 

### (Initiative l\1easure No. 276, 

### approved**Novembe~** 7, 1972).J



### RC'V 42.17.295 

### Destruction of information 

### relating
to 

### employee mi"sconductt.. 

### Nothing in this chapter prevents an agency f1;\ID'ii:l 

### destroyinginformation relating to employee**m~5cond~d. ~T**  

### alleged**misconduct~** 

### in accordance with RC\V 4.1**~06.450~** 

### to tne extent necessary to

ensure fair::;·.'::!5 to the employee. [1982

### c 208 

### § 13.J**Se~'frabilify--1982** c 208: See RCW42.40.900.



### RC\V 42.17.300 Charges 

### for copying. 

### No fee shall be charged for the inspectionofpublic records. Agencies may impose a 

### reasonabie chargefor providing copies of public records and [0(' 

### the use by any person of agency equipment to, copy public records

.. which charges shall
not exceed the amount necessary to reimburse the agency for its actual costs incident to such cop),jng. [1973 

### c l' § 30 

### (lniuative Measure 

### No. 276

.. 

### approved November 7, 1972).}



### RCW 42.17.310**C~in** pe!SODal 

### and other records exempt. (I) 

### -.tte foHawing. are exempt from· public inspection and**cil~ing:** 

### . (a) 

### PersorH:J information 

### in an)7 files maintained for**~:.\ldents** 

### in public**schools~** 

### patients or clients of public institutions or publicbealth agencies, welfare recipients, prisoners.**probationers~** ()r 

### parolees

. (b) Personai information in rIles 

### maintained for employees, appointees, or 

### elected officials of any public agenc\, to the extent that

### disclosure would violate;their right 

### to privacy. (c) Information re.quiTed of**aIl~?** 

### taxpayer in connection with the assessment or coHection ofany tax ifthe disclosure ofthe information 

### tocrLher persons wouldviolate the taxpayer's right 

### to prixacy or 

### would result in unfair competitivedisadvantage 10

### the taxpayer. (d) 

### Specific inteHigence information and specific in

### vestig:;tive records compiled**b~' investigati\'e~**  

### law enforcement, and penology agencies, and state agencies vested with the responsibility to discipline members of any profession. the nondisclosureofwhich is essential to effective law enforcement or for the protection of :my person's right to**pri\7J~"** 

### (e) Information TC'o"caling the identity of persons who file complaints with**investigative~** 

### law enforcement

.. or penology agencies, other

### thanthe public disclosure commission, if disclosure would endanger any person's**life~** 

### physical safety, or pTnperty: PrOl'ided, 

### That if at the time the complaint is filed the complainant indicates a desire for disclosure OT 

### nondisclosure, such desire shall

.govern: PrOl'ided, further, 

### That all complaints filed with the public disclosure oommission about any elected official or candidate for publicoffice must be made in writing and signed by theCDmplainant under oath.



### ICb. 42.17 Rc\\'-p 19)

### 42.17.310 ""Disclosure

(f) Test questions, scoring keys, and other exammation data used to administer a license, employment, or a"cademic examination. (g) Except as provided by chapter 8.26 RC\V, the
contents of real estate appraisals, made for or by any agency relative to the acquisition or sale of property, until the project orprospective sale is abandoned or until such time as ali ofthe property has been acquired or the property to which the sale appraisal relates is sold, but in no event shall disclosure be denied for more than three years after the appraisal. " (h) Valuable formulae, designs, drawings, and research data obtained by any agency within five years of the request for disclosure when disclosure would produce private gain and public loss. (i) Preliminary drafts, noles, recommendations, and" intra-agency memorandums in which opinions are expressed or policies formulated or recommended except that a specific record shall not be exempt when publicly cit"ed by an agericy in connection with any agency action. (j) Records which. are relevant to a controversy t6 which an agency is a party but which records would not be available to another puTty under the rules" ofpretrial" discovery for causes pending in the superior courts. (k) Records, maps, or other information identifying the"location ofarchaeological sites in "order to avoid the

""looting or depredation ofsuch sites. (I) Any libraryrecord, the primaryp\irpose of which is to,maintain control oflibrary materials, or to gain access to information, which discloses or could be used to

.disclose the identity ofa library user. (m) Financial information supplied by or on behalfof

a person, firm, or corporation for the purpose of qualifying to submit a bid or proposal for "(a) a ferry system construction or repair contract as required by RCW 47.60.680 through 47.60.750'or (b) highway construction or improvement as required by RCW 47.28.070. (2) The exemptions ofthis section are inapplicable to the extent that information, the disclosure of which would violate personal privacy or vital governmental interests, can be "deleted fr"om the specific records sought. No exemption may be construed to permit the nondis­ "closure of statistical information not descriptive of any

readily identifiable person or persons.**~3)** lnspection or copying of any specific records ex­

"empt under the provisions ofthis section may be permitted if the .superior court in the county in which the record is maintained finds, after a hearing with notice "thereof to every person in interestand the agency, that the exemption of such records is clearly unnecessary to protecta.ny individual's right of privacy or any vital governmental function. (4) Agency responses refusing, in whole or in part, inspection ofany publicrecord shall include a statementof the specific exemption authorizing the withholding of the record (or part) and a brief explanation of how the exemption applies to the record withheld. [1983 c 133 

### § 10; 1982 c 64 § 1; 1977 ex.s."c 3J4 § 13; 1975-'76 2nd

ex.s. c 82 § 5; 1975 1st ex.s. c 294 § J7; 1973 c 

### 1 

### § 31 (Initiative Measure No. 276, approv.ed November 7, 1972).]

(Ch. 42.17 RCW-p 20J Exemptions from public inspection accounting records ofspecial inquiryjudge: RCW 10.29.090. certain criminal records: ChapleT 10.91 ReW. certificate submitted by**phy~ically** or mentally disabled person seeking a driver's license: RCW 46.20.041. examination reports ofthe supen;sor ofbankingand supervisorof savings and loan associations: RCW 30.04.075, 31.12.325. 32­ .04.220.33.04.110. judicial qualifications commission, recordsof: RCW 2.64.110. liability reserves of local governmentjoint self-insurance pool: RCW 48.62.110. medical disciplinary board. reports required to be filed with: RCW 18.72.265. organized crime

advisory board files: RCW 10.29.030.**inve.~tigative** information: RCW43A3.856. salary and fringe benefit survey inform.ation: RCW 28B.16.110, 41.06.160. sales reports ofcommercial**fcrtili7~rs:** RCW 1554.360.



### RC\V 

### 42.17.315 Certain 

### records 6btained by colleges, universities, libraries. or 8tthi\'es exempt. Notwithstanding the provisions 

### of 

### RC\\l 42.17.260 through 42.17.340, as now or hereafter amende<L no state college, university, library, or ai'Chive shall 

### be required by chapter 42.17 RCW to 

### make available for public inspection and copying any reconis 

### ordocuments obtained by said college, university, 

### library, or archivethrough or concerning any gift, grant, conveyance. bequest, or devise, the terms ofwhich restrict

### orregulatepublicaccess to such records or documents: 

### Provided. That this section shaJJ not apply to any public 

### records as defined in RCW**4C~4.010.** [1975 1st

### ex..s.. c 

### 294 

### § 22.]

RC\V 42.17.3:0 Prompt 

### responses required. Responses to requests for public 

### records shall be made promptly by agencies. Denials 

### ofrequests must be 

### accompanied by 

### a written**stateme~l** 

### oftllespecificreasons therefor. Agencies shall establish mechanisms for the
most prompt possible review of 

### decisions denying inspection, and such review shall be

### deemed completed at the end of the second business day"fonowing the denial ofinspection and shall constitute**fin~l** agency action for the purposes ofjudicial review_ 

### [1975 1st ex.s. c 294 § 18; 1973 c 1 

### §32 (InitiativeMeasure

### No. 276, approved November 7, 1972).J



### RC\\' 42.17.330 Court protection 

### of public records. The examination of any specific public record may be enjoined if, upon motion andaffidavit. thesuperiorcourt" for the county in which the 

### movant-resides or in which the record is maintained, finds that such examination would clearly not be in the, public interest and would substantially and irreparably 

### damage any person, or would su.bstantially and irreparably damage vital governmental functions. [1975 1stex.s. c 294 

### § 19; 1973 c 

### 1 

### § 33 (Initiative Measure 

### No. 276, approved November 7, 1972).]



### RC\\' 42.17.340 Judicial 

### relie", of agency 

### actions. (1) Upon the motion of any person having been denied

an opportunity to inspect or copy a public record by an agency, the superior court in the county in which a record is maintained may require the rcspon!\ible agency to show cause why il has refused to 

### allow inspection 

### or

(1983 Laws)

### Disclosure 42.17.370

\, copying of a specific.public record or class of records. manner provided in chapter 34.04 RC\V. Any member.

The burden ofproofshall be on the agency to establish

. ofthe commission m3Y 

### be removed bythe governor, but 

# • that refusal to permit public inspection and copying is

" 

### required. (2) Judicial review of all agency actions taken or challenged under RC\V 42.17.250 through 42.17.320 shall be de novo. Courts shall take into account the pol· icy of this chapter that free and open examination of public records is in the public interest, even though such examination may cause inconvenience or embarrassment to public officials or others. Courts may examine any record in camera in any proceeding brought under this .section. (3) Any person who prevails against an agency in any action in the courts seeking the right to inspect or copy any public record shall be awarded all costs, including reasonable attorney fees, incurred in connection with such legal action. in addition, it shall be within the discretion ofthe court to 

### award such person an amou,nt not to exceed twenty-five dollars for each day that he was denied the right to inspect or copy said public record. [1975 1st ex:s. 

### c 294 § 

### 20; 1973 

### c ] § 34 (Initiative Measure No. 276. approved November 7, 1972).)



## AD1\1INISTRATION AND ENFORCE1\1ENT

RC\V 42.17.350 Public disclosure commissionEstablished--Membership--:-Compensation, tra\'el 

### expenses. There. is hereby established a**~public** 

### disclosure commission" which shall be composed'offive memo bers who shall be appointed by the governor, with the ·consent ofthe senate. All appointees shall be persons of the highest,integrity and qualifications. No more than three members shall have a·n identification with the.

same political party. The original members' shall be appointed within sixty days after January I, 

### 1973. The term ofeach member shall be five years except that the original five members shall serve initial terms of one, two, three, four, and five years, respe:ctively, as designated by the governor. No member of the commission, during his tenure. shall (1) 

### hold or campaign for elective office: (2) be an officer ofany political party or political committee; (3) permit his name to be used. or make contributions. in support of or in opposition to any can­ 'didate or proposition; (4) participate in any way in any election campaign; or (5) lobby or employ or assist a lobb\'ist: 

### Provided. That a member or the staff of the**com~ission** 

### may lobby to the limited extent permitted bv RC\V 42.17.190 on matters directly affecting this chapter.

### 'No member shall be eligible for appointment to

more than one full lerm. A vacancy on the commission' shall be filled within thirty days ofthe vacancy by the governor. with the consent of the senate, and the appointee shall serve for the remaining term of his predecessor. A vacancy shall not impair the powers of. the remaining members to exercise all of the powers of the commission. Three members of the commission shall constitute a quorum. The commission shall elect its own chairman and adopt its own rules of procedure in the

(19K) Laws) 

### only upon grounds of

### neglect of duty or misconduct in office. Each member shan receive seventy-five dollars for each day or portion thereof spent in performance ofhis duties as a member of

### the commission, and in addition shall be reimbursed fOT 

### travel expenses incurred while engaged in thebusiness of

### thecommissionasprovided in RC\V 

### 43.03.050 and 43.43.060 as now or hereafter amended. The compensation provided pursuant to 

### this section shall not be considered salary for purposes ofthe provisions of any retirement system created pursuant to the general laws ofthis state. [1982 c 147 § 15; 1975­ '76 2nd ex.s. c 

### 112 § E; 

### 1975-'76 2nd ex.S_ c 34 

### § 93; 1975 1st ex.s. c 294 

### § 23; 

### 1973 c 1 § 

### 35 

### (Initiative Measure No.276, approved November 7, 

### 1972).]

Reo"iser's note--Sunset Act application: The public disclosure commission is subject to· fa'icw. termination. and possible extension under chapter 43.131**RCW~** the Sunset Act. See RCW 43.J31.269. RCW 42.17.010.42.17.030through 42.17.125,42.)7.150 through 042­ .17.245. 42.17.350 through42.l7.380,042.17.395,042.17.397.42.l7.405, 42.17.420,**~2.** 17.430. and 42.l7.450 are scheduled for future repeal under RCv..' 43.131.270.

.

Effecth'e**date--Se~erJlbilit)'--197~"76** 2nd ex.S. c 34: See notes following ReW 2.08.115.


### RC\\' 42.17.360 

### Commission-Duties. The, 

### com­ mission shall: (1) Develop and provide 

### forms for the reports and Sl;:tements required to

### bemadeunderthischapter: (2) Prepare and publish a manual settirl!; Jorth recommended uniform methods ofbovUc\;;ping and report-

. ing for use by pers

..**::~** 

### Iequired to 

### make reports and

;. 

### statements under thi's chapter; (3) Compile and maintain 

### a current list of 

### all.filed reports and statements; (4) 

### Investigatewhetherproperly,'completed statements and reports have been fued withinthe times required by 

### this chapter; (5) Upon complaint or upon its own motion. investi­ gate and report apparentviolations ofthis

### chapler tothe appropriate law enforcement ')Ui.horities;

. (6) 

### Prepare and publish 

### an**~nnual** 

### report to 

### the governor as to the effectiveness ofthis chapter and its enforcement by appropriatelaw enforcement authorities; and (7) Enforce this 

### chapter according to the powers granted it by 

### law. [1973 c 1 § 36 (l

### nitiative Measure No. 276. approved Kovember 7, 1972).]

Sunsel Acl applic8lion:

## s.x nole following RCW 42.17.350.


### RC\V 42.17.370 Commission--Additional powers. 

### The commission is empowered to: (J) 

### Adopt, promulgale, amend, and rescind suitable administrative rules and regulations to carry out the po­ 

### 'Iicies and purposes ofthis chapter, which rules and regulations shall be**p~omulgated** 

### pursuant to the provisions ofchapter 34.04**RC\V~** 

### (2) Prepare and publish such reports and technical studies as in itsjudgment will tend to promote the pur­ poses of this chapter, induding reports and statistics

leb. 42.17 Rc\\'--p21}42.17.370 "Disdosure



### ,concerning campaign financing, lobbying, financial inlerests of elected officials, and enforcement of this chapter; (3) 

### Make from time to time, on its own motion, audits and ficld investigations; (4) 

### Make public the time and datc of any formal hcaring set to detcrmine whethcr a violation has occurred, thc question or questions to be considered, and the results thereof; (5) 

### Administer oaths and affirmations, issue subpoenas, and compel attendance,**ta~e** 

### evidence and require the production of any books. papers, correspondence. memorandums. or other records which the commission deems relevant or material for the purpose ofany investigation authorized under this chapter, or any other proceeding under this chapter; (6) 

### Adopt and promulgate a code of fair campaign practices; (7) 

### Relieve, by published regulation ofgeneral applicability, candidates or political committees of obligations
to comply with the pr.ovisions ofthis chapter relating to election campaigns, if they**hav~** 

### not received contributions nor made expenditures in connection with any election campaign of more than one thousand dollars; .and

. (8) Enact regulations prescribing reasonable require­

.ments for keeping accounts of and reportingon a quarterly basis costs incurred by state agencies, counties, cities, and other municipalities and political subdivisions in preparing, publishing, and distributing legislative information. The term "legislative information", for the putposes ofthis subsection, means books, pamphlets, repons. and other materials prepared, published, or distributed at substantial cost, a substantial purpose of which is to'influence the passage or defeat ofany legislation. The state auditor in his regular examination of each agency under chapter 43.09 RCW shall review such regulations, accounts, and re'ports and make appropriate findings, comments, and recommendations in his examination**r~ports** 

### concerning those agencies. (9) The commission, after hearing, 

### 'by order approved and ratified by a majority of the membership of the commission, may suspend or modify anyofthe reporting requirements hereunder in a particular case if it finds that literal application ofthis chapter works a manifestly unreasonable hardship and ifit also finds that such suspension or modificCition will not frustrate the purposes of the chapter. The commission shall find that a manifestly unreasonable hardship exists ifreporting the name ofan entity requ.ired to be reported under RCW ·42.17.240(1

### )(g)(ii) would be likely to adversely affect t'he competitive position of any entity in which the person filing the report or any member of his immediate

,family holds any office, directorship, general partnership interest, or an ownership interest often percent or more. Any suspension or modification shall be only to the extent necessary to substantially relieve the hardship. The commission shall act to suspend or modify any reporting requirements only if it determines that facts exi.st that

are clear and convincing proof of the'findings required hereunder. Any citizen shall have standing to bring an

(Ch. 42.17 RCW-p 22l 

### action in Thurston county superior court to contest the propriety ofany order entered hereunderwithin oneyear from the date of the entry of such order. [1977 

### ex.s. c 336 § 7; 1975 1st 

### ex.s. c 294 

### § 25; 1.973 c 1 § 37 

### (Initiative Measure N.o. 276. 

### approved November 7, 1972).}

Sunset Art application: See nOle following RCW 42.17.350. Sl'\'erabllity-J977 ex.S. c 336: See note following RCW 42.17.040.

RCW 42.17.375 Reports filed 

### with county elections 

### official--Rules gm'erning_ 

### With regard to the reports required by this chapter to be 

### filed whh a 

### countyauditor

or county elections official, the 

### commission shall adopt rules governing the arrangement, handling, indexing, and disclosing ofthose reports by the. county auditor or county elections official. The rules shaH ensure case of

access by the public to the reports and shallinclude, but 

### not be limited to, requirements for indexing the reports by the names of candidates or politiCal committees and by the ballot proposition fOT 

### or against which a political committee is receiving contnoutions or

### making expenditures. [1983 

### c294' § 

### 1.)

RCW 42.17.380 

### Secretary 

### of**stat~** attorney 

### gen-' eral--Duties. (1) 

### The 

### OfrlCe ofthe secretary of state shall be designated as a placewherethepublic may file papers or correspond with the commission and receive any form or instruction fromtbe commission. (2) Tl-:e attorney general. through his office, shall supply such assistance as thecommissioninay require in

## r~ order to carry out its responsIDili

### ties: underthis chapter. 

# "'--j The commission may employ attorneys who are neither 

### ';..,,-­ the attorney general nor anassistantattorney general to carry out any function ofthe

### 21tOrneygeneralprescribed in this chapter. [1982 

### c 35 

### § 196; 1975 1st ex.s. c 294 

### § 26; 1973 

### c 1 

### §38 (Initiative"(easureNo. 

### 276, approved November 7, 1972).)

Sunset Act application: See note foDowing RC\V42.17.350.**Intent--Sel'erability--Err~** dates.---Application--l982

c 35: See notes following RCW 43..07.160.

RC\V 42.17.390 ChoU n:medies. 

### and sanctions. 

### (1) 

### One or more of the following civil remedies and sanc'" tions may be imposed by court order in addition to any other remedies provided bylaw: (a) If

### the court finds that the violation ofany provision of this chapter by any candidate or political committee probably affected the outco,m.e of any election, .the result ofsaid election may

### be heidvoid and a special election held within sixt)' 

### days of such finding. Any action to void an election shall be commenced within one year ofthe dc.te ofthe election in question. Itis 

### intended. that this remedy be imposed freely in all appropriate

cases.to protect the right:: of the electorate to an informed and knowledgeablevote. (b) If

### any lobbyist or sponsor ofany grass roots lobbying campaign violates any of the 'provisions of this chapter. his registration may be revoked or suspended and he may be enjoined from receiving compensation or making expenditures for lobbying: 

### Provided, however\ That imposition of such sanction shall not excuse said

(1983 Laws)

### Disclosure 42_17.400



### ,. lobbyist from filing statements and reports required by" Sunset Act application:See note foJlowing RCW 42.17.350.



### this chapter. 

# • (c) Any person ,"'ho violates anyof the provisions of this chapter may be subject to a civil penalty of not

more than ten thousand dollars for each such violation. (d) Any person who fails to file a properly completed
statement or report within the time required by this chapter may be subject to a civil penalty of ten dollars per day for each day each such delinquency continues. (e) Any person who fails to report 

### a contribution or expenditure may be subject to 

### a civil penalty equivalent to the amount he failed to report. (f) 

### The court may enjoin any person to prevent the doing ofany act herein prohibited, or to compel the performance of any act required herein. [1973 c J 

### § 39 (Initiative Measure No. 276, approved November 7, 1971).]

Sunset Act application: See note following RCW 42.)7.350.



### RC\\' 42.17.395" 

### Violations--Determination by 

### commission-"-Issuance and enforcement of order-­ Hearing-"-ReferraJ--Judicial re\'iew--Petitlon for order of enforcement. (I.) 

### The commission may (a) determine whether an actual violation of this chapter has occurred; and (b) issue and enforce an .appropriate·order following such determination. (2) The commission, in cases where it chooses to determine whether an actual violation of this chapter has occurred, shall hold acontested case hearing pursuant to "the administrative procedure act (chapter)4.04 RC\\·')


### to make such determination. Anv order which the commission issues under this

### sectio~shalJ be pursuant to 

# .'.

such hearing. (3) In lieu of holding a hearing or issuing an order under this section, the commi"ssion may refer the matter to the attorney general or other enforcement agency 

### as provided in RCW 

### 42.1.7.360. (4) 

### The person against whom an order is directed under this section shall be designated as the respondent. Such order may require the respondent to cease and desist from the activit\' which constitutes a violation and in addition, or alternatively, may impose one or more ofthe remedies provided in- RCW 

### 42.17.390(1) (b), 

### (c), (d), or (e): 

### Provided, That no individual penalty assessed by the commission may exceed two hundred fifty dollars, and in

any case where multiple violations arc involved in a single complaint or hearing. the maximum aggregate penalty may not exceed five hundred dollars.

. (5) An order issued by the commission under this section shall be subject tojudicial review under the administrative procedure act (chapter 34.04 

### RC\\'). If 

### the commission's order is not satisfied and no petition for rc"\;icw is filed within thirty days as provided in RC\V' 

### 34.04.130. the commission may petition a court ofcompetentjurisdiction ofany county in which a petition for review could be filed under that section. for an order of enforcement. Proceedings in connection with the tom· mission's petition shall be in accordance with 

### RCW 42­ RC\V 42.17.39i Procedure upon petition for enforcement of order of 

### commission--Court's order 

### of enforcement. The**fono\\~in~** 

### procedure shall apply in all

cases**wh~re** 

### the commiSSion has petitioned a court of competent jurisdiction for enforcement of any order 

### it has issued pursuanttothischapter: (.1)

# J: copy of the petition 

### shall be 

### sen'ed 

### bycertified mall dIrected to the respondent at his last known ad

### dress. The court shall issue an 

### order directing the respondent to appear a1

### a timedesignated in theorder,not less than five days from thedatethereof,and showcause why the commission's order should not be enforced according to its terms. (2) !he commission's ordcr shall be enforced by 

### the court If the respondent does not appear, or if the respon?ent appears and the court finds, pursu2.nt to a, heaTIng held for thatpurpose: (a) 

### That the commission'sorder is unsatisfied; and (b) That the orderis 

### regular on its face; and (c) That the respondent's answer discloses no valid

reason why the commission's order should not be 

### enforced ?r that the**~espondent** 

### hadan appropriate remedy by revIew under 

### RC\" 34.04.130 and failed to avail himselfofthat remedywithout valid excuse. (3) 

### Upon appropri2.1e**~pplication** 

### by 

### the respondent, the court may, 

### afterhearmg and for good cause alter'

### amen~,**~ev~se, s~spend.,**  or postpone all or pan "of

### th~ commiSSIon s order. 

### In any case where the order 

### is not 

### d;forced by the 

### counaccordingto 

### its terms the reasons for the court:s actions shall

### ~e clearly stated 

### in writing, and such action**s~aU** 

### subject to review by the appel. late COUTtS 

### by 

### certwr3n or otherappropriate proceeding. (4) The court's order 

### .of enforcement, when entered, shall have the sameforcc and effect as a civiljudgment. [1982 c 147 § 

### 17; 1975-'76 2nd ex.5. 

### c 112 

### § 13.}·

Sunset Act application;Sttnote foJlov.ing RCW42.17.350.



### RC\V 42.17.400 

### Enforcement. (l) 

### The**tto"nt"~~** 

### general and the prosecuting**authorit.i~s** of

### political subdivisions ofthis stalemaybiing 

### civil actions in the namc' of the state for any 

### appropriate civil remedy, including but no! iimited to the

### specialremedies provided in 

### RCW 42.17.390.

. (2)

### The.**~ltorncy ~c~:ral**  

### and**t~e** 

### prosecuting authorilies ofpolItIcal**~Ubdll:lslOns** 

### ofthiS state may investigate

or cause to be investigated the activities of any person v.:ho t.here is**~eason** 

### to believe is or has been acting in VIOlatIOn of thiS chapter, and may require any such person or any other. person reasonably believed to have in-· fOTmation**co~cerning** 

### the activities of such person to**ap~ear** 

### at a tIme and place designated in the county in whIch**~uch** 

### person rcsldes or is found. to give such informallon under oathand to produce a1)**accounts~** 

### bills, "receipts, books,paper and documents which may be**rel~**



### evant or material to any investigation authorized under this chapter. 

# • .i

### 7.397, as now or hereafter amended. [1982 c 147 § 

### 16; (3) 

### \Vhen the**a.t~orney ge?~r~)**  

### or the prosecuting au1975-'76 2nd ex.s. c 112 § 12.] thonty of any pohtlca) SUbdIVISIOn of this state requires the attendance ofany person to obtain such information

(1983 Laws) lCb. 42.17Rc\\'-p23}- 

### 42.17.400 

### Disclosure

or ihe production of the

### account~, bills, receipts, 'books, papers, and documents \!t'hich may be relevant or material to any investigation**authoriz~d** 

### under this chapter, he shall issue an order setting forth the time when and the place where attendance is required and shall cause the same to be delivered to or sent by registered mail to the'person at least fourteen days before the date fixed for attendance.-Such ordershall have the same force and effect as a subpoena, shall be effective state-wide, and, upon application of the attorney general or said prosecuting authority, obedience to the order may be enforced by any.superior court judge 

# in the county where the person receiving it resides or. is found, in the same manner as though the order were a subpoena. The court, after hearing, for good cause, and upon application ofany person aggrieved by the order, shall have the right to alter, amend, revise, suspend, or postpone all or any part of its provisions. In any case where the order is not enforced by the court according to its terms, the reasons for the court's actions shall .be clearly stated in writing, and such action shall be subject to review by the appellate courts by certiorari or other appropriate proceeding. (4) 

### Any person who has notified the attorney general and the prosecuting attorney in the county in which the violation occurred in writing that there is reason to believe that some provision ofthis chapter is being or has been violated may himselfbring in the nameofthe state any ofthe actions (hereinafter referred to as a citizen's action) authorized under this chapter. This citizen actiQn may be brought only if the attorney general and the prosecuting attorney haveJailed to commence an action hereunder within forty-five days after such notice and such person has thereafter further notified the attorney general and prosecuting attorney th.at said person will

commence 

### .a citizen's action within ten days upon their failure so to do, and the attorney general and the prosecuting attorney have in fact failed t6 bring such action v.'ithin ten days of receipt of said second notice. If 

### the person who 

### brings the citizen's action prevails, thejudgment awarded shall escheat to the state, but he shall be entitled to be reimbursed by the state ofWashington for costs and attorney's fees he has incurred: Provided, 

### That in the case of a citizen's action which is dismissed and which the court also finds was brought without reason­
• able cause, the court may order the person commencing

. th'e action to pay"all costs of trial and reasonable attorney's fees incurred by the defendant. (5) 

### In ariy action brought under this section, the court

.may award to the state all costs of investigation and trial, including a reasonable attorney's fee to be fixed by the court. 

### If. the violation is found to have been inten­

. tional, the amount of thejudgment, which shall for this purpose include the costs, may be trebled as punitive damages. Ifdamages or trebled damages are awarded in such an action brought against a lobbyist,thejudgment may be awarded against the lobbyist, and the lobbyist's employer or employersjoined as defendants,jointly, severally, or both. If 

### the defendant prevails, he shall be awarded all costs of trial, and may be awarded a reasonable attorney's fee tobe fixed by the court to bepaid by the state of Washington. [1975 1sf ex.s. c 294 § 27;

leb.42.17 RCW-p 241 

### 1973 c 1 § 40 (Initiative Measure No. 276. 

### approved November 7, 1972).]

RC\\' 42.17.405 Suspension of reporting prm'isions of chapter until January 1, 1986. 

### for candidates, elected 

### officials, political.committeeS;,.. Ilnd agencies in smalljurisdictions--Voiding ofsuspension

.. (1) 

### During the period between March 26, 

### 1982"and January 1, 1986. 

### the reporting provisions of this chapter are suspended as they pertain to candidates,elected officials, and agencies in jurisdictions with less than one thousand registered voters as ofthe date ofthe most recent general election in thejurisdiction. The suspension also applies to political committees formed to support or oppose ballot propositions in such jurisdictions

.. and to 

### persons making independent expenditures in 

### support of or opposition to such ballot propositions. (2) 

### The suspension shall nOl 

### apply in 

### anyjurisdiction from which 

### a "petition for disclosure- containing the valid signatures of five percent of the number ofregistered voters, as 

### of the date of

### the most 

### recent general election in thejurisdiction, 

### is filed with the commission. The commission shall by rule

### prescribe the form of the petition. After the signatures are gathered, the petition shall be presented to the auditor or elections officer of the county, or counties, in**~-hich** 

### the'jurisdiction is )0-

. 

### cated. The auditor or electiom officer shaH verify the signatures and certify to the: 

### commission that the petition**coni.~ins** 

### no less than the

### l'equired number ofvalid signatures. The commission, upon

### receiptofa validpetition, shall order every incumbent elected 

### official and candidate in the juri·sdictib.n to 

### file the 

### required statement and reports within thirty days of

### the date of the order. (3) 

### The suspension shall not**-~pply** in

### anyjurisdiction which by ordinance, resolutiml

.. or other official action. has petitioned the commissiOn to void the suspension with respect to elected officials and candidates 

### of the jurisdiction. A copy of the action shall be 

### sent to the commission. If

### the commission finds thepetitionto be a valid action of the appropriate governing body or authority,.the commission shall issue an order voiding the suspension for that jurisdiction. The commission, upon' approval of the action, shall 

### order every incumbent elected official and candidate in the jurisdiction to file the required statement andreports within 

### thirtydays of the dateofthe order. (4) 

### Any person exempted from reponing by the sus­ .pension under this section may 

### at 

### his or her option file the statement and reports. [1982 c 60 

### § 1.]

Sunset**~ct** applicstion: See notefollowing RCW 42.17.350

. 

### RC\\' 42.17.410 Limitation on 

### actions, Any action brought under the provisions of this chapter must be commenced within five yearsafterthe date when the violation occurred. [1982 

### c 147 § 18; 1973 

### c 1 

### § 41 

### (Initiative Measure No. 276, 

### approved November 7, 1972).]


### RC\\' 42.17.420 Date 

### of'mailingdeemed date 

### ofreceipt--Exception. 

### When any application, report, statement, notice, or paymentrequiredto be madeunder

(1983 Laws)

### Disclosure 42.17.945



### ......the provisiuns of 

### this chapter has been depusited postpaid in the United Staies mail properly adpresscd, it. shall be 

### deemed to have been received on the date of 

## ( mailing. It

### shall be presumed thatthe date shown by the post office cancellation mark 

### on the envelope is the date, ofmailing. The provisions ofthis section do not apply to reports required to be delivered under RCW 42.17.105. [1983 c ]76 § 2; ]973 

### c J 

### § 42 (Initiative 1\1easure No. 276, approved November 7, 1972).]

Sunset Act application: See note following RCW 42.17.350.



### RCW 

### 42.17.430 Certification of reports. Every re­

,port and statement required 'to be filed under this chapter shall identify the person preparing it, and shall be certified as complete and correct, both by the person preparing it and by the person on whose behalf it is filed. [1973 c I 

### § 43 (Initiative Measure No. 276, approved November i, 1972).]

Sunset Act application: See nOle following RCW 42.17.350.'


### RC\\l 

### 42.17.440 Statements and reports public records. All st?tements and reports filed under this chap· ler shall be public records ofthe agency wherelhey are filed, and shalf be available for' public inspection and copying during normal business hours at the expense of the person requesting copies, provided that the'charge for such copies shall not exceed adual cost to the agency. [1973 c 1

### §44 (Initiative Measure No. 276! ap· proved November**7~** 

### 1972).]

RC\V 

### 42.17.450 Duty to presene statements and re­ 

### .ports. Persons with whom statementsor reports br copies ,of statements or reports are required to be filed under this chapter shall preserve them for not less than six

vears. The commission, however, shall preserve such
statements or reports for not-Jess than ten years. [1973 c 1 

### §45 (Initiative Me2sure No. 276, approved November i,19i2).]

Sunset Act application: See note following RCW 42.17.350.



### RC\\' 

### 42.17.900 Effective dste--1973 c 1. 

### The effective date ofthis act shall beJanuary 1, 1973. [19i3



### c I 

### § 49 

### (Initiative Measure No. 276, approved November 7,1972):]

RC\V 

### 42.17.910 Se\'ersbility--1973 c 1. If 

### any provision of this act or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, theremainder ofthe act, or the application of the provision to other persons or circumstances is not affected. [J973 c 1 § 46 

### (Initiative Measure No. 276. ap'proved November 7, ]972).]

'. RC\\' 

### 42.17.911 Sererability--1975 1st 

### ex.s. C 

### 294. If

### any provision ofthis 1975 amendatory act, or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder ofthe act. or the application ofthe provision to other persons or circumstances is not affected. 

## D975 J

### st ex.s. C 294 

### § 29.) its appiication to any person or circumstance is held 

### invalid, the remainder of the act, or the 

### application of the provision to other persons or circumstances is not affected. [1975-'76 2nd ex.S. c 112 

### § 16.J

RC\V 

### 42.17.920 Construction--1973 

### c 1. The

. provisions ofthis act areto be )iberaJJy construed to effectuate ,the policies and 

### purposes of this act. In the
event of conflict between the provisions of this act and any other**acr~** the 

### provisions of this 

### act shall govern. (1973 c 1 

### § 47 

### (Initiative Measure No. 276, approved November 7, 

### 1972).]

RC\V 

### 42.17.930 Chapter, section headings not part 

### oflaw. Chapter and section captions orheadings as used in this act do not constitute any part ofthe law. 

### [1973 c 1 §48 (Initiative Measure No. 276.approved November 7,1972).)

RCW 

### 42.17.940 Repealer--1973 c 1. 

### Chapter 9. 

### Laws of 1965, as amended by section 9. chapter 

### 150, Laws of 1965 ex. sess

... and RCW**29.18.140~** 

### and chapter J3

### J, Laws of 1967 

### ex. sess. and RCv,.' 

### 44.64 [chapter 44.64 

### RC\V); 

### and chapter 82

.. Laws 

### of 1972 

### (42nd Leg. 2nd 

### Ex. Sess.) and Referendum

### Bill No. 24;and chapter 98, Laws of 1972 (42nd 

### Leg. 2nd Ex. 

### Sess.) and Refer-, endum Bill No. 25 areeachhereby

### repealed. [1973c 1 

### § SO (Initiative Measure No. 276

.. approved November 7, 1972).]



### • RC'" 42.17.945 Construetion--1975-"76 

### 2nd_ ex.S. 

### c 112. 

### The. provisions

### ofthis 1976 

### amendatoryact

are intended to be 

### remedial and shall be liberally. con

### strued, and nothing

### inthis 

### 1976amendatoryact shall be construed to limit the power 

### of the commission under' any other prqvision of 

### chapter 42.17 RC\V. 

### [1975-'76 2nd ex.s. c 112 § 

### 15.] , i



# , RC\\' 

### 42.17.912 Se\'erability--·1975-'76 2nd ex.s.
c 112. If 

### any provision of this .J9i6 

### amendatory act, or

(190J Laws) [Ch. 42.17 RC'\\'-p 25)