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WA Rev Code § 42.52.100 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 42 - Public Officers and Agencies|Chapter 42.52 - Ethics in Public Service.|42.52.100 - Conditions on appearance before state agencies or doing business with the state—Hearing—Judicial review.

RCW 42.52.100 Conditions on appearance before state agencies or doing business with the state—Hearing—Judicial review.(1) The head of an agency, upon finding that any former state officer or state employee of such agency or any other person has violated any provision of this chapter or rules adopted under it, may, in addition to any other powers the head of such agency may have, bar or impose reasonable conditions upon:(a) The appearance before such agency of such former state officer or state employee or other person; and(b) The conduct of, or negotiation or competition for, business with such agency by such former state officer or state employee or other person, such period of time as may reasonably be necessary or appropriate to effectuate the purposes of this chapter.(2) Findings of violations referred to in subsection (1)(b) of this section shall be made on record after notice and hearing, conducted in accordance with the Washington Administrative Procedure Act, chapter 34.05 RCW. Such findings and orders are subject to judicial review.(3) This section does not apply to the legislative or judicial branches of government.[ 1994 c 154 § 110; 1969 ex.s. c 234 § 27. Formerly RCW 42.18.270.]
WA Rev Code § 42.52.110 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 42 - Public Officers and Agencies|Chapter 42.52 - Ethics in Public Service.|42.52.110 - Compensation for official duties or nonperformance.

RCW 42.52.110 Compensation for official duties or nonperformance.No state officer or state employee may, directly or indirectly, ask for or give or receive or agree to receive any compensation, gift, reward, or gratuity from a source for performing or omitting or deferring the performance of any official duty, unless otherwise authorized by law except: (1) The state of Washington; or (2) in the case of officers or employees of institutions of higher education or of the *Spokane intercollegiate research and technology institute, a governmental entity, an agency or instrumentality of a governmental entity, or a nonprofit corporation organized for the benefit and support of the state employee's agency or other state agencies pursuant to an agreement with the state employee's agency.[ 1996 c 213 § 5; 1994 c 154 § 111.]NOTES:*Reviser's note: The Spokane intercollegiate research and technology institute was abolished by 2011 1st sp.s. c 14 § 17.
WA Rev Code § 42.52.130 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 42 - Public Officers and Agencies|Chapter 42.52 - Ethics in Public Service.|42.52.130 - Honoraria.

RCW 42.52.130 Honoraria.(1) No state officer or state employee may receive honoraria unless specifically authorized by the agency where they serve as state officer or state employee.(2) An agency may not permit honoraria under the following circumstances:(a) The person offering the honorarium is seeking or is reasonably expected to seek contractual relations with or a grant from the employer of the state officer or state employee, and the officer or employee is in a position to participate in the terms or the award of the contract or grant;(b) The person offering the honorarium is regulated by the employer of the state officer or state employee and the officer or employee is in a position to participate in the regulation; or(c) The person offering the honorarium (i) is seeking or opposing or is reasonably likely to seek or oppose enactment of legislation or adoption of administrative rules or actions, or policy changes by the state officer's or state employee's agency; and (ii) the officer or employee may participate in the enactment or adoption.[ 1994 c 154 § 113.]
WA Rev Code § 42.52.140 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 42 - Public Officers and Agencies|Chapter 42.52 - Ethics in Public Service.|42.52.140 - Gifts.

RCW 42.52.140 Gifts.No state officer or state employee may receive, accept, take, seek, or solicit, directly or indirectly, any thing of economic value as a gift, gratuity, or favor from a person if it could be reasonably expected that the gift, gratuity, or favor would influence the vote, action, or judgment of the officer or employee, or be considered as part of a reward for action or inaction.[ 1994 c 154 § 114.]
WA Rev Code § 42.52.160 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 42 - Public Officers and Agencies|Chapter 42.52 - Ethics in Public Service.|42.52.160 - Use of persons, money, or property for private gain.

RCW 42.52.160 Use of persons, money, or property for private gain.(1) No state officer or state employee may employ or use any person, money, or property under the officer's or employee's official control or direction, or in his or her official custody, for the private benefit or gain of the officer, employee, or another.(2) This section does not prohibit the use of public resources to benefit others as part of a state officer's or state employee's official duties.(3) This section does not prohibit de minimis use of state facilities to provide employees with information about (a) medical, surgical, and hospital care; (b) life insurance or accident and health disability insurance; or (c) individual retirement accounts, by any person, firm, or corporation administering such program as part of authorized payroll deductions pursuant to RCW 41.04.020.(4) The appropriate ethics boards may adopt rules providing exceptions to this section for occasional use of the state officer or state employee, of de minimis cost and value, if the activity does not result in interference with the proper performance of public duties.[ 2014 c 28 § 1; 1996 c 213 § 7; 1994 c 154 § 116; 1987 c 426 § 3. Formerly RCW 42.18.217.]
WA Rev Code § 42.52.170 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 42 - Public Officers and Agencies|Chapter 42.52 - Ethics in Public Service.|42.52.170 - Giving, paying, loaning, etc., any thing of economic value to state employee.

RCW 42.52.170 Giving, paying, loaning, etc., any thing of economic value to state employee.No person shall give, pay, loan, transfer, or deliver, directly or indirectly, to any other person any thing of economic value believing or having reason to believe that there exist circumstances making the receipt thereof a violation of RCW 42.52.040, 42.52.110, 42.52.120, 42.52.140, or 42.52.150.[ 1994 c 154 § 117; 1987 c 426 § 5; 1969 ex.s. c 234 § 23. Formerly RCW 42.18.230.]
WA Rev Code § 42.52.190 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 42 - Public Officers and Agencies|Chapter 42.52 - Ethics in Public Service.|42.52.190 - Investments.

RCW 42.52.190 Investments.(1) Except for permissible investments as defined in this section, no state officer or state employee of any agency responsible for the investment of funds, who acts in a decision-making, advisory, or policy-influencing capacity with respect to investments, may have a direct or indirect interest in any property, security, equity, or debt instrument of a person, without prior written approval of the agency.(2) Agencies responsible for the investment of funds shall adopt policies governing approval of investments and establishing criteria to be considered in the approval process. Criteria shall include the relationship between the proposed investment and investments held or under consideration by the state, the size and timing of the proposed investment, access by the state officer or state employee to nonpublic information relative to the proposed investment, and the availability of the investment in the public market. Agencies responsible for the investment of funds also shall adopt policies consistent with this chapter governing use by their officers and employees of financial information acquired by virtue of their state positions. A violation of such policies adopted to implement this subsection shall constitute a violation of this chapter.(3) As used in this section, "permissible investments" means any mutual fund, deposit account, certificate of deposit, or money market fund maintained with a bank, broker, or other financial institution, a security publicly traded in an organized market if the interest in the security at acquisition is ten thousand dollars or less, or an interest in real estate, except if the real estate interest is in or with a party in whom the agency holds an investment.[ 1994 c 154 § 119.]
WA Rev Code § 42.52.200 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 42 - Public Officers and Agencies|Chapter 42.52 - Ethics in Public Service.|42.52.200 - Agency rules.

RCW 42.52.200 Agency rules.(1) Each agency may adopt rules consistent with law, for use within the agency to protect against violations of this chapter.(2) Each agency proposing to adopt rules under this section shall forward the rules to the appropriate ethics board before they may take effect. The board may submit comments to the agency regarding the proposed rules.(3) This section applies to universities only to the extent their activities are not subject to RCW 42.52.220.[ 2005 c 106 § 3; 1994 c 154 § 120.]
WA Rev Code § 42.52.220 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 42 - Public Officers and Agencies|Chapter 42.52 - Ethics in Public Service.|42.52.220 - Universities—Administrative processes.

RCW 42.52.220 Universities—Administrative processes.(1) Consistent with the state policy to encourage basic and applied scientific research by the state's research universities as stated in RCW 28B.140.005, each university may develop, adopt, and implement one or more written administrative processes that shall, upon approval by the governor, apply in place of the obligations imposed on universities and university research employees under RCW 42.52.030, 42.52.040, 42.52.080, 42.52.110, 42.52.120, 42.52.130, 42.52.140, 42.52.150, and 42.52.160. The universities shall coordinate on the development of administrative processes to ensure the processes are comparable. A university research employee in compliance with the processes authorized in this section shall be deemed to be in compliance with RCW 42.52.030, 42.52.040, 42.52.080, 42.52.110, 42.52.120, 42.52.130, 42.52.140, 42.52.150, and 42.52.160.(2) The executive ethics board shall enforce activity subject to the written approval processes under this section, as provided in RCW 42.52.360.[ 2005 c 106 § 4.]
WA Rev Code § 42.52.310 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 42 - Public Officers and Agencies|Chapter 42.52 - Ethics in Public Service.|42.52.310 - Legislative ethics board.

RCW 42.52.310 Legislative ethics board.(1) The legislative ethics board is created, composed of nine members, selected as follows:(a) Two senators, one from each of the two largest caucuses, appointed by the president of the senate;(b) Two members of the house of representatives, one from each of the two largest caucuses, appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives;(c) Five citizen members:(i) One citizen member chosen by the governor from a list of three individuals submitted by each of the four legislative caucuses; and(ii) One citizen member selected by three of the four other citizen members of the legislative ethics board.(2) Except for initial members and members completing partial terms, nonlegislative members shall serve a single five-year term.(3) No more than three of the public members may be identified with the same political party.(4) Terms of initial nonlegislative board members shall be staggered as follows: One member shall be appointed to a one-year term; one member shall be appointed to a two-year term; one member shall be appointed to a three-year term; one member shall be appointed to a four-year term; and one member shall be appointed for a five-year term.(5) A vacancy on the board shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment.(6) Legislative members shall serve two-year terms, from January 31st of an odd-numbered year until January 31st of the next odd-numbered year.(7) Each member shall serve for the term of his or her appointment and until his or her successor is appointed.(8) The citizen members shall annually select a chair from among themselves.[ 1994 c 154 § 201.]
WA Rev Code § 42.52.320 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 42 - Public Officers and Agencies|Chapter 42.52 - Ethics in Public Service.|42.52.320 - Authority of legislative ethics board.

RCW 42.52.320 Authority of legislative ethics board.(1) The legislative ethics board shall enforce this chapter and rules adopted under it with respect to members and employees of the legislature.(2) The legislative ethics board shall:(a) Develop educational materials and training with regard to legislative ethics for legislators and legislative employees;(b) Issue advisory opinions;(c) Adopt rules or policies governing the conduct of business by the board, and adopt rules defining working hours for purposes of RCW 42.52.180 and where otherwise authorized under chapter 154, Laws of 1994;(d) Investigate, hear, and determine complaints by any person or on its own motion;(e) Impose sanctions including reprimands and monetary penalties;(f) Recommend suspension or removal to the appropriate legislative entity, or recommend prosecution to the appropriate authority; and(g) Establish criteria regarding the levels of civil penalties appropriate for different types of violations of this chapter and rules adopted under it.(3) The board may:(a) Issue subpoenas for the attendance and testimony of witnesses and the production of documentary evidence relating to any matter under examination by the board or involved in any hearing;(b) Administer oaths and affirmations;(c) Examine witnesses; and(d) Receive evidence.(4) Subject to RCW 42.52.540, the board has jurisdiction over any alleged violation that occurred before January 1, 1995, and that was within the jurisdiction of any of the boards established under *chapter 44.60 RCW. The board's jurisdiction with respect to any such alleged violation shall be based on the statutes and rules in effect at [the] time of the violation.[ 1994 c 154 § 202.]NOTES:*Reviser's note: Chapter 44.60 RCW was repealed by 1994 c 154 § 304, effective January 1, 1995.
WA Rev Code § 42.52.330 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 42 - Public Officers and Agencies|Chapter 42.52 - Ethics in Public Service.|42.52.330 - Interpretation.

RCW 42.52.330 Interpretation.By constitutional design, the legislature consists of citizen-legislators who bring to bear on the legislative process their individual experience and expertise. The provisions of this chapter shall be interpreted in light of this constitutional principle.[ 1994 c 154 § 203.]
WA Rev Code § 42.52.340 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 42 - Public Officers and Agencies|Chapter 42.52 - Ethics in Public Service.|42.52.340 - Transfer of jurisdiction.

RCW 42.52.340 Transfer of jurisdiction.On January 1, 1995, any complaints or other matters under investigation or consideration by the boards of legislative ethics in the house of representatives and the senate operating pursuant to *chapter 44.60 RCW shall be transferred to the legislative ethics board created by RCW 42.52.310. All files, including but not limited to minutes of meetings, investigative files, records of proceedings, exhibits, and expense records, shall be transferred to the legislative ethics board created in RCW 42.52.310 pursuant to their direction and the legislative ethics board created in RCW 42.52.310 shall assume full jurisdiction over all pending complaints, investigations, and proceedings.[ 1994 c 154 § 204.]NOTES:*Reviser's note: Chapter 44.60 RCW was repealed by 1994 c 154 § 304, effective January 1, 1995.
WA Rev Code § 42.52.350 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 42 - Public Officers and Agencies|Chapter 42.52 - Ethics in Public Service.|42.52.350 - Executive ethics board.

RCW 42.52.350 Executive ethics board.(1) The executive ethics board is created, composed of five members, appointed by the governor as follows:(a) One member shall be a classified service employee as defined in chapter 41.06 RCW;(b) One member shall be a state officer or state employee in an exempt position;(c) One member shall be a citizen selected from a list of three names submitted by the attorney general;(d) One member shall be a citizen selected from a list of three names submitted by the state auditor; and(e) One member shall be a citizen selected at large by the governor.(2) Except for initial members and members completing partial terms, members shall serve a single five-year term.(3) No more than three members may be identified with the same political party.(4) Terms of initial board members shall be staggered as follows: One member shall be appointed to a one-year term; one member shall be appointed to a two-year term; one member shall be appointed to a three-year term; one member shall be appointed to a four-year term; and one member shall be appointed to a five-year term.(5) A vacancy on the board shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment.(6) Each member shall serve for the term of his or her appointment and until his or her successor is appointed.(7) The members shall annually select a chair from among themselves.(8) Staff shall be provided by the office of the attorney general.[ 1994 c 154 § 205.]
WA Rev Code § 42.52.365 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 42 - Public Officers and Agencies|Chapter 42.52 - Ethics in Public Service.|42.52.365 - Executive branch agencies—Ethics advisors—Ethics training.

RCW 42.52.365 Executive branch agencies—Ethics advisors—Ethics training.(1) Each executive branch agency shall designate an ethics advisor or advisors to assist the agency's employees in understanding their obligations under the ethics in public service act. Agencies shall inform the executive ethics board of their designated advisors. As funding permits and as determined by the executive ethics board and the agency head, the advisors shall receive regular ethics training.(2) Executive branch officers and employees are encouraged to attend ethics training offered by the executive ethics board at least once every thirty-six months.[ 2013 c 190 § 6.]NOTES:Finding—2013 c 190: See note following RCW 42.52.410.
WA Rev Code § 42.52.370 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 42 - Public Officers and Agencies|Chapter 42.52 - Ethics in Public Service.|42.52.370 - Authority of commission on judicial conduct.

RCW 42.52.370 Authority of commission on judicial conduct.The commission on judicial conduct shall enforce this chapter and rules adopted under it with respect to state officers and employees of the judicial branch and may do so according to procedures prescribed in Article IV, section 31 of the state Constitution. In addition to the sanctions authorized in Article IV, section 31 of the state Constitution, the commission may impose sanctions authorized by this chapter.[ 1994 c 154 § 207.]
WA Rev Code § 42.52.380 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 42 - Public Officers and Agencies|Chapter 42.52 - Ethics in Public Service.|42.52.380 - Political activities of board members.

RCW 42.52.380 Political activities of board members.(1) No member of the executive ethics board may (a) hold or campaign for partisan elective office other than the position of precinct committeeperson, or any full-time nonpartisan office; (b) be an officer of any political party or political committee as defined in chapter 42.17A RCW other than the position of precinct committeeperson; (c) permit his or her name to be used, or make contributions, in support of or in opposition to any state candidate or state ballot measure; or (d) lobby or control, direct, or assist a lobbyist except that such member may appear before any committee of the legislature on matters pertaining to this chapter.(2) No citizen member of the legislative ethics board may (a) hold or campaign for partisan elective office other than the position of precinct committeeperson, or any full-time nonpartisan office; (b) be an officer of any political party or political committee as defined in chapter 42.17A RCW, other than the position of precinct committeeperson; (c) permit his or her name to be used, or make contributions, in support of or in opposition to any legislative candidate, any legislative caucus campaign committee that supports or opposes legislative candidates, or any political action committee that supports or opposes legislative candidates; or (d) engage in lobbying in the legislative branch under circumstances not exempt, under RCW 42.17A.610, from lobbyist registration and reporting.(3) No citizen member of the legislative ethics board may hold or campaign for a seat in the state house of representatives or the state senate within two years of serving on the board if the citizen member opposes an incumbent who has been the respondent in a complaint before the board.[ 2011 c 60 § 32; 1997 c 11 § 1; 1994 c 154 § 208.]NOTES:Effective date—2011 c 60: See RCW 42.17A.919.
WA Rev Code § 42.52.390 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 42 - Public Officers and Agencies|Chapter 42.52 - Ethics in Public Service.|42.52.390 - Hearing and subpoena authority.

RCW 42.52.390 Hearing and subpoena authority.Except as otherwise provided by law, the ethics boards may hold hearings, subpoena witnesses, compel their attendance, administer oaths, take the testimony of a person under oath, and in connection therewith, to require the production for examination of any books or papers relating to any matter under investigation or in question before the ethics board. The ethics board may make rules as to the issuance of subpoenas by individual members, as to service of complaints, decisions, orders, recommendations, and other process or papers of the ethics board.[ 1994 c 154 § 209.]
WA Rev Code § 42.52.400 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 42 - Public Officers and Agencies|Chapter 42.52 - Ethics in Public Service.|42.52.400 - Enforcement of subpoena authority.

RCW 42.52.400 Enforcement of subpoena authority.In case of refusal to obey a subpoena issued to a person, the superior court of a county within the jurisdiction of which the investigation, proceeding, or hearing under this chapter is carried on or within the jurisdiction of which the person refusing to obey is found or resides or transacts business, upon application by the appropriate ethics board shall have jurisdiction to issue to the person an order requiring the person to appear before the ethics board or its member to produce evidence if so ordered, or to give testimony touching the matter under investigation or in question. Failure to obey such order of the court may be punished by the court as contempt.[ 1994 c 154 § 210.]