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WA Rev Code § 42.08.170 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 42 - Public Officers and Agencies|Chapter 42.08 - Official Bonds.|42.08.170 - Liability of sureties.

RCW 42.08.170 Liability of sureties.When the penal sum of any bond amounts to more than two thousand dollars, the sureties may become severally liable for portions, not less than five hundred dollars, of such penal sum, making in the aggregate at least two sureties for the whole penal sum.[ 1890 p 37 § 12; RRS § 9941.]NOTES:Recoveries limited to amount of bond: RCW 42.08.050.
WA Rev Code § 42.08.180 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 42 - Public Officers and Agencies|Chapter 42.08 - Official Bonds.|42.08.180 - Release of sureties.

RCW 42.08.180 Release of sureties.Release of sureties (1937 act), see chapter 19.72 RCW.
WA Rev Code § 42.12.010 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 42 - Public Officers and Agencies|Chapter 42.12 - Vacancies.|42.12.010 - Causes of vacancy.

RCW 42.12.010 Causes of vacancy.Every elective office shall become vacant on the happening of any of the following events:(1) The death of the incumbent;(2) His or her resignation. A vacancy caused by resignation shall be deemed to occur upon the effective date of the resignation;(3) His or her removal;(4) Except as provided in RCW * 3.46.067 and 3.50.057, his or her ceasing to be a legally registered voter of the district, county, city, town, or other municipal or quasi municipal corporation from which he or she shall have been elected or appointed, including where applicable the council district, commissioner district, or ward from which he or she shall have been elected or appointed;(5) His or her conviction of a felony, or of any offense involving a violation of his or her official oath;(6) His or her refusal or neglect to take his or her oath of office, or to give or renew his or her official bond, or to deposit such oath or bond within the time prescribed by law;(7) The decision of a competent tribunal declaring void his or her election or appointment; or(8) Whenever a judgment shall be obtained against that incumbent for breach of the condition of his or her official bond.[ 1994 c 223 § 2; 1993 c 317 § 9; 1981 c 180 § 4; Code 1881 § 3063; 1866 p 28 § 2; RRS § 9950.]NOTES:*Reviser's note: RCW 3.46.067 was repealed by 2008 c 227 § 12, effective July 1, 2008.Effective date—1994 c 223 § 2: "(1) Section 2 of this act shall take effect January 1, 1995.(2) *Section 20 of this act shall take effect July 1, 1994." [ 1994 c 223 § 94.]*Reviser's note: The governor vetoed 1994 c 233 § 20.Severability—Effective date—1993 c 317: See notes following RCW 3.50.810.Severability—1981 c 180: See note following RCW 42.12.040.
WA Rev Code § 42.12.020 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 42 - Public Officers and Agencies|Chapter 42.12 - Vacancies.|42.12.020 - Resignations, to whom made.

RCW 42.12.020 Resignations, to whom made.Resignations shall be made as follows: By the state officers and members of the legislature, to the governor; by all county officers, to the county commissioners of their respective counties; by all other officers, holding their offices by appointment, to the body, board or officer that appointed them.[Code 1881 § 3062; 1865 p 28 § 1; RRS § 9949.]NOTES:Appointments to fill vacancies: State Constitution Art. 2 § 15 (Amendment 32).
WA Rev Code § 42.12.030 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 42 - Public Officers and Agencies|Chapter 42.12 - Vacancies.|42.12.030 - Term of person elected to fill vacancy.

RCW 42.12.030 Term of person elected to fill vacancy.Whenever any officer resigns his or her office before the expiration of his or her term, or the office becomes vacant from any other cause, and at a subsequent special election such vacancy is filled, the person so elected to fill such vacancy shall hold office for the remainder of the unexpired term.[ 2012 c 117 § 105; 1981 c 180 § 5; Code 1881 § 3066; 1866 p 30 § 6; RRS § 9951.]NOTES:Severability—1981 c 180: See note following RCW 42.12.040.
WA Rev Code § 42.12.040 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 42 - Public Officers and Agencies|Chapter 42.12 - Vacancies.|42.12.040 - Vacancy in partisan elective office—Successor elected—When.

RCW 42.12.040 Vacancy in partisan elective office—Successor elected—When.(1) If a vacancy occurs in any partisan elective office in the executive or legislative branches of state government or in any partisan county elective office before the first day of the regular filing period, the position must be open for filing during the regular filing period as provided in RCW 29A.24.171 and a successor shall be elected at the general election. Except during the last year of the term of office, if such a vacancy occurs on or after the first day of the regular filing period, the election of the successor shall occur at the next succeeding general election as provided in RCW 29A.24.171. The elected successor shall hold office for the remainder of the unexpired term. This section shall not apply to any vacancy occurring in a charter county which has charter provisions inconsistent with this section.(2) If a vacancy occurs in any legislative office or in any partisan county office after the general election in a year that the position appears on the ballot and before the start of the next term, the term of the successor who is of the same party as the incumbent may commence once he or she has qualified as defined in RCW 29A.04.133 and shall continue through the term for which he or she was elected.[ 2013 c 11 § 88; 2011 c 349 § 27. Prior: 2006 c 344 § 29; 2005 c 2 § 15 (Initiative Measure No. 872, approved November 2, 2004); 2003 c 238 § 4; 2002 c 108 § 2; 1981 c 180 § 1.]NOTES:Effective date—2011 c 349 §§ 10-12, 27, 28, and 30: See note following RCW 29A.24.171.Effective date—2006 c 344 §§ 1-16 and 18-40: See note following RCW 29A.04.311.Short title—Intent—Contingent effective date—2005 c 2 (Initiative Measure No. 872): See notes following RCW 29A.52.112.Contingent effective date—2003 c 238: See note following RCW 36.16.110.Severability—1981 c 180: "If any provision of this act, or its application 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." [ 1981 c 180 § 6.]County office, appointment of acting official: RCW 36.16.115.
WA Rev Code § 42.12.070 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 42 - Public Officers and Agencies|Chapter 42.12 - Vacancies.|42.12.070 - Filling nonpartisan vacancies.

RCW 42.12.070 Filling nonpartisan vacancies.A vacancy on an elected nonpartisan governing body of a special purpose district where property ownership is not a qualification to vote, a town, or a city other than a first-class city or a charter code city, shall be filled as follows unless the provisions of law relating to the special district, town, or city provide otherwise:(1) Where one position is vacant, the remaining members of the governing body shall appoint a qualified person to fill the vacant position.(2) Where two or more positions are vacant and two or more members of the governing body remain in office, the remaining members of the governing body shall appoint a qualified person to fill one of the vacant positions, the remaining members of the governing body and the newly appointed person shall appoint another qualified person to fill another vacant position, and so on until each of the vacant positions is filled with each of the new appointees participating in each appointment that is made after his or her appointment.(3) If less than two members of a governing body remain in office, the county legislative authority of the county in which all or the largest geographic portion of the city, town, or special district is located shall appoint a qualified person or persons to the governing body until the governing body has two members.(4) If a governing body fails to appoint a qualified person to fill a vacancy within ninety days of the occurrence of the vacancy, the authority of the governing body to fill the vacancy shall cease and the county legislative authority of the county in which all or the largest geographic portion of the city, town, or special district is located shall appoint a qualified person to fill the vacancy.(5) If the county legislative authority of the county fails to appoint a qualified person within one hundred eighty days of the occurrence of the vacancy, the county legislative authority or the remaining members of the governing body of the city, town, or special district may petition the governor to appoint a qualified person to fill the vacancy. The governor may appoint a qualified person to fill the vacancy after being petitioned if at the time the governor fills the vacancy the county legislative authority has not appointed a qualified person to fill the vacancy.(6) As provided in chapter 29A.24 RCW, each person who is appointed shall serve until a qualified person is elected at the next election at which a member of the governing body normally would be elected. The person elected shall take office immediately and serve the remainder of the unexpired term.[ 2013 c 11 § 89; 2011 c 349 § 28; 1994 c 223 § 1.]NOTES:Effective date—2011 c 349 §§ 10-12, 27, 28, and 30: See note following RCW 29A.24.171.
WA Rev Code § 42.14.010 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 42 - Public Officers and Agencies|Chapter 42.14 - Continuity of Government Act.|42.14.010 - Definitions.

RCW 42.14.010 Definitions.Unless otherwise clearly required by the context, the following definitions apply:(1) "Attack" means any acts of aggression taken against the United States causing substantial damage or injury to persons or property in the United States and in the state of Washington.(2)(a) "Catastrophic incident" means any natural or human-caused incident, including terrorism and enemy attack, that results in extraordinary levels of mass casualties, damage, or disruption severely affecting the population, infrastructure, environment, economy, or government functions.(b) "Catastrophic incident" does not include an event resulting from individuals exercising their rights, under the first amendment, of freedom of speech, and of the people to peaceably assemble.(3) "Emergency or disaster" means an event or set of circumstances which: (a) Demands immediate action to preserve public health, protect life, protect public property, or to provide relief to any stricken community overtaken by such occurrences; or (b) reaches such a dimension or degree of destructiveness as to warrant the governor proclaiming a state of emergency pursuant to RCW 43.06.010.(4) "Unavailable" means either that a vacancy in the office exists or that the lawful incumbent of the office is absent or unable to exercise the powers and discharge the duties of the office following a catastrophic incident and a proclamation of existing emergency by the governor or his or her successor.[ 2019 c 471 § 4; 2012 c 117 § 106; 1963 c 203 § 2.]NOTES:Reviser's note: The definitions in this section have been alphabetized pursuant to RCW 1.08.015(2)(k).Contingent effective date—2019 c 471 §§ 4-10: "Sections 4 through 10 of this act take effect if the proposed amendment to Article II, section 42 of the state Constitution providing governmental continuity during emergency periods resulting from a catastrophic incident (House Joint Resolution No. 4200 or Senate Joint Resolution No. 8200) is validly submitted to and is approved and ratified by the voters at the next general election. If the proposed amendment is not approved and ratified, sections 4 through 10 of this act are void in their entirety." [ 2019 c 471 § 11.] Senate Joint Resolution No. 8200 was approved and ratified by the voters at the November 5, 2019, general election.Finding—Intent—2019 c 471: See note following RCW 38.52.010.
WA Rev Code § 42.14.020 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 42 - Public Officers and Agencies|Chapter 42.14 - Continuity of Government Act.|42.14.020 - Office of governor.

RCW 42.14.020 Office of governor.(1) In the event that all successors to the office of governor as provided by Article 3, section 10, as amended by amendment 6 of the Constitution of the state of Washington are unavailable following a catastrophic incident, the powers and duties of the office of governor shall be exercised and discharged by the speaker of the house of representatives.(2) In the event the speaker of the house is unavailable, the powers and duties of the office of governor shall be exercised and discharged by the president pro tem of the senate.(3) In the event that neither the speaker nor the president pro tem is available, the house of representatives and the senate in joint assembly shall elect an emergency interim governor.[ 2019 c 471 § 5; 1963 c 203 § 3.]NOTES:Contingent effective date—2019 c 471 §§ 4-10: See note following RCW 42.14.010.Finding—Intent—2019 c 471: See note following RCW 38.52.010.
WA Rev Code § 42.14.030 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 42 - Public Officers and Agencies|Chapter 42.14 - Continuity of Government Act.|42.14.030 - Legislature.

RCW 42.14.030 Legislature.In the event that a catastrophic incident reduces the number of legislators available for duty, then those legislators available for duty shall constitute the legislature and shall have full power to act in separate or joint assembly by majority vote of those present. In the event of a catastrophic incident, (1) quorum requirements for the legislature shall be suspended, and (2) where the affirmative vote of a specified proportion of members for approval of a bill, resolution, or other action would otherwise be required, the same proportion of those voting thereon shall be sufficient. In the event of a catastrophic incident, the governor shall call the legislature into session as soon as practicable, and in any case within thirty days following the inception of the catastrophic incident. If the governor fails to issue such call, the legislature shall, on the thirtieth day from the date of inception of the catastrophic incident, automatically convene at the place where the governor then has his or her office. Each legislator shall proceed to the place of session as expeditiously as practicable. At such session or at any session in operation at the inception of the catastrophic incident, and at any subsequent sessions, limitations on the length of session and on the subjects which may be acted upon shall be suspended.[ 2019 c 471 § 6; 2012 c 117 § 107; 1963 c 203 § 4.]NOTES:Contingent effective date—2019 c 471 §§ 4-10: See note following RCW 42.14.010.Finding—Intent—2019 c 471: See note following RCW 38.52.010.
WA Rev Code § 42.14.035 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 42 - Public Officers and Agencies|Chapter 42.14 - Continuity of Government Act.|42.14.035 - Convening legislature at locations other than usual seat of government.

RCW 42.14.035 Convening legislature at locations other than usual seat of government.Whenever, in the judgment of the governor, it becomes impracticable, due to an emergency resulting from a catastrophic incident, to convene the legislature in the usual seat of government at Olympia, the governor may call the legislature into emergency session in any location within this or an adjoining state. The first order of business of any legislature so convened shall be the establishment of temporary emergency seats of government for the state. After any emergency relocation, the affairs of state government shall be lawfully conducted at such emergency temporary location or locations for the duration of the emergency.[ 2019 c 471 § 7; 1969 ex.s. c 106 § 1.]NOTES:Contingent effective date—2019 c 471 §§ 4-10: See note following RCW 42.14.010.Finding—Intent—2019 c 471: See note following RCW 38.52.010.
WA Rev Code § 42.14.040 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 42 - Public Officers and Agencies|Chapter 42.14 - Continuity of Government Act.|42.14.040 - County commissioners.

RCW 42.14.040 County commissioners.In the event that a catastrophic incident reduces the number of county commissioners of any county, then those commissioners available for duty shall have full authority to act in all matters as a board of county commissioners. In the event no county commissioner is available for duty, then those elected county officials, except for the members of the county board of education, as are available for duty shall jointly act as the board of county commissioners and shall possess by majority vote the full authority of the board of county commissioners.[ 2019 c 471 § 8; 1963 c 203 § 5.]NOTES:Contingent effective date—2019 c 471 §§ 4-10: See note following RCW 42.14.010.Finding—Intent—2019 c 471: See note following RCW 38.52.010.
WA Rev Code § 42.14.050 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 42 - Public Officers and Agencies|Chapter 42.14 - Continuity of Government Act.|42.14.050 - City or town officers.

RCW 42.14.050 City or town officers.In the event that the executive head of any city or town is unavailable by reason of a catastrophic incident to exercise the powers and discharge the duties of the office, then those members of the city or town council or commission available for duty shall by majority vote select one of their number to act as the executive head of such city or town. In the event that a catastrophic incident reduces the number of city or town councilmembers or commission members, then those members available for duty shall have full power to act by majority vote of those present.[ 2019 c 471 § 9; 1981 c 213 § 8; 1963 c 203 § 6.]NOTES:Contingent effective date—2019 c 471 §§ 4-10: See note following RCW 42.14.010.Finding—Intent—2019 c 471: See note following RCW 38.52.010.
WA Rev Code § 42.14.060 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 42 - Public Officers and Agencies|Chapter 42.14 - Continuity of Government Act.|42.14.060 - Appointed officers of the state.

RCW 42.14.060 Appointed officers of the state.The governor shall, subject to such rules and regulations as he or she may adopt, permit each appointed officer of the state to designate temporary interim successors to the office of such officer.[ 2012 c 117 § 108; 1963 c 203 § 7.]
WA Rev Code § 42.14.070 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 42 - Public Officers and Agencies|Chapter 42.14 - Continuity of Government Act.|42.14.070 - Officers of political subdivisions.

RCW 42.14.070 Officers of political subdivisions.The legislative authority of each political subdivision, subject to the provisions of this chapter, shall adopt rules and regulations providing for appointment of temporary interim successors to the elected and appointed offices of the political subdivisions.[ 1963 c 203 § 8.]
WA Rev Code § 42.14.075 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 42 - Public Officers and Agencies|Chapter 42.14 - Continuity of Government Act.|42.14.075 - Meetings of governing bodies of political subdivisions at other than usual places.

RCW 42.14.075 Meetings of governing bodies of political subdivisions at other than usual places.Whenever, due to a catastrophic incident, or when such an event is imminent, it becomes imprudent, inexpedient, or impossible to conduct the affairs of a political subdivision at the regular or usual place or places, the governing body of the political subdivision may meet at any place within or without the territorial limits of the political subdivision on the call of the presiding official or any two members of the governing body. After any emergency relocation, the affairs of political subdivisions shall be lawfully conducted at such emergency temporary location or locations for the duration of the emergency.[ 2019 c 471 § 10; 1969 ex.s. c 106 § 2.]NOTES:Contingent effective date—2019 c 471 §§ 4-10: See note following RCW 42.14.010.Finding—Intent—2019 c 471: See note following RCW 38.52.010.
WA Rev Code § 42.14.900 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 42 - Public Officers and Agencies|Chapter 42.14 - Continuity of Government Act.|42.14.900 - Short title.

RCW 42.14.900 Short title.This act shall be known as the "continuity of government act."[ 1963 c 203 § 1.]
WA Rev Code § 42.16.011 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 42 - Public Officers and Agencies|Chapter 42.16 - Salaries and Fees.|42.16.011 - State payroll revolving account—Use.

RCW 42.16.011 State payroll revolving account—Use.A state payroll revolving account is created in the state treasury, for the payment of compensation to employees and officers of the state and distribution of all amounts withheld therefrom pursuant to law and amounts authorized by employees to be withheld pursuant to law; also for the payment of the state's contributions for retirement and insurance and other employee benefits: PROVIDED, That the utilization of the state payroll revolving account shall be optional except for agencies whose payrolls are prepared under a centralized system established pursuant to regulations of the director of financial management.[ 2012 c 198 § 20; 1985 c 57 § 25; 1981 c 9 § 1; 1979 c 151 § 69; 1969 c 59 § 2; 1967 ex.s. c 25 § 2.]NOTES:Effective date—2012 c 198: See note following RCW 70A.15.5110.Effective date—1985 c 57: See note following RCW 18.04.105.Transfer from state payroll revolving fund: "All moneys in the state treasury to the credit of the state payroll revolving fund shall be transferred on the effective date of this act to the state payroll revolving account." [ 1981 c 9 § 7.] The effective date of 1981 c 9 was February 27, 1981.
WA Rev Code § 42.16.012 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 42 - Public Officers and Agencies|Chapter 42.16 - Salaries and Fees.|42.16.012 - State payroll revolving account—Disbursements—Sources.

RCW 42.16.012 State payroll revolving account—Disbursements—Sources.The amounts to be disbursed from the state payroll revolving account from time to time on behalf of agencies utilizing such account shall be transferred thereto by the state treasurer from appropriated funds properly chargeable with the disbursement for the purposes set forth in RCW 42.16.011, on or before the day prior to scheduled disbursement.[ 2012 c 198 § 21; 1981 c 9 § 2; 1967 ex.s. c 25 § 3.]NOTES:Effective date—2012 c 198: See note following RCW 70A.15.5110.
WA Rev Code § 42.16.013 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 42 - Public Officers and Agencies|Chapter 42.16 - Salaries and Fees.|42.16.013 - Transfers to state payroll revolving account—Certification by agencies or director of financial management.

RCW 42.16.013 Transfers to state payroll revolving account—Certification by agencies or director of financial management.The state treasurer shall make such transfers to the state payroll revolving account in the amounts to be disbursed as certified by the respective agencies: PROVIDED, That if the payroll is prepared on behalf of an agency from data authenticated and certified by the agency under a centralized system established pursuant to regulation of the director of financial management, the state treasurer shall make the transfer upon the certification of the head of the agency preparing the centralized payroll or his or her designee.[ 2012 c 117 § 109; 1981 c 9 § 3; 1979 c 151 § 70; 1969 c 59 § 3; 1967 ex.s. c 25 § 4.]