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WA Rev Code § 1.16.030 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 1 - General Provisions|Chapter 1.16 - General Definitions.|1.16.030 - "Fiscal year"—School districts and other taxing districts.

RCW 1.16.030 "Fiscal year"—School districts and other taxing districts.August 31st shall end the fiscal year of school districts and December 31st of all other taxing districts.[1975-'76 2nd ex.s. c 118 § 21; 1909 c 76 § 13; RRS § 9963.]NOTES:Severability—1975-'76 2nd ex.s. c 118: See note following RCW 28A.505.010.
WA Rev Code § 1.16.040 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 1 - General Provisions|Chapter 1.16 - General Definitions.|1.16.040 - "Folio."

RCW 1.16.040 "Folio."The term "folio" when used as a measure for computing fees or compensation, shall be construed to mean one hundred words, counting every two figures necessarily used as a word. Any portion of a folio, when in the whole draft or paper there should not be a complete folio, and when there shall be an excess over the last folio exceeding a quarter, it shall be computed as a folio. The filing of a paper shall be construed to include the certificate of the same.[Code 1881 § 2093; 1869 p 373 § 15; RRS § 500.]
WA Rev Code § 1.16.060 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 1 - General Provisions|Chapter 1.16 - General Definitions.|1.16.060 - "Month" or "months."

RCW 1.16.060 "Month" or "months."The word "month" or "months," whenever the same occurs in the statutes of this state now in force, or in statutes hereinafter enacted, or in any contract made in this state, shall be taken and construed to mean "calendar months."[1891 c 23 § 1, part; Code 1881 § 759; 1877 p 333 § 1; RRS § 149.]NOTES:Reviser's note: This section is a part of 1891 c 23 § 1. The introductory phrase of that section provides: "The following provisions relative to the construction of statutes shall be rules of construction and shall constitute a part of the code of procedure of this state:".
WA Rev Code § 1.16.065 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 1 - General Provisions|Chapter 1.16 - General Definitions.|1.16.065 - "Officer."

RCW 1.16.065 "Officer."Whenever any term indicating an officer is used it shall be construed, when required, to mean any person authorized by law to discharge the duties of such officer.[Code 1881 § 755; 1854 p 221 § 501; RRS § 147.]NOTES:Reviser's note: This section was formerly a part of RCW 42.04.010. It first appeared in "An Act to regulate the practice and proceedings in civil actions" (1854 p 221 § 501), as part of chapter LIV, "Construction". It also appeared as Code of 1881 § 755 in chapter LXVII, "Of Construction", as part of the code of civil procedure.Criminal code, officer defined: RCW 9A.04.110.
WA Rev Code § 1.16.080 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 1 - General Provisions|Chapter 1.16 - General Definitions.|1.16.080 - "Person"—Construction of "association," "unincorporated association," and "person, firm, or corporation" to include a limited liability company.

RCW 1.16.080 "Person"—Construction of "association," "unincorporated association," and "person, firm, or corporation" to include a limited liability company.(1) The term "person" may be construed to include the United States, this state, or any state or territory, or any public or private corporation or limited liability company, as well as an individual.(2) Unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, the terms "association," "unincorporated association," and "person, firm, or corporation" or substantially identical terms shall, without limiting the application of any term to any other type of legal entity, be construed to include a limited liability company.[ 1996 c 231 § 1; 1891 c 23 § 1, part; Code 1881 § 964; 1857 p 46 § 1; 1854 p 99 § 134; RRS § 146.]NOTES:Reviser's note: This section is a part of 1891 c 23 § 1. The introductory phrase of that section provides: "The following provisions relative to the construction of statutes shall be rules of construction and shall constitute a part of the code of procedure of this state:".Criminal proceedings, person defined: RCW 9A.04.110.Declaratory judgments, person defined: RCW 7.24.130.Eminent domain by cities, person defined: RCW 8.12.020.Notice to alien property custodian, person defined: RCW 4.28.340.Wrongful death, person defined: RCW 4.20.005.
WA Rev Code § 1.16.090 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 1 - General Provisions|Chapter 1.16 - General Definitions.|1.16.090 - Legislative declaration for civil liberties day of remembrance.

RCW 1.16.090 Legislative declaration for civil liberties day of remembrance.The legislature recognizes that on February 19, 1942, the President of the United States issued Executive Order 9066 which authorized military rule over civilian law and lives; that Executive Order 9066 led to the World War II evacuation and internment of more than one hundred twenty thousand Japanese Americans, most of whom were United States citizens by birth; that Japanese Americans lost their homes and livelihoods and suffered physical and psychological damage; and that, despite widespread hostility and discrimination, Japanese Americans served with distinction in the United States military effort as members of the Military Intelligence Service and in the segregated 100th Infantry Battalion and the 442nd Regimental Combat Team. The legislature further recognizes that in the name of "military necessity," Japanese Americans were deprived of their fundamental constitutional rights and civil liberties; and that the Japanese American experience during World War II tragically illuminates the fragile nature of our most cherished national beliefs and values.The legislature declares that an annual day of recognition be observed in remembrance of Japanese Americans interned during World War II as a reminder that, regardless of the provocation, individual rights and freedoms must never be denied.[ 2003 c 68 § 1.]
WA Rev Code § 1.16.100 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 1 - General Provisions|Chapter 1.16 - General Definitions.|1.16.100 - Domestic relations terms—Exceptions.

RCW 1.16.100 Domestic relations terms—Exceptions.For the purposes of this code, with the exception of chapter 26.04 RCW, the terms spouse, marriage, marital, husband, wife, widow, widower, next of kin, and family shall be interpreted as applying equally to state registered domestic partnerships or individuals in state registered domestic partnerships as well as to marital relationships and married persons, and references to dissolution of marriage shall apply equally to state registered domestic partnerships that have been terminated, dissolved, or invalidated, to the extent that such interpretation does not conflict with federal law. Where necessary to implement chapter 521, Laws of 2009, gender-specific terms such as husband and wife used in any statute, rule, or other law shall be construed to be gender neutral, and applicable to individuals in state registered domestic partnerships.[ 2009 c 521 § 4.]
WA Rev Code § 1.20.010 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 1 - General Provisions|Chapter 1.20 - General Provisions.|1.20.010 - State flag.

RCW 1.20.010 State flag.The official flag of the state of Washington shall be of dark green silk or bunting and shall bear in its center a reproduction of the seal of the state of Washington embroidered, printed, painted or stamped thereon. The edges of the flag may, or may not, be fringed. If a fringe is used the same shall be of gold or yellow color of the same shade as the seal. The dimensions of the flag may vary.The secretary of state is authorized to provide the state flag to units of the armed forces, without charge therefor, as in his or her discretion he or she deems entitled thereto. The secretary of state is further authorized to sell the state flag to any citizen at a price to be determined by the secretary of state.[ 2011 c 336 § 7; 1967 ex.s. c 65 § 2; 1925 ex.s. c 85 § 1; 1923 c 174 § 1; RRS § 10964-1, RRS vol. 11, p. 399.]NOTES:Reviser's note: Same RRS number was also used for a section dealing with a different subject on page 110 of RRS vol. 11, pocket part.
WA Rev Code § 1.20.015 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 1 - General Provisions|Chapter 1.20 - General Provisions.|1.20.015 - Display of national and state flags.

RCW 1.20.015 Display of national and state flags.The flag of the United States and the flag of the state shall be prominently installed, displayed and maintained in schools, court rooms and state buildings.[ 1955 c 88 § 1.]NOTES:Crimes relating to flags: Chapter 9.86 RCW.Flag exercises in schools: RCW 28A.230.140.
WA Rev Code § 1.20.017 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 1 - General Provisions|Chapter 1.20 - General Provisions.|1.20.017 - Display of national league of families' POW/MIA flag.

RCW 1.20.017 Display of national league of families' POW/MIA flag.(1) Each public entity must display the national league of families' POW/MIA flag along with the flag of the United States and the flag of the state upon or near the principal building of the public entity on the following days: (a) Former Prisoners of War Recognition Day on April 9th; (b) Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day on March 30; (c) Armed Forces Day on the third Saturday in May; (d) Memorial Day on the last Monday in May; (e) Flag Day on June 14; (f) Independence Day on July 4; (g) National Korean War Veterans Armistice Day on July 27; (h) National POW/MIA Recognition Day on the third Friday in September; (i) Veterans' Day on November 11th; and (j) Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day on December 7th. If the designated day falls on a Saturday or Sunday, then the POW/MIA flag must be displayed on the preceding Friday.(2) The governor's veterans affairs advisory committee must provide information to public entities regarding the purchase and display of the POW/MIA flag upon request.(3) As used in this section, "public entity" means every state agency, including each institution of higher education, and every county, city, and town.[ 2017 c 79 § 1; 2013 c 5 § 2; 2012 c 11 § 2; 2002 c 293 § 1.]
WA Rev Code § 1.20.020 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 1 - General Provisions|Chapter 1.20 - General Provisions.|1.20.020 - State tree.

RCW 1.20.020 State tree.That certain evergreen tree known and described as the western hemlock (Tsuga heterophylla) is hereby designated as the official tree of the state of Washington.[ 1947 c 191 § 1; Rem. Supp. 1947 § 10964-120.]
WA Rev Code § 1.20.025 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 1 - General Provisions|Chapter 1.20 - General Provisions.|1.20.025 - State grass.

RCW 1.20.025 State grass.Agropyron spicatum, the species of natural grass commonly called "bluebunch wheatgrass," is hereby designated as the official grass of the state of Washington.[ 1989 c 354 § 62.]NOTES:Severability—1989 c 354: See note following RCW 15.36.012.
WA Rev Code § 1.20.030 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 1 - General Provisions|Chapter 1.20 - General Provisions.|1.20.030 - State flower.

RCW 1.20.030 State flower.The native species, Rhododendron macrophyllum, is hereby designated as the official flower of the state of Washington.[ 1959 c 29 § 1; 1949 c 18 § 1; Rem. Supp. 1949 § 10964-200.]
WA Rev Code § 1.20.035 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 1 - General Provisions|Chapter 1.20 - General Provisions.|1.20.035 - State fruit.

RCW 1.20.035 State fruit.The official fruit of the state of Washington is the apple.[ 1989 c 354 § 63.]NOTES:Severability—1989 c 354: See note following RCW 15.36.012.
WA Rev Code § 1.20.037 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 1 - General Provisions|Chapter 1.20 - General Provisions.|1.20.037 - State marine mammal.

RCW 1.20.037 State marine mammal.The orca, Orcinus orca, is hereby designated as the official marine mammal of the state of Washington.[ 2005 c 51 § 2.]NOTES:Finding—Intent—2005 c 51: "The legislature finds that many people visit Washington state to watch orcas, the orca is a significant symbol for the Native American culture, there are pods of orcas that migrate annually through Puget Sound, and the orca is easily recognizable because of its distinct markings. The legislature intends to promote orca awareness and to encourage protection of the natural marine habitat by designating the orca as the official marine mammal of the state of Washington." [ 2005 c 51 § 1.]
WA Rev Code § 1.20.038 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 1 - General Provisions|Chapter 1.20 - General Provisions.|1.20.038 - State endemic mammal.

RCW 1.20.038 State endemic mammal.The Olympic marmot, Marmota olympus, is hereby designated as the official endemic mammal of the state of Washington.[ 2009 c 464 § 2.]NOTES:Finding—Intent—2009 c 464: "The legislature finds that the Olympic marmot, the only endemic mammal in Washington state, should be designated as the state endemic mammal. The Olympic marmot inhabits the Olympic Peninsula in the western section of the state of Washington. Olympic marmots hibernate from September to May. During the morning and afternoon on summer days they feed and spend time sunbathing on rocks. In the evening, they return to their burrow. Olympic marmots are relatively easy to see during the summer months along Hurricane Ridge in the Olympic National Park. Olympic marmots eat herbs, grasses, and flowers. They prefer plants that are soft and easy to digest. They may also eat fruits, legumes, and insects.Olympic marmots are highly social and may live in groups of over a dozen animals. Gregarious bonds are made between individuals in a family. Olympic marmots identify each other by touching noses and smelling cheeks.The legislature intends to promote awareness of the Olympic marmot by designating the Olympic marmot as the official endemic mammal of the state of Washington." [ 2009 c 464 § 1.]
WA Rev Code § 1.20.040 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 1 - General Provisions|Chapter 1.20 - General Provisions.|1.20.040 - State bird.

RCW 1.20.040 State bird.The willow goldfinch is hereby designated as the official bird of the state of Washington.[ 1951 c 249 § 1.]
WA Rev Code § 1.20.042 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 1 - General Provisions|Chapter 1.20 - General Provisions.|1.20.042 - State fossil.

RCW 1.20.042 State fossil.The Columbian mammoth of North America, Mammuthus columbi, is hereby designated as the official fossil of the state of Washington.[ 1998 c 129 § 2.]NOTES:Legislative recognition—1998 c 129: "The legislature recognizes that the large, hairy prehistoric elephants of the extinct genus Mammuthus roamed the North American continent, including the Pacific Northwest, during the Pleistocene epoch (ice ages)." [ 1998 c 129 § 1.]
WA Rev Code § 1.20.045 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 1 - General Provisions|Chapter 1.20 - General Provisions.|1.20.045 - State fish.

RCW 1.20.045 State fish.The species of trout commonly called "steelhead trout" (Salmo gairdnerii) is hereby designated as the official fish of the state of Washington.[ 1969 c 36 § 1.]
WA Rev Code § 1.20.047 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 1 - General Provisions|Chapter 1.20 - General Provisions.|1.20.047 - State insect.

RCW 1.20.047 State insect.The common green darner dragonfly, Anax junius drury, is hereby designated as the official insect of the state of Washington.[ 1997 c 6 § 2.]NOTES:Finding—1997 c 6: "The legislature finds that the common green darner dragonfly, Anax junius drury, can be found throughout Washington and is easily recognizable by its bright green head and thorax. The legislature further recognizes that the common green darner dragonfly, also known as the "mosquito hawk," is a beneficial contributor to our ecosystem." [ 1997 c 6 § 1.]
WA Rev Code § 1.20.050 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 1 - General Provisions|Chapter 1.20 - General Provisions.|1.20.050 - Standard time—Daylight saving time.

RCW 1.20.050 Standard time—Daylight saving time. (Contingent repeal.)No county, city or other political subdivision of this state shall adopt any provision for the observance of daylight saving time, or any time other than standard, except pursuant to a gubernatorial proclamation declaring an emergency during a period of national war and authorizing such adoption, or unless other than standard time is established on a national basis: PROVIDED, That this section shall not apply to orders made by federal authorities in a local area entirely under federal control.[ 1953 c 2 § 1 (Initiative Measure No. 181, approved November 4, 1952).]NOTES:Reviser's note: 2019 c 297 contains a contingent repeal section and a contingent effective date section. This section and RCW 1.20.051 and 1.20.052 will be repealed under 2019 c 297 § 4 on the date provided in 2019 c 297 § 5 when the contingency in 2019 c 297 § 5 occurs.Contingent repeal—2019 c 297: See note following RCW 1.20.052.
WA Rev Code § 1.20.052 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 1 - General Provisions|Chapter 1.20 - General Provisions.|1.20.052 - Permanent daylight saving time—Intent.

RCW 1.20.052 Permanent daylight saving time—Intent. (Contingent repeal.)Under federal law as it exists on July 28, 2019, states are not permitted to observe daylight saving time year-round. If the United States congress amends federal law to authorize states to observe daylight saving time year-round, the legislature intends that Washington state make daylight saving time the permanent time of the state and all of its political subdivisions.[ 2019 c 297 § 1.]NOTES:Reviser's note: 2019 c 297 contains a contingent repeal section and a contingent effective date section. This section and RCW 1.20.050 and 1.20.051 will be repealed under 2019 c 297 § 4 on the date provided in 2019 c 297 § 5 when the contingency in 2019 c 297 § 5 occurs.Contingent repeal—2019 c 297: "The following acts or parts of acts are each repealed:(1) RCW 1.20.050 (Standard time—Daylight saving time) and 1953 c 2 s 1;(2) RCW 1.20.051 (Daylight saving time) and 2018 c 22 s 2, 1963 c 14 s 1, & 1961 c 3 s 1; and(3) RCW 1.20.052 and 2019 c 297 s 1." [ 2019 c 297 § 4.]Contingent effective date—2019 c 297: See note following RCW 1.20.055.
WA Rev Code § 1.20.055 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 1 - General Provisions|Chapter 1.20 - General Provisions.|1.20.055 - Pacific daylight time.

RCW 1.20.055 Pacific daylight time. (Contingent effective date.)(1) The time of the state of Washington and all of its political subdivisions is Pacific daylight time throughout the calendar year, as determined by reference to coordinated universal time.(2) Pacific daylight time within the state is that of the fifth zone designated by federal law as Pacific Standard Time, 15 U.S.C. Secs. 261 and 263, advanced by one hour.[ 2019 c 297 § 2.]NOTES:Contingent effective date—2019 c 297: "(1) Sections 2 through 4 of this at [act] take effect on the first Sunday in November following the effective date of federal authorization to observe daylight saving time year-round, except if the effective date of federal authorization to observe daylight saving time year-round occurs on or after October 1st but before the first Sunday in November, sections 2 through 4 of this act take effect on the first Sunday in November in the following year.(2) The governor shall provide written notice of the effective date of sections 2 through 4 of this act to affected parties, the chief clerk of the house of representatives, the secretary of the senate, the office of the code reviser, and others as deemed appropriate by the governor." [ 2019 c 297 § 5.]
WA Rev Code § 1.20.060 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 1 - General Provisions|Chapter 1.20 - General Provisions.|1.20.060 - Arbor day.

RCW 1.20.060 Arbor day.The second Wednesday in April of each year is designated as Arbor day.[ 1957 c 220 § 1.]
WA Rev Code § 1.20.070 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 1 - General Provisions|Chapter 1.20 - General Provisions.|1.20.070 - State song.

RCW 1.20.070 State song.The song, music and lyrics, "Washington My Home", composed by Helen Davis, is hereby designated as the official song of the state of Washington.[ 1959 c 281 § 1.]
WA Rev Code § 1.20.071 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 1 - General Provisions|Chapter 1.20 - General Provisions.|1.20.071 - State song—Proceeds from sale.

RCW 1.20.071 State song—Proceeds from sale.All proceeds from the sale of the official song of the state as designated in RCW 1.20.070 shall be placed in the general fund.[ 1973 1st ex.s. c 59 § 1; 1959 c 281 § 2.]NOTES:Effective date—1973 1st ex.s. c 59: See note following RCW 43.79.420.
WA Rev Code § 1.20.073 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 1 - General Provisions|Chapter 1.20 - General Provisions.|1.20.073 - State folk song.

RCW 1.20.073 State folk song.The legislature recognizes that winter recreational activities are part of the folk tradition of the state of Washington. Winter recreational activities serve to turn the darkness of a northwest winter into the dawn of renewed vitality. As the winter snows dissolve into the torrents of spring, the Columbia river is nourished. The Columbia river is the pride of the northwest and the unifying geographic element of the state. In order to celebrate the river which ties the winter recreation playground of snowcapped mountains and the Yakima, Snake, and the Klickitat rivers to the ocean so blue, the legislature declares that the official state folk song is "Roll On Columbia, Roll On," composed by Woody Guthrie.[ 1987 c 526 § 4.]
WA Rev Code § 1.20.075 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 1 - General Provisions|Chapter 1.20 - General Provisions.|1.20.075 - State dance.

RCW 1.20.075 State dance.The square dance is designated as the official dance of the state of Washington.[ 1979 ex.s. c 10 § 1.]
WA Rev Code § 1.20.080 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 1 - General Provisions|Chapter 1.20 - General Provisions.|1.20.080 - State seal.

RCW 1.20.080 State seal.The seal of the state of Washington shall be, a seal encircled with the words: "The Seal of the State of Washington," with the vignette of General George Washington as the central figure, and beneath the vignette the figures "1889" and shall be composed as appears in the illustration below:[ 1967 ex.s. c 65 § 1.]
WA Rev Code § 1.20.090 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 1 - General Provisions|Chapter 1.20 - General Provisions.|1.20.090 - State gem.

RCW 1.20.090 State gem.Petrified wood is hereby designated as the official gem of the state of Washington.[ 1975 c 8 § 1.]