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WA Rev Code § 42.45.210 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 42 - Public Officers and Agencies|Chapter 42.45 - Revised Uniform Law on Notarial Acts.|42.45.210 - Grounds to deny, refuse to renew, revoke, suspend, or condition commission of notary public.

RCW 42.45.210 Grounds to deny, refuse to renew, revoke, suspend, or condition commission of notary public.(1) In addition to conduct defined as unprofessional under RCW 18.235.130, the director may take action as provided for in RCW 18.235.110 against a commission as notary public for any act or omission that demonstrates the individual lacks the honesty, integrity, competence, or reliability to act as a notary public, including:(a) Failure to comply with this chapter;(b) A fraudulent, dishonest, or deceitful misstatement or omission in the application for a commission as a notary public submitted to the department;(c) A conviction of the applicant or notary public of any felony or crime involving fraud, dishonesty, or deceit;(d) A finding against, or admission of liability by, the applicant or notary public in any legal proceeding or disciplinary action based on the applicant's or notary public's fraud, dishonesty, or deceit;(e) Failure by the notary public to discharge any duty required of a notary public, whether by this chapter, rules of the director, or any federal or state law;(f) Use of false or misleading advertising or representation by the notary public representing that the notary public has a duty, right, or privilege that the notary public does not have;(g) Violation by the notary public of a rule of the director regarding a notary public;(h) Denial, refusal to renew, revocation, suspension, or conditioning of a notary public commission in another state;(i) Failure of the notary public to maintain an assurance as provided in RCW 42.45.200(4); or(j) Making or noting a protest of a negotiable instrument without being a person authorized by RCW 42.45.030(5).(2) If the director denies, refuses to renew, revokes, suspends, imposes conditions, or otherwise sanctions, a commission as a notary public, the applicant or notary public is entitled to timely notice and hearing in accordance with chapter 34.05 RCW.(3) The authority of the director to take disciplinary action on a commission as a notary public does not prevent a person from seeking and obtaining other criminal or civil remedies provided by law.[ 2017 c 281 § 23.]
WA Rev Code § 42.45.220 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 42 - Public Officers and Agencies|Chapter 42.45 - Revised Uniform Law on Notarial Acts.|42.45.220 - Database of notaries public.

RCW 42.45.220 Database of notaries public.The director shall maintain an electronic database of notaries public:(1) Through which a person may verify the authority of a notary public to perform notarial acts; and(2) Which indicates whether a notary public has notified the director that the notary public will be performing notarial acts on electronic records.[ 2017 c 281 § 24.]
WA Rev Code § 42.45.240 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 42 - Public Officers and Agencies|Chapter 42.45 - Revised Uniform Law on Notarial Acts.|42.45.240 - Validity of notarial acts.

RCW 42.45.240 Validity of notarial acts.Except as otherwise provided in RCW 42.45.020(2), the failure of a notarial officer to perform a duty or meet a requirement specified in this chapter does not invalidate a notarial act performed by the notarial officer. The validity of a notarial act under this chapter does not prevent an aggrieved person from seeking to invalidate the record or transaction that is the subject of the notarial act or from seeking other remedies based on law of this state other than this chapter or law of the United States. This section does not validate a purported notarial act performed by an individual who does not have the authority to perform notarial acts. Nothing in chapter 281, Laws of 2017 gives the director authority to invalidate a notarial act.[ 2017 c 281 § 26.]
WA Rev Code § 42.45.250 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 42 - Public Officers and Agencies|Chapter 42.45 - Revised Uniform Law on Notarial Acts.|42.45.250 - Rules.

RCW 42.45.250 Rules.(1) The director may adopt rules necessary to implement this chapter.(2) In adopting, amending, or repealing rules about notarial acts with respect to electronic records, the director shall consider standards, practices, and customs of other jurisdictions that substantially enact this chapter.[ 2017 c 281 § 27.]
WA Rev Code § 42.45.260 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 42 - Public Officers and Agencies|Chapter 42.45 - Revised Uniform Law on Notarial Acts.|42.45.260 - Commissions in effect July 1, 2018—Continuation.

RCW 42.45.260 Commissions in effect July 1, 2018—Continuation.A commission as a notary public in effect on July 1, 2018, continues until its date of expiration. A notary public who applies to renew a commission as a notary public on or after July 1, 2018, is subject to and shall comply with this chapter. A notary public, in performing notarial acts after July 1, 2018, shall comply with this chapter.[ 2017 c 281 § 28.]
WA Rev Code § 42.45.270 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 42 - Public Officers and Agencies|Chapter 42.45 - Revised Uniform Law on Notarial Acts.|42.45.270 - Uniform regulation of business and professions act—Application.

RCW 42.45.270 Uniform regulation of business and professions act—Application.The uniform regulation of business and professions act, chapter 18.235 RCW, governs unlicensed practice, the issuance and denial of licenses, and the discipline of licensees under this chapter.[ 2017 c 281 § 32.]
WA Rev Code § 42.45.900 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 42 - Public Officers and Agencies|Chapter 42.45 - Revised Uniform Law on Notarial Acts.|42.45.900 - Short title.

RCW 42.45.900 Short title.This chapter may be known and cited as the 2018 revised uniform law on notarial acts.[ 2019 c 154 § 6; 2017 c 281 § 1.]NOTES:Effective date—2019 c 154: See note following RCW 42.45.280.
WA Rev Code § 42.45.901 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 42 - Public Officers and Agencies|Chapter 42.45 - Revised Uniform Law on Notarial Acts.|42.45.901 - Application.

RCW 42.45.901 Application.This chapter applies to a notarial act performed on or after July 1, 2018.[ 2017 c 281 § 3.]
WA Rev Code § 42.45.902 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 42 - Public Officers and Agencies|Chapter 42.45 - Revised Uniform Law on Notarial Acts.|42.45.902 - Savings.

RCW 42.45.902 Savings.This chapter does not affect the validity or effect of a notarial act performed before July 1, 2018.[ 2017 c 281 § 29.]
WA Rev Code § 42.45.903 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 42 - Public Officers and Agencies|Chapter 42.45 - Revised Uniform Law on Notarial Acts.|42.45.903 - Application—Construction.

RCW 42.45.903 Application—Construction.In applying and construing this uniform act, consideration must be given to the need to promote uniformity of the law with respect to its subject matter among states that enact it.[ 2017 c 281 § 30.]
WA Rev Code § 42.45.904 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 42 - Public Officers and Agencies|Chapter 42.45 - Revised Uniform Law on Notarial Acts.|42.45.904 - Relation to electronic signatures in global and national commerce act.

RCW 42.45.904 Relation to electronic signatures in global and national commerce act.This chapter modifies, limits, and supersedes the electronic signatures in global and national commerce act, 15 U.S.C. Sec. 7001 et seq., but does not modify, limit, or supersede section 101(c) of that act, 15 U.S.C. Sec. 7001(c), or authorize electronic delivery of any of the notices described in section 103(b) of that act, 15 U.S.C. Sec. 7003(b).[ 2017 c 281 § 31.]
WA Rev Code § 42.45.905 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 42 - Public Officers and Agencies|Chapter 42.45 - Revised Uniform Law on Notarial Acts.|42.45.905 - Effective date—2017 c 281.

RCW 42.45.905 Effective date—2017 c 281.This act takes effect July 1, 2018.[ 2017 c 281 § 44.]
WA Rev Code § 42.48.010 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 42 - Public Officers and Agencies|Chapter 42.48 - Release of Records for Research.|42.48.010 - Definitions.

RCW 42.48.010 Definitions.For the purposes of this chapter, the following definitions apply:(1) "Individually identifiable" means that a record contains information which reveals or can likely be associated with the identity of the person or persons to whom the record pertains.(2) "Legally authorized representative" means a person legally authorized to give consent for the disclosure of personal records on behalf of a minor or a legally incompetent adult.(3) "Personal record" means any information obtained or maintained by a state agency which refers to a person and which is declared exempt from public disclosure, confidential, or privileged under state or federal law.(4) "Research" means a planned and systematic sociological, psychological, epidemiological, biomedical, or other scientific investigation carried out by a state agency, by a scientific research professional associated with a bona fide scientific research organization, or by a graduate student currently enrolled in an advanced academic degree curriculum, with an objective to contribute to scientific knowledge, the solution of social and health problems, or the evaluation of public benefit and service programs. This definition excludes methods of record analysis and data collection that are subjective, do not permit replication, and are not designed to yield reliable and valid results.(5) "Research record" means an item or grouping of information obtained for the purpose of research from or about a person or extracted for the purpose of research from a personal record.(6) "State agency" means: (a) The department of social and health services; (b) the department of corrections; (c) the department of health; or (d) the department of children, youth, and families.[ 2019 c 88 § 1; 2018 c 58 § 20; 2007 c 17 § 6; 1989 1st ex.s. c 9 § 207; 1985 c 334 § 1.]NOTES:Effective date—2018 c 58: See note following RCW 28A.655.080.Effective date—Severability—1989 1st ex.s. c 9: See RCW 43.70.910 and 43.70.920.
WA Rev Code § 42.48.030 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 42 - Public Officers and Agencies|Chapter 42.48 - Release of Records for Research.|42.48.030 - Charge for costs of assistance.

RCW 42.48.030 Charge for costs of assistance.In addition to the copying charges provided in RCW 42.56.120, a state agency may impose a reasonable charge for costs incurred in providing assistance in the following research activities involving personal records:(1) Manual or computer screening of personal records for scientific sampling purposes according to specifications provided by the research professional;(2) Manual or computer extraction of information from a universe or sample of personal records according to specifications provided by the research professional;(3) Statistical manipulation or analysis of personal record information, whether manually or by computer, according to specifications provided by the research professional.The charges imposed by the agency may not exceed the amount necessary to reimburse the agency for its actual costs in providing requested research assistance.[ 2005 c 274 § 291; 1985 c 334 § 3.]
WA Rev Code § 42.48.040 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 42 - Public Officers and Agencies|Chapter 42.48 - Release of Records for Research.|42.48.040 - Disclosure by research professional.

RCW 42.48.040 Disclosure by research professional.No research professional who has established an individually identifiable research record from personal record information pursuant to RCW 42.48.020(2), or who has established a research record from data or information voluntarily provided by an agency client or employee under a written confidentiality assurance for the explicit purpose of research, may disclose such a record in individually identifiable form unless:(1) The person to whom the research record pertains or the person's legally authorized representative has given prior informed written consent for the disclosure; or(2) The research professional reasonably believes that disclosure will prevent or minimize injury to a person and the disclosure is limited to information necessary to protect the person who has been or may be injured, and the research professional reports the disclosure only to the person involved or the person's guardian, the person's physician, and the agency; or(3)(a) The research record is disclosed in individually identifiable form for the purposes of auditing or evaluating a research program; and(b) The audit or evaluation is authorized or required by federal or state law or regulation or is based upon an explicit provision in a research contract, grant, or other written research agreement; and(c) No subsequent disclosure of the research record in individually identifiable form will be made by the auditor or evaluator except as provided in this section; or(4) The research record is furnished in compliance with a search warrant or court order: PROVIDED, That:(a) The court issues the search warrant or judicial subpoena concerning the research record solely for the purpose of facilitating inquiry into an alleged violation of law by the research professional using the record for a research purpose or by the agency; and(b) Any research record obtained pursuant to (a) of this subsection and any information directly or indirectly derived from the research record shall remain confidential to the extent possible and shall not be used as evidence in an administrative, judicial, or legislative proceeding except against the research professional using the record for a research purpose or against the state agency.[ 1985 c 334 § 4.]
WA Rev Code § 42.48.050 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 42 - Public Officers and Agencies|Chapter 42.48 - Release of Records for Research.|42.48.050 - Unauthorized disclosure—Penalties.

RCW 42.48.050 Unauthorized disclosure—Penalties.Unauthorized disclosure, whether wilful or negligent, by a research professional who has obtained an individually identifiable personal record or record information from a state agency pursuant to RCW 42.48.020(2) is a gross misdemeanor. In addition, violation of any provision of this chapter by the research professional or the state agency may subject the research professional or the agency to a civil penalty of not more than ten thousand dollars for each such violation.[ 1985 c 334 § 5.]
WA Rev Code § 42.48.060 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 42 - Public Officers and Agencies|Chapter 42.48 - Release of Records for Research.|42.48.060 - Exclusions from chapter.

RCW 42.48.060 Exclusions from chapter.Nothing in this chapter is applicable to, or in any way affects, the powers and duties of the state auditor or the joint legislative audit and review committee.[ 1996 c 288 § 34; 1985 c 334 § 6.]
WA Rev Code § 42.52.020 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 42 - Public Officers and Agencies|Chapter 42.52 - Ethics in Public Service.|42.52.020 - Activities incompatible with public duties.

RCW 42.52.020 Activities incompatible with public duties.No state officer or state employee may have an interest, financial or otherwise, direct or indirect, or engage in a business or transaction or professional activity, or incur an obligation of any nature, that is in conflict with the proper discharge of the state officer's or state employee's official duties.[ 1996 c 213 § 2; 1994 c 154 § 102.]
WA Rev Code § 42.52.030 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 42 - Public Officers and Agencies|Chapter 42.52 - Ethics in Public Service.|42.52.030 - Financial interests in transactions.

RCW 42.52.030 Financial interests in transactions.(1) No state officer or state employee, except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, may be beneficially interested, directly or indirectly, in a contract, sale, lease, purchase, or grant that may be made by, through, or is under the supervision of the officer or employee, in whole or in part, or accept, directly or indirectly, any compensation, gratuity, or reward from any other person beneficially interested in the contract, sale, lease, purchase, or grant.(2) No state officer or state employee may participate in a transaction involving the state in his or her official capacity with a person of which the officer or employee is an officer, agent, employee, or member, or in which the officer or employee owns a beneficial interest, except that an officer or employee of an institution of higher education or the *Spokane intercollegiate research and technology institute may serve as an officer, agent, employee, or member, or on the board of directors, board of trustees, advisory board, or committee or review panel for any nonprofit institute, foundation, or fund-raising entity; and may serve as a member of an advisory board, committee, or review panel for a governmental or other nonprofit entity.[ 2005 c 106 § 2; 1996 c 213 § 3; 1994 c 154 § 103.]NOTES:*Reviser's note: The Spokane intercollegiate research and technology institute was abolished by 2011 1st sp.s. c 14 § 17.
WA Rev Code § 42.52.040 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 42 - Public Officers and Agencies|Chapter 42.52 - Ethics in Public Service.|42.52.040 - Assisting in transactions.

RCW 42.52.040 Assisting in transactions.(1) Except in the course of official duties or incident to official duties, no state officer or state employee may assist another person, directly or indirectly, whether or not for compensation, in a transaction involving the state:(a) In which the state officer or state employee has at any time participated; or(b) If the transaction involving the state is or has been under the official responsibility of the state officer or state employee within a period of two years preceding such assistance.(2) No state officer or state employee may share in compensation received by another for assistance that the officer or employee is prohibited from providing under subsection (1) or (3) of this section.(3) A business entity of which a state officer or state employee is a partner, managing officer, or employee shall not assist another person in a transaction involving the state if the state officer or state employee is prohibited from doing so by subsection (1) of this section.(4) This chapter does not prevent a state officer or state employee from assisting, in a transaction involving the state:(a) The state officer's or state employee's parent, spouse or domestic partner, or child, or a child thereof for whom the officer or employee is serving as guardian, executor, administrator, trustee, or other personal fiduciary, if the state officer or state employee did not participate in the transaction; or(b) Another state employee involved in disciplinary or other personnel administration proceedings.[ 2008 c 6 § 203; 1994 c 154 § 104.]NOTES:Part headings not law—Severability—2008 c 6: See RCW 26.60.900 and 26.60.901.
WA Rev Code § 42.52.050 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 42 - Public Officers and Agencies|Chapter 42.52 - Ethics in Public Service.|42.52.050 - Confidential information—Improperly concealed records.

RCW 42.52.050 Confidential information—Improperly concealed records.(1) No state officer or state employee may accept employment or engage in any business or professional activity that the officer or employee might reasonably expect would require or induce him or her to make an unauthorized disclosure of confidential information acquired by the official or employee by reason of the official's or employee's official position.(2) No state officer or state employee may make a disclosure of confidential information gained by reason of the officer's or employee's official position or otherwise use the information for his or her personal gain or benefit or the gain or benefit of another, unless the disclosure has been authorized by statute or by the terms of a contract involving (a) the state officer's or state employee's agency and (b) the person or persons who have authority to waive the confidentiality of the information.(3) No state officer or state employee may disclose confidential information to any person not entitled or authorized to receive the information.(4) No state officer or state employee may intentionally conceal a record if the officer or employee knew the record was required to be released under chapter 42.56 RCW, was under a personal obligation to release the record, and failed to do so. This subsection does not apply where the decision to withhold the record was made in good faith.[ 2005 c 274 § 292; 1996 c 213 § 4; 1994 c 154 § 105.]
WA Rev Code § 42.52.060 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 42 - Public Officers and Agencies|Chapter 42.52 - Ethics in Public Service.|42.52.060 - Testimony of state officers and state employees.

RCW 42.52.060 Testimony of state officers and state employees.This chapter does not prevent a state officer or state employee from giving testimony under oath or from making statements required to be made under penalty of perjury or contempt.[ 1994 c 154 § 106.]
WA Rev Code § 42.52.070 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 42 - Public Officers and Agencies|Chapter 42.52 - Ethics in Public Service.|42.52.070 - Special privileges.

RCW 42.52.070 Special privileges.(1) Except as required to perform duties within the scope of employment, no state officer or state employee may use his or her position to secure special privileges or exemptions for himself or herself, or his or her spouse, child, parents, or other persons.(2) For purposes of this section, and only as applied to legislators and employees of the legislative branch, "special privileges" includes, but is not limited to, engaging in behavior that constitutes harassment. As used in this section:(a) "Harassment" means engaging in physical, verbal, visual, or psychological conduct that:(i) Has the purpose or effect of interfering with the person's work performance;(ii) Creates a hostile, intimidating, or offensive work environment; or(iii) Constitutes sexual harassment.(b) "Sexual harassment" means unwelcome or unwanted sexual advances, requests for sexual or romantic favors, sexually motivated bullying, or other verbal, visual, physical, or psychological conduct or communication of a sexual or romantic nature, when:(i) Submission to the conduct or communication is either explicitly or implicitly a term or condition of current or future employment;(ii) Submission to or rejection of the conduct or communication is used as the basis of an employment decision affecting the person; or(iii) The conduct or communication unreasonably interferes with the person's job performance or creates a work environment that is hostile, intimidating, or offensive.[ 2019 c 383 § 1; 1994 c 154 § 107.]
WA Rev Code § 42.52.090 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 42 - Public Officers and Agencies|Chapter 42.52 - Ethics in Public Service.|42.52.090 - Limited assistance by former state officers and employees.

RCW 42.52.090 Limited assistance by former state officers and employees.This chapter shall not be construed to prevent a former state officer or state employee from rendering assistance to others if the assistance is provided without compensation in any form and is limited to one or more of the following:(1) Providing the names, addresses, and telephone numbers of state agencies or state employees;(2) Providing free transportation to another for the purpose of conducting business with a state agency;(3) Assisting a natural person or nonprofit corporation in obtaining or completing application forms or other forms required by a state agency for the conduct of a state business; or(4) Providing assistance to the poor and infirm.[ 1994 c 154 § 109.]