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2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 42 - Public Officers and Agencies › Chapter 42.41 - Local Government Whistleblower Protection. › 42.41.010 - Policy.

RCW 42.41.010
Policy.
It is the policy of the legislature that local government employees should be encouraged to disclose, to the extent not expressly prohibited by law, improper governmental actions of local government officials and employees. The purpose of this chapter is to protect local government employees who make good-faith reports to appropriate governmental bodies and to provide remedies for such individuals who are subjected to retaliation for having made such reports.
[ 1992 c 44 § 1.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 42 - Public Officers and Agencies › Chapter 42.41 - Local Government Whistleblower Protection. › 42.41.020 - Definitions.

RCW 42.41.020
Definitions.
Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter.
(1)(a) "Improper governmental action" means any action by a local government officer or employee:
(i) That is undertaken in the performance of the officer's or employee's official duties, whether or not the action is within the scope of the employee's employment; and
(ii) That is in violation of any federal, state, or local law or rule, is an abuse of authority, is of substantial and specific danger to the public health or safety, or is a gross waste of public funds.
(b) "Improper governmental action" does not include personnel actions including but not limited to employee grievances, complaints, appointments, promotions, transfers, assignments, reassignments, reinstatements, restorations, reemployments, performance evaluations, reductions in pay, dismissals, suspensions, demotions, violations of the local government collective bargaining and civil service laws, alleged labor agreement violations, reprimands, or any action that may be taken under chapter 41.08, 41.12, 41.14, 41.56, 41.59, or 53.18 RCW or RCW 54.04.170 and 54.04.180.
(2) "Local government" means any governmental entity other than the state, federal agencies, or an operating system established under chapter 43.52 RCW. It includes, but is not limited to cities, counties, school districts, and special purpose districts.
(3) "Retaliatory action" means: (a) Any adverse change in a local government employee's employment status, or the terms and conditions of employment including denial of adequate staff to perform duties, frequent staff changes, frequent and undesirable office changes, refusal to assign meaningful work, unwarranted and unsubstantiated letters of reprimand or unsatisfactory performance evaluations, demotion, transfer, reassignment, reduction in pay, denial of promotion, suspension, dismissal, or any other disciplinary action; or (b) hostile actions by another employee towards a local government employee that were encouraged by a supervisor or senior manager or official.
(4) "Emergency" means a circumstance that if not immediately changed may cause damage to persons or property.
[ 1994 c 210 § 1; 1992 c 44 § 2.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 42 - Public Officers and Agencies › Chapter 42.41 - Local Government Whistleblower Protection. › 42.41.030 - Right to report improper governmental action—Policies and procedures.

RCW 42.41.030
Right to report improper governmental action—Policies and procedures.
(1) Every local government employee has the right to report to the appropriate person or persons information concerning an alleged improper governmental action.
(2) The governing body or chief administrative officer of each local government shall adopt a policy on the appropriate procedures to follow for reporting such information and shall provide information to their employees on the policy. Local governments are encouraged to consult with their employees on the policy.
(3) The policy shall describe the appropriate person or persons within the local government to whom to report information and a list of appropriate person or persons outside the local government to whom to report. The list shall include the county prosecuting attorney.
(4) Each local government shall permanently post a summary of the procedures for reporting information on an alleged improper governmental action and the procedures for protection against retaliatory actions described in RCW 42.41.040 in a place where all employees will have reasonable access to it. A copy of the summary shall be made available to any employee upon request.
(5) A local government may require as part of its policy that, except in the case of an emergency, before an employee provides information of an improper governmental action to a person or an entity who is not a public official or a person listed pursuant to subsection (3) of this section, the employee shall submit a written report to the local government. Where a local government has adopted such a policy under this section, an employee who fails to make a good faith attempt to follow the policy shall not receive the protections of this chapter.
(6) If a local government has failed to adopt a policy as required by subsection (2) of this section, an employee may report alleged improper government action directly to the county prosecuting attorney or, if the prosecuting attorney or an employee of the prosecuting attorney participated in the alleged improper government action, to the state auditor. The cost incurred by the state auditor in such investigations shall be paid by the local government through the municipal revolving account authorized in RCW 43.09.282.
(7) The identity of a reporting employee shall be kept confidential to the extent possible under law, unless the employee authorizes the disclosure of his or her identity in writing.
[ 1995 c 213 § 1; 1992 c 44 § 3.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 42 - Public Officers and Agencies › Chapter 42.41 - Local Government Whistleblower Protection. › 42.41.045 - Prohibition on intimidation of whistleblower—Nondisclosure of protected information.

RCW 42.41.045
Prohibition on intimidation of whistleblower—Nondisclosure of protected information.
(1) A local government official or employee may not use his or her official authority or influence, directly or indirectly, to threaten, intimidate, or coerce an employee for the purpose of interfering with that employee's right to disclose information concerning an improper governmental action in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.
(2) Nothing in this section authorizes an individual to disclose information prohibited by law.
[ 1994 c 210 § 2.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 42 - Public Officers and Agencies › Chapter 42.41 - Local Government Whistleblower Protection. › 42.41.050 - Exemptions.

RCW 42.41.050
Exemptions.
Any local government that has adopted or adopts a program for reporting alleged improper governmental actions and adjudicating retaliation resulting from such reporting shall be exempt from this chapter if the program meets the intent of this chapter.
[ 1992 c 44 § 6.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 42 - Public Officers and Agencies › Chapter 42.41 - Local Government Whistleblower Protection. › 42.41.060 - Local government administrative hearings account.

RCW 42.41.060
Local government administrative hearings account.
The local government administrative hearings account is created in the custody of the state treasurer. All receipts from penalties in RCW 42.41.040 and the surcharges under RCW 43.09.2801 shall be deposited into the account. Expenditures from the account may be used only for administrative hearings under this chapter. Only the chief administrative law judge or his or her designee may authorize expenditures from the account. The account is subject to allotment procedures under chapter 43.88 RCW, but no appropriation is required for expenditures.
[ 1992 c 44 § 7.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 42 - Public Officers and Agencies › Chapter 42.41 - Local Government Whistleblower Protection. › 42.41.900 - Construction.

RCW 42.41.900
Construction.
This chapter shall not be construed to permit disclosures that would diminish the rights of any person to the continued protection of confidentiality of communications where statute or common law provides such protection.
[ 1992 c 44 § 5.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 42 - Public Officers and Agencies › Chapter 42.41 - Local Government Whistleblower Protection. › 42.41.901 - Effective dates—1992 c 44.

RCW 42.41.901
Effective dates—1992 c 44.
Sections 1 through 10 of this act shall take effect January 1, 1993. Section 11 of this act shall take effect July 1, 1992.
[ 1992 c 44 § 13.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 42 - Public Officers and Agencies › Chapter 42.45 - Revised Uniform Law on Notarial Acts. › 42.45.020 - Authority to perform notarial act.

RCW 42.45.020
Authority to perform notarial act.
(1) A notarial officer may perform a notarial act authorized by this chapter or by law of this state other than this chapter.
(2)(a) A notarial officer may not perform a notarial act with respect to a record to which the officer or the officer's spouse or domestic partner is a party, or in which any of the above have a direct beneficial interest.
(b) A notarial officer may not notarize the notarial officer's own signature.
(c) A notarial act performed in violation of this subsection (2) is voidable.
(3) A notarial officer may certify that a tangible copy of an electronic record is an accurate copy of the electronic record.
[ 2019 c 154 § 2; 2017 c 281 § 4.]
NOTES:
Effective date—2019 c 154: See note following RCW 42.45.280.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 42 - Public Officers and Agencies › Chapter 42.45 - Revised Uniform Law on Notarial Acts. › 42.45.030 - Certain notarial acts—Requirements.

RCW 42.45.030
Certain notarial acts—Requirements.
(1) A notarial officer who takes an acknowledgment of a record shall determine, from personal knowledge or satisfactory evidence of the identity of the individual, that the individual appearing before the officer and making the acknowledgment has the identity claimed and that the signature on the record is the signature of the individual.
(2) A notarial officer who takes a verification of a statement on oath or affirmation shall determine, from personal knowledge or satisfactory evidence of the identity of the individual, that the individual appearing before the officer and making the verification has the identity claimed and that the signature on the statement verified is the signature of the individual.
(3) A notarial officer who witnesses or attests to a signature shall determine, from personal knowledge or satisfactory evidence of the identity of the individual, that the individual appearing before the officer and signing the record has the identity claimed.
(4) A notarial officer who certifies or attests a copy of a record or an item that was copied shall compare the copy with the original record or item and determine that the copy is a full, true, and accurate transcription or reproduction of the record or item.
(5) A notarial officer may make or note a protest of a negotiable instrument only if the notarial officer is licensed to practice law in this state, acting under the authority of an attorney who is licensed to practice law in this or another state, or acting under the authority of a financial institution regulated by this state, another state, or the federal government. In making or noting a protest of a negotiable instrument the notarial officer or licensed attorney shall determine the matters set forth in RCW 62A.3-505(b).
[ 2017 c 281 § 5.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 42 - Public Officers and Agencies › Chapter 42.45 - Revised Uniform Law on Notarial Acts. › 42.45.040 - Personal appearance.

RCW 42.45.040
Personal appearance.
Except as provided in RCW 42.45.280, if a notarial act relates to a statement made in or a signature executed on a record, the individual making the statement or executing the signature shall appear personally before the notarial officer.
[ 2019 c 154 § 3; 2017 c 281 § 6.]
NOTES:
Effective date—2019 c 154: See note following RCW 42.45.280.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 42 - Public Officers and Agencies › Chapter 42.45 - Revised Uniform Law on Notarial Acts. › 42.45.050 - Identification of individual.

RCW 42.45.050
Identification of individual.
(1) A notarial officer has personal knowledge of the identity of an individual appearing before the officer if the individual is personally known to the officer through dealings sufficient to provide reasonable certainty that the individual has the identity claimed.
(2) A notarial officer has satisfactory evidence of the identity of an individual appearing before the officer if the officer can identify the individual:
(a) By means of:
(i) A passport, driver's license, or government-issued nondriver identification card, which is current or expired not more than three years before performance of the notarial act; or
(ii) Another form of government identification issued to an individual, which is current or expired not more than three years before performance of the notarial act, contains the signature or a photograph of the individual, and is satisfactory to the officer; or
(b) By a verification on oath or affirmation of a credible witness personally appearing before the officer and personally known to the officer and who provides satisfactory evidence of his or her identity as described in (a) of this subsection.
(3) A notarial officer may require an individual to provide additional information or identification credentials necessary to assure the officer of the identity of the individual.
[ 2017 c 281 § 7.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 42 - Public Officers and Agencies › Chapter 42.45 - Revised Uniform Law on Notarial Acts. › 42.45.060 - Refusal to perform notarial act.

RCW 42.45.060
Refusal to perform notarial act.
(1) A notarial officer has the authority to refuse to perform a notarial act if the officer is not satisfied that:
(a) The individual executing the record is competent or has the capacity to execute the record; or
(b) The individual's signature is knowingly and voluntarily made.
(2) A notarial officer has the authority to refuse to perform a notarial act unless refusal is prohibited by law other than this chapter.
[ 2017 c 281 § 8.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 42 - Public Officers and Agencies › Chapter 42.45 - Revised Uniform Law on Notarial Acts. › 42.45.070 - Individual unable to sign—Signature.

RCW 42.45.070
Individual unable to sign—Signature.
Except as otherwise provided in RCW 64.08.100, if an individual is physically unable to sign a record, the individual may direct an individual other than the notarial officer to sign the individual's name on the record. The notarial officer shall insert "signature affixed by (name of other individual) at the direction of (name of individual)" or words of similar import.
[ 2017 c 281 § 9.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 42 - Public Officers and Agencies › Chapter 42.45 - Revised Uniform Law on Notarial Acts. › 42.45.080 - Notarial act in this state.

RCW 42.45.080
Notarial act in this state.
(1) A notarial act may be performed in this state by:
(a) A notary public of this state;
(b) A judge, clerk, or deputy clerk of a court of this state; or
(c) Any other individual authorized to perform the specific act by the law of this state.
(2) The signature and title of an individual authorized by chapter 281, Laws of 2017 to perform a notarial act in this state are prima facie evidence that the signature is genuine and that the individual holds the designated title.
(3) The signature and title of a notarial officer described in subsection (1)(a) or (b) of this section conclusively establishes the authority of the officer to perform the notarial act.
[ 2017 c 281 § 10.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 42 - Public Officers and Agencies › Chapter 42.45 - Revised Uniform Law on Notarial Acts. › 42.45.090 - Notarial act in another state—Effect in this state.

RCW 42.45.090
Notarial act in another state—Effect in this state.
(1) A notarial act performed in another state has the same effect under the law of this state as if performed by a notarial officer of this state, if the act performed in that state is performed by:
(a) A notary public of that state;
(b) A judge, clerk, or deputy clerk of a court of that state; or
(c) Any other individual authorized by the law of that state to perform the notarial act.
(2) The signature and title of an individual performing a notarial act in another state are prima facie evidence that the signature is genuine and that the individual holds the designated title.
(3) The signature and title of a notarial officer described in subsection (1)(a) through (c) of this section conclusively establishes the authority of the officer to perform the notarial act.
[ 2017 c 281 § 11.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 42 - Public Officers and Agencies › Chapter 42.45 - Revised Uniform Law on Notarial Acts. › 42.45.100 - Notarial act under authority of federally recognized Indian tribe.

RCW 42.45.100
Notarial act under authority of federally recognized Indian tribe.
(1) A notarial act performed under the authority and in the jurisdiction of a federally recognized Indian tribe has the same effect as if performed by a notarial officer of this state, if the act performed in the jurisdiction of the tribe is performed by:
(a) A notary public of the tribe;
(b) A judge, clerk, or deputy clerk of a court of the tribe; or
(c) Any other individual authorized by the law of the tribe to perform the notarial act.
(2) The signature and title of an individual performing a notarial act under the authority of and in the jurisdiction of a federally recognized Indian tribe are prima facie evidence that the signature is genuine and that the individual holds the designated title.
(3) The signature and title of a notarial officer described in subsection (1)(a) through (c) of this section conclusively establishes the authority of the officer to perform the notarial act.
[ 2017 c 281 § 12.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 42 - Public Officers and Agencies › Chapter 42.45 - Revised Uniform Law on Notarial Acts. › 42.45.110 - Notarial act under federal authority.

RCW 42.45.110
Notarial act under federal authority.
(1) A notarial act performed under federal law has the same effect under the law of this state as if performed by a notarial officer of this state, if the act performed under federal law is performed by:
(a) A judge, clerk, or deputy clerk of a court;
(b) An individual in military service or performing duties under the authority of military service who is authorized to perform notarial acts under federal law;
(c) An individual designated a notarizing officer by the United States department of state for performing notarial acts overseas; or
(d) Any other individual authorized by federal law to perform the notarial act.
(2) The signature and title of an individual acting under federal authority and performing a notarial act are prima facie evidence that the signature is genuine and that the individual holds the designated title.
(3) The signature and title of an officer described in subsection (1)(a), (b), or (c) of this section conclusively establishes the authority of the officer to perform the notarial act.
[ 2017 c 281 § 13.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 42 - Public Officers and Agencies › Chapter 42.45 - Revised Uniform Law on Notarial Acts. › 42.45.120 - Foreign notarial act.

RCW 42.45.120
Foreign notarial act.
(1) In this section, "foreign state" means a government other than the United States, a state, or a federally recognized Indian tribe.
(2) If a notarial act is performed under the authority and in the jurisdiction of a foreign state or constituent unit of the foreign state or is performed under the authority of a multinational or international governmental organization, the act has the same effect under the law of this state as if performed by a notarial officer of this state.
(3) If the title of office and indication of authority to perform notarial acts in a foreign state appears in a digest of foreign law or in a list customarily used as a source for that information, the authority of an officer with that title to perform notarial acts is conclusively established.
(4) The signature and official stamp of an individual holding an office described in subsection (3) of this section are prima facie evidence that the signature is genuine and the individual holds the designated title.
(5) An apostille in the form prescribed by the Hague Convention of October 5, 1961, and issued by a foreign state party to the Hague Convention conclusively establishes that the signature of the notarial officer is genuine and that the officer holds the indicated office.
(6) A consular authentication issued by an individual designated by the United States department of state as a notarizing officer for performing notarial acts overseas and attached to the record with respect to which the notarial act is performed conclusively establishes that the signature of the notarial officer is genuine and that the officer holds the indicated office.
[ 2017 c 281 § 14.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 42 - Public Officers and Agencies › Chapter 42.45 - Revised Uniform Law on Notarial Acts. › 42.45.140 - Short form certificates.

RCW 42.45.140
Short form certificates.
The following short form certificates of notarial acts are sufficient for the purposes indicated, if completed with the information required by RCW 42.45.130 (1) through (4) and 42.45.280:
(1) For an acknowledgment in an individual capacity:
State of .......
County of .......
This record was acknowledged before me on
(date)
by
(name(s) of individuals)
.
. . . .
(Signature of notary public)
(Stamp)
. . . .
(Title of office)
My commission expires:
. . . .
(date)
(2) For an acknowledgment in a representative capacity:
State of .......
County of .......
This record was acknowledged before me on
(date)
by
(name(s) of individuals)
as
(type of authority, such as officer or trustee) of (name of party on behalf of whom record was executed)
.
. . . .
(Signature of notary public)
(Stamp)
. . . .
(Title of office)
My commission expires:
. . . .
(date)
(3) For verification on oath or affirmation:
State of .......
County of .......
Signed and sworn to (or affirmed) before me on
(date)
by
(name(s) of individuals making statement)
.
. . . .
(Signature of notary public)
(Stamp)
. . . .
(Title of office)
My commission expires:
. . . .
(date)
(4) For witnessing or attesting a signature:
State of .......
County of .......
Signed or attested before me on
(date)
by
(name(s) of individuals)
.
. . . .
(Signature of notary public)
(Stamp)
. . . .
(Title of office)
My commission expires:
. . . .
(date)
(5) For certifying or attesting a copy of a record:
State of .......
County of .......
I certify that this is a true and correct copy of a record in the possession of ........
Dated:
. . . .
. . . .
(Signature of notary public)
(Stamp)
. . . .
(Title of office)
My commission expires:
. . . .
(date)
(6) For certifying the occurrence of an event or the performance of any act:
State of .......
County of .......
I certify that the event described in this document has occurred or been performed.
Dated:
. . . .
. . . .
(Signature of notary public)
(Stamp)
. . . .
(Title of office)
My commission expires:
. . . .
(date)
[ 2019 c 154 § 5; 2017 c 281 § 16.]
NOTES:
Effective date—2019 c 154: See note following RCW 42.45.280.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 42 - Public Officers and Agencies › Chapter 42.45 - Revised Uniform Law on Notarial Acts. › 42.45.150 - Official stamp.

RCW 42.45.150
Official stamp.
(1) It is unlawful for any person intentionally to manufacture, give, sell, procure, or possess a seal or stamp evidencing the current appointment of a person as a notary public until the director has issued a notary commission. The official seal or stamp of a notary public must include:
(a) The words "notary public";
(b) The words "state of Washington";
(c) The notary public's name as commissioned;
(d) The notary public's commission expiration date; and
(e) Any other information required by the director.
(2) The size and form or forms of the seal or stamp shall be prescribed by the director in rule.
(3) The seal or stamp must be capable of being copied together with the record to which it is affixed or attached or with which it is logically associated.
(4) The seal or stamp used at the time that a notarial act is performed must be the seal or stamp evidencing the notary public's commission in effect as of such time, even if the notary public has received the seal or stamp evidencing his or her next commission.
[ 2017 c 281 § 17.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 42 - Public Officers and Agencies › Chapter 42.45 - Revised Uniform Law on Notarial Acts. › 42.45.160 - Stamping device—Security.

RCW 42.45.160
Stamping device—Security.
(1) A notary public is responsible for the security of the notary public's stamping device and may not allow another individual to use the device to perform a notarial act. On resignation from, or the revocation or expiration of, the notary public's commission, or on the expiration of the date set forth in the stamping device, the notary public shall disable the stamping device by destroying, defacing, damaging, erasing, or securing it against use in a manner that renders it unusable. On the death or adjudication of incompetency of a notary public, the notary public's personal representative or guardian or any other person knowingly in possession of the stamping device shall render it unusable by destroying, defacing, damaging, erasing, or securing it against use in a manner that renders it unusable.
(2) The seal or stamp should be kept in a locked and secured area, under the direct and exclusive control of the notary public. If a notary public's stamping device is lost or stolen, the notary public or the notary public's personal representative or guardian shall notify promptly the department on discovering that the device is lost or stolen. Any replacement device must contain a variance from the lost or stolen seal or stamp.
[ 2017 c 281 § 18.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 42 - Public Officers and Agencies › Chapter 42.45 - Revised Uniform Law on Notarial Acts. › 42.45.170 - Fees.

RCW 42.45.170
Fees.
(1) The director may establish by rule the maximum fees that may be charged by notaries public for various notarial services.
(2) A notary public need not charge fees for notarial acts.
[ 2017 c 281 § 19.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 42 - Public Officers and Agencies › Chapter 42.45 - Revised Uniform Law on Notarial Acts. › 42.45.180 - Journal.

RCW 42.45.180
Journal.
(1) A notary public shall maintain a journal in which the notary public chronicles all notarial acts that the notary public performs. The notary public shall retain the journal for ten years after the performance of the last notarial act chronicled in the journal. The journal is to be destroyed as required by the director in rule upon completion of the ten-year period.
(2) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter requiring a notary public to maintain a journal, a notary public who is an attorney licensed to practice law in this state is not required to chronicle a notarial act in a journal if documentation of the notarial act is otherwise maintained by professional practice.
(3) A notary public shall maintain only one tangible journal at a time to chronicle notarial acts, whether those notarial acts are performed regarding tangible or electronic records. The journal must be a permanent, bound register with numbered pages. An electronic records notary public may also maintain an electronic format journal, which can be kept concurrently with the tangible journal. The electronic journal must be in a permanent, tamper-evident electronic format complying with the rules of the director.
(4) An entry in a journal must be made contemporaneously with performance of the notarial act and contain the following information:
(a) The date and time of the notarial act;
(b) A description of the record, if any, and type of notarial act;
(c) The full name and address of each individual for whom the notarial act is performed; and
(d) Any additional information as required by the director in rule.
(5) The journal shall be kept in a locked and secured area, under the direct and exclusive control of the notary public. Failure to secure the journal may be cause for the director to take administrative action against the commission held by the notary public. If a notary public's journal is lost or stolen, the notary public promptly shall notify the department on discovering that the journal is lost or stolen.
(6) On resignation from, or the revocation or suspension of, a notary public's commission, the notary public shall retain the notary public's journal in accordance with subsection (1) of this section and inform the department where the journal is located.
[ 2017 c 281 § 20.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 42 - Public Officers and Agencies › Chapter 42.45 - Revised Uniform Law on Notarial Acts. › 42.45.190 - Notarial acts on electronic records—Technology—Notification—Standards.

RCW 42.45.190
Notarial acts on electronic records—Technology—Notification—Standards.
(1) A notary public may not perform notarial acts with respect to electronic records unless the notary public holds a commission as an electronic records notary public.
(2) An electronic records notary public may select one or more tamper-evident technologies to perform notarial acts with respect to electronic records that meet the standards provided in subsection (4) of this section. A person cannot require an electronic records notary public to perform a notarial act with respect to an electronic record with a technology that the notary public has not selected.
(3) Before an electronic records notary public performs the notary public's initial notarial act with respect to an electronic record, an electronic records notary public shall notify the department that he or she will be performing notarial acts with respect to electronic records and identify the technology the electronic records notary public intends to use.
(4) The director shall establish standards for approval of technology in rule. If the technology conforms to the standards, the director shall approve the use of the technology.
[ 2017 c 281 § 21.]
2023 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.]
2023 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.]
2023 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.]
2023 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.]
2023 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.]
2023 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.]
2023 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.
2023 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.]
2023 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.]
2023 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.]
2023 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.]
2023 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.
2023 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.]
2023 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.]
2023 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.]
2023 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.]
2023 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.]
2023 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.