Washington Administrative Code › Title 250 - Student Achievement Council › Chapter 250-18 - Residency status for higher education › Section 250-18-030 - Establishment of a domicile

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
The domicile of any person shall be determined according to
				the individual's overall situation and circumstances and is not determined on
				the basis of a single factor; nor is a predetermined number of factors
				required. Institutions shall require evidence of a Washington domicile that is
				of sufficient quantity and quality to negate the existence of a domicile in a
				state other than Washington.
A nonresident student who is enrolled for more than six hours
				per semester or quarter shall be presumed to be in the state of Washington for
				primarily educational purposes. Such period of enrollment shall not be counted
				toward the establishment of a bona fide domicile of one year in this state
				unless such student proves that the student has, in fact, established a bona
				fide domicile in this state primarily for purposes other than educational. The
				burden of proof that a person has established a domicile in the state of
				Washington primarily for purposes other than educational lies with the
				student.
To aid the institutions in determining whether a person has
				established a bona fide domicile in the state of Washington primarily for
				purposes other than educational, factors such as those listed in subsections
				(1) through (14) of this section are to be considered . The weight assigned to
				any given factor should depend on the ease with which it might be established
				and the degree to which it demonstrates commitment to domicile as a matter of
				common sense and as part of the individual's overall circumstances. Factors
				include, but are not limited to:
(1)
			 Location and duration of registration or payment of taxes or fees on any motor
			 vehicle, mobile home, travel trailer, boat, or any other item or personal
			 property owned or used by the person;
(2) State and duration of any driver's
			 license for the previous one year;
(3) Location and duration of any continuous
			 full-time employment of the previous one year;
(4) Address and other pertinent facts listed
			 on a true and correct copy of federal and state income tax returns for the
			 calendar year prior to the year in which application is made;
(5) Location and duration of any voter
			 registration for the previous one year;
(6) Location and duration of primary
			 residence, evidenced by title, lease agreement, or monthly rental receipts for
			 the previous one year;
(7)
			 Residence status in all secondary and postsecondary schools attended outside
			 the state of Washington;
(8)
			 Location and duration of any checking accounts, savings accounts, and/or safety
			 deposit boxes for the previous one year;
(9) Address listed on selective service
			 registration;
(10) Location of
			 membership in professional, business, civic or other organizations;
(11) Receipt of benefits under a public
			 assistance pro-gram;
(12) State
			 claimed as residence for obtaining eligibility to hold a public office or for
			 judicial actions;
(13) State
			 claimed as residence for obtaining state hunting or fishing licenses;
(14) State in which a custodial parent or
			 legal guardian has a child attending public schools.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   28B.15.015. 03-13-056, §
										250-18-030, filed 6/13/03,
				  effective 7/14/03. Statutory Authority: 1982 1st ex.s. c 37 § 4. 83-13-092
				  (Order 2-83, Resolution No. 83-65), §
										250-18-030, filed 6/17/83;
				  82-19-015 (Order 10-82, Resolution No. 83-1), §
										250-18-030, filed
				  9/8/82.