doc_type: statute

jurisdiction: wa

title: RCW 1.04.010

text:
The ninety-one titles with chapters and sections designated as the "Revised Code of Washington" and attested by the secretary of the senate and the chief clerk of the house of representatives of the legislature of the state of Washington, are hereby enacted and designated as the "Revised Code of Washington." Said code is intended to embrace in a revised, consolidated, and codified form and arrangement all the laws of the state of a general and permanent nature.
[ 1951 c 5 s 2; 1950 ex.s. c 16 s 1.]
Notes:
Creation of new code titles authorized, effect: RCW 1.08.015.

license: public-domain-government-work

rule_set: Revised Code of Washington

catchline: Revised Code of Washington enacted.

code: rcw

unit: section

court: Washington State Legislature


title: RCW 1.04.013

text:
The titles, chapters, and sections designated as the "1950 Supplement to the Revised Code of Washington" attested by the secretary of the senate and the chief clerk of the house of representatives of the legislature of the state of Washington, and filed with the secretary of state, are hereby enacted and consolidated into and with the Revised Code of Washington. Said 1950 supplement is intended to embrace (1) in a revised and codified form, all those laws of the state of Washington of a general and permanent nature enacted since January 1, 1949, (2) revision and recodification of certain of the titles, chapters, and sections of the revised code, and (3) application of a new system of numbering to all of the sections and certain of the chapters of the revised code, subject to RCW 1.04.014.
[ 1951 c 5 s 1.]

catchline: 1950 Supplement enacted.


title: RCW 1.04.014

text:
The system of numbering employed in the 1950 supplement is hereby adopted as the general system to be followed in designating sections of the revised code. Specific numbers, in accordance with such system, are authorized to be assigned to sections of the revised code as follows:
Those chapters and sections of the revised code expressly numbered or renumbered in the 1950 supplement are authorized to be numbered or renumbered to the new number respectively shown in the 1950 supplement. All other sections of the revised code now existing are authorized to be renumbered by tens according to the plan generally used in the 1950 supplement, using the number of the title, the new number, if any, of the chapter in which the section occurs, and adding the digit "0" to the terminal end of the number marking the position of the section within the chapter. The secretary of state shall, before publication of any laws enacted at this session of the legislature which are by their terms expressly amendatory of any section or sections contained in the revised code or the 1950 supplement, renumber each section and correlate the numbers of sections so renumbered, in accordance with this provision, so that each such section when published bears or is referred to by its proper new number. The secretary of state, in publishing the session laws of this thirty-second session of the legislature shall use therein the applicable new numbers of the respective sections so renumbered.
[ 1951 c 5 s 3.]

catchline: Numbering system adopted—Application.


title: RCW 1.04.015

text:
New chapters or sections added to the Revised Code of Washington (as supplemented or modified by the 1950 supplement), as the result of laws enacted at this or subsequent sessions of the legislature, shall be numbered in harmony with said general numbering system, and shall bear such respective numbers in accordance therewith as may be assigned by such official or agency as may be expressly authorized by law so to do.
This section shall not prohibit or prevent the correction by any such official or agency, of the number of any section of the revised code found clearly to be incorrectly numbered or incorrectly correlated with other sections as to number.
[ 1951 c 5 s 4.]

catchline: Numbering new sections, chapters—Corrections.


title: RCW 1.04.016

text:
It is the intent that under said numbering system the section factor of the section number shall be treated as a decimal figure, and where new sections must hereafter in codifying be inserted between sections then already consecutively numbered, the proper number for such new section shall be created by the insertion of an additional digit at the terminal end of the number of the section immediately preceding the location at which such new section is to be inserted.
[ 1951 c 5 s 5.]

catchline: Expansion of numbering system—Decimal factor.


title: RCW 1.04.020

text:
The contents of the Revised Code of Washington, after striking therefrom sections repealed or superseded by laws of the state of Washington enacted since January 1, 1949, as the revised code is supplemented or modified in the 1950 supplement, shall establish the laws of this state of a general and permanent nature in effect on January 1, 1951; except, that nothing herein shall be construed as changing the meaning of any such laws and, as a rule of construction, in case of any omissions or any inconsistency between any of the provisions of the revised code as so supplemented or modified and the laws existing immediately preceding this enactment, the previously existing laws shall control. Any section of the Revised Code of Washington (as supplemented or modified by the 1950 supplement) expressly amended by the legislature, including the entire context set out, shall, as so amended, constitute the law and the ultimate declaration of legislative intent.
[ 1951 c 5 s 6.]

catchline: Code as evidence of the law—Rule of construction—Effect of amendment.


title: RCW 1.04.021

text:
The contents of said code shall establish prima facie the laws of this state of a general and permanent nature in effect on January 1, 1949, but nothing herein shall be construed as changing the meaning of any such laws. In case of any omissions, or any inconsistency between any of the provisions of said code and the laws existing immediately preceding this enactment, the previously existing laws shall control.
[ 1950 ex.s. c 16 s 2.]

catchline: Rule of construction—Prima facie law.


title: RCW 1.04.030

text:
All laws of a general and permanent nature enacted after January 1, 1949, shall, from time to time, be incorporated into and become a part of said code.
[ 1950 ex.s. c 16 s 3.]

catchline: New laws to be added to code.


title: RCW 1.04.040

text:
The code may be cited by the abbreviation "RCW."
[ 1950 ex.s. c 16 s 4.]

catchline: Code may be cited as "RCW."


title: RCW 1.08.001

text:
There is created a permanent statute law committee consisting of eleven members as follows:
(1) The secretary of the senate, ex officio;
(2) Two members of the senate, one from each of the two largest caucuses in the senate, appointed by the president of the senate;
(3) The chief clerk of the house of representatives, ex officio;
(4) Two members of the house of representatives, one from each of the two largest caucuses in the house of representatives, appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives;
(5) The staff director of the nonpartisan professional committee staff of the senate, ex officio;
(6) The staff director of the nonpartisan professional committee staff of the house of representatives, ex officio;
(7) A lawyer admitted to practice in this state, appointed by the board of governors of the Washington State Bar Association;
(8) A judge of the supreme court or a lawyer who has been admitted to practice in this state, appointed by the chief justice of the supreme court; and
(9) A lawyer staff member of the governor's office or a state agency, appointed by the governor.
All such initial appointments shall be made within thirty days of May 11, 2005.
[ 2005 c 409 s 1; 1967 ex.s. c 124 s 1; 1959 c 95 s 1; 1955 c 235 s 1; 1953 c 257 s 1; 1951 c 157 s 1.]
Notes:
Effective date—2005 c 409: "This act is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, or safety, or support of the state government and its existing public institutions, and takes effect immediately [May 11, 2005]." [ 2005 c 409 s 5.]
Severability—1955 c 235: "If any provision of this act, or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of the act, or the application of the provision to other persons or circumstances is not affected." [ 1955 c 235 s 10.]

catchline: Statute law committee created—Membership.


title: RCW 1.08.003

text:
The term of the member of the committee appointed by the State Bar Association, shall be for two years.
The term of any ex officio member expires upon expiration of tenure of the position by virtue of which he or she is a member of the committee. The remaining members of the committee shall serve at the pleasure of the appointing authority. Vacancies shall be filled by designation, appointment, or ex officio in the same manner as for the member so vacating, and if a vacancy results other than from expiration of a term, the vacancy shall be filled for the unexpired term.
[ 2005 c 409 s 2; 1959 c 95 s 2; 1955 c 235 s 2; 1953 c 257 s 2; 1951 c 157 s 2.]
Notes:
Effective date—2005 c 409: See note following RCW 1.08.001.

catchline: Terms of members—Filling vacancies.


title: RCW 1.08.005

text:
For attendance at meetings of the committee or in attending to such other business of the committee as may be authorized thereby, each legislative member of the committee shall receive the per diem and travel allowances provided for such members by RCW 44.04.120, and each other member shall be compensated in accordance with RCW 43.03.240 and shall be reimbursed for travel expenses in accordance with RCW 43.03.050 and 43.03.060.
[ 1984 c 287 s 6; 1969 c 21 s 1; 1951 c 157 s 3.]
Notes:
Legislative findings—Severability—Effective date—1984 c 287: See notes following RCW 43.03.220.

catchline: Compensation and expenses of members.


title: RCW 1.08.007

text:
The committee shall from time to time elect a chair from among its members and adopt rules to govern its procedures. Four members of the committee shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of any business but no proceeding of the committee shall be valid unless carried by the vote of a majority of the members present. The code reviser or a member of his or her staff shall act as secretary of the committee.
[ 2011 c 336 s 1; 2005 c 409 s 3; 1953 c 257 s 3; 1951 c 157 s 4.]
Notes:
Effective date—2005 c 409: See note following RCW 1.08.001.

catchline: Committee meetings.


title: RCW 1.08.011

text:
The committee shall employ on behalf of the state and from time to time fix the compensation of a competent code reviser, with power to terminate any such employment at any time. The committee shall also employ on behalf of the state and fix the compensation of such additional legal and clerical assistance to the code reviser as may reasonably be required under this chapter. The committee shall have general supervision and control over the functions and performance of the code reviser.
[ 2005 c 409 s 4; 1951 c 157 s 5.]
Notes:
Effective date—2005 c 409: See note following RCW 1.08.001.

catchline: Employment of code reviser and staff.


title: RCW 1.08.013

text:
Code reviser shall mean any lawyer or law publisher employing competent lawyers, each deemed by the committee to be qualified to compile the statutory law of the state of Washington as enacted by the legislature into a code or compilation of laws by title, chapter and section, without substantive change or alteration of purpose or intent.
[ 1951 c 157 s 6.]

catchline: Code reviser defined.


title: RCW 1.08.015

text:
Subject to such general policies as may be promulgated by the committee and to the general supervision of the committee, the reviser shall:
(1) Codify for consolidation into the Revised Code of Washington all laws of a general and permanent nature heretofore or hereafter enacted by the legislature, and assign permanent numbers as provided by law to all new titles, chapters, and sections so added to the revised code.
(2) Edit and revise such laws for such consolidation, to the extent deemed necessary or desirable by the reviser and without changing the meaning of any such law, in the following respects only:
(a) Make capitalization uniform with that followed generally in the revised code.
(b) Make chapter or section division and subdivision designations uniform with that followed in the revised code.
(c) Substitute for the term "this act," where necessary, the term "section," "part," "code," "chapter," or "title," or reference to specific section or chapter numbers, as the case may require.
(d) Substitute for reference to a section of an "act," the proper code section number reference.
(e) Substitute for "as provided in the preceding section" and other phrases of similar import, the proper code section number references.
(f) Substitute the proper calendar date for "effective date of this act," "date of passage of this act," and other phrases of similar import.
(g) Strike out figures where merely a repetition of written words, and substitute, where deemed advisable for uniformity, written words for figures.
(h) Rearrange any misplaced statutory material, incorporate any omitted statutory material as well as correct manifest errors in spelling, and manifest clerical or typographical errors, or errors by way of additions or omissions.
(i) Correct manifest errors in references, by chapter or section number, to other laws.
(j) Correct manifest errors or omissions in numbering or renumbering sections of the revised code.
(k) Rearrange the order of sections to conform to such logical arrangement of subject matter as may most generally be followed in the revised code, and alphabetize definition sections, when to do so will not change the meaning or effect of such sections.
(l) Change the wording of section captions, if any, and provide captions to new chapters and sections.
(m) Strike provisions manifestly obsolete.
(3) Create new code titles, chapters, and sections of the Revised Code of Washington, or otherwise revise the title, chapter and sectional organization of the code, all as may be required from time to time, to effectuate the orderly and logical arrangement of the statutes. Such new titles, chapters, and sections, and organizational revisions, shall have the same force and effect as the ninety-one titles originally enacted and designated as the "Revised Code of Washington" pursuant to the code adoption acts codified in chapter 1.04 RCW.
[ 2009 c 186 s 1; (2011 c 74 s 801 repealed by 2012 c 214 s 1601); 1961 c 246 s 1; 1953 c 257 s 4; 1951 c 157 s 7.]
Notes:
Application—Effective date—2011 c 74: See notes following RCW 62A.9A-102.

catchline: Codification and revision of laws—Scope of revision.


title: RCW 1.08.016

text:
The committee may at any time by order correct any section or portion of the code in any of the respects enumerated in RCW 1.08.015. Orders shall be numbered consecutively and signed by the committee chair and each order shall be followed by an explanatory note reciting the reason therefor.
Unless otherwise prescribed in the orders, each shall become effective ninety days after:
(1) Signing of the order; and
(2) Filing a summary thereof with the board of governors of the state bar association; and
(3) The filing thereof with the secretary of state.
[ 2011 c 336 s 2; 1953 c 257 s 5.]

catchline: Code correction—Committee orders.


title: RCW 1.08.017

text:
(1) The reviser may omit from the code all titles to acts, enacting and repealing clauses, preambles, declarations of emergency, severability, and validity and construction sections unless, in a particular instance, it may be necessary to retain such to preserve the full intent of the law. The omission of validity or construction sections is not intended to, nor shall it change, or be considered as changing, the effect to be given thereto in construing legislation of which such validity and construction sections were a part. Any section so omitted, other than repealing, emergency, severability, or validity provisions, shall be referred to or set forth as an annotation to the applicable sections of the act as codified.
(2) The reviser may remove annotations that have appeared in the published Revised Code of Washington for more than ten years, unless in a particular instance, it may be necessary to retain such to preserve the full intent of the law. Any annotations removed under this subsection shall be retained and available in the electronic copy of the Revised Code of Washington available on the code reviser website.
(3) Section captions, part headings, subheadings, tables of contents, and indexes appearing in legislative bills shall not be considered any part of the law, and the reviser may omit such provisions from the Revised Code of Washington and annotations unless, in a particular instance, it may be necessary to retain such to preserve the full intent of the law.
[ 2009 c 186 s 2; 1955 c 235 s 3; 1951 c 157 s 8.]

catchline: Code reviser may omit certain provisions of legislative acts from code; may omit annotations after ten years.


title: RCW 1.08.020

text:
The reviser, as soon as practicable, shall compile and thereafter maintain a comprehensive index and from time to time prepare for publication supplements thereto.
[ 1953 c 257 s 7.]

catchline: Code index.


title: RCW 1.08.021

text:
The reviser shall prepare and maintain full historical records showing the enactment, amendment, revision, supersession, and repeal of the various sections of the revised code.
[ 1951 c 157 s 9.]

catchline: Historical records.


title: RCW 1.08.023

text:
The reviser may prepare and maintain complete annotations of court decisions construing the statutes of this state.
[ 1951 c 157 s 10.]

catchline: Annotations.


title: RCW 1.08.024

text:
The committee may provide for inclusion in the published sets of the code the rules of court promulgated by the supreme court.
[ 1953 c 257 s 8.]

catchline: Inclusion in code of rules of court.


title: RCW 1.08.025

text:
The committee, or the reviser with the approval of the committee, shall from time to time make written recommendations to the legislature concerning deficiencies, conflicts, or obsolete provisions in, and need for reorganization or revision of, the statutes, and shall prepare for submission to the legislature, legislation for the correction or removal of such deficiencies, conflicts or obsolete provisions, or to otherwise improve the form or substance of any portion of the statute law of this state as the public interest or the administration of the subject may require.
Such or similar projects may also be undertaken at the request of the legislature and legislative interim bodies and if such undertaking will not impede the other functions of the committee.
All such proposed legislation shall be annotated so as to show the purposes, reasons, and history thereof.
[ 1997 c 41 s 1; 1983 c 52 s 2; 1959 c 95 s 3; 1951 c 157 s 11.]

catchline: Improvement of statutes.


title: RCW 1.08.026

text:
The committee also shall examine the revised code and from time to time submit to the legislature proposals for enactment of the several titles, chapters and sections thereof, to the end that, as expeditiously as possible, the revised code, and each part thereof, shall constitute conclusive, rather than prima facie evidence of the law. Each such proposal shall be accompanied by explanatory matter. The committee may hold hearings concerning any such proposal or concerning recommendations formulated or to be formulated in accordance with RCW 1.08.025. Proposals or recommendations approved by the committee shall be submitted to the chair of the house or senate judiciary committee at the commencement of the next succeeding session of the legislature.
[ 2011 c 336 s 3; 1959 c 95 s 4; 1953 c 257 s 9.]

catchline: Examination of code—Hearings—Recommendations to legislature.


title: RCW 1.08.027

text:
The reviser shall be in charge of and shall at all times maintain an expert bill drafting service for the use and benefit of the legislature, its committees and its members. Prior to any session thereof, the legislature shall provide quarters convenient to both houses and shall augment the reviser's staff with such additional legal and clerical assistance as may be needed to carry out the bill drafting functions of the legislature and pay the cost of such additional staff. Such services shall be confidential and nonpartisan and no member of the bill drafting staff shall advocate for or against any legislative measure.
[ 1953 c 257 s 6; 1951 c 157 s 12.]
Notes:
Initiative measures, review by code reviser: RCW 29A.72.020.

catchline: Bill drafting service.


title: RCW 1.08.028

text:
Neither the reviser nor any member of his or her staff shall be required to furnish any written opinion as to the validity or constitutionality of any proposed legislation, which he or she may be requested to draft or prepare, nor shall any member of the committee be required to pass upon the constitutionality of any matter submitted to it for consideration.
[ 2011 c 336 s 4; 1955 c 235 s 4.]

catchline: Opinions as to validity or constitutionality.


title: RCW 1.08.031

text:
The reviser shall, to the extent reasonably feasible through available facilities and public sources of information, provide objective and factual information in writing to and upon request of any member of the legislature relative to any matter which is or may be the subject of or involved in, legislation.
[ 1951 c 157 s 13.]

catchline: Information service to legislators.


title: RCW 1.08.033

text:
The department of public institutions shall provide suitable office and storage space and facilities for the reviser and his or her staff at Olympia, at a location convenient to the legislature and to the state law library.
[ 2011 c 336 s 5; 1955 c 235 s 5; 1951 c 157 s 15.]
Notes:
Reviser's note: Powers and duties of department of public institutions relating to housing of state agencies were repealed by 1955 c 195 s 3 and the director of general administration was vested with these powers and duties in 1955 c 285 s 9. The director of general administration was renamed the director of enterprise services by 2011 1st sp.s. c 43 s 107.

catchline: Reviser's office location.


title: RCW 1.08.037

text:
The committee shall from time to time formulate specifications relative to the format, size and style of type, paper stock, number of volumes, method and quality of binding, contents, indexing, and general scope and character of footnotes, and annotations, if any, for any publication for general use of the revised code and supplements thereto. No such publication or the contents thereof, other than such temporary edition as may expressly be authorized by the legislature, shall be received as evidence of the laws of this state unless it complies with such specifications of the committee as are current at the time of publication, including compliance with the section numbering adopted by the reviser under supervision of the statute law committee. If a publication complies with such specifications, the committee shall furnish a certificate of such compliance, executed on behalf of the committee by its chair, to the publisher, and the certificate shall be reproduced at the beginning of each such volume or supplement.
Upon request of any publisher in good faith interested in publishing said code, the committee shall furnish a copy of its current specifications and shall not during the process of any bona fide publication of said code or supplements modify any such specifications, if such modification would result in added expense or material inconvenience to the publisher, without written concurrence therein by such publisher.
[ 2011 c 336 s 6; 1955 c 235 s 6; 1953 c 257 s 14; 1951 c 157 s 14.]

catchline: Publication of code—Specifications—Certificate of compliance.


title: RCW 1.08.038

text:
The statute law committee shall publish, sell and distribute, and arrange for the publication, sale and distribution of the Revised Code of Washington and of supplements thereto and of such other materials as in their discretion may be incorporated in or appended to the code. They may republish, reprint or authorize the republishing or reprinting of the code or any portion thereof.
[ 1955 c 235 s 7; 1953 c 257 s 11.]

catchline: Publication, sale, and distribution of code and supplements—Reprints.


title: RCW 1.08.039

text:
The committee may enter into contracts or otherwise arrange for the publication and/or distribution, provided for in RCW 1.08.038, with or without calling for bids, by the department of enterprise services, upon specifications formulated under the authority of RCW 1.08.037, and upon such basis as the committee deems to be most expeditious and economical. Any such contract may be upon such terms as the committee deems to be most advantageous to the state and to potential purchasers of such publications. The committee shall fix terms and prices for such publications.
[ 2011 1st sp.s. c 43 s 301; 1955 c 235 s 8; 1953 c 257 s 12.]
Notes:
Effective date—Purpose—2011 1st sp.s. c 43: See notes following RCW 43.19.003.

catchline: Publication, sale, and distribution of code and supplements—Contracts or other arrangements.


title: RCW 1.08.0392

text:
For the purposes of financing the production and sale of such of its publications as in the judgment of the statute law committee may be advantageously financed by the use of revolving fund moneys, there is hereby created, and the committee is authorized to maintain, a revolving fund to be known as statute law committee publications account. None of the provisions of RCW 43.01.050 shall be applicable to said fund nor to any moneys received or collected by the committee for publications financed by said fund.
All moneys shall be paid from said account by check or voucher in such form and in such manner as shall be prescribed by the committee.
[ 1961 c 246 s 2.]

catchline: Publication, sale, and distribution of code and supplements—Statute law committee publications account created—Purpose—Disbursements.


title: RCW 1.08.040

text:
The Revised Code of Washington containing the certificate of the temporary code committee and any supplement or addition thereto or reprint edition thereof, which contains the certificate of the statute law committee referred to in RCW 1.08.037, shall be deemed official, and shall be prima facie evidence of the laws contained therein.
[ 1955 c 5 s 2; 1953 c 257 s 15; 1951 c 157 s 16; 1941 c 149 s 3; Rem. Supp. 1941 s 152-38.]

catchline: Certification—Official code—Prima facie evidence.


title: RCW 1.08.050

text:
The legislature in amending or repealing laws shall include in such act references to the code numbers of the law affected. The reviser shall assign code numbers to such permanent and general laws as are hereafter enacted at any legislative session.
[ 1959 c 95 s 5; 1955 c 5 s 3; 1951 c 157 s 17. Prior: (i) 1941 c 149 s 4; Rem. Supp. 1941 s 152-39. (ii) 1947 c 282 s 1; Rem. Supp. 1947 s 152-40.]

catchline: Amendment, repeal to include code numbers—Assignment of code numbers.


title: RCW 1.08.060

text:
The committee may loan sets of the code and materials supplemental thereto
(1) for the use of senate committees, a quantity as required by advice from the secretary of the senate, not to exceed twenty-five sets;
(2) for use of the house committees, a quantity as required by advice from the chief clerk of the house, not to exceed thirty-five sets;
(3) to the state law library for library use;
(4) for use of the reviser's office, as required;
(5) for use of recognized news reporting services maintaining permanent offices at the capitol, three sets.
The committee may exchange copies of RCW for codes or compilations of other states.
[ 1982 1st ex.s. c 32 s 6; 1953 c 257 s 10.]

catchline: Loans and exchanges of codes and supplements.


title: RCW 1.08.070

text:
Each member of the legislature may receive one set of the Revised Code of Washington on digital media without charge. All persons receiving codes under this section may receive supplements to the code on digital media free of charge, during their term of office as a member or officer of the legislature.
[ 2011 c 156 s 2; 1955 c 235 s 9.]
Notes:
Purpose—Finding—Intent—2011 c 156: See note following RCW 1.08.080.

catchline: Legislators to receive codes and supplements on digital media without charge.


title: RCW 1.08.080

text:
Current digital copies of the Revised Code of Washington, the Washington Administrative Code, the Washington State Register, and the session laws of the Washington state legislature shall be maintained and made freely available for permanent public access on the code reviser or legislative website. All historical digital copies added to the website shall be made freely available for permanent public access.
The statute law committee shall provide digital authentication for any publication in a digital format that is declared official, if in the discretion of the committee such authentication does not interfere with public access.
[ 2011 c 156 s 3.]
Notes:
Purpose—Finding—Intent—2011 c 156: "The purpose of this act is to promote widespread access to legal and public information materials produced by the statute law committee in both digital and print formats while responding to a changing marketplace where sale of paper copies no longer supports the printing of copies intended for free distribution.
The legislature finds that web-based access to these materials has become the most popular and efficient method of access by the public, state agencies and local governments, and the legal community and that permanent public access to these web-based materials shall be maintained and preserved. The statute law committee shall also make it a priority to provide reasonably priced print alternatives to the public, state agencies and local governments, and libraries.
The legislature intends that the statute law committee have additional discretion to distribute its publications using the most efficient methods and technologies available and to use less expensive formats for the delivery of free copies to state and local agencies when appropriate." [ 2011 c 156 s 1.]

catchline: Statute law committee publications to be permanently available in digital form on legislative websites.


title: RCW 1.08.110

text:
The statute law committee, in addition to the other responsibilities enumerated in this chapter, shall publish the Washington State Register as created in RCW 34.08.020. The statute law committee or the code reviser may adopt rules as are necessary for the effective operation of this service. The statute law committee, in its discretion, may publish the Washington State Register exclusively by electronic means on the code reviser website if it determines that public access to the Washington State Register is not substantially diminished. If the statute law committee publishes the Washington State Register exclusively by electronic means on the code reviser website, the electronic copy posted on the code reviser website shall be considered the official copy of the Washington State Register.
The code reviser shall provide a paper copy of any issue of the register or any register filing upon request. The code reviser may charge a reasonable fee for printing and mailing the paper copy.
[ 2007 c 456 s 2; 1977 ex.s. c 240 s 2.]
Notes:
Effective date—1977 ex.s. c 240: See RCW 34.08.905.

catchline: Publication of Washington State Register—Rule-making authority.


title: RCW 1.08.112

text:
(1) The code reviser shall compile and publish on a quarterly basis a report on state agency rule-making activity. The report shall summarize the following information by agency and by type of activity for new, amended, and repealed rules adopted by state agencies pursuant to chapter 34.05 RCW:
(a) The number adopted, proposed for adoption, and withdrawn;
(b) The number adopted as emergency rules;
(c) The number adopted in order to comply with federal statute, with federal rules or standards, and with recently enacted state statutes;
(d) The number adopted at the request of a nongovernmental entity;
(e) The number adopted on an agency's own initiative;
(f) The number adopted in order to clarify, streamline, or reform agency procedures;
(g) The number of petitions for review of rules received by agencies;
(h) The number of rules appealed to superior court; and
(i) The number adopted using negotiated rule making, pilot rule making, or other alternative rule-making mechanisms.
(2) For purposes of the report required by this section, each Washington State Register filing section shall be considered as a separate rule. The code reviser may adopt rules necessary to implement this section. To the maximum extent practicable, the code reviser shall use information supplied on forms provided by state agencies pursuant to chapter 34.05 RCW to prepare the report required by this section.
[ 1995 c 403 s 704.]
Notes:
Findings—Short title—Intent—1995 c 403: See note following RCW 34.05.328.

catchline: Report on rule-making activity.


title: RCW 1.08.120

text:
For purposes of harmonizing and clarifying the provisions of the statute sections published in the revised code of Washington, the code reviser may substitute words designating the department of transportation or the secretary of transportation, as appropriate, whenever necessary to effect the changes in meaning provided for in RCW 47.68.015 and 47.04.015 or any other act of the 1977 legislature.
[ 1977 ex.s. c 151 s 24.]
Notes:
Federal requirements—1977 ex.s. c 151: See RCW 47.98.070.

catchline: Substitution of words designating department or secretary of transportation.


title: RCW 1.100.010

text:
(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, and except as provided in subsection (5) of this section, the total price or change due of any in-person cash transaction may be rounded to the nearest five cent increment as follows:
(a) If the final digit of a cash transaction ends in one cent, two cents, six cents, or seven cents, the final digit may be rounded down to the nearest amount divisible by five cents;
(b) If the final digit of a cash transaction ends in three cents, four cents, eight cents, or nine cents, the final digit may be rounded up to the nearest amount divisible by five cents; or
(c) If the final digit of a cash transaction ends in zero cents or five cents, the final digit may not be rounded up or down.
(2) This section applies only to in-person payments made by legal tender. This section does not apply to transactions for which payment is made by any demand or negotiable instrument, electronic funds transfer, money order, credit card, debit card, electronic payment, or other like instrument.
(3) In mixed-tender transactions, rounding applies only to the portion of the transaction paid in cash. Rounding must not alter or affect the exact amounts authorized, cleared, or settled through any noncash payment system.
(4) Rounding to the nearest amount divisible by five cents under subsection (1) of this section applies solely to the payment amount tendered and does not alter the sales price, the amount of tax owed or collected, or any surcharges, assessments, or applicable fees imposed on the sale.
(5) The total price of any transaction, without any rounding adjustment, may be paid by the customer at the customer's option if the customer has the exact legal tender to pay the total price.
(6)(a) The regulation of rounding practices in cash transactions is a matter of statewide concern.
(b) This section preempts and supersedes any ordinance, regulation, or rule adopted by a local government that prohibits, restricts, penalizes, or otherwise regulates any seller's or government's ability to round cash transactions as authorized by this section.
(c) A local government shall not enforce any law that treats lawful rounding under this section as a surcharge, penalty, or unlawful price differential based on the method of payment.
(7) The rounding of a total price in accordance with this section that creates an inconsistency with any displayed or advertised price is not actionable under the consumer protection act, chapter 19.86 RCW.
(8) For the purposes of this section, the following definitions apply:
(a) "Legal tender" means all coins and currencies of the United States.
(b) "Total price" means the final amount due and payable by the buyer for the purchase of any good, service, or other product, or combination thereof, after all applicable taxes and fees are applied, as well as any discounts or other adjustments that are made by the seller.
(c) "Transaction" means the entire purchase by a buyer from a seller for all goods, services, and other products, at that date and time as is shown on an invoice or receipt. A transaction may include one item or multiple items.
[ 2026 c 138 s 1.]
Notes:
Automatic expiration date and tax preference performance statement exemption—2026 c 138: "RCW 82.32.805 and 82.32.808 do not apply to this act." [ 2026 c 138 s 7.]

catchline: In-person cash transactions may be rounded.


title: RCW 1.12.010

text:
The provisions of this code shall be liberally construed, and shall not be limited by any rule of strict construction.
[1891 c 23 s 1, part; Code 1881 ss 758, 1686; 1877 p 153 s 763; 1854 p 221 s 504; RRS s 144.]
Notes:
Reviser's note: (1) This section is a part of 1891 c 23 s 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:"
(2) This section was originally section 504 of the 1854 statute entitled "An act to regulate the practice and proceedings in civil actions." Section 504 of the 1854 statute reads as follows: "The provisions of this act shall be liberally construed and shall not be limited by any rule of strict construction." Identical language appears in Code of 1881 s 1686 relating to probate, and again in Code of 1881 s 758, being part of "An act to regulate the practice and proceedings in civil actions" except that in the latter instance the 1881 codifier changed the words "this act" to read "this code."

catchline: Code to be liberally construed.


title: RCW 1.12.020

text:
The provisions of a statute, so far as they are substantially the same as those of a statute existing at the time of their enactment, must be construed as continuations thereof.
[1891 c 23 s 1, part; Code 1881 ss 761, 1292, 1681; RRS s 145.]
Notes:
Reviser's note: This section is a part of 1891 c 23 s 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:".
Laws in force continued: State Constitution Art. 27 s 2.

catchline: Statutes continued, when.


title: RCW 1.12.025

text:
(1) If at any session of the legislature there are enacted two or more acts amending the same section of the session laws or of the official code, each amendment without reference to the others, each act shall be given effect to the extent that the amendments do not conflict in purpose, otherwise the act last filed in the office of the secretary of state in point of time, shall control: PROVIDED, That if one or more special sessions of the same legislature shall follow any regular session, this rule of construction shall apply to the laws enacted at either, both, any, or all of such sessions.
(2) If a section of the session laws or of the official code is amended without reference to another amendment of the same section, the code reviser, in consultation with the statute law committee, may publish the section in the official code with all amendments incorporated therein. The publication of the section under this subsection shall occur only if the statute law committee determines that the amendments do not conflict in purpose or effect. Sections so published constitute prima facie evidence of the law but shall not be construed as changing the meaning of any such law.
The code reviser, in consultation with the statute law committee, may decodify a section of the official code which was repealed without reference to an amendment to the section. The decodification of the section shall occur only if the statute law committee determines that the decodification does not conflict with the purpose of the amendment. Any decision of the code reviser, in consultation with the statute law committee, to incorporate amendments in the same section or to decodify a section which was both repealed and amended in the same session shall be clearly noted in the revised code of Washington.
If any conflict arises in the interpretation of a section published or decodified under this subsection, the session law sections shall control.
[ 1983 c 244 s 1; 1980 c 87 s 2; 1974 ex.s. c 87 s 1; 1969 ex.s. c 240 s 1; 1955 c 162 s 1.]

catchline: Construction of multiple amendments to statutes—Publication—Decodification of repealed sections.


title: RCW 1.12.026

text:
The provisions of RCW 1.12.025 as now or hereafter amended shall apply retrospectively as well as prospectively.
[ 1969 ex.s. c 240 s 2.]

catchline: Construction of statutes—Retrospective application.


title: RCW 1.12.028

text:
If a statute refers to another statute of this state, the reference includes any amendments to the referenced statute unless a contrary intent is clearly expressed.
[ 1982 c 16 s 1.]

catchline: Construction of statutes—Internal references as including amendments thereto.


title: RCW 1.12.040

text:
The time within which an act is to be done, as herein provided, shall be computed by excluding the first day, and including the last, unless the last day is a holiday, Saturday, or Sunday, and then it is also excluded.
[ 1997 c 125 s 1; 1887 c 20 s 1; Code 1881 s 743; 1854 p 219 s 486; RRS s 150.]
Notes:
Rules of court: CR 6(a), RAP 18.6. Cf. RAP 18.22.
Reviser's note: This section has been enacted at various times as part of "An act to regulate the practice and proceedings in civil actions." However, Allen v. Morris, 87 Wash. 268, 274, 151 Pac. 827 (1915); State ex rel. Evans v. Superior Court, 168 Wash. 176, 179, 11 P. (2d) 229 (1932); State v. Levesque, 5 Wn. (2d) 631, 635, 106 P. (2d) 309 (1940); and State ex rel. Early v. Batchelor, 15 Wn. (2d) 149, 130 P. (2d) 72 (1942), treat this section as being of general application.

catchline: Computation of time.


title: RCW 1.12.050

text:
Words importing the singular number may also be applied to the plural of persons and things; words importing the plural may be applied to the singular; and words importing the masculine gender may be extended to females also.
[1891 c 23 s 1, part; Code 1881 ss 756, 965, 1920; 1877 p 153 s 761; 1857 p 45 s 1; 1854 p 99 s 135 and p 221 s 502; RRS s 148.]
Notes:
Reviser's note: This section is a part of 1891 c 23 s 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:".
Probate, number and gender: RCW 11.02.005.
Statutes in gender-neutral terms: RCW 44.04.210.
Wrongful death, number and gender: RCW 4.20.005.

catchline: Number and gender.


title: RCW 1.12.060

text:
(1) Whenever the use of "registered" mail is authorized by this code, "certified" mail, with return receipt requested, may be used.
(2) Whenever the use of "certified mail with a return receipt requested" is authorized or required by this code, electronic return receipt delivery confirmation provided by the United States postal service may be used.
[ 2009 c 251 s 1; 1961 c 204 s 1.]

catchline: Certified mail—Use—Electronic return receipts authorized.


title: RCW 1.12.070

text:
Except as otherwise specifically provided by law hereafter:
(1) Any report, claim, tax return, statement or other document required to be filed with, or any payment made to the state or to any political subdivision thereof, which is (a) transmitted through the United States mail or private third-party delivery service, shall be deemed filed and received by the state or political subdivision on the date shown by the post office or private third-party delivery service cancellation mark or shipping date stamped or affixed upon the envelope or other appropriate wrapper containing it; or (b) mailed via United States mail or sent by a private third-party delivery service but not received by the state or political subdivision, or where received and the cancellation mark or shipping date is illegible, erroneous, or omitted, shall be deemed filed and received on the date it was mailed if the sender establishes by competent evidence that the report, claim, tax return, statement, remittance, or other document was deposited with a private third-party delivery service or in the United States mail on or before the date due for filing; and in cases of such nonreceipt of a report, tax return, statement, remittance, or other document required by law to be filed, the sender files with the state or political subdivision a duplicate within ten days after written notification is given to the sender by the state or political subdivision of its nonreceipt of such report, tax return, statement, remittance, or other document.
(2)(a) If any report, claim, tax return, statement, remittance, or other document is sent by United States registered mail, certified mail or certificate of mailing, a record authenticated by the United States post office of such registration, certification or certificate shall be considered competent evidence that the report, claim, tax return, statement, remittance or other document was delivered to the addressee, and the date of registration, certification or certificate shall be deemed the postmarked date.
(b) If any report, claim, tax return, statement, remittance, or other document is sent via private third-party delivery service, a record authenticated by the private third-party delivery service shall be considered competent evidence that the report, claim, tax return, statement, remittance, or other document was delivered to the addressee, and the date of deposit with the private third-party delivery service shall be deemed the shipping date.
(3) If the date for filing any report, claim, tax return, statement, remittance, or other document falls upon a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday, the filing shall be considered timely if performed on the next business day.
[ 2005 c 502 s 1; 1967 c 222 s 1.]
Notes:
Effective date—2005 c 502: "This act is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, or safety, or support of the state government and its existing public institutions, and takes effect immediately [May 17, 2005]." [ 2005 c 502 s 11.]

catchline: Reports, claims, tax returns, remittances, etc.—Filing.


title: RCW 1.12.080

text:
For the purposes of this code and any legislation hereafter enacted by the legislature or by the people, 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, unless the legislation expressly states otherwise and to the extent that such interpretation does not conflict with federal law. Where necessary to implement chapter 521, Laws of 2009 and chapter 3, Laws of 2012, 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 and spouses of the same sex.
[ 2012 c 3 s 13 (Referendum Measure No. 74, approved November 6, 2012); 2011 c 9 s 2; 2009 c 521 s 3.]
Notes:
Notice—2012 c 3: See note following RCW 26.04.010.

catchline: Construction of statutes—Domestic relations—Exceptions.


title: RCW 1.16.020

text:
The fiscal biennium of the state shall commence on the first day of July in each odd-numbered year and end on the thirtieth day of June of the next succeeding odd-numbered year. The fiscal biennium of those cities and towns which utilize a biennial budget shall commence on the first day of January in each odd-numbered year and end on the thirty-first day of December of the next succeeding even-numbered year.
[ 1985 c 175 s 2; 1953 c 184 s 2; 1923 c 86 s 1; RRS s 10927.]
Notes:
Biennial reports: RCW 43.01.035.
Municipal biennial budgets: Chapters 35.34 and 35A.34 RCW.

catchline: "Fiscal biennium."


title: RCW 1.16.030

text:
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 s 21; 1909 c 76 s 13; RRS s 9963.]
Notes:
Severability—1975-'76 2nd ex.s. c 118: See note following RCW 28A.505.010.

catchline: "Fiscal year"—School districts and other taxing districts.


title: RCW 1.16.040

text:
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 s 2093; 1869 p 373 s 15; RRS s 500.]


title: RCW 1.16.050

text:
(1) The following are state legal holidays:
(a) Sunday;
(b) The first day of January, commonly called New Year's Day;
(c) The third Monday of January, celebrated as the anniversary of the birth of Martin Luther King, Jr.;
(d) The third Monday of February, to be known as Presidents' Day and celebrated as the anniversary of the births of Abraham Lincoln and George Washington;
(e) The last Monday of May, commonly known as Memorial Day;
(f) The nineteenth day of June, recognized as Juneteenth, a day of remembrance for the day the African slaves learned of their freedom;
(g) The fourth day of July, the anniversary of the Declaration of Independence;
(h) The first Monday in September, to be known as Labor Day;
(i) The eleventh day of November, to be known as Veterans Day;
(j) The fourth Thursday in November, to be known as Thanksgiving Day;
(k) The Friday immediately following the fourth Thursday in November, to be known as Native American Heritage Day; and
(l) The twenty-fifth day of December, commonly called Christmas Day.
(2) Employees of the state and its political subdivisions, except employees of school districts and except those nonclassified employees of institutions of higher education who hold appointments or are employed under contracts to perform services for periods of less than twelve consecutive months, are entitled to one paid holiday per calendar year in addition to those specified in this section. Each employee of the state or its political subdivisions may select the day on which the employee desires to take the additional holiday provided for in this section after consultation with the employer pursuant to guidelines to be promulgated by rule of the appropriate personnel authority, or in the case of local government by ordinance or resolution of the legislative authority.
(3) Employees of the state and its political subdivisions, including employees of school districts and those nonclassified employees of institutions of higher education who hold appointments or are employed under contracts to perform services for periods of less than twelve consecutive months, are entitled to two unpaid holidays per calendar year for a reason of faith or conscience or an organized activity conducted under the auspices of a religious denomination, church, or religious organization. This includes employees of public institutions of higher education, including community colleges, technical colleges, and workforce training programs. The employee may select the days on which the employee desires to take the two unpaid holidays after consultation with the employer pursuant to guidelines to be promulgated by rule of the appropriate personnel authority, or in the case of local government by ordinance or resolution of the legislative authority. If an employee prefers to take the two unpaid holidays on specific days for a reason of faith or conscience, or an organized activity conducted under the auspices of a religious denomination, church, or religious organization, the employer must allow the employee to do so unless the employee's absence would impose an undue hardship on the employer or the employee is necessary to maintain public safety. Undue hardship shall have the meaning established in rule by the office of financial management under RCW 43.41.109.
(4) If any of the state legal holidays specified in this section are also federal legal holidays but observed on different dates, only the state legal holidays are recognized as a paid legal holiday for employees of the state and its political subdivisions. However, for port districts and the law enforcement and public transit employees of municipal corporations, either the federal or the state legal holiday is recognized as a paid legal holiday, but in no case may both holidays be recognized as a paid legal holiday for employees.
(5) Whenever any state legal holiday:
(a) Other than Sunday, falls upon a Sunday, the following Monday is the legal holiday; or
(b) Falls upon a Saturday, the preceding Friday is the legal holiday.
(6) Nothing in this section may be construed to have the effect of adding or deleting the number of paid holidays provided for in an agreement between employees and employers of political subdivisions of the state or as established by ordinance or resolution of the local government legislative authority.
(7) The legislature declares that the following days are recognized as provided in this subsection, but may not be considered legal holidays for any purpose:
(a) The eleventh day of January, recognized as human trafficking awareness day;
(b) The thirteenth day of January, recognized as Korean American day;
(c) The date corresponding with the second new moon following the winter solstice, or the third new moon following the winter solstice should an intercalary month intervene, recognized as the lunar new year;
(d) The twenty-sixth day of January, recognized as Washington army and air national guard day;
(e) The nineteenth day of February, recognized as civil liberties day of remembrance;
(f) The ninth day of March, recognized as Billy Frank Jr. day;
(g) The thirtieth day of March, recognized as welcome home Vietnam veterans day;
(h) The thirty-first day of March, recognized as Cesar Chavez day;
(i) The ninth day of April, recognized as former prisoner of war recognition day;
(j) The tenth day of April, recognized as Dolores Huerta day;
(k) The sixteenth day of April, recognized as Mother Joseph day;
(l) The fifteenth day of May, recognized as water safety day;
(m) The twenty-seventh day of July, recognized as national Korean war veterans armistice day;
(n) The seventh day of August, recognized as purple heart recipient recognition day;
(o) The fourth day of September, recognized as Marcus Whitman day;
(p) The fourth Saturday of September, recognized as public lands day;
(q) The second Sunday in October, recognized as Washington state children's day;
(r) The twelfth day of October, recognized as Columbus day;
(s) The seventh day of December, recognized as Pearl Harbor remembrance day;
(t) The eighteenth day of December, recognized as blood donor day;
(u) The first day of the tenth month of the Islamic calendar, which is lunar-cycle based and shifts by approximately 10 to 11 days each year, commonly called Eid al-Fitr; and
(v) The tenth day of the twelfth month of the Islamic calendar, which is lunar-cycle based and shifts by approximately 10 to 11 days each year, commonly called Eid al-Adha.
[ 2025 c 58 s 1001; 2025 c 30 s 1; 2024 c 76 s 3. Prior: 2023 c 387 s 3; 2023 c 181 s 2; 2021 c 295 s 2; 2020 c 74 s 2; prior: 2019 c 224 s 2; 2019 c 10 s 1; 2018 c 307 s 1; 2016 c 9 s 2; prior: 2014 c 177 s 2; 2014 c 168 s 1; 2013 c 5 s 1; 2012 c 11 s 1; prior: 2007 c 61 s 2; 2007 c 19 s 2; 2003 c 68 s 2; 2000 c 60 s 1; 1999 c 26 s 1; 1993 c 129 s 2; 1991 sp.s. c 20 s 1; 1991 c 57 s 2; 1989 c 128 s 1; 1985 c 189 s 1; 1979 c 77 s 1; 1977 ex.s. c 111 s 1; 1975-'76 2nd ex.s. c 24 s 1; 1975 1st ex.s. c 194 s 1; 1973 2nd ex.s. c 1 s 1; 1969 c 11 s 1; 1955 c 20 s 1; 1927 c 51 s 1; RRS s 61; prior: 1895 c 3 s 1; 1891 c 41 s 1; 1888 p 107 s 1.]
Notes:
Reviser's note: This section was amended by 2025 c 30 s 1 and by 2025 c 58 s 1001, each without reference to the other. Both amendments are incorporated in the publication of this section under RCW 1.12.025(2). For rule of construction, see RCW 1.12.025(1).
Explanatory note—2025 c 58: "RCW 1.08.025 directs the code reviser, with the approval of the statute law committee, to prepare legislation for submission to the legislature "concerning deficiencies, conflicts, or obsolete provisions" in statutes. This act makes technical, nonsubstantive amendments as follows:
(1) Section 1001 of this act places legislatively recognized days in calendar order.
(2) Section 1002 of this act corrects a cross reference concerning the sentencing of sex offenders.
(3) Section 1003 of this act corrects a drafting error concerning the number of hours of supervised experience for licensed advanced social workers.
(4) Section 1004 of this act renumbers a definition section in order to combine two subsections defining the term "commercial telephone solicitor."
(5) Sections 1005 through 1007 of this act correct errors in internal references of the Washington business corporation act.
(6) Section 1008 of this act removes a duplicative cross reference created by merging multiple amendments.
(7) Section 1009 of this act corrects a cross reference concerning the definition of liquor retailers.
(8) Section 1010 of this act decodifies sections relating to various groups whose work has concluded.
(9) Section 1011 of this act repeals a session law section omitted in error from the repeal of RCW 10.31.115 by chapter 1, Laws of 2023 sp. sess.
(10) Sections 2001 through 2051 of this act adjust cross references to reflect recodification of sections and changes in subsection numbering.
(11) Sections 3001 through 3011 of this act merge multiple amendments created when sections were amended without reference to other amendments made in the same session.
(12) Sections 4001 through 4010 of this act change the term "marijuana" to "cannabis" in uncodified notes published in the Revised Code of Washington.
(13) Sections 5001 through 5172 of this act change the term "nursing care quality assurance commission" to "state board of nursing," in accordance with chapter 123, Laws of 2023, and "advanced registered nurse practitioner" to "advanced practice registered nurse," in accordance with chapter 239, Laws of 2024." [ 2025 c 58 s 1.]
Finding—Intent—2024 c 76: See note following RCW 43.117.140.
Findings—2023 c 181: "The legislature finds that drowning is the leading cause of death for children aged one to four, and for every death, there are five to 10 nonfatal cases requiring hospital care. Babies under one year of age are more likely to drown at home, and 23 percent of child drownings occur during a family gathering near a pool.
The legislature finds that most of these deaths are completely preventable through education around water safety and drowning prevention and increasing equitable access to swimming lessons and water safety tools and equipment. The victims of childhood drowning are disproportionately from communities of color. Forty-five percent of Hispanic children and 64 percent of African American children have limited or no ability to swim, compared to 40 percent of Caucasian children. African American children ages five through 19 are specifically five and one-half times more likely to drown in a swimming pool compared to their Caucasian counterparts. In addition, male children are twice as likely to drown. Socioeconomic factors also have an impact on disproportionate outcomes. Children whose parents are unable to swim often lack the skill as well, and 79 percent of children in households with an income under $50,000 have limited or no ability to swim.
The legislature emphasizes the importance of educating children, parents, and other caregivers about the basics of swimming, floating, signs of drowning, and how to help drowning victims, as well as bringing awareness to critical layers of protection such as barriers and water safety tools and equipment. Drowning happens quickly and quietly, making it important to watch children closely, raise awareness, and emphasize education around water safety." [ 2023 c 181 s 1.]
Short title—2023 c 181: "In memory of those lost to drowning, this act may be known and cited as "Yori's law." [ 2023 c 181 s 4.]
Findings—Intent—2021 c 295: "The legislature finds that on June 19, 1865, two and one-half years after President Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation and two months after the end of the Civil War, news finally reached Galveston, Texas, that the Civil War had ended and that all enslaved persons were now released from the bondage of slavery. Slavery has left a catastrophic and unrelenting legacy of trauma for generations of Black/African Americans. Racism, discrimination, and inequity have been prevalent throughout the United States of America since 1619, which has cost Black/African Americans life, liberty, and prosperity.
The legislature also finds that June 19th has been celebrated in smaller communities across the nation as Juneteenth. Also known as Freedom Day, Jubilee Day, Liberation Day, and Emancipation Day, Juneteenth is a holiday that celebrates the emancipation of those who had been enslaved in the United States. Although this day has special significance for Black/African Americans in the state of Washington, the historical and continued harms of slavery and the rejoicing of the end of this atrocity should be acknowledged and celebrated by all Washingtonians.
The legislature intends to designate Juneteenth as a state legal holiday to celebrate the end of chattel slavery. The legislature encourages that this be a day to engage in fellowship with Black/African Americans; revisit our solidarity and commitment to antiracism; educate ourselves about slave history; and continue having conversations that uplift every Washingtonian." [ 2021 c 295 s 1.]
Finding—Intent—2020 c 74: "The legislature finds that with the help of over two hundred fifty thousand registered donors and volunteers in the state, blood centers collect close to one thousand units of blood each day. All blood receives immediate, comprehensive testing so that it can be available to regional hospitals, usually in less than twenty-four hours after donation. About one in seven people entering a hospital need blood. Blood is always needed for treatment of accident victims, cancer patients, hemophiliacs, and surgery patients. Blood cannot be manufactured. Blood is collected at local donor centers and mobile units travel to hundreds of blood drives every month at work sites, schools, places of worship, and other community locations throughout the Pacific Northwest. Blood donation is one of the most significant contributions that a person can make towards our society. When the Amtrak Cascades passenger train 501 tragically derailed near Olympia on December 18, 2017, our state came together to save the lives of more than eighty injured passengers. A team comprised of emergency responders, health care providers, ordinary citizens, and blood donors at blood centers throughout the state collected over two thousand units to respond to the lives of those in need. Blood donation is an integral community responsibility that connects all of us in our state. Therefore, it is the intent of the legislature to recognize and celebrate the incredible value of blood donors and blood donations in Washington by designating the eighteenth day of December as blood donor day." [ 2020 c 74 s 1.]
Finding—Intent—2019 c 224: "The legislature finds that the public lands managed by federal, state, and local governments are one of the state's finest and most remarkable attributes. Public lands directly help power the economy of the state, through the multibillion dollar outdoor recreation economy, and working forests, aquatic lands, and other resources that are being sustainably managed for public benefit. The excellence and pervasiveness of public lands in Washington are also integral to making it an attractive place for people to live, work, and play. Therefore, it is the intent of the legislature to recognize and celebrate the incredible value of preserving and protecting the public lands in Washington by designating the fourth Saturday in September as public lands day." [ 2019 c 224 s 1.]
Findings—Intent—2016 c 9: "(1) The legislature finds that:
(a) Human trafficking is a horrendous crime and activity in which force, fraud, or coercion is used to force adults into labor or commercial sexual exploitation, or force children and youth into child commercial sexual exploitation;
(b) In 2002, Washington was the first state in the United States to create a state antitrafficking of persons task force; safety measures for noncitizen, nonresident persons recruited by international matchmaking organizations for the purpose of providing dating, matrimonial, or social referral services; and a definition of human trafficking crimes at the state level;
(c) In 2003, Washington was the first state to enact a state crime of human trafficking;
(d) In 2004, an advisory committee on trafficking was convened by the United States attorney's office for the western district of Washington, creating a multidisciplinary team to collaborate locally, nationally, and internationally;
(e) According to the Washington state attorney general's office, fifty-five percent of global internet child pornography is initiated in the United States, with the child victims often being runaways, troubled, or homeless youth;
(f) The Washington anti-trafficking response network reports that they have seen cases of young men and boys exploited in the construction industry, and immigrants and others exploited by restaurants, small businesses, agriculture, and the commercial sex industry; and
(g) The Washington state legislature enacted forty antitrafficking laws between 2002 and 2015, and has been recognized by shared hope international and the polaris project as being among the very top states in the country for antitrafficking advocacy and legislation.
(2) The legislature intends to recognize and honor Washington state's efforts to reduce human trafficking by designating the eleventh day of January in each year as "human trafficking awareness day."" [ 2016 c 9 s 1.]
Findings—Intent—2014 c 177: "(1) The Washington state legislature finds that:
(a) Native Americans have long inhabited the area now known as Washington state, living in sustainable cultures based on cooperation and respect for the land and all creatures;
(b) Native Americans suffered many grave injustices when nontribal people settled in Washington state, but endured to preserve remarkable American Indian cultures;
(c) Native Americans have contributed immeasurably to Washington state and the United States as scholars, artists, entrepreneurs, and leaders in all realms of society;
(d) Native Americans have served with honor and distinction in the United States armed forces, and many made the ultimate sacrifice in that service;
(e) Many states have designated days, weeks, or months honoring Native American heritage, and on October 21, 2013, President Barack Obama proclaimed November 2013 as National Native American Heritage Month and called upon all Americans to celebrate November 29, 2013, as Native American Heritage Day; and
(f) More than one hundred eighty federally acknowledged Native American tribes in the United States, including many Washington state tribes, support recognizing a day honoring Native American heritage.
(2) The Washington state legislature therefore intends to recognize and honor Washington state's proud and resonant Native American heritage by designating the Friday immediately following the fourth Thursday in November, currently a state legal and school holiday, as "Native American Heritage Day."" [ 2014 c 177 s 1.]
Finding—Declaration—2007 c 61: "The legislature recognizes that on June 19, 1865, Union soldiers landed at Galveston, Texas with news that the Civil War had ended and the slaves were now free; that this was two and a half years after President Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation on January 1, 1863; that the end of slavery brought on new challenges and realities in establishing a previously nonexistent status for African Americans in the United States; that racism and continued inequality is the legacy of slavery and acknowledging it is the first step in its eradication; and that since 1980 June 19th has been celebrated as Juneteenth across the United States as a day for people to come together in the spirit of reconciliation to commemorate the contributions of African Americans to this country's history and culture.
The legislature declares that an annual day of recognition be observed in remembrance of the day the slaves realized they were free as a reminder that individual rights and freedoms must never be denied." [ 2007 c 61 s 1.]
Findings—2007 c 19: "The legislature finds that in the more than one hundred years that Koreans have immigrated to the United States, these immigrants and their descendants have made an invaluable contribution to our state and nation. Korean-Americans have worked for many years to better not only their community, but the communities in which they live and the state as a whole. The legislature further finds that due to the close friendship between the people of Korea and the United States, it is fitting to recognize Korean-American contributions to our society in a dignified and fitting manner, and to encourage Korean-Americans to honor the sacrifices made by American citizens during the Korean War." [ 2007 c 19 s 1.]
Legislative declaration for civil liberties day of remembrance—2003 c 68: See RCW 1.16.090.
Finding—1993 c 129: "The legislature finds that Washington's children are one of our most valuable assets, representing hope for the future. Children today are at risk for many things, including drug and alcohol abuse, child abuse, suicide, peer pressure, and the economic and educational challenges of a changing world. It is increasingly important for families, schools, health professionals, caregivers, and workers at state agencies charged with the protection and help of children to listen to them, to support and encourage them, and to help them build their dreams for the future.
To increase recognition of children's issues, a national children's day is celebrated in October, with ceremonies and activities devoted to children. Washington state focuses special attention on its children by establishing a Washington state children's day." [ 1993 c 129 s 1.]
Finding—Declaration—1991 c 57: "The legislature finds that the Washington army and air national guard comprise almost nine thousand dedicated men and women who serve the state and nation on a voluntary basis. The legislature also finds that the state of Washington benefits from that dedication by immediate access to well-prepared resources in time of natural disasters and public emergency. The national guard has consistently and frequently responded to state and local emergencies with people and equipment to provide enforcement assistance, medical services, and overall support to emergency management services.
The legislature further declares that an annual day of commemoration should be observed in honor of the achievements, sacrifices, and dedication of the men and women of the Washington army and air national guard." [ 1991 c 57 s 1.]
Court business on legal holidays: RCW 2.28.100, 2.28.110.
School holidays: RCW 28A.150.050.

catchline: "Legal holidays" and "legislatively recognized days"—Unpaid holidays for employees with appointments or contracts of less than 12 consecutive months.


title: RCW 1.16.060

text:
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 s 1, part; Code 1881 s 759; 1877 p 333 s 1; RRS s 149.]
Notes:
Reviser's note: This section is a part of 1891 c 23 s 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:".

catchline: "Month" or "months."


title: RCW 1.16.063

text:
The term "noncitizen" means an individual who is not a citizen or national of the United States.
[ 2026 c 36 s 1.]


title: RCW 1.16.065

text:
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 s 755; 1854 p 221 s 501; RRS s 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 s 501), as part of chapter LIV, "Construction". It also appeared as Code of 1881 s 755 in chapter LXVII, "Of Construction", as part of the code of civil procedure.
Criminal code, officer defined: RCW 9A.04.110.


title: RCW 1.16.080

text:
(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 s 1; 1891 c 23 s 1, part; Code 1881 s 964; 1857 p 46 s 1; 1854 p 99 s 134; RRS s 146.]
Notes:
Reviser's note: This section is a part of 1891 c 23 s 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.

catchline: "Person"—Construction of "association," "unincorporated association," and "person, firm, or corporation" to include a limited liability company.


title: RCW 1.16.090

text:
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 s 1.]

catchline: Legislative declaration for civil liberties day of remembrance.


title: RCW 1.16.100

text:
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 s 4.]

catchline: Domestic relations terms—Exceptions.


title: RCW 1.20.010

text:
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 s 7; 1967 ex.s. c 65 s 2; 1925 ex.s. c 85 s 1; 1923 c 174 s 1; RRS s 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.

catchline: State flag.


title: RCW 1.20.015

text:
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 s 1.]
Notes:
Crimes relating to flags: Chapter 9.86 RCW.
Flag exercises in schools: RCW 28A.230.140.

catchline: Display of national and state flags.


title: RCW 1.20.017

text:
(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 s 1; 2013 c 5 s 2; 2012 c 11 s 2; 2002 c 293 s 1.]

catchline: Display of national league of families' POW/MIA flag.


title: RCW 1.20.020

text:
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 s 1; Rem. Supp. 1947 s 10964-120.]

catchline: State tree.


title: RCW 1.20.025

text:
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 s 62.]
Notes:
Severability—1989 c 354: See note following RCW 15.36.012.

catchline: State grass.


title: RCW 1.20.030

text:
The native species, Rhododendron macrophyllum, is hereby designated as the official flower of the state of Washington.
[ 1959 c 29 s 1; 1949 c 18 s 1; Rem. Supp. 1949 s 10964-200.]

catchline: State flower.


title: RCW 1.20.035

text:
The official fruit of the state of Washington is the apple.
[ 1989 c 354 s 63.]
Notes:
Severability—1989 c 354: See note following RCW 15.36.012.

catchline: State fruit.


title: RCW 1.20.037

text:
The orca, Orcinus orca, is hereby designated as the official marine mammal of the state of Washington.
[ 2005 c 51 s 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 s 1.]

catchline: State marine mammal.


title: RCW 1.20.038

text:
The Olympic marmot, Marmota olympus, is hereby designated as the official endemic mammal of the state of Washington.
[ 2009 c 464 s 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 s 1.]

catchline: State endemic mammal.


title: RCW 1.20.040

text:
The willow goldfinch is hereby designated as the official bird of the state of Washington.
[ 1951 c 249 s 1.]

catchline: State bird.


title: RCW 1.20.041

text:
The Suciasaurus rex is hereby designated as the official dinosaur of the state of Washington.
[ 2023 c 330 s 2.]
Notes:
Finding—2023 c 330: "The legislature finds that the Suciasaurus rex, the first and, as of July 23, 2023, only dinosaur discovered in Washington state, should be designated as the state dinosaur. In May 2012, paleontologists discovered a portion of a left femur of a theropod dinosaur at Sucia Island state park in the San Juan Islands. Theropods are bipedal carnivorous dinosaurs that include Tyrannosaurus and Velociraptor. While scientists are unsure exactly what type of theropod the fossil belongs to, evidence suggests it may be a species similar to Daspletosaurus. The dinosaur has been nicknamed Suciasaurus rex.
Dinosaurs are not usually found in Washington because of its proximity to an active tectonic plate boundary and the high degree of human development. Some scientists believe the Suciasaurus rex lived somewhere between Baja California, Mexico, and northern California, and its fossil traveled to Washington along with a portion of the western edge of North America that was displaced to British Columbia in the Late Cretaceous period, but the fossil's exact location of origin remains controversial." [ 2023 c 330 s 1.]

catchline: State dinosaur.


title: RCW 1.20.042

text:
The Columbian mammoth of North America, Mammuthus columbi, is hereby designated as the official fossil of the state of Washington.
[ 1998 c 129 s 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 s 1.]

catchline: State fossil.


title: RCW 1.20.045

text:
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 s 1.]

catchline: State fish.


title: RCW 1.20.047

text:
The common green darner dragonfly, Anax junius drury, is hereby designated as the official insect of the state of Washington.
[ 1997 c 6 s 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 s 1.]

catchline: State insect.


title: RCW 1.20.050

text:
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 s 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 s 4 on the date provided in 2019 c 297 s 5 when the contingency in 2019 c 297 s 5 occurs.
Contingent repeal—2019 c 297: See note following RCW 1.20.052.

catchline: Standard time—Daylight saving time. (Contingent repeal.)


title: RCW 1.20.051

text:
At two o'clock antemeridian Pacific Standard Time of the second Sunday in March each year the time of the state of Washington shall be advanced one hour, and at two o'clock antemeridian Pacific Standard Time of the first Sunday in November in each year the time of the state of Washington shall, by the retarding of one hour, be returned to Pacific Standard Time.
[ 2018 c 22 s 2; 1963 c 14 s 1; 1961 c 3 s 1 (Initiative Measure No. 210, approved November 8, 1960).]
Notes:
Reviser's note: (1) 2019 c 297 contains a contingent repeal section and a contingent effective date section. This section and RCW 1.20.050 and 1.20.052 will be repealed under 2019 c 297 s 4 on the date provided in 2019 c 297 s 5 when the contingency in 2019 c 297 s 5 occurs.
(2) See also federal law, which prescribes identical start and end dates for daylight saving time. 15 U.S.C. Sec. 260a.
Contingent repeal—2019 c 297: See note following RCW 1.20.052.
Explanatory statement—2018 c 22: "RCW 1.08.025 directs the code reviser, with the approval of the statute law committee, to prepare legislation for submission to the legislature "concerning deficiencies, conflicts, or obsolete provisions" in statutes. This act makes technical, nonsubstantive amendments as follows:
(1) Section 2 of this act amends RCW 1.20.051 to conform the start and end dates of daylight saving time to the dates in federal law, 15 U.S.C. Sec. 260a.
(2) Section 3 of this act is intended to correct an apparent error in RCW 6.23.120. The legislature apparently intended to refer to one hundred twenty percent of the redemption amount, rather than one hundred twenty percent greater than the redemption amount. P.H.T.S., LLC v. Vantage Capital, LLC, 186 Wn. App. 281, 289 n.8, 345 P.3d 20, 24 (2015).
(3) Section 4 of this act is intended to correct an apparent error in RCW 6.27.060. The section contains a cross-reference to the fee schedule in RCW 36.18.020, when the actual fee is found in RCW 36.18.016(6).
(4) Section 5 of this act amends RCW 9A.56.130 to reflect multiple changes in subsection numbering of a cross-referenced section.
(5) Section 6 of this act is intended to correct an apparent error in RCW 11.02.005(10). One sentence in the subsection is repeated in nearly identical form in the same subsection.
(6) Section 7 of this act amends RCW 13.40.193 to reflect a change in subsection numbering of a cross-referenced section.
(7) Section 8 of this act is intended to correct an apparent error in RCW 15.24.100. Section 8, chapter 15, Laws of 2016 sp. sess. removed the language authorizing an assessment in RCW 15.24.100. The assessment referred to appears to be the assessment authorized in RCW 15.24.090.
(8) Section 9 of this act clarifies language in RCW 26.50.070(4) by consistently using the term "ex parte temporary order" throughout the subsection.
(9) Section 10 of this act merges a double amendment created when section 39, chapter 7, Laws of 2010 1st sp. sess. amended RCW 43.21B.005 without reference to the amendments made by section 4, chapter 210, Laws of 2010.
(10) Section 11 of this act is intended to correct an apparent error in RCW 43.43.823(5). RCW 9.41.114 provides a five-day deadline for firearms dealers to report certain information, but the informational form in RCW 43.43.823(5) states that the deadline is two days.
(11) Section 12 of this act amends RCW 46.55.080 to reflect a change in subsection numbering of a cross-referenced section.
(12) Section 13 of this act is intended to remove doubt as to the validity of portions of RCW 51.32.095. Section 3, chapter 137, Laws of 2015 repealed the expiration date of 2013 and 2011 amendments to RCW 51.32.095, but allowed 2007 amendments to the section to expire on June 30, 2016.
(13) Section 14 of this act repeals RCW 82.04.4483, which was previously repealed by section 504, chapter 323, Laws of 2017 without cognizance of technical amendments made by section 19, chapter 135, Laws of 2017.
(14) Section 15 of this act is intended to clarify the expiration date of RCW 90.56.335. Section 950, chapter 36, Laws of 2016 sp. sess. (the supplemental omnibus appropriations act) amended RCW 90.56.335 without cognizance of the section's expiration date." [ 2018 c 22 s 1.]

catchline: Daylight saving time. (Contingent repeal.)


title: RCW 1.20.052

text:
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 s 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 s 4 on the date provided in 2019 c 297 s 5 when the contingency in 2019 c 297 s 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 s 4.]
Contingent effective date—2019 c 297: See note following RCW 1.20.055.

catchline: Permanent daylight saving time—Intent. (Contingent repeal.)


title: RCW 1.20.055

text:
(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 s 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 s 5.]

catchline: Pacific daylight time. (Contingent effective date.)


title: RCW 1.20.060

text:
The second Wednesday in April of each year is designated as Arbor day.
[ 1957 c 220 s 1.]

catchline: Arbor day.


title: RCW 1.20.070

text:
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 s 1.]

catchline: State song.


title: RCW 1.20.071

text:
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 s 1; 1959 c 281 s 2.]
Notes:
Effective date—1973 1st ex.s. c 59: See note following RCW 43.79.420.

catchline: State song—Proceeds from sale.


title: RCW 1.20.073

text:
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 s 4.]

catchline: State folk song.


title: RCW 1.20.075

text:
The square dance is designated as the official dance of the state of Washington.
[ 1979 ex.s. c 10 s 1.]

catchline: State dance.


title: RCW 1.20.080

text:
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 s 1.]

catchline: State seal.


title: RCW 1.20.090

text:
Petrified wood is hereby designated as the official gem of the state of Washington.
[ 1975 c 8 s 1.]

catchline: State gem.


title: RCW 1.20.100

text:
The legislature finds that:
(1) Diverse ethnic and linguistic communities have contributed to the social and economic prosperity of Washington state;
(2) It is the welcomed responsibility and opportunity of this state to respect and facilitate the efforts of all cultural, ethnic, and linguistic segments of the population to become full participants in Washington communities;
(3) This state's economic well-being depends heavily on foreign trade and international exchange and more than one out of six jobs is directly linked to foreign trade and international exchange;
(4) If Washington is to prosper in foreign trade and international exchange, it must have citizens that are multilingual and multicultural;
(5) While recognizing the value of a multilingual background, the state also encourages all citizens to become proficient in English to facilitate full participation of all groups into society and to promote cross-communication between multilingual groups; and
(6) The multilingual nature of communication that currently exists in this state should be promoted to build trust and understanding among all of its citizens.
Therefore, it shall be the policy of the state of Washington to welcome and encourage the presence of diverse cultures and the use of diverse languages in business, government, and private affairs in this state.
[ 1989 c 236 s 1.]
Notes:
Construction—1989 c 236: "Nothing in section 1 of this act creates any right or cause of action or adds to any existing right or cause of action nor may it be relied upon to compel the establishment of any program or special entitlement." [ 1989 c 236 s 2.]

catchline: Diverse cultures and languages encouraged—State policy.