title: RCW 65.04.080

text:
(1) When any instrument, paper, or notice, authorized or required by law to be filed or recorded, is deposited in or electronically transmitted to the county auditor's office for filing or record, that officer must indorse upon the same the time when it was received, noting the year, month, day, hour and minute of its reception, and note that the document was received by electronic transmission, and must file, or file and record the same without delay, together with the acknowledgments, proofs, and certificates written or printed upon or annexed to the same, with the plats, surveys, schedules and other papers thereto annexed, in the order and as of the time when the same was received for filing or record, and must note on the instrument filed, or at the foot of the record the exact time of its reception, and the name of the person at whose request it was filed or filed and recorded. However, the county auditor shall not be required to accept for filing, or filing and recording, any instrument unless there appear upon the face thereof, the name and nature of the instrument offered for filing, or filing and recording, as the case may be.
(2) When any instrument, except those generated by governmental agencies, is presented to a county auditor or recording officer for recording, the document may not contain the following information: (a) A social security number; (b) a date of birth identified with a particular person; or (c) the maiden name of a person's parent so as to be identified with a particular person.
[ 2005 c 134 s 2; 1996 c 229 s 4; 1985 c 44 s 18; 1927 c 187 s 1; Code 1881 s 2731; 1869 p 313 s 19; RRS s 10606.]

catchline: Entries when instruments offered for record—Content restrictions.


doc_type: statute

jurisdiction: wa

title: RCW 65.04.090

text:
The recording officer must also endorse upon such an instrument, paper, or notice, the time when and the book and page in which it is recorded, and must thereafter either electronically transmit or deliver it to the party leaving the same for record or to the address on the face of the document.
[ 2003 c 239 s 1; 1996 c 229 s 5; Code 1881 s 2732; RRS s 10607.]

license: public-domain-government-work

rule_set: Revised Code of Washington

catchline: Further endorsements—Delivery.

code: rcw

unit: section

court: Washington State Legislature


title: RCW 65.04.110

text:
If any county auditor to whom an instrument, proved or acknowledged according to law, or any paper or notice which may by law be recorded is delivered or electronically transmitted for record: (1) Neglects or refuses to record such instrument, paper or notice, within a reasonable time after receiving the same; or (2) records any instruments, papers or notices untruly, or in any other manner than as directed in this chapter; or, (3) neglects or refuses to keep in his or her office such indexes as are required by *this act, or to make the proper entries therein; or, (4) neglects or refuses to make the searches and to give the certificate required by *this act; or if such searches or certificate are incomplete and defective in any important particular affecting the property in respect to which the search is requested; or, (5) alters, changes, or obliterates any records deposited in his or her office, or inserts any new matter therein; he or she is liable to the party aggrieved for the amount of damage which may be occasioned thereby. However, if the name or names and address hand printed, printed, or typewritten on any instrument, proved or acknowledged according to law, or on any paper or notice which may by law be filed or recorded, is or are incorrect, or misspelled or not the true name or names of the party or parties appearing thereon, the county auditor shall not, by reason of such fact, be liable for any loss or damage resulting therefrom.
[ 1996 c 229 s 6; 1965 c 134 s 1; Code 1881 s 2734; RRS s 10609.]
Notes:
*Reviser's note: The language "this act" appears in Code 1881 c 211, codified herein as RCW 5.44.070, 36.16.030 through 36.16.050, 36.16.070, 36.16.080, 36.22.110 through 36.22.130, 36.22.150, 65.04.020, 65.04.030, 65.04.050 through 65.04.110, 65.04.130, and 65.04.140.

catchline: Liability of auditor for damages.


title: RCW 65.04.115

text:
The name or names appearing on all documents or instruments, proved or acknowledged according to law, or on any paper which may by law be filed or recorded shall be hand printed, printed or typewritten so as to be legible and the county auditor shall index said documents and instruments in accordance with the hand printed, printed or typewritten name or names appearing thereon.
[ 1965 c 134 s 2.]

catchline: Names on documents, etc., to be printed or typewritten—Indexing.


title: RCW 65.04.130

text:
Said county auditor is not bound to record any instrument, or file any paper or notice, or furnish any copies, or to render any service connected with his or her office, until his or her fees for the same, as prescribed by law, are if demanded paid or tendered.
[ 2012 c 117 s 206; Code 1881 s 2735; RRS s 10610.]

catchline: Fees to be paid or tendered.


title: RCW 65.04.140

text:
The county auditor in his or her capacity of recorder of deeds is sole custodian of all books in which are recorded deeds, mortgages, judgments, liens, incumbrances, and other instruments of writing, indexes thereto, maps, charts, town plats, survey and other books and papers constituting the records and files in said office of recorder of deeds, and all such records and files are, and shall be, matters of public information, free of charge to any and all persons demanding to inspect or to examine the same, or to search the same for titles of property. It is said recorder's duty to arrange in suitable places the indexes of said books of record, and when practicable, the record books themselves, to the end that the same may be accessible to the public and convenient for said public inspection, examination, and search, and not interfere with the said auditor's personal control and responsibility for the same, or prevent him or her from promptly furnishing the said records and files of his or her said office to persons demanding any information from the same. The said auditor or recorder must and shall, upon demand, and without charge, freely permit any and all persons, during reasonable office hours, to inspect, examine, and search any or all of the records and files of his or her said office, and to gather any information therefrom, and to make any desired notes or memoranda about or concerning the same, and to prepare an abstract or abstracts of title to any and all property therein contained. The county auditor has fulfilled this obligation regarding those records that can be accessed by the public on the county auditor's website.
[ 2021 c 122 s 7; 2012 c 117 s 207; 1886 p 163 s 1; 1883 p 34 s 1; Code 1881 s 2736; RRS s 10611.]
Notes:
Finding—Intent—2021 c 122: See note following RCW 2.32.050.

catchline: Auditor as custodian of records.


title: RCW 65.08.030

text:
(1) An instrument in writing purporting to convey or encumber real estate or any interest therein, which has been recorded in the auditor's office of the county in which the real estate is situated, although the instrument may not have been executed and acknowledged in accordance with the law in force at the time of its execution, shall impart the same notice to third persons, from the date of recording, as if the instrument had been executed, acknowledged, and recorded, in accordance with the laws regulating the execution, acknowledgment, and recording of the instrument then in force.
(2) A tangible copy of an electronic record purporting to convey or encumber real estate or any interest therein, which has been recorded in the auditor's office of the county in which the real estate is situated, although the tangible copy may not have been certified by a notarial officer in accordance with RCW 42.45.020(3), imparts the same notice to third persons, from the date of recording, as if the tangible copy had been so certified.
[ 2019 c 154 s 8; 1953 c 115 s 1. Prior: 1929 c 33 s 8; RRS s 10599.]
Notes:
Effective date—2019 c 154: See note following RCW 42.45.280.

catchline: Recorded irregular instrument imparts notice.


title: RCW 65.08.050

text:
Every cash or final receipt from any receiver, and every cash or final certificate from any register of the United States land office, evidencing that final payment has been made to the United States as required by law, or that the person named in such certificate is entitled, on presentation thereof, to a patent from the United States for land within the state of Washington, shall be recorded by the county auditor of the county wherein such land lies, on request of any party presenting the same, and any record heretofore made of any such cash or final receipt or certificate shall, from the date when this section becomes a law, and every record hereafter made of any such receipt or certificate shall, from the date of recording, impart to third persons and all the world, full notice of all the rights and equities of the person named in said cash or final receipt or certificate in the land described in such receipt or certificate.
[ 1890 p 92 s 1; RRS s 10613.]

catchline: Recording land office receipts.


title: RCW 65.08.060

text:
(1) The term "real property" as used in RCW 65.08.060 through 65.08.150 includes lands, tenements and hereditaments and chattels real and mortgage liens thereon except a leasehold for a term not exceeding two years.
(2) The term "purchaser" includes every person to whom any estate or interest in real property is conveyed for a valuable consideration and every assignee of a mortgage, lease or other conditional estate.
(3) The term "conveyance" includes every written instrument by which any estate or interest in real property is created, transferred, mortgaged or assigned or by which the title to any real property may be affected, including an instrument in execution of a power, although the power be one of revocation only, and an instrument releasing in whole or in part, postponing or subordinating a mortgage or other lien; except a will, a lease for a term of not exceeding two years, and an instrument granting a power to convey real property as the agent or attorney for the owner of the property. "To convey" is to execute a "conveyance" as defined in this subdivision.
(4) The term "recording officer" means the county auditor or, in charter counties, the county official charged with the responsibility for recording instruments in the county records.
[ 1999 c 233 s 16; 1984 c 73 s 1; 1927 c 278 s 1; RRS s 10596-1.]
Notes:
Effective date—1999 c 233: See note following RCW 4.28.320.

catchline: Terms defined.


title: RCW 65.08.070

text:
(1) A conveyance of real property, when acknowledged by the person executing the same (the acknowledgment being certified as required by law), may be recorded in the office of the recording officer of the county where the property is situated. Every such conveyance not so recorded is void as against any subsequent purchaser or mortgagee in good faith and for a valuable consideration from the same vendor, his or her heirs or devisees, of the same real property or any portion thereof whose conveyance is first duly recorded. An instrument is deemed recorded the minute it is filed for record.
(2) A recording officer as defined in RCW 65.08.060(4) may accept for recording under this section a tangible copy of an electronic record containing a notarial certificate as satisfying any requirement that a record accepted for recording be an original, if the notarial officer executing the notarial certificate certifies that the tangible copy is an accurate copy of the electronic record under RCW 42.45.020(3).
[ 2019 c 154 s 9; 2012 c 117 s 208; 1927 c 278 s 2; RRS s 10596-2. Prior: 1897 c 5 s 1; Code 1881 s 2314; 1877 p 312 s 4; 1873 p 465 s 4; 1863 p 430 s 4; 1860 p 299 s 4; 1858 p 28 s 1; 1854 p 403 s 4.]
Notes:
Effective date—2019 c 154: See note following RCW 42.45.280.
RCW 65.08.070 applicable to rents and profits of real property: RCW 7.28.230.

catchline: Real property conveyances to be recorded.


title: RCW 65.08.090

text:
Letters patent from the United States or the state of Washington granting real property may be recorded in the office of the recording officer of the county where such property is situated in the same manner and with like effect as a conveyance that is entitled to be recorded.
[ 1927 c 278 s 4; RRS s 10596-4.]

catchline: Letters patent.


title: RCW 65.08.095

text:
Every conveyance of fee title to real property hereafter executed by the state or by any political subdivision or municipal corporation thereof shall be recorded by the grantor, after having been reviewed as to form by the grantee, at the expense of the grantee at the time of delivery to the grantee, and shall constitute legal delivery at the time of filing for record.
[ 1963 c 49 s 1.]

catchline: Conveyances of fee title by public bodies.


title: RCW 65.08.100

text:
A copy of a conveyance of or other instrument affecting real property recorded or filed in the office of the secretary of state or the commissioner of public lands, or of the record thereof, when certified in the manner required to entitle the same to be read in evidence, may be recorded with the certificate in the office of any recording officer of the state.
[ 1927 c 278 s 5; RRS s 10596-5.]

catchline: Certified copies.


title: RCW 65.08.110

text:
A copy of a record, when certified or authenticated to entitle it to be read in evidence, may be recorded in any office where the original instrument would be entitled to be recorded. Such record has the same effect as if the original were so recorded. A copy of the record of a conveyance of or other instrument affecting separate parcels of real property situated in more than one county, when certified or authenticated to entitle it to be read in evidence may be recorded in the office of the recording officer of any county in which any such parcel is situated with the same effect as though the original instrument were so recorded.
[ 1927 c 278 s 6; RRS s 10596-6.]

catchline: Certified copies—Effect.


title: RCW 65.08.120

text:
The recording of an assignment of a mortgage is not in itself notice to the mortgagor, his or her heirs, assigns or personal representatives, to invalidate a payment made by any of them to a prior holder of the mortgage.
[ 2012 c 117 s 209; 1927 c 278 s 7; RRS s 10596-7.]

catchline: Assignment of mortgage—Notice.


title: RCW 65.08.130

text:
A power of attorney or other instrument recorded pursuant to RCW 65.08.060 through 65.08.150 is not deemed revoked by any act of the party by whom it was executed unless the instrument of revocation is also recorded in the same office in which the instrument granting the power was recorded.
[ 1927 c 278 s 8; RRS s 10596-8.]

catchline: Revocation of power of attorney.


title: RCW 65.08.140

text:
A recording officer is not liable for recording an instrument in a wrong book, volume or set of records if the instrument is properly indexed with a reference to the volume and page or recording number where the instrument is actually of record.
[ 1999 c 233 s 17; 1927 c 278 s 9; RRS s 10596-9. Formerly RCW 65.04.120.]
Notes:
Effective date—1999 c 233: See note following RCW 4.28.320.

catchline: No liability for error in recording when properly indexed.


title: RCW 65.08.150

text:
A recording officer, upon payment or tender to him or her of the lawful fees therefor, shall record in his or her office any instrument authorized or permitted to be so recorded by the laws of this state or by the laws of the United States.
[ 2012 c 117 s 210; 1943 c 23 s 1; 1927 c 278 s 10; RRS s 10596-10. Formerly RCW 65.04.010.]

catchline: Duty to record.


title: RCW 65.08.160

text:
A mortgage or deed of trust of real estate may be recorded and constructive notice of the same and the contents thereof given in the following manner:
(1) An instrument containing a form or forms of covenants, conditions, obligations, powers, and other clauses of a mortgage or deed of trust may be recorded in the office of the county auditor of any county and the auditor of such county, upon the request of any person, on tender of the lawful fees therefor, shall record the same. Every such instrument shall be entitled on the face thereof as a "Master form recorded by . . . (name of person causing the instrument to be recorded)." Such instrument need not be acknowledged to be entitled to record.
(2) When any such instrument is recorded, the county auditor shall index such instrument under the name of the person causing it to be recorded in the manner provided for miscellaneous instruments relating to real estate.
(3) Thereafter any of the provisions of such master form instrument may be incorporated by reference in any mortgage or deed of trust of real estate situated within this state, if such reference in the mortgage or deed of trust states that the master form instrument was recorded in the county in which the mortgage or deed of trust is offered for record, the date when and the book and page or pages or recording number where such master form instrument was recorded, and that a copy of such master form instrument was furnished to the person executing the mortgage or deed of trust. The recording of any mortgage or deed of trust which has so incorporated by reference therein any of the provisions of a master form instrument recorded as provided in this section shall have like effect as if such provisions of the master form so incorporated by reference had been set forth fully in the mortgage or deed of trust.
(4) Whenever a mortgage or deed of trust is presented for recording on which is set forth matter purporting to be a copy or reproduction of such master form instrument or of part thereof, identified by its title as provided in subsection (1) of this section and stating the date when it was recorded and the book and page where it was recorded, preceded by the words "do not record" or "not to be recorded," and plainly separated from the matter to be recorded as a part of the mortgage or deed of trust in such manner that it will not appear upon a photographic reproduction of any page containing any part of the mortgage or deed of trust, such matter shall not be recorded by the county auditor to whom the instrument is presented for recording; in such case the county auditor shall record only the mortgage or deed of trust apart from such matter and shall not be liable for so doing, any other provisions of law to the contrary notwithstanding.
[ 1999 c 233 s 18; 1967 c 148 s 1.]
Notes:
Effective date—1999 c 233: See note following RCW 4.28.320.

catchline: Recording master form instruments and mortgages or deeds of trust incorporating master form provisions.


title: RCW 65.08.170

text:
When any municipality as defined in *RCW 35.91.020 or any county has levied or intends to levy a charge on property pertaining to:
(1) The amount required by the provisions of a contract pursuant to RCW 35.91.020 under which the water or sewer facilities so tapped into or used were constructed; or
(2) Any connection charges which are in fact reimbursement for the cost of facilities constructed by the sale of revenue bonds; or
(3) The additional connection charge authorized in RCW 35.92.025;
such municipality or county shall record in the office in which deeds are recorded of the county or counties in which such facility is located a notice of additional tap or connection charges. Such notice shall contain either the legal description of the land affected by such additional tap or connection charges or a map making appropriate references to the United States government survey showing in outline the land affected or to be affected by such additional tap or connection charges.
[ 1977 c 72 s 1.]
Notes:
*Reviser's note: RCW 35.91.020 was amended by 2013 c 243 s 3, eliminating the definition of "municipality." For later enactment of the definition, see RCW 35.91.015.

catchline: Notice of additional water or sewer facility tap or connection charges—Required—Contents.


title: RCW 65.08.180

text:
The notice required by RCW 65.08.170, when duly recorded, shall be effective until there is recorded in the same office in which the notice was recorded a certificate of payment and release executed by the municipality or county. Such certificate shall contain a legal description of the particular parcel of land so released and shall be recorded within thirty days of the date of payment thereof.
[ 1977 c 72 s 2.]

catchline: Notice of additional water or sewer facility tap or connection charges—Duration—Certificate of payment and release.


title: RCW 65.16.010

text:
The publication of legal notices required by law, or by an order of a judge or court, to be published in a newspaper once in each week for a specified number of weeks, shall be made on the day of each week in which such newspaper is published.
[ 1893 c 127 s 27; RRS s 253.]

catchline: Weekly publication—How made.


title: RCW 65.16.020

text:
The qualifications of a legal newspaper are that such newspaper shall have been published regularly, at least once a week, in the English language, as a newspaper of general circulation, in the city or town where the same is published at the time of application for approval, for at least six months prior to the date of such application; shall be compiled either in whole or in part in an office maintained at the place of publication; shall contain news of general interest as contrasted with news of interest primarily to an organization, group or class; shall have a policy to print all statutorily required legal notices; and shall hold a periodical class mailing permit: PROVIDED, That in case of the consolidation of two or more newspapers, such consolidated newspaper shall be considered as qualified if either or any of the papers so consolidated would be a qualified newspaper at the date of such legal publication, had not such consolidation taken place: PROVIDED, That this section shall not disqualify as a legal newspaper any publication which, prior to June 8, 1961, was adjudged a legal newspaper, so long as it continues to meet the requirements under which it qualified.
[ 2001 c 283 s 1; 1961 c 279 s 1; 1941 c 213 s 3; 1921 c 99 s 1; Rem. Supp. 1941 s 253-1. Prior: 1917 c 61 s 1.]

catchline: Qualifications of legal newspaper.


title: RCW 65.16.030

text:
All legal and other official notices shall be published in a legal newspaper as herein defined, and the affidavit of publication shall state that the newspaper has been approved as a legal newspaper by order of the superior court of the county in which it is published, and shall be prima facie evidence of that fact. Wherever a legal notice, publication, advertisement or other official notice is required to be published by any statute or law of the state of Washington, the proof of such publication shall be the affidavit of the printer, publisher, foreman, principal clerk or business manager of the newspaper which published said notice.
[ 1953 c 233 s 1; 1941 c 213 s 4; 1921 c 99 s 2; Rem. Supp. 1941 s 253-2.]

catchline: Affidavit of publication—Presumption.


title: RCW 65.16.040

text:
Sixty days from and after the date *this act becomes effective, a legal newspaper for the publication of any advertisement, notice, summons, report, proceeding, or other official document now or hereafter required by law to be published, shall be a newspaper which has been approved as a legal newspaper by order of the superior court of the county in which such newspaper is published. Such order may be entered without notice upon presentation of a petition by or on behalf of the publisher, setting forth the qualifications of the newspaper as required by *this act, and upon evidence satisfactory to the court that such newspaper is so qualified.
[ 1941 c 213 s 1; Rem. Supp. 1941 s 253a.]
Notes:
*Reviser's note: (1) The language "this act" appears in 1941 c 213 codified as RCW 65.16.020 through 65.16.080.
(2) The effective date of this act is midnight June 11, 1941; see preface 1941 session laws.

catchline: Legal publications to be approved—Order of approval.


title: RCW 65.16.050

text:
An order of approval of a newspaper shall remain effective from the time of the entry thereof until the approval be terminated by a subsequent order of the court, which may be done whenever it shall be brought to the attention of the court that the newspaper is no longer qualified as a legal newspaper, and after notice of hearing issued by the clerk and served upon the publisher, at least ten days prior to the date of hearing, by delivering a copy of such notice to the person in charge of the business office of the publisher, or if the publisher has no business office at the time of service, by mailing a copy of such notice addressed to the publisher at the place of publication alleged in the petition for approval.
[ 1941 c 213 s 2; Rem. Supp. 1941 s 253b.]

catchline: Revocation of approval—Notice.


title: RCW 65.16.060

text:
Any summons, citation, notice of sheriff's sale, or legal advertisement of any description, the publication of which is now or may be hereafter required by law, may be published in any daily or weekly legal newspaper published in the county where the action, suit or other proceeding is pending, or is to be commenced or had, or in which such notice, summons, citation, or other legal advertisement is required to be given: PROVIDED, HOWEVER, That if there be more than one legal newspaper in which any such legal notice, summons, citation or legal advertisement might lawfully be published, then the plaintiff or moving party in the action, suit or proceeding shall have the exclusive right to designate in which of such qualified newspapers such legal notice, summons, citation, notice of sheriff's sale or other legal advertisement shall be published.
[ 1941 c 213 s 6; 1921 c 99 s 5; Rem. Supp. 1941 s 253-5.]

catchline: Choice of newspapers.


title: RCW 65.16.070

text:
Publications commenced in a legal newspaper, *when this act takes effect, may be completed in that newspaper notwithstanding any failure to obtain an order of approval under *this act, and notwithstanding an order of termination of approval prior to completion of publication. The clerk of the superior court of each county shall post and keep posted in a prominent place in his or her office a list of the newspapers published in that county which are approved as legal newspapers.
[ 2012 c 117 s 263; 1941 c 213 s 7; RRS s 253-5a.]
Notes:
*Reviser's note: "this act," "when this act takes effect," see note following RCW 65.16.040.

catchline: List posted in clerk's office.


title: RCW 65.16.080

text:
The provisions of *this act shall not apply in counties where no newspaper has been published for a period of one year prior to the publication of such legal or other official notices.
[ 1941 c 213 s 5; 1921 c 99 s 3; Rem. Supp. 1941 s 253-3.]
Notes:
*Reviser's note: "this act," see note following RCW 65.16.040.

catchline: Scope of provisions.


title: RCW 65.16.091

text:
The rate charged by a newspaper for legal notices shall not exceed the national advertising rate extended by the newspaper to all general advertisers and advertising agencies in its published rate card.
[ 1977 c 34 s 3.]

catchline: Rates for legal notices.


title: RCW 65.16.095

text:
The rate charged by a newspaper for advertising in relation to candidates for political office shall not exceed the national advertising rate extended to all general advertisers and advertising agencies in its published rate card.
[ 1955 c 186 s 2.]
Notes:
Severability—1955 c 186: "If any section of this act shall be found unconstitutional it shall not invalidate the remaining section." [ 1955 c 186 s 3.]

catchline: Rates for political candidates.


title: RCW 65.16.100

text:
Where any law or ordinance of any incorporated city or town in this state provides for the publication of any form of notice or advertisement for consecutive days in a daily newspaper, the publication of such notice on legal holidays and Sundays may be omitted without in any manner affecting the legality of such notice or advertisement: PROVIDED, That the publication of the required number of notices is complied with.
[ 1921 c 99 s 6; RRS s 253-6.]

catchline: Omissions for Sundays and holidays.


title: RCW 65.16.110

text:
The affidavit of publication of all notices required by law to be published shall state the full amount of the fee charged for such publication and that the fee has been paid in full.
[ 1921 c 99 s 7; RRS s 253-7.]

catchline: Affidavit to cover payment of fees.


title: RCW 65.16.120

text:
When, by law, any publication is required to be made by an officer of any suit, process, notice, order or other papers, the costs of such publication shall, if demanded, be tendered by the party procuring such publication before such officer shall be compelled to make publication thereof.
[Code 1881 s 2092; 1869 p 373 s 14; RRS s 504.]

catchline: Payment of fees in advance, on demand.


title: RCW 65.16.130

text:
Any official of the state or any of its political subdivisions who is required by law to publish any notice required by law may supplement publication thereof by radio or television broadcast or both when, in his or her judgment, the public interest will be served thereby: PROVIDED, That the time, place, and nature of such notice only be read or shown with no reference to any person by name then a candidate for political office, and that notices by political subdivisions may be made only by stations whose signal is received within the county of origin of the legal notice.
[ 2007 c 103 s 1; 1961 c 85 s 1; 1951 c 119 s 1.]

catchline: Publication of official notices by radio or television—Restrictions.


title: RCW 65.16.150

text:
Written documentation of proof of publication of legal notice or notice of event must be provided by the radio or television station broadcasting the notice.
[ 2007 c 103 s 2; 1961 c 85 s 3; 1951 c 119 s 3.]

catchline: Proof of publication by radio or television.


title: RCW 65.16.160

text:
(1) Whenever any county is required by law to publish legal notices containing the full text of any proposed or adopted ordinance in a newspaper, the county may publish a summary of the ordinance which summary shall be approved by the governing body and which shall include:
(a) The name of the county;
(b) The formal identification or citation number of the ordinance;
(c) A descriptive title;
(d) A section-by-section summary;
(e) Any other information which the county finds is necessary to provide a complete summary; and
(f) A statement that the full text will be mailed upon request.
Publication of the title of an ordinance by a county authorizing the issuance of bonds, notes, or other evidences of indebtedness shall constitute publication of a complete summary of that ordinance, and a section-by-section summary shall not be required.
(2) Subsection (1) of this section notwithstanding, whenever any publication is made under this section and the proposed or adopted ordinance contains provisions regarding taxation or penalties or contains legal descriptions of real property, then the sections containing this matter shall be published in full and shall not be summarized. When a legal description of real property is involved, the notice shall also include the street address or addresses of the property described, if any. In the case of descriptions covering more than one street address, the street addresses of the four corners of the area described shall meet this requirement.
(3) The full text of any ordinance which is summarized by publication under this section shall be mailed without charge to any person who requests the text from the adopting county.
[ 1995 c 157 s 1; 1994 c 273 s 19; 1977 c 34 s 4.]

catchline: Publication of ordinances.


title: RCW 65.20.010

text:
The legislature recognizes that confusion exists regarding the classification of manufactured homes as personal or real property. This confusion is increased because manufactured homes are treated as vehicles in some parts of state statutes, however these homes are often used as residences to house persons residing in the state of Washington. This results in a variety of problems, including: (1) Creating confusion as to the creation, perfection, and priority of security interests in manufactured homes; (2) making it more difficult and expensive to obtain financing and title insurance; (3) making it more difficult to utilize manufactured homes as an affordable housing option; and (4) increasing the risk of problems for and losses to the consumer. Therefore the purpose of this chapter is to clarify the type of property manufactured homes are, particularly relating to security interests, and to provide a statutory process to make the manufactured home real property by eliminating the title to a manufactured home when the home is affixed to land owned by the homeowner.
[ 1989 c 343 s 1.]

catchline: Purpose.


title: RCW 65.20.020

text:
Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter.
(1) "Affixed" means that the manufactured home is installed in accordance with the installation standards in state law.
(2) "Department" means the department of licensing.
(3) "Eliminating the title" means to cancel an existing certificate of title issued by this state or a foreign jurisdiction or to waive the certificate of title required in chapter 46.12 RCW and recording the appropriate documents in the county real property records pursuant to this chapter.
(4) "Homeowner" means the owner of a manufactured home.
(5) "Land" means real property excluding the manufactured home.
(6) "Manufactured home" or "mobile home" means a structure, designed and constructed to be transportable in one or more sections and is built on a permanent chassis and designed to be used as a dwelling with or without a permanent foundation when connected to the required utilities that include plumbing, heating, and electrical systems contained therein. The structure must comply with the national mobile home construction and safety standards act of 1974 as adopted by chapter 43.22 RCW if applicable. "Manufactured home" does not include a modular home. A structure which met the definition of a "manufactured home" at the time of manufacture is still considered to meet this definition notwithstanding that it is no longer transportable.
(7) "Owner" means, when referring to a manufactured home that is titled, the person who is the registered owner. When referring to a manufactured home that is untitled pursuant to this chapter, the owner is the person who owns the land. When referring to land, the person may have fee simple title, have a leasehold estate of 35 years or more, have an individual interest in a mobile home park as defined in RCW 59.22.020(5)(b), or be purchasing the land on a real estate contract. Owners include joint tenants, tenants in common, holders of legal life estates, and holders of remainder interests.
(8) "Person" means any individual, trustee, partnership, corporation, or other legal entity. "Person" may refer to more than one individual or entity.
(9) "Secured party" means the legal owner when referring to a titled mobile home, or the lender securing a loan through a mortgage, deed of trust, or real estate contract when referring to land or land containing an untitled manufactured home pursuant to this chapter.
(10) "Security interest" means an interest in land or a manufactured home to secure payment of a loan made by a secured party to a borrower.
(11) "Title" or "titled" means a certificate of title issued pursuant to chapter 46.12 RCW.
[ 2025 c 32 s 1; 2010 c 161 s 1154; 1989 c 343 s 2.]
Notes:
Effective date—2025 c 32: "This act takes effect October 15, 2025." [ 2025 c 32 s 6.]
Effective date—Intent—Legislation to reconcile chapter 161, Laws of 2010 and other amendments made during the 2010 legislative session—2010 c 161: See notes following RCW 46.04.013.

catchline: Definitions.


title: RCW 65.20.030

text:
(1) When a manufactured home is sold or transferred on or after March 1, 1990, and when all ownership in the manufactured home is transferred through the sale or other transfer of the manufactured home to new owners, the manufactured home shall be real property when the new owners eliminate the title pursuant to this chapter. The manufactured home shall not be real property in any form, including fixture law, unless the title is eliminated under this chapter. Where any person who owned a used manufactured home on March 1, 1990, continues to own the manufactured home on or after March 1, 1990, the interests and rights of owners, secured parties, lienholders, and others in the manufactured home shall be based on the law prior to March 1, 1990, except where the owner voluntarily eliminates the title to the manufactured home by complying with this chapter. If the title to the manufactured home is eliminated under this chapter, the manufactured home shall be considered real property. If the title to the manufactured home has not been eliminated under this chapter, ownership shall be based on chapter 46.12 RCW.
(2) For purposes of perfecting and realizing upon security interests, manufactured homes shall always be treated as follows: (a) If the title has not been eliminated under this chapter, security interests in the manufactured home shall be perfected only under chapter 62A.9A RCW in the case of a manufactured home held as inventory by a manufacturer or dealer or chapter 46.12 RCW in all other cases, and the lien shall be treated as securing personal property for purposes of realizing upon the security interest; or (b) if the title has been eliminated under this chapter, a separate security interest in the manufactured home shall not exist, and the manufactured home shall only be secured as part of the real property through a mortgage, deed of trust, lease, or real estate contract.
[ 2025 c 32 s 2; 2000 c 250 s 9A-836; 1989 c 343 s 3.]
Notes:
Effective date—2025 c 32: See note following RCW 65.20.020.
Effective date—2000 c 250: See RCW 62A.9A-701.

catchline: Clarification of type of property and perfection of security interests.


title: RCW 65.20.040

text:
If a manufactured home is affixed to land that is owned by the homeowner, the homeowner may apply to the department to have the title to the manufactured home eliminated. The application package shall consist of the following:
(1) An affidavit, in the form prescribed by the department, signed by all the owners of the manufactured home and containing:
(a) The date;
(b) The names of all of the owners of record of the manufactured home;
(c) The legal description of the real property;
(d) A description of the manufactured home including model year, make, width, length, and vehicle identification number;
(e) The names of all secured parties in the manufactured home; and
(f) A statement that the owner of the manufactured home owns the real property to which it is affixed;
(2) Certificate of title for the manufactured home, or the manufacturer's statement of origin in the case of a new manufactured home. Where title is held by the secured party as legal owner, the consent of the secured party must be indicated by the legal owner releasing his or her security interest;
(3) A certification by the local government indicating that the manufactured home is affixed to the land;
(4) Payment of all vehicle license fees, excise tax, use tax, real estate tax, recording fees, and proof of payment of all property taxes then due; and
(5) Any other information the department may require.
[ 2010 c 161 s 1155; 1989 c 343 s 4.]
Notes:
Effective date—Intent—Legislation to reconcile chapter 161, Laws of 2010 and other amendments made during the 2010 legislative session—2010 c 161: See notes following RCW 46.04.013.

catchline: Elimination of title—Application.


title: RCW 65.20.050

text:
(1) The department shall approve the application for elimination of the title when all requirements listed in RCW 65.20.040 have been satisfied and the registered and legal owners of the manufactured home have consented to the elimination of the title. After approval, the department shall have the approved application recorded in the county or counties in which the land is located and on which the manufactured home is affixed.
(2) The county auditor shall record the approved application, and any other form prescribed by the department, in the county real property records. The manufactured home shall then be treated as real property. Removal of the manufactured home from the land is prohibited unless the procedures set forth in RCW 65.20.070 are complied with.
(3) The department shall cancel the title after verification that the county auditor has recorded the appropriate documents, and the department shall maintain a record of each manufactured home title eliminated under this chapter by vehicle identification number. The title is deemed eliminated on the date the appropriate documents are recorded by the county auditor.
[ 2025 c 32 s 3; 1989 c 343 s 5.]
Notes:
Effective date—2025 c 32: See note following RCW 65.20.020.

catchline: Elimination of title—Approval.


title: RCW 65.20.060

text:
It is the responsibility of the owner, secured parties, and others to take action as necessary to protect their respective interests in conjunction with the elimination of the title or reissuance of a previously eliminated title.
A manufactured home whose title has been eliminated shall be conveyed by deed, lease, or real estate contract and shall only be transferred together with the interest in the land to which it is affixed, unless procedures described in RCW 65.20.070 are completed.
Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to require a secured party to consent to the elimination of the title of a manufactured home, or to retitling a manufactured home under RCW 65.20.070. The obligation of the secured party to consent is governed solely by the agreement between the secured party and the owner of the manufactured home. Absent any express written contractual obligation, a secured party may withhold consent in the secured party's sole discretion. In addition, the homeowner shall comply with all reasonable requirements imposed by a secured party for obtaining consent, and a secured party may charge a reasonable fee for processing a request for consent.
[ 2025 c 32 s 4; 1989 c 343 s 6.]
Notes:
Effective date—2025 c 32: See note following RCW 65.20.020.

catchline: Eliminating title—Secured parties and conveyances.


title: RCW 65.20.070

text:
Before physical removal of an untitled manufactured home from the land the home is affixed to, the owner shall follow one of these two procedures:
(1) Where a title is to be issued or the home has been destroyed:
(a) The owner shall apply to the department for a title pursuant to chapter 46.12 RCW. In addition the owner shall provide:
(i) An affidavit in the form prescribed by the department, signed by the owners of the land and all secured parties and other lienholders in the land consenting to the removal of the home;
(ii) Payment of recording fees;
(iii) A certification from a title insurance company listing the owners and lienholders in the land and dated within 10 days of the date of application for a new title under this subsection; and
(iv) Any other information the department may require;
(b) The owner shall apply for and obtain permits necessary to move a manufactured home including but not limited to the permit required by RCW 46.44.170, and comply with other regulations regarding moving a manufactured home; and
(c) The department shall approve the application for title when the requirements of chapter 46.12 RCW and this subsection have been satisfied. Upon approval the department shall have the approved application and the affidavit recorded in the county or counties in which the land from which the home is being removed is located and the department shall issue a title. The title is deemed effective on the date the appropriate documents are recorded with the county auditor.
(2) Where the manufactured home is to be moved to a new location but again will be affixed to land owned by the homeowner a new title need not be issued, but the following procedures must be complied with:
(a) The owner shall apply to the department for a transfer in location of the manufactured home and if a new owner, a transfer in ownership by filing an application pursuant to RCW 65.20.040. In addition the owner shall include:
(i) An affidavit in the form prescribed by the department signed by all of the owners. The affidavit shall include the consent of all secured parties and other lienholders in the land from which the manufactured home is being moved;
(ii) A legal description and property tax parcel number of the real property from which the home is being removed and a legal description and property tax parcel number of the land on which the home is being moved to; and
(iii) A certification from a title insurance company listing the owners and lienholders in the land and dated within 10 days of the application for transfer in location under this subsection;
(b) The owner shall apply for and obtain permits necessary to move a manufactured home including but not limited to RCW 46.44.170, and comply with other regulations regarding moving a manufactured home; and
(c) After approval, including verification that the owners, secured parties, and other lienholders have consented to the move, the department shall have the approved application recorded in the county or counties in which the land from which the home is being removed and the land to which the home is being moved is located.
[ 2025 c 32 s 5; 1989 c 343 s 7.]
Notes:
Effective date—2025 c 32: See note following RCW 65.20.020.

catchline: Eliminating title—Removing manufactured home when title has been eliminated.


title: RCW 65.20.080

text:
The department may prepare standard affidavits, lienholder's consents, and other forms to be used pursuant to this chapter.
[ 1989 c 343 s 8.]

catchline: Eliminating title—Uniform forms.


title: RCW 65.20.090

text:
The director may, in addition to the title fees and other fees and taxes required under chapter 46.12 RCW establish by rule a reasonable fee to cover the cost of processing documents and performing services by the department required under this chapter.
Fees collected by the department for services provided by the department under this chapter shall be forwarded to the state treasurer. The state treasurer shall credit such moneys to the motor vehicle fund and all department expenses incurred in carrying out the provisions of this chapter shall be paid from such fund as authorized by legislative appropriation.
[ 1989 c 343 s 9.]

catchline: Eliminating title—Fees.


title: RCW 65.20.100

text:
The department shall have the general supervision and control of the elimination of titles and shall have full power to do all things necessary and proper to carry out the provisions of this chapter. The director shall have the power to appoint the county auditors as the agents of the department.
[ 1989 c 343 s 11.]

catchline: Eliminating title—General supervision.


title: RCW 65.20.110

text:
The department may make any reasonable rules relating to the enforcement and proper operation of this chapter.
[ 1989 c 343 s 12.]

catchline: Eliminating title—Rules.


title: RCW 65.20.120

text:
County auditors shall notify county assessors regarding elimination of titles to manufactured homes, the retitling of manufactured homes, and the movement of manufactured homes under RCW 65.20.070.
[ 1989 c 343 s 13.]

catchline: Eliminating title—Notice.


title: RCW 65.20.130

text:
Every person who falsifies or intentionally omits material information required in an affidavit, or otherwise intentionally violates a material provision of this chapter, is guilty of a gross misdemeanor punishable in accordance with RCW 9A.20.021.
[ 1989 c 343 s 10.]

catchline: General penalties.


title: RCW 65.20.900

text:
This chapter applies prospectively only. RCW 65.20.030 applies to all security interests perfected on or after March 1, 1990. This chapter applies to the sale or transfer of manufactured homes on or after March 1, 1990, where all of the existing ownership rights and interests in the manufactured home are terminated in favor of new and different owners, or where persons who own a manufactured home on or after March 1, 1990, voluntarily elect to eliminate the title to the manufactured home under this chapter.
[ 1989 c 343 s 14.]

catchline: Prospective effect.


title: RCW 65.20.910

text:
Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to affect the taxation of manufactured homes.
[ 1989 c 343 s 15.]

catchline: Effect on taxation.


title: RCW 65.20.930

text:
This chapter may be known and cited as the manufactured home real property act.
[ 1989 c 343 s 17.]

catchline: Short title.


title: RCW 65.20.950

text:
This act shall take effect on March 1, 1990.
[ 1989 c 343 s 27.]

catchline: Effective date—1989 c 343.


title: RCW 65.24.010

text:
The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise.
(1) "Document" means information that is:
(a) Inscribed on a tangible medium or that is stored in an electronic or other medium, and is retrievable in perceivable form; and
(b) Eligible to be recorded in the land records maintained by the recording officer.
(2) "Electronic" means relating to technology having electrical, digital, magnetic, wireless, optical, electromagnetic, or similar capabilities.
(3) "Electronic document" means a document that is received by the recording officer in an electronic form.
(4) "Electronic signature" means an electronic sound, symbol, or process attached to or logically associated with a document and executed or adopted by a person with the intent to sign the document.
(5) "Person" means an individual, corporation, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, limited liability company, association, joint venture, public corporation, government, or governmental subdivision, agency, or instrumentality, or any other legal or commercial entity.
(6) "State" means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, or any territory or insular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the United States.
(7) "Recording standards commission" means the body of stakeholders appointed by the secretary of state to review recording standards, including but not limited to electronic recording standards, and make recommendations to the secretary under RCW 65.24.040.
[ 2021 c 137 s 2; 2008 c 57 s 2.]
Notes:
Intent—2021 c 137: "The legislature recognizes the necessity to clarify existing law regarding the recording of documents with county recording departments and county auditors. Recording standards and practices vary from county to county, which creates confusion and liability. County recorders, real estate firms, title and escrow companies, and consumer groups need simplified and standardized recording standards and fees. It is the intent of the legislature that the secretary of state have the authority to create regulations for consistent recording of documents by county auditors." [ 2021 c 137 s 1.]


title: RCW 65.24.020

text:
(1) If a law requires, as a condition for recording, that a document be an original, be on paper or another tangible medium, or be in writing, the requirement is satisfied by an electronic document satisfying this chapter.
(2) If a law requires, as a condition for recording, that a document be signed, the requirement is satisfied by an electronic signature.
(3) A requirement that a document or a signature associated with a document be notarized, acknowledged, verified, witnessed, or made under oath is satisfied if the electronic signature of the person authorized to perform that act, and all other information required to be included, is attached to or logically associated with the document or signature. A physical or electronic image of a stamp, impression, or seal need not accompany an electronic signature.
[ 2008 c 57 s 3.]

catchline: Electronic authentication.


title: RCW 65.24.030

text:
(1) In this section, "paper document" means a document that is received by the recording officer in a form that is not electronic.
(2) A recording officer:
(a) Who performs any of the functions listed in this section shall do so in compliance with the rules adopted by the secretary of state for the electronic recording of documents;
(b) May receive, index, store, archive, and transmit electronic documents;
(c) May provide for access to, and for search and retrieval of, documents and information by electronic means;
(d) Who accepts electronic documents for recording shall continue to accept paper documents as authorized by state law and shall place entries for both types of documents in the same index;
(e) May convert paper documents accepted for recording into electronic form;
(f) May convert information previously recorded into electronic form;
(g) May, after receiving approval pursuant to RCW 36.29.190, accept electronically any fee or tax that the recording officer is authorized to collect;
(h) May agree with other officials of a state, or a political subdivision thereof, or of the United States, on procedures or processes to facilitate the electronic satisfaction of prior approvals and conditions precedent to recording and the electronic payment of fees or taxes.
[ 2008 c 57 s 4.]

catchline: Recording officer—Powers and duties.


title: RCW 65.24.040

text:
(1) The office of the secretary of state shall create and appoint a recording standards commission. The recording standards commission shall review recording standards, including electronic recording standards, and make recommendations to the secretary of state for rules necessary to implement this chapter. A majority of the commission must be county recorders or county auditors. The commission may include assessors, treasurers, land title company representatives, escrow agents, and mortgage brokers, the state archivist, county surveyors, and any other party the secretary of state deems appropriate. The term of the commissioners will be set by the secretary of state.
(2) To keep the standards and practices of recording officers in this state in harmony, and to promote harmony with the standards and practices of recording offices in other jurisdictions that enact similar legislation or policy and to keep the technology used by recording officers in this state compatible with technology used by recording offices in other jurisdictions that enact similar legislation or policy, the office of the secretary of state, under RCW 40.14.020, so far as is consistent with the purposes, policies, and provisions of this chapter, in adopting, amending, and repealing rules supporting recording standards shall consider:
(a) The standards and practices of other jurisdictions;
(b) The most recent standards adopted by national standard-setting bodies, such as the property records industry association;
(c) The views of interested persons and governmental officials and entities;
(d) The needs of counties of varying size, population, and resources;
(e) Standards requiring adequate information security protection to ensure that documents are accurate, authentic, adequately preserved, and resistant to tampering;
(f) Standards requiring adequate information security protection to ensure that electronic documents are accurate, authentic, adequately preserved, and resistant to tampering;
(g) Standards for the certification of recorded documents including imaged paper documents and documents that are received by the recording officer in an electronic form; and
(h) Standards on the documentation and recording of boundary line adjustments for real property.
[ 2021 c 137 s 3; 2008 c 57 s 5.]
Notes:
Intent—2021 c 137: See note following RCW 65.24.010.

catchline: Recording standards commission.


title: RCW 65.24.050

text:
This chapter modifies, limits, and supersedes the federal electronic signatures in global and national commerce act (15 U.S.C. Sec. 7001, et seq.) but does not modify, limit, or supersede section 101(c) of that act or authorize electronic delivery of any of the notices described in section 103(b) of that act.
[ 2008 c 57 s 7.]

catchline: Electronic signatures in global and national commerce act.


title: RCW 65.24.060

text:
(1) The secretary of state, as chief archivist, shall make reasonable rules in accordance with federal and state laws, to provide for the uniform recording of documents in cooperation with the commission established in this chapter.
(2) In addition to the rule-making authority granted otherwise by this section, the secretary of state may make rules governing the following:
(a) Recording duties of county recorders and county auditors;
(b) Recording standards for the creation of certified copies for use as evidence;
(c) Recording standards for documents related to eminent domain;
(d) Recording standards for documents related to community property;
(e) Recording standards for documents related to unfit dwellings, buildings, and structures;
(f) Recording standards for court summons served and court judgments;
(g) Recording standards for documents related to military discharge;
(h) Recording standards for documents related to boundaries and plats not otherwise under the rule-making authority of another state agency;
(i) Recording standards for documents related to liens;
(j) Recording standards for documents related to mortgages, deeds of trust, and real estate contracts;
(k) Recording standards for documents related to the uniform commercial code;
(l) Recording standards for documents related to real property and conveyances;
(m) Standards to be used in recording, registration, and legal publication under this chapter;
(n) Recording standards for documents related to cemetery property;
(o) Standards for fee waivers including but not limited to documents for veterans, and support of dependent children;
(p) Recording standards for documents related to mines, minerals, and petroleum;
(q) Recording standards for documents related to public lands, including tidelands, and shorelines;
(r) Recording standards for documents related to excise tax on real estate;
(s) Recording standards for documents related to property tax;
(t) Recording standards for documents prepared in foreign countries; and
(u) Recording standards for documents not identified in (a) through (t) of this subsection.
[ 2021 c 137 s 4.]
Notes:
Intent—2021 c 137: See note following RCW 65.24.010.

catchline: Uniform recording standards—Rule-making authority.


title: RCW 65.24.901

text:
In applying and construing this chapter, consideration must be given to the need to promote uniformity of the law with respect to its subject matter among states that enact a uniform real property electronic recording act.
[ 2008 c 57 s 6.]

catchline: Application—Construction.


title: RCW 66.04.010

text:
In this title, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) "Alcohol" is that substance known as ethyl alcohol, hydrated oxide of ethyl, or spirit of wine, which is commonly produced by the fermentation or distillation of grain, starch, molasses, or sugar, or other substances including all dilutions and mixtures of this substance. The term "alcohol" does not include alcohol in the possession of a manufacturer or distiller of alcohol fuel, as described in RCW 66.12.130, which is intended to be denatured and used as a fuel for use in motor vehicles, farm implements, and machines or implements of husbandry.
(2) "Authorized representative" means a person who:
(a) Is required to have a federal basic permit issued pursuant to the federal alcohol administration act, 27 U.S.C. Sec. 204;
(b) Has its business located in the United States outside of the state of Washington;
(c) Acquires ownership of beer or wine for transportation into and resale in the state of Washington; and which beer or wine is produced by a brewery or winery in the United States outside of the state of Washington; and
(d) Is appointed by the brewery or winery referenced in (c) of this subsection as its authorized representative for marketing and selling its products within the United States in accordance with a written agreement between the authorized representative and such brewery or winery pursuant to this title.
(3) "Beer" means any malt beverage, flavored malt beverage, or malt liquor as these terms are defined in this chapter.
(4) "Beer distributor" means a person who buys beer from a domestic brewery, microbrewery, beer certificate of approval holder, or beer importers, or who acquires foreign produced beer from a source outside of the United States, for the purpose of selling the same pursuant to this title, or who represents such brewer or brewery as agent.
(5) "Beer importer" means a person or business within Washington who purchases beer from a beer certificate of approval holder or who acquires foreign produced beer from a source outside of the United States for the purpose of selling the same pursuant to this title.
(6) "Board" means the liquor and cannabis board, constituted under this title.
(7) "Brewer" or "brewery" means any person engaged in the business of manufacturing beer and malt liquor. Brewer includes a brand owner of malt beverages who holds a brewer's notice with the federal bureau of alcohol, tobacco, and firearms at a location outside the state and whose malt beverage is contract-produced by a licensed in-state brewery, and who may exercise within the state, under a domestic brewery license, only the privileges of storing, selling to licensed beer distributors, and exporting beer from the state.
(8) "Club" means an organization of persons, incorporated or unincorporated, operated solely for fraternal, benevolent, educational, athletic, or social purposes, and not for pecuniary gain.
(9) "Confection" means a preparation of sugar, honey, or other natural or artificial sweeteners in combination with chocolate, fruits, nuts, dairy products, or flavorings, in the form of bars, drops, or pieces.
(10) "Consume" includes the putting of liquor to any use, whether by drinking or otherwise.
(11) "Contract liquor store" means a business that sells liquor on behalf of the board through a contract with a contract liquor store manager.
(12) "Craft distillery" means a distillery that pays the reduced licensing fee under RCW 66.24.140.
(13) "Delivery" means the transportation of alcohol to an individual located within Washington state from a licensed location holding an alcohol delivery endorsement as part of a delivery order. "Delivery" does not include services provided by common carriers.
(14) "Dentist" means a practitioner of dentistry duly and regularly licensed and engaged in the practice of his or her profession within the state pursuant to chapter 18.32 RCW.
(15) "Distiller" means a person engaged in the business of distilling spirits.
(16) "Domestic brewery" means a place where beer and malt liquor are manufactured or produced by a brewer within the state.
(17) "Domestic winery" means a place where wines are manufactured or produced within the state of Washington.
(18) "Drug store" means a place whose principal business is, the sale of drugs, medicines, and pharmaceutical preparations and maintains a regular prescription department and employs a registered pharmacist during all hours the drug store is open.
(19) "Druggist" means any person who holds a valid certificate and is a registered pharmacist and is duly and regularly engaged in carrying on the business of pharmaceutical chemistry pursuant to chapter 18.64 RCW.
(20) "Employee" means any person employed by the board.
(21) "Flavored malt beverage" means:
(a) A malt beverage containing six percent or less alcohol by volume to which flavoring or other added nonbeverage ingredients are added that contain distilled spirits of not more than forty-nine percent of the beverage's overall alcohol content; or
(b) A malt beverage containing more than six percent alcohol by volume to which flavoring or other added nonbeverage ingredients are added that contain distilled spirits of not more than one and one-half percent of the beverage's overall alcohol content.
(22) "Fund" means 'liquor revolving fund.'
(23) "Hotel" means buildings, structures, and grounds, having facilities for preparing, cooking, and serving food, that are kept, used, maintained, advertised, or held out to the public to be a place where food is served and sleeping accommodations are offered for pay to transient guests, in which twenty or more rooms are used for the sleeping accommodation of such transient guests. The buildings, structures, and grounds must be located on adjacent property either owned or leased by the same person or persons.
(24) "Importer" means a person who buys distilled spirits from a distillery outside the state of Washington and imports such spirituous liquor into the state for sale to the board or for export.
(25) "Imprisonment" means confinement in the county jail.
(26) "Liquor" includes the four varieties of liquor herein defined (alcohol, spirits, wine, and beer), and all fermented, spirituous, vinous, or malt liquor, or combinations thereof, and mixed liquor, a part of which is fermented, spirituous, vinous or malt liquor, or otherwise intoxicating; and every liquid or solid or semisolid or other substance, patented or not, containing alcohol, spirits, wine, or beer, and all drinks or drinkable liquids and all preparations or mixtures capable of human consumption, and any liquid, semisolid, solid, or other substance, which contains more than one percent of alcohol by weight shall be conclusively deemed to be intoxicating. Liquor does not include confections or food products that contain one percent or less of alcohol by weight.
(27) "Malt beverage" or "malt liquor" means any beverage such as beer, ale, lager beer, stout, and porter obtained by the alcoholic fermentation of an infusion or decoction of pure hops, or pure extract of hops and pure barley malt or other wholesome grain or cereal in pure water containing not more than eight percent of alcohol by weight, and not less than one-half of one percent of alcohol by volume. For the purposes of this title, any such beverage containing more than eight percent of alcohol by weight shall be referred to as "strong beer."
(28) "Manufacturer" means a person engaged in the preparation of liquor for sale, in any form whatsoever.
(29) "Nightclub" means an establishment that provides entertainment and has as its primary source of revenue (a) the sale of alcohol for consumption on the premises, (b) cover charges, or (c) both.
(30) "Package" means any container or receptacle used for holding liquor.
(31) "Passenger vessel" means any boat, ship, vessel, barge, or other floating craft of any kind carrying passengers for compensation.
(32) "Permit" means a permit for the purchase of liquor under this title.
(33) "Person" means an individual, copartnership, association, or corporation.
(34) "Physician" means a medical practitioner duly and regularly licensed and engaged in the practice of his or her profession within the state pursuant to chapter 18.71 RCW.
(35) "Powdered alcohol" means any powder or crystalline substance containing alcohol that is produced for direct use or reconstitution.
(36) "Prescription" means a memorandum signed by a physician and given by him or her to a patient for the obtaining of liquor pursuant to this title for medicinal purposes.
(37) "Public place" includes streets and alleys of incorporated cities and towns; state or county or township highways or roads; buildings and grounds used for school purposes; public dance halls and grounds adjacent thereto; those parts of establishments where beer may be sold under this title, soft drink establishments, public buildings, public meeting halls, lobbies, halls and dining rooms of hotels, restaurants, theaters, stores, garages and filling stations which are open to and are generally used by the public and to which the public is permitted to have unrestricted access; railroad trains, stages, and other public conveyances of all kinds and character, and the depots and waiting rooms used in conjunction therewith which are open to unrestricted use and access by the public; publicly owned bathing beaches, parks, and/or playgrounds; and all other places of like or similar nature to which the general public has unrestricted right of access, and which are generally used by the public.
(38) "Regulations" means regulations made by the board under the powers conferred by this title.
(39) "Restaurant" means any establishment provided with special space and accommodations where, in consideration of payment, food, without lodgings, is habitually furnished to the public, not including drug stores and soda fountains, but including domestic breweries and microbreweries who contract with another establishment to provide food service in accordance with RCW 66.24.240(4) and 66.24.244(5).
(40) "Sale" and "sell" include exchange, barter, and traffic; and also include the selling or supplying or distributing, by any means whatsoever, of liquor, or of any liquid known or described as beer or by any name whatever commonly used to describe malt or brewed liquor or of wine, by any person to any person; and also include a sale or selling within the state to a foreign consignee or his or her agent in the state. "Sale" and "sell" shall not include the giving, at no charge, of a reasonable amount of liquor by a person not licensed by the board to a person not licensed by the board, for personal use only. "Sale" and "sell" also does not include a raffle authorized under RCW 9.46.0315: PROVIDED, That the nonprofit organization conducting the raffle has obtained the appropriate permit from the board.
(41) "Service bar" means a fixed or portable table, counter, cart, or similar workstation primarily used to prepare, mix, serve, and sell alcohol that is picked up by employees or customers. Customers may not be seated or allowed to consume food or alcohol at a service bar.
(42) "Soda fountain" means a place especially equipped with apparatus for the purpose of dispensing soft drinks, whether mixed or otherwise.
(43) "Soju" means a traditional Korean distilled alcoholic beverage, produced using authentic Korean recipes and production methods, and derived from agricultural products, that contains not more than twenty-four percent of alcohol by volume.
(44) "Spirits" means any beverage which contains alcohol obtained by distillation, except flavored malt beverages, but including wines exceeding twenty-four percent of alcohol by volume.
(45) "Store" means a state liquor store established under this title.
(46) "Tavern" means any establishment with special space and accommodation for sale by the glass and for consumption on the premises, of beer, as herein defined.
(47) "VIP airport lounge" means an establishment within an international airport located beyond security checkpoints that provides a special space to sit, relax, read, work, and enjoy beverages where access is controlled by the VIP airport lounge operator and is generally limited to the following classifications of persons:
(a) Airline passengers of any age whose admission is based on a first-class, executive, or business class ticket;
(b) Airline passengers of any age who are qualified members or allowed guests of certain frequent flyer or other loyalty incentive programs maintained by airlines that have agreements describing the conditions for access to the VIP airport lounge;
(c) Airline passengers of any age who are qualified members or allowed guests of certain enhanced amenities programs maintained by companies that have agreements describing the conditions for access to the VIP airport lounge;
(d) Airport and airline employees, government officials, foreign dignitaries, and other attendees of functions held by the airport authority or airlines related to the promotion of business objectives such as increasing international air traffic and enhancing foreign trade where access to the VIP airport lounge will be controlled by the VIP airport lounge operator; and
(e) Airline passengers of any age or airline employees whose admission is based on a pass issued or permission given by the airline for access to the VIP airport lounge.
(48) "VIP airport lounge operator" means an airline, port district, or other entity operating a VIP airport lounge that: Is accountable for compliance with the alcohol beverage control act under this title; holds the license under chapter 66.24 RCW issued to the VIP airport lounge; and provides a point of contact for addressing any licensing and enforcement by the board.
(49)(a) "Wine" means any alcoholic beverage obtained by fermentation of fruits (grapes, berries, apples, et cetera) or other agricultural product containing sugar, to which any saccharine substances may have been added before, during or after fermentation, and containing not more than twenty-four percent of alcohol by volume, including sweet wines fortified with wine spirits, such as port, sherry, muscatel, and angelica, not exceeding twenty-four percent of alcohol by volume and not less than one-half of one percent of alcohol by volume. For purposes of this title, any beverage containing no more than fourteen percent of alcohol by volume when bottled or packaged by the manufacturer shall be referred to as "table wine," and any beverage containing alcohol in an amount more than fourteen percent by volume when bottled or packaged by the manufacturer shall be referred to as "fortified wine." However, "fortified wine" shall not include: (i) Wines that are both sealed or capped by cork closure and aged two years or more; and (ii) wines that contain more than fourteen percent alcohol by volume solely as a result of the natural fermentation process and that have not been produced with the addition of wine spirits, brandy, or alcohol.
(b) This subsection shall not be interpreted to require that any wine be labeled with the designation "table wine" or "fortified wine."
(50) "Wine distributor" means a person who buys wine from a domestic winery, wine certificate of approval holder, or wine importer, or who acquires foreign produced wine from a source outside of the United States, for the purpose of selling the same not in violation of this title, or who represents such vintner or winery as agent.
(51) "Wine importer" means a person or business within Washington who purchases wine from a wine certificate of approval holder or who acquires foreign produced wine from a source outside of the United States for the purpose of selling the same pursuant to this title.
(52) "Winery" means a business conducted by any person for the manufacture of wine for sale, other than a domestic winery.
[ 2025 c 141 s 6; 2023 c 279 s 2. Prior: 2019 c 61 s 1; 2015 c 193 s 3; 2012 c 117 s 264; prior: 2011 c 325 s 2; 2011 c 195 s 3; prior: 2009 c 373 s 1; 2009 c 271 s 2; 2008 c 94 s 4; (2008 c 94 s 3 expired July 1, 2008); prior: 2007 c 370 s 10; 2007 c 226 s 1; prior: 2006 c 225 s 1; 2006 c 101 s 1; 2005 c 151 s 1; 2004 c 160 s 1; 2000 c 142 s 1; 1997 c 321 s 37; 1991 c 192 s 1; 1987 c 386 s 3; 1984 c 78 s 5; 1982 c 39 s 1; 1981 1st ex.s. c 5 s 1; 1980 c 140 s 3; 1969 ex.s. c 21 s 13; 1935 c 158 s 1; 1933 ex.s. c 62 s 3; RRS s 7306-3. Formerly RCW 66.04.010 through 66.04.380.]
Notes:
Effective date—2023 c 279: See note following RCW 66.24.710.
Finding—Intent—Effective date—2015 c 193: See notes following RCW 66.44.380.
Effective date—2008 c 94 ss 4 and 11: "Sections 4 and 11 of this act take effect July 1, 2008." [ 2008 c 94 s 13.]
Expiration date—2008 c 94 s 3: "Section 3 of this act expires July 1, 2008." [ 2008 c 94 s 12.]
Effective date—2007 c 370 ss 10-20: "Sections 10 through 20 of this act take effect July 1, 2008." [ 2007 c 370 s 23.]
Effective date—2004 c 160: "This act takes effect January 1, 2005." [ 2004 c 160 s 20.]
Effective date—1997 c 321: See note following RCW 66.24.010.
Finding and declaration—Severability—1984 c 78: See notes following RCW 66.12.160.
Severability—1982 c 39: "If any provision of this amendatory 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." [ 1982 c 39 s 3.]
Effective date—1981 1st ex.s. c 5: See RCW 66.98.100.
Effective date—1969 ex.s. c 21: "The effective date of this 1969 amendatory act is July 1, 1969." [ 1969 ex.s. c 21 s 15.]

catchline: Definitions.


title: RCW 66.04.011

text:
"Public place" as defined in this title shall not include (a) any of those parks under the control of the state parks and recreation commission, nor, (b) parks and picnic areas adjacent to and held by the same ownership as licensed brewers and domestic wineries for the consumption of beer and wine produced by the respective brewery or winery, as prescribed by regulation adopted by the board pursuant to chapter 34.05 RCW.
[ 1977 ex.s. c 219 s 1; 1971 ex.s. c 208 s 3.]

catchline: "Public place" not to include certain parks and picnic areas.


title: RCW 66.04.021

text:
In this title, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) "Retailer" except as expressly defined by RCW 66.28.285(5) with respect to its use in RCW 66.28.280 through 66.28.315, means the holder of a license or permit issued by the board authorizing sale of liquor to consumers for consumption on and/or off the premises. With respect to retailer licenses, "on-sale" refers to the license privilege of selling for consumption upon the licensed premises.
(2) "Spirits distributor" means a person, other than a person who holds only a retail license, who buys spirits from a domestic distiller, manufacturer, supplier, spirits distributor, or spirits importer, or who acquires foreign-produced spirits from a source outside of the United States, for the purpose of reselling the same not in violation of this title, or who represents such distiller as agent.
(3) "Spirits importer" means a person who buys distilled spirits from a distiller outside the state of Washington and imports such spirits into the state for sale or export.
[ 2025 c 58 s 1009; 2012 c 2 s 125 (Initiative Measure No. 1183, approved November 8, 2011).]
Notes:
Explanatory note—2025 c 58: See note following RCW 1.16.050.
Finding—Application—Rules—Effective date—Contingent effective date—2012 c 2 (Initiative Measure No. 1183): See notes following RCW 66.24.620.

catchline: "Retailer," "spirits distributor," and "spirits importer."


title: RCW 66.08.010

text:
This entire title shall be deemed an exercise of the police power of the state, for the protection of the welfare, health, peace, morals, and safety of the people of the state, and all its provisions shall be liberally construed for the accomplishment of that purpose.
[ 1933 ex.s. c 62 s 2; RRS s 7306-2.]

catchline: Title liberally construed.


title: RCW 66.08.012

text:
There shall be a board, known as the "Washington state liquor and cannabis board," consisting of three members, to be appointed by the governor, with the consent of the senate, who shall each be paid an annual salary to be fixed by the governor in accordance with the provisions of RCW 43.03.040. The governor may, in his or her discretion, appoint one of the members as chair of the board, and a majority of the members shall constitute a quorum of the board.
[ 2015 c 70 s 3; 2012 c 117 s 265; 1961 c 307 s 7; 1949 c 5 s 8; 1945 c 208 s 1; 1937 c 225 s 1; 1933 ex.s. c 62 s 63; Rem. Supp. 1949 s 7306-63. Formerly RCW 43.66.010.]
Notes:
Short title—2015 c 70: "This act may be known and cited as the cannabis patient protection act." [ 2015 c 70 s 1.]
Findings—Intent—2025 c 58; 2015 c 70: "The legislature finds that since voters approved Initiative Measure No. 692 in 1998, it has been the public policy of the state to permit the medical use of cannabis. Between 1998 and the present day, there have been multiple legislative attempts to clarify what is meant by the medical use of cannabis and to ensure qualifying patients have a safe, consistent, and adequate source of cannabis for their medical needs.
The legislature further finds that qualifying patients are people with serious medical conditions and have been responsible for finding their own source of cannabis for their own personal medical use. Either by growing it themselves, designating someone to grow for them, or participating in collective gardens, patients have developed methods of access in spite of continued federal opposition to the medical use of cannabis. In a time when access itself was an issue and no safe, consistent source of cannabis was available, this unregulated system was permitted by the state to ensure some, albeit limited, access to cannabis for medical use. Also permitted were personal possession limits of fifteen plants and twenty-four ounces of useable cannabis, which was deemed to be the amount of cannabis needed for a sixty-day supply. In a time when supply was not consistent, this amount of cannabis was necessary to ensure patients would be able to address their immediate medical needs.
The legislature further finds that while possession amounts are provided in statute, these do not amount to protection from arrest and prosecution for patients. In fact, patients in compliance with state law are not provided arrest protection. They may be arrested and their only remedy is to assert an affirmative defense at trial that they are in compliance with the law and have a medical need. Too many patients using cannabis for medical purposes today do not know this; many falsely believe they cannot be arrested so long as their health care provider has authorized them for the medical use of cannabis.
The legislature further finds that in 2012 voters passed Initiative Measure No. 502 which permitted the recreational use of cannabis. For the first time in our nation's history, cannabis would be regulated, taxed, and sold for recreational consumption. Initiative Measure No. 502 provides for strict regulation on the production, processing, and distribution of cannabis. Under Initiative Measure No. 502, cannabis is trackable from seed to sale and may only be sold or grown under license. Cannabis must be tested for impurities and purchasers of cannabis must be informed of the THC level in the cannabis. Since its passage, two hundred fifty producer/processor licenses and sixty-three retail licenses have been issued, covering the majority of the state. With the current product canopy exceeding 2.9 million square feet, and retailers in place, the state now has a system of safe, consistent, and adequate access to cannabis; the marketplace is not the same marketplace envisioned by the voters in 1998. While medical needs remain, the state is in the untenable position of having a recreational product that is tested and subject to production standards that ensure safe access for recreational users. No such standards exist for medical users and, consequently, the very people originally meant to be helped through the medical use of cannabis do not know if their product has been tested for molds, do not know where their cannabis has been grown, have no certainty in the level of THC or CBD in their products, and have no assurances that their products have been handled through quality assurance measures. It is not the public policy of the state to allow qualifying patients to only have access to products that may be endangering their health.
The legislature, therefore, intends to adopt a comprehensive act that uses the regulations in place for the recreational market to provide regulation for the medical use of cannabis. It intends to ensure that patients retain their ability to grow their own cannabis for their own medical use and it intends to ensure that patients have the ability to possess more cannabis-infused products, useable cannabis, and cannabis concentrates than what is available to a nonmedical user. It further intends that medical specific regulations be adopted as needed and under consultation of the departments of health and agriculture so that safe handling practices will be adopted and so that testing standards for medical products meet or exceed those standards in use in the recreational market.
The legislature further intends that the costs associated with implementing and administering the medical cannabis authorization database shall be financed from the health professions account and that these funds shall be restored to the health professions account through future appropriations using funds derived from the dedicated cannabis account." [ 2025 c 58 s 4003; 2015 c 70 s 2.]
References to Washington state liquor control board—Draft legislation—2015 c 70: "All references to the Washington state liquor control board must be construed as referring to the Washington state liquor and cannabis board. The code reviser must prepare legislation for the 2016 legislative session changing all references in the Revised Code of Washington from the Washington state liquor control board to the Washington state liquor and cannabis board." [ 2015 c 70 s 47.]

catchline: Creation of board—Chair—Quorum—Salary.


title: RCW 66.08.014

text:
(1) The members of the board to be appointed after December 2, 1948, shall be appointed for terms beginning January 15, 1949, and expiring as follows: One member of the board for a term of three years from January 15, 1949; one member of the board for a term of six years from January 15, 1949; and one member of the board for a term of nine years from January 15, 1949. Each of the members of the board appointed hereunder shall hold office until his or her successor is appointed and qualified. After June 11, 1986, the term that began on January 15, 1985, will end on January 15, 1989, the term beginning on January 15, 1988, will end on January 15, 1993, and the term beginning on January 15, 1991, will end on January 15, 1997. Thereafter, upon the expiration of the term of any member appointed after June 11, 1986, each succeeding member of the board shall be appointed and hold office for the term of six years. In case of a vacancy, it shall be filled by appointment by the governor for the unexpired portion of the term in which said vacancy occurs. No vacancy in the membership of the board shall impair the right of the remaining member or members to act, except as herein otherwise provided.
(2) The principal office of the board shall be at the state capitol, and it may establish such other offices as it may deem necessary.
(3) Any member of the board may be removed for inefficiency, malfeasance, or misfeasance in office, upon specific written charges filed by the governor, who shall transmit such written charges to the member accused and to the chief justice of the supreme court. The chief justice shall thereupon designate a tribunal composed of three judges of the superior court to hear and adjudicate the charges. Such tribunal shall fix the time of the hearing, which shall be public, and the procedure for the hearing, and the decision of such tribunal shall be final and not subject to review by the supreme court. Removal of any member of the board by the tribunal shall disqualify such member for reappointment.
(4) Each member of the board shall devote his or her entire time to the duties of his or her office and no member of the board shall hold any other public office. Before entering upon the duties of his or her office, each of said members of the board shall enter into a surety bond executed by a surety company authorized to do business in this state, payable to the state of Washington, to be approved by the governor in the penal sum of fifty thousand dollars conditioned upon the faithful performance of his or her duties, and shall take and subscribe to the oath of office prescribed for elective state officers, which oath and bond shall be filed with the secretary of state. The premium for said bond shall be paid by the board.
[ 2012 c 117 s 266; 1986 c 105 s 1; 1949 c 5 s 9; 1947 c 113 s 1; 1945 c 208 s 2; 1933 ex.s. c 62 s 64; Rem. Supp. 1949 s 7306-64. Formerly RCW 43.66.020.]
Notes:

catchline: Terms of members—Vacancies—Principal office—Removal—Devotion of time to duties—Bond—Oath.


title: RCW 66.08.016

text:
The board may employ such number of employees as in its judgment are required from time to time.
[ 1961 c 1 s 30 (Initiative Measure No. 207, approved November 8, 1960); 1947 c 113 s 2; 1933 ex.s. c 62 s 65; Rem. Supp. 1947 s 7306-65. Formerly RCW 43.66.030.]

catchline: Employees of the board.


title: RCW 66.08.020

text:
The administration of this title is vested in the *liquor control board, constituted under this title.
[ 2012 c 2 s 202 (Initiative Measure No. 1183, approved November 8, 2011); 1933 ex.s. c 62 s 5; RRS s 7306-5.]
Notes:
*Reviser's note: The "state liquor control board" was renamed the "state liquor and cannabis board" by 2015 c 70 s 3.
Finding—Application—Rules—Effective date—Contingent effective date—2012 c 2 (Initiative Measure No. 1183): See notes following RCW 66.24.620.

catchline: Liquor control board to administer.


title: RCW 66.08.022

text:
The attorney general shall be the general counsel of the *liquor control board and he or she shall institute and prosecute all actions and proceedings which may be necessary in the enforcement and carrying out of the provisions of this chapter and this title.
He or she shall assign such assistants as may be necessary to the exclusive duty of assisting the *liquor control board in the enforcement of this title.
[ 2012 c 117 s 267; 1961 ex.s. c 6 s 2; 1933 ex.s. c 62 s 66; RRS s 7306-66. Formerly RCW 43.66.140.]
Notes:
*Reviser's note: The "state liquor control board" was renamed the "state liquor and cannabis board" by 2015 c 70 s 3.
Effective date—Transfer of liquor revolving fund to state treasurer—Outstanding obligations—1961 ex.s. c 6: See notes following RCW 66.08.170.

catchline: Attorney general is general counsel of board—Duties—Assistants.


title: RCW 66.08.024

text:
The state auditor shall audit the books, records, and affairs of the board annually. The board may provide for additional audits by certified public accountants. All such audits shall be public records of the state. The payment of the audits provided for in this section shall be paid as provided in RCW 66.08.026 for other administrative expenses.
[ 1987 c 74 s 1; 1981 1st ex.s. c 5 s 2; 1961 ex.s. c 6 s 3; 1937 c 138 s 1; 1935 c 174 s 12; 1933 ex.s. c 62 s 71; RRS s 7306-71. Formerly RCW 43.66.150.]
Notes:
Effective date—1981 1st ex.s. c 5: See RCW 66.98.100.
Effective date—Transfer of liquor revolving fund to state treasurer—Outstanding obligations—1961 ex.s. c 6: See notes following RCW 66.08.170.

catchline: Annual audit—State auditor's duties—Additional audits—Public records.


title: RCW 66.08.026

text:
Administrative expenses of the board must be appropriated and paid from the liquor revolving fund. These administrative expenses include, but not be [are not] limited to: The salaries and expenses of the board and its employees, legal services, pilot projects, annual or other audits, and other general costs of conducting the business of the board. The administrative expenses do not include those amounts distributed pursuant to RCW 66.08.180, 66.08.190, 66.08.200, or 66.08.210. Agency commissions for contract liquor stores must be established by the *liquor control board after consultation with and approval by the director of the office of financial management. All expenditures and payment of obligations authorized by this section are subject to the allotment requirements of chapter 43.88 RCW.
[ 2012 c 2 s 203 (Initiative Measure No. 1183, approved November 8, 2011); 2008 c 67 s 1; 2005 c 151 s 2; 2004 c 63 s 1; 2001 c 313 s 1; 1998 c 265 s 2; 1997 c 148 s 1; 1996 c 291 s 3; 1983 c 160 s 2; 1963 c 239 s 1; 1961 ex.s. c 6 s 4. Formerly RCW 43.66.161.]
Notes:
*Reviser's note: The "state liquor control board" was renamed the "state liquor and cannabis board" by 2015 c 70 s 3.
Finding—Application—Rules—Effective date—Contingent effective date—2012 c 2 (Initiative Measure No. 1183): See notes following RCW 66.24.620.
Effective date—2008 c 67: "This act takes effect July 1, 2009." [ 2008 c 67 s 2.]
Intent—1998 c 265: "It is the intent of the legislature that expenditures associated with the implementation of using credit and debit cards in state liquor stores and agency liquor vendor stores not have a negative impact to the liquor revolving fund balance and that transfers to the state general fund, the cities, and the counties not be reduced because of these costs." [ 1998 c 265 s 1.]
Severability—1963 c 239: "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." [ 1963 c 239 s 2.]
Effective date—Transfer of liquor revolving fund to state treasurer—Outstanding obligations—1961 ex.s. c 6: See notes following RCW 66.08.170.

catchline: Appropriation and payment of administrative expenses from liquor revolving fund—"Administrative expenses" defined.