Washington State

Office of the Attorney General

Attorney General

Bob Ferguson

AGO 1963 NO. 41 >
DISTRICTS ‑- SCHOOLS ‑- PHYSICAL EDUCATION ‑- WHEN STUDENTS MAY BE EXCUSED. Students in public high schools, colleges and universities may be excused from physical education courses on account of physical disability, or religious belief, or because of participation in directed athletics or
AGO 1963 NO. 42 >
OFFICES AND OFFICERS ‑- STATE ‑- DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRIES ‑- SHOP INSPECTION OF BOILERS. The fee schedule for shop inspection of boilers is prescribed in chapter 217, Laws of 1963, but the fee for inspection of secondhand or used boilers is controlled by § 33, chapter 32, Laws of 1951 (
AGO 1963 NO. 43 >
OFFICES AND OFFICERS ‑- STATE ‑- AERONAUTICS COMMISSION ‑- AUTHORITY TO SELL PROPERTY ‑- PROCEEDS ‑- COMPLIANCE WITH FEDERAL GRANT. The state aeronautics commission has the authority (1) to sell property located on an emergency airfield granted to the state by the federal government; and (2) to
AGO 1963 NO. 44 >
TAXATION ‑- REAL ESTATE EXCISE TAX ‑- TRANSFER OF REAL PROPERTY ‑- TRANSFEROR CORPORATION OWNS ALL STOCK OF TRANSFEREE CORPORATION. The one percent real estate excise tax does not apply to the transfer of real property by one corporation to another corporation where the transferor owns all of the
AGO 1963 NO. 45 >
DISTRICTS ‑- WATER ‑- COMMISSIONERS ‑- GROUP MEDICAL INSURANCE PLAN OR HEALTH CARE PLAN FOR EMPLOYEES AND DEPENDENTS ‑- AUTHORITY ‑- COMMISSIONERS NOT INCLUDED. (1) A water district has the power to initiate and maintain a group medical insurance plan or health care plan for its employees and
AGO 1963 NO. 46 >
OFFICES AND OFFICERS ‑- STATE ‑- DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES ‑- BED OF OCEAN BEYOND OUTER HARBOR LINES ‑- AUTHORITY OF DEPARTMENT TO LEASE FOR PURPOSES OF OIL AND GAS EXPLORATION. Section 1, Article XV, of the Washington State Constitution as amended by Amendment 15, does not prohibit the
AGO 1963 NO. 47 >
OFFICES AND OFFICERS ‑- STATE ‑- PATROL OFFICERS ‑- OFF-DUTY HOURS ‑- WITNESS ‑- TESTIFYING ON BEHALF OF STATE ‑- JUSTICE COURT. A state patrol officer is not entitled to witness fees for appearing and testifying in a justice court on behalf of the state, county or municipality during off-duty
AGO 1963 NO. 48 >
DISTRICTS ‑- SCHOOLS ‑- BOND REDEMPTION FUND ‑- DEPOSIT OF PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT PAYMENT ‑- AMOUNT NOT TO BE INCLUDED IN COMPUTING STATE EQUALIZATION FOR CURRENT OPERATIONS. (1) The proceeds of the payment a public utility district must make to a school district under RCW 54.28.080 are to be
AGO 1963 NO. 49 >
CITIES AND TOWNS ‑- CITY OF THIRD CLASS ‑- AUTHORITY TO OPERATE TRAILER COURT AND OVERNIGHT CAMPING AREA ‑- CHARGE ‑- PROFIT. A city of the third class may operate a trailer court and overnight camping area and charge a rate which will yield a fair profit or at least provide a reasonable margin to
AGO 1963 NO. 50 >
OFFICES AND OFFICERS ‑- STATE ‑- LEGISLATURE ‑- EXTENSION OF TERMS OF MUNICIPAL OFFICES ‑- ELIGIBILITY OF LEGISLATOR TO BE CANDIDATE. Article II, § 13, of the state constitution does not bar a member of the 1963 legislature from being a candidate for election to a city office the term of which was