Washington State

Office of the Attorney General

Attorney General

Bob Ferguson

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TAXATION ‑- REAL PROPERTY ‑- LIENS ‑- ACQUISITION OF TAXABLE REAL PROPERTY BY UNITED STATES AGENCY Where a United States agency acquires real property by outright purchase, ad valorem property taxes levied against such property which are due and payable in the year of acquisition, together with the
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TAXATION ‑- PROPERTY ‑- PLATS AND SUBDIVISIONS ‑- DEPOSIT FOR ANTICIPATED PROPERTY TAXES RCW 58.08.040 does not require the payment of a deposit for anticipated property taxes upon the filing, pursuant to regulations adopted under RCW 58.17.060, of a "short plat" subsequent to May 31 in any year
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OFFICES AND OFFICERS ‑- COUNTY ‑- COMMISSIONERS ‑- FUNDS ‑- DISTRICTS ‑- SCHOOLS ‑- DISTRIBUTION OF FEDERAL FOREST FUNDS TO JOINT SCHOOL DISTRICTS A board of county commissioners receiving federal forest funds under RCW 36.33.110 is not authorized or directed by that or any other statute to
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COURTS ‑- JUVENILE ‑- CRIMES ‑- OFFICES AND OFFICERS ‑- STATE ‑- DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES ‑- JURISDICTION OF DEPARTMENT OVER DELINQUENT JUVENILES UPON ATTAINMENT OF AGE EIGHTEEN Except where covered by a juvenile court order under § 1, chapter 170, Laws of 1975, 1st Ex. Sess., in
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OFFICES AND OFFICERS ‑- STATE ‑- DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES ‑- PUBLIC RECORDS ‑- ACCESS TO LISTS OF INDIVIDUALS UNDER INITIATIVE NO. 276 (1) In the absence of specific legal authorization or direction, a public agency governed by Initiative No.276 (chapter 42.17 RCW) is prohibited by RCW 42.17.
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GAMBLING ‑- LOTTERIES ‑- CRIMES ‑- APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER 9.46 RCW TO SPORTS POOLS AND CERTAIN DICE OR CARD GAMES The proprietor or owner of a restaurant, tavern, coffee shop or similar establishment would be engaged in the conduct of prohibited gambling activities within the meaning of chapter 9
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COUNTIES ‑- HIGHWAYS ‑- ROADS ‑- POLICE POWER ‑- MANDATORY REMOVAL OF SIGHT OBSTRUCTIONS FROM PRIVATE PROPERTY (1) A county ordinance adopted under Article XI, § 11 of the state constitution may not require the owner of land abutting a county road intersection, without compensation, to remove
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COUNTIES ‑- POLICE POWER ‑- ABILITY TO ESTABLISH DAY CARE SERVICES IN ABSENCE OF SPECIFIC STATUTORY AUTHORIZATION There is a sufficient basis in Article XI, § 11 of the Washington constitution for upholding a properly drawn ordinance by which a county, including one which has not adopted a home
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OFFICES AND OFFICERS ‑- COUNTY ‑- SHERIFF ‑- RESIDENCE REQUIREMENT FOR DEPUTY SHERIFF In view of the amendment of RCW 42.14.100 by § 3, chapter 95, Laws of 1963, a deputy county sheriff is not required by state law to be a resident of the county which he serves.      
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LABOR ‑- COLLECTIVE BARGAINING ‑- PUBLIC EMPLOYEES ‑- GOVERNOR ‑- VETO ‑- EFFECT OF PARTIAL VETO OF CHAPTERS 288 and 296, LAWS OF 1975, 1st EX. SESS. UPON REMAINING PROVISIONS (1) Because the governor's veto of § 2 of Substitute Senate Bill No. 2408 (chapter 296, Laws of 1975, 1st Ex. Sess.), the