Washington State

Office of the Attorney General

Attorney General

Bob Ferguson

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OFFICES AND OFFICERS ‑- COUNTY ‑- ASSESSOR ‑- PUBLIC RECORDS ‑- TAXATION ‑- PUBLIC ACCESS TO PROPERTY TAX ASSESSMENT ROLLS (1) Except where prohibited by RCW 42.17.260(5), inspection and copying of an assessor's property tax assessment roll and supporting materials must be allowed unless the
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COURTS ‑- JUVENILE ‑- CRIMES ‑- INFANTS ‑- INFANCY AS DEFENSE TO CHARGED COMMISSION OF JUVENILE OFFENSE The provisions of RCW 9A.04.050, under which children under eight years of age are incapable of committing a crime and children between eight and twelve years of age are presumed to be incapable
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COURTS ‑- SUPERIOR ‑- LEGISLATURE ‑- INITIATIVE NO. 62 ‑- FUNDING NEW SUPERIOR COURT JUDGESHIPS  In the event that the state legislature, during its current (1980) session, increases the number of superior court judgeships within a given county, the state will be required by § 6(1) of
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PROPERTY ‑- TAXATION ‑- REAL PROPERTY ‑- MOBILE HOMES ‑- IMPROVEMENTS ‑-OMITTED ASSESSMENT OF MOBILE HOMES AFFIXED TO REAL PROPERTY  Where (but only where) a mobile home is permanently affixed to a tract or realty so as to constitute an improvement, and the bona fide purchaser, encumbrancer or
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COUNTIES ‑- CITIES AND TOWNS ‑- PLATTING AND SUBDIVISION ‑- RESUBDIVISION OF LOT WITHIN EXISTING SUBDIVISION  Where, within an existing land subdivision established pursuant to either chapter 58.16 or 58.17 RCW, the owner of an individual lot proposes to divide that lot into four or fewer
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JUVENILE COURTS ‑- SCHOOLS ‑- TRUANCY ‑ ENFORCEMENT OF COMPULSORY SCHOOL ATTENDANCE LAW  In the enforcement of the state compulsory school attendance law as amended by chapter 201, Laws of 1979, 1st Ex. Sess., a juvenile court has only the limited jurisdiction (by virtue of § 2 of that act) to
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SHOPLIFTING ‑- COURTS ‑- CIVIL ACTION FOR DAMAGES UNDER RCW 4.24.230 ‑- APPLICABILITY TO THEFT OF MEAL FROM RESTAURANT  Although he or she would potentially be subject to criminal sanctions under the provisions of RCW 9.45.040, RCW 19.48.110 and chapter 9A.56 RCW, a customer who orders a meal
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RETIREMENT ‑- PENSIONS ‑- TEACHERS ‑- STATE EMPLOYEES ‑- RETENTION OF MEMBERSHIP IN TEACHERS' RETIREMENT SYSTEM OR TRANSFER TO PUBLIC EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM UPON CHANGE IN EMPLOYMENT STATUS  (1) A person who has properly established membership in the Washington Teachers' Retirement
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COUNTIES ‑- HOME RULE CHARTER ‑- TAXATION ‑- AUTHORITY OF A "HOME RULE" CHARTER COUNTY TO IMPOSE A COUNTY-WIDE BUSINESS AND OCCUPATION TAX  A county, including a county which has adopted a "home rule" charter under Article XI, § 4 (Amendment 21) of the Washington Constitution, does not have
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CITIES AND TOWNS ‑- TAXATION ‑- IMPOSITION OF SPECIAL HOTEL-MOTEL OCCUPANCY EXCISE TAX BY FOURTH CLASS MUNICIPALITY OR TOWN Under RCW 67.28.180, which authorizes the legislative body of any county or city to levy and collect a special excise tax on hotel and motel occupancies, the term "city"