Washington State

Office of the Attorney General

Attorney General

Bob Ferguson

AGO 1962 NO. 144 >

Where the license of an insurance agent was revoked by the insurance commissioner because of a felony conviction the commissioner does not have the authority to relicense the former agent when said individual is released from confinement and placed on parole.

AGO 1962 NO. 146 >

(1) A member of the 37th legislature may accept an office or employment covered by the state civil service law provided the position is not a public office created by the 37th legislature or a public office the emoluments of which were increased by the 37th legislature provided the office is not incompatible with the office of a legislator or creates a conflict of interest. (2) A state employee or officer covered by the state civil service law may not engage in the management of partisan political campaigns, including his own, unless the campaign be one for a part-time public office in a political subdivision of the state.  Resignation or termination must precede engagement in the management of a campaign for legislative office. (3) A state employee who resigns his civil service position would be eligible for reinstatement provided he meets the requirements set forth in the merit system rule.

AGO 1960 NO. 146 >

There is no legal procedure for the disposition of stolen tangible property which has come into the county sheriff's possession in the course of his official duties.

AGO 1962 NO. 151 >

The prior approval of two-thirds of the membership of the legislative council is required before the council has the authority to conduct any public hearings or investigations under RCW 44.24.020 (3).

AGO 1960 NO. 151 >

1.  Funds appropriated by chapter 13, Laws of 1959, Ex. Sess., for use by the Washington state aeronautics commission to construct two emergency landing fields may not be used for the purchase of as many existing private air strips as the money will allow. 2.  The funds in question may be used for the purchase of two existing privately-owned air strips.

AGO 1962 NO. 154 >

(1) Alfalfa seed sold and delivered by the farmer-producer to a processor is subject to applicable property taxes even though it is shipped out of the state on or before April 30 of the first year in which it would otherwise be taxable. (2) Alfalfa seed is exempt from property taxes otherwise applicable if owned by the farmer-producer on the first day of January following harvesting, and this exemption applies whether or not the seed was grown in another state and shipped into Washington for storage.

AGO 1962 NO. 156 >

(1) The four ex officio members on the governor's advisory council on nuclear energy and radiation have the same right to vote as the other appointed members of the council. (2) If one of the ex officio members of the council is unable to attend the council meeting any person who attends at the request of the member is not entitled to cast an official vote on any matter before the council. (3) Since a quorum of the council is not prescribed by statute the common-law rule that a majority of any body constitutes a quorum for the transaction of business is applicable and the council itself therefore may not define what is necessary to constitute a quorum.

AGO 1962 NO. 158 >

The various subsections of § 1, chapter 262, Laws of 1961 (RCW 58.18.010), became operative only where the requisite maps are maintained by the assessor and he has, with the permission of the county commissioners, filed an assessor's plat.

AGO 1962 NO. 159 >

The board of county commissioners and a city council have the authority under chapter 245, Laws of 1961 (chapter 35.77 RCW) to enter into an agreement whereby the county agrees to construct a road within the city at a mutually agreed cost to the city.

AGO 1962 NO. 161 >

The board of county commissioners of a county in which part of a joint school district is located may not expend federal forest funds for improvement or addition to school buildings situated in another county, where the joint district belongs to such other county under RCW 28.57.250.