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The Revised Code of Washington (RCW) is the compilation of all permanent laws currently in force in the U.S. state of Washington. [1] Temporary laws such as appropriations acts are excluded. It is published by the Washington State Statute Law Committee and the Washington State Code Reviser which it employs and supervises. [2] [3]
Washington State Department of Financial Institutions is an agency of the State of Washington charged with regulating financial institutions including banks, and prevention of financial fraud such as bank fraud, credit card fraud and payday loan issues. It is authorized by Revised Code of Washington (RCW) Title 43, Chapter 320.
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The ruling was upheld by a 7–2 decision of the Washington Supreme Court on December 19, 2019, but administrative offices were excluded from the definition of state agencies. [17] [18] While the state legislature appealed the ruling, a bill to remove the legislature from the Public Records Act was announced by state legislators on February 21.
The State Senate Chamber of the Washington State Capitol. The Washington State Legislature is the state's legislative branch. The state legislature is bicameral and is composed of a lower House of Representatives and an upper State Senate. The state is divided into 49 legislative districts of equal population, each of which elects two ...
State agency regulations (sometimes called administrative law) are published in the Washington State Register and codified in the Washington Administrative Code. Washington's legal system is based on common law , which is interpreted by case law through the decisions of the Supreme Court and Court of Appeals, which are published in the ...
List of Washington State Insurance Commissioners [5] [6] Name Years Party J. H. Schively: 1909–1913 Republican H.O.Fishback 1913–1933 Republican William A. Sullivan 1933–1961 Democratic Lee I. Kueckelhan 1961–1969 Democratic Karl Herrmann 1969–1977 Democratic Richard G. Marquardt 1977–1993 Republican Deborah Senn: 1993–2001 Democratic
The state treasurer is the chief banker, financier, and investment officer for the state of Washington. [5] In this capacity, the state treasurer receives payments made to the state, accounts for and manages the state's cash flows, and disburses public monies in redemption of warrants drawn by state agencies. [6] [7] [8] The state treasurer is ...