RCW 42.17.240
Elected and appointed officials, candidates,
and appointees -- Reports of financial affairs and gifts.
(Effective until January 1, 2012. Recodified as RCW 42.17A.700.)
(1) Every elected official and every executive state officer
shall after January 1st and before April 15th of each year file
with the commission a statement of financial affairs for the
preceding calendar year. However, any local elected official
whose term of office expires immediately after December 31st
shall file the statement required to be filed by this section for
the year that ended on that December 31st.
(2) Every candidate shall within two weeks of becoming a
candidate file with the commission a statement of financial
affairs for the preceding twelve months.
(3) Every person appointed to a vacancy in an elective
office or executive state officer position shall within two weeks
of being so appointed file with the commission a statement of
financial affairs for the preceding twelve months.
(4) A statement of a candidate or appointee filed during the
period from January 1st to April 15th shall cover the period from
January 1st of the preceding calendar year to the time of
candidacy or appointment if the filing of the statement would
relieve the individual of a prior obligation to file a statement
covering the entire preceding calendar year.
(5) No individual may be required to file more than once in
any calendar year.
(6) Each statement of financial affairs filed under this
section shall be sworn as to its truth and accuracy.
(7) Every elected official and every executive state officer
shall file with their statement of financial affairs a statement
certifying that they have read and are familiar with RCW 42.17.130 or 42.52.180, whichever is applicable.
(8) For the purposes of this section, the term "executive
state officer" includes those listed in RCW 42.17.2401.
(9) This section does not apply to incumbents or candidates
for a federal office or the office of precinct committee officer.
[1995 c 397 § 8; 1993 c 2 § 31 (Initiative Measure No. 134, approved November 3, 1992); 1989 c 158 § 1; 1987 c 295 § 19. Prior: 1984 c 125 § 14; 1984 c 34 § 1; 1983 c 161 § 27; 1982 c 10 § 9; prior: 1981 c 311 § 20; 1981 c 67 § 15; 1979 ex.s. c 265 § 3; 1979 c 151 § 73; prior: 1975-'76 2nd ex.s. c 112 § 7; 1975-'76 2nd ex.s. c 104 § 1 (Ref. Bill No. 36); 1975 1st ex.s. c 294 § 13; 1973 c 1 § 24 (Initiative Measure No. 276, approved November 7, 1972).]
NOTES:
Severability -- Headings -- Effective date -- 1984 c 125: See RCW 43.63A.901 through 43.63A.903.
Severability -- Effective dates -- 1983 c 161: See RCW 43.180.903 and 43.180.904.
Severability -- 1982 c 10: See note following RCW 6.13.080.
Effective dates -- Severability -- 1981 c 67: See notes following RCW 34.12.010.
Cemetery district commissioners exempt from chapter: RCW 68.52.140, 68.52.220.