WAC 242-02-660   Official notice -- Matters of law.  A board or presiding officer may officially notice:

     (1) Federal law. The Constitution; congressional acts, resolutions, records, journals, and committee reports; decisions of federal courts and administrative agencies; executive orders and proclamations; and all rules, orders, and notices published in the Federal Register.

     (2) Washington state law. The Constitution of the state of Washington; decisions of the state courts; acts, resolutions, records, journals, and committee reports of the legislature; decisions of administrative agencies of the state of Washington; executive orders and proclamations by the governor; all rules, orders, and notices filed with the code reviser; and codes or standards that have been adopted by an agency of this state or by a nationally recognized organization or association.

     (3) Laws of other states. The constitutions of other states; decisions of state courts; acts, resolutions, records, journals and committee reports of other state legislatures; decisions of other states administrative agencies; executive orders and proclamations issued by a governor of another state; and codes or standards that have been adopted by an agency of another state.

     (4) Counties and cities. Ordinances, resolutions, and motions enacted by cities, counties, or other municipal subdivisions of the state of Washington.

     (5) Federally recognized Indian tribes, Constitutions, ordinances, resolutions and motions enacted by federally recognized Indian tribes.

     (6) Growth management hearings boards. Orders and decisions of any board.

     (7) Joint boards. Rules of practice and procedure.



[Statutory Authority: RCW 36.70A.270(7). 97-04-008, § 242-02-660, filed 1/24/97, effective 3/1/97. Statutory Authority: RCW 36.70A.270(6). 94-23-112, § 242-02-660, filed 11/22/94, effective 12/23/94; 92-21-034, § 242-02-660, filed 10/15/92, effective 10/15/92.]