Washington · statute · Wash. Rev. Code ch. 43.07 · 34 active provisions
The secretary of state must execute an official bond to the state in the sum of ten thousand dollars, conditioned for the faithful performance of the duties of his or her office, and shall receive no pay until such bond, approved by the governor, is filed with the state auditor.
The secretary of state may have one assistant secretary of state, one deputy secretary of state, and one chief of staff each of whom shall have signing authority and be appointed by the secretary in writing, and continue serving at the pleasure of the secretary. The assistant secretary of state, deputy secretary of sta…
The secretary of state shall:(1) Keep a register of and attest the official acts of the governor;(2) Affix the state seal, with his or her attestation, to commissions, pardons, and other public instruments to which the signature of the governor is required, and also attestations and authentications of certificates and…
(1) The secretary of state may attest to the authenticity of the signature of a public official in the state of Washington.(2) The secretary of state may attest to the authenticity of, or certify a signature of, a notary public except as noted in subsection (3) of this section.(3) The secretary of state may not certify…
The secretary of state shall have the authority to enter into a memorandum of agreement or contract with any agency of state government or private entity to provide for the performance of any of the secretary of state's services or duties under the various corporation statutes of this state.
The secretary of state and the *council may accept gifts, grants, conveyances, bequests, and devises, of real or personal property, or both, in trust or otherwise, and sell, lease, exchange, invest, or expend these donations or the proceeds, rents, profits, and income from the donations except as limited by the donor's…
The secretary of state is charged with the custody:(1) Of all acts and resolutions passed by the legislature;(2) Of the journals of the legislature;(3) Of the seal of the state;(4) Of all books, records, deeds, parchments, maps, and papers required to be kept on deposit in his or her office pursuant to law;(5) Of the e…
(1) The secretary of state must establish by rule and collect the fees in this subsection:(a) For a copy of any law, resolution, record, or other document or paper on file in the secretary's office;(b) For any certificate under seal;(c) For filing and recording trademark;(d) For each deed or patent of land issued by th…
The secretary of state may adopt rules under chapter 34.05 RCW establishing reasonable fees for the following services rendered under chapter 11.110 or 19.09 RCW:(1) Any service rendered in-person at the secretary of state's office;(2) Any expedited service;(3) The electronic transmittal of documents;(4) The providing…
(1) In addition to other required filing fees, the secretary of state shall collect a fee of five dollars at the time of filing for:(a) Articles of incorporation for domestic corporations or applications for certificates of authority for foreign corporations under Title 23B RCW;(b) Certificates of formation for domesti…
The Washington state library operations account is created in the custody of the state treasurer. All moneys received under RCW 36.18.010(11) and 43.07.128 must be deposited in the account. Expenditures from the account may be made only for the following purposes:(1) Payment of the financing contract entered into by th…
There is created within the state treasury a revolving fund, to be known as the "secretary of state's revolving fund," which must be used by the office of the secretary of state to defray the costs of providing registration and information services authorized by law by the office of the secretary of state, and any othe…
The secretary of state is hereby specifically authorized to print, reprint, and distribute the following materials:(1) Lists of active corporations;(2) The provisions of Title 23 RCW;(3) The provisions of Title 23B RCW;(4) The provisions of Title 24 RCW;(5) The provisions of chapter 25.10 RCW;(6) The provisions of Titl…
All powers, duties, and functions vested by law in the secretary of state relating to the Uniform Commercial Code are transferred to the department of licensing.
The secretary of state may appoint authenticating officers and delegate to the authenticating officers power to sign for the secretary of state any document which, to have legal effect, requires the secretary of state's signature and which is of a class which the secretary of state has authorized for signature by the a…
(1) If the secretary of state determines that the public interest and the purpose of the filing and registration statutes administered by the secretary of state would be best served by a filing system utilizing microfilm, microfiche, methods of reduced-format document recording, or electronic or online filing, the secr…
(1) The secretary of state may accept and file in the secretary's office electronic transmissions of any documents authorized or required to be filed pursuant to Title 23, 23B, 24, or 25 RCW or chapter 18.100 RCW. The acceptance by the secretary of state is conditional upon the document being legible and otherwise sati…
The secretary of state shall deliver to the office of the insurance commissioner copies of corporate documents filed with the secretary of state by health care service contractors and health maintenance organizations that have been provided for the insurance commissioner under RCW 48.44.013 and 48.46.012.
The secretary of state may, by rule adopted under chapter 34.05 RCW, adopt and implement a system of renewals for annual corporate licenses or filings in which the renewal dates are staggered throughout the year.To facilitate the implementation of the staggered system, the secretary of state may extend the duration of…
Where the secretary of state determines that a summary face sheet or cover sheet would expedite review of any documents made under Title 23B RCW, or chapter 18.100, 23.86, 23.90, 24.03A, 24.06, 24.12, 24.20, 24.24, 24.36, 25.10, or 25.15 RCW, the secretary of state may require the use of a summary face sheet or cover s…
The secretary of state and the director of revenue may enter into agreements designating the department of revenue as the secretary of state's agent for issuing all or a portion of the legal entity renewals within the jurisdiction of the secretary of state.
Any person who files a false statement, which he or she knows to be false, in the articles of incorporation or in any other materials required to be filed with the secretary of state shall be guilty of a gross misdemeanor punishable under chapter 9A.20 RCW.
The secretary of state shall establish a division of elections within the office of the secretary of state and under the secretary's supervision. The division shall be under the immediate supervision of a director of elections who shall be appointed by the secretary of state and serve at the secretary's pleasure.
The secretary of state, through the division of elections, is responsible for the following duties, as prescribed by Title 29A RCW:(1) The filing, verification of signatures, and certification of state initiative, referendum, and recall petitions;(2) The production and distribution of a state voters' pamphlet;(3) The e…
The secretary of state, in consultation with the *department of trade, the department of agriculture, economic development consultants, the consular corps, and other international trade organizations, shall develop a Washington state citizens' exchange program that will initiate and promote:(1) Citizen exchanges betwee…