A public corporation, commission, or authority created under this chapter, and officers and multimember governing body thereof, are subject to general laws regulating local governments, multimember governing bodies, and local governmental officials, including, but not limited to, the requirement to be audited by the state auditor and various accounting requirements provided under chapter 43.09 RCW, the open public record requirements of chapter 42.56 RCW, the prohibition on using its facilities for campaign purposes under RCW 42.17A.555, the open public meetings law of chapter 42.30 RCW, the code of ethics for municipal officers under chapter 42.23 RCW, and the local government whistleblower law under chapter 42.41 RCW.
RCW 35.21.759
Public corporations, commissions, and authorities—Applicability of general laws. (Effective until January 1, 2026.)
Applied in 4 court decisions — leading case Htk Management v. Seattle Monorail Auth. (2005)
Most recently applied in Larson v. Seattle Popular Monorail Auth. (May 2006)
2011 c 60 s 16; 2005 c 274 s 265; 1999 c 246 s 1.
Official source: Washington State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Washington statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.