Except as provided in section 3, chapter 32, Laws of 2010 1st sp. sess., all state elective and appointive officers shall keep their offices open for the transaction of business for a minimum of forty hours per week, except weeks that include state legal holidays. Customary business hours must be posted on the agency or office's website and made known by other means designed to provide the public with notice.
RCW 42.04.060
Business hours—Posting on website.
Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case 124 Wash. 2d 459 - Stikes Woods Neighborhood Ass'n v. City of Lacey (1994)
Most recently applied in 124 Wash. 2d 459 - Stikes Woods Neighborhood Ass'n v. City of Lacey (September 1994)
2010 1st sp.s. c 32 s 5; 2009 c 428 s 1; 1973 2nd ex.s. c 1 s 2; 1955 ex.s. c 9 s 3
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Official source: Washington State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Washington statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.