A member of the public shall not be required, as a condition to attendance at a meeting of a governing body, to register his or her name and other information, to complete a questionnaire, or otherwise to fulfill any condition precedent to his or her attendance. This section does not prohibit any generally applicable conditions determined by the governing body to be reasonably necessary to protect the public health or safety, or to protect against interruption of the meeting, including a meeting at which the physical attendance by some or all members of the public is limited due to a declared emergency.
RCW 42.30.040
Conditions to attendance not to be required.
Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case Loeffelholz v. CITIZENS FOR LEADERS (2004)
Most recently applied in 17 Wash. App. 2d 701 - Donna Zink & Jeff Zink v. City of Mesa (June 2021)
2022 c 115 s 6; 2012 c 117 s 124; 1971 ex.s. c 250 s 4.
Official source: Washington State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Washington statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.