WSR 03-15-001
ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE
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Filed July 2, 2003,
3:17 p.m.
]
NOTICE OF REQUEST FOR ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OPINION WASHINGTON ATTORNEY GENERAL
The Washington Attorney General issues formal published
opinions in response to requests by the heads of state
agencies, state legislators, and county prosecuting attorneys.
When it appears that individuals outside the Attorney
General's Office have information or expertise that will
assist in the preparation of a particular opinion, a summary
of that opinion request will be published in the state
register. If you are interested in commenting on a request
listed in this volume of the register, you should notify the
Attorney General's Office of your interest by August 13, 2003.
This is not the "due date" by which comments must be received.
However, if you do not notify the Attorney General's Office of
your interest in commenting on an opinion request by this
date, the opinion may be issued before your comments have been
received. You may notify the Attorney General's Office of
your intention to comment by calling (360) 664-3027, or by
writing to the Solicitor General, Office of the Attorney
General, P.O. Box 40100, Olympia, WA 98504-0100. When you
notify the office of your intention to comment, you will be
provided with a copy of the opinion request in which you are
interested, information about the Attorney General's Opinion
process, information on how to submit your comments, and a due
date by which your comments must be received to ensure that
they are fully considered. The Attorney General's Office seeks public input on the
following opinion request(s):
| 03-07-01 |
Request by the Honorable Janice E. Ellis |
|
Snohomish County Prosecuting Attorney |
1. Does Article XI, section 4 or 5 of the Washington
Constitution bar the legislative authority of a charter
county from applying campaign contribution limitations
contained in a county ethics code to the office of
prosecuting attorney? 2. If the answer to the first
question is "no," does any other provision of state law
bar application of county campaign contribution
limitations to the office of prosecuting attorney? 3. Do
campaign contribution limitations contained in state law
apply to the office of prosecuting attorney? 4. Does
state law bar a county legislative authority from
imposing other requirements of a county ethics code on
the prosecuting attorney? 5. Are prosecuting attorneys,
deputy prosecuting attorneys, or other employees of a
prosecuting attorney's office subject to the state ethics
law codified in RCW 42.52?
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