Original Notice.

     Exempt from preproposal statement of inquiry under RCW 34.05.310(4).

     Title of Rule and Other Identifying Information: State registered domestic partnerships, this rule sets fees and internal agency procedures for the registration of domestic partnerships under chapter 156, Laws of 2007.

     Hearing Location(s): James Dolliver Building, Room 205, 801 Capitol Way South, Olympia, WA 98501, on September 25, 2007, at 1:00 p.m.

     Date of Intended Adoption: September 28, 2007.

     Submit Written Comments to: William Kellington, 801 Capitol Way South, Olympia, WA 98501, e-mail bkellington@secstate.wa.gov, fax (360) 586-4989, by September 25, 2007.

     Assistance for Persons with Disabilities: Contact William Kellington by e-mail, TTY (360) 753-1485.

     Purpose of the Proposal and Its Anticipated Effects, Including Any Changes in Existing Rules: Establishes fees and internal agency procedures for registration of state registered domestic partnerships under chapter 156, Laws of 2007.

     Adds a nonsubstantive provision to our list of services provided noting that the corporations division acts as agent for service of process in some cases involving motor vehicle theft under chapter 393, Laws of 2007.

     Repeals WAC 434-110-060 and 434-110-075. These two sections were duplicated in WAC revisions adopted January 23, 2004, and should have been repealed at that time. The content of the repealed rules is duplicated in WAC 434-112-080 and 434-112-090.

     Statutory Authority for Adoption: Chapter 156, Laws of 2007.

     Statute Being Implemented: Chapter 156, Laws of 2007, State registered domestic partnerships.

     Rule is not necessitated by federal law, federal or state court decision.

     Name of Proponent: Office of the secretary of state, corporations division, governmental.

     Name of Agency Personnel Responsible for Drafting, Implementation and Enforcement: William Kellington, 801 Capitol Way South, Olympia, WA 98501, (360) 753-2524.

     No small business economic impact statement has been prepared under chapter 19.85 RCW. The new and amendatory sections of this regulation do not impose any fees, requirements or penalties [on] businesses. The regulation establishes fees and processes related to registration of domestic partnerships, under chapter 156, Laws of 2007. The repealed sections were duplicated in an earlier rule adoption. Repealing these sections makes no substantive change in fees, requirements, processes or services.

     A cost-benefit analysis is not required under RCW 34.05.328. This rule is not subject to RCW 34.05.328 because it establishes fees and rates pursuant to legislative standards; and relates to internal government operations not subject to violation by a nongovernment party. The repealed sections are repealed to clarify language and eliminate duplication.

August 21, 2007

Steve Excell

Assistant Secretary of State

OTS-9873.1

AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending WSR 04-04-018, filed 1/23/04, effective 2/23/04)

WAC 434-112-010   Services provided by the corporations division and charities program.   (1) The corporations division includes the corporations program and the charities program.

     (2) The corporations program provides the following services:

     (a) Business filings under chapters 18.100, 23.78, 23.86, 23.90 RCW, and Titles 23B and 25 RCW;

     (b) Nonprofit organization filings under Title 24 RCW;

     (c) Trademark registration under chapter 19.77 RCW;

     (d) Certification authority licensing under chapter 19.34 RCW, the Electronic Authentication Act;

     (e) Registration of international student exchange programs under chapter 19.166 RCW;

     (f) Registration under the Immigration Assistant Practices Act, chapter 19.154 RCW;

     (g) Apostilles under RCW 42.44.180;

     (h) Agent for service of process on motorists under RCW 46.64.040;

     (i) Agent for service of process on defendants in actions for recovery of damages for motor vehicle theft, as authorized by chapter 393, Laws of 2007;

     (j) Agent for service of process for those entities and under those circumstances listed in ((subsection (2)))(a), (b), and (c) of this ((section)) subsection;

     (k) Registration of state registered domestic partnerships under chapter 156, Laws of 2007.

     (3) The charities program provides the following services:

     (a) Registrations under the Charitable Solicitations Act, chapter 19.09 RCW including:

     (i) Charitable organizations;

     (ii) Commercial fund-raisers; and

     (iii) Fund-raising contracts;

     (b) Registration of charitable trusts under chapter 11.110 RCW;

     (c) Publication of the trust directory; and

     (d) Agent for service of process for those entities and under those circumstances listed in ((subsection (3)))(a) and (b) of this ((section)) subsection.

[Statutory Authority: RCW 23B.01.200(2), 24.03.007, [24.03.]008, 25.15.007, 19.09.020(15), [19.09].315, 19.77.115, and 43.07.170. 04-04-018, § 434-112-010, filed 1/23/04, effective 2/23/04.]

     (a) Articles of incorporation, certificates of formation, partnership agreements and other original filings, one hundred seventy-five dollars;

     (b) Articles of amendment, restatement, correction, or revocation of dissolution, thirty dollars;

     (c) License renewal with required annual report filed after due date and before administrative dissolution, penalty fee of twenty-five dollars, plus the statutory fee of fifty dollars and the department of licensing handling fee of nine dollars;

     (d) Reinstatement, one hundred dollars plus all delinquent license or annual fees and a twenty-five percent penalty computed on the total amount;

     (e) Articles of merger or exchange, twenty dollars for each listed company;

     (f) Resignation of registered agent, twenty dollars;

     (g) Resignation of officer or director, an initial report or amended annual report, and the appointment or change of registered agent or change of registered address, ten dollars;

     (h) Registration, reservation, or transfer of name, thirty dollars;

     (i) Articles of dissolution, certificate of withdrawal, dissolution by judicial decree, or revocation of certificate of authority by either failure to renew or judicial decree, no fee;

     (j) Agent's consent to act as agent, agent's resignation if appointed without consent, or annual report when filed concurrently with annual license fee, no fee; and

     (k) Other statement or report filed, ten dollars.

     (2) For Washington registered domestic and foreign nonprofit corporations, nonprofit miscellaneous and mutual corporations, building corporations, and other associations and corporations under Title 24 RCW, fees and penalties are as follows:

     (a) Articles of incorporation and other original filings, thirty dollars;

     (b) Articles of amendment, restatement, or correction, twenty dollars;

     (c) Articles of dissolution or certificate of withdrawal, no fee;

     (d) Revocation of dissolution, twenty dollars;

     (e) Reinstatement following administrative dissolution, thirty dollars plus all delinquent annual fees and a five-dollar penalty;

     (f) Articles of merger or exchange, twenty dollars for each listed corporation;

     (g) Resignation of officer or director, an initial report or amended annual report, the appointment or change of registered agent, or change of registered address, ten dollars;

     (h) Resignation of registered agent, twenty dollars;

     (i) Registration, reservation, or transfer of reservation of name, twenty dollars;

     (j) Certificate of election adopting provisions of chapter 24.03 RCW as described in RCW 24.03.017, thirty dollars; and

     (k) Other statement or report filed, ten dollars.

     (3) For registering trademarks for use within the state, the fees are as follows:

     (a) For a five-year registration or renewal, fifty dollars for each class in which the trademark is registered;

     (b) For recording the assignment of a trademark and its registration or application for registration, ten dollars;

     (c) For a new certificate with the name of the new assignee, five dollars;

     (d) For reservation of a trademark for one hundred eighty days, thirty dollars for each class in which the trademark is reserved;

     (e) For amendment of a trademark to add new classes of goods or services, fifty dollars for each class added by the amendment;

     (f) Cancellation of trademark, no fee; and

     (g) Other statement or report filed, ten dollars.

     (4) For registration of a declaration of state registered domestic partnership, or registration of a notice of termination of state registered domestic partnership, fifty dollars each.

     (5) Under special circumstances, the filing party may petition the secretary in writing to request a waiver of emergency or penalty fees.

[Statutory Authority: RCW 23B.01.200(2), 24.03.007, [24.03.]008, 25.15.007, 19.09.020(15), [19.09].315, 19.77.115, and 43.07.170. 04-04-018, § 434-112-085, filed 1/23/04, effective 2/23/04.]

     (a) Each annual report, five dollars;

     (b) ((Application for registration)) Initial articles of incorporation, initial certificate of formation, other initial organizing document or any single document, ten dollars;

     (c) ((Application and amended notices)) Articles of incorporation, certificate of formation, other organizing documents including all subsequent amendments and restatements, twenty dollars;

     (d) Copy of ((annual notice)) any filing related to a state registered domestic partnership, five dollars;

     (e) Surcharge for files exceeding one hundred pages of copy, thirteen dollars for each fifty-page increment (number of pages determined by weight of copies);

     (2) For certificates of existence fees are as follows:

     (a) With complete historical data, under embossed seal, thirty dollars;

     (b) Computer generated twenty dollars;

     (c) Duplicate certificate twenty dollars.

     (3) For additional certificates of registration or termination of a state registered domestic partnership, five dollars. For an additional or replacement state registered domestic partnership wallet card, ten dollars.

     (4) For verifying the signature of a notary or public official for an apostille or certification authenticating a sworn document, the fee is fifteen dollars. This includes:

     (a) A ten-dollar fee for verifying the signature of a notary or public official; and

     (b) A five-dollar fee for providing a certificate under seal pursuant to RCW 47.03.120 (1)(b).

     (((4))) (5) For each certified copy of any document the fee is ten dollars plus a ten-dollar copy fee per document.

     (((5))) (6) For any service of process the fee is fifty dollars.

     (((6))) (7) Dishonored checks. If a person, corporation or other submitting entity has attempted to pay any fee due to the secretary of state by means of a check, and the check is dishonored by the financial institution when presented, the secretary of state will impose a twenty-five-dollar penalty, payable to the secretary of state.

     In the event a valid replacement check and dishonor charge is not received in the office of the secretary of state within the time prescribed by its accounting division, the transaction covered by the dishonored check will be canceled and all other late filing fees and penalties will be instituted.

[Statutory Authority: RCW 23B.01.200(2), 24.03.007, [24.03.]008, 25.15.007, 19.09.020(15), [19.09].315, 19.77.115, and 43.07.170. 04-04-018, § 434-112-090, filed 1/23/04, effective 2/23/04.]

     (2) Declarations of state registered domestic partnerships, and notices of termination of state registered domestic partnerships may be submitted to the corporations division by mail, or in person. See WAC 434-112-020 for the corporations division address and hours of service.

     (3) The document standards in WAC 434-112-040(5) apply to declarations of state registered domestic partnerships and to notices of termination of state registered domestic partnerships.

     (4) At the time of registration of a declaration of state registered domestic partnership or of filing of a notice of termination of state registered domestic partnership the corporations division will provide to each state registered domestic partner:

     (a) One original certificate of registration or termination. Further certificates or additional certificates requested after registration are available subject to the fees set forth in WAC 434-112-090.

     (b) One wallet sized card documenting registration of the state registered domestic partnership.

     (5) Registrations of state registered domestic partnerships are public records and all documents related to the registration are subject to public disclosure.

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OTS-9880.1

REPEALER

     The following sections of the Washington Administrative Code are repealed:

WAC 434-110-060	In-person or expedited service -- Special fees.
WAC 434-110-075	Miscellaneous fees.

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