WSR 17-16-073
PERMANENT RULES
SECRETARY OF STATE
[Filed July 26, 2017, 11:43 a.m., effective August 26, 2017]
Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing.
Purpose: To amend effective dates in WAC 434-120-035 when paper filings will no longer be accepted (April 30, 2017) and online filing will be mandated (May 1, 2017). The online filing system is still under construction and therefore, the online filing date of May 1, 2017, is not possible.
Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 434-120-035.
Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 11.110.070, 19.09.020, 19.09.541, 19.09.560, 43.07.120.
Adopted under notice filed as WSR 17-11-028 on May 10, 2017.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Date Adopted: July 26, 2017.
Mark Neary
Assistant Secretary of State
AMENDATORY SECTION (Amending WSR 15-22-046, filed 10/29/15, effective 1/1/16)
WAC 434-120-035 Mandatory filing online.
All charitable organizations and commercial fund-raisers filing registrations and renewals, and charitable trusts filing renewals, will be required to file using the secretary of state's online filing application as of ((May 1, 2017)) January 1, 2018. Except for initial trust registrations, paper documents will not be accepted after ((April 30)) December 31, 2017.