CERTIFICATION OF ENROLLMENT

 

                        HOUSE BILL 1248

 

 

 

 

 

 

                        55th Legislature

                      1998 Regular Session

Passed by the House January 16, 1998  Yeas 94   Nays 0

 

 

 

Speaker of the

      House of Representatives

 

Passed by the Senate March 4, 1998

  Yeas 44   Nays 0

             CERTIFICATE

 

I, Timothy A. Martin, Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives of the State of Washington, do hereby certify that the attached is HOUSE BILL 1248  as passed by the House of Representatives and the Senate on the dates hereon set forth.

 

 

 

President of the Senate

                          Chief Clerk

 

 

Approved Place Style On Codes above, and Style Off Codes below.   

                                FILED

          

 

 

Governor of the State of Washington

                   Secretary of State

                  State of Washington

          _______________________________________________

 

                          HOUSE BILL 1248

          _______________________________________________

 

             Passed Legislature - 1998 Regular Session

 

State of Washington      55th Legislature     1997 Regular Session

 

By Representatives Sump, Costa, Sheahan, Sterk, Sherstad, Skinner, Lantz, Lambert, D. Schmidt, D. Sommers, Backlund, Ogden, Wensman and Constantine; by request of Secretary of State

 

Read first time 01/20/97.  Referred to Committee on Government Administration.

 

 

Allowing facsimile filings with the secretary of state's office.


    AN ACT Relating to filing of business and nonprofit documents with the secretary of state; and adding a new section to chapter 43.07 RCW.

 

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

 

    NEW SECTION.  Sec. 1.  A new section is added to chapter 43.07 RCW, to be codified immediately following RCW 43.07.170, to read as follows:

    (1) The secretary of state shall accept and file in the secretary's office facsimile transmissions of any documents authorized or required to be filed pursuant to Title 23, 23B, 24, or 25 RCW or chapter 18.100 RCW.  The acceptance by the secretary of state is conditional upon the document being legible and otherwise satisfying the requirements of state law or rules with respect to form and content, including those established under RCW 43.07.170.  If the document must be signed, that requirement is satisfied by a facsimile copy of the signature.

    (2) If a fee is required for filing the document, the secretary may reject the document for filing if the fee is not received before, or at the time of, receipt.

 

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