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                          HOUSE BILL 2297

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State of Washington      57th Legislature     2002 Regular Session

By Representatives Dunn, Fromhold, Ogden, Delvin and Schual‑Berke

Read first time 01/14/2002.  Referred to Committee on Local Government & Housing.

Revising limitations on county auditors.

    AN ACT Relating to county auditors; and amending RCW 36.22.110.

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

    Sec. 1.  RCW 36.22.110 and 1963 c 4 s 36.22.110 are each amended to read as follows:

    The person holding the office of county auditor, or deputy, or performing its duties, shall not practice as an attorney or represent any person who is making any claim against the county, or who is seeking to procure any legislative or other action by the board of county commissioners.  The county auditor, during his or her term of office, and any deputy appointed by him or her is disqualified from performing the duties of any other county officer or acting as deputy for any other county officer, except for clerical or ministerial duties.  ((Nor shall any)) No other county officer or his or her deputy may act as auditor or deputy, or perform any of the duties of ((said)) the office of county auditor, except for clerical or ministerial duties.

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