CERTIFICATION OF ENROLLMENT

HOUSE BILL 1100

57th Legislature

2001 Regular Legislative Session

Passed by the House March 9, 2001

Yeas 94 Nays 0

Speaker of the House of Representatives

Speaker of the House of Representatives

Passed by the Senate April 3, 2001

Yeas 47 Nays 1

CERTIFICATE

We, Timothy A. Martin and Cynthia Zehnder, Co-Chief Clerks of the House of Representatives of the State of Washington, do hereby certify that the attached is HOUSE BILL 1100 as passed by the House of Representatives and the Senate on the dates hereon set forth.

Chief Clerk

President of the Senate

Approved

FILED

Governor of the State of Washington

Secretary of State

State of Washington

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HOUSE BILL 1100

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Passed Legislature - 2001 Regular Session

State of Washington 57th Legislature 2001 Regular Session

By Representatives Fisher and Woods; by request of Marine Employees' Commission

Read first time 01/17/2001. Referred to Committee on Transportation.

Modifying notice requirements.

AN ACT Relating to notice requirements; and amending RCW 47.64.260.

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

Sec. 1. RCW 47.64.260 and 1983 c 15 s 17 are each amended to read as follows:

Any notice required under this chapter shall be in writing, but service thereof is sufficient if mailed by ((~~restricted~~)) certified mail, return receipt requested, addressed to the last known address of the parties, or sent by electronic facsimile transmission with transaction report verification and same-day United States postal service mailing of copies or service as specified in Title 316 WAC, unless otherwise provided in this chapter. Refusal of ((~~restricted~~)) certified mail by any party shall be considered service. Prescribed time periods commence from the date of the receipt of the notice. Any party may at any time execute and deliver an acceptance of service in lieu of mailed notice.