(1) Any person holding elected public office, except as exempted by the terms of RCW
42.17A.700, and any appointed official and professional staff member listed or referenced in RCW
42.17A.700, and any appointed official required to comply with the reporting requirements of RCW
42.17A.700 by any other statute are required to file the F-1 for each partial or full calendar year that such person has served.
(a) For any officer or official who leaves public office prior to January 1st, the F-1 must cover only the portion of the previous year that such person was in office.
(b) For any officer or official appointed to office between January through November, the F-1 filed at the time of appointment must cover the immediately preceding twelve-month period. For any officer or official appointed to office in December, the F-1 filed at the time of appointment must cover the preceding twelve-month period ending December 31st of the same year.
(2) Any person required to file an F-1 must electronically file the F-1 with the commission under the relevant periods as follows:
(a) Between January 1st and April 15th of each year immediately following the year, or portion of the year served;
(b) As alternative to (a) of this subsection, within sixty days of leaving public office, for any officer or official who leaves office before January 1st of the following year; or
(c) Within two weeks of appointment for any person appointed to a vacancy in office during the months of January through November, or between January 1st and January 15th for any person appointed to a vacancy in December.
[Statutory Authority: RCW
42.17A.110(1), 2019 c 428, and 2019 c 261. WSR 20-02-062, § 390-24-025, filed 12/24/19, effective 1/24/20. Statutory Authority: RCW
42.17A.110. WSR 12-03-002, § 390-24-025, filed 1/4/12, effective 2/4/12. Statutory Authority: RCW
42.17.370(1). WSR 86-19-039 (Order 86-06), § 390-24-025, filed 9/12/86; WSR 86-08-030 (Order 86-02), § 390-24-025, filed 3/26/86; WSR 84-01-017 (Order 83-03), § 390-24-025, filed 12/9/83; WSR 80-03-089 (Order 80-03), § 390-24-025, filed 3/4/80; Order 62, § 390-24-025, filed 8/26/75.]