CERTIFICATION OF ENROLLMENT

HOUSE BILL 1248

Chapter 38, Laws of 1998

55th Legislature

1998 Regular Session

FILING OF BUSINESS AND NONPROFIT DOCUMENTS WITH THE SECRETARY OF STATE--FAXES

EFFECTIVE DATE: 6/11/98

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

CLYDE BALLARD

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.

BRAD OWEN

President of the Senate

TIMOTHY A. MARTIN

Chief Clerk

Approved March 18, 1998

FILED

March 18, 1998 - 6:00 p.m.

GARY LOCKE

Governor of the State of Washington

Secretary of State

State of Washington

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HOUSE BILL 1248

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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.

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.