CERTIFICATION OF ENROLLMENT

                        HOUSE BILL 1100

                    Chapter 19, Laws of 2001

                        57th Legislature

                2001 Regular Legislative Session

MARINE EMPLOYEES--NOTICE REQUIREMENTS

                    EFFECTIVE DATE:  7/22/01

Passed by the House March 9, 2001   Yeas 94   Nays 0               FRANK CHOPP Speaker of the House of Representatives              CLYDE BALLARD 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.           TIMOTHY A. MARTIN                           Chief Clerk            CYNTHIA ZEHNDER                           Chief Clerk

ROSA FRANKLIN President of the Senate

Approved April 13, 2001 Place Style On Codes above, and Style Off Codes below.	FILED                           April 13, 2001 - 10:22 a.m.
GARY LOCKE 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.

    Passed the House March 9, 2001.

    Passed the Senate April 3, 2001.

Approved by the Governor April 13, 2001.

    Filed in Office of Secretary of State April 13, 2001.