Revised Code of Washington
2024 Archive

Chapter 27.12 RCW
PUBLIC LIBRARIES
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27.12.010Definitions.
27.12.020Policy of state.
27.12.025Authorization.
27.12.030Libraries, how established.
27.12.040Rural library districts—Establishment—Proposed maximum levy rate.
27.12.050Rural library districts—Board of library trustees—Tax levies.
27.12.060Rural library districts—General powers.
27.12.070Rural county library districts or rural partial-county library districts—Disbursement of revenues and collection of taxes.
27.12.079Disincorporation of district located in county with a population of two hundred ten thousand or more and inactive for five years.
27.12.080Regional libraries.
27.12.090Intercounty rural library districts—Establishment.
27.12.100Intercounty rural library districts—Establishment—Procedure.
27.12.110Intercounty rural library districts—Expansion of existing districts.
27.12.120Intercounty rural library districts—Assumption of property, assets, liabilities.
27.12.130Intercounty rural library districts—Board of trustees.
27.12.140Intercounty rural library districts—Name may be adopted.
27.12.150Intercounty rural library districts—Tax levies.
27.12.160Intercounty rural library districts—District treasurer.
27.12.170Intercounty rural library districts—Powers of board—Procedures.
27.12.180Contracts for library service.
27.12.190Library trustees—Appointment, election, removal, compensation.
27.12.192Library trustees—Seven member rural county library district boards.
27.12.210Library trustees—Organization—Bylaws—Powers and duties.
27.12.212Community revitalization financing—Public improvements.
27.12.215Job recruitment expenditures authorized.
27.12.220Rural, island, and intercounty rural districts—Budget for capital outlays—Accumulation of funds.
27.12.222Rural, island, and intercounty rural districts—General obligation bonds—Excess levies.
27.12.223Bonds—Sale—Security for deposit.
27.12.240Annual appropriations—Control of expenditures.
27.12.260Annual report of trustees.
27.12.270Rules and regulations—Free use of libraries.
27.12.280Use by nonresidents—Exchange of books.
27.12.285Library services for Indian tribes.
27.12.290Violators may be excluded.
27.12.300Gifts—Title to property.
27.12.305Sale of library materials authorized—Disposition of proceeds.
27.12.310Charter provisions superseded.
27.12.320Dissolution—Disposition of property.
27.12.321School district public libraries abolished—Disposition of assets.
27.12.330Penalty for injury to property.
27.12.340Wilfully retaining books—Infraction.
27.12.350Executory conditional sales contracts for purchase of property—Limit on indebtedness—Election, when.
27.12.355Rural county library district, island library district, or intercounty rural library district—Withdrawal or reannexation of areas.
27.12.360Annexation of city or town into rural county library district, island library district, or intercounty rural library district—Initiation procedure.
27.12.370Annexation of city or town into library district—Special election procedure.
27.12.380Annexation of city or town into library district—Withdrawal of annexed city or town.
27.12.390Annexation of city or town into library district—Tax levies.
27.12.395Annexation of city or town into library district—Assumption of liabilities.
27.12.400Island library districts—Establishment—Procedure.
27.12.410Island library districts—Restrictions on establishment.
27.12.420Island library districts—Board of trustees—Tax levies.
27.12.430Island library districts—Name may be adopted.
27.12.440Island library districts—Powers and limitations for indebtedness.
27.12.450Island library districts—Dissolution, when.
27.12.470Rural partial-county library districts.
NOTES:
Certain library records exempt from public inspection: RCW 42.56.310.
Librarians—Qualifications and certification: RCW 27.04.055.
Rural library district regular property tax levy: RCW 84.52.063.
Special purpose districts, expenditures to recruit job candidates: RCW 42.24.170.