WSR 97-05-022
PROPOSED RULES
COMMISSION ON
JUDICIAL CONDUCT
[Filed February 10, 1997, 1:30 p.m.]
Original Notice.
Exempt from preproposal statement of inquiry under RCW 34.05.310(4).
Title of Rule: Chapter 292-09 WAC, Agency procedural rules.
Purpose: Amend WAC 292-09-010 to show correct references.
Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 42.52.370, Article IV, Section 31 of State Constitution.
Statute Being Implemented: Chapter 42.52 RCW.
Summary: The reference in WAC 292-09-010 to procedural rules for judges is updated.
Reasons Supporting Proposal: To accurately reference procedural rules.
Name of Agency Personnel Responsible for Drafting, Implementation and Enforcement: David Akana, Commission on Judicial Conduct, P.O. Box 1817, Olympia, WA 98507, (360) 753-4585.
Name of Proponent: Commission on Judicial Conduct, governmental.
Rule is not necessitated by federal law, federal or state court decision.
Explanation of Rule, its Purpose, and Anticipated Effects: The proposed amendment to WAC 292-09-010 would direct readers to the current applicable procedural rules affecting judges.
Proposal Changes the Following Existing Rules: The proposed changes would correct outdated references.
No small business economic impact statement has been prepared under chapter 19.85 RCW. The rules do not regulate private business. The rules will have no economic impact on small business.
Section 201, chapter 403, Laws of 1995, does not apply to this rule adoption. The commission is not an agency subject to RCW 34.05.328(5). These rules relate to internal governmental operations that are not subject to violation by a nongovernmental party.
Hearing Location: Sea-Tac Holiday Inn, 17338 Pacific Highway South, SeaTac, WA 98188, on June 6, 1997, at 11:00 a.m.
Assistance for Persons with Disabilities: Contact Kathy Sullivan by May 30, 1997, TDD (360) 753-4585.
Submit Written Comments to: Commission on Judicial Conduct, P.O. Box 1817, Olympia, WA 98507, FAX (360) 586-2918, by May 30, 1997.
Date of Intended Adoption: June 6, 1997.
February 10, 1997
David Akana
Executive Director
AMENDATORY SECTION (Amending Order 95-01, filed 2/8/95, effective 3/11/95 WAC 292-09-010 Purpose of this chapter. The purpose of this chapter is to provide rules implementing the Ethics in Public Service Act (chapter 42.52 RCW) according to procedures prescribed in Article IV, Section 31, of the Constitution of the state of Washington and chapter 2.64 RCW for the commission on judicial conduct.
All proceedings involving state employees of the judicial branch of
state government, except "judges" as defined in ((chapter 292-08 WAC))
Commission On Judicial Conduct Rules of Procedure (CJCRP), shall proceed
under the rules set forth in this chapter. All proceedings involving
"judges" as defined in RCW 2.64.010 and the Code of Judicial Conduct
shall proceed exclusively under the rules set forth in ((chapters 292-08
and 292-12 WAC)) the CJCRP.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 42.52.370 and Article IV, section 31 of the
state Constitution. 95-05-031 (Order 95-01), 292-09-010, filed 2/8/95,
effective 3/11/95.]
Reviser's note: The typographical errors in the above section occurred in the copy filed by the agency and appear in the Register pursuant to the requirements of RCW 34.08.040.