WSR 17-01-159 PERMANENT RULES PUBLIC DISCLOSURE COMMISSION [Filed December 21, 2016, 9:59 a.m., effective January 21, 2017]
Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing.
Purpose: New WAC 390-05-195 establishes a timely filing presumption for mailed reports that are received within five business days of the statutory filing deadline, provided that there is no statutory filing requirement for the mailed report.
Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 42.17A.110.
Adopted under notice filed as WSR 16-22-048 on October 28, 2016.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0 [1], Amended 1 [0], Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 0 [1], Amended 1 [0], Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Date Adopted: December 8, 2016.
Jana Y. Greer
Executive Assistant
NEW SECTION
WAC 390-05-195 Application of RCW 42.17A.140(1).
(1) In accordance with RCW 42.17A.140(1), the date of receipt of any properly addressed application, report, statement, notice, or payment required under the provisions of chapter 42.17A RCW is the date shown by the post office cancellation mark on the envelope. The commission frequently receives mailed items that do not bear a post office cancellation mark.
(2) Any report mailed to the commission under the provisions of chapter 42.17A RCW is presumed to be filed timely if received within five business days of the due date provided for in chapter 42.17A RCW.
(3) A mailed report may not be substituted for a report required to be electronically filed under the provisions of chapter 42.17A RCW.
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