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Attorney General

Bob Ferguson

AGLO 1973 NO. 112 >

Where a board of county commissioners makes a consolidated publication covering all day labor projects of more than $2,500 for the preceding year, as provided for in WAC 136-16-060, this publication will not constitute compliance by the board with the statutory requirements of RCW 36.77.070.

AGO 1960 NO. 112 >

The board of county commissioners has the authority to adopt for the county an ordinance containing provisions similar to those of RCW 43.01.041 allowing payment to be made to employees for accrued vacation upon termination of employment.

AGO 1966 NO. 115 >

(1) The county commissioners of a second (or lower) class county may not make a law prohibiting their prosecuting attorney from engaging in the private practice of law where the legislature has enacted a statute which permits such practice. (2) A county may not pay its prosecuting attorney a salary greater than that fixed by RCW 36.17.020, as consideration for his agreement not to engage in private practice.

AGO 1966 NO. 116 >

RCW 58.08.040, which requires a landowner to make a deposit of money in connection with the filing of a plat, does not apply to a replat filed under the provisions of chapter 58.12 RCW.

AGO 1966 NO. 117 >

Where, in the process of selling an automobile on a conditional sales contract, a dealer solicits and obtains an application for group credit life and/or health and accident insurance from the automobile purchaser which the dealer then forwards, together with an assignment of the conditional sales contract, to a bank which holds the master group insurance policy, the dealer is required to be licensed as an insurance agent under RCW 48.17.060 if by arrangement the assignee bank discounts the conditional sales contract at a more favorable discount rate than when the conditional sales contract is not accompanied by an insurance application for coverage under the bank's master group insurance policy.

AGO 1964 NO. 119 >

The insurance commissioner has the authority in the exercise of his discretion to issue a solicitation permit for subsequent financing under RCW 48.06.180 for an initial effective period in excess of two years.

AGO 1964 NO. 120 >

The state acting through the department of labor and industries may not require each electrician-employee of an electrical contracting firm (which firm is licensed by the state under chapter 19.28 RCW) to obtain an individual state license.  The state license issued to the firm which entitles it to engage in business "in any and all places in the state of Washington" precludes a city or town from requiring a local license of the employees of such firm.

AGO 1962 NO. 121 >

The board of trustees of a community college district may not legally include what is commonly referred to as an "agency shop" clause in a negotiated agreement entered into between such board and the faculty employees of the district under the provisions of chapter 28B.52 RCW for the reason that such a clause is prohibited by RCW 28B.52.070.

AGO 1962 NO. 124 >

The county commissioners may expend some road funds to pay part but not all the cost of an automobile to be used by a person employed by the county as road inspector and by the sheriff as a deputy sheriff.

AGO 1962 NO. 125 >

Fees that are assessed for the necessary licenses permitting use of commercial fishing vessels in this state are to be predicated upon the residency of the owners of the vessels rather than the operators.