AGO 1953 NO. 494 >
SCHOOL DISTRICTS ‑- FEES ‑- FAILURE OF LEVY ‑- INSUFFICIENT FUNDS TO BUY SCHOOL SUPPLIES ‑- PUPILS REQUIRED TO PAY FEES ‑- SUPPLIES.
RCW 28.58.100 (7) prohibits a school district from collecting a fee from pupils to offset the cost of instructional materials which the district has undertaken to
AGO 1953 NO. 495 >
IRRIGATION DISTRICTS ‑- EQUALIZATION OF ASSESSMENT ROLL ‑- LEVIES.
An irrigation district board may not levy an assessment under RCW 87.32.060 before the assessment roll has been equalized pursuant to RCW 87.32.040.
AGO 1953 NO. 496 >
COSTS ‑- CRIMINAL PROSECUTIONS ‑- APPEARANCE FEE OF DEFENDANT.
An appearance fee may be charged against the defendant in a criminal case as part of the court costs.
AGO 1953 NO. 497 >
RAILROAD CHARTER RIGHT OF WAY ‑- CONDEMNATION OF.
The state of Washington can condemn charter right of way of the Northern Pacific Railway Company upon showing a reasonable necessity therefor, provided it does not substantially interfere with the prior use.
AGO 1953 NO. 498 >
CENSUS ‑- COUNTIES ‑- CLASSIFICATION OF ‑- TIME LIMITATION.
RCW 36.13.020 is not violated by the commencement of census work 11 days prior to the expiration of the three‑year waiting period required by the statute provided the census work is not completed until after the three years have expired,
AGO 1953 NO. 499 >
FIXING OF MINIMUM SENTENCE BY PAROLE BOARD ‑- USE OF DEADLY WEAPON.
The Board of Prison Terms and Paroles must fix the minimum penalty pursuant to statute regardless of whether information or findings disclose a deadly weapon was used.
AGO 1953 NO. 500 >
CONSTITUTIONAL LAW ‑- SUBJECTS AND TITLES ‑- SINGLE SUBJECT ‑- SUFFICIENCY OF TITLE ‑- STATE DEPARTMENTS ‑- PRINCIPAL PLACE OF BUSINESS ‑- AT STATE CAPITOL
Senate Bill No. 244 providing for the construction of a state office building in Seattle, to be paid for with employees retirement system
AGO 1953 NO. 501 >
STOPPING OF SCHOOL BUS WHEN UNLOADED.
A school bus must be stopped at railroad crossings even though there are no passengers in the bus.
AGO 1953 NO. 502 >
MOTOR VEHICLES ‑- LICENSE PLATES ‑- CONVERSION VEHICLES ‑- USE FUEL TAXES ‑- DIESEL TRUCK PLATES ‑- FUEL.
Conversion trucks, equipped to use either gasoline or propane fuel, must carry "DT" or "diesel truck" license plates, issued pursuant to RCW 46.16.074, which imposes a 25% higher fee than that
AGO 1953 NO. 503 >
TRANSPORTATION OF LEGALLY ARRESTED PERSON INTO ANOTHER COUNTY FOR TEMPORARY CONFINEMENT ‑- TRANSPORTATION OF SAID PERSON FROM TEMPORARY CONFINEMENT TO COUNTY HAVING JURISDICTION OVER ORIGINAL VIOLATION.
A patrolman may temporarily incarcerate one who has been legally arrested in a county other than