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2022 Revised Code of Washington
Title 27 - Libraries, Museums, and Historical Activities
Chapter 27.12 - Public Libraries.
- 27.12.010 - Definitions.
- 27.12.020 - Policy of state.
- 27.12.025 - Authorization.
- 27.12.030 - Libraries, how established.
- 27.12.040 - Rural library districts—Establishment—Proposed maximum levy rate.
- 27.12.050 - Rural library districts—Board of library trustees—Tax levies.
- 27.12.060 - Rural library districts—General powers.
- 27.12.070 - Rural county library districts or rural partial-county library districts—Disbursement of revenues and collection of taxes.
- 27.12.079 - Disincorporation of district located in county with a population of two hundred ten thousand or more and inactive for five years.
- 27.12.080 - Regional libraries.
- 27.12.090 - Intercounty rural library districts—Establishment.
- 27.12.100 - Intercounty rural library districts—Establishment—Procedure.
- 27.12.110 - Intercounty rural library districts—Expansion of existing districts.
- 27.12.120 - Intercounty rural library districts—Assumption of property, assets, liabilities.
- 27.12.130 - Intercounty rural library districts—Board of trustees.
- 27.12.140 - Intercounty rural library districts—Name may be adopted.
- 27.12.150 - Intercounty rural library districts—Tax levies.
- 27.12.160 - Intercounty rural library districts—District treasurer.
- 27.12.170 - Intercounty rural library districts—Powers of board—Procedures.
- 27.12.180 - Contracts for library service.
- 27.12.190 - Library trustees—Appointment, election, removal, compensation.
- 27.12.192 - Library trustees—Seven member rural county library district boards.
- 27.12.210 - Library trustees—Organization—Bylaws—Powers and duties.
- 27.12.212 - Community revitalization financing—Public improvements.
- 27.12.215 - Job recruitment expenditures authorized.
- 27.12.220 - Rural, island, and intercounty rural districts—Budget for capital outlays—Accumulation of funds.
- 27.12.222 - Rural, island, and intercounty rural districts—General obligation bonds—Excess levies.
- 27.12.223 - Bonds—Sale—Security for deposit.
- 27.12.240 - Annual appropriations—Control of expenditures.
- 27.12.260 - Annual report of trustees.
- 27.12.270 - Rules and regulations—Free use of libraries.
- 27.12.280 - Use by nonresidents—Exchange of books.
- 27.12.285 - Library services for Indian tribes.
- 27.12.290 - Violators may be excluded.
- 27.12.300 - Gifts—Title to property.
- 27.12.305 - Sale of library materials authorized—Disposition of proceeds.
- 27.12.310 - Charter provisions superseded.
- 27.12.320 - Dissolution—Disposition of property.
- 27.12.321 - School district public libraries abolished—Disposition of assets.
- 27.12.330 - Penalty for injury to property.
- 27.12.340 - Wilfully retaining books—Infraction.
- 27.12.350 - Executory conditional sales contracts for purchase of property—Limit on indebtedness—Election, when.
- 27.12.355 - Rural county library district, island library district, or intercounty rural library district—Withdrawal or reannexation of areas.
- 27.12.360 - Annexation of city or town into rural county library district, island library district, or intercounty rural library district—Initiation procedure.
- 27.12.370 - Annexation of city or town into library district—Special election procedure.
- 27.12.380 - Annexation of city or town into library district—Withdrawal of annexed city or town.
- 27.12.390 - Annexation of city or town into library district—Tax levies.
- 27.12.395 - Annexation of city or town into library district—Assumption of liabilities.
- 27.12.400 - Island library districts—Establishment—Procedure.
- 27.12.410 - Island library districts—Restrictions on establishment.
- 27.12.420 - Island library districts—Board of trustees—Tax levies.
- 27.12.430 - Island library districts—Name may be adopted.
- 27.12.440 - Island library districts—Powers and limitations for indebtedness.
- 27.12.450 - Island library districts—Dissolution, when.
- 27.12.470 - Rural 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.
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