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RCW 1.04.010 Revised Code of Washington enacted. The ninety-one titles with chapters and sections designated as the "Revised Code of Washington" and attested by the secretary of the senate and the chief clerk of the house of
This section says the 1950 Supplement to the Revised Code of Washington is enacted and consolidated into the RCW, subject to RCW 1.04.014.
RCW 1.04.014 Numbering system adoptedâApplication. The system of numbering employed in the 1950 supplement is hereby adopted as the general system to be followed in designating sections of the revised code. Specific numbers, in
New RCW sections or chapters must be numbered consistently with the system, and an authorized official or agency may correct numbering errors.
RCW 1.04.016 Expansion of numbering systemâDecimal factor. It is the intent that under said numbering system the section factor of the section number shall be treated as a decimal figure, and where new sections must hereafter in
RCW 1.04.020 Code as evidence of the lawâRule of constructionâEffect of amendment. The contents of the Revised Code of Washington, after striking therefrom sections repealed or superseded by laws of the state of Washington enacted
RCW 1.04.021 Rule of constructionâPrima facie law. The contents of said code shall establish prima facie the laws of this state of a general and permanent nature in effect on January 1, 1949, but nothing herein shall be construed as
New general and permanent laws enacted after January 1, 1949 must be incorporated into the code.
The code may be cited as “RCW” or by the abbreviation “RCW.”
This section creates a permanent statute law committee and lists its eleven members and appointing authorities.
Committee members have different term rules, and vacancies must be filled in the same manner as the departing member.
Committee members are entitled to per diem, travel allowances, compensation, and travel-expense reimbursement under the cited RCW provisions when attending committee meetings or authorized committee business.
The committee must choose a chair, adopt procedural rules, have a quorum of four members, and decide business by majority vote of members present; the code reviser or staff acts as secretary.
The committee must employ a competent code reviser, may end that employment at any time, and must employ and pay needed legal and clerical assistance for the code reviser.
This section defines “code reviser.”
RCW 1.08.015 Codification and revision of lawsâScope of revision. Subject to such general policies as may be promulgated by the committee and to the general supervision of the committee, the reviser shall: (1) Codify for consolidation
The committee may correct code sections by order, and orders must be numbered consecutively and signed, with an explanatory note stating the reason.
The reviser may omit certain specified parts of acts and legislative bills from the code, and may remove annotations older than ten years, subject to exceptions for preserving the law’s full intent.
The reviser must compile and keep a comprehensive index, and periodically prepare supplements for publication.
The reviser must prepare and maintain full historical records of enactment, amendment, revision, supersession, and repeal for sections of the revised code.
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