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§ 19.09.085. Registration — Duration — Notice to renew — When registered — Incomplete application — Failure to pay filing fee.
(1) Registration under this chapter is effective for one year or as established by the secretary.
(2) Renewals required under RCW
19.09.075 or
19.09.079 must be submitted to the secretary no later than the date established by the secretary by rule.
(3) The secretary must notify entities registered under this chapter of the need to renew upon the expiration of their current registration. The notification must be made approximately sixty days prior to the expiration date and must be made through postal or electronic means. Failure to renew shall not be excused by a failure of the secretary to send the notice or by an entity's failure to receive the notice.
(4) Entities required to register and renew under this chapter must file a notice of change of information within thirty days of any change in the information contained in RCW
19.09.075 (1)(a) through (k) or
19.09.079 (1) through (7) and (9).
(5) Entities are deemed registered under RCW
19.09.075 or
19.09.079 no sooner than twenty days after receipt of the registration or renewal form by the secretary and may thereafter solicit contributions from the general public.
(6) If the secretary determines that the application for initial registration or renewal is incomplete, the secretary must notify the applicant of the information necessary to complete the application. The secretary may hold the application up to thirty days to allow the applicant time to provide additional information. If the applicant fails to provide complete information as requested by the secretary, the applicant must be deemed unregistered and must cease all solicitations as defined by this chapter.
(7) If an applicant fails to pay a required fee for any filing, the secretary must notify the applicant of the necessary fee to complete the application. The secretary may hold the application up to thirty days to allow the applicant time to submit the required payment. If the applicant fails to provide the required payment as requested by the secretary, the applicant must be deemed unregistered and must cease all solicitations as defined by this chapter.
Notes
Explanatory note—2025 c 58: See note following RCW
1.16.050.
Source: official Washington text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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