Duties of disbursing officer upon final acceptance of contract—Request of payment of taxes, increases, penalties, and claims.
If within thirty days after receipt of notice by the department of revenue, the employment security department, and the department of labor and industries of the completion of the contract, the amount of all taxes, increases, and penalties due from the contractor or any of his or her successors or assignees or to become due with respect to such contract have not been paid, the department of revenue, the employment security department, and the department of labor and industries may certify to the disbursing officer the amount of all taxes, increases, and penalties due from the contractor, together with the amount of all taxes due and to become due with respect to the contract and may request payment thereof in accordance with the priority provided by this chapter. The disbursing officer shall within ten days after receipt of such certificate and request pay to the department of revenue, the employment security department, and the department of labor and industries the amount of all taxes, increases, and penalties certified to be due or to become due and all claims which by statute are a lien upon the retained percentage withheld by the disbursing officer in accordance with the priority provided by this chapter. If the contractor owes no taxes imposed pursuant to Titles 50, 51, and 82 RCW, the department of revenue, the employment security department, and the department of labor and industries shall so certify to the disbursing officer.
[ 2012 c 117 s 147; 2009 c 432 s 9; 1967 ex.s. c 26 s 25; 1955 c 236 s 6. Prior: 1949 c 228 s 27, part; Rem. Supp. 1949 s 8370-204a, part; RCW 82.32.250, part.]
NOTES:
Report—2009 c 432: See RCW 18.27.800.
Effective date—1967 ex.s. c 26: See note following RCW 82.01.050.