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Chapter 27.12 RCW

PUBLIC LIBRARIES

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