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2020 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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