The limitations on contributions as provided in
RCW
42.17A.420,
42.17A.405, and
42.17A.410, as adjusted by WAC
390-05-400, are as
follows:
(1)
(a) The limitation on contributions in
RCW
42.17A.405 or
42.17A.410, as adjusted by WAC
390-05-400, do not apply to a
"candidate" as that term is defined in
RCW
42.17A.005 when the candidate is contributing
to the candidate's own campaign using the candidate's own personal funds as
defined in WAC
390-17-305.
(b) The limitation on contributions in
RCW
42.17A.420,
42.17A.405, or
42.17A.410, as adjusted by WAC
390-05-400, apply to
contributions to the candidate from the candidate's spouse, domestic partner or
other immediate family members.
(2) Contributions by spouses are considered
separate contributions. Contributions by domestic partners are considered
separate contributions.
(3)
Emancipated minor children (children under 18 years of age) may make
contributions which do not exceed the limitations on contributions and the
contribution is properly attributed to the emancipated minor child if:
(a) The decision to contribute is made
knowingly and voluntarily by the emancipated minor child;
(b) The funds, goods, or services contributed
are owned or controlled exclusively by the emancipated minor child, such as
income earned by the child, the proceeds of a trust for which the child is the
beneficiary, or a savings account opened and maintained exclusively in the
child's name; and
(c) The
contribution is not made from the proceeds of a gift, the purpose of which was
to provide funds to be contributed, or is not in any other way controlled by
another person.
Contributions by emancipated minor children which do not meet
these requirements and contributions by unemancipated minor children will be
considered contributions by the child's parents. Fifty percent of the
contributions will be attributed to each parent, or in the case of a single
custodial parent, the total amount is attributed to that parent.
(4) Contributions from a
business organized as a sole proprietorship and contributions from the owner of
the sole proprietorship must be aggregated for purposes of determining the
limitations of contributions under
RCW
42.17A.420,
42.17A.405, or
42.17A.410, as adjusted by WAC
390-05-400.
(5) The limitations on contributions apply
separately to the contributions made by a partnership, limited liability
partnership and limited liability corporation from the contributions made by an
individual partner or member. However, contributions made from or charged
against the capital account of an individual partner, or member of a limited
liability partnership or limited liability corporation must be aggregated with
the partner's or member's individual contributions for purposes of determining
the limitations on contributions under
RCW
42.17A.420,
42.17A.405, or
42.17A.410, as adjusted by WAC
390-05-400.
(6) The limitations on contributions in
RCW
42.17A.420,
42.17A.405, and
42.17A.410, as adjusted by WAC
390-05-400, apply separately to
the contributions made by an entity (corporation, subsidiary or branch,
national union and local unions, collective bargaining organizations and local
units, membership organizations and local units and other organizations and
their local units) unless the criteria in
RCW
42.17A.455 and WAC
390-16-309 are met.
Notes
Wash. Admin. Code §
390-16-310
Amended by
WSR
18-24-074, Filed 11/30/2018, effective
12/31/2018
Amended by
WSR
20-02-062, Filed 12/24/2019, effective
1/24/2020
Amended by
WSR
23-12-036, Filed 5/30/2023, effective
6/30/2023
Statutory Authority:
RCW
42.17A.110. 12-03-002, § 390-16-310,
filed 1/4/12, effective 2/4/12. Statutory Authority: RCW 42.17.370. 09-09-126,
§ 390-16-310, filed 4/22/09, effective 5/23/09; 05-06-070, §
390-16-310, filed 3/1/05, effective 4/1/05. Statutory Authority: RCW
42.17.370(1). 96-05-001, § 390-16-310, filed 2/7/96, effective 3/9/96.
Statutory Authority: RCW 42.17.390. 94-11-016, § 390-16-310, filed 5/5/94,
effective 6/5/94. Statutory Authority: RCW 42.17.370. 93-16-064, §
390-16-310, filed 7/30/93, effective 8/30/93; 92-05-079, § 390-16-310,
filed 2/18/92, effective 3/20/92; 90-20-088, § 390-16-310, filed 9/28/90,
effective 10/29/90.
