Agency use of designated address.
RCW 40.24.050
in effect(1) A program participant may request that state and local agencies use the address designated by the secretary of state as his or her address. When creating a new public record, state and local agencies shall accept the address designated by the secretary of state as a program participant's substitute address, unless the secretary of state has determined that: (a) The agency has a bona fide statutory or administrative requirement for the use of the address which would otherwise be confidential under this chapter; and (b) This address will be used only for those statutory and administrative purposes. (2) A program participant may use the address designated by the secretary of state as his or her work address. (3) The office of the secretary of state shall forward all first-class mail to the appropriate program participants.
(1) A program participant may request that state and local agencies use the address designated by the secretary of state as his or her address. When creating a new public record, state and local agencies shall accept the address designated by the secretary of state as a program participant's substitute address, unless the secretary of state has determined that:
(a) The agency has a bona fide statutory or administrative requirement for the use of the address which would otherwise be confidential under this chapter; and
(b) This address will be used only for those statutory and administrative purposes.
(2) A program participant may use the address designated by the secretary of state as his or her work address.
(3) The office of the secretary of state shall forward all first-class mail to the appropriate program participants.
Source: WA Statutes (Official Site)URL: https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=40.24&full=trueFetched: 6/29/2026