RCW 43.43.590
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The state firearms background check system account is created in the custody of the state treasurer. All receipts under RCW 43.43.580 must be deposited into the account. Expenditures from the account may be used only for the creation, operation, and maintenance of the automated firearms background check system under RCW 43.43.580 . Only the chief of the Washington state patrol or the chief's designee may authorize expenditures from the account. The account is subject to allotment procedures under chapter 43.88 RCW, but an appropriation is not required for expenditures.
[ 2020 c 28 s 3 .]
RCW 43.43.590
State firearms background check system account. (Effective May 1, 2027.)
The state firearms background check system account is created in the custody of the state treasurer. All receipts under RCW 43.43.580 and 9.41.121 must be deposited into the account. Expenditures from the account may be used only for the creation, operation, and maintenance of the automated firearms background check system under RCW 43.43.580 , and for costs incurred in establishing and administering the permit to purchase firearms program under RCW 9.41.121 . Only the chief of the Washington state patrol or the chief's designee may authorize expenditures from the account.
The account is subject to allotment procedures under chapter 43.88 RCW, but an appropriation is not required for expenditures. The account must provide reimbursement of any amounts appropriated for the purposes of initial establishment of the permit to purchase firearms program by June 30, 2029.
[ 2025 c 370 s 5 ; 2020 c 28 s 3 .]
Notes:
Application — 2025 c 370 ss 2, 4, and 5: See note following RCW 9.41.121 .
Effective date — 2025 c 370: See note following RCW 9.41.090 .