RCW 63.30.650
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(1)In this section, "related to the administrator" refers to an individual who is:
(a)The administrator's spouse, partner in a civil union, domestic partner, or reciprocal beneficiary;
(b)The administrator's child, stepchild, grandchild, parent, stepparent, sibling, stepsibling, half-sibling, aunt, uncle, niece, or nephew;
(c)A spouse, partner in a civil union, domestic partner, or reciprocal beneficiary of an individual under
(b)of this subsection; or
(d)Any individual residing in the administrator's household.
(2)The administrator may contract with a person to conduct an examination under this section and RCW 63.30.570 through 63.30.640 and 63.30.660 through 63.30.690 . The contract may be awarded only under chapter 39.26 RCW.
(3)If the person with which the administrator contracts under subsection
(2)of this section is:
(a)An individual, the individual may not be related to the administrator; or
(b)A business entity, the entity may not be owned in whole or in part by the administrator or an individual related to the administrator.
(4)If the administrator contracts with a person under subsection
(2)of this section:
(a)The contract may provide for compensation of the person based on a fixed fee, hourly fee, or contingent fee;
(b)A contingent fee arrangement may not provide for a payment that exceeds 10 percent of the amount or value of property paid or delivered as a result of the examination; and
(c)On request by a person subject to examination by a contractor, the administrator must deliver to the person a complete and unredacted copy of the contract.
(5)A contract under subsection
(2)of this section is subject to public disclosure without redaction under chapter 42.56 RCW.
[ 2025 c 29 s 19 ; 2022 c 225 s 1009 .]