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- RCW 35.21.465 · Crop purchase contracts for dedicated energy crops.
- RCW 35.21.470 · Building construction projects—City or town prohibited from requiring state agencies or local governments to provide bond or other security as a condition for issuance of permit.
- RCW 35.21.475 · Statement of restrictions applicable to real property.
- RCW 35.21.500 · Compilation, codification, revision of city or town ordinances—Scope of codification.
- RCW 35.21.510 · Compilation, codification, revision of city or town ordinances—Authorized.
- RCW 35.21.520 · Compilation, codification, revision of city or town ordinances—Adoption as official code of city.
- RCW 35.21.530 · Compilation, codification, revision of city or town ordinances—Filing—Notice of hearing.
- RCW 35.21.540 · Compilation, codification, revision of city or town ordinances—Legislative body may amend, adopt, or reject adopting ordinance—When official code.
- RCW 35.21.550 · Compilation, codification, revision of city or town ordinances—Copies as proof of ordinances.
- RCW 35.21.560 · Compilation, codification, revision of city or town ordinances—Adoption of new material.
- RCW 35.21.570 · Compilation, codification, revision of city or town ordinances—Codification satisfies single subject, title, and amendment requirements of statute or charter.
- RCW 35.21.590 · Executory conditional sales contracts for purchase of property—Limit on indebtedness—Election, when.
- RCW 35.21.630 · Youth agencies—Establishment authorized.
- RCW 35.21.635 · Juvenile curfews.
- RCW 35.21.640 · Conferences to study regional and governmental problems, counties and cities may establish.
- RCW 35.21.650 · Prepayment of taxes or assessments authorized.
- RCW 35.21.660 · Demonstration Cities and Metropolitan Development Act—Agreements with federal government—Scope of authority.
- RCW 35.21.670 · Demonstration Cities and Metropolitan Development Act—Powers and limitations of public corporations, commissions or authorities created.
- RCW 35.21.680 · Participation in Economic Opportunity Act programs.
- RCW 35.21.682 · City or town may not limit number of unrelated persons occupying a household or dwelling unit—Exceptions.
- RCW 35.21.683 · Transitional housing, permanent supportive housing, indoor emergency shelters, and indoor emergency housing.
- RCW 35.21.684 · Authority to regulate placement or use of homes—Regulation of manufactured homes—Issuance of permits—Restrictions on location of manufactured/mobile homes and entry or removal of recreational vehicles used as primary residences.
- RCW 35.21.685 · Low-income housing—Loans and grants.
- RCW 35.21.686 · Tiny house communities.
- RCW 35.21.688 · Family day-care provider's home facility—City or town may not prohibit in residential or commercial area—Conditions.
- RCW 35.21.689 · Permanent supportive housing—City may not prohibit where multifamily housing is permitted.
- RCW 35.21.690 · Authority to regulate auctioneers—Limitations.
- RCW 35.21.692 · Authority to regulate massage therapists—Limitations.
- RCW 35.21.695 · Authority to own and operate professional sports franchise.
- RCW 35.21.696 · Newspaper carrier regulation.
- RCW 35.21.698 · Regulation of financial transactions—Limitations.
- RCW 35.21.700 · Tourist promotion.
- RCW 35.21.703 · Economic development programs.
- RCW 35.21.706 · Imposition or increase of business and occupation tax—Referendum procedure required—Exclusive procedure.
- RCW 35.21.710 · License fees or taxes on certain business activities—Uniform rate required—Maximum rate established.
- RCW 35.21.711 · License fees or taxes on certain business activities—Excess rates authorized by voters.
- RCW 35.21.712 · License fees or taxes on telephone business to be at uniform rate.
- RCW 35.21.714 · License fees or taxes on telephone business—Imposition on certain gross revenues authorized—Limitations.
- RCW 35.21.715 · Taxes on network telephone services.
- RCW 35.21.717 · Taxation of internet access—Moratorium.
- RCW 35.21.718 · State route No. 16—Tax on operation prohibited.
- RCW 35.21.720 · City contracts to obtain sheriff's office law enforcement services.
- RCW 35.21.722 · Volunteer law enforcement—Training—Certification—Limitations. (Effective January 1, 2027.)
- RCW 35.21.730 · Public corporations—Powers of cities, towns, and counties—Administration.
- RCW 35.21.735 · Public corporations—Declaration of public purpose—Power and authority to enter into agreements, receive and expend funds—Security—Special funds—Agreements to implement federal new markets tax credit program.
- RCW 35.21.740 · Public corporations—Exercise of powers, authorities, or rights—Territorial jurisdiction.
- RCW 35.21.745 · Public corporations—Provision for, control over—Powers.
- RCW 35.21.747 · Public corporations—Real property transferred by city, town, or county—Restrictions, notice, public meeting.
- RCW 35.21.750 · Public corporations—Insolvency or dissolution.
- RCW 35.21.755 · Public corporations—Exemption or immunity from taxation—In lieu excise tax.
- RCW 35.21.756 · Tax exemption—Sales/leasebacks by regional transit authorities.
- RCW 35.21.757 · Public corporations—Statutes to be construed consistent with state Constitution.
- RCW 35.21.759 · Public corporations, commissions, and authorities—Applicability of general laws.
- RCW 35.21.760 · Legal interns—Employment authorized.
- RCW 35.21.762 · Urban emergency medical service districts—Creation authorized in city or town with territory in two counties.
- RCW 35.21.765 · Fire protection, ambulance or other emergency services provided by municipal corporation within county—Financial and other assistance by county authorized.
- RCW 35.21.766 · Ambulance services—Establishment authorized.
- RCW 35.21.7661 · Study and review of ambulance utilities.
- RCW 35.21.768 · Ambulance services—Excise taxes authorized—Use of proceeds.
- RCW 35.21.769 · Levy for emergency medical care and services.
- RCW 35.21.770 · Members of legislative bodies authorized to serve as volunteer firefighters, volunteer ambulance personnel, or reserve law enforcement officers.
- RCW 35.21.772 · Fire department volunteers—Holding public office—Definitions.
- RCW 35.21.775 · Provision of fire protection services to state-owned facilities.
- RCW 35.21.778 · Existing contracts for fire protection services and equipment not abrogated.
- RCW 35.21.779 · Fire protection services for state-owned facilities—Contracts with the department of commerce—Consolidation of negotiations with multiple state agencies—Arbitration.
- RCW 35.21.780 · Laws, rules and regulations applicable to cities five hundred thousand or over deemed applicable to cities four hundred thousand or over.
- RCW 35.21.790 · Revision of corporate boundary within street, road, or highway right-of-way by substituting right-of-way line—Not subject to review.
- RCW 35.21.800 · Foreign trade zones—Legislative finding, intent.
- RCW 35.21.805 · Foreign trade zones—Authority to apply for permission to establish, operate and maintain.
- RCW 35.21.810 · Hydroplane races—Providing for restrooms and other services in public parks for spectators—Admission fees—Authorized.
- RCW 35.21.815 · Hydroplane races—Levying of admission charges declared public park purpose—Reversion prohibited.
- RCW 35.21.820 · Acquisition and disposal of vehicles for commuter ride sharing by city employees.
- RCW 35.21.830 · Controls on rent for residential structures—Prohibited—Exceptions.
- RCW 35.21.840 · Taxation of motor carriers of freight for hire—Allocation of gross receipts.
- RCW 35.21.845 · Taxation of motor carriers of freight for hire—Tax allocation formula.
- RCW 35.21.850 · Taxation of motor carriers of freight for hire—Limitation—Exceptions.
- RCW 35.21.851 · Taxation of chamber of commerce, similar business for operation of parking/business improvement area.
- RCW 35.21.855 · Taxation of intellectual property creating activities—Gross receipts tax prohibited—Exceptions.
- RCW 35.21.860 · Electricity, telephone, or natural gas business, service provider—Franchise fees prohibited—Exceptions.
- RCW 35.21.865 · Electricity, telephone, or natural gas business—Limitations on tax rate changes.
- RCW 35.21.870 · Electricity, telephone, natural gas, or steam energy business—Tax limited to six percent—Exception.
- RCW 35.21.871 · Tax on telephone business—Deferral of rate reduction.
- RCW 35.21.873 · Procedure to correct erroneous mobile telecommunications service tax.
- RCW 35.21.875 · Designation of official newspaper.
- RCW 35.21.880 · Right-of-way donations—Credit against required improvements.
- RCW 35.21.890 · Boundary changes—Providing factual information—Notice to boundary review board.
- RCW 35.21.895 · Regulation of automatic number or location identification—Prohibited.
- RCW 35.21.897 · Mobile home, manufactured home, or park model moving or installing—Copies of permits—Definitions.
- RCW 35.21.900 · Authority to transfer real property.
- RCW 35.21.905 · Consultation with public utilities for water-sewer facility relocation projects.
- RCW 35.21.910 · Community athletics programs—Sex discrimination prohibited.
- RCW 35.21.913 · Comprehensive cancer care collaborative arrangements—Prohibition on regulation as state agency.
- RCW 35.21.915 · Hosting the homeless by religious organizations—When authorized—Requirements—Prohibitions on local actions.
- RCW 35.21.920 · State and federal background checks of license applicants and licensees of occupations under local licensing authority.
- RCW 35.21.925 · Supplemental transportation improvements.
- RCW 35.21.930 · Community assistance referral and education services program.
- RCW 35.21.935 · Warrant officers—Training requirements—Authority. (Effective until June 30, 2029.)
- RCW 35.21.940 · Failing septic systems—Connection to public sewer systems—Appeals process.
- RCW 35.21.945 · Water storage asset management services—Procurement.
- RCW 35.21.950 · Final determination on state highway project permits.