{"data":{"id":"us-wa/rcw-1.40.050","jurisdiction":"us-wa","citation":"RCW 1.40.050","heading":"Certain persons prohibited from receiving award.","body":"The state medal of merit shall not be awarded to any elected official while in office or to any candidate for an elected office.","path":["Title 1","Chapter 1.40"],"source_url":"https://app.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=1.40.050","current_through":"July 15, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:24:08Z","sha256":"3f29c83e3ce937af3bc379865d2ff98710ab96a4d4aedb1eacba0438a612027a","source_id":"us-wa","stale":false,"prev":"us-wa/rcw-1.40.040","next":"us-wa/rcw-1.40.060"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}