{"data":{"id":"us-wa/rcw-36.61.310","jurisdiction":"us-wa","citation":"RCW 36.61.310","heading":"Dissolution—Procedure and conditions.","body":"(1) Except when lake or beach management district bonds are outstanding or when an existing contract might otherwise be impaired, a lake or beach management district may be dissolved either by: The county legislative authority upon a finding that the purposes of the district have been accomplished; or a vote of the property owners within the district, if proposed by the legislative authority of the county or through the filing of a sufficient petition signed by the owners of at least twenty percent of the acreage within the district.\n(2) If the question of dissolution of a district is submitted to property owners, the balloting is subject to the following conditions, which must be included in the instructions mailed with each ballot, as provided in RCW 36.61.080:\n(a) A ballot must be mailed to each owner or reputed owner of any lot, tract, parcel of land, or other property within the district, with the ballot weighted so that a property owner has one vote for each dollar of special assessment or rates and charges imposed on his or her property;\n(b) A ballot must be signed by the owner or reputed owner of property according to the assessor's tax rolls;\n(c) Each ballot must be returned to the county legislative authority no later than 5:00 p.m. of a specified day, which must be at least twenty, but not more than thirty days after the ballots are mailed; and\n(d) Each property owner must mark his or her ballot for or against the dissolution of the district.\n(3) If, following the tabulation of the valid ballots, a simple majority of the votes cast are in favor of dissolving the district, the district must be dissolved on the date established in the ballot proposition.\n(4) A county, although not separately responsible for satisfying the financial obligations of a dissolved district, has full authority to continue imposing special assessments, rates, and charges for a dissolved district until all financial obligations of the district incurred prior to its dissolution have been extinguished or retired.","path":["Title 36","Chapter 36.61"],"source_url":"https://app.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=36.61.310","current_through":"July 15, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T02:30:47Z","sha256":"83ddd87d82cea565ae0802c7075ccab575bca857834cef444bde3bfe562f5267","source_id":"us-wa","stale":false,"prev":"us-wa/rcw-36.61.300","next":"us-wa/rcw-36.62.010"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}