{"data":{"id":"us-wa/rcw-42.23.020","jurisdiction":"us-wa","citation":"RCW 42.23.020","heading":"Definitions.","body":"For the purpose of chapter 268, Laws of 1961:\n(1) \"Municipality\" shall include all counties, cities, towns, districts, and other municipal corporations and quasi municipal corporations organized under the laws of the state of Washington;\n(2) \"Municipal officer\" and \"officer\" shall each include all elected and appointed officers of a municipality, together with all deputies and assistants of such an officer, and all persons exercising or undertaking to exercise any of the powers or functions of a municipal officer;\n(3) \"Contract\" shall include any contract, sale, lease or purchase;\n(4) \"Contracting party\" shall include any person, partnership, association, cooperative, corporation, or other business entity which is a party to a contract with a municipality.","path":["Title 42","Chapter 42.23"],"source_url":"https://app.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=42.23.020","current_through":"July 15, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T02:16:02Z","sha256":"38481eec0dd2a74a46c9dd963acd7e9c700de4c8767346ca1ea8b7f9e06877f7","source_id":"us-wa","stale":false,"prev":"us-wa/rcw-42.23.010","next":"us-wa/rcw-42.23.030"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}