{"data":{"id":"us-wa/rcw-82.08.0253","jurisdiction":"us-wa","citation":"RCW 82.08.0253","heading":"Exemptions—Sale and distribution of newspapers.","body":"(1) The tax levied by RCW 82.08.020 does not apply to:\n(a) The distribution and newsstand sale of printed newspapers; and\n(b) The sale of newspapers transferred electronically, provided that the electronic version of a printed newspaper:\n(i) Shares content with the printed newspaper; and\n(ii) Is prominently identified by the same name as the printed newspaper or otherwise conspicuously indicates that it is a complement to the printed newspaper.\n(2) For purposes of this section, \"printed newspaper\" means a publication issued regularly at stated intervals at least twice a month and printed on newsprint in tabloid or broadsheet format folded loosely together without stapling, glue, or any other binding of any kind, including any supplement of a printed newspaper.","path":["Title 82","Chapter 82.08"],"source_url":"https://app.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=82.08.0253","current_through":"July 15, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T04:27:18Z","sha256":"1809fd80b62f85f20aef9a1d344c3ed5f65698d7996992d6e6d33c3b845c8d06","source_id":"us-wa","stale":false,"prev":"us-wa/rcw-82.08.02525","next":"us-wa/rcw-82.08.02535"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}