{"data":{"id":"us-wa/rcw-82.08.0256","jurisdiction":"us-wa","citation":"RCW 82.08.0256","heading":"Exemptions—Sale of the operating property of a public utility to the state or a political subdivision.","body":"The tax levied by RCW 82.08.020 does not apply to sales (including transfers of title through decree of appropriation) heretofore or hereafter made of the entire operating property of a publicly or privately owned public utility, or of a complete operating integral section thereof, to the state or a political subdivision thereof for use in conducting any public service business as defined in RCW 82.16.010. For purposes of this section, \"operating property\" includes digital goods and products sold through the use of digital codes.","path":["Title 82","Chapter 82.08"],"source_url":"https://app.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=82.08.0256","current_through":"July 15, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T04:27:18Z","sha256":"72684f930bbd5d12a2fac1ac9ae98e669fcc9738c0295bc6b4e7bfe00eaf810b","source_id":"us-wa","stale":false,"prev":"us-wa/rcw-82.08.0255","next":"us-wa/rcw-82.08.02565"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}