§ 19.34.231. Signature of a unit of government required -- City or county as certification authority -- Unit of state government prohibited from being certification authority -- Exceptions
(1) If a signature of a unit of state or local government, including its appropriate officers or employees, is required by statute, administrative rule, court rule, or requirement of the office of financial management, that unit of state or local government shall become a subscriber to a certificate issued by a licensed certification authority for purposes of conducting official public business with electronic records.
(2) A city or county may become a licensed certification authority under RCW 19.34.100 for purposes of providing services to local government, if authorized by ordinance adopted by the city or county legislative authority.
(3) A unit of state government, except the secretary and the department of information services, may not act as a certification authority.
[1999 c 287 § 12; 1997 c 27 § 10.]
Notes:
Effective date -- 1999 c 287: See note following RCW 19.34.010.
Effective date -- Severability -- 1997 c 27: See notes following RCW 19.34.030.
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