Advisory Opinions Archive

Advisory Opinion	Subject	Question(s)	Cross Reference	RCW/WAC Reference
09-01	Web links on Agency Website	What type of links can a state agency provide on its official website? See Opinion		RCW 42.52.160
09-04	Use of State Resources for Union Mailings	Can a Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) require a state agency to include printed information supplied by a Union into the workers pay envelopes, particularly a flyer regarding legislative initiatives? No.		RCW 42.52.560 RCW 42.52.160 RCW 42.52.070 RCW 42.52.180 WAC 292-110-010(6)
05-01	Use of State Resources / Cell Phones	May a state official or employee use a state-owned cellular telephone to make personal local calls when no landline is available without violating RCW 42.52.160?		RCW 42.52.160 WAC 292-110-010
02-01A	Use of State facilities to conduct union business	May a state employee use state vehicles or other state resources to attend meetings or conduct union business related to contract negotiation and administration? See Opinion Does the Ethics in Public Service Act prohibit certain uses of State facilities by a union? See Opinion		RCW 42.52.160
00-03	Use of state resources Cell phones	If a state employee is issued a cellular phone for official business, can the state employee modify the phone to establish a personal line for calls that will be paid for by the employee? See Opinion Can a personal line be installed if a state-purchased cellular phone is issued to replace a personal cell phone? Yes / See Opinion Can a state employee remedy any conflict of interest created by installing a personal line on a state-owned cellular phone by reimbursing the state for the cost of the cell phone? No / See Opinion		RCW 42.52.160 WAC 292-110-010
00-03A	Use of persons, money, or property for private gain; Use of state resources	This opinion supplements Advisory Opinion 00-03.		RCW 42.52.160 WAC 292-110-010
99-06	Outside Compensation Expert Testimony	Can a state employee who serves as a Food Program Technical Expert accept outside compensation to provide expert advice and testimony in an out-of-state case involving food borne illness?	RCW 42.52.020 RCW 42.52.120	RCW Yes / See Opinion WAC Yes / See Opinion
97-04	De Minimis use of state resources Computers Substitution of state equipment for personal equipment	If an agency substitutes a state officer's or employee's personal computer equipment with state equipment so that the officer or employee can work at home, may the officer or employee make the same private use of the replacement state equipment that he or she could make of his or her personal equipment? Yes / See Opinion		RCW 42.52.160 WAC 292-110-010
96-04	State Employees De minimis use of state resources	RCW 42.52.160 prohibits use of state resources for private benefit or gain. Does a state officer or employee violate this limitation if he/she receives and makes telephone calls during office hours about the vanpool in which he/she participates? See Opinion Does a state officer or state employee violate RCW 42.52.160 by using electronic mail to send a brief message to all employees announcing the birth of an employee/co-worker's child? Probably No / See Opinion		RCW 42.52.160 WAC 292-110-010
96-07	Outside employment	Can a state officer or employee with specialized knowledge accept employment as an expert witness? See Opinion		RCW 42.52.120
96-11	De minimis use of state resources Charity	May state officers or employees use state resources to coordinate state-wide volunteer construction projects? No / See Opinion May state officers or employees use state resources to coordinate an occasional fund- raising activity for charity? Yes / See Opinion		RCW 42.52.160 WAC 292-110-010

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