Revised Code of Washington

Wash. Rev. Code § 74.04.040 (2026)

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The care, support, and relief of needy persons is hereby declared to be a joint federal, state, and county function. County offices are charged with the responsibility for the administration of public assistance within the respective county or counties or parts thereof as local offices of the department as prescribed by the rules and regulations of the department.

Whenever a city or town establishes a program or policy for the care, support, and relief of needy persons it shall provide notice of the program or policy to the county or counties within which the city or town is located.

[ 1981 c 191 s 1; 1959 c 26 s 74.04.040. Prior: 1953 c 174 s 12; 1939 c 216 s 5; RRS s 10007-105a.]

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Cited in 1 case (1 in the last 5 years), 2021–2021 · leading case: In Re: Adelina Moreno (9th Cir. BAP 2021).

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In Re: Adelina Moreno (9th Cir. BAP 2021). “” RCW § 74.04.040. And the purpose and intent of Title 74 is “to provide for the public welfare by making available, in conjunction with federal matching funds, such public assistance as is necessary to insure to recipients thereof a reasonable subsistence compatible with…”

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