# RCW 42.52.040: RCW 42.52.040: Assisting in transactions

> Washington · Statutes · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T42_C52_S040

## Section

- **Citation:** RCW 42.52.040
- **Heading:** RCW 42.52.040: Assisting in transactions
- **Jurisdiction:** Washington
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Washington Code / Title 42 / Chapter 52 / Section 040

## Text

(1) Except in the course of official duties or incident to official duties, no state officer or state employee may assist another person, directly or indirectly, whether or not for compensation, in a transaction involving the state: (a) In which the state officer or state employee has at any time participated; or (b) If the transaction involving the state is or has been under the official responsibility of the state officer or state employee within a period of two years preceding such assistance. (2) No state officer or state employee may share in compensation received by another for assistance that the officer or employee is prohibited from providing under subsection (1) or (3) of this section. (3) A business entity of which a state officer or state employee is a partner, managing officer, or employee shall not assist another person in a transaction involving the state if the state officer or state employee is prohibited from doing so by subsection (1) of this section. (4) This chapter does not prevent a state officer or state employee from assisting, in a transaction involving the state: (a) The state officer's or state employee's parent, spouse or domestic partner, or child, or a child thereof for whom the officer or employee is serving as guardian, executor, administrator, trustee, or other personal fiduciary, if the state officer or state employee did not participate in the transaction; or (b) Another state employee involved in disciplinary or other personnel administration proceedings.

## Nearby sections

- [RCW 42.52.010 RCW 42.52.010: Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T42_C52_S010.md)
- [RCW 42.52.020 RCW 42.52.020: Activities incompatible with public duties.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T42_C52_S020.md)
- [RCW 42.52.030 RCW 42.52.030: Beneficial interests in transactions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T42_C52_S030.md)
- [RCW 42.52.040 RCW 42.52.040: Assisting in transactions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T42_C52_S040.md)
- [RCW 42.52.050 RCW 42.52.050: Confidential information—Improperly concealed records.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T42_C52_S050.md)
- [RCW 42.52.060 RCW 42.52.060: Testimony of state officers and state employees.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T42_C52_S060.md)
- [RCW 42.52.070 RCW 42.52.070: Special privileges and exemptions—Application of section to legislature.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T42_C52_S070.md)
- [RCW 42.52.080 RCW 42.52.080: Employment after public service.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T42_C52_S080.md)
- [RCW 42.52.090 RCW 42.52.090: Limited assistance by former state officers and employees.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T42_C52_S090.md)
- [RCW 42.52.100 RCW 42.52.100: Conditions on appearance before state agencies or doing business with the state—Hearing—Judicial review.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T42_C52_S100.md)
- [RCW 42.52.110 RCW 42.52.110: Compensation for official duties or nonperformance.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T42_C52_S110.md)
- [RCW 42.52.120 RCW 42.52.120: Compensation for outside activities.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T42_C52_S120.md)
- [RCW 42.52.130 RCW 42.52.130: Honoraria.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T42_C52_S130.md)
- [RCW 42.52.150 RCW 42.52.150: Limitations on gifts.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T42_C52_S150.md)

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