Memorial gifts and charitable contributions—Limitations.
(1) A title company may provide no more than two hundred dollars in value of food, floral bouquets, or memorial donations for the death of a producer or a producer's immediate family member. This includes contributions to medical funds for a producer or a producer's seriously injured or seriously ill immediate family member.
(2) A title company may contribute to a charity only if:
(a) The contribution by the title company is made payable directly to the charity; and
(b) The solicitation for the contribution and the contribution are not, directly or indirectly, in exchange for the referral of title insurance business.
(3) Title company employees may attend and volunteer their time at events hosted by charities.
[Statutory Authority: RCW
48.02.060,
48.29.005 and
48.29.210. WSR 09-05-077 (Matter No. R 2008-21), § 284-29-250, filed 2/17/09, effective 3/20/09.]