PDFWAC 390-16-308
Identification of source of contribution.
Any person who makes a contribution shall inform the candidate or treasurer, at the time the contribution is made, of the true and actual source of funds from which the contribution is made. To identify the source of a contribution received by check or other written instrument in the absence of other information, a candidate or treasurer shall apply the following:
Provided, that in cases where the source of the contribution is known and differs from the guidelines set forth below, the known source of the contribution shall be reported;
Provided further, that contributions made through an intermediary or conduit or transmitted by an intermediary shall identify the true and actual source of the funds.
(1) A contribution drawn upon a single account shall be attributed to the account holder as identified by the name printed on the face of the check or negotiable instrument.
(2) A contribution drawn upon a joint account shall be attributed in equal proportion to each of the account holders as identified by the names printed on the face of the check or negotiable instrument unless the candidate or treasurer is notified in writing that the contribution should be allocated in different proportions.
(3) A contribution made by a sole proprietor or drawn upon the account of a business which is a sole proprietorship shall be attributed to the owner of the business entity.
(4) A contribution drawn upon the account of a partnership shall be attributed to the partnership as a separate entity except that any check drawn upon the partnership account but which is to be paid from the capital account of one or more individual partners shall identify at the time of transmittal to the candidate or treasurer the name(s) of the contributing partner(s) and shall be attributed to the contributing partner(s).
(5) A contribution drawn upon the account of a corporation, union, association or other organization shall be attributed to the corporation, union, association or other organization as a separate entity unless that entity is affiliated with another entity pursuant to WAC 390-16-309 in which case a contribution from one of those entities is attributed to both entities.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 42.17A.110(1) and 2018 c 304. WSR 18-24-074, § 390-16-308, filed 11/30/18, effective 12/31/18. Statutory Authority: RCW 42.17.370(1). WSR 02-03-018, § 390-16-308, filed 1/4/02, effective 2/4/02. Statutory Authority: RCW 42.17.390. WSR 94-11-016, § 390-16-308, filed 5/5/94, effective 6/5/94. Statutory Authority: RCW 42.17.370. WSR 93-04-072, § 390-16-308, filed 1/29/93, effective 3/1/93; WSR 91-14-041, § 390-16-308, filed 6/27/91, effective 7/28/91; WSR 90-20-088, § 390-16-308, filed 9/28/90, effective 10/29/90.]