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Public Rules
A public rule refers to any department order, directive, or regulation applicable to King County citizens which has the force of law. The violation of these rules subjects a person outside of county employment to a penalty or payment of a fee.
Prior to the approval of each public rule, the public is given the opportunity to provide comment. Public rules become effective 30 days after the date of filing with the Archives and Records Management Section, and remain in effect until they are superseded by another public rule, or are rescinded. See King County Code 2.98.010 for more information.
| Document Code Number | Sponsoring Agency | Title | Effective Date |
| ACO-8-24-PR | Department of Human Resources | Emergency Rule for Nonprofits Applying to Employee Giving Program | 6/8/2020 |
| ACO-8-26-1-PR | Department of Public Health | Required Protective Measures Against COVID-19 in Food Establishments | 12/7/2020 |
| CON 7-15-1 (PR) | Executive Administration | Rules Implementing Equal Benefits Ordinance 14823, and Ordinance 16856 | 1/30/2011 |
| CON 7-20 (PR) | DES / FBOD / Procurement and Contract Services | Suspension and Debarment (PR) | 1/23/2015 |
| CON 7-21 (PR) | DES / FBOD / Procurement and Payables | Rules Implementing Living Wage Ordinance 17909 (PR) | 12/16/2015 |
| CPM 11-1-1-PR |
Department of Community and Human Services | CPM11-1-PR Repeal (Establishing Veteran's Advisory Board) | 4/10/21 |
| CPM 14-1 (PR) | Executive Administration / Office of Civil Rights and Compliance | Standard Operating Procedures for Fair Housing Ordinance Enforcement | 4/5/1993 |
| CPM 14-2 (PR) | Department of Community and Health Services | Procedures and Qualifications for School Impact Fee and Roads Mitigation Payment | 11/10/2010 |
| ELE-9-1-5-PR |
King County Elections | King County Local Voters' Pamphlet Administrative Rules | 12/10/2021 |
| ELE-9-2-1-PR |
King County Elections | King County Election Polling Places: Use of Facility for Purposes other than Voting | 1/15/2021 |
| ELE-9-3-3-PR |
King County Elections | Campaign Contribution Limitations with Respect to Political Campaigns for County Offices | 1/15/2021 |
| ELE-9-4-1-PR |
King County Elections | Routing of Local Jurisdiction Geographical Boundary Information | 1/15/2021 |
| FES-7-1-1-PR |
Department of Natural Resources and Parks | Permit Requirements and Procedures for Professional Dog Service Business Use of Parks and Recreation | 1/8/2021 |
| FES-7-2-1-PR | King County Metro Transit | Pricing, Enforcement and Requirements for Renewal of HOV and SOV Parking Permits | 10/12/2019 |
| FES-7-3-1-PR | DES/ Facilities Management Division | Animals in King County owned and leased buildings | 5/13/2024 |
| FHT-1-2024-PR | DES/Records and Licensing Services Division with the City of Seattle | Reimbursement for Transportation Network Company Vehicle Owners and Drivers from the Wheelchair Accessible Services Fund | 7/1/2024 |
| FHT-2-2024-PR |
DES/Records and Licensing Services Division with the City of Seattle |
Reimbursement for Taxicab and For-Hire Vehicle Owners and Drivers from the Wheelchair Accessible Services Fund | 7/1/2024 |
| FHT-3-2024-PR | DES/Records and Licensing Services Division with the City of Seattle | Dual Medallion Splitting | 7/1/2024 |
| FHT-4-2024-PR | DES/Records and Licensing Services Division with the City of Seattle | Temporarily Deactivating a Medallion | 7/1/2024 |
| FHT-5-2024-PR | DES/Records and Licensing Services Division with the City of Seattle | Evidence of Vehicle Insurance and Changes to Insurance Requirements | 7/1/2024 |
| FHT-6-2024-PR | DES/Records and Licensing Services Division with the City of Seattle | Uniform Color Schemes and Exterior and Interior Markings for Vehicles | 7/1/2024 |
| FHT-7-2024-PR | DES/Records and Licensing Services Division with the City of Seattle | Uniform Vehicle Safety Inspections for Taxicabs and For-Hire Vehicles | 7/1/2024 |
| FHT-8-2024-PR | DES/Records and Licensing Services Division with the City of Seattle | Taximeters and Smart Taximeters/td> | 7/1/2024 |
| FHT-9-2024-PR | DES/Records and Licensing Services Division with the City of Seattle | Vehicle Size and Fuel | 9/20/2024 |
| FHT-10-2024-PR | DES/Records and Licensing Services Division with the City of Seattle | Fares and Rates for Taxicabs and For-Hire Vehicles | 10/16/2024 |
| FHT-11-2024-PR | DES/Records and Licensing Services Division with the City of Seattle | Wheelchair Accessible Services Surcharge for Taxicab and For-Hire Vehicle Medallion Owners | 9/20/2024 |
| FHT-12-2024-PR | DES/Records and Licensing Services Division with the City of Seattle |
Application Dispatch Systems Used by Transportation Network Companies |
9/20/2024 |
| FHT-13-2024-PR | DES/Records and Licensing Services Division with the City of Seattle | Application Dispatch Systems Used by Transitional Regional Dispatch Agencies and Regional Dispatch Agencies | 9/20/2024 |
| FHT-14-2024-PR | DES/Records and Licensing Services Division with the City of Seattle | Taxicab and For-Hire Vehicle Medallion Leases | 9/20/2024 |
| FHT-15-2024-PR | DES/Records and Licensing Services Division with the City of Seattle | Leasing a Taxicab or For-Hire Vehicle | 10/16/2024 |
| FHT-16-2024-PR | DES/Records and Licensing Services Division with the City of Seattle | Regional For-Hire Driver’s License Training Requirements | 11/1/2024 |
| FIN-8-2-1-PR |
Department of Natural Resources and Parks/Water and Land Resources Division | Debt Service Collection | 3/12/2021 |
| FIN-8-5-1-PR | Department of Natural Resources and Parks/Water and Land Resources Division | Surface Water Management (SWM) Fee Protocols | 3/12/2021 |
| FIN 11-1-2-PR | Department of Local Services, Permitting Division | Repeal of DDES Financial Policies Protocol | 6/2/2019 |
| LIC 8-1 (PR) | Division of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services | Procedures to Annually License Methadone Programs in King County | 12/15/1994 |
| LIC 8-2-1-PR | Department of Executive Services/Records and Licensing Services Division | Rule to Repeal For-Hire Driver Requirements and Standards - Written Examination | 12/24/2020 |
| LIC 8-3-1-PR | Department of Executive Services/Records and Licensing Services Division | Rule to Repeal Testing Alternative Ways of Restructuring Taxi Associations | 12/24/2020 |
| LIC-8-6-PR | Department of Executive Services/Records and Licensing Services Division | Temporary Changes to Insurance Requirements for Taxicabs and For-Hire Vehicles | 11/22/2021 |
| LIC-8-7-PR |
Department of Executive Services/Records and Licensing Services Division | Temporary Fuel Surcharges Authorized for Taxicabs | 08/12/2022 |
| LUD 8-1 (PR) | Department of Information and Administrative Services/Records and Elections Division | Proposing Municipal Incorporations | 6/23/1998 |
| LUD 12-1 (PR) | Department of Natural Resources and Parks | Procedures for Considering Public Safety When Placing Wood in King County Rivers | 4/30/2010 |
| LUD-17-1-4-PR |
Department of Local Services and Department of Natural Resources and Parks | Critical Areas: Designation, Classification and Mapping of Channel Migration Zones | 3/14/2022 |
| PRE 8-1-1-PR |
Department of Human Resources | King County Employee Giving Program | 4/1/2021 |
| PUT-7-1-6-PR | Department of Natural Resources and Parks/Solid Waste Division | Waste Acceptance Rule | 9/14/2017 |
| PUT 7-2-2-PR |
Department of Natural Resources and Parks/Solid Waste Division | Repeal of Waste Clearance Policies for King County Solid Waste Division Solid Waste Facilities | 3/21/21 |
| PUT 7-4-1 (PR) | Department of Natural Resources and Parks/Solid Waste and Wastewater Treatment Divisions | Administrative Appeal of Issuance of DNS and of Adequacy of Final Environmental Impact Statement | 4/19/2006 |
| PUT-8-3-7-PR | Department of Natural Resources and Parks | Amendment to Surface Water Design Manual | 11/14/2024 |
| PUT 8-7 (PR) | Department of Public Works/Surface Water Management Division | Beaver Lake Management Plan | 6/8/1995 |
| PUT-8-8-4-PR |
Department of Natural Resources and Parks | Stormwater Pollution Prevention Manual | 7/23/2021 |
| PUT 8-9 (PR) | Department of Natural Resources/Surface Water Management Division | Lake Desire Management Plan | 7/18/1996 |
| PUT 8-10 (PR) | Department of Natural Resources/ Water and Land Resources Division | Cottage Lake Management Plan | 2/4/1998 |
| PUT 8-11-1-PR |
Department of Natural Resources/Water and Land Resources Division | Wetland Mitigation Banking Program, Repeal | 2/3/2022 |
| PUT-8-13-2-PR | Department of Natural Resources and Parks/Wastewater Treatment Division | Industrial Waste Local Discharge Limits | 12/23/2020 |
| PUT-8-14-1-PR | Department of Natural Resources and Parks/Wastewater Treatment Division | Discharge of Construction Wastewater to the Sanitary Sewer | 12/23/2020 |
| PUT 8-15-1-PR | Department of Natural Resources and Parks/Wastewater Treatment Division | Discharge of Contaminated Groundwater to the Sanitary Sewer | 12/23/2020 |
| PUT 8-16-1-PR | Department of Natural Resources and Parks/Wastewater Treatment Division | Discharge of Cooling Water into the Sanitary Sewer | 12/23/2020 |
| PUT 8-17-1-PR |
Department of Natural Resources: Water and Land Division | Right-of-Way and Drainage Facility Inspection Fees, Repeal | 2/3/2022 |
| PUT 8-19-2 (PR) | Department of Natural Resources and Parks | Forest Stewardship Plans | 3/13/2015 |
| PUT 8-20 (PR) | Department of Natural Resources and Department of Development and Environmental Services | Rural Stewardship Plans | 2/24/2005 |
| PUT 8-21 (PR) | Department of Natural Resources and Department of Development and Environmental Services | Farm Management Plans | 2/24/2005 |
| PUT 8-22-1-PR | Department of Natural Resources and Parks/Wastewater Treatment Division | Discharge of Hauled Waste at at a King County Publicly Owned Treatment Works | 12/23/2020 |
| PUT-8-23-PR | Department of Natural Resources and Parks | Stormwater Enforcement | 2/23/2018 |
| PUT-8-24-PR | Department of Natural Resources and Parks | Industrial Waste Fees | 7/1/2019 |
| PUT 9-1 (PR) | Department of Executive Administration/Office of Cable Communications | Rules Regarding Cable Television Rate Regulation | 1/28/1994 |
| PUT 10-2-2-PR | Department of Local Services, Road Services Division | Procedures for Requesting Variances from the King County Roads Design and Construction Standards | 12/17/2020 |
| PUT 10-3-4-PR | Department of Local Services, Road Services Division | Intersection Standards | 12/17/2020 |
| RPM-9-2-PR | Department of Executive Services / Facilities Management Division | Rules for Determining Franchise Compensation Under K.C.C. 6.27.080 | 1/29/2018 |
| RPM-14-1-1-PR | Department of Local Services/Roads Services Division | Rule Repealing Permit Procedure for Overhead Utility Installations Within Existing or Proposed King County Right-of-Way | 11/17/2020 |