Bethel Citizen’s Committee for School Support: Alleged violations of RCW 42.17A.235 and .240 for failure to timely & accurately disclose contributions & expenditures, and required expenditure details on reports. (EY'18-'22; Aug ‘23)

Case

#141631

Respondent

Bethel Citizen's Committee for School Support

Complainant

Glen Morgan

Description

This case alleged that Bethel Citizen’s Committee for School Support, a political committee, violated RCW 42.17A.235 and RCW 42.17A.240 by failing timely and accurately file C-3 reports and C-4 reports disclosing contributions and expenditures undertaken by the committee and provide required expenditure details on C-4 reports for election year 2022 that were due to be filed from 2019 to 2022.

At a Brief Enforcement Hearing (Brief Adjudicative Proceeding) held on 9/12/24, the Commission's Presiding Officer found the Respondent violated RCW 42.17A.235 and RCW 42.17A.240 by failing to timely and accurately report contributions and expenditures for years 2019-2022 and assessed a penalty of $600, of which $350 is suspended if the conditions of the Order, including the submission of missing and amended reports, are met (see attached).

Disposition

Violation Found by Commission

Date Opened

August 30, 2023

Areas of Law

RCW 42.17A.235, RCW 42.17A.240

Documents

• 141631 Bethel Citz Comm for School Support BAP Hearing Memo w Exhibits.pdf
• 141631 Bethel Citz Comm for School Support BAP Order.pdf
• 141631 Bethel Citizen's Comm for School Support BAP Hearing Notice.pdf
• 141631 Bethel Citizen's Committee for School Support Complaint.pdf
• 141631 Bethel Citizen's Committee for School Support Response.pdf
• 141631 Bethel Citizen’s Comm. for School Support Initial Hearing Results (Resp).pdf
• 141631 Bethel Citizen’s Comm. for School Support Initial Hearing Results (Compl).pdf

Penalties