Wash. Admin. Code § 434-112-110 - Apostille certification of documents
(1) The division
will provide apostille certification pursuant to
RCW
43.07.032 and standard protocols under the
Hague Conference 1961 Apostille Convention.
(2) The division can provide apostille
certification for certified government documents from the state of Washington
and its political subdivisions, including state agencies, courts, institutions
of higher education, public school systems, and county and municipal government
offices.
(3) The division can
provide apostille certification for documents properly notarized by a licensed
Washington notary, subject to
RCW
43.07.032.
(4) The division will not provide apostille
certification for documents notarized by an out-of-state notary.
(5) Documents issued by a government of
another state, territory, or nation, or by the United States federal government
or the United States military will not be apostilled by the secretary of state.
Apostilles should be sought from the government which holds the original record
or document.
(6) The division will
not provide apostille certification of records recorded with county auditors or
other political subdivisions of the state of Washington if the underlying
document cannot be apostilled pursuant to subsections (4) and (5) of this
section.
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