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Abusive Email
Accident Report
Accounting
- Apply for a CPA License
- Apply for a CPA Firm License
- Complaints
- Education Requirements
- Exam
- License Search
- More information at: Board of Accountancy
Adoption
Adult/Senior Services & Information
Agriculture
Air Quality
Apprenticeships
Architects
- Consumers
- Firms
- Individual License
- More information (fees, forms, publications, etc.) at: Dept. of Licensing (DOL)
Archives and Records
- Digital Archives Search
- Fees
- State Records Research
- More information at: Washington State Archives
Assistive technologies
Attractions in Washington by City
Audit Reports
- Auditor's Office - Audit Reports
- Auditor's Office - Audit Report Search
- Joint Legislative Audit and Review Committee - JLARC Reports Directory
Autism Support and Resources
Automobile
Aviation
- Aircraft Registration
- Airport Cameras
- Airport Directory
- Education
- Grants
- Information Clearinghouse
- Publications
- Photography
- More information at: Dept. of Transportation (WSDOT)

B

Background Check - Obtain a State Criminal History Record
Bail Bonds
- Consumer Information
- Laws and Rules
- Licenses
- Licensing Frequently Asked Questions
- News and Resources
- More information (contacts, fees, forms, etc.) at: Dept. of Licensing (DOL)
Banking
- Find an Institution
- Help for Customers of Washington Banks
- Divison of Banks - Laws and Rules
- State-Regulated Financial Institutions
- More information (contacts, news, rulemaking, etc.) at: Dept. of Financial Institutions (DFI)
Basic Health Plan
- Forms
- Frequently Asked Question (FAQ) Search
- Understanding Basic Health
- Verify Coverage
- More information (contacts, eligibility, news, etc.) at: Health Care Authority (HCA)
Looking for Benefits - Benefits.Gov
Better Business Bureau (BBB)
- Eastern Washington
- Western Washington
Bill Information
Birth Certificates
Boarding Home Locator
Boating
- Boat Launch and Moorage Facilities
- Boat Registration
- More information at: Outdoor Activities index
Brokers
- Apply for a License
- Bond Requirements
- Examinations
- Laws and Rules
- Resources for Both Industry and Consumers
- Verify a License
- More information (contacts, license renewal, news, etc.) at: Dept. Financial Institutions (DFI)
Budget
Building Codes
- Codes, Regulations and Guidelines
- Forms
- Resources
- More information (contacts, meeting notices, news, etc.) at: Building Code Council (SBCC)
Business
- Business Licensing Service
- Doing Business in Washington - State Business Portal
- Look up a Business
- Small Business Guide
Businesses, Complaints About
- Better Business Bureau (BBB)
- Consumer Protection - File a Complaint

C

CPA's - See Accounting
Campaign Financing Reporting
- Database Search - Public Disclosure Commission
- Information on Campaign Financing and Lobbyist Expenditures
- Online Filing
- More information (news, reporting schedule, etc.) at: Public Disclosure Commission (PDC)
Camping
Capitol Campus Parking
- Bus Parking
- Parking Fees
- State Employee Parking
- Visitor Parking
Capital Museum
- Events and Programs
- Facility Rental Information
- School Field Trips
- More information (exhibits, rates, etc.) at: State Capital Museum
Capitol Tours
- About the Capitol
- Directions, Parking and Hours
- Events and Activities
- Tours and Visitor Information
- More information (become a page, virtual tours, etc.) at: Visit the Capitol
Caregiver Support
Careers
- Career Bridge
- Career Guide
- Resources
U.S. Census Bureau
Center for Childhood Deafness and Hearing Loss, Washington State
- Audiological Evaluation Services
- Educational Interpreters
- Outreach Consultation Request
- Speech/Language Evaluation Services
- More information (policies, admissions, etc.) at: Washington School for the Deaf (WSD)
Cerebral Palsy - Support and Resources
- American Academy for Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine
- Cerebral Palsy Connection
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
- United Cerebral Palsy
- More information on developmental disabilities (laws and rules, services provided, etc.) at: Dept. of Social & Health Services (DSHS)
Certified Public Accountant - See Accounting
Charities
- Charities Search
- Commercial Fundraiser Activity Reports
- Consumer Protection
- Starting a Charity
- More information (forms, laws and rules, etc.) at: Secretary of State - Charities Division
Children
- Become a Foster Parent
- Child Care Resource & Referral Network
- Child Support
- Childhood Education and Assistance
- End Child Abuse
- File a Complaint Against an Agency - Office of the Family and Children's Ombudsman (OFCO)
- Foster Care Laws and Rules
- Report Suspected Child Abuse
Cities and Towns
Citizen Corps - Serve Washington
Civil Rights
- File a Discrimination Complaint
- Publications
- More information (fair housing, news, etc.) at: Human Rights Commission (HUM)
College Admission and Transfer
Collision/Accident Report
Community
- Community Capital Facilities
- Community Mobilization
- Community Outreach - Washington State Patrol (WSP)
- Community Services Block Grant
- Community Service Offices
- Economic Development
- Economic Revitalization Team
- Export Assistance Program
- Find Local Services, Information, and Resources
- Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP)
- Rural Health Programs
- More information (technical and financial services, etc.) at: Dept. of Commerce - Local Government and Infrastructure Division
Construction & Public Works
Constitution, State
Contractors
- Hiring a Contractor
- Check if a Contractor is Registered
- Construction Laws and Rules
- Contractor - Register or Renew
- Forms
  - Contractor
  - Homeowner
- Submit Insurance Online
- More information (contacts, training, etc.) at: Dept. of Labor and Industries (L&I)
Counties
Corporations, Trademarks, Limited Partnerships
- Apostille
- Change Registered Agent or Office
- Corporation Registration Forms
- Corporation Fees
- Order Corporation Documents
- Renew a Corporation, LLC or Nonprofit License
- Search for Registered Corporations
- Trademarks
- More information (contacts, charities, public notices, services, etc.) at: Secretary of State - Corporations Division
Courts
- Court Forms
- Find Court Case by Person Name
- Find Your Court Date
- Judicial Information System (JIS)
- Search for a Vulnerable Adult Protection Order
- Washington State Court Opinions
- Washington Supreme Court Calendar
- More information (domestic violence, forms, etc.) at: Washington Courts
Credit Unions
- Administrative Actions
- Chartered Credit Unions
- File a Complaint
- Laws and Rules
- More information (news, exam forms, etc.) at: Dept. of Financial Institutions (DFI)
Crime Victims
- Advocacy
- Crime Victims Services
- Help, Support, and Compensation Programs
- Victim / Witness Notification Program - Assists victims and witnesses of sexual assault or violent crimes track the location of the person who victimized them.
- Victim Services Program - Victims can be notified when offenders move through the prison system and when they are released to the community.
- More information (brochures, contacts, training, etc.) at: Office of Crime Victims Advocacy (OCVA)
Criminal History Records

D

Data
- City and County Data
- Economy
- Fiscal Research
- Population
- State Data Portal
- More information (data book, education research and data center, trends, etc.) at: Office of Financial Management (OFM)
Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services - See Assistive Technologies

Death Certificates
Deferred Compensation Program (DCP)
Developmental Disabilities
- Available Services
- DDD Assessment
- Developmental Disabilities Council
- Developmental Disabilities Laws and Rules
- More information (contact, resources, etc.) at: Dept. of Social and Health Services (DSHS)
Digital Library Sources - See Archives
Disabilities
Disaster Preparedness
District, How to Find Your Legislative
Divorce Certificates
Domestic Violence
Please note that an abuser may be able to tell what Internet sites you have visited on your home computer. The safest places to find information on the Internet are at a local library, a friend's house, or at work.
Driver License
Driver License, Enhanced

E

Early childhood education - DEL
Early childhood intervention - DEL
Earned Income Tax Credit - COM
Earthquakes - Earthquake Emergency Index
Ecology - ECY
Economic data - Forecast Council
Economic development -
- Department of Agriculture - AGR
- Department of Commerce - COM
Economic services - DSHS
Education - Education index
Elections and voting - SEC
Election results -

Local election - SEC
Statewide election - SEC

Electric companies - UTC
Electrical contractors - L&I
Electronics recycling - E-Cycle Washington
Electronic tax filing - DOR
Email addresses, State employee - Online Directory
Email Lists - LISTSERV
Emergency information - Emergency Information and Resources index
Emissions check program - ECY
Employment - Employment index
Energy policy - COM
Energy program - WSU
Energy services - GA
Energy tips - WSU/COM
Enhanced driver licenses - DOL
Enterprise Services - DES
- Construction & Public Works
- Facility & Transportation Services
- Human Resources & Payroll
- Information Technology Services
- Print & Mail Services
- Purchasing & Contracts
- Risk Management
- Small Agency Services
Environmental hearings - EHO
Environmental permit help - ORA
Environment - Environment and Natural Resources index
Escrow Agents - DFI
Essential learning requirements - OSPI
Ethics - EEB
Excise tax - DOR

F

Facility & Transportation Services - DES
Facts about Washington - State Facts index
Families - OFCO
Family planning program - DSHS
Family Planning and Reproductive Health - DOH
Farmworker housing - COM
Federal Government -

Benefits - Benefits.gov
USA Government Portal - USA.gov
Forms - FedForms.gov

Ferries - DOT
Fetal alcohol syndrome - UW
Film office - COM
Financial aid, College - HECB
Financial aid, Grants - Grants index
Fire protection and fire fighters - WSP
Firearms licensing - DOL
Fisheries - NWIFC
Fishing and hunting - Outdoor Activities index
Floods - Flood Emergency index
Foreign language -

Forest fire prevention - DNR
Forest practices - DNR
Forms -

Court forms - OAC
Employment, labor and industry - L&I
Federal - FedForms.gov
Health and social services - DSHS
Medical/Dental (Basic Health) - HCA
Medical/Dental (PEBB) - HCA
Medical (Uniform Medical Plan) - HCA
Tax - DOR
Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) - DOL

Foster parents -

National Foster Parent Association - NFPA
Overview - DSHS
Classroom training - DSHS
Video training - DSHS

Foster youth -

Education Advocacy Program (pdf) - DSHS
Independent living services - DSHS

Fraud - Report Fraud index
Fruit Commission, Washington State - WSFC

G

Galleries and museums - WST
Gas pipelines - UTC
Gas companies - UTC
Gambling - WSGC
Genealogy - SOS
General information about Washington - State Facts index
Geographic information - DOT
Geographic Information Council, Washington - WAGIC
Geographic information systems map lookup - DOR
Geography - NETSTATE.com
Geology - DNR
Golf - WST
Government, Local Finance Reporting System - LGFRS
Government Management Accountability & Performance - GMAP
Government technology products - CTS
Governor Christine Gregoire - GOV
Grant opportunities - Grants Index
Green Building, Sustainability - GA
Growth Management Act - GMHB
Growth Management Program - COM
Guaranteed Education Tuition - GET

H

Hacked website, Report a - Help Center
Handicapped parking - DOL
Hazardous materials - WSP
Hazardous waste - ECY
Health alerts, Emergency - DOH
Hearings - OAH
Highway conditions - DOT
Highway map, State - DOT
Highway patrol - WSP
Highway travel - DOT
Hiking - Outdoor Activities index
Historical records search - SEC
History -

State facts - State Facts index
State history - HistoryLink.org
Washington State History Museum - WSHS

Historical preservation - DAHP
Home-based education - OSPI
Homeless services -

Housing for homeless resource guide(pdf)- DSHS
Street Youth Program - DSHS

Horse Racing - HRC
Housing discrimination - HUM
Hunting and fishing - Outdoor Activities index
Hydraulics Appeals Board - EHO

I

Income, Medical assistance eligibility - DSHS
Indian Affairs, Governor's Office of - GOIA
Indian policy - DSHS
Infant/Toddler development - DEL
Initiatives and referendums - SEC
Injured worker claims - L&I
Insurance -

Consumer Toolkit - OIC
Employer self insurance - L&I
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPPA) - DSHS
Heating oil - PLIA
Industrial - L&I
Insurance Commissioner - OIC
Local government self insurance - OFM

International trade -
- Department of Agriculture - AGR
- Department of Commerce - COM
Internet Safety - ATG
Interpreter and translation services - DSHS
Investor and investment assistance - DFI

J

Job safety - L&I
Job search - ESD
Job search support services - DSHS
Job training - ESD
Jobs (State Government Listings)
Junk e-mail - ATG
Juvenile offender - DSHS

K

K20 Network

L

Labor laws -

Labor and Industries - L&I
RCW Title 49 - LEG

Labor Relations Office - OFM
Landlord/Tenant law - ATG
Land use - COM
Landscape architects - DOL
Landslides - ECY
Language certification examination - DSHS
Language and translation services - DSHS
Laws and rules - LEG
Laws - LEG
Learn and Serve - WCNCS
Legal research - State Law Library
Legislative budgets - LEAP
Legislative district information - LEG
Legislative information - LEG
Lemon Law - ATG
Libraries, Public - SEC
Library catalog - CLIO
Licenses and permits, Business - Licenses, Permits, and Inspections index
Licenses and certificates - Licenses and Certificates index
License plates - DOL
License plates, personalized - DOL
License plates, special design - DOL
License renewal, Contractor - L&I
Lists, Email - LISTSERV
Loans, government - GovLoans.Gov
Lobbyist Expenditure Reporting - PDC
Long term care - DSHS
Long term care ombudsman - COM
Lottery winning numbers - LOT

M

Print & Mail Services - DES
Management audit - JLARC
Maps - Washington Maps index
Marijuana eradication program - WSP
Marriage certificates - DOH
Marriage licenses - Get a Marriage License index
Medicaid Management Information Systems - DSHS
Medical assistance - HCA
Medical Assistance Eligibility Income - HCA
Medical coverage - HCA
Medical Plan, Uniform - HCA
Medical licensing - DOH
Mental health -

Mental illness and treatment options - DSHS
State Board of Psychology - DOH

Mental retardation, Individuals with - DSHS
Migrant housing - COM
Minimum wage - L&I
Minority business certification - OMWBE
Missing children - WSP
Mobile/manufactured homes

Consumer information - ATG
Inspection - L&I
Programs - COM

Motor vehicles - DOL
Mountain pass reports - DOT
Mothers Against Drunk Driving - MADD
Museums and galleries - WST

N

National Guard - MIL
Natural heritage - DNR
Newspapers and TV stations - USNPL
Non-profit organizations - SEC
Northwest Watch - USCG
Notary Public - DOL
Nursing homes - DSHS
Nutrition (Women, Infant and Children) - WIC

O

Offroad recreation - Outdoor Activities index
Ombudsman -

Office of the Education Ombudsman - OEO
Office of the Family and Children's Ombudsman - OFCO
Open Government Ombudsman - ATG

Online retirement benefits calculator - DRS
Open Government Ombudsman - ATG
Operator, State - 1-800-321-2808, 8:00a.m. to 5:00p.m. (PST)
Oral History Program - SEC
Outdoor burning - DNR
Outdoor recreation - RCO
Outdoor recreation, Accessible - PARKS

P

Page programs -

Senate
House

Pandemic flu - Pandemic Flu Emergency index
Parents, Foster - DSHS
Parking, Capitol Campus - GA
Parking, Disabled - DOL
Parks maps - PARKS
Parks reservations - PARKS
Pass reports - DOT
Partnerships, corporations, trademarks - SEC
Pay equity - ICSEW
Patrol, State - WSP
Per diem rates map - OFM
Performing Arts - ARTS
Permitting help -

Personal financial affairs reporting - PDC
Personalized license plates - DOL
Pest Management Resource Service - WSU
Pilotage - WBPC
Plumber certification - L&I
Police - WSP
Pollution control - EHO
Pollution Liability Insurance Agency - PLIA
Ports of Washington - WPPA
Population Data -

Washington population data - OFM
Census data - Census Bureau
Economic data - EconData.Net

Power Outages - Power Outage Emergency index
Pre-paid tuition, College - GET
Prevailing wage - L&I
Print & Mail Services - DES
Prisons - DOC
Property, Unclaimed - DOR
Public affairs network - TVW
Public Employees Benefits Board - HCA
Public housing - HUD
Public lands - DNR
Public libraries - SEC
Public Policy, Washington State Institute for - WSIPP
Public Records and Open Public Meetings- ATG
Public schools - OSPI
Public transportation - DOT
Public works - PWB
Public works loan programs - PWB

Q

Quality Award, Washington State - WSQA

R

Radio stations - USNPL
Railroads -

Utilities and Transportation Commission - UTC
Department of Transportation - DOT

RCW Revised Code of Washington) - LEG
RCW search - LEG
Records search, Historical - SEC
Recreation - Recreation index
Recreational vehicles, Inspection of - L&I
Recreational park trailers, Inspection of - L&I
Real estate license - DOL
Recreation, Outdoor - Outdoor Activities index
Recycling -

Clean Washington Center - PNER
1-800-RECYCLE - ECY

Redistricting Commission - SEC
Referendums and initiatives - SEC
Register, State - LEG
Register to vote - SEC
Registration, Vehicle - DOL
Rehabilitation, Vocational - DSHS
Rehabilitative services, Health and - DSHS
Report sale of vehicle - DOL
Residency - Residency information
Retired Seniors Volunteer Program - COM
Retirement -

Public Employees Retirements System (PERS) - DRS
Teacher's Retirement System (TRS) - DRS
Law Enforcement Officers' and Firefighter's (LEOFF) - DRS
Online forms correction - DRS
Online benefits calculator - DRS

Retrospective rating - L&I
Revitalization team - COM
Risk Management -

Risk finance and loss prevention - OFM
Self insurance - OFM

Rural development assistance - COM

S

Safe and Drug Free Communities - COM
Sales tax - DOR
Salmon Recovery Funding Board - RCO
Salmon and watershed data - RCO
Salmon Recovery Office - GOV
Savings bonds - U.S. Treasury
School, Home-based - OSPI
School Transition Program - DSHS
Securities brokers - DFI
Securities filings - DFI
Senior Citizens Volunteer Program - COM
Senior Corps - WCNCS
Sex Offenders, Locate - WSP
Sexual Assault Programs - COM
Shorelines hearings - EHO
Sightseeing - Touring Washington index
Small Business Guide - Running a successful business
Smallpox info - DOH
Social Security - SSA
Solar energy resources - COM
SPAM (unsolicited e-mail) - ATG
Special Education - OSPI
Spending Limits - ELC
Start Talking Now - DSHS
State Building Code Council - GA
State business records database - DOR
State employed women - ICSEW
State government agencies - Agency, Commission & Organization Directory
State Library - SEC
State Operator 1-800-321-2808, 8:00a.m. to 5:00p.m. (PST)
State Patrol directory - WSP
State register - LEG
State symbols - LEG
Sunset reviews - JLARC
Supported employment - DSHS
Supported employment in state government - DSHS
Surplus property and food - GA

T

Taxes -

Business tax information - Taxes and Reports index
Department of Revenue - DOR
Tax appeals - BTA
Tax History Project - THP
Taxpayer forms - DOR
Taxpedia - DOR

Teachers Retirement System (TRS) Plan 3 Online Account Access - DRS
Teen workers - L&I
Telephone companies - UTC
Telephone directory (Government) - DIS
Tobacco Settlement Authority - TSA
Tourism and travel - WST
Tours of the Capitol - GA
Traction devices - WSP
Trademarks - SEC
Traffic -

Seattle Traffic - DOT
Spokane Traffic - DOT
Tacoma Traffic - DOT

Translation services - DSHS
Translator certification/qualification - DSHS
Transportation - Transportation index
Transportation data - DOT
Travel and tourism - Tourism
Travel, Highway - DOT
Trends, Washington - OFM
Tribes, Washington State - Tribal Government index
Tsunami - UW
Tuition, College - HECB
Tuition, Guaranteed Education - GET
TV stations and newspapers - USNPL
TVW Public Affairs Network - TVW

U

Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) - DOL
UCC Electronic Financing Statement - DOL
Unclaimed Property - DOR
Unemployment Insurance Information - ESD
Unemployment, Online Applications -

English - ESD
Spanish - ESD

Unfired pressure vessels - L&I
Uniform Medical Plan - HCA
Unions - WSLC
U.S. Coast Guard - USCG
Utilities -

Public utility districts - WPUDA
Sewer and water districts - WASWD
County Road Administration Board - CRAB

V

Vehicle identification inspection - WSP
Vehicle license plates - DOL
Vehicle registration - DOL
Vehicle report of sale - DOL
Veterans -

Veterans affairs - DVA
Veterans linked deposit program - DVA
Veteran / servicemember owned business registry - DVA
World War II Memorial - GA

Victims, Crime -

Advocacy - COM
Compensation programs - COM
Help and support programs - L&I
Victim notification - DSHS
Victim services - DSHS
Witness notification - DSHS

Violence in the workplace - L&I
Violent crime victim and witness notification - DSHS
Visitor information, Capitol campus - GA
Vital records - DOH
Vocational rehabilitation - DSHS
Volcanoes - Volcano Emergency index
Volunteer Centers of Washington - VolunteerWashington.org
Volunteer program, senior citizens - COM
Voter information guide - SEC
Voter registration - SEC

W

Washington Facts - State Facts index
WAC (Washington Administrative Code) - LEG
WAC search - LEG
Wages, Prevailing - L&I
Washington Connection (Your Link to Services) - DSHS
Water Access - RCO
Water, Drinking - DOH
Water Quality -

Water Quality Program - ECY
Puget Sound Water Quality Action Team - PSP

Watershed and salmon data - RCO
Watershed planning - ECY
Weather - NWS
Weatherization - COM
Website, Report a hacked or defaced - Help Center
Welfare reform/WorkFirst - OFM
Whistleblower - SAO
Wildfires - Wildfire Emergency index
Wildlife - WDFW
Wind energy resources - COM
Witness notification - DSHS
Women, Infants and Children (WIC) - DOH
Women's business certification - OMWBE
Work standards - L&I
WorkSource Washington - ESD
Workers' Compensation -

Board of Industrial Insurance Appeals - BIIA
Industrial Insurance - L&I
Third Party Recovery - L&I

Workforce Diversity Program - OSHRD
WorkFirst - OFM
Workplace Rights - L&I
Workplace Violence -

Labor and Industries - L&I
National Institute for Workplace Violence - Workplace Violence 911

Y

Youth drinking prevention - DSHS
Youth violence prevention - COM

Z

ZIP codes - USPS