RCW 70.44.370
Dividing a district—Petition to court, hearing, order.
After adoption of a resolution approving the plan of division by the board of commissioners of an existing district pursuant to RCW 70.44.350 through 70.44.380, the district shall petition the superior court in the county where such district is located requesting court approval of the plan. The court shall conduct a hearing on the plan of division, after reasonable and proper notice of such hearing (including notice to bondholders) is given in the manner fixed and directed by such court. At the conclusion of the hearing, the court may enter its order approving the division of the existing district and of its assets and outstanding obligations in the manner provided by the plan after finding such division to be fair and equitable and in the public interest.
[ 1982 c 84 § 7.]
Structure Revised Code of Washington
Title 70 - Public Health and Safety
Chapter 70.44 - Public Hospital Districts.
70.44.010 - Districts authorized.
70.44.015 - Validation of existing districts.
70.44.016 - Validation of districts.
70.44.020 - Resolution—Petition for countywide district—Conduct of elections.
70.44.028 - Limitation on legal challenges.
70.44.030 - Petition for lesser district—Procedure.
70.44.035 - Petition for district lying in more than one county—Procedure.
70.44.040 - Elections—Commissioners, terms, districts.
70.44.041 - Validity of appointment or election of commissioners—Compliance with 1994 c 223.
70.44.042 - Commissioner districts—Resolution to abolish—Proposition to reestablish.
70.44.045 - Commissioners—Vacancies.
70.44.047 - Redrawn boundaries—Assignment of commissioners to districts.
70.44.053 - Increase in number of commissioners—Proposition to voters.
70.44.054 - Increase in number of commissioners—Commissioner districts.
70.44.056 - Increase in number of commissioners—Appointments—Election—Terms.
70.44.059 - Chaplains—Authority to employ.
70.44.060 - Powers and duties.
70.44.067 - Community revitalization financing—Public improvements.
70.44.070 - Superintendent—Appointment—Removal—Compensation.
70.44.080 - Superintendent—Powers.
70.44.090 - Superintendent—Duties.
70.44.110 - Plan to construct or improve—General obligation bonds.
70.44.130 - Bonds—Payment—Security for deposits.
70.44.140 - Contracts for material and work—Call for bids—Alternative procedures—Exemptions.
70.44.171 - Treasurer—Duties—Funds—Depositaries—Surety bonds, cost.
70.44.190 - Consolidation of districts.
70.44.200 - Annexation of territory.
70.44.210 - Alternate method of annexation—Contents of resolution calling for election.
70.44.230 - Alternate method of annexation—Conduct and canvass of election—Notice—Ballot.
70.44.235 - Withdrawal or reannexation of areas.
70.44.260 - Contracts for purchase of real or personal property.
70.44.300 - Sale of surplus real property.
70.44.310 - Lease of surplus real property.
70.44.315 - Evaluation criteria and requirements for acquisition of district hospitals.
70.44.320 - Disposal of surplus personal property.
70.44.350 - Dividing a district.
70.44.360 - Dividing a district—Plan.
70.44.370 - Dividing a district—Petition to court, hearing, order.
70.44.380 - Dividing a district—Election—Creation of new districts—Challenges.
70.44.400 - Withdrawal of territory from public hospital district.
70.44.450 - Rural public hospital districts—Cooperative agreements and contracts.
70.44.460 - Rural public hospital district defined.
70.44.470 - Chapter not applicable to certain transfers of property.
70.44.900 - Severability—Construction—1945 c 264.
70.44.901 - Severability—Construction—1974 ex.s. c 165.