Seattle Yacht Club offered temporary memberships to legislators, which allow entry into the Club restaurant and events, for $10 annually. May legislators accept the offer?

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Type	Advisory Opinion
Date	6/12/1997
Number	97-06
Topic	Gifts - Special Privileges
Issue/Question	Seattle Yacht Club offered temporary memberships to legislators, which allow entry into the Club restaurant and events, for $10 annually. May legislators accept the offer?
Summary	No. Statute refers to "value" not "cost." The value is clearly in excess of $50. Board also concluded that the exception for gifts permitted to be given to "broad based" group was not applicable. The "special privileges" statute would also be violated if the offer was accepted. RCW 42.52.070 and 42.52.150.
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