AGO 1951-53 No. 40.

• Case Date: May 17, 1951
• Court: Washington

Washington Attorney General Opinions 1951. AGO 1951-53 No. 40. May 17, 1951[Orig. Op. Page 1]PRIVATEMEDICINE AND SURGERY, REGISTRATION CERTIFICATES, FILING WITH COUNTY CLERK. DENTISTRY, REGISTRATION CERTIFICATES, FILING WITH COUNTY CLERK.1. It is no longer mandatory for practitioners of medicine and surgery to file their registration certificates with the county clerk.2. It is no longer mandatory for dentists to file their registration certificates in the county in which they are located with the county clerk, but they shall do so with the county auditor.Honorable J. D. McDougallActing Director of LicensesOlympia, WashingtonCite as: AGO 1951-53 No. 40Dear Sir: We acknowledge receipt of your inquiry of March 26, 1951, in which you set out certain statutes which appear to be inconsistent, and ask the following questions: 1. Is it still mandatory for those practicing medicine and surgery to file their certificates with the county clerk? 2. Is it still mandatory for dentists to file in the county in which they are located with the county clerk under the criminal code or the county auditor under the dental code which is a later act? Our conclusions are: 1. It is no longer mandatory for practitioners of medicine and surgery to file their registration certificates with the county clerk. [Orig. Op. Page 2] 2. It is no longer mandatory for dentists to file their registration certificates in the county in which they are located with the county clerk, but they shall do so with the county auditor. ANALYSIS As you have pointed out in your inquiry, the basic medical act, chapter 192, Laws of 1909, contained section 9, requiring the recording of medical certificates with the county clerk, and section 10, directing the county clerk to keep a record book for that purpose. These sections were amended by sections 5 and 6, chapter 134, Laws of 1919, practically without change, but by section 2, chapter 166, Laws of 1941, sections 5 and 6, chapter 134, Laws of 1919, were specifically repealed. By section 7, chapter 112, Laws of 1935...