42.56.904 – Intent—2007 c 391.
RCW 42.56.904 Intent—2007 c 391. It is the intent of the legislature to clarify that no reasonable construction of chapter 42.56 RCW has ever allowed attorney invoices to be withheld in their entirety by any public entity in a request for documents under that chapter. It is further the intent of the legislature that specific […]
42.56.655 – Explosives exemption report.
RCW 42.56.655 Explosives exemption report. By December 1, 2023, the public records exemptions accountability committee, in addition to its duties in RCW 42.56.140, must prepare and submit a report to the legislature that includes recommendations on whether the exemption created in RCW 42.56.460(2) should be continued, modified, or terminated. No recommendations or action from the […]
42.56.660 – Agency employee records.
RCW 42.56.660 Agency employee records. (1) Except by court order issued pursuant to subsection (3) of this section, an agency may not disclose as a response to a public records request made pursuant to this chapter records concerning an agency employee, as defined in subsection (5) of this section, if: (a) The requestor is a […]
42.56.665 – Agency employee records—Civil liability.
RCW 42.56.665 Agency employee records—Civil liability. (1) Any person who requests and obtains a record concerning an agency employee, as described in RCW 42.56.660, is subject to civil liability if he or she uses the record or information in the record to harass, stalk, threaten, or intimidate that agency employee, or provides the record or […]
42.56.670 – Agency employee records—Model policies.
RCW 42.56.670 Agency employee records—Model policies. By January 1, 2020, the attorney general, in consultation with state agencies, shall create model policies for the implementation of chapter 373, Laws of 2019. [ 2019 c 373 § 4.] NOTES: Effective date—Findings—2019 c 373: See notes following RCW 42.56.660.
42.56.675 – Agency employee records—Lists of names.
RCW 42.56.675 Agency employee records—Lists of names. A state agency may not disclose lists of the names of agency employees, as defined under RCW 42.56.660, maintained by the agency in order to administer RCW 42.56.660. [ 2019 c 373 § 5.] NOTES: Effective date—Findings—2019 c 373: See notes following RCW 42.56.660.
42.56.680 – Residential real property information and borrower personal information.
RCW 42.56.680 Residential real property information and borrower personal information. Information obtained by the department of commerce under RCW 61.24.190 that reveals the name or other personal information of the borrower or the street address of the residential real property on which a notice of default was issued is exempt from disclosure under this chapter. […]
42.56.690 – Victim and witness notification program.
RCW 42.56.690 Victim and witness notification program. Information and records related to notification or registration for notification as described in RCW 36.28A.455 are exempt from disclosure under this chapter. [ 2022 c 82 § 3.] NOTES: Effective date—2022 c 82: See note following RCW 72.09.712.
42.56.900 – Purpose—2005 c 274 §§ 402-429.
RCW 42.56.900 Purpose—2005 c 274 §§ 402-429. The purpose of sections 402 through 429 of this act is to reorganize the public inspection and copying exemptions in *RCW 42.17.310 through 42.17.31921 by creating smaller, discrete code sections organized by subject matter. The legislature does not intend that this act effectuate any substantive change to any […]
42.56.610 – Certain information from dairies and feedlots limited—Rules.
RCW 42.56.610 Certain information from dairies and feedlots limited—Rules. The following information in plans, records, and reports obtained by state and local agencies from dairies, animal feeding operations, and concentrated animal feeding operations, not required to apply for a national pollutant discharge elimination system permit is disclosable only in ranges that provide meaningful information to […]