42.56.565 – Inspection or copying by persons serving criminal sentences—Injunction.
RCW 42.56.565 Inspection or copying by persons serving criminal sentences—Injunction. (1) A court shall not award penalties under RCW 42.56.550(4) to a person who was serving a criminal sentence in a state, local, or privately operated correctional facility on the date the request for public records was made, unless the court finds that the agency […]
42.56.570 – Explanatory pamphlet—Advisory model rules—Consultation and training services.
RCW 42.56.570 Explanatory pamphlet—Advisory model rules—Consultation and training services. (1) The attorney general’s office shall publish, and update when appropriate, a pamphlet, written in plain language, explaining this chapter. (2) The attorney general, by February 1, 2006, shall adopt by rule advisory model rules for state and local agencies, as defined in RCW 42.56.010, addressing […]
42.56.580 – Public records officers.
RCW 42.56.580 Public records officers. (1) Each state and local agency shall appoint and publicly identify a public records officer whose responsibility is to serve as a point of contact for members of the public in requesting disclosure of public records and to oversee the agency’s compliance with the public records disclosure requirements of this […]
42.56.590 – Personal information—Notice of security breaches.
RCW 42.56.590 Personal information—Notice of security breaches. (1) Any agency that owns or licenses data that includes personal information shall disclose any breach of the security of the system to any resident of this state whose personal information was, or is reasonably believed to have been, acquired by an unauthorized person and the personal information […]
42.56.592 – Personal information—Covered entities.
RCW 42.56.592 Personal information—Covered entities. A covered entity under the federal health insurance portability and accountability act of 1996, Title 42 U.S.C. Sec. 1320d et seq., is deemed to have complied with the requirements of this chapter with respect to protected health information if it has complied with section 13402 of the federal health information […]
42.56.520 – Prompt responses required.
RCW 42.56.520 Prompt responses required. (1) Responses to requests for public records shall be made promptly by agencies, the office of the secretary of the senate, and the office of the chief clerk of the house of representatives. Within five business days of receiving a public record request, an agency, the office of the secretary […]
42.56.530 – Review of agency denial.
RCW 42.56.530 Review of agency denial. Whenever a state agency concludes that a public record is exempt from disclosure and denies a person opportunity to inspect or copy a public record for that reason, the person may request the attorney general to review the matter. The attorney general shall provide the person with his or […]
42.56.540 – Court protection of public records.
RCW 42.56.540 Court protection of public records. The examination of any specific public record may be enjoined if, upon motion and affidavit by an agency or its representative or a person who is named in the record or to whom the record specifically pertains, the superior court for the county in which the movant resides […]
42.56.550 – Judicial review of agency actions.
RCW 42.56.550 Judicial review of agency actions. (1) Upon the motion of any person having been denied an opportunity to inspect or copy a public record by an agency, the superior court in the county in which a record is maintained may require the responsible agency to show cause why it has refused to allow […]
42.56.410 – Employment security department records, certain purposes.
RCW 42.56.410 Employment security department records, certain purposes. The following information related to employment security is exempt from disclosure under this chapter: (1) Records maintained by the employment security department and subject to chapter 50.13 or 50A.25 RCW if provided to another individual or organization for operational, research, or evaluation purposes are exempt from disclosure […]