7.88.005 – Findings.

RCW 7.88.005 Findings. The legislature finds and declares that efforts by financial institutions to comply voluntarily with state and federal statutory and regulatory requirements are vital to the public interest; that possible discovery and use in civil litigation of work produced in connection with such voluntary compliance efforts has an undesirable chilling effect on the […]

7.88.010 – Definitions.

RCW 7.88.010 Definitions. The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise. (1) “Affiliate” means any person that controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with a financial institution. (2) “Civil action” means a civil proceeding pending in a court or other adjudicatory tribunal with jurisdiction to […]

7.88.020 – Compliance review document confidentiality—Civil actions—Immunity of compliance review personnel from compulsory testimony.

RCW 7.88.020 Compliance review document confidentiality—Civil actions—Immunity of compliance review personnel from compulsory testimony. Except as provided in RCW 7.88.030: (1) Compliance review documents are confidential and are not discoverable or admissible as evidence in any civil action. (2) Compliance review personnel shall not be required to testify at deposition or trial in any civil […]

7.88.030 – Compliance review document confidentiality—Exceptions.

RCW 7.88.030 Compliance review document confidentiality—Exceptions. RCW 7.88.020 does not: (1) Limit the discovery or admissibility in any civil action of any documents that are not compliance review documents; (2) Limit the discovery or admissibility of the testimony as to the identity of relevant witnesses or the identification of any relevant documents other than compliance […]

7.88.040 – Court review of application of privilege—Disclosure order.

RCW 7.88.040 Court review of application of privilege—Disclosure order. In a proceeding in which the privilege provided by this chapter is asserted, a court of competent jurisdiction may determine after in camera review that the privilege does not apply to any or all of the documents for which the privilege is claimed, and if so, […]

7.88.050 – Other privileges not limited, waived, or abrogated.

RCW 7.88.050 Other privileges not limited, waived, or abrogated. This chapter does not limit, waive, or abrogate the scope or nature of any other statutory or common law privilege of this state or the United States, including the attorney-client privilege. [ 1997 c 435 § 6.]