Wash. Admin. Code § 208-12-070 - Procedure to request public records
(1) Many public records are available for
inspection on the department's web site, www.dfi.wa.gov/public-records-index,
at no cost. Requestors are encouraged to view the records available on the web
site prior to submitting a records request.
(2) Any person seeking to inspect or copy
public records of the department should make the request in writing on the
department's request form, available at www.dfi.wa.gov/public-records-index, by
letter, fax, email addressed to the public records officer at
dfipublicrecords@dfi.wa.gov, or by submitting the request in person at the
department's administrative office. The request should include the following
information:
(a) The name of the
requestor;
(b) Contact information
such as address, telephone number, email address, or other preferred contact
information;
(c) The address where
copies of records are to be mailed or emailed, or notification that the
requestor wants to examine the records at the department's administrative
office;
(d) An identification or
description of the public records adequate for the public records officer or
designee to locate the record or, if the record requested is referenced within
the department's public records index, a reference to the requested record as
it is described in the index; and
(e) The date and time of the
request.
(3) The
department may inquire about the reason for a request for a list of individuals
to determine whether the list will be used for commercial purposes.
(4) The department's public records officer
or his or her designee may accept, by telephone or in person, requests for
public records that contain the above information. If the public records
officer or designee accepts such a request, he or she will confirm the receipt
and substance of the request in writing.
Notes
Statutory Authority: RCW 43.320.040 and 42.17.250. 96-14-082, § 208-12-070, filed 7/1/96, effective 8/1/96.
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