Washington Administrative Code
Title 162 - Human Rights Commission
Chapter 162-04 - General provisions
Section 162-04-033 - Availability of public records
Current through Register Vol. 24-06, March 15, 2024
(1) Hours for inspection of records. Public records are available for inspection and copying during normal business hours of the human rights commission, Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., excluding legal holidays. Records must be inspected at the Olympia office of the human rights commission. Many public records are also available for inspection and copying on the human rights commission's website at any time, at no cost.
(2) Organization of records. The human rights commission will maintain its records in a reasonably organized manner. The human rights commission will take reasonable actions to protect records from damage and disorganization. A requestor shall not take human rights commission records from the human rights commission. A variety of records is available on the human rights commission's website at www.hum.wa.gov. Requestors are encouraged to view the documents available on the website prior to submitting a records request.
(3) Making a request for public records.
* Name of requestor;
* Address of requestor;
* Other contact information, including telephone number and any email address;
* Identification of the public records adequate for the public records officer or designee to locate the records;
* Any limitations to the records request, such as by date that the record was created, by respondent entity, or by statu-torily covered area such as employment or housing;
* The date and time of day of the request.