Washington Administrative Code
Title 256 - Historical Society, Eastern Washington State
Chapter 256-20 - Eastern Washington state historical society-Public records
Section 256-20-030 - Availability of public records
Current through Register Vol. 24-24, December 15, 2024
(1) Hours for inspection of records. Public records are available for inspection and copying during normal business hours of the eastern Washington state historical society, Tuesdays through Fridays during normal business hours, excluding legal holidays. The eastern Washington state historical society and requestor can also make mutually agreeable arrangements for the times of inspection and copying. Records must be inspected at the offices of the eastern Washington state historical society.
(2) Records index. An index of public records, which includes eastern Washington state historical society's policies, is available for use by members of the public. The index may be accessed online at http://www.northwestmuseum.org/.
(3) Organization of records. The eastern Washington state historical society will maintain its records in a reasonably organized manner. The eastern Washington state historical society will take reasonable actions to protect records from damage and disorganization. A requestor shall not take eastern Washington state historical society records from eastern Washington state historical society offices without the permission of the public records officer or designee. A variety of records are available on the eastern Washington state historical society web site at http://www.northwestmuseum.org/.
Requestors are encouraged to view the documents available on the web site prior to submitting a records request.
(4) Making a request for public records.
Statutory Authority: Chapter 27.34 RCW, RCW 42.56.040, 27.34.070, and 43.21C.120. WSR 17-07-057, § 256-20-030, filed 3/11/17, effective 4/11/17.